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Towson, MD
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'Pretty Boy' Cellmate Goes Viral After Spilling On Life Behind Bars With Luigi Mangione 'Pretty Boy' Cellmate Goes Viral After Spilling On Life Behind Bars With Luigi Mangione
'Pretty Boy' Cellmate Goes Viral After Spilling On Life Behind Bars With Luigi Mangione He might be facing the death penalty — but accused killer Luigi Mangione is apparently thriving behind bars, according to a fellow inmate who’s now going viral… for his looks. Michael Daddea, who shared a cell with Mangione at Brooklyn’s MDC, dished on their jailhouse interactions in a since-deleted video posted to X, which was later salvaged by TikTok account @luigiprosper. The Tampa native was locked up on ghost gun charges and spent two nights in MDC’s 4G unit before bonding out for $250,000, according to the NY Post. Before his placement, Daddea said he joked with jail staff, asking to …

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by Zak Failla
Jersey City, NJ
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Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled
Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled More than two years after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family has settled their wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary.  The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. The lawsuit settled out of court and the case was dismissed on Monday, Oct. 7, acc…

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by Jillian Pikora
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Thermal Scientist From New Jersey Makes Forbes' 30 Under 30 Thermal Scientist From New Jersey Makes Forbes' 30 Under 30
Thermal Scientist From New Jersey Makes Forbes' 30 Under 30 Forbes has released its prestigious "30 Under 30" list for 2024. On it is Drew Lilley, a 28-year-old Chatham native and UPenn grad. Lilley, a thermal scientist, CEO, and co-founder of Calion Technologies, made the Energy category. "Lilley founded Calion Technologies to commercialize his doctoral research on ionocaloric heating and cooling for zero-emission refrigeration," Fobres writes.  "Ionocaloric refrigeration is an alternative to traditional vapor-compression technology, which has dominated cooling and heat pumping for over a century but accounts for a lot of CO2 emissions. Cali…

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by Cecilia Levine
Albany, NY
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Hochul Vows 'Aggressive' Discipline For Colleges Letting 'Jewish Genocide' Calls Go Unchecked Hochul Vows 'Aggressive' Discipline For Colleges Letting 'Jewish Genocide' Calls Go Unchecked
Hochul Vows 'Aggressive' Discipline For Colleges Letting 'Jewish Genocide' Calls Go Unchecked New York colleges that fail to swiftly punish calls for Jewish genocide will face “aggressive” repercussions, including potentially losing their funding, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. In a letter to New York State college and university presidents on Saturday, Dec. 9, Hochul said she had reached out to SUNY Chancellor John King “to ensure that it is SUNY’s policy that calling for the genocide of any group of people” on campuses violated the university’s code of conduct and would lead to “swift disciplinary action.” “Chancellor King affirmed that was the case, and that SUNY will not tolerate …

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by Michael Mashburn
Gettysburg, PA
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Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate
Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate A bill banning transgender girls from participating in girls' school sports is making was passed by the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, April 12. Now heading to the Senate, the bill — passed in an 115-84 vote —would ban "students of the male sex" from playing on all-girls teams. A spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said he'll veto the bill if it makes it to him, according to the Associated Press. Rep. Austin Davis of Allegheny County said the bill "demonstrates a lack of empathy." Rep. Valerie Gaydos, a former Division III lacrosse player, said allowing transgender girls to play on …

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by Cecilia Levine
Gettysburg, PA
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Caitlyn Jenner Speaks Out Against UPenn Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Caitlyn Jenner Speaks Out Against UPenn Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas
Caitlyn Jenner Speaks Out Against UPenn Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Caitlyn Jenner has apparently been following Pennsylvania college sports and she is not pleased with what she sees. The former Olympian, who competed as Bruce Jenner, appeared on Fox News’ “America Reports” on Wednesday to share her views on UPenn's record-setting swimmer, Lia Thomas. Thomas competed on the men's swim team as Will Thomas for three years, right up until Nov. 2019 when she transitioned.  Jenner does not feel transgender athletes should compete in on teams of their chosen gender. “I’ve said from the beginning, biological boys should not be playing in women’s sports,” Jenner…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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Transgender UPenn Swimmer Crushing Records Is Causing Outrage On Twitter Transgender UPenn Swimmer Crushing Records Is Causing Outrage On Twitter
Transgender UPenn Swimmer Crushing Records Is Causing Outrage On Twitter A University of Pennsylvania athlete who swam their way to victory as a man is not only winning as a woman but is breaking records do it. And Twitter is coming at her. Lia Thomas, 22, set new U.S. swimming records at the Zippy Invitational in Akron, Ohio over the weekend, according to the university. Thomas won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:41.93 on Saturday, according to the university. She went on to swim past her UPenn teammate, Anna Sofia Kalandaze, in the 1,650 freestyle in a record time of 15:59.71 beating her by 38 seconds, and finally she set another record in the 500 freestyle pus…

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by Jillian Pikora
Torrington, CT
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COVID-19: Connecticut On Target For Full Reopening Of Schools, Lamont Says COVID-19: Connecticut On Target For Full Reopening Of Schools, Lamont Says
Covid-19: Connecticut On Target For Full Reopening Of Schools, Lamont Says Current health metrics for COVID-19 in Connecticut support a full reopening of schools statewide this fall, Gov. Ned Lamont announced late Thursday afternoon, July 30. The positivity rate for COVID testing in Connecticut has stayed between .05 percent and 1.2 percent the last month. "Right now the metrics indicate we can have a class experience with a mix of hybrid," Lamont said at a news briefing held in Hartford. Lamont said the hybrid models will be used more in the upper grades where it's more difficult to distance. Lamont said the type of hybrid models used by schools will be done on…

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by Joe Lombardi