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‘SOS Mode’: Verizon Outage Leaves Thousands Without Service In Major US Cities ‘SOS Mode’: Verizon Outage Leaves Thousands Without Service In Major US Cities
‘SOS Mode’: Verizon Outage Leaves Thousands Without Service In Major US Cities "SOS"? Not so much. Thousands of Verizon customers fell victim to a nationwide service outage that disrupted cell and data service in many of the country's major cities. The outage was reported by Downdetector, which identified outages across major US cities that included New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, and other localities.  Downdetector, reports of Verizon outages peaked around mid-day on Saturday, with many users experiencing their phones stuck in "SOS mode," indicating emergency call-only status with no normal network connectivity. The Verizon outages repor…

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by Zak Failla
Business
AOL Ending Iconic Dial-Up Internet Service After 34 Years: Here's When AOL Ending Iconic Dial-Up Internet Service After 34 Years: Here's When
AOL Ending Iconic Dial-Up Internet Service After 34 Years: Here's When AOL will shut down its once-iconic dial-up internet service after nearly 35 years of helping millions of Americans get online. The company quietly announced it will discontinue dial-up internet on Tuesday, Sept. 30. AOL will also end its AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, which were designed for older systems and slow-speed connections.  The change will not affect other features in customers' AOL plans. "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue dial-up internet," the company said. "This service will no longer be available in AOL pl…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Verizon Manager From Union City Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say Verizon Manager From Union City Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say
Verizon Manager From Union City Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say A Verizon store manager in Bergen County has been charged with computer crime after police say he accessed a customer's personal and financial information without permission. The incident happened on Tuesday, June 24, when a woman went to a Verizon store in Mahwah to purchase a new phone, the Mahwah Police Department said in a press release. She reported that employees transferred data from her old phone to her new one. After she left the store, she noticed a locked note containing sensitive personal and financial information was open on the screen of her old phone, which had been returned …

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
WNBA Rookies Outearning NBA Prospects On Social Media, Study Finds: Here's Why WNBA Rookies Outearning NBA Prospects On Social Media, Study Finds: Here's Why
WNBA Rookies Outearning NBA Prospects On Social Media, Study Finds: Here's Why Women's basketball rookies may be making less money on the court, but they're beating their male counterparts online. Doc's Sports Service, a sports betting news outlet, ranked the top 50 NBA and WNBA draft prospects in 2025 by their estimated online income. The results show that many WNBA players are supplementing their dramatically lower base salaries with endorsements and other advertising deals. Former UConn star Paige Bueckers, drafted No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings, could bring in more than $1 million per year from her Instagram and TikTok accounts. That's four times more…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
Wayne Mom Olivia Scavone Dies, 42 Wayne Mom Olivia Scavone Dies, 42
Wayne Mom Olivia Scavone Dies, 42 Wayne mother of two Olivia Scavone died on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. She was 42 years old. Born in Livingston and raised in Newark, Olivia earned a degree in business administration from Caldwell College and worked in Human Resources at Verizon for two decades, according to her obituary on the Nazare Memorial Home website. She settled in Wayne 15 years ago, upon marrying her husband, Michael, her obit says. Olivia enjoyed vacations to Long Beach Island, cooking, decorating, and tending to her garden, her obituary says. She was also known for creating holiday traditions and cheeri…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
USPS Worker Used Fake NJ Documents In $130K Welfare Fraud Scheme: DA USPS Worker Used Fake NJ Documents In $130K Welfare Fraud Scheme: DA
USPS Worker Used Fake NJ Documents In $130K Welfare Fraud Scheme: DA A Freeport woman and U.S. Postal Service employee is accused of defrauding public assistance programs of more than $130,000 by failing to report her income from two jobs and rental properties, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced Friday, Jan. 10. Angelique White, 32, allegedly received childcare and Medicaid benefits between 2017 and 2021 while omitting her income from the U.S. Postal Service, Northwell Health, and two rental properties she co-owned in Elmont and Freeport, according to Donnelly. White was arraigned Thursday before Judge Robert Pipia on charges of Grand La…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks
FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks Federal authorities are advising Americans to use encrypted messaging applications to protect their communications from potential foreign surveillance. The warning from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) comes amid recent cyberattacks on major telecommunication companies. The Wall Street Journal reported that China hacked AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies to spy on customers. Jeff Greene, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, told NBC News, "Encryption is your friend, whether it's on text messaging or if you have the capaci…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities
NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities A 31-year-old Irvington mas was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 8 with concocting a scheme to steal almost $2,500 in packages from a home in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 400 block of Burton Avenue on a report of a man attempting to intercept packages, Hasbrouck Heights police said. Ryan Rawls told officers he worked for a company that was a Verizon authorized dealer and worked in a division specializing in packages that had been delivered to the wrong address, police said. Police said his story was "well-rehearsed" and possessed …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest
Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗘: It's a measure of Charles Schucht's well-known dedication to helping others that he volunteered for the Ramsey Ambulance Corps in his late 60s. "Many people knew Chuck volunteered at RAC, but few realized the extent of his involvement due to his humility," Corps Chief Marc Greenwood said. "Chuck prided himself on participating in almost every single birthday drive by during COVID," Greenwood said. "When he wasn’t spreading cheer, he was helping transport critically ill COVID patients when many other volunteers had to step back for their families." Schucht was on duty in uniform wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco