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7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores 7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores
7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is closing hundreds of stores in North America. Parent company Seven & I Holdings said that the 444 locations were “underperforming.” They make up about 3 percent of 7-Eleven's total of around 13,000 outlets in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Specific sites of the stores have not yet been released. In announcing the closures, the company said that 7-Eleven stores saw a 7.3 percent decline in traffic in August, saying a "pullback in consumer spending has persisted beyond prior expectations" that has affected store traffic and sales growth "as consu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Capital Region Man Accused Of Killing 6-Year-Old Boy Offered Plea Deal Of 15-20 Years Capital Region Man Accused Of Killing 6-Year-Old Boy Offered Plea Deal Of 15-20 Years
Man Accused Of Killing Young Cohoes Boy Offered Plea Deal An Albany County man accused of killing a 6-year-old baby who had methamphetamines in his system was offered a plea deal on Friday, Aug 9, authorities said.  Anthony Ojeda, 42, of Cohoes, is charged with murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the 2019 death of Eli Ojeda, the Albany District Attorney's Office said.  Prosecutors have offered Ojeda a sentence of 15 to 20 years if he confesses to first-degree manslaughter, CBS Albany reported.  Ojeda is expected to answer the plea by the end of Aug…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Person From Virginia Third To Die From Listeria Outbreak Linked To Boar's Head Deli Meat Person From Virginia Third To Die From Listeria Outbreak Linked To Boar's Head Deli Meat
Person From Virginia Third To Die From Listeria Outbreak Linked To Boar's Head Deli Meat A person from Virginia has become the third person to die during an ongoing Listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to millions of pounds of Boar's Head deli meats that were recalled. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an update on Thursday, Aug. 8 advising that there have been nine more cases reported in connection to the recall, bringing the total to 43 hospitalized - three of which who died, including one from Virginia. No details about the person who died in Virginia have been released. Two others in the state have also been sickened with Listeria amid the outbr…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
First Named Storm Of 2024 Hurricane Season Forms: Meet Alberto First Named Storm Of 2024 Hurricane Season Forms: Meet Alberto
First Named Storm Of 2024 Hurricane Season Forms: Meet Alberto What could be one of the most active hurricane seasons ever now has its first named storm. Tropical Storm Alberto formed late Wednesday morning, June 19 as it moved across the western Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rain, coastal flooding, and gusty winds are forecast along the coasts of Texas and northeastern Mexico through Thursday, June 20. Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued in those areas. It could make landfall, probably in Mexico, Thursday night. Up to 12 inches of rainfall is possible in parts of northern Mexico. In late May, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forec…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Total Solar Eclipse: Here's What To Expect To See By Minute, Zip Code Total Solar Eclipse: Here's What To Expect To See By Minute, Zip Code
Total Solar Eclipse: Here's What To Expect To See By Minute, Zip Code What's being called the most visible eclipse for the United States in 100 years is just a day away, but you won't have to wait until Monday afternoon, April 8. Click here for a new, updated story - Total Solar Eclipse: Here's Brand-New Cloud Cover Forecast, Timing By Zip Code A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, completely blocking the face of the sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. According to NASA, totality will start on Monday around 1:07 p.m. Eastern time in Mexico and leave Maine around 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. While mos…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Solar Eclipse: Viewers Can Suffer Severe Eye Injuries Without Proper Protection, NASA Warns Solar Eclipse: Viewers Can Suffer Severe Eye Injuries Without Proper Protection, NASA Warns
Solar Eclipse: Viewers Can Suffer Severe Eye Injuries Without Proper Protection, NASA Warns With a total solar eclipse now just a week away, officials are warning that eye safety will be crucial for the approximately 44 million Americans who reside in the path of totality and the millions more expected to travel to the path. "Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury," according to NASA. Known as the “Great North American Eclipse,” it will have a narrow path of totality from southwest to northeast across 13 states in the…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions In just over a month, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Many are planning road trips to places where the best viewing conditions are expected for what space.com says will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," with a four-minute totality duration beginning…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When
These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When It won't be long now. In just over two months, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Mark your calendar now for Monday, April 8 with four-minute totality duration beginning at 3:13 p.m. Eastern time. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. According to space.com, it will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Photographer Helps Inmates Find ‘Dignity’ Through Self-Portrait Exhibit At NY Jail Photographer Helps Inmates Find ‘Dignity’ Through Self-Portrait Exhibit At NY Jail
Photographer Helps Inmates Find ‘Dignity’ Through Self-Portrait Exhibit At NY Jail Saskia Keeley has spent the last eight years in the West Bank, bringing Israeli and Palestinian women together to, in her words, break down barriers and build bridges of empathy. Her photography workshops allow the women to foster connections with one another. “At that time, I got to experience the camera in a whole new way, by seeing it as a tool for dialogue, understanding, and transformation,” she told Daily Voice. After returning to the US, Keeley vowed to continue serving populations that in her eyes have been “deprived of humanity and dignity.” Saskia Keeley. Saskia Keeley “I ha…

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by Michael Mashburn
Weather
Tale Of 2 Coasts: Hilary To Bring Life-Threatening Flooding To SoCal; Far Different Story Here Tale Of 2 Coasts: Hilary To Bring Life-Threatening Flooding To SoCal; Far Different Story Here
Tale Of 2 Coasts: Hilary To Bring Life-Threatening Flooding To SoCal; Far Different Story Here Call it weather role reversal. As Hurricane Hilary is taking aim at the West Coast -- the first tropical storm to hit California in 84 years -- conditions will be crisp and clear in this region for the weekend after a quick-moving round of thunderstorms passed through ahead of a cold front at the end of the workweek, Morning temperatures ranging from the upper 50s to low 60s will rise to the mid-70s to around 80 degrees on Saturday, Aug. 19, which will be a few degrees below normal, but a welcomed change from the high humidity from earlier in the week, according to the National We…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Unsuspecting Americans Dying From Fake Pills With Fentanyl, DEA Says Unsuspecting Americans Dying From Fake Pills With Fentanyl, DEA Says
Unsuspecting Americans Dying From Fake Pills With Fentanyl, DEA Says The US Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of a sharp nationwide increase in potentially deadly fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl. DEA laboratory testing revealed that six out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills now contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. That's an increase from the DEA’s previous announcement in 2021 that four out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills were found to contain a potentially lethal dose. “This marks a dramatic increase – from four out of ten to six out of ten – in the number of pills that can kill,” said DEA …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Pair Of New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic Basin Pair Of New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic Basin
Pair Of New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic Basin Amid the ongoing relief operations following the devastation caused by hurricanes Fiona and Ian, forecasters are keeping an eye on two new systems in the Atlantic Basin. It had been a relatively quiet hurricane season before the back-to-back blockbuster storms. "Ian gave a jolting reminder that all it takes is one significant strike from a tropical system to disrupt livelihoods and create a major, deadly disaster, following what was an unusually quiet start to the season," according to AccuWeather.com. Julia and Karl will be the next named storms of the hurricane season, which ends Wednesd…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination
Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination A manufacturer has issued a nationwide recall for two of its brands of cheese because of potential contamination with Listeria, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday, Sept. 30. Old Europe Cheese, Inc. of Benton Harbor, Michigan is recalling its Brie and Camembert cheeses due to the concerns of Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.  Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiff…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Risk Of Kidnappings, Violent Crime Prompts US State Department To Issue Mexico Travel Advisory Risk Of Kidnappings, Violent Crime Prompts US State Department To Issue Mexico Travel Advisory
Risk Of Kidnappings, Violent Crime Prompts US State Department To Issue Mexico Travel Advisory A new travel advisory has been issued for Americans who may be planning on heading to Mexico, warning them of "violent crime and kidnapping.” The US State Department advisory comes after incidents of vandalism, looting, and other crimes in the northern part of the Mexican state of Baja California, including the city of Tijuana, along the southern-most border of California. "Violent crime – such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery – is widespread and common in Mexico," the advisory states, noting that the US government "has limited ability to provide emergency services" to US ci…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Starburst, Life Savers, Skittles Gummies Recalled Due To Possible Presence Of Metal Strand Starburst, Life Savers, Skittles Gummies Recalled Due To Possible Presence Of Metal Strand
Starburst, Life Savers, Skittles Gummies Recalled Due To Possible Presence Of Metal Strand Mars Wrigley Confectionary has recalled certain candy products because the products may have a thin metal strand embedded in the gummies or loose in the bag. The company announced on Friday, May 13, that it is recalling specific varieties of Skittles Gummies, Starburst Gummies, and Life Saver gummies after receiving reports from consumers about the metal strand. The products were distributed in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The following products are included in the recall A list of the recalled productsUnited States Food & Drug Administration A list of the recalled pr…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Here's When NY Travelers Will Need REAL ID To Fly Domestically Here's When NY Travelers Will Need REAL ID To Fly Domestically
Here's When NY Travelers Will Need Real ID To Fly Domestically Travelers in New York are running out of time to “get real” before needing a new license to board domestic flights in the US. In less than a year, as of May 3, 2023, standard licenses would no longer make the cut for those looking to travel, requiring them to register for a REAL ID to board planes. There are now three different forms of driver’s license or New York State identification, a standard - which will not be enough to board a domestic flight alone come May next year - enhanced, or the REAL ID license, which is in coordination with a new law aimed to increase security to travelers. …

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Lifelong Hudson Valley Resident Who Traveled Worldwide For Work Dies At 44 Lifelong Hudson Valley Resident Who Traveled Worldwide For Work Dies At 44
Lifelong Hudson Valley Resident Who Traveled Worldwide For Work Dies At 44 A lifelong Hudson Valley resident who traveled around the world for his job has died at the age of 44. Dutchess County resident Jeffrey Sullivan died suddenly at home on Friday, April 29, according to his obituary. Sullivan grew up in Poughkeepsie and eventually moved to Hopewell Junction. He attended Holy Trinity School in Poughkeepsie and Canterbury School in New Milford, and he later graduated from Marist College, his obituary said. "Jeff was employed as the Head of US Supply Chain for Unilever International in Englewood Cliffs, NJ where he was a dedicated employee for over 11 years an…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Suspect In Brutal Slaying Of NY Mom Obsessively Watched Crime Clips, Report Says Suspect In Brutal Slaying Of NY Mom Obsessively Watched Crime Clips, Report Says
Suspect In Brutal Slaying Of NY Mom Obsessively Watched Crime Clips, Report Says The illegal immigrant handyman who allegedly slashed the throat of a New York mother of two and then stabbed her 55 times was obsessed with sex and crime videos on YouTube. David Bonola killed Orsolya Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens sometime after midnight on Saturday, April 16 in her Tudor-style home over the end of their sexual relationship that was on and off again for some two years, NYPD officials said. The channel, under the name David Bonola, has shared thousands of videos including more than 700 local news reports of violent crimes, the New York Post reported.  A sc…

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by Kathy Reakes