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Massapequa, NY
News
Security For World Cricket Cup In NY Ramped Up After Apparent Terror Threat Security For World Cricket Cup In NY Ramped Up After Apparent Terror Threat
Security For World Cricket Cup In NY Ramped Up After Apparent Terror Threat In the wake of an ominous message shared by a pro-ISIS group, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that the World Cricket Cup, held at a Long Island stadium, will see increased security measures. Hochul’s announcement came just days before the first match of the International Cricket Council’s World Cup is set to be held at Eisenhower Stadium in East Meadow. Eisenhower Stadium will begin hosting World Cricket Cup games on Monday, June 3. They will last until Wednesday, June 12.  Though stating that “there is no credible public safety threat at this time,” the governor noted that…

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by Sophie Grieser
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
$3.2 Million In Elaborate Bitcoin Scam Recovered In Westport $3.2 Million In Elaborate Bitcoin Scam Recovered In Westport
$3.2 Million In Elaborate Bitcoin Scam Recovered In Westport In a rare occurrence, the Fairfield County victim of a sophisticated Bitcoin financial crime totaling $3.2. million has received their money back. The investigation began in May when Westport Police detectives received a report that a resident had fallen for the scam. The victim told detectives that in January they were convinced to move money from a retirement account into a “Kraken” cryptocurrency account, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. The resident reported that between January and March, over $3 million worth of Bitcoin was withdrawn and transferred to cryptocur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports
Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports A Philadelphia University alumnus is among the five crewmembers aboard the missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic, according to reports.  Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, both Pakistani nationals, are aboard the small craft that went missing in the North Atlantic after launching early local time on Sunday, June 18, the Associated Press has reported.  The Titan lost contact with its mothership Polar Prince roughly 900 miles east of Cape Cod during a dive, the US Coast Guard has said.  The US Coast Guard in a Tweet Wednesday, June 21 said that while underwater noises were det…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Paxton, PA
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$250K Worth Of Counterfeit Watches Seized From PA Traveler At Dulles Airport: CBP $250K Worth Of Counterfeit Watches Seized From PA Traveler At Dulles Airport: CBP
$250K Worth Of Counterfeit Watches Seized From PA Traveler At Dulles Airport: CBP A Pennsylvania traveler unfortunately cannot turn back the clock on his counterfeit watch being seized at the Dulles Airport, according to a release by Customs and Border Protection. The unidentified Harrisburg traveler was found with a plastic bag full of watches during a bag examination of luggage on a flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Mar. 20, CBP says. The bag contained 10 designer watches including Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, and Rolex, as well as a Louis Vuitton handbag, and two pairs of Ray Ban sunglasses, a release by CBP says. The items were suspected to be …

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Support Surges For Widow, 2 Kids Of Philly Area Doctor, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Support Surges For Widow, 2 Kids Of Philly Area Doctor, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Support Surges For Widow, 2 Kids Of Philly Area Doctor, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Support is surging for the widow and two children of Dr. Zimran Gohar, who died on July 12 at the age of 34, nearly six weeks after fighting for his life. The Broomall resident on June 1 was heading to work on his motorcycle when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver, Varun Malayala wrote on Facebook. A GoFundMe campaign in support of his wife Sonia, and two sons aged nine and two had raised nearly $11,800 as of August 3. Zimran Gohar with his wife Sonia, and one of their sons.GoFundMe screenshot Gohar completed his residency training and began his career as an internal medicine attend…

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by Nicole Acosta
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
COVID-19: Feds Nab Fleeing Sussex Man Accused Of Pocketing $5.6M Small Biz Pandemic Loan COVID-19: Feds Nab Fleeing Sussex Man Accused Of Pocketing $5.6M Small Biz Pandemic Loan
Covid-19: Feds Nab Fleeing Sussex Man Accused Of Pocketing $5.6M Small Biz Pandemic Loan A Sussex County man who collected $5.6 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic loans that he wasn't entitled to was about to board a flight to Pakistan when federal agents arrested him, authorities said. Azhar Sarwar Rana, 30, of Newton, took the money -- designed to keep struggling small businesses afloat during the pandemic – and invested millions in the stock market, made a payment to a luxury car dealership and sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to accounts in Pakistan, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Rana submitted an application for a stimulus loan under the federal Paycheck Prote…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged. Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey. The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
News
Long Island Woman Sentenced For Providing Material Support To ISIS Long Island Woman Sentenced For Providing Material Support To ISIS
Long Island Woman Sentenced For Providing Material Support To ISIS A 30-year-old woman on Long Island will spend more than a decade behind bars for offering material support to ISIS. Brentwood resident Zoobia Shahnaz has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. Specifically, Donoghue said Shahnaz provided more than $150,000 to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and attempted to travel to Syria to join ISIS.  According to court papers, between March 2017 and July 2017, Shahnaz defrauded numerous financial institutions to obtain money f…

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by Zak Failla
Westport, CT
Lifestyle
Through Her Lens, Westport Native Lynsey Addario Tells The Stories We Need To Know Through Her Lens, Westport Native Lynsey Addario Tells The Stories We Need To Know
Through Her Lens, Westport Native Lynsey Addario Tells The Stories We Need To Know Perhaps it’s because Lynsey Addario grew up the youngest of four sisters. Perhaps it’s because she was raised to be nonjudgmental and encouraged to be open and accepting by her hairdresser parents. Or, perhaps, it’s because she cares about capturing entire stories through her photographs, bearing witness to things that others may turn away from. Actually, it’s all this and more that has made Addario an Emmy Award -- and Pulitzer Prize -- winning photojournalist as well as MacArthur Grant recipient who’s work regularly appears in the New York Times, National Geographic, Time magazine and oth…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Massapequa, NY
News
23 Sex Offenders Nabbed In ICE Operation On Long Island, In NYC 23 Sex Offenders Nabbed In ICE Operation On Long Island, In NYC
23 Sex Offenders Nabbed In ICE Operation On Long Island, In NYC Nearly two dozen alleged sexual predators are off the streets after being busted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations on Long Island. Twenty-three immigrants and alleged sexual offenders with previous criminal convictions ranging from sexual abuse to rape were busted during “Operation SOAR (Sex Offender Alien Removal),” on Saturday, Nov. 2. According to ICE, each of the 23 suspects are currently being detained pending the completion of removal proceedings, criminal prosecution, or removal from the United States. Arrests include: In Wheatley Hei…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Man, An Ex-Military Interpreter, Charged With Human Smuggling Newark Man, An Ex-Military Interpreter, Charged With Human Smuggling
Newark Man, An Ex-Military Interpreter, Charged With Human Smuggling A citizen of Afghanistan who became a lawful permanent resident of the United States after working as a military interpreter was indicted Friday for his alleged role in a scheme to illegally bring Afghans into the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.  Mujeeb Rahman Saify, 32,  who has lived in Newark and New York, became a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. in 2009 following a stint as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan.  Authorities say that from August 2016 through February 2017, he worked with groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan to bring tw…

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by Paul Milo
Fairfield, CT
News
Business Owner Sentenced In Bridgeport Court For Scheme To Export Goods To Pakistan Business Owner Sentenced In Bridgeport Court For Scheme To Export Goods To Pakistan
Business Owner Sentenced In Bridgeport Court For Scheme To Export Goods To Pakistan A man has been sentenced for his role in a four-year scheme with his family to purchase goods controlled under the Export Administration Regulations and exporting them to Pakistan for military uses. Imran Khan, 44, of New Haven, was sentenced to three years of probation -  the first six of which must be served in home confinement - in Bridgeport Federal Court this week for violating export laws.  He must also perform 100 hours of community service and pay a $3,000 fine, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Wednesday. According to court docum…

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by Zak Failla
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Business
Edgewater Bio Major Invents Serum To Make Your Skin Glow Edgewater Bio Major Invents Serum To Make Your Skin Glow
Edgewater Bio Major Invents Serum To Make Your Skin Glow EDGEWATER, N.J. – When Taroob Ahmad of Edgewater was 25, people would comment on her beautiful skin. “My husband is 11 years older than me. It is a big difference,” she said. “We would go out with his friends and family, and everyone would be like, ‘Oh wow, your wife is so young, her skin is so nice. I would really enjoy the compliments,” she said, laughing. But Ahmad realized that glowing skin may not last forever, unless she did something to maintain it. So she started looking for something healthy to put on her face. She was a biology major in college and understood how the quality of i…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson