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Midair Scare: Delta Passengers Use Emergency Slides After Flight Turns Back Midair Scare: Delta Passengers Use Emergency Slides After Flight Turns Back
Midair Scare: Delta Passengers Use Emergency Slides After Flight Turns Back A Delta passenger plane was forced to turn around shortly after takeoff before passengers made an emergency exit from the aircraft. Delta Flight 2204 bound for Florida returned safely to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Aug. 8, after smoke was reported in the cockpit, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.  The Boeing 757-200 had been headed from Atlanta to Orlando, Florida, when the problem developed. The FAA said the aircraft returned to Atlanta at about 8 a.m. Passengers then evacuated using emergency slides onto a taxiway. The agency is inve…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Old Farmer's Almanac Releases Fall Forecast: What To Expect In Northeast Old Farmer's Almanac Releases Fall Forecast: What To Expect In Northeast
Old Farmer's Almanac Releases Fall Forecast: What To Expect In Northeast A new long-range outlook is offering an early look at what fall could bring across the Northeast. The Old Farmer's Almanac says cooler-than-average weather is expected across much of the eastern US this September and October, with notable differences in rainfall depending on location. For the Northeast, the Almanac projects below-average temperatures overall, along with wetter-than-normal conditions compared with historical averages. That pattern would mark a distinctly cooler turn for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts as the season progresses. The outlook…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
A Diet Darling May Be Working Against Healthy Aging A Diet Darling May Be Working Against Healthy Aging
A Diet Darling May Be Working Against Healthy Aging One of nutrition’s loudest messages may have the formula for a longer, healthier life flipped backward. A sweeping scientific review published in the Cell Press Blue Journal finds that eating less protein consistently extends lifespan and improves metabolic health in laboratory models, including yeast, fruit flies, and rodents. The human evidence is far thinner. No study has shown that protein restriction extends a person’s lifespan. Short-term human trials have, however, found improvements in blood sugar, insulin sensitivity, and body fat, according to the review. The findings raise…

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by Joe Lombardi
On Your Side
Child Chokes On Popular Toy, Prompting Nationwide Recall Child Chokes On Popular Toy, Prompting Nationwide Recall
Child Chokes On Popular Toy, Prompting Nationwide Recall A popular baby teething toy is being recalled after a child choked on it, federal regulators said. Okabesini-us issued the recall for about 2,180 Little Rawr Silicone Pull String Teething Toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 6. The teethers violate the mandatory federal toy safety standard because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than allowed. The recalled toy's strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, creating a serious and deadly choking hazard. Okabesini-us has received one report of the toy's strings reaching the ba…

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by Chris Spiker
Breaking News
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a teenage girl "almost daily" for years is facing thousands of criminal charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 7. Nicholas Allen Spencer, 37, of Clearfield, was charged following an investigation that began when a 16-year-old girl went to Pennsylvania State Police to report sexual messages she said she had been receiving from him, according to the affidavit. The teen arrived at the PSP Clearfield station with a parent on Sunday, May 17, and showed investigators messages Spencer had sent her that day, investigators w…

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by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say A multi-day manhunt for a man accused of killing his 70-year-old father and setting his Orange County home on fire ended after tips from the public led New York State Police to him, authorities said. Thomas D. Ryan, 32, was taken into custody at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, following a coordinated search in Schoharie County, State Police said. Ryan was wanted in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 6 homicide of his father, Robert Ryan, at his home at 512 Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville, police said. Robert "Bob" Ryan was born May 14, 1956, to Catherine and David Ryan o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Your Community
Wildwood Police Officer Dies Suddenly Wildwood Police Officer Dies Suddenly
Wildwood Police Officer Dies Suddenly Shawn Stimmel, a Wildwood police officer who spent more than two decades serving the community, has died suddenly, the department announced on Saturday, Aug. 8. Stimmel began his career with the Wildwood Police Department in 2001, serving in the Patrol Division, Community Policing/Bike Unit and Field Training Unit. He also worked as a school resource officer in the Wildwood School District. A lifelong resident of the Wildwoods, Stimmel owned Bill's Getty and, as a youngster, worked at Schumann's Restaurant. "Shawn was always the officer who could bring a smile and/or a heavy laugher t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP
Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: Njsp A 20-year-old New York City woman was killed and an infant was ejected from a car in a crash on the Garden State Parkway on Friday afternoon, Aug. 7, authorities said. The crash happened on the northbound lanes in Lacey Township just before 3 p.m., Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police.  A Toyota sedan driven by a 26-year-old New York City man was heading north with four passengers when it veered off the roadway to the left and struck a guiderail, Lebron said. The Toyota then re-entered the roadway and collided with a Hyundai sedan that was also traveling nor…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Cause Of Death Released For NBA Player Brandon Clarke, 29 Cause Of Death Released For NBA Player Brandon Clarke, 29
Cause Of Death Released For NBA Player Brandon Clarke, 29 Nearly three months after Brandon Clarke’s sudden death stunned the NBA, authorities have determined what killed him. The 29-year-old died from the effects of heroin and cocaine, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner announced Friday, Aug. 7. His death was ruled accidental.  Clarke, a forward for the Memphis Grizzlies, was found unresponsive in his bedroom at about 5 p.m. Monday, May 11, according to the medical examiner. Paramedics pronounced him dead at 5:15 p.m.  A deputy medical examiner examined Clarke the following day at the department’s Forensic Science…

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by Joe Lombardi
Breaking News
Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino
Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino An 89-year-old Pennsylvania woman has died after a vehicle left the roadway and became submerged in water at a Poconos casino resort, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 8. Jeanette Radzikowski, 89, of Dickson City, was a passenger in the vehicle when it went off the road at 312 Woodland Road in Paradise Township, the location of Mount Airy Casino Resort, at approximately 3:47 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.  Emergency responders pulled Radzikowski from the passenger seat of the submerged vehicle, the coroner said.  Radzikowski…

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by Jillian Pikora
On Your Side
Mountain Dew Releasing New Flavor With Special Twist: How To Get It Mountain Dew Releasing New Flavor With Special Twist: How To Get It
Mountain Dew Releasing New Flavor With Special Twist: How To Get It A popular flavor of Mountain Dew is celebrating its 22nd birthday with a little bit of spice. Mountain Dew Zero Sugar Baja Leo will launch exclusively through TikTok Shop starting at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 12, according to food review website Sporked. The limited-edition soda blends spiced mango, chili lime, and black pepper. Each $8 bundle includes one 12-ounce can of Baja Leo in commemorative birthday packaging and a 12-pack of original Baja Blast. The bundles will be available while supplies last. The release comes 22 years after Baja Blast debuted exclusively at Taco Bell on July 2…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Teen Dressed As Clown Accused Of Stabbing Man To Death: 'I Have A Gift For You' Teen Dressed As Clown Accused Of Stabbing Man To Death: 'I Have A Gift For You'
Teen Dressed As Clown Accused Of Stabbing Man To Death: 'I Have A Gift For You' A teen was accused of dressing up as a clown and randomly stabbing a man to death at a bus stop, authorities said. John Wesley Allen Jr., 78, of Jennings, Missouri, was killed while waiting for the bus shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, Illinois State Police said in a news release. The killing happened at the bus stop near 76th and State streets in East St. Louis, Illinois. East St. Louis police responded to a report of a body in the road and found Allen, who had been stabbed in what state police called a "random attack." State police special agents quickly identif…

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by Chris Spiker