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Newborn on JetBlue flight to Florida motivates name change for plane
Business

Newborn on JetBlue flight to Florida motivates name change for plane

An infant was born on a JetBlue flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the aircraft affirmed on Saturday. Flight 1954 invited what the aircraft authoritatively named their “youngest customer to date” on the Friday flight and now the airline needs to rename the jet, which was unexpectedly as of now named “Born to Be Blue,” after the infant. “We’d like to thank the crew and medical professionals on board for their quick action under pressure, and wish the new mother and son all the best. Flight 1954 was operated on aircraft N523JB, coincidentally named, ‘Born To Be Blue,'” JetBlue shared in an announcement to NBC 6. JetBlue did not promptly react to Yahoo Lifestyle's requests for comment. An individual from JetBlue's ground tasks, Yaqui Ramos, shared phot...
Rising Seas May Wipe Florida Off the Map
Science

Rising Seas May Wipe Florida Off the Map

The world may have been warned. But the threats of climate change remain as 64,000 South Florida homes are expected to face constant and chronic flooding in the next 30 years due to rising sea levels, a new study revealed. “In the coming decades, the consequences of rising seas will strain many coastal real estate markets—abruptly or gradually, but some eventually to the point of collapse—with potential reverberations throughout the national economy. And with the inevitability of ever-higher seas, these are not devaluations from which damaged real estate markets will recover,” the study read. The study said that apart from homes, government infrastructure is also at risk. These include roads, bridges, power plants, airports, ports, public buildings, military bases, and other critical...