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NJ Man Killed In Corvette Crash After Striking Tree: Bridgewater PD NJ Man Killed In Corvette Crash After Striking Tree: Bridgewater PD
NJ Man Killed In Corvette Crash After Striking Tree: Bridgewater PD A 27-year-old Randolph man was killed in a crash in Bridgewater on Wednesday, June 10, authorities said. At 3:07 a.m., Noah Maitland was driving a 1979 Corvette westbound on Meadow Road when it failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, drove up an embankment, struck a tree and came to rest in the woods, Bridgewater police said. Maitland was ejected from the vehicle, police said. Maitland was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The passenger, a 25-year-old Bridgewater man, had non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The crash remain…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
World Cup Prostitution Sweep At Hotels, Massage Parlors Nets 8 In NJ: Sheriff World Cup Prostitution Sweep At Hotels, Massage Parlors Nets 8 In NJ: Sheriff
World Cup Prostitution Sweep At Hotels, Massage Parlors Nets 8 In NJ: Sheriff A prostitution enforcement operation tied to concerns about increased travel ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup resulted in eight arrests and the seizure of more than $13,000 in Passaic County, authorities said. On Thursday, June 11, detectives from the Passaic County Sheriff's Bureau of Narcotics conducted a Quality-of-Life enforcement operation targeting individuals suspected of offering sexual acts for money at hotels and massage parlors throughout the county, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said.  ALSO SEE: These 12 NJ Towns Could See The Worst World Cup Traffic Saturda…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
Child Found Unresponsive In Philly Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating Child Found Unresponsive In Philly Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating
Child Found Unresponsive In Philly Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating A young girl died after she was found unresponsive inside a Philadelphia home Thursday evening, June 11, police said. Officers responded to the 1800 block of East Somerset Street in Kensington after receiving a report of an unresponsive child at approximately 7:07 p.m, according to police. When the Philadelphia Police Department's 24th District officers arrived, they found the child unresponsive, and medics rushed her to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, authorities said. She was pronounced dead at 7:49 p.m., police said. The circumstances surrounding the child's death remain…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Queens Man Scammed Senior Citizen: Berkeley Twp PD Queens Man Scammed Senior Citizen: Berkeley Twp PD
Queens Man Scammed Senior Citizen: Berkeley Twp PD A 54-year-old Queens man was arrested and charged after he repeatedly scammed a senior citizen out of large sums of money in Berkeley Township, authorities announced Thursday, June 11. The woman said while she was on her computer,  she had a Microsoft error message “pop-up” take over her screen with a phone number to contact, Berkeley Township police said.. Upon contacting the fraudulent number, a male claiming to be from Microsoft advised the victim her bank accounts have been compromised, police said. Over the next several weeks, the victim was tricked into believing the scam ac…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home 4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home
4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home A massive blaze destroyed an auto body shop early Friday, June 12 in New Brunswick, News12 New Jersey reports. The blaze broke out at Prestige Auto Service on Easton Avenue at approximately 3 a.m., with flames shooting through the roof. A nearby home was impacted and severely damaged too, according to the East Brunswick Independent Fire Company, which assisted at the scene. Prestige Auto owner Willie Azcona, who has been in business for nine years, tells News12 that he plans to rebuild. Click here for more from News 12 New Jersey.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
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
News
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