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Watch Treadmill Abuse Dad Christopher Gregor Learn His Fate For Causing 6-Year-Old Son's Death Watch Treadmill Abuse Dad Christopher Gregor Learn His Fate For Causing 6-Year-Old Son's Death
Watch Treadmill Abuse Dad Christopher Gregor Learn His Fate For Causing 6-Year-Old Son's Death Presiding Judge Guy P. Ryan did not mince his words in delivering Christopher Gregor's sentence Friday, Aug. 2. "What Corey received that day was abuse of the most egregious sort and doesn't square with the defendant's statements today," said Ryan from an Ocean County courtroom in footage shared by Court TV. What he was referring to was the series of videos, obtained by Court TV, that show 32-year-old Gregor forcing 6-year-old Corey Micciolo to sprint for extended periods of time even after falling, again and again. Corey died on April 2, 2021. A post-mortem exam showed he had suffered in…

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Passaic Native Erik Tlatelpa Fought For Family: Support Surges After Dad Loses Cancer Battle Passaic Native Erik Tlatelpa Fought For Family: Support Surges After Dad Loses Cancer Battle
Passaic Native Erik Tlatelpa Fought For Family: Support Surges After Dad Loses Cancer Battle Support is surging for the family of a Passaic native and Connecticut dad who died of cancer. Erik Tlatelpa, 41, of Trumbull, CT, died on Friday, June 3, of pancreatic cancer, according to a GoFundMe set up to create a college fund for his two sons. The page had raised more than $8,200 of its $20,000 goal as of Tuesday, June 7. "While this horrible disease ultimately claimed his life, Erik fought hard for more then[sic] 2 years to spend as much time as possible with those he loved," the fundraiser's description reads.  "He was a devoted husband to Katherine Linnet, whom he shared…

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New Study Ties COVID-19 To Erectile Dysfunction New Study Ties COVID-19 To Erectile Dysfunction
New Study Ties Covid-19 To Erectile Dysfunction Those having a hard time masking up might take note of a new study that draws a connection between COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction, researchers say. The University of Florida Health study found that men who’ve had the coronavirus are more than three times more likely to be diagnosed with erectile dysfunction than those who haven’t. The researchers said they arrived at that figure after adjusting for other factors -- among them, diabetes, obesity, smoking and cardiovascular or respiratory disease. “The receptor that the coronavirus binds to is abundant on the penis and testes,” said Josep…

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Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News
Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of the best colleges in America. Princeton University was ranked No. 1 in the nation. The calculations were based on nine broad measures of quality: graduation and retention, graduation rate performance, graduate indebtedness, social mobility, faculty resources, expert opinion, financial resources, student excellence, and alumni giving. The following universities were named: 2. Columbia University: New York, NY (tie) 2. Harvard University: Cambridge, MA (tie) 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA (tie) …

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by Nicole Acosta
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NJ High School Senior From Nigeria Accepted To 15 Colleges — Including 7 Ivy Leagues NJ High School Senior From Nigeria Accepted To 15 Colleges — Including 7 Ivy Leagues
NJ High School Senior From Nigeria Accepted To 15 Colleges — Including 7 Ivy Leagues Although the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally shifted the way of life for all school-age students, one North Jersey high school senior says it helped to broaden his horizons and give him the encouragement he needed to apply and get accepted to 15 colleges — including seven Ivy Leagues universities. David Odekunle, a 17-year-old Bloomfield High School senior, received letters of acceptance from the following universities for the fall semester: 1. Princeton University 2. Yale University 3. Brown University 4. Columbia University 5. Dartmouth University 6. Cornell University 7. University …

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: Fifth NJ ShopRite Employee Tests Positive COVID-19: Fifth NJ ShopRite Employee Tests Positive
Covid-19: Fifth NJ ShopRite Employee Tests Positive An East Windsor ShopRite worker tested positive for COVID-19, marking the fifth case among the grocery chain’s employees in the state, officials said Monday. Previous cases were identified in Newark, Morristown, Garwood and Old Bridge. Nearly two dozen ShopRite stores in New Jersey are imposing customers limits to stop the spread of coronavirus. The East Windsor employee first reported symptoms on March 12, was subsequently sent home and has not yet returned to work, reports said. Other employees at the location were notified of the positive case, and the store is being thoroughly sanitiz…

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by Valerie Musson
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Bloomfield High Senior Accepted To 15 Schools, Including Princeton Bloomfield High Senior Accepted To 15 Schools, Including Princeton
Bloomfield High Senior Accepted To 15 Schools, Including Princeton This can be a tense time of year for college-bound high school seniors, who are now learning where they’ve been accepted, where they’ve been wait-listed and which schools simply wished them well in their future endeavors. Emmanuel Odekunle of Bloomfield has a lot to think about too -- such as deciding which of the more than one dozen schools where he’s been accepted he’s going to attend. “As of this moment, I have not yet made a decision as to which university I will be attending,” the senior at Bloomfield High School said in an interview late last week. “God will direct us on the best one…

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by Paul Milo