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Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants
Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants Fisher-Price has issued a fresh recall of millions of its “Rock ’n Play Sleepers” after there were at least eight new infant fatalities reported to bring the death toll to around 100. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Fisher-Price has re-issued a recall of 4.7 million of its product that could lead to infants rolling from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, raising the chances of injury or death. Officials say that the initial recall was announced in April 2019, though parents and caretakers have continued to utilize the faulty product, desp…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard
Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard Authorities have announced a federal recall of popular baby bottle and sippy cup products that may have a faulty part that could prove a potential lead poisoning hazard for toddlers. Green Sprouts announced a recall of its stainless steel bottles and cups that were sold nationwide at popular box stores and online retailers because the base of the product can break off, posing a lead-poisoning risk to children, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). “The recalled stainless-steel bottles and cups bottom base can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains lead, pos…

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by Zak Failla
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GOTCHA! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Package, Rochelle Park Police Say GOTCHA! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Package, Rochelle Park Police Say
Gotcha! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Package, Rochelle Park Police Say Porch pirating is in full swing as Christmas draws nearer, say Rochelle Park police who worked with their colleagues in Essex County to nab a suspect from South Jersey. A doorbell camera at a West Oldis Street home captured images of 21-year-old Leandro Malara of Gloucester City snatching a package, Lt. James M. DePreta said. Malara wore a distinctive Adidas-style tracksuit and left his four-door 2018 Maserati -- with stolen license plates--  running out front, he said. Detective Brian Cobb broadcast images of the package thief and was working soon after with his colleagues in Millbu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Amazon Seeking Actors OK With Nudity For Pilot Filming In NJ Amazon Seeking Actors OK With Nudity For Pilot Filming In NJ
Amazon Seeking Actors OK With Nudity For Pilot Filming In NJ An Amazon pilot set to film in New Jersey in Spring 2023 is searching for a cast of unique characters with one big catch, you've got to be ok getting naked.  All six roles 5th House Casting is looking for, the company asks that you are ok with nudity as it is required.  The casting is for 18+ people to play teenagers who survive an accident and end up in "an intergalactic fight between good and evil," the casting call reads. High school, hormones, love and superpowers are part and parcel of the show. The six 18 through 20-year-olds should also all be able to play 15 or …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Raritan Valley Community Freaked Out By Increasing Amount Of Monstrous Warehouses Raritan Valley Community Freaked Out By Increasing Amount Of Monstrous Warehouses
Raritan Valley Community Freaked Out By Increasing Amount Of Monstrous Warehouses Warehouses have begun popping up in one Somerset County community — and some residents have had their fill. A group of concerned citizens who live in a 55+ community of about 2,000 residents in Franklin Township held a rally on Thursday, Nov. 10 in protest of the monstrous developments. Organized by the Citizens Warehouse Action Group at Canal Walk, the rally was held with support from Franklin Township Councilman Ed Potosnak and Councilwoman Shepa Uddin. A Change.org petition had more than 1,200 signatures of the 1,500 needed as of the day of the rally. "Franklin Township (FT) is ov…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard
Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard Eight styles of women’s shoes are being recalled across the globe by Clarks due to concerns about toxins inside the product, the retailer announced. The US Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an alert regarding a recall of approximately 113,000 shoes under the "Breeze" style name that were sold stateside and an additional 10,000 in Canada that pose a potential chemical hazard. "Prolonged and direct contact with the shoes’ upper material can expose the wearer to the chemicals benzidine and/or dimethoxybenzidine, which are toxic and can cause adverse health effects,” accordin…

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by Zak Failla
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Infant's Death Forces 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers Infant's Death Forces 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers
Infant's Death Forces 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers The company 4moms has issued a recall of over 2 million infant swings, rockers after the death of a 10-month-old infant. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the massive recall on Monday, August 15. "When the swing or rocker is not in the use, their restraint straps can hang below the seat and non-occupant crawling infants can become entangled in the straps, posing entanglement and strangulation hazards," CPSC stated. The recall is of  MamaRoo swings and 220,000 RockaRoo rockers. In addition, 60,000 MamaRoo and 10,000 RockaRoo were sold in Canada. One of the recalls …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Feds Investigate 3 Deaths In 3 Weeks At NJ Amazon Facilities: OSHA Feds Investigate 3 Deaths In 3 Weeks At NJ Amazon Facilities: OSHA
Feds Investigate 3 Deaths In 3 Weeks At NJ Amazon Facilities: Osha Federal officials are investigating the deaths of three Amazon workers who died within three weeks of each other at facilities in New Jersey.  The deaths occurred between July 13 and Aug. 4, according to the regional director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Leni Fortson, Regional Director of Public Affairs, confirmed OSHA is investigating the following: A worker fatality on July 13 at an Amazon facility in Carteret An accident on July 24 at an Amazon facility in Robbinsville. The worker died on July 27. A worker fatality on Aug. 4 at an Amazon facility in…

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by Jon Craig
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Amazon Truck Topples Traffic Light, Route 46 Jammed For Hours Amazon Truck Topples Traffic Light, Route 46 Jammed For Hours
Amazon Truck Topples Traffic Light, Route 46 Jammed For Hours The rush hour on Route 46 near Teterboro Airport was a mess Monday morning, several hours after an Amazon truck took down a traffic signal, authorities said. The eastbound driver tried to make a U-turn at Huyler Street from the eastbound fast lane when the truck toppled the light on the border of Moonachie and South Hackensack at 1:15 a.m., Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. A New Jersey Department of Transportation crew arrived around 5 a.m. to begin repairs, Napolitano. This took out the fast lane on both sides of the highway, "adding to the pain of the (morning) commute," the l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Amazon Workers Demand Details In Colleague's Death, Some Info Released: NBC NJ Amazon Workers Demand Details In Colleague's Death, Some Info Released: NBC
NJ Amazon Workers Demand Details In Colleague's Death, Some Info Released: NBC Amazon employees who worked alongside the man who collapsed and died during the company's Prime Day shopping rush at a New Jersey warehouse are demanding answers, NBC reports. While some staffers speculated that the death was work-related, Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson told the outlet that the incident was related to a personal medical condition, and ruled out working conditions as a culprit and disputed labor leaders’ account of the timeline. The worker, identified only as Rafael, experienced chest pains the evening before his shift on Wednesday, July 13, but didn't tell colleagues o…

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by Cecilia Levine & Eli M. Rosenberg (NBC News)
Business
Amazon Fresh Opens In Paramus: Here's How It Works (PHOTOS) Amazon Fresh Opens In Paramus: Here's How It Works (PHOTOS)
Amazon Fresh Opens In Paramus: Here's How It Works (Photos) New Jersey's first-ever long-awaited Amazon Fresh store has finally opened its doors in Paramus (scroll for photos). Throngs of people crowded into the air-conditioned 40,000-square-foot store on E Ridgewood Avenue store Thursday, July 21, curious to see how the futuristic shopping experience works. There are two ways of shopping: With the Amazon app, or the traditional way. And there are different entrances for both. Amazon Fresh entrance vs. traditional shopping entrance.Cecilia Levine Digital shoppers can log into the Amazon Fresh app as they walk into the store, then scan in throug…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Amazon Warehouse Worker Dies During Prime Day Bonanza: Officials NJ Amazon Warehouse Worker Dies During Prime Day Bonanza: Officials
NJ Amazon Warehouse Worker Dies During Prime Day Bonanza: Officials A New Jersey Amazon fulfillment  center worker died during the two-day Prime Day bonanza last week, officials confirmed. Little information was known about the worker's death at the EWR9 fulfillment center in Carteret, as initially reported on Twitter by HuffPost reporter Dave Jamieson. The two-day mega-sale began Tuesday, July 12 and ended Thursday, July 14, during which the company offers exclusive deals, making it a particularly busy week. OSHA's Avenel Area Office has opened an inspection and investigating the incident, OSHA spokeswoman Leni Fortson said. The agency has up to six …

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by Cecilia Levine