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Australian TV reporter rattled by snake draped around her shoulders

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YouTube Uploaad / AP video / An Australian reporter said Thursday she was terrified after a snake draped around her shoulders repeatedly struck at her microphone. Sarah Cawte had the snake wrapped around her as she did a snake safety report as shown in this video on Feb. 20, 2020.

Ben Kennedy, son of Daytona-based NASCAR principal Lesa France Kennedy, among four promoted to VP posts

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Ben Kennedy, a former driver in NASCAR's truck series, who won a race and escaped serious injury in a crash, is following his far-more famous France Family menmbers up the corporate ladder as one of the racing giant's four new vice presidents.

Kennedy, son of Lesa France Kennedy, has been promoted to vice president of NASCAR Racing Development.

Daytona Beach caregiver sentenced to life for killing disabled man to cash in on insurance

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --  A caregiver was sentenced to life in prison this morning for second-degree murder in the beating death of a 49-year-old disabled man after an insurance policy in his name that named her as sole beneficiary was taken out nearly three years ago.