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Carla Jeffery Dies: 33-Year-Old Actress Known For Hit Disney Franchise Carla Jeffery Dies: 33-Year-Old Actress Known For Hit Disney Franchise
Carla Jeffery Dies: 33-Year-Old Actress Known For Hit Disney Franchise Fans and co-stars are mourning a performer whose joyful presence extended far beyond the screen. Carla Jeffery, best known for playing Bree in Disney Channel’s “Zombies” franchise, died on Tuesday, Sept. 1, her talent management company announced on Instagram. She was 33. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Carla Jeffery, who passed away on September 1, 2026, at just 33 years old,” Carla Alexander of Alexanders Talent Management wrote. The cause of death was not disclosed. View this post on Instagram Jeffery…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Dolly Parton's Hollywood Star Defaced After Fans Leave Tributes Dolly Parton's Hollywood Star Defaced After Fans Leave Tributes
Dolly Parton's Hollywood Star Defaced After Fans Leave Tributes Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is being replaced after it was apparently vandalized days after the country music legend's death. The Hollywood Historic Trust and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced the replacement on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The new star will be available for viewing on Friday, Sept. 4. A vandal scratched over Parton's name on her star after a memorial for the singer was cleared away for previously planned repairs, ABC7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles reported. "Somebody decided to do this about 10 minutes before we got here," said Lore Corona, a woman …

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Gloria Steinem Dies: Feminist Icon Helped Reshape America Gloria Steinem Dies: Feminist Icon Helped Reshape America
Gloria Steinem Dies: Feminist Icon Helped Reshape America A towering figure who helped reshape the national conversation over women’s rights has died. Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist, activist, and leader of the modern feminist movement, was 92.  Her death was announced Thursday, Sept. 3, after she died peacefully at her New York City home A statement posted to Steinem’s official Instagram account said she was surrounded by loved ones and remained committed to the fight for equality until the end. "Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end," the statement said. …

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by Joe Lombardi
On Your Side
Early Labor Day Deals Start At Amazon: How Much Shoppers Can Save Early Labor Day Deals Start At Amazon: How Much Shoppers Can Save
Early Labor Day Deals Start At Amazon: How Much Shoppers Can Save Labor Day is still more than a week away, but one of the country’s biggest online retailers is already rolling out holiday discounts. Amazon has launched its Labor Day sale ahead of the Monday, Sept. 7, holiday, with deals spanning home goods, electronics, fashion, beauty, outdoor gear, and other categories. The retailer’s homepage was advertising savings of up to 45 percent Saturday, Aug. 29, along with limited-time deals and discounts tied to saved items and shopping categories. Amazon’s homepage Saturday, Aug. 29, advertised Labor Day savings of up to 45 percent across several sh…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
MapQuest Rises To No. 1 App Amid 'Lake America' Backlash MapQuest Rises To No. 1 App Amid 'Lake America' Backlash
MapQuest Rises To No. 1 App Amid 'Lake America' Backlash A digital mapping pioneer from the dial-up era has suddenly found a very modern route back to the top. MapQuest has surged to No. 1 among free iPhone apps in the US after refusing to follow a controversial geographic name change adopted by competing mapping services. Apple's live US App Store chart ranked MapQuest No. 1 on Wednesday, Sept. 2, ahead of ChatGPT at No. 2. The surge follows MapQuest's decision to continue displaying Lake Ontario under its longstanding name after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to rename the Great Lake "Lake America" amid a trade dispute with Ca…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
TV Star Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal TV Star Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal
TV Star Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal A familiar television star is opening up about a frightening medical ordeal that unfolded largely outside the public eye. Busy Philipps revealed she was diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor after a full-body MRI detected a mass before she developed obvious symptoms, she told People in an exclusive interview published Wednesday, Aug. 26. The 2.6-centimeter tumor was identified as a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a slow-growing form of brain cancer. The 47-year-old Philipps underwent a roughly five-hour operation Monday, March 2, to remove the tumor from her frontal lobe. She later needed…

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by Joe Lombardi
Breaking News
ICE Chase Ends In Crash Involving NJ Town Mayor's Wife: Rep ICE Chase Ends In Crash Involving NJ Town Mayor's Wife: Rep
ICE Chase Ends In Crash Involving NJ Town Mayor's Wife: Rep A mayor's wife and a driver fleeing federal immigration agents were both hospitalized when the suspect ran a red light and apparently struck her vehicle early Wednesday, Sept. 2 in New Jersey, officials confirmed. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a stop at approximately 7:30 a.m., on Route 130 in North Brunswick, Township spokeswoman Michelle Greder said. After initially stopping, the driver of the subject vehicle fled from federal agents at a high rate of speed. During the incident, the vehicle proceeded through a red traffic signal and co…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
Cause Of Death Determined For Acting Icon Tim Curry Cause Of Death Determined For Acting Icon Tim Curry
Cause Of Death Determined For Acting Icon Tim Curry New details have emerged about the death of Tim Curry, the magnetic British performer who turned eccentric characters into enduring pop-culture icons. Curry’s primary cause of death was coronary artery disease, according to public health documents obtained exclusively by People and reported Wednesday, Sept. 2. The documents listed Curry’s history of stroke and kidney cancer as contributing conditions. No surgeries were performed for any of those ailments, People reported. Curry died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at his home in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 80. The actor and sing…

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by Joe Lombardi
Breaking News
9 Rescued After Vessel Takes On Water: Stafford PD 9 Rescued After Vessel Takes On Water: Stafford PD
9 Rescued After Vessel Takes On Water: Stafford PD Nine people were rescued after their vessel  vessel struck a partially submerged dredge pipe and began taking on water in the waters south of the Causeway Bridge, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 2. At 12:38 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 29, the Stafford Township Police Department Marine Unit received a distress call over the VHF marine radio reporting a vessel taking on water approximately one mile south of the Causeway Bridge, Stafford Township police said. The distress call was made by a passing boater who remained with the vessel until police arrived, officers said. The v…

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by Sam Barron
Breaking News
Shots Fired In Red Bank: Police Shots Fired In Red Bank: Police
Shots Fired In Red Bank: Police An investigation has been launched after shots were fired in Red Bank Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said. At 4:52 p.m., officers responded to 107 Catherine St. and found numerous shell chasings from the roadway near the residence, Red Bank police said. A vehicle believed to be involved had fled the area prior to police arrival, officers said. Several residents were sitting outside their residence at the time of the incident but no injuries were reported, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron