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13-Year-Old NY Girl Finds Razor Blade After Trading Halloween Candy, Police Say 13-Year-Old NY Girl Finds Razor Blade After Trading Halloween Candy, Police Say
13-Year-Old NY Girl Finds Razor Blade After Trading Halloween Candy, Police Say A 13-year-old New York girl discovered a blade in a chocolate bar after trading Halloween candy with friends, according to authorities. The Long Island resident made the discovery on Thursday, Nov. 3, according to Suffolk County Police. The girl traded candy with her classmates at PJ Gelinas Junior High School in East Setauket over the past few days before finding the blade in a mini 3Musketeers bar, according to police. The girl's mother immediately reported the incident to police just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The girl went out trick or treating on Halloween on Monday, Oct. 31 in the St…

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by Joe Lombardi
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American Airlines Passengers Fume Over 1,500 Canceled Halloween Weekend Flights American Airlines Passengers Fume Over 1,500 Canceled Halloween Weekend Flights
American Airlines Passengers Fume Over 1,500 Canceled Halloween Weekend Flights American Airlines passengers fumed after nearly 1,500 flights were canceled over Halloween weekend. Airline officials cited high winds and staffing conditions at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, according to a staff note sent Saturday by COO David Seymour obtained by CNBC. Related story: Flight From NY Makes Emergency Landing After Passenger Assaults Flight Attendant Wow @AmericanAir, stranded overnight in ORD last min cancel but issue known well known in advance. 3.5hr 📞 now will be here for days!! Can’t even go back to NYC. Challenge accepted United/Delta! After 30yr …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Forecasters Size Up Chance Of November Snow As Cold Air Arrives From Canada Forecasters Size Up Chance Of November Snow As Cold Air Arrives From Canada
Forecasters Size Up Chance Of November Snow As Cold Air Arrives From Canada A change in the weather pattern will bring in the coldest air of the season, and as the air interacts with multiple storm systems, snow could develop as the calendar flips to November, according to AccuWeather.com forecasters. "Could we be talking about snow across parts of the Midwest and Northeast?” AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said. “Maybe.” That comment, made on Thursday, Oct. 28, is consistent with an earlier forecast by AccuWeather's Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok who said more than a month ago that there could be  “a couple of rounds of cold …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Not Over Yet: Second Round Of Soaking Rain Will Sweep Through Region Heading Into Halloween Not Over Yet: Second Round Of Soaking Rain Will Sweep Through Region Heading Into Halloween
Not Over Yet: Second Round Of Soaking Rain Will Sweep Through Region Heading Into Halloween It's been a stormy stretch of weather in the days leading up to Halloween. The largest round of heavy rain, with local downpours and flash flooding, swept through the region Friday night, Oct. 29 through the overnight hours into around daybreak on Saturday, Oct. 30. After a brief respite from the rain during the morning and early afternoon, rain, heavy at times, will return in the middle of the afternoon Saturday and continue at times until late Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service. But there's some good news and a couple of fronts. First, wind speed is expected to b…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Storm System With Heavy Downpours, Strong Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages New Storm System With Heavy Downpours, Strong Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages
New Storm System With Heavy Downpours, Strong Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages A new storm system will bring more soaking rain and damaging wind gusts to the region. The time frame for storm activity is after nightfall on Friday, Oct. 29 into early Saturday evening, Oct. 30. Friday will be cloudy throughout the day with the high temperature in the mid 50s. Conditions will become blustery, with gusts as high as 35 miles per hour after the rain arrives around 9 p.m. Friday, leading to possible power outages. Up to an inch of new rainfall is possible by daybreak on Saturday. Rain will continue at times throughout the day and into the early evening Saturday with locall…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Here's Favorite Halloween Candy In Connecticut, According To New Report Here's Favorite Halloween Candy In Connecticut, According To New Report
Here's Favorite Halloween Candy In Connecticut, According To New Report For those who have wondered what the most popular candy is among trick-or-treaters in Connecticut, a new report may have found the answer.  Candystore.com created a report of the most popular kinds of Halloween candy in each state based on 14 years of bulk candy sales data and information provided by major candy manufacturers and distributors. According to the report, Connecticut's No. 1 Halloween candy is Almond Joy, followed by Milky Way and M&M's.  According to the website, these were the top kinds of Halloween candy overall across the United States: 1. Reese's Cups 2. S…

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by Nicole Valinote
Weather
New Storm System Will Bring More Soaking Rain, Strong Wind Gusts To Region New Storm System Will Bring More Soaking Rain, Strong Wind Gusts To Region
New Storm System Will Bring More Soaking Rain, Strong Wind Gusts To Region Just days after a potent Nor'easter pounded the region with downpours, flash flooding, and dangerous winds, a new storm system will bring more soaking rain and strong wind gusts. There will be a respite from the wet weather on Thursday, Oct. 28 with partly cloudy skies, a high temperature in the mid 50s, and calm winds. A large area of low pressure is then forecast to shift from the central United States across the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. After a partly sunny start on Friday, Oct. 29, clouds will increase during the afternoon on a day in which the high tempera…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Nor'easter Will Bring Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Power Outages, Flash Flood Risk Nor'easter Will Bring Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Power Outages, Flash Flood Risk
Nor'easter Will Bring Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Power Outages, Flash Flood Risk A rapidly developing, rare fall Nor'easter will bring heavy downpours, flash flooding, and damaging wind gusts to the region that could cause power outages. The time frame for storm activity is Monday evening, Oct. 25 through Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 26. (See the first and second images above.) Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts are possible. For projected rainfall totals, click on the third image above. Rainfall rates may exceed one inch per hour at times, and heavy rain may produce areas of flash flooding, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardou…

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by Joe Lombardi