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'Love Psychic' Convinced Client To Mail $90M In Jewels To Paramus, Federal Court Docs Say 'Love Psychic' Convinced Client To Mail $90M In Jewels To Paramus, Federal Court Docs Say
'Love Psychic' Convinced Client To Mail $90M In Jewels To Paramus, Federal Court Docs Say A precious, pink, 13.15-carat diamond from Qatar was among the $90 million worth of jewelry that a New Jersey relationship psychic convinced a client to swipe in his quest for love, court papers say. John Lee, who has a mailing address on Route 17 in Paramus, met his alleged victim on a website called Purple Garden, where he posed as a "love expert" under the username 1111Giovanni1111, federal prosecutors said in court papers filed in Florida. Lee, of Davenport, FL, convinced his victim — who worked for a wealthy individual in Qatar — to send him jewelry to be cleansed of bad spirits in Jun…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cause Of Death Revealed For Grant Wahl Cause Of Death Revealed For Grant Wahl
Cause Of Death Revealed For Grant Wahl After his brother backtracked suspicions of foul play in his death, Grant Wahl's wife announced the true cause on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Wahl, the Princeton University grad who died in his seat while covering the World Cup in Qatar, suffered an aortic aneurysm, his wife, Celine Grounder, said on “CBS Mornings." “It’s just one of those things that had been likely brewing for years,” she said. Wahl was covering the Argentina quarterfinal win over the Netherlands when he collapsed, falling back in his seat on Friday, Dec. 9, US reporters said. He was rushed to a local hospital, and died. U.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Captain America' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization 'Captain America' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization
'Captain America' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization Christian Pulisic will be returning to the field after he was injured while scoring his first goal at the World Cup during the US game against Iran—  making this the first winning game for the US Men's National Team.  Captain American will be reporting for duty, the fans are tweeting after the US Men's National Team shared the update on Friday, Dec. 2.  As protests continue in Iran and Americans continue to speak out in support of the citizens, the world's eyes were on Pulisic when he made the only goal of the game in the first half of the match at Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar on Tuesday, N…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sports
Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England
Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England Pressure's on for Matt Turner. The 28-year-old Bergen County native who began playing soccer as a teenager is the starting goalie for the US Men's National Team as they face Group B leaders England Friday, Nov. 25, in the second of three games before the knockout rounds of the World Cup. The USMNT — this year helmed by another Bergen County native, Gregg Berhalter — remains undefeated against England in the World Cup matches, with one major upset in 1950 and another victory in 2010. Turner, who attended Saint Joseph Regional High Schoo, began playing soccer around the time he wat…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
Sports
'Ted Lasso' Hangs Billboard In NJ Hometown Of US Mens Soccer Star Playing In World Cup 'Ted Lasso' Hangs Billboard In NJ Hometown Of US Mens Soccer Star Playing In World Cup
'Ted Lasso' Hangs Billboard In NJ Hometown Of US Mens Soccer Star Playing In World Cup US Men's Soccer star and New Jersey native Brenden Aaronson is just days away from the 2022 World Cup kicks off in Qatar. The 22-year-old midfielder from Medford who last week was announced on the World Cup roster is seeing support from miles and miles away — including a billboard from Ted Lasso. The mustached, American coach from the AppleTV show has been hanging billboards with personalized messages to each USMNT player in their hometowns. Aaronson's is hanging on the Kirby's Mill barn. Check out this awesome message from Ted Lasso about our very own Real JFC Alumni @baaronson7! …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pilot Killed In PA Plane Crash ID'd As Air Force Vet Pilot Killed In PA Plane Crash ID'd As Air Force Vet
Pilot Killed In PA Plane Crash ID'd As Air Force Vet The pilot who died in a plane crash Friday at a Pennsylvania airport has been identified as a 50-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran. Andy Travnicek was heading north in a T-6 Texan when the plane suddenly veered to the left and crashed into the grass and caught fire at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport around 12:35 p.m. Travnicek, the sole occupant of the air craft, was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a commercial airline pilot and a certified flight instructor. The plane was part of the GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team, which flies World War II-era aircrafts. …

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by Cecilia Levine