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Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'? Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'?
Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'? A sweeping new oil deal comes with a promise every driver wants to hear, but any payoff at the pump may be well down the road. President Donald Trump announced the agreement between the US and Venezuela on Friday, Aug. 28, saying it would expand American access to oil and eventually cut gas prices. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The agreement gives US interests majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, ac…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia
NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia The company that designs Tim Stockel's corn mazes had been trying to get Dolly Parton into cornfields for nearly three years. The idea was simple: honor an American icon in the fall, when denim jackets, country music, and getting lost in a cornfield just seem to fit. Finally, in February, Parton's team agreed to a one-year licensing arrangement allowing participating farms to use her image in corn mazes designed by The Maize Company. "To me, she was everything," said Stockel, who runs the 130-acre Happy Day Farm in Manalapan alongside his wife, Olivia Stockel, a massive Dolly Parton fan. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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BMW Smashes Into Bergen County Nail Salon While Driver Tries To Park Closer: Report BMW Smashes Into Bergen County Nail Salon While Driver Tries To Park Closer: Report
BMW Smashes Into Bergen County Nail Salon While Driver Tries To Park Closer: Report An all-electric BMW SUV smashed into the front of a Bergen County nail salon while its driver was apparently trying to park closer to the building, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The crash happened at a nail salon on Maple Avenue in Glen Rock late Saturday afternoon, Aug. 29. The driver told Glen Rock police officers they were only "trying to park closer to the building" when the SUV struck the storefront, Loving said. No injuries were reported, but the nail salon suffered significant structural damage from the crash, according to Loving. The BMW fared considerably bett…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing
Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing A quiet late-summer break will not last long as a more unsettled pattern begins taking shape. Click here for a new, updated story - Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms will reach New England from Sunday evening, Aug. 30, into Monday, Aug. 31, as a front expands east from the northern Plains and Great Lakes. Additional disturbances moving along the northern edge of a sprawling heat dome could produce several rounds of rain and thunderstorms from Tuesday, Sept. 1, into Wednesday, Sept. 2, a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Overturned Dump Truck Shut Route 287 In Bergen County Overturned Dump Truck Shut Route 287 In Bergen County
Overturned Dump Truck Shut Route 287 In Bergen County A dump truck overturned and spilled rocks and debris across I-287 in Mahwah during a three-vehicle crash that sent multiple people to the hospital on Saturday, Aug. 29, authorities said. A Jeep, Chevrolet SUV, and dump truck were traveling north near milepost 66.4 when traffic began slowing and a rear-end collision occurred at approximately 1:18 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The impact caused the dump truck to overturn and spill its load of rocks and debris onto the roadway, Marchan said. Occupants of all three vehicles were taken to an area hospital with non…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Man Arrested In $10M Cocaine Bust, Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor Bergen County Man Arrested In $10M Cocaine Bust, Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor
Bergen County Man Arrested In $10M Cocaine Bust, Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor A New Jersey man has been charged after authorities seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $10 million in what prosecutors called their largest single cocaine cache in 20 years. Nelson Salcedo, 35, of Englewood, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, outside a self-storage facility in Long Island City, Queens, following a two-week investigation into high-level cocaine trafficking in New York City and New Jersey, according to the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. The investigation was conducted by the DEA New Jersey Field Division, NYPD, New Jersey Sta…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Stabbed In Chest After Intervening In Planned Bergen County Park Attack: Police Teen Stabbed In Chest After Intervening In Planned Bergen County Park Attack: Police
Teen Stabbed In Chest After Intervening In Planned Bergen County Park Attack: Police An 18-year-old was stabbed twice in the chest after intervening in a planned attack following a pickup basketball game at a Bergen County park, authorities said. Officers responding to Veterans Memorial Park at 241 New Bridge Road in Bergenfield on Friday, Aug. 28, at approximately 8:44 p.m. found the New Milford victim with two stab wounds to his chest, Bergenfield Police Capt. William Duran said. The victim was alert and conscious as the Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps provided medical care, Duran said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in stable condition with in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know
Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know A long-awaited payout from a major privacy case is about to begin, but only people who filed claims before the deadline can receive money. Payments from Oracle’s $115 million class-action settlement will begin on Monday, Sept. 21, according to the official Oracle Data Privacy Settlement website. The distribution should be completed by Monday, Dec. 7. The appeals process was fully resolved on June 22, clearing the way for payments. The settlement resolves claims that Oracle improperly captured, compiled, and sold people’s online and offline data without their permission. The lawsuit allege…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States
New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States A foodborne parasite surge that has already sickened thousands of Americans is still growing as health officials investigate several potential sources. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 17,180 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the US have been reported since Friday, May 1.  Cases have now been identified in 48 states and Washington, DC, according to data updated Tuesday, Aug. 25. The only states not reporting cases are Delaware and Hawaii. That compares with 1,180 cases reported during the entire period from May 1 through Aug. 31 of last year. …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News A Fox News anchor wasted little time answering President Donald Trump after the president took aim at the network and one of its reporters. Bret Baier delivered a point-by-point rebuttal during “Special Report” on Thursday, Aug. 27, minutes after Trump criticized Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt in a Truth Social post about the network’s Iran coverage. “Jonathan Hunt of Fox News did a particularly inaccurate report on the Failing Islamic Republic of Iran,"  Trump wrote. "I don’t want to meet, they do. In fact, they are begging to make a deal. Bret Baier should straighten out his fl…

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by Joe Lombardi
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These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds
These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds A new survey is revealing the relationship habits many Americans say can go too far, with some behaviors falling into a gray area before a breakup ever happens. Talker Research surveyed 2,000 Americans about what counts as cheating in 2026 and found that emotional connections, secret communications, and online activity can be viewed as relationship breaches. The survey, conducted online from July 1 to July 6, 2026, found that 15 percent of Americans who are married or in a relationship admit they have romantic feelings for someone outside their relationship. Gen Z respondents were the most…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ICE To Seize 2 Women Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Baby ICE To Seize 2 Women Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Baby
ICE To Seize 2 Women Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Baby ICE detainers have been lodged against both women charged in a New Jersey grocery store parking lot crash that killed a 9-month-old boy, records show. Maria CobonGuzman, 20, of Trenton, and Ariadana Lazaro-Flores, 22, of Toms River, remained in the Ocean County Jail following the Friday, Aug. 28 crash, jail records show. Both records list detainers issued by U.S. Immigration. Jail records show CobonGuzman is a Guatemalan national, while Lazaro-Flores is a Mexican national. The Department of Homeland Security also addressed the case in a social media post, calling on New Jersey to honor ICE…

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by Cecilia Levine