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Highly Contagious Stomach Bug Spreading Fast, New Data Reveals
A highly contagious stomach bug is showing up in a way that can catch communities before doctor visits do. WastewaterSCAN data showed high norovirus levels nationally, including in the Northeast, according to its dashboard viewed Tuesday, June 2. WastewaterSCAN says it monitors norovirus and other infectious disease targets in wastewater samples across participating sites. Norovirus is often called the "stomach flu," but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is not related to influenza. It causes acute gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach or intestines. Sy…
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'60 Minutes' Shakeup Hits 'CBS Evening News': Watch How Network Covered It
Journalists spend careers trying not to become the story. This time, the story landed inside the newsroom. The Wednesday, June 3, broadcast of "CBS Evening News" covered the firing of longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley, with a report by CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod and a closing tribute from anchor Tony Dokoupil. CBS News posted the entire segment on YouTube. It can be viewed here. Pelley was fired on Tuesday, June 2, after a heated staff meeting with newly installed "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton. Bilton’s termination letter accused Pelley of a "performat…
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Line-Of-Duty Cause Of Death Revealed For Pennsylvania Officer Kristen Yeager
A Pennsylvania police officer killed while responding to an emergency call is being remembered as a dedicated public servant, athlete, wife, and mother of three after officials released new details about her death on Wednesday, June 3. Central Berks Regional Police Officer Kristen M. Yeager, 42, died after the patrol vehicle she was driving left the roadway and struck a tree in Earl Township on Friday, May 29, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Berks County Coroner's Office. She was responding to assist a neighboring police department when the crash happened. Investigators said …
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White House Lawn UFC Arena Could Stay After Fight Night, Trump Says
One of the most unusual White House projects of the year may have a longer future than expected. Click here for a new, updated story: UFC Champion Says Epstein List Comments Got Him Banned From White House Fight Night Event President Donald Trump suggested in a TikTok video posted Tuesday evening, June 2, that the UFC arena being built on the White House South Lawn might remain after this month’s fight event. @realdonaldtrump MAYBE WE’LL NEVER EVER TAKE IT DOWN ♬ original sound - President Donald J Trump Trump compared the structure to the Eiffel Tower, saying the Paris l…
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Bari Weiss Defends Firing Scott Pelley From '60 Minutes': Why He Said She's Lying
Controversial editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is defending CBS News' decision to fire Scott Pelley after the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent accused her of "murdering" the iconic newsmagazine. Weiss addressed Pelley's firing on the network's morning call on Wednesday, June 3, The Guardian's Jeremy Barr reported. Her comments came about 12 hours after Pelley received a termination letter from newly appointed "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton over his criticism of the newsroom's direction under Weiss' leadership. During the call, Weiss claimed that Pelley brok…
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Man Accused Of Taking 100+ Bodies In Grave Robbery Spree Waives 494-Count Case To Court
New court records show the sprawling case against the Ephrata man accused of stealing human remains from historic cemeteries has officially been sent to county court. Jonathan Gerlach, 34, waived his preliminary hearing on Wednesday, June 3, on 494 criminal counts tied to what prosecutors have described as one of the largest grave robbery investigations in Pennsylvania history. According to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office, the case has been assigned to Judge Stephanie Klein following the waiver. A status conference is scheduled for Monday, June 29 at 9 a.m. at the Delaware C…
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Injured Solo Sailor, 74, Rescued By Luxury Cruise Hundreds Of Miles Offshore (
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A solo sailor was rescued by a luxury cruise ship nearly 500 miles off the US coast after his sailboat was disabled in harsh conditions, officials said. The 74-year-old Canadian man was found aboard a 29-foot sailing vessel named Alice on Tuesday, May 26, the Coast Guard said in a news release. The sailboat had lost its mast and its engine stopped working while traveling from Hilo, Hawaii, to Vancouver, Canada. The crew of the cruise ship Silver Whisper diverted 120 miles from its planned route and rescued the sailor, who had injured his shoulder while traveling through strong winds an…
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US College Student Vanishes During Family Trip To Japan
A family trip overseas has turned into a desperate search. James "Weston" Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student from Hoover, Alabama, was last seen on surveillance video in Kyoto, Japan, on Friday, May 29, during a family vacation. Click here for a new, updated story: Missing US Student Found Dead In Japan NBC affiliate WVTM 13 in Birmingham reported that Higginbotham was traveling in Japan with his family when he disappeared. His family said he arrived at Kyoto Station around 8:15 p.m. Friday. His phone last showed activity at 8:29 p.m. Before that, surveillance f…
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Dozen People Sickened In Outbreak During Cruise Ship's Final Season
A dozen people were sickened in a gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard a National Geographic cruise, federal health officials said. The outbreak happened on the National Geographic Sea Bird, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday, June 1. The Alaskan cruise departed on Tuesday, May 26, and returned to port on Sunday, May 31. Nine out of 66 passengers reported being ill during the voyage, along with three of the 24 crew members aboard the ship, which will be retired after the 2026 season. The main symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea, and the outbreak…
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Scott Pelley Responds To '60 Minutes' Firing, Says Show 'Lost Its DNA' (
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Veteran correspondent Scott Pelley is responding to his firing from "60 Minutes" just one day after accusing controversial CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of "murdering" the iconic newsmagazine. The former "CBS Evening News" anchor was terminated "for cause" at around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2. Pelley was notified of his firing in a letter from newly appointed "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton, which was first reported by Puck senior correspondent Dylan Byers. Pelley issued a statement blasting CBS News' right-wing pivot throughout President Donald Trump's secon…
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'The Situation' Shares Plan To Run For Governor, Teases Political Party
Governor. Tan. Laundry? Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino says a run for governor may be in his future, though the former MTV "Jersey Shore" star is keeping voters guessing about one major detail: his political party. Sorrentino made the comments while speaking with News 12 New Jersey at the VUE Magazine Spring Edition Party in Wall Township. For the next few years, Sorrentino is keeping the focus on Archangel Centers, the addiction and mental health treatment network he co-founded. The dream is to have one in all 50 states. And after that? "You know, I will introduce everybody to Governor …
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Hanover Police Officer Indicted In Fatal Brockton Hit-And-Run That Killed 23-Year-Old Father
A Hanover police officer has been indicted on felony charges after prosecutors say he drunkenly struck and killed a young father, then drove away without stopping. A Plymouth County grand jury returned the indictment against 36-year-old Thomas Hayes on May 28, court records show. Hayes, a Hanover resident and police officer, is accused of hitting and killing Alfredo "Fredy" Alves in Brockton and leaving the scene, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said. Hayes faces felony charges of leaving the scene of a crash causing personal injury or death and motor vehicle homicide while o…
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