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Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why
Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why Hollywood’s next boomtown is not where most people would expect. Far from it. Literally. New Jersey has become the only US state where film and TV production is booming, The Wall Street Journal reported in a story published on Thursday, May 28. The reason is money. The Journal says New Jersey’s tax incentive program is now among the most effective in the country, pulling major productions away from traditional hubs as studios cut costs. Across the US, spending on movies and TV shows fell 20 percent last year, according to ProdPro data cited by The Wall Street Journal. But New Jersey w…

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Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death
Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death A cruise ship death that drew national attention has taken another sharp turn in federal court. New court details have emerged in the death of Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader from central Florida, whose stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, 16, is being prosecuted as an adult. US Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres declined on Wednesday, May 27, to immediately jail Hudson while he awaits trial in Miami federal court. Hudson had been living with an uncle under electronic monitoring after he was first charged as a juvenile, according to NBC News. Prosecutors sought to have him detained …

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Rather Be Deported': Pregnant Mom, Disabled 4-Year-Old Held At Dulles For Days, ACLU Claims 'Rather Be Deported': Pregnant Mom, Disabled 4-Year-Old Held At Dulles For Days, ACLU Claims
'Rather Be Deported': Pregnant Mom, Disabled 4-Year-Old Held At Dulles For Days, ACLU Claims A pregnant woman and her disabled 4-year-old son have allegedly been held inside a windowless room at Dulles International Airport in Virginia for more than a week, according to an emergency federal court filing from the ACLU of Virginia. The lawsuit, filed this week in federal court in Alexandria, claims Anabella Gyasi, a 38-year-old woman from Ghana, and her young son have been detained by US Customs and Border Protection since arriving at Dulles on Monday, May 19. According to the ACLU, Gyasi traveled to the United States with valid tourist visas so her son could receive treatment at Akr…

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Red, White, And Bruised: Virginia Officers Rescue Three Hurt Bald Eagles Before America’s 250th Red, White, And Bruised: Virginia Officers Rescue Three Hurt Bald Eagles Before America’s 250th
Red, White, And Bruised: Virginia Officers Rescue Three Hurt Bald Eagles Before America’s 250th Animal Control officers in Virginia have been busy answering one very American emergency this week as the country approaches its 250th birthday. Not one. Not two. But three bald eagles were recently rescued by first responders and are being nursed back to health. The latest rescue happened on Wednesday, May 27, after Stafford County Animal Shelter officials said Animal Control received back-to-back calls involving injured bald eagles found in different parts of the county. One eagle was discovered along Richmond Highway with an injured wing. Deputy Peterson responded to the call, safely s…

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Man Pulled From Water During Dramatic Rescue Near Inner Harbor In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Man Pulled From Water During Dramatic Rescue Near Inner Harbor In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Man Pulled From Water During Dramatic Rescue Near Inner Harbor In Maryland (Developing) A man was pulled from the water in Maryland on Thursday afternoon after rescue crews launched an emergency dive operation near the Inner Harbor. The rescue unfolded shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, along the 700 block of Pratt Street, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. When crews arrived, they found a man in the water and immediately activated the department’s dive team. Divers entered the harbor and began what Baltimore Fire described as a rapid search. The man was located in the water and removed by rescue crews, according to officials. Paramedics provided me…

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$4.2M In Fake Oil Deals, Crypto Scam Lands Former Maryland Lawyer Behind Bars In Fraud Case $4.2M In Fake Oil Deals, Crypto Scam Lands Former Maryland Lawyer Behind Bars In Fraud Case
$4.2M In Fake Oil Deals, Crypto Scam Lands Former Maryland Lawyer Behind Bars In Fraud Case A former lawyer in Maryland who went by many names while orchestrating a $4.2 million fraud scheme and betraying her “position of trust” is heading to prison. Sari Kurland, also known as Sari Bloch, 65, was sentenced in Montgomery County Circuit Court to 80 years in prison, with all but 13 years suspended for her role in a years-long scheme during which she stole from nearly two dozen victims. According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, between May 2022 and September 2024, Kurland carried out three fraudulent schemes involving theft and the misappropriation of funds. The s…

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He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him
He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him For years, children across the country believed they were talking to a like-minded teenager from New Jersey.  In reality, they were actually chatting with Toronto native Ramanan Pathmanathan, who instructed them to do obscene things for his own sick pleasure as part of a years-long sextortion scheme, federal officials said. Now, the 40-year-old man has been sentenced in US District Court to 33 years in federal prison, which is on top of a 12-year term he is already serving in Canada for similar offenses. Authorities say Pathmanathan hid behind fake social media accounts and posed as a…

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'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil '60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil CBS News has picked a filmmaker and technology writer as the new top producer of "60 Minutes" amid a wave of changes and fears over the iconic show's journalistic independence. Vanity Fair correspondent and former New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton was named executive producer of "60 Minutes," CBS News announced in a news release on Thursday, May 28. Bilton replaces Tanya Simon, who was fired after more than 30 years with the program. Simon was elevated to executive producer after the resignation of longtime showrunner Bill Owens in April 2025. The Long Islan…

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Maryland Man Who Sexually Abused Child Under 10 Gets 105 Years: ‘Heavy Price To Pay’ Maryland Man Who Sexually Abused Child Under 10 Gets 105 Years: ‘Heavy Price To Pay’
Maryland Man Who Sexually Abused Child Under 10 Gets 105 Years: ‘Heavy Price To Pay’ A Maryland man who repeatedly sexually abused a child under the age of 10 will likely spend the rest of his life in prison, authorities announced. Salisbury native Jacob Price, 38, has been sentenced to more than a century behind bars after admitting to preying on a minor for months last year, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors say that between August 2025 and October 2025, Price repeatedly sexually abused a minor under his care before he was arrested and held in custody. “Children who are sexually abused suffer severe, and often lifelong consequen…

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Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded Protest Festival In DC Area Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded Protest Festival In DC Area
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded Protest Festival In DC Area Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume on a fight he has already taken to the stage. Springsteen's representatives announced on Thursday, May 28, that he will return to the DC area on Saturday, Oct. 3, as a special guest at the first-ever "Power to the People" festival. The post described the event as "another night of music and resistance." The one-day, two-stage event will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, according to the festival announcement. Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist, is curating the festival, which organizers…

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Catholic Diocese Removes Arlington Rector Over Alleged Misconduct Dating Back 30 Years Catholic Diocese Removes Arlington Rector Over Alleged Misconduct Dating Back 30 Years
Catholic Diocese Removes Arlington Rector Over Alleged Misconduct Dating Back 30 Years A longtime Catholic priest serving as rector of one of Northern Virginia’s most prominent churches has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of sexual misconduct with minors dating back more than 30 years. The Very Rev. Patrick L. Posey, a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington and rector of the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington, was removed from ministry pending an investigation into allegations tied to incidents that allegedly occurred between 1992 and 1993 outside the Diocese of Arlington, according to diocesan officials. Church leaders said Posey denie…

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Gold Bars Worth $40 Million Found In VA Home Of Ex-CIA Official, DOJ Says Gold Bars Worth $40 Million Found In VA Home Of Ex-CIA Official, DOJ Says
Gold Bars Worth $40 Million Found In VA Home Of Ex-cia Official, DOJ Says A federal case tied to a former intelligence official now reads like something from a vault inventory. Former senior CIA official David J. Rush was arrested Tuesday, May 19, after FBI agents allegedly found about 303 gold bars worth more than $40 million inside his Virginia home, according to multiple reports. The Washington Post reported that Rush’s home is in Virginia, but the precise city or town has not been released. Rush is charged with theft of public funds. Court records say he is being held while defense attorneys and federal prosecutors gather more information ahead of a detenti…

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