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Major Rice Recall Covers Nearly 55,000 Pounds Sold Across 12 States, Including NY Major Rice Recall Covers Nearly 55,000 Pounds Sold Across 12 States, Including NY
Major Rice Recall Covers Nearly 55,000 Pounds Sold Across 12 States, Including NY A popular pantry staple sold across a dozen states is under recall because it may contain foreign material. The voluntary recall covers 54,648 pounds of Lundberg Family Farms White Jasmine Rice, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA classified the action as a Class II recall and lists it as ongoing. That classification means exposure may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, while the chance of serious consequences is considered remote. Wehah Farms, which does business as Lundberg Family Farms, initiated the recall after discovering potential contamin…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Taylor Swift Drops $50K Surprise On Mom Who Nearly Died Saving Teen On I-95 Taylor Swift Drops $50K Surprise On Mom Who Nearly Died Saving Teen On I-95
Taylor Swift Drops $50K Surprise On Mom Who Nearly Died Saving Teen On I-95 Ashley Taunton isn't out of the woods yet, but Taylor Swift is helping her get there. The 42-year-old Connecticut mother who suffered critical injuries while assisting a group of teenagers on I-95 got an unexpected assist from a certain 36-year-old singer. You may have heard of her. Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to the GoFundMe campaign for Ashley Taunton, whose recovery from a July crash has gone viral. PEOPLE confirmed on Friday that the pop star had contributed to the fund, which has since jumped to more than $87,000 since it was created in July. Taylor Swift made a big donation…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
College Football Player Dies After Sideline Emergency During Season Opener College Football Player Dies After Sideline Emergency During Season Opener
College Football Player Dies After Sideline Emergency During Season Opener A college football season opener turned from celebration to heartbreak in a matter of minutes. William Jewell College junior running back MicahJo Barnett died after suffering a medical emergency during a game on Saturday, Aug. 29, in Liberty, Missouri, the college announced. Barnett, 20, experienced the emergency on the William Jewell sideline during the NCAA Division II game against Fort Lewis College at Greene Stadium. Emergency personnel began assisting him about 20 minutes after kickoff, according to The Kansas City Star. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak
Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak A volatile weather pattern is closing in, with a comfortable weekend giving way to a prolonged stretch of hazards. The National Weather Service says the shift will begin Sunday evening, Aug. 30, as showers and thunderstorms spread into parts of New England. The threat will expand Monday, Aug. 31, as moisture moves along the northern edge of a heat dome centered farther south.  The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center has placed parts of New York, northern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, and southern New England under a marginal risk for excessive rainfall. Monday wil…

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by Joe Lombardi
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This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals
This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals A simple daily habit may make a substantial difference for people trying to lose weight. A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research on Thursday, Aug. 13, found that people who logged their food more frequently tended to lose more weight over six months. Users who tracked food six to seven days per week lost an average of 11.33 percent of their body weight. Those who tracked fewer than two days per week lost 6.84 percent on average. The findings came from a retrospective study of 5,132 adults using the MyNetDiary nutrition-tracking app. The participants had an average age…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Back-to-School Checkups Back-to-School Checkups
Back-to-School Checkups August is the best time to start thinking about a back-to-school checkup for your child. Also known as a well-child visit, these appointments provide a thorough exam to make sure that your child is physically and emotionally ready for the classroom. What will happen during the appointment? During the appointment, the clinician will perform a physical exam which includes a vital signs check. They will review all immunizations that your child should have received, perform hearing, vision, and mental health screenings, and take a look to see if your child is reaching their developmental milest…

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TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal
TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal A familiar television star is opening up about a frightening medical ordeal that unfolded largely outside the public eye. Busy Philipps revealed she was diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor after a full-body MRI detected a mass before she developed obvious symptoms, she told People in an exclusive interview published Wednesday, Aug. 26. The 2.6-centimeter tumor was identified as a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a slow-growing form of brain cancer. The 47-year-old Philipps underwent a roughly five-hour operation Monday, March 2, to remove the tumor from her frontal lobe. She later needed…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'? Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'?
Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'? A sweeping new oil deal comes with a promise every driver wants to hear, but any payoff at the pump may be well down the road. President Donald Trump announced the agreement between the US and Venezuela on Friday, Aug. 28, saying it would expand American access to oil and eventually cut gas prices. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The agreement gives US interests majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, ac…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia
NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia The company that designs Tim Stockel's corn mazes had been trying to get Dolly Parton into cornfields for nearly three years. The idea was simple: honor an American icon in the fall, when denim jackets, country music, and getting lost in a cornfield just seem to fit. Finally, in February, Parton's team agreed to a one-year licensing arrangement allowing participating farms to use her image in corn mazes designed by The Maize Company. "To me, she was everything," said Stockel, who runs the 130-acre Happy Day Farm in Manalapan alongside his wife, Olivia Stockel, a massive Dolly Parton fan. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing
Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing A quiet late-summer break will not last long as a more unsettled pattern begins taking shape. Click here for a new, updated story - Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms will reach New England from Sunday evening, Aug. 30, into Monday, Aug. 31, as a front expands east from the northern Plains and Great Lakes. Additional disturbances moving along the northern edge of a sprawling heat dome could produce several rounds of rain and thunderstorms from Tuesday, Sept. 1, into Wednesday, Sept. 2, a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Amazon Launches Labor Day Deals Early: How Much Shoppers Can Save Amazon Launches Labor Day Deals Early: How Much Shoppers Can Save
Amazon Launches Labor Day Deals Early: How Much Shoppers Can Save Labor Day is still more than a week away, but one of the country’s biggest online retailers is already rolling out holiday discounts. Amazon has launched its Labor Day sale ahead of the Monday, Sept. 7, holiday, with deals spanning home goods, electronics, fashion, beauty, outdoor gear, and other categories. The retailer’s homepage was advertising savings of up to 45 percent Saturday, Aug. 29, along with limited-time deals and discounts tied to saved items and shopping categories. Amazon’s homepage Saturday, Aug. 29, advertised Labor Day savings of up to 45 percent across several sh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know
Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know A long-awaited payout from a major privacy case is about to begin, but only people who filed claims before the deadline can receive money. Payments from Oracle’s $115 million class-action settlement will begin on Monday, Sept. 21, according to the official Oracle Data Privacy Settlement website. The distribution should be completed by Monday, Dec. 7. The appeals process was fully resolved on June 22, clearing the way for payments. The settlement resolves claims that Oracle improperly captured, compiled, and sold people’s online and offline data without their permission. The lawsuit allege…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States
New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States A foodborne parasite surge that has already sickened thousands of Americans is still growing as health officials investigate several potential sources. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 17,180 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the US have been reported since Friday, May 1.  Cases have now been identified in 48 states and Washington, DC, according to data updated Tuesday, Aug. 25. The only states not reporting cases are Delaware and Hawaii. That compares with 1,180 cases reported during the entire period from May 1 through Aug. 31 of last year. …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds
These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds A new survey is revealing the relationship habits many Americans say can go too far, with some behaviors falling into a gray area before a breakup ever happens. Talker Research surveyed 2,000 Americans about what counts as cheating in 2026 and found that emotional connections, secret communications, and online activity can be viewed as relationship breaches. The survey, conducted online from July 1 to July 6, 2026, found that 15 percent of Americans who are married or in a relationship admit they have romantic feelings for someone outside their relationship. Gen Z respondents were the most…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News A Fox News anchor wasted little time answering President Donald Trump after the president took aim at the network and one of its reporters. Bret Baier delivered a point-by-point rebuttal during “Special Report” on Thursday, Aug. 27, minutes after Trump criticized Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt in a Truth Social post about the network’s Iran coverage. “Jonathan Hunt of Fox News did a particularly inaccurate report on the Failing Islamic Republic of Iran,"  Trump wrote. "I don’t want to meet, they do. In fact, they are begging to make a deal. Bret Baier should straighten out his fl…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: Nypd A 63-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan building housing Google offices, authorities said. John Butch, of Brooklyn, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment following the incident on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the NYPD. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man who had set himself on fire inside 315 Hudson St. in Hudson Square just before 3 p.m., authorities said. Responding officers found Butch with burns throughout his body, police said. He was taken by EMS to New York-Pre…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Burned Victim Found Dead After Raging House Fire In Hudson Valley Burned Victim Found Dead After Raging House Fire In Hudson Valley
Burned Victim Found Dead After Raging House Fire In Hudson Valley A person was found dead inside an Orange County home after a raging overnight fire, police said. The blaze broke out at a home on Darraugh Lane in Sparrowbush around 12:50 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, according to New York State Police.  Troopers responded after receiving a report that the residence was fully engulfed in flames. Crews from the Sparrowbush Fire Department also responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze, police said. After the fire was put out, a deceased person was discovered inside the home. The severity of the burns prevented authorities from immediately…

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by Ben Crnic
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Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage A turtle was brutally abused and left to die on Long Island until it was rescued by a local animal agency, officials said. The turtle was trapped inside a cage that had been secured with zip ties and submerged underwater at Geiger Park in Deer Park, the Suffolk County SPCA said Friday, Aug. 28. Town of Babylon park rangers found the turtle while responding to a complaint about e-bikes in the park and pulled the cage out of the lake, the SPCA said. The turtle also had a fishhook stuck in its mouth, which was then tied to the cage, preventing the animal from escaping, officials said. It was …

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Feds Link New York Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ Feds Link New York Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ
Feds Link New York Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ A New York woman accused of supplying a counterfeit watch network tied to Waterbury is being held in federal custody. Si Man Lam, 43, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and federal agents searched her home and seized about $900,000 in cash, prosecutors said. The case centers in part on a Waterbury home linked to Izedin Kimca and aliases he allegedly used. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted about 74 parcels sent there between April 2020 and July 2022, court records allege. The packages held fake Rolex, Audemars and Panerai watches. Genuine versions would have carried suggested…

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by Josh Lanier
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Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA
Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA Virginia waited more than half a century for another Miss USA. The wait ended in historic fashion on Thursday, Aug. 27, when Miss Virginia USA Justus Kelley was crowned Miss USA 2026 during the 75th edition of the pageant in Miami. Kelley, 31, became the first mother and first married woman to win the Miss USA title, according to People and Business Insider. She is also reportedly the first woman in her 30s to win. And she ended quite the drought back home. Kelley became the first woman representing Virginia to win Miss USA since Deborah Shelton took the crown in 1970, according to B…

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by Zak Failla
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NY Gun Trafficker Linked To County's Largest Firearms Bust In History Gets Prison Time NY Gun Trafficker Linked To County's Largest Firearms Bust In History Gets Prison Time
NY Gun Trafficker Linked To County's Largest Firearms Bust In History Gets Prison Time A Georgia man who admitted supplying firearms for illegal sale in Orange County will spend over a decade in prison for his role in the largest gun-trafficking case in county history.  Dijoun Lawrence, 23, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 26, after previously pleading guilty to first-degree criminal sale of a firearm and fourth-degree conspiracy, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.  Lawrence admitted that he supplied firearms from Georgia to be sold illegally in New York as part of the interstate trafficking network …

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by Ben Crnic
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Driver Caught In Hit-Run That Killed Former Village Trustee In Hudson Valley: Police Driver Caught In Hit-Run That Killed Former Village Trustee In Hudson Valley: Police
Driver Caught In Hit-Run That Killed Former Village Trustee In Hudson Valley: Police Police say a driver has been arrested in the hit-and-run crash that killed a longtime Sullivan County community figure who served in village government and with his local fire department.  Carlos R. Gutierrez of Monticello was arrested by Woodridge Police and New York State Police in Wurtsboro in connection with a crash that killed Ronald Kates, 81, in the Village of Woodridge, Woodridge Police announced.   Gutierrez was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a felony, in connection with the fatal crash, according to Woodridge Police.  As Daily Voice previously …

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by Ben Crnic
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FBI Seeks More Victims Of Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Hudson Valley FBI Seeks More Victims Of Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Hudson Valley
FBI Seeks More Victims Of Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Hudson Valley Federal investigators are searching for more potential victims of an Orange County man who was recently sentenced to a decade in prison for sexually abusing two young boys over several years in Rockland County.  The FBI's New York Division Hudson Valley Resident Agency is seeking information from anyone who may have been victimized by James Valentine of Cornwall-on-Hudson, the agency announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26.  Investigators said Valentine, 58, primarily targeted boys between the ages of 8 and 16 over a 40-year period spanning from 1985 through 2025. The FBI said Valent…

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Mom, Daughter Among About 90 Americans Missing Following Catastrophic Nepal Flooding NY Mom, Daughter Among About 90 Americans Missing Following Catastrophic Nepal Flooding
NY Mom, Daughter Among About 90 Americans Missing Following Catastrophic Nepal Flooding A desperate search for survivors is intensifying after a wall of water and debris tore through Himalayan communities, leaving families around the world waiting for answers. About 90 Americans are now among more than 1,300 people unaccounted for near the Nepal-China border, according to the US State Department and multiple reports. Three Americans have been rescued. Among those missing are Rekha Shashidharan, 54, and her 14-year-old daughter, Rashi Shashidharan, from New York, CNN reports. A family member reportedly spoke with the pair about an hour before the catastrophic flooding…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hershey Unwraps Biggest Halloween Lineup Yet As Spooky Season Starts Early Hershey Unwraps Biggest Halloween Lineup Yet As Spooky Season Starts Early
Hershey Unwraps Biggest Halloween Lineup Yet As Spooky Season Starts Early The Hershey Company is unwrapping its Halloween lineup early as more people get into the spooky spirit months before October. Hershey announced its 2026 Halloween lineup on Thursday, Aug. 13. The eastern Pennsylvania candy giant called it the company's largest and most diverse seasonal portfolio. The lineup is highlighted by the return of Hershey's Cookies 'N' Creme Fangs, which are coming back for the first time since 2024. The fang-shaped treat features the brand's Cookies 'N' Creme flavor in a Halloween design. Here are some other new and returning Halloween favorites for 2026: K…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Cause Of Death Released For Shelley Fabares, TV Sitcom Star Cause Of Death Released For Shelley Fabares, TV Sitcom Star
Cause Of Death Released For Shelley Fabares, TV Sitcom Star The cause of death has been revealed for a television favorite whose career stretched from teenage sitcom stardom to movies, music, and a second hit series decades later. Shelley Fabares died of pneumonia, her family told People in a report published Thursday, Aug. 27. She was 82. Fabares died Saturday, Aug. 22, in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones. Her death was announced the following day publicly. She had previously been diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis and underwent a liver transplant in 2000, People noted. Original report - Shelley Fabares Dies: TV Sitcom Favorite Also S…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death A former local television news anchor whose career included several stations across the country has admitted to a crime that could keep her behind bars for decades. Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 21, to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. Mock faces a presumptive life sentence with eligibility for parole after 25 years.  Her sentencing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5.  The killing happened Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at the Wichita, Kansas, home Mock share…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Toilet Paper, Household Staples Face Possible Price Hikes: What To Know Toilet Paper, Household Staples Face Possible Price Hikes: What To Know
Toilet Paper, Household Staples Face Possible Price Hikes: What To Know The cost of everyday household necessities could soon take another hit as a widening trade fight puts deeply connected US-Canada supply chains under pressure. New tariffs between the two countries are targeting hundreds of products, including paper goods, appliances, cosmetics, food, and other staples. The latest escalation came after Canada announced Tuesday, Aug. 25, that it will impose counter-tariffs ranging from 15 to 50 percent on $27.6 billion in US goods beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8.  The Canadian government said its response follows new US tariffs of 50 percent on $27.6 billion …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Apple's Biggest iPhone Change In Years Nears: What To Know About Launch Apple's Biggest iPhone Change In Years Nears: What To Know About Launch
Apple's Biggest iPhone Change In Years Nears: What To Know About Launch Apple's long-rumored entry into a fast-growing corner of the smartphone market appears to be only weeks away. The tech giant is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone during its September launch event, according to multiple reports. Bloomberg has reported that the device remains on track to debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.  The event will be held at 1 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Sept. 9. The foldable has widely been called the iPhone Ultra or iPhone Fold, though Apple has not confirmed the final name. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has said “Ultra” is widely used interna…

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by Joe Lombardi
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3 Inmates Attacked Corrections Officers In Separate Incidents At Hudson Valley Facility: DA 3 Inmates Attacked Corrections Officers In Separate Incidents At Hudson Valley Facility: DA
3 Inmates Attacked Corrections Officers In Separate Incidents At Hudson Valley Facility: DA Three inmates at a Dutchess County prison have been indicted in separate attacks that left correction officers injured, prosecutors said.  Ryan Laws, 48, Carine Reeves, 46, and Emmanuel Valentin-Perez, 23, are each charged with two counts of second-degree assault, both felonies, in connection with incidents at Green Haven Correctional Facility in the town of Beekman, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 27.  The three indictments involve separate alleged attacks dating from July 2024 through January 2025.  Laws is accused of attacking a …

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by Ben Crnic
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Nearly Half-Pound Of Crack, Fentanyl, Over $2K Seized In Hudson Valley Drug Raid: Police Nearly Half-Pound Of Crack, Fentanyl, Over $2K Seized In Hudson Valley Drug Raid: Police
Nearly Half-Pound Of Crack, Fentanyl, Over $2K Seized In Hudson Valley Drug Raid: Police Nearly half a pound of crack cocaine and more than 40 grams of fentanyl were seized during a multi-agency drug raid in Dutchess County that led to two arrests, police said.   The bust happened at 97 North Bridge St. in the City of Poughkeepsie on Monday, Aug. 24, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26.  During a police search of the property, investigators said they seized around 234.8 grams of crack cocaine and 43.25 grams of fentanyl. Authorities also found about $2,812 in cash, numerous cellphones, drug paraphernalia, and a digital scale, the agency sai…

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by Ben Crnic