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The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York; Benito Mussolini takes control of the Italian government; The Cuban Missile Crisis ends; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and actress Julia Roberts are born (Oct. 28).

SANFORD, Fla. -- Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet serving the greater Daytona Beach-Orlando metro area based in Sanford, proudly endorses Donald J. Trump for President of the United States and urges voters here in Central Florida and those across the US to vote for the Republican nominee on Nov. 8. 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport  increased 22.8 percent for September in comparison with September last year.

During the month, 53,691 passengers flew in or out of the county-operated airport, compared to 43,728 passengers last September.

AT&T and Time Warner are playing up how their $85.4 billion merger will lead to innovative new experiences for customers. But analysts, public-interest groups and some politicians like Donald Trump are far from convinced (Oct. 24).

Kathleen G. Kane, 50, The first woman elected Pennsylvania's top prosecutor has been sentenced to 10 to 23 months in jail for illegally disclosing details from a grand jury investigation to embarrass a rival and then lying about it under oath (Oct. 24).

Researchers are hoping they’ve found what’s causing some bird species’ beaks to grow twice as fast as normal. The disease is called avian keratin disorder. Affected birds grow beaks that are freakishly long and that sometimes curve up or down (Oct. 25).

Chicago Cubs fans are paying upwards of six thousand dollars to sit in the cheap seats at Wrigley Field for the team's first World Series since 1945. Jesse Lawrence of TicketIQ says the prices are setting new records for baseball (Oct. 24).

MIAMI Fla. -- Today in History for Oct 25, 1962: Adalai Stevenson, US ambassadar to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson demands USSR UN rep. Valerian Zorin explain  photographic evidence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba, stating in part: "I am prepared to wait for my answer until Hell freezes over."