A millennial couple who moved from Baltimore to Florida explain why they bought a $65,000 mobile home as their starter house

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Jess Carpenter with her husband, Christian, and baby, Heath, outside their mobile home in Sarasota, Florida.
Jess Carpenter with her husband, Christian, and baby, Heath, outside their mobile home in Sarasota, Florida.

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The great wealth 'realignment': Affluent people keep moving from NY and SF to cheaper, warmer places

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Florida man sues Dunkin' for $50,000 in damages after claiming 'exploding toilet' left him covered in human feces

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A man walks past a Dunkin' store on October 26, 2020 in New York City
A man walks past a Dunkin' store on October 26, 2020, in New York City.

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Florida is about to get cheaper prescription drugs thanks to Canada

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Florida will soon implement a program the import prescription drugs from Canada at cheaper prices.

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A self-described real estate visionary was charged with running an Airbnb scam that made millions by tricking guests into booking non-existent properties

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Shray Goel and his associates managed over 100 properties to run a bait-and-switch scheme that made over $8.5 million, prosecutors alleged.

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Meet the typical mover leaving Florida: Millennials who aren't married and make $48,000 departing for Georgia and Texas

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Nearly 490,000 Americans left Florida last year.

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Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler offered rape accuser money and kept wanting to talk about his haircut in police-controlled calls: court docs

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Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee.
Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee.

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Meet the typical mover to Florida: Millennials and Gen Xers making $55,000 coming from New York and California

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A Florida woman is suing Hershey because its Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins aren't as cute as they appear on the wrapper

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Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin.
Cynthia Kelly sued Hershey in Florida federal court claiming that the Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin and other Reese's products are improperly represented on their packaging.

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A Florida woman discovered her driveway was stolen while preparing for Christmas

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Amanda Brochu said contractors bulldozed and removed her driveway (not pictured).

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