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Most Common Medications Used By US Adults Revealed In New Study Most Common Medications Used By US Adults Revealed In New Study
Most Common Medications Used By US Adults Revealed In New Study Many Americans reach for medicine far more often than they may realize, according to a new national survey that highlights just how common weekly medication use has become. A study published in JAMA Network Open found that 62.3 percent of US adults reported taking at least one over-the-counter or prescription medication in the past seven days. That amounts to well over 100 million people. Researchers also found that medication use can quickly add up. One in six adults reported taking five or more medications in the past week, while 3.3 percent said they took 10 or more. The study was based…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Passenger Tries Opening Door At 36K Feet, Forcing Northeast Flight To Land Passenger Tries Opening Door At 36K Feet, Forcing Northeast Flight To Land
Passenger Tries Opening Door At 36K Feet, Forcing Northeast Flight To Land An international flight from the Northeast made an unexpected landing after a disruptive passenger tried to open a door at 36,000 feet. The incident happened aboard United Airlines Flight 1551 on Thursday, May 21. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 departed Newark Liberty International Airport and was bound for Guatemala City. According to FlightAware, the flight left EWR at 6:46 p.m. and made a U-turn near Newport News, Virginia. It landed safely at Washington Dulles International Airport at 8:38 p.m. United said 145 passengers and six crew members were on board the flight, and no o…

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by Chris Spiker
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Trump Says He Will Miss Don Jr.'s Wedding: Here's Why Trump Says He Will Miss Don Jr.'s Wedding: Here's Why
Trump Says He Will Miss Don Jr.'s Wedding: Here's Why A family milestone is colliding with the demands of the White House. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday afternoon, May 22, that he will not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to Bettina Anderson this Memorial Day weekend. "While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so. I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House duri…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rockets Unearthed: A Nantucket Dune Was Keeping A Dangerous WWII Secret Rockets Unearthed: A Nantucket Dune Was Keeping A Dangerous WWII Secret
Rockets Unearthed: A Nantucket Dune Was Keeping A Dangerous WWII Secret What looked like another stick jutting out of an eroding Nantucket dune turned out to be a decades-old military explosive. The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad was called to the island after unexploded World War II-era rockets once used in training exercises were discovered sticking out of the sand. Despite their age, the ordnance still posed a serious threat after exposure from the eroding dune. The Massachusetts State Police, Nantucket Fire Department, and the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 responded to handle the hazard. Bomb technicians later carried out a…

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by Josh Lanier
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Tobacco Products That Look Like Candy Targeted In New FDA Warning Tobacco Products That Look Like Candy Targeted In New FDA Warning
Tobacco Products That Look Like Candy Targeted In New FDA Warning The Food and Drug Administration is warning retailers about unauthorized nicotine and tobacco products packaged to look like candy and cough drops that may appeal to children. Eight retailers received warning letters from the FDA after they were accused of selling the unapproved items, the agency announced in a news release on Wednesday, May 20. The questioned products include various types of nicotine pouches and dissolvable tobacco. The FDA said the products have labeling, advertising, or design features that could entice children and teens. "Products that look like everyd…

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by Chris Spiker
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Cops ID Motorcyclist Killed In CT Crash As 39-Year-Old Woman Cops ID Motorcyclist Killed In CT Crash As 39-Year-Old Woman
Cops ID Motorcyclist Killed In CT Crash As 39-Year-Old Woman A 39-year-old woman has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a Connecticut crash earlier this week. Ciera (Capuano) Schultz, of Bristol, died in the crash on Monday, May 18 on Meadow Road near the intersection of Plainville Avenue (Route 177), according to a release from the Farmington Police Department. Police released her identity Thursday, May 21, as the investigation into the fatal crash continued with assistance from the North Central Municipal Accident Reconstruction Squad. Schultz's obituary on the Casey’s Eastside Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Care…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$200M Makover Coming To Aging Newark Airport Terminal $200M Makover Coming To Aging Newark Airport Terminal
$200M Makover Coming To Aging Newark Airport Terminal Newark Liberty International Airport’s tired, overcrowded Terminal B is finally getting a long-awaited facelift under a new $200 million overhaul announced by the Port Authority of NY/NJ. The first $75 million phase of the project was approved Thursday, May 21, and will begin this year, targeting some of travelers’ biggest complaints inside the 53-year-old terminal — cramped gate areas, aging restrooms, broken escalators, outdated elevators, harsh lighting, and worn passenger spaces. Opened in 1973, Terminal B was built for about 6.8 million passengers a year. Last year alone, roughly 11.5 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Autopsy Reveals Painful Death Of Grandmother After Falling Through NYC Manhole: Report Autopsy Reveals Painful Death Of Grandmother After Falling Through NYC Manhole: Report
Autopsy Reveals Painful Death Of Grandmother After Falling Through NYC Manhole: Report Newly released autopsy findings obtained by ABC7 confirmed the cause of death of a 56-year-old woman who fell into a manhole in midtown Manhattan earlier this week. Donike Gocaj, a grandmother from Briarcliff Manor in Westchester, died of scald burns with inhalation thermal injury and blunt force trauma of the torso, after falling through the manhole on West 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue on Monday, May 18, the outlet said in a report published Thursday, May 21. Her death was ruled accidental. Autopsy reveals cause of death for woman who fell down Manhattan manhole https://t.co/oOIMHfo5eH …

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by Ben Crnic & Cecilia Levine
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Gov Lamont Slams Eversource Over Proposed 13 Percent Rate Hike, CEO Pay Gov Lamont Slams Eversource Over Proposed 13 Percent Rate Hike, CEO Pay
Gov Lamont Slams Eversource Over Proposed 13 Percent Rate Hike, CEO Pay Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is blasting Eversource over a proposed electric rate hike that could drive bills even higher for families already struggling to keep up. The sharp criticism came Thursday, May 22, after the utility filed plans seeking an 11 percent increase in electric delivery rates beginning in July 2027. Residential customers could see bills jump by as much as 13 percent under the proposal. Related: Eversource Requesting Customer Rate Hike — Read The Proposal Lamont accused the company of putting profits and executive pay ahead of Connecticut residents. “To summarize what’s …

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by Josh Lanier
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Zohran Mamdani Announces $50 World Cup Tickets Available For 1,000 New Yorkers Zohran Mamdani Announces $50 World Cup Tickets Available For 1,000 New Yorkers
Zohran Mamdani Announces $50 World Cup Tickets Available For 1,000 New Yorkers New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a deal that will enable New York City residents to get $50 tickets to seven World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium. Participating New Yorkers — and only New Yorkers — can enter a lottery for the 1,000 discounted tickets spread across seven matches — not including the World Cup final, Mamdani said Thursday, May 21. Though the tickets are limited in number (about 140 per match) they are a steep discount from current resale prices. The cheapest tickets to a match at MetLife through FIFA’s official website are $1,500 for Norway vs. Senegal on Monday, June 2…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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CT Man Busted In Massive NY Fake Plate Scheme Linked To $15M In Unpaid Tolls, Tickets: Feds CT Man Busted In Massive NY Fake Plate Scheme Linked To $15M In Unpaid Tolls, Tickets: Feds
CT Man Busted In Massive NY Fake Plate Scheme Linked To $15M In Unpaid Tolls, Tickets: Feds Eleven people from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Florida have been charged in what federal prosecutors described as a years-long multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraudulent temporary license plates used to evade tolls, parking tickets, and vehicle registration fees.  The defendants linked to the scheme were arrested between Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday.  Federal prosecutors allege the group operated sham auto dealerships in New Jersey and Georgia to gener…

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by Ben Crnic
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US-Bound Plane Diverted Amid Ebola Outbreak In Central Africa: What To Know US-Bound Plane Diverted Amid Ebola Outbreak In Central Africa: What To Know
Us-bound Plane Diverted Amid Ebola Outbreak In Central Africa: What To Know A US-bound flight was diverted to Canada after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of the Congo boarded "in error" amid an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, officials said. Air France Flight 378 was redirected to Montreal at the request of US authorities after the plane was already in the air, according to the airline. The flight departed Paris and was headed to Detroit on Wednesday, May 20. A spokesperson for Customs and Border Protection said the passenger shouldn't have been allowed on the plane because of new Ebola-related travel restrictions. The flight landed at Montreal Tr…

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by Chris Spiker