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Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say
Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled after its wing clipped another Southwest plane at a Rhode Island airport, according to reports. The incident happened at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport at around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, NBC 10 in Providence reported. Southwest Flight 3515 was pushing back onto a taxiway at the Warwick airport when its wing made contact with the tail of Southwest Airlines Flight 3409, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Both planes returned to their gates, and passengers were allowed to get off the aircraf…

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by Chris Spiker
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US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos
US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos A cruise stop in the Bahamas ended with shattered glass, injured officers, and five Americans in custody. Three women and two men from the US were arrested after a fight at the Nassau Cruise Port escalated into a violent struggle at a police station on Monday, June 8, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Authorities said Tourism Police officers were called shortly after 4:45 p.m. to a physical altercation involving several cruise ship passengers at the Nassau Cruise Port. When officers arrived, they saw the five suspects involved and took them into custody, the department said. Two…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Coffeemakers Burn Dozens, Sparking Huge Recall: What To Know Coffeemakers Burn Dozens, Sparking Huge Recall: What To Know
Coffeemakers Burn Dozens, Sparking Huge Recall: What To Know Nearly 18,000 coffeemakers are being recalled after dozens of people suffered burns from hot liquid or steam released unexpectedly. Kidisle recalled about 17,600 of its hot and iced coffee machines, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, June 11. The coffeemakers can become clogged, causing hot liquid or steam to build up and release unexpectedly, creating a risk of serious burn injuries. The CPSC said it's aware of at least 107 reports of the coffeemakers releasing hot liquid or steam unexpectedly. At least 27 injuries were reported, including first- and second-…

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by Chris Spiker
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Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands
Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands  If your feed suddenly stopped cooperating, you were not alone. Facebook and Instagram users reported widespread problems on Friday, June 12, with reports of disruption spiking sharply on Downdetector shortly after 9 a.m. Downdetector showed about 69,000 user reports for Facebook issues around 10 a.m., including a spike of 69,569 reports at 9:39 a.m.  Instagram also saw a surge in reports, with more than 1,100 users flagging problems Friday morning, according to Downdetector.  The reports do not necessarily mean every user was affected. Downdetector tracks user-submitted pr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Phoenix Rises: Fire-Ravaged Lefkes Vows Return Phoenix Rises: Fire-Ravaged Lefkes Vows Return
Phoenix Rises: Fire-Ravaged Lefkes Vows Return The building may be damaged, but Lefkes says its spirit remains intact. Days after a massive fire damaged the popular Englewood Cliffs restaurant, owners are promising customers that the beloved Greek eatery and nightlife destination will return. The Sylvan Avenue restaurant shared an AI-generated video of a phoenix rising from flames the day of the fire, and later, a message of resilience. "On June 11th, fire damaged our Englewood Cliffs home," the restaurant wrote. But Lefkes is more than a building — it's family, it's you, it's our spirit. And our spirit is too strong to stay down.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research
Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research The old promise that each generation would live longer than the one before it is showing serious cracks. Americans born after 1970 are dying at higher rates from major causes than earlier generations did at the same ages, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. StudyFinds just reported that researchers tracked 45 years of US mortality data and found worsening patterns tied to heart disease, cancer, and external causes such as drug overdoses, suicides, homicides, and traffic crashes. The study analyzed mortality changes from 1979 to 2023 among …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City
Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City The husband of a woman struck and killed by a train in Hackensack last summer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against NJ Transit, Bergen County, the City of Hackensack, and multiple transportation agencies, claiming dangerous conditions existed at the crossing where the fatal incident occurred (see lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Pedro Antonio Lopez, individually and as administrator of the estate of Luz E. Lopez, filed the lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court on May 21. Luz E. Lopez was struck and killed by a train on Aug. 7, 2025, near the railroad crossing at …

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by Cecilia Levine
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First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of
First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of A new federal fugitive list just got its first catch. Said Abdullahi Ereg, 47, surrendered to the FBI at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, June 10, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota said. The office said Ereg became the first person from the FBI's new Most Wanted Fraudsters List to be taken into custody. Ereg was indicted in 2024 on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, according to the Justice Department. The charges stem from the Feeding Our Future fraud case, an investigation into money meant to feed ch…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said
Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said One sentence from Wall Street’s most famous investor is drawing attention. Warren Buffett warned during a CNBC interview with Becky Quick at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting that stock-market speculation is looking less like investing and more like gambling. “The casino has gotten very attractive to people,” Buffett told CNBC, according to the network’s transcript of the interview, conducted on Saturday, May 2. Buffett, 95, compared the market to a church with a casino attached, with the church representing long-term investing and the casino representing short-term speculation. The war…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree? Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree?
Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree? A Bergen County grocery store has earned a statewide honor from a national food website. Lovefood.com recently released its list of the best grocery store in every U.S. state, naming Maywood's Marketplace as New Jersey's top pick. The publication highlighted the market's prepared foods, deli offerings and fresh produce. "Owned by Westside Market, which is based in New York, Maywood's Marketplace is both a grocery store and a place to pick up the next best thing to home-cooked meals," the site says. "The deli selections are particularly praised, with customers raving about the deliciou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Blocks 2 Lanes On NJ Turnpike In Englewood, Traffic Backs Up To GWB Serious Crash Blocks 2 Lanes On NJ Turnpike In Englewood, Traffic Backs Up To GWB
Serious Crash Blocks 2 Lanes On NJ Turnpike In Englewood, Traffic Backs Up To GWB A crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Englewood blocked two northbound lanes Thursday evening, June 11, causing heavy delays approaching the George Washington Bridge during the evening rush. The crash was reported at 6:09 p.m. on the northbound local lanes of Interstate 95 south of Exit 72 for US 9W, US 1&9 and Route 46, according to the DOT site. Preliminary information suggests this was a motorcycle crash. Police were not immediately able to verify that. Traffic maps showed significant congestion extending north toward the George Washington Bridge as drivers navigated the backup. Mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
$7.9M Sale Finalized For NJ Medical Office Building $7.9M Sale Finalized For NJ Medical Office Building
$7.9M Sale Finalized For NJ Medical Office Building A North Jersey medical office building has sold for $7.9 million, JLL Capital Markets announced Thursday, June 11. The 37,770-square-foot building, known as 601 Hamburg, was sold by March Associates to Pinnacle Group of Hudson Valley, according to JLL. The three-story property was developed in 2002 by March Associates, which has used part of the building as its corporate headquarters since then. The building is 97 percent leased outside of March Associates, mostly to medical tenants, according to JLL. Tenants include Denville Diagnostics/Star MRI, Wayne Dental Arts and Spectrum Therape…

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by Cecilia Levine