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VIDEO: Sheriff’s Office Rescues Two People from Sailboat in South Florida as Hurricane Irma Approaches

Matthew McDonald

The rescue took place in Martin County north of Palm Beach, on the Atlantic Ocean side of Florida. The wind and waves in the video are prodigious, and it's not even that close to where the hurricane is expected to hit hardest.

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Can You Live in New Hampshire and Not Pay Any Property Taxes?

Matthew McDonald

Yes, you can — certain unincorporated places in northern New Hampshire have no children living in them, so property owners don't have to pay money to Coos County so other towns will provide public schools for kids. For unincorporated places that receive revenue from timber taxes, sometimes public revenue exceeds public expenses — meaning there's no need for property taxes.

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