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A Florida man who sold his home over a year ago was left stunned after discovering he was still being charged hundreds of dollars each month for insurance on the property.Eugene Boykins Jr., a resident of South Florida, continued paying around $600 a month in home insurance premiums for more than a year after selling his house in Miami Gardens. Despite informing his insurer at the time of the sale, the charges continued and cost him thousands of dollars.Boykins had lived in the house for three decades and said the property held deep personal meaning. “I raised my children there. My wife died in it … Great memories.” However, rising costs forced him to sell and move into a rental property on a fixed income. “I downsized plus the mortgage was getting so high. So I sold it,” he said.Although he moved on, the financial link to his old house remained. “I sold the house 13 months ago and I’m still paying insurance on it,” he said. He added: “I mean it’s just like me throwing my money up in t..

AdvertisementHong Kong politicsHong KongPoliticsBeijing’s liaison office vows to help Hong Kong efforts on national developmentLiaison office also stresses importance of studying and applying ‘spirit’ of the country’s recent political leadership meeting
Reading Time:1 minuteWhy you can trust SCMPJiang ChuqinPublished: 7:00am, 27 Oct 2025Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong has pledged to support the city’s integration into national development plans while stressing the importance of studying and applying the “spirit” of the country’s recent political leadership meeting, which will shape policymaking over the next five years.
AdvertisementThe head of the central government’s liaison office, Zhou Ji, conveyed on Saturday the guiding ideology of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and laid out the work requirements for the city. The plenary session concluded on Thursday.
The meeting, which was attended by the heads of various departmen..

AdvertisementCrimeWorldEuropeFrench teenagers arrested in connection with murder of 11-year-old boyThe boy was found on the banks of the Vilaine river in Rennes with a wet bath towel tied tightly around his neck, prosecutors said
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 3:56am, 26 May 2026Two teenagers were in police custody in northwestern France on Monday, a day after an 11-year-old boy was found dead with a wet towel tied around his neck, prosecutors said.
The boy was found on the banks of the Vilaine river in the northwestern city of Rennes with a wet bath towel tied tightly around his neck, prosecutors said on Sunday.
On Monday, a 16-year-old boy was detained at his home, while a 15-year-old girl was detained after presenting herself to police, Rennes prosecutor Frederic Teillet said in a statement.
Advertisement“It is therefore the two young people who were seen with the victim at the scene on the afternoon of the incident who are currently in police custody” on charg..