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Report: Athlete From New England Died After Choking During Charity Contest Report: Athlete From New England Died After Choking During Charity Contest
Report: Athlete From New England Died After Choking During Charity Contest A college student from the Hudson Valley who died over the weekend in Massachusetts choked during an eating contest for charity, according to a report. Rockland County resident Madie Nicpon, age 20, a 2019 graduate of Suffern High School, was a junior at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Nicpon choked during a hot dog eating contest held at an off-campus home and died of her injuries at Massachusetts General Hospital on Sunday, Oct. 17, according to a report by WCVB, ABC 5 in Boston. She was a biopsychology major and a member of the college's women’s lacrosse team. Earlier report: …

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Loud Boom Heard In New England May Have Been Meteor, Scientists Say Loud Boom Heard In New England May Have Been Meteor, Scientists Say
Loud Boom Heard In New England May Have Been Meteor, Scientists Say A loud boom heard in parts of New England over the weekend may have been caused by a meteor entering the atmosphere, according to a new report. New Hampshire TV station WMUR reported that some residents across parts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine reported hearing the sound around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 10. The news station said scientists reported that the sound may have been a sonic boom from a meteor that burned up after entering the atmosphere at supersonic speed. WMUR said the only way to prove the sound was caused by a meteor would be if someone saw it. WCVB, a news st…

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by Nicole Valinote