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Animal Porn: CT Woman Sexually Assaulted Her Dog, Filmed It, Police Say Animal Porn: CT Woman Sexually Assaulted Her Dog, Filmed It, Police Say
Animal Porn: CT Woman Sexually Assaulted Her Dog, Filmed It, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she created pornographic content involving her dog. Kristiina Kennedy, of Meriden, turned herself in on Wednesday, April 29, after officers launched an investigation earlier this month, authorities said. Police have released few details about what prompted the investigation. A veterinarian examined the dog and found no injuries, authorities said. Investigators said they also became concerned about Kennedy’s cats and seized both animals. Authorities will hold a hearing on Friday to retain custody of the cats.  Kennedy is …

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by Josh Lanier
News
Popular YouTuber Faces Trespassing Charges In NJ After Video Goes Viral Popular YouTuber Faces Trespassing Charges In NJ After Video Goes Viral
Popular YouTuber Faces Trespassing Charges In NJ After Video Goes Viral Matt Dolitsky was exploring the South River on his kayak on the hunt for an abandoned boat. What he got was a court date. Dolitsky is facing charges in Sayreville after his video, "Urban Kayaking Adventure | Exploring an Abandoned 110 ft. Yacht Stuck in a Creek" got 337,000 views on YouTube, with the property owner alleging he'd been trespassing. Two Feet Outdoors, Dolitsky's channel, which has more than 50,000 subscribers, detailed the legal ordeal he has faced in a series of videos, all filmed while kayaking. "Things have actually escalated quite a bit," Dolitsky said while in the Catski…

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by Sam Barron
Politics
Statue Showing Trump, Epstein As 'Best Friends Forever' Removed From National Mall Statue Showing Trump, Epstein As 'Best Friends Forever' Removed From National Mall
Statue Showing Trump, Epstein As 'Best Friends Forever' Removed From National Mall A satirical statue of President Donald Trump holding hands with notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was taken down from the National Mall in Washington, DC. The 12-foot statue, titled "Best Friends Forever," showed Trump and Epstein frolicking together. The bronze artwork was on display near the US Capitol building before federal authorities removed it at around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, according to the Washingtonian magazine. A plaque at the statue's base celebrated "National Friendship Month," drawing attention to Trump and the convicted sex trafficker who died in Augus…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Trump Admin Ends Plan To Make Airlines Pay For Disrupted Flights Trump Admin Ends Plan To Make Airlines Pay For Disrupted Flights
Trump Admin Ends Plan To Make Airlines Pay For Disrupted Flights The Trump administration is abandoning a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers with cash, meals, and hotel stays for cancellations or long delays. The Transportation Department revealed that it plans to withdraw the rule, according to a document posted online on Thursday, Sept. 4. The DOT called the move "consistent with department and administration priorities." The proposal was first unveiled in December 2024, just weeks before former President Joe Biden left office. The regulation would have forced airlines to issue at least $20…

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Recovering From Crash, Rudy Giuliani To Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Trump Says Recovering From Crash, Rudy Giuliani To Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Trump Says
Recovering From Crash, Rudy Giuliani To Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Trump Says Two days after a New England highway crash left him with a fractured vertebra, Rudy Giuliani is set to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor, President Donald Trump announced Monday, Sept. 1. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social: “As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot, will receive THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor. Details as to time and place to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE A…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After New Hampshire Car Crash Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After New Hampshire Car Crash
Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After New Hampshire Car Crash Rudy Giuliani suffered serious injuries in a New England car crash, his spokesman said. The 81-year-old former New York City mayor was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra, cuts and bruises after his rental car was struck from behind in New Hampshire on Aug. 30, according to Michael Ragusa, who also serves as Giuliani’s head of security. Specific injuries included his left arm and lower leg, said Ragusa. "Prior to the incident, he was flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident," Ragusa said. "Mayor Giuliani immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Mom Who Killed Family Stole $660K From Work Before Murder-Suicide: Report Mom Who Killed Family Stole $660K From Work Before Murder-Suicide: Report
Mom Who Killed Family Stole $660K From Work Before Murder-Suicide: Report A New Hampshire mother who police say killed her husband and two children before taking her own life had allegedly stolen more than half a million dollars from her job over the course of two years, according to a new report.  Emily Long, 34, was found dead inside her Madbury home on Aug. 18 alongside her husband, Ryan Long, 48, and their two young children, ages 8 and 6. Police said the children and husband were shot and killed before Emily turned the gun on herself. A toddler in the home was found unharmed. Earlier Report: Mom Who Killed Family Said She Was 'Withering Away' Before …

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
Penn State Fraternity Sigma Pi Suspended For Hazing, But Continues To Operate Off-Campus Penn State Fraternity Sigma Pi Suspended For Hazing, But Continues To Operate Off-Campus
Penn State Fraternity Sigma Pi Suspended For Hazing, But Continues To Operate Off-Campus A Penn State fraternity has been formally suspended from the university for at least four years following an investigation into hazing, officials announced on Thursday, July 31. The Sigma Pi fraternity was placed on an indefinite organizational suspension, effective Wednesday, July 17, after Penn State’s Office of Student Accountability and Conflict Response investigated multiple reports of hazing and serious misconduct beginning in March 2025. According to the university, allegations included physical and mental abuse, forced consumption of alcohol and other undesirable substances, forced …

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Trump Demands Probe Of Beyoncé, Oprah Over ‘Illegal’ Endorsement Payouts Trump Demands Probe Of Beyoncé, Oprah Over ‘Illegal’ Endorsement Payouts
Trump Demands Probe Of Beyoncé, Oprah Over ‘Illegal’ Endorsement Payouts President Donald Trump is again going after the Democrats as he continues to deflect attention away from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Trump once again took to Truth Social to let the public know that he is "looking into the large amount of money owed by the Democrats" following the presidential election, which featured several prominent celebrities throwing their support behind the now-president's opposition. Specifically, the president called for Beyoncé, Oprah, Al Sharpton, and others to be probed for their roles in the election — citing "ridiculous fees that were incorrectly stated in th…

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by Zak Failla
News
AI-Created Child Sex Abuse 'Tsunami' Flooding Internet, Advocates Warn AI-Created Child Sex Abuse 'Tsunami' Flooding Internet, Advocates Warn
Ai-created Child Sex Abuse 'Tsunami' Flooding Internet, Advocates Warn Children's safety advocates are warning about a dramatic rise in artificial intelligence-generated images and videos depicting child sexual abuse. The Internet Watch Foundation saw a 380% increase in reports of AI-created child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024 compared to 2023. The United Kingdom-based watchdog said those reports uncovered 7,644 pictures and "a small number of videos" illustrating children being sexually abused. Nearly four in five (78.8%) of the reports involved images so realistic they were processed as if they were "real" CSAM under UK law. "The most …

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report
Watch Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton can be seen struggling to breathe and tying an oxygen tube to her face while attempting a DUI sobriety test, bodycam footage released this month reveals. The footage, obtained by Entertainment Tonight, shows the 57-year-old gymnast on Saturday, May 17, in an AutoZone parking lot in Marion County, West Virginia, where officers say she was found behind the wheel with an open bottle of wine in the passenger seat. Retton gasps and clutches her chest as an officer from the Fairmont City Police Department asks her to raise her leg six inches off the ground and count…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sports
Malik Beasley Under Federal Investigation For Alleged NBA Betting; Pistons Deal In Jeopardy Malik Beasley Under Federal Investigation For Alleged NBA Betting; Pistons Deal In Jeopardy
Malik Beasley Under Federal Investigation For Alleged NBA Betting; Pistons Deal In Jeopardy Federal agents are investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley for alleged gambling on NBA games, putting a multimillion-dollar contract and the team’s rebuilding plans in doubt, according to multiple reports. Authorities began looking into wagers tied to Beasley’s stats during his 2023-24 season with the Milwaukee Bucks after a major sportsbook flagged unusual betting patterns. One spotlight game came on Jan. 31, 2024, when odds on Beasley grabbing fewer than 2.5 rebounds swung sharply before tip-off. He finished with six boards, and the curious bets lost, ESPN reported.  Detroi…

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by Josh Lanier
News
VIDEO: Teresa Giudice Shuts Down Live Interview After Anchor Brings Up Tax Fraud Case VIDEO: Teresa Giudice Shuts Down Live Interview After Anchor Brings Up Tax Fraud Case
Video: Teresa Giudice Shuts Down Live Interview After Anchor Brings Up Tax Fraud Case Teresa Giudice didn’t flip a table, but she did flip out. The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star abruptly ended a live interview with WGN News in Chicago on Friday, June 20, after an anchor brought up her legal past. RHONJ star Teresa Giudice hangs up on a local news station in Chicago when the reporter asks her, “How is it that a family doesn’t pay their taxes for years?” pic.twitter.com/hNh9jf0uOB — Zack Peter (@justplainzack) June 20, 2025 Things turned tense when anchor Larry Potash asked, “How is it that a family doesn’t pay their taxes for years?” Appearing virtually to promot…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
TikTok Ban Delayed Again Despite Doubts About Trump's Legal Power: Reports TikTok Ban Delayed Again Despite Doubts About Trump's Legal Power: Reports
TikTok Ban Delayed Again Despite Doubts About Trump's Legal Power: Reports TikTok will reportedly stay available in the US for at least three more months despite legal questions surrounding President Donald Trump's authority to keep delaying enforcement of the ban. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will sign an executive order to extend a pause on the ban for 90 more days, CNBC reported. An extension would push the Thursday, June 19, deadline to Wednesday, Sept. 17. The divest-or-ban bill became law in April 2024. The ban's enforcement has been postponed for a third time under Trump, who once advocated for banning the popular video app. The …

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (VIDEO) Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (VIDEO)
Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (Video) Beleaguered former NFL star Antonio Brown was in the middle of a highly publicized brawl at a Florida boxing match that spilled onto social media. Brown, 36, the former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver who later bounced around the NFL, was involved in a violent scuffle on Friday night in Miami that had to be broken up — though not before the entire ordeal was caught on camera.  Shnaggys angle is insane wtf pic.twitter.com/IttJ9mDSKn — concrete ⁶𓅓 (@cconcreteboyz) May 17, 2025 Antonio Brown Gets Jumped #antoniobrown #fight pic.twitter.com/P0mA1emwaX — FrontLine Tv (@FrontLineTv1) May…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Ex-Western Mass Police Chief Avoids Jail After Stealing, Selling Town Equipment: DA Ex-Western Mass Police Chief Avoids Jail After Stealing, Selling Town Equipment: DA
Ex-Western Mass Police Chief Avoids Jail After Stealing, Selling Town Equipment: DA Former Leyden Police Chief Daniel J. Galvis has been placed on probation for one year after admitting to taking and selling town-owned equipment without permission. He must pay the town $10,950 in restitution as part of the court’s decision, prosecutors said.  Galvis entered a plea before Greenfield District Court Judge William Mazanec, who agreed to continue the charges without a finding. If Galvis repays the town within a month and does not get into further trouble during his probation, the charges may be dismissed, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Galvis was a…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Kanye West Admits To Incestuous Relationship With Cousin Kanye West Admits To Incestuous Relationship With Cousin
Kanye West Admits To Incestuous Relationship With Cousin Kanye West claimed on X that he had an incestuous relationship with a male cousin until the age of 14.  The 47-year-old rapper made the admission Monday, April 21, to his 33 million followers on the social media platform. He was teasing his forthcoming song called "Cousins." He said the sexual contact began after he and his cousin would re-enact what they saw in adult magazines that belonged to his parents. The Chicago native said his cousin was 6 when it began, and West was 14 when the relationship ended. It's unclear how long it lasted.  Perhaps in my self centered me…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy
Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy Avelo Airlines has received widespread criticism after agreeing to fly deportation charter flights for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An Avelo spokesperson confirmed the airline's ICE partnership to the Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 8. The "long-term charter program" will be based at Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) in suburban Phoenix and begin on Monday, May 12. The Houston-based airline said its operations with the Department of Homeland Security will utilize three Boeing 737-800 planes. "Flights will be both domestic and international to support the department's deportat…

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by Chris Spiker
News
American YouTuber Jailed After Trying To Gift Diet Coke To World's 'Most Isolated' Tribe American YouTuber Jailed After Trying To Gift Diet Coke To World's 'Most Isolated' Tribe
American YouTuber Jailed After Trying To Gift Diet Coke To World's 'Most Isolated' Tribe An American YouTuber is in an Indian jail after authorities said he allegedly tried to reach a forbidden island inhabited by an isolated and violent tribe of people to give them a Diet Coke, according to an ABC News report. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, a 24-year-old from Scottsdale, Arizona, was arrested on Monday, March 31, and charged with attempting to access North Sentinel Island, the report said. The Sentinelese people are considered the "most isolated Indigenous people on Earth," according to Survival International. They speak an unknown language and have been known to be hostile to…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Drunk Western Mass Wrong-Way Driver Busted On I-84 In CT, Blames GPS: Police Drunk Western Mass Wrong-Way Driver Busted On I-84 In CT, Blames GPS: Police
Drunk Western Mass Wrong-Way Driver Busted On I-84 In CT, Blames GPS: Police A Massachusetts man was arrested over the weekend after police said he drove the wrong way on I-84 in Connecticut, blaming his GPS for the mistake, authorities said.  Alex Caiza-Apugllon, 28, of Chicopee, was arrested early Saturday morning, March 15, after troopers were alerted to a red Hyundai Elantra traveling east in the westbound lanes of the interstate in Farmington, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said Caiza-Apugllon initially entered the Fienemann Road off-ramp just before 5 a.m. Moments later, troopers spotted him reversing down the Exit 39A connector to Route 9 …

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by Josh Lanier
News
Alec Baldwin Threatens Trump Impersonator Over On-Set Shooting Joke: 'I'd Snap Your F-ing Neck' Alec Baldwin Threatens Trump Impersonator Over On-Set Shooting Joke: 'I'd Snap Your F-ing Neck'
Alec Baldwin Threatens Trump Impersonator Over On-Set Shooting Joke: 'I'd Snap Your F-ing Neck' Actor Alec Baldwin didn’t take kindly to a comedian’s goading over the on-set shooting that killed his friend and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The 66-year-old Baldwin could be heard threatening comedian Jason Scoop, a stand-up comedian and YouTuber known for his impressions of President Donald Trump, who joked about the incident in a tense video uploaded Monday, Feb. 24. In the clip, Scoop–while impersonating Trump–approaches Baldwin as he loads luggage into an SUV and mockingly offers him a pardon for “murdering” Hutchins if Baldwin kisses his ring. “Kiss the ring, Alec. Kiss the big…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Trump Wants US Treasury To Stop Making Pennies: Here's Why Trump Wants US Treasury To Stop Making Pennies: Here's Why
Trump Wants US Treasury To Stop Making Pennies: Here's Why President Donald Trump is calling for an end to the production of pennies, arguing that the cost of minting them far exceeds their actual value.  As he departed the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday night, Trump took to Truth Social to announce his directive to halt penny production, calling it a "wasteful" government expense. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents," Trump wrote. "Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time." The financial burden of the penny has long been debated. Acco…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Former New England Resident Martha Stewart Was Forced In Solitary During Prison Stint: Report Former New England Resident Martha Stewart Was Forced In Solitary During Prison Stint: Report
Former New England Resident Martha Stewart Was Forced In Solitary During Prison Stint: Report Longtime New York and former Connecticut resident Martha Stewart is revealing some shocking anecdotes about her five-month stay in federal prison.  In a new Netflix documentary focusing on her life and career, "Martha," the homemaking icon, now age 83, details her time in prison in personal letters given to director R.J. Cutler, according to a report by People.  Related Report - Katonah's Martha Stewart Admits To Cheating On Ex-Husband Stewart spent five months in late 2004 and early 2005 in a minimum-security federal prison in West Virginia after she was caught lying to inv…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear Found In Hudson Valley In Central Park Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear Found In Hudson Valley In Central Park
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear Found In Hudson Valley In Central Park In an apparent effort to get in front of a weirder-than-weird story about a baby bear, Independent presidential candidate Robert J. Kennedy, Jr. came clean on X and solved a 10-year-old mystery. Kennedy released the video on X on Sunday, Aug. 4, explaining to Roseann Barr that a story in the New Yorker is true about how he picked up a dead baby black bear in the Hudson Valley off the road in Orange County while falconing in Goshen in 2014. In the video, the former Northern Westchester County resident who lived in Bedford tells Barr how "a woman in a van in front of me hit a bear and killed …

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by Kathy Reakes