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NJ Man Flies To FL, Assaults Fellow Gamer With Hammer, Sheriff Says: 'This Is A Weird One' NJ Man Flies To FL, Assaults Fellow Gamer With Hammer, Sheriff Says: 'This Is A Weird One'
NJ Man Flies To FL, Assaults Fellow Gamer With Hammer, Sheriff Says: 'This Is A Weird One' A New Jersey man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he flew from Newark International Airport to Florida, to confront a man he'd gotten into an argument with online. In announcing second-degree attempted murder charges against 20-year-old Edward Kang, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said, "This is a weird one. "Some things make you say, 'hmm.' Some things you just can't make up. Some things make you say, 'What in the world was he thinking?' and there are some things that make you say, 'You're not going to believe this.' "Well this case makes you say all four of thos…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Honda Recalling 391K Lawnmower, Pressure Washer Engines Due To Injury Concerns Honda Recalling 391K Lawnmower, Pressure Washer Engines Due To Injury Concerns
Honda Recalling 391K Lawnmower, Pressure Washer Engines Due To Injury Concerns Hundreds of thousands of popular home products are being recalled by Honda due to injury concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week that 391,800 Honda lawnmowers and pressure washer engines are subject to the recall due to improperly manufactured parts that can cause the starter rope to retract unexpectedly, creating an injury hazard.  Specifically, the recall is limited to Honda HRN216 and HRX217K6 lawnmowers and the GCV170/200 G5B pressure washer engines. To date, there have been nearly 2,200 reports of incidents related to camshaft failures, in…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Black & Decker Recalling 2.2M Hammers Due To Impact Injury Hazard Black & Decker Recalling 2.2M Hammers Due To Impact Injury Hazard
Black & Decker Recalling 2.2M Hammers Due To Impact Injury Hazard Millions of widely-used sledgehammers sold over the past decade are subject to a nationwide recall due to impact injury concerns. Stanley Black & Decker announced a recall of 2.2 million DeWALT, Stanley and Craftsman fiberglass sledgehammers whose heads can loosen prematurely and detach unexpectedly during use, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). According to CPSC, the DeWALT sledgehammers are yellow and black; Recalled DeWALT Model DWHT56024 SledgehammerCPSC the Stanley sledgehammers are yellow and black; Recalled Stanley FATMAX Model FMHT51297 Engi…

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by Zak Failla
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YETI Recalls 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due to Magnet Ingestion Hazard YETI Recalls 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due to Magnet Ingestion Hazard
Yeti Recalls 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due to Magnet Ingestion Hazard Nearly two million YETI coolers are being recalled nationwide due to serious injury or death risk if one were to consume detached magnets that could potentially fuse together inside the body. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that approximately 1.9 million YETI soft coolers and gear cases that have magnet-lined closures that can fail and result in detached magnets are subject to the recall after hundreds of complaints were filed. “The magnet-lined closures can fail and result in detached magnets, posing a risk of serious injury or death if ingested,” according to CPS…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery
Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery A 70-year-old man from Burlington threatened to shoot and kill a cashier during an armed robbery at an Ace Hardware store in Hamilton, authorities said. Michael Swift is accused of passing a note to a cashier at the Route 33 store while keeping his other hand in his pocket around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, Hamilton Police said. The note allegedly stated that Swift had a gun in his pocket aimed at the cashier and that he would shoot her unless she handed over the money inside the cash register. After the cashier told Swift that she didn’t have a key to the cash register, he repeated t…

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by Valerie Musson