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Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Arrives: What To Know Now Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Arrives: What To Know Now
Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Arrives: What To Know Now One of summer's biggest sky shows is about to reach its brightest stretch, and conditions could make this year's display especially favorable. The Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight from Wednesday, Aug. 12, into Thursday, Aug. 13, according to NASA and the International Meteor Organization. A new moon on Wednesday will leave skies free of significant lunar glare during the prime viewing window. NASA considers the Perseids among the best meteor showers of the year. They are known for fast, bright streaks and occasional fireballs that can remain visible longer than an average meteor. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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McDonald's Energizes Drink Menu With Red Bull Partnership: See What's New McDonald's Energizes Drink Menu With Red Bull Partnership: See What's New
McDonald's Energizes Drink Menu With Red Bull Partnership: See What's New Some extra energy is coming to the McDonald's drink menu with a new Red Bull beverage. McDonald's is launching the Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer nationwide, the company announced in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The beverage will be available at participating restaurants starting on Monday, Aug. 17. The new drink combines Red Bull with blue raspberry syrup and freeze-dried dragonfruit. Customers looking for less sugar can substitute Red Bull Zero as the base. McDonald's will also sell 8.4-ounce cans of Red Bull on their own at some locations. "We've seen growing enth…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Rock Legend Joan Jett Suddenly Scraps Upcoming Shows Rock Legend Joan Jett Suddenly Scraps Upcoming Shows
Rock Legend Joan Jett Suddenly Scraps Upcoming Shows Rock icon Joan Jett has abruptly pulled the plug on her remaining 2026 concerts. The 67-year-old singer and guitarist canceled two September appearances after undergoing orthopedic surgery for a fractured vertebra following an injury, according to multiple reports. Her team announced the news in an Instagram Story on Wednesday, Aug. 5.  People reported that Jett will focus on physical therapy and healing while recovering from surgery. No additional details about how she was injured have been disclosed.  The cancellations affect a Saturday, Sept. 5 performance in Costa Mesa, Calif…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Jon Cypher Dies: 'Hill Street Blues,' 'Major Dad' Actor Spent Decades On Screen Jon Cypher Dies: 'Hill Street Blues,' 'Major Dad' Actor Spent Decades On Screen
Jon Cypher Dies: 'Hill Street Blues,' 'Major Dad' Actor Spent Decades On Screen A well-known actor whose career stretched from Broadway and live television to some of TV's most recognizable dramas and comedies has died. Jon Cypher, the New York City native best known for playing Chief Fletcher Daniels on "Hill Street Blues," died Monday, Aug. 3, at his home in Central Point, Oregon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 94. A specific cause of death has not yet been released. Cypher appeared throughout the 1981-87 run of "Hill Street Blues" and later played Brigadier General Marcus Craig on the CBS sitcom "Major Dad." He appeared in 69 episodes of "Major Dad" fro…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Popular Drug At Center Of $44M Pfizer Settlement: How To File Claim Popular Drug At Center Of $44M Pfizer Settlement: How To File Claim
Popular Drug At Center Of $44M Pfizer Settlement: How To File Claim People who paid for a popular drug to quit smoking may be eligible for money in a major class action settlement with Pfizer. The $44 million settlement covers people and third parties who paid any amount of money for retail purchases of the smoking cessation medicine Chantix. The lawsuit claims Pfizer failed to follow current good manufacturing practices, causing Chantix to become contaminated with a nitrosamine, which can cause cancer. The plaintiffs also accused Pfizer of misrepresenting its compliance with manufacturing standards. Pfizer has denied wron…

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by Chris Spiker
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Undercover 'Cops In The Crosswalk' Operation Nets 38 Stops In NJ Town Undercover 'Cops In The Crosswalk' Operation Nets 38 Stops In NJ Town
Undercover 'Cops In The Crosswalk' Operation Nets 38 Stops In NJ Town Drivers in one Jersey Shore town were put to the test, and dozens got caught. Long Beach Township police officers posed as pedestrians in crosswalks on Tuesday, Aug. 4, waiting to see whether approaching motorists would stop, the department said (click here to watch). The aptly named "Cops in the Crosswalk" detail was conducted by the department's Traffic Safety Unit to improve pedestrian safety, police said. When a driver failed to stop for an officer crossing in a designated crosswalk, a marked patrol vehicle was waiting to make the traffic stop, police said. The four-hour operation…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Raw Oysters At Steakhouse Left Firefighter With Permanent Brain Damage, Lawsuit Says Raw Oysters At Steakhouse Left Firefighter With Permanent Brain Damage, Lawsuit Says
Raw Oysters At Steakhouse Left Firefighter With Permanent Brain Damage, Lawsuit Says A father, ex-Marine, and firefighter suffered cardiac arrest and a permanent brain injury after eating raw oysters at a popular Chicago steakhouse chain, according to a newly filed lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Joe Belgio on Monday, Aug. 10, in Cook County Circuit Court, IL, against Gibsons Steakhouse - Oak Brook, LLC, GRG Holdings, Supreme Lobster and Seafood Company, Taylor Shellfish Company, and other defendants. Belgio ate at Gibsons Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, on June 30, 2025, where he ordered and ate raw oysters, according to the complaint. The lawsuit says he ate n…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Gina LaPlaca and her husband Jason Carty are in trouble with the law again. LaPlaca, 47 and Carty, 49 are charged charged with fraudulently placing LaPlaca on the Democratic primary ballot in the June 2026 Lumberton Township Committee race, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Multiple individuals whose names and purported signatures appeared on LaPlaca's nominating petition indicated they had neither signed the petition nor authorized anyone to do so on their behalf in support of the candidate's nomination, Bradshaw said. The petition, which was submitted to the Lumbert…

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by Sam Barron
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Teaneck Fugitive Caught Trying To Board International Flight At Newark Airport: Police Teaneck Fugitive Caught Trying To Board International Flight At Newark Airport: Police
Teaneck Fugitive Caught Trying To Board International Flight At Newark Airport: Police A Teaneck man wanted for nearly two years was arrested while trying to board an international flight at Newark Liberty International Airport, authorities said. Jankely N. Hidalgo, 37, was attempting to board the flight on Saturday, Aug. 8, when his name was flagged by U.S. Department of Homeland Security personnel because of an outstanding Teaneck police warrant, Deputy Police Chief Seth B. Kriegel said. The warrant stemmed from an investigation that began with a welfare check at an apartment on Windsor Road in Teaneck on May 22, 2024, Kriegel said. Officers entered the apartment and f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Jersey City Cops Won't Face Charges For Deadly Shooting: AG Jersey City Cops Won't Face Charges For Deadly Shooting: AG
Jersey City Cops Won't Face Charges For Deadly Shooting: AG Jersey City police officers will not face charges following the deadly officer involved shooting, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. A stand grand jury declined to file charges responsible for the death of Teshawn Rogers, which occurred last October, the Attorney General's Office said. Shortly after 1 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 21, members of the Jersey City Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, which consists of plainclothes officers operating unmarked vehicles, encountered Rogers in the area of Bergen and Virginia avenues as he walked northbound on Bergen Avenue, authorities said. Two …

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by Sam Barron
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Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run A New Jersey mother is suing a strip club and the driver accused of fatally striking her 26-year-old son, claiming the club continued serving the motorist alcohol before the deadly crash in August 2024, court records show. Jeannette Consoro Green, acting on behalf of the estate of her son, Matthew Flores, of Ridgefield Park, filed the wrongful-death lawsuit (attached at the bottom of this news article) in Passaic County Superior Court against Edinson Polo Jr., Silk Gentlemen's Club, and several businesses and individuals associated with the club and nearby parking areas on Tuesday, Aug. 4. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arrest Made In Fair Lawn Hit-Run That Injured Mother, 5-Year-Old Arrest Made In Fair Lawn Hit-Run That Injured Mother, 5-Year-Old
Arrest Made In Fair Lawn Hit-Run That Injured Mother, 5-Year-Old A 67-year-old Fair Lawn woman was arrested hours after authorities say she struck a mother and her 5-year-old son in a marked crosswalk, seriously injuring the boy, then drove away. Maritza Salazar-Perez was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 11, at approximately 3:45 p.m., nearly nine hours after the crash at Broadway and Fair Lawn Parkway at 32nd Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Salazar-Perez was driving a 2011 Honda Pilot and making a left turn from 32nd Street onto Broadway when she struck the 47-year-old woman and her son as they crossed Broadway in a marked crosswalk, Musella s…

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by Cecilia Levine