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Fiery Deaths Prompt Recall For Millions Of Dehumidifiers: CPSC Fiery Deaths Prompt Recall For Millions Of Dehumidifiers: CPSC
Fiery Deaths Prompt Recall For Millions Of Dehumidifiers: Cpsc After multiple deaths, 450 fires, 2,000 incidents of overheating, and $19 million in property damage – millions of dehumidifiers are being recalled, according to a release by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Aug. 16, 2023.  The dehumidifiers were manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances, of China, and were sold under major brand names: Danby, De’Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, GE, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima, the CPSC explained.  "Consumers should stop using the recalled dehumidifiers and contact Gree for a full refund,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Former North Jersey Neo-Nazi Leader, Holocaust Denier Gets 5 Years For Torching NY Gas Station Former North Jersey Neo-Nazi Leader, Holocaust Denier Gets 5 Years For Torching NY Gas Station
Former North Jersey Neo-Nazi Leader, Holocaust Denier Gets 5 Years For Torching NY Gas Station A former neo-Nazi leader and Holocaust denier who ignited virtual firestorms when he lived in Ridgewood was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in prison for torching a service station in New York State. A Sullivan County court judge in Monticello required Friday that Jacques Pluss, 66, also remain under supervision for five years after his release from state prison on the arson conviction. Pluss, who lives in Kenoza Lake, NY, admitted in November that he cut a propane line and started a fire at an area service station in Jeffersonville while people -- including his wife -- were inside…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds Indict Former Midland Park Businessman In $350,000 Ponzi Scheme Feds Indict Former Midland Park Businessman In $350,000 Ponzi Scheme
Feds Indict Former Midland Park Businessman In $350,000 Ponzi Scheme A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a former Midland Park man accused of scamming at least 20 people by soliciting investments in a phony foreign currency Ponzi scheme. Thomas Lanzana, 51, used the money to buy things on Amazon.com, make payments to a luxury car dealer and jewelry retailer, and for golf expenses, the government charges. Lanzana, now of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, first solicited $1.1 million from at least 45 customers to invest in what he claimed were highly successful, algorithm-based trading pools in foreign currency derivatives (forex) and other financial instru…

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by Jerry DeMarco