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Company Recalling 866K Spa Pumps Sold Nationwide That Pose Injury Risk, Caused Fatal Fire: CPSC Company Recalling 866K Spa Pumps Sold Nationwide That Pose Injury Risk, Caused Fatal Fire: CPSC
Company Recalling 866K Spa Pumps Sold Nationwide That Pose Injury Risk, Caused Fatal Fire: Cpsc Hundreds of thousands of AirJet and HydroJet Spa Pumps sold across the country are subject to a recall due to a fire hazard that resulted in at least one death, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  This week, CSPC and Hong Kong-based Bestway International announced that they are recalling approximately 866,000 pumps that can overheat, causing its plastic housing to ignite, increasing the risk of fire or injury. CPSC says that there have been at least three fires reportedly involving the spa pumps, including one that led to a massive house fire in January 2024 in…

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by Zak Failla
News
Slithery Surprise: 12-Foot Python Attacks Crews Responding To NY Water Main Break Slithery Surprise: 12-Foot Python Attacks Crews Responding To NY Water Main Break
Slithery Surprise: 12-Foot Python Attacks Crews Responding To NY Water Main Break It wasn’t exactly what crews expected to find on a busted pipe call. In the region, employees with the Albany Water Department got quite a scare on Friday, July 12, while responding to a broken 48-inch water transmission line in Tivoli Lake Preserve. Shortly after arriving on site, crews encountered a 12-foot-long snake. Albany Water initially identified the creature as a boa constrictor. Still, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) later clarified to Daily Voice that the serpent was actually a reticulated python measuring a whopping 12 feet, 10 inches long.  A DEC …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Email Announcing Employee Was Taking Sick Day Accidentally Sent To Newsrooms Across Country Email Announcing Employee Was Taking Sick Day Accidentally Sent To Newsrooms Across Country
Email Announcing Employee Was Taking Sick Day Accidentally Sent To Newsrooms Across Country Reaction to an email sent by a reporter looking to call in sick has gone viral, leading to a myriad of hilarious responses from around the country. Kansas City traffic reporter Nick Vasos sought to send an email to his bosses with Nexstar Media Group earlier this week, but instead, accidentally sent it to newsrooms within the country nationwide.  In response, his colleagues from around the country responded, leading to a social media tag - #PrayersForNick - that has since gone viral and led to many laughs among his friends and co-workers. In response to the massive email chain, Nexsta…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Sister Barbara Ann Walenty, Maryknoll Member For 61 Years, Dies Sister Barbara Ann Walenty, Maryknoll Member For 61 Years, Dies
Sister Barbara Ann Walenty, Maryknoll Member For 61 Years, Dies Sister Barbara Ann Walenty died on Oct. 24 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 90 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 61 years. Barbara Ann was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1928 to Anna (Starr) Walenty and Anthony Walenty and was baptized in St. Ladislaus Parish in Hamtramck, MI.  She had three brothers John, Patrick, Donald, Tom and two sisters Gloria and Colleen. Barbara Ann graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit, MI in 1946.  She then attended Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Detroit, MI, where she earned a nurses degree. She then…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide
Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead in her Manhattan apartment of an apparent suicide on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. A housekeeper called authorities at 10:20 a.m. after finding Spade -- whose real name was Kate Brosnahan -- at her Park Avenue apartment. She apparently left a note, according to several reports. The Kansas City-born entrepreneur teamed up with Andy Spade, creating a company that exploded in the 1990s, establishing 175 retail stores around the world -- including 140 in the U.S.

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by Jerry DeMarco