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Damaging Winds, Flooding Threaten Northeast During Multi-Day Storm Stretch Damaging Winds, Flooding Threaten Northeast During Multi-Day Storm Stretch
Damaging Winds, Flooding Threaten Northeast During Multi-Day Storm Stretch The stormiest part of a multi-day weather pattern is taking shape, with several rounds of downpours and severe thunderstorms threatening parts of the Northeast. Click here for a new, updated story - Stormiest Stretch Set To Arrive In Northeast With Multiple Rounds Ahead: Timing The National Weather Service says the first significant round will develop Tuesday, Sept. 1, with isolated to scattered strong-to-severe thunderstorms expected late in the afternoon and early evening across parts of the region. The greatest Tuesday threat includes New York City, northeastern New Jersey, the l…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NJ AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion NJ AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion
NJ AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion Amazon secretly manipulated its online advertising system to overcharge more than 1.2 million businesses by over $20 billion, potentially driving up prices for consumers in the process, according to a new lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.  New York Attorney General Letitia James joined the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 21 other states in filing the lawsuit against the e-commerce giant on Monday, Aug. 31.  The coalition alleges Amazon rigged auctions used to determine how much businesses pay to advertise products on its website, includi…

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Cause Of US Attorney’s Death In Federal Building Revealed By Medical Examiner Cause Of US Attorney’s Death In Federal Building Revealed By Medical Examiner
Cause Of US Attorney’s Death In Federal Building Revealed By Medical Examiner A medical examiner has determined how a prominent federal prosecutor died after his body was discovered inside a government building. Former Acting US Attorney Andrew Haden, 48, died by suicide, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed, according to the Los Angeles Times. The cause of death was hanging. Haden was found inside a vacant office at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego late Wednesday, Aug. 19, shortly after he was reported missing. Investigators found no evidence of foul play. The medical examiner classified the manner of death as suicid…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bergen County Landmark Funeral Home Coming Down After 84 Years: Here's What's Next Bergen County Landmark Funeral Home Coming Down After 84 Years: Here's What's Next
Bergen County Landmark Funeral Home Coming Down After 84 Years: Here's What's Next Demolition is underway on a funeral home that spent 84 years in the same spot in Bergen County. McCorry Brothers relocated from Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park to 1601 Palisade Ave. in Fort Lee around May 14, where it shares a facility with Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home, according to a statement posted to its website. In its place, a 20-unit residential building will rise, borough spokesman Bill Maer told Daily Voice. Demolition of the longtime funeral home was underway on Tuesday, Sept. 1, as first reported by NorthJersey.com. McCorry Brothers, a third-generation family-owned funeral home…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ College Baseball Player At Wrong Home Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ College Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ College Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say 'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say Donald Swope wasn't subtle about his plans for President Donald Trump. The 53-year-old Maryland man made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after prosecutors say a months-long series of Facebook posts escalated into threats against Trump and the US Secret Service. Among them was one particularly chilling message aimed directly at the president. "I will behead you Donald J. Trump," Swope allegedly wrote in a Facebook post highlighted by federal prosecutors. He followed it by tagging Trump and a lengthy list of government agencies, officials and media outlets, accord…

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by Zak Failla
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NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA
NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA A New Jersey business owner has died a week after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Interstate 80 in the Poconos, officials said. Albert R. VanRiper III, 71, of Montville, was pronounced dead at 12:32 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. VanRiper was riding a motorcycle when it crashed around 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, on I-80 near mile marker 305 in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, the coroner said. The Montville resident was the president and owner-operator of A. R. Van Riper Jr. Inc., according to h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Popular McDonald's Favorite Returns For Limited Time: 'We're So Back' Popular McDonald's Favorite Returns For Limited Time: 'We're So Back'
Popular McDonald's Favorite Returns For Limited Time: 'We're So Back' McDonald's is bringing back a spicy menu favorite nationwide. The fast-food chain officially returned Spicy Chicken McNuggets to participating restaurants on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The spicier version of the chain's classic chicken nuggets is coated in a spicy tempura breading made with aged cayenne and chili peppers. McDonald's is also offering Mighty Hot Sauce, which blends crushed red pepper, spicy chilis, garlic, and a hint of sweetness. "We're so back," the McDonald's USA Menu Spotter said. "And just as spicy as ever." The spicy nuggets first debuted in September 2020, USA Today repo…

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by Chris Spiker
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Moped Rider Linked To 3 Previous Police Escapes Busted In Paterson: Clifton PD Moped Rider Linked To 3 Previous Police Escapes Busted In Paterson: Clifton PD
Moped Rider Linked To 3 Previous Police Escapes Busted In Paterson: Clifton PD A Paterson man accused of fleeing police on a moped three times was caught after officers spotted him on the unregistered scooter, authorities said. Deunny Acevedo-Soto, 32, was arrested near Wabash and Knickerbocker avenues in Paterson on Sunday, Aug. 23, according to Clifton Police D/Lt. Robert Anderson. Officers Benjamin Bressel and Stephen Aggi were patrolling near Crooks and Wabash avenues around 7:08 p.m. when they recognized Acevedo-Soto as the unidentified rider wanted in three eluding incidents dating to June, Anderson said. In each case, the rider fled when police tried to stop h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say NY Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say
NY Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say A New York man assaulted a juvenile at MetLife Stadium during the preseason Jets-Giants game on Friday, Aug. 28, authorities said. Sherif Saad, 34, of Coram, NY, was charged following the incident near Moody’s Gate in East Rutherford, according to New Jersey State Police Tpr. II Christopher Postorino. Saad’s Facebook page identifies him as a father and an air traffic controller. Troopers responding to the assault near Moody’s Gate determined Saad assaulted the juvenile before leaving the stadium property, Postorino said. Court records list the offense time as 9:37 p.m. Saad voluntar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked The judge presiding over Lindsay Clancy's murder trial sent jurors back to deliberate after they reported they were deadlocked Tuesday morning, Sept. 1. Clancy showed no emotion as the judge announced the 12-person jury, including nine women and three men, had been unable to reach a verdict. As of press time, the jury has been deliberating for nearly 19 hours over four days. Click here to watch Clancy's reaction, or lack thereof, as the update is delivered to the courtroom, which comes at approximately 2:29:04 mark. 🚨 BREAKING: The Lindsay Clancy jury has just told the judge they CANNOT…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man With Samurai Sword Tried To Enter Poconos Church: Police Man With Samurai Sword Tried To Enter Poconos Church: Police
Man With Samurai Sword Tried To Enter Poconos Church: Police A man carrying a samurai sword tried to enter a Poconos church, prompting the building to go into lockdown on Sunday, Aug. 30, police said. Peter Gershon Wonsia, 30, of White Haven, was outside Pocono Lake Bible Church at 354 Route 940 in Blakeslee around 10:56 a.m. when he tried to get inside while armed with the sword, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Chris Wagner. Wonsia was asked to leave after refusing to remove the weapon, police said. He repeatedly said he “cannot leave” and “needed to go in,” authorities said. The church went into lockdown as Wonsia remained outsi…

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by Jillian Pikora