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Son Of Former NY Yankees Player ID'd As One Of Five Marines Killed In Aircraft Crash
The son of a former major league baseball player has been identified as one of the five marines who died in an aircraft crash last week. The United States Marine Corps shared in an announcement on Saturday, June 11, the identities of the marines who died when the MV-22B Osprey crashed on Wednesday, June 8 in the California desert. The Marines said the crew was conducting routine flight training at the time of the incident, and an investigation into the crash is ongoing. Among the Marines who died was 33-year-old Captain John Sax, who is the son of Steve Sax, who played for four MLB t…
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National Recall Issued For Rainbox Sprinkles Products
A popular rainbow sprinkle product is being recalled, according to federal health officials. Illinois-based Wilton Industries initiated a voluntary recall of certain lots of Rainbow Chip Crunch Sprinkles And Rainbow Sprinkles Mix that may contain milk and could still be on store shelves, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert on Monday, June 6. Rainbow Chip Crunch SprinklesFDA According to the FDA, the undeclared allergen is not declared on the product label after the issue was discovered earlier this month. Recalled items include: Rainbow Chip Crunch Sprinkles wi…
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FDA Expands National Peanut Butter Recall To Include New Products
Federal health officials announced that more products are being recalled in connection to the nationwide Jif peanut butter recall. In late May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that dozens of different types of peanut butter products were being recalled due to concerns of Salmonella contamination. Original story - Recall Issued For Popular Peanut Butter Brand Sold Nationwide Further investigation led to several other companies recalling items that contain Jif peanut butter products inside, including several fresh-cut fruit and vegetable items that contain potentially cont…
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Cases Of Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Now Confirmed In 10 States, Including NY
New York is among a growing number of states reporting a mysterious outbreak of hepatitis among children, NBC News reports. So far, health officials in at least 10 states have reported multiple severe cases of pediatric hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, according to the New York Post. The latest to report such cases is Minnesota. Earlier Report: Death Confirmed Days After CDC Issues Nationwide Alert For Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak It comes days after the World Health Organization announced that one child has died from the condition and 17 others had to undergo liver transplan…
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Man Allegedly Groomed 80-Plus Children Worldwide To Produce Child Porn, With Victims In NY
Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were allegedly groomed by a California man to produce child porn, authorities announced. Demetrius Carl Davis, age 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested Posted by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, April 26…
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Lengthy Pursuit That Ended In Western Massachusetts
A 48-year-old man is facing numerous charges following a lengthy police pursuit that ended in Western Massachusetts. On Wednesday, April 20, Kevin Oldaker led police on a pursuit that began in the Worcester County town of Charlton until he was apprehended in the Berkshire County town of Stockbridge, according to Massachusetts State Police. According to an update from police on Thursday, April 21, Oldaker was charged with the following: Receiving a stolen motor vehicle Negligent operation of a motor vehicle Reckless operation of a motor vehicle Failure to stop for police Marked lanes…
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Suspect Wanted On Felony Warrants Apprehended After Pursuit Ends In Western Mass
A man wanted on felony warrants was arrested following a lengthy pursuit that ended in Western Massachusetts. A trooper located the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Maine, in Worcester County at the Charlton Service Plaza on the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound at about 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, according to Massachusetts State Police. The trooper found the driver sleeping in the back seat of the 2011 Mitsubishi Endeavor. The driver, identified as 48-year-old Kevin Oldaker, of Illinois, refused to unlock the doors of the Mitsubishi and then drove away, traveling …
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CDC Warns Potentially Contaminated Raw Oysters May Be Linked To Norovirus Outbreak
Health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses that have been linked to raw oysters. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it is investigating the outbreak linked to oysters from British Columbia, Canada, with other agencies including the United States Food and Drug Administration, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and state and local partners. Norovirus is the most common cause of foodborne illness in the US, according to the CDC. Common symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, naus…
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Covid-
19: Outbreak Of Virus In Deer Population Could Be Trouble For Humans, Scientists Say
For the first time, researchers are uncovering disconcerting evidence that COVID-19 is spreading amongst the deer population, which could spell trouble for humans. Researchers took nasal swabs from 360 white-tailed deer in the US between January and March 2021 when the number of COVID-19 cases was surging across the country, which found that more than 35 percent were previously infected or dealing with an active case. The latest study out of Ohio comes on the heels of research that found COVID-19 infections were prevalent in white-tailed deer in New York, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Illinois, and M…
Lifestyle
Hudson Valley Woman Sues Kellogg's Over Pop-Tarts Claim
A Hudson Valley woman is suing Kellogg's in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit alleging its "Whole Grain Frosted Strawberry" Pop-Tarts are deceiving consumers because they don't have enough strawberries. According to the lawsuit, Dutchess County resident Elizabeth Russett, who lives in Beacon, claims she and others in the class-action suit are owed damages of $5 million because the Strawberry Pop-Tarts she bought contained fewer strawberries than expected. Russett is being represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates P.C. of Great Neck, who is also representing another person in Il…
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Violations By Pet Food Company Led To 'Illness Or Death Of Hundreds' Of Dogs, FDA Says
Federal officials have sent a warning letter to a pet foods company after finding evidence of violations at its plants associated with the illness or death of hundreds of pets who ate the company's dog food. Samples of Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.'s dry dog food were found to contain high levels of aflatoxin, a toxin produced by a mold that can grow on pet foods, according to a report from the United States Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The company previously issued recalls of a number of its products due to this issue. The FDA said that as of Monday, Aug. 9, it has receiv…
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Covid-
19: Virus Was In Five States Before First Official Cases Reported, New Research Reveals
New research has found that the COVID-19 virus was circulating in at least five states for months before the first case was officially reported in the United States. According to a National Institutes of Health study published Tuesday, June 15 in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal found that people in five states were infected with the virus in December 2019 and early in 2020 before the pandemic truly began last year. Researchers said that there was evidence of infection in nine out of 24,079 people whose blood samples were taken between Jan. 2, 2020, and March 18, 2020, suggesti…
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