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'Hate! Him!' Richard Gere Under Fire From Paul Simon's Daughter For Selling Her Former CT Home 'Hate! Him!' Richard Gere Under Fire From Paul Simon's Daughter For Selling Her Former CT Home
'Hate! Him!' Richard Gere Under Fire From Paul Simon's Daughter For Selling Her Former CT Home "Pretty Woman" star Richard Gere's decision to sell his Connecticut estate that once belonged to famed singer-songwriter Paul Simon has irked Simon's daughter enough to wish a curse upon him. Why such vitriol from the 30-year-old daughter of one half of the legendary duo Simon & Garfunkel? According to an Instagram story posted on Tuesday, July 8, by Lulu Simon, Gere promised to "take care of the land as condition of his purchase."  This was particularly important to Simon, who has followed her dad into the music business, as her childhood pets are buried on the 32-acre property, l…

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by Ben Crnic
News
$5.6M Award After Midwife Posts Botched Birth Photo Of Baby’s ‘Jellybean Head’ On Instagram $5.6M Award After Midwife Posts Botched Birth Photo Of Baby’s ‘Jellybean Head’ On Instagram
$5.6M Award After Midwife Posts Botched Birth Photo Of Baby’s ‘Jellybean Head’ On Instagram $5.6 million. That’s what a Philadelphia jury awarded to the parents of a beautiful baby girl left with catastrophic brain damage after a botched birth — and whose photo was posted on Instagram by the midwife who delivered her, labeled with the caption: “Jellybean head.” The baby, Camille Hoffman, is now 6 years old. She is nearly blind, can’t walk without help, and relies on a feeding tube to survive. Camille was born in July 2018 at Albert Einstein Medical Center, where midwife Anne Pitts Londergan allegedly missed two dangerous fetal positioning abnormalities — brow and occiput posterior…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Fan-Favorite Oreo Flavor Returns After Eight Years Of Demands: How You Can Buy It Fan-Favorite Oreo Flavor Returns After Eight Years Of Demands: How You Can Buy It
Fan-Favorite Oreo Flavor Returns After Eight Years Of Demands: How You Can Buy It One of Oreo's most popular flavors is finally back after years of fans begging for the cookies. Oreo announced the return of Blueberry Pie Oreo Cookies in an Instagram post on Thursday, June 26. The special version of the famous sandwich cookies was last available in 2017, according to People magazine. Blueberry Pie Oreos will be available in stores on Monday, July 7. "You win," Oreo posted on Instagram. "Now please stop yelling at us 😊." The flavor features blueberry creme filling between graham-flavored wafers, offering a twist on the classic chocolate-and-vanilla combo. Blueberry Pie O…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
HV Grocery Store Closing Its Doors After Rent Hike, Owner Says: 'Hard To Put Into Words' HV Grocery Store Closing Its Doors After Rent Hike, Owner Says: 'Hard To Put Into Words'
HV Grocery Store Closing Its Doors After Rent Hike, Owner Says: 'Hard To Put Into Words' A Main Street shop in Dutchess County known for its carefully curated snacks and drinks will close at the end of the month, the owner announced.  Stella’s Fine Market, located in Beacon at 155 Main St., will shut down after years of serving the city's shoppers with emerging food and beverage brands. The closure is due to a rent increase that the owner said has become unaffordable.  "I didn’t want to end our stay on Main Street, but our rent increase became something I simply couldn’t afford any longer," the owner, Nikki, wrote in a heartfelt social media post on Saturday, Jun…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Vinny Unveils AI Girlfriend — And She Looks Awfully Familiar Vinny Unveils AI Girlfriend — And She Looks Awfully Familiar
Vinny Unveils AI Girlfriend — And She Looks Awfully Familiar Vinny Guadagnino is going viral again, this time for making out with his “girlfriend” in a new Instagram reel. But here’s the twist: she’s not real. MTV's "Jersey Shore" star used artificial intelligence to generate the mystery woman, then posted a video kissing her.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vinny (@vinnyguadagnino) The reel hit 5 million views in just one day, and fans immediately noticed something familiar about the AI brunette. “Yo even AI knows it's supposed to be Angelina 😂😂😂,” one commenter wrote. Others chime…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Meta Puts Ads On WhatsApp: Here's What's Changing Meta Puts Ads On WhatsApp: Here's What's Changing
Meta Puts Ads On WhatsApp: Here's What's Changing Meta is bringing advertisements to WhatsApp, marking a major shift for the globally popular messaging app. WhatsApp will now have ads on its Updates tab, Meta announced in a blog post on Monday, June 16. Meta purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014, adding to its portfolio that includes Facebook and Instagram. The tech giant said ads won't appear in private conversations on the app. "Subscriptions, promotions and ads will appear only on the Updates tab, away from your personal chats," Meta said. "This means if you only use WhatsApp to chat with friends and loved ones, there will be no c…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
'Bachelor' Winner Who Spoiled Her Own Ending Gets Plot Twist 'Bachelor' Winner Who Spoiled Her Own Ending Gets Plot Twist
'Bachelor' Winner Who Spoiled Her Own Ending Gets Plot Twist A 28-year-old Massachusetts woman may have accidentally spoiled the ending to her win on the "The Bachelor," but new reports said her happily ever after was short-lived.  Juliana Pasquarosa, a 28-year-old client service associate from Newton, was one of 25 women who started the show vying for the affections of the 31-year-old New Jersey-based day trader, Grant Ellis.   Related: Did 'Bachelor' Contestant Spoil Her Victory In Instagram Post? It's been nearly three months since the finale, and on Friday, Ellis said something had changed. He posted an Instagram Story that said…

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by Josh Lanier
News
'Mr. Cash Drop' Hides Money Around NJ For You To Find, And His Identity Was Just Revealed 'Mr. Cash Drop' Hides Money Around NJ For You To Find, And His Identity Was Just Revealed
'Mr. Cash Drop' Hides Money Around NJ For You To Find, And His Identity Was Just Revealed The secret’s out: The man behind New Jersey’s viral cash hunts is not some reclusive millionaire — he’s a warehouse logistics manager from the suburbs. Samuel Norris, 42, has been unmasked as the good-hearted trickster known on Instagram as “Mr. Cash Drop,” according to a New York Post exclusive.  Since March, he’s been stuffing envelopes with $50 to $100 and stashing them in bushes, taping them to beach railings, and sliding them under rocks across the Garden State. Norris and his girlfriend, Trina, started the project for fun — picking drop spots at random while driving along the NJ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Trendy Hot Chicken Chain Started In Parking Lot Sold After Passing $600M Sales Mark Trendy Hot Chicken Chain Started In Parking Lot Sold After Passing $600M Sales Mark
Trendy Hot Chicken Chain Started In Parking Lot Sold After Passing $600M Sales Mark A private equity giant is buying a hot chicken restaurant chain that grew from a parking lot to an international brand that's very popular on TikTok. Roark Capital has purchased a majority stake in Dave's Hot Chicken, the restaurant said in a news release on Monday, June 2. Dave's said the sale will help the Los Angeles-based chain grow to more than 400 restaurants worldwide by the end of 2025. The company said it'll remain committed to delivering an "exceptional experience" for customers, employees, and franchise partners. "This is one of the great entrepreneurial journeys …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Man Did Donuts On Former Neighbor's Somers Lawn, Threatened Several Victims: NYSP Man Did Donuts On Former Neighbor's Somers Lawn, Threatened Several Victims: NYSP
Man Did Donuts On Former Neighbor's Somers Lawn, Threatened Several Victims: Nysp A Westchester County man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly tearing up a neighbor’s lawn with his car, threatening multiple people, and sending menacing messages on social media, police said. Vincent G. D’Agnese, 33, of South Salem, was arrested on Thursday, May 29, following a series of incidents in Somers that began with a criminal mischief complaint and escalated to alleged threats and harassment across multiple platforms, New York State Police announced on Saturday, May 31. The first incident occurred on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, when troopers responded to a report that a m…

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by Ben Crnic
News
ESPN Star Blasts AI Fakes Targeting Her Fans: 'Enough Is Enough' ESPN Star Blasts AI Fakes Targeting Her Fans: 'Enough Is Enough'
ESPN Star Blasts AI Fakes Targeting Her Fans: 'Enough Is Enough' Even ESPN's Erin Dolan isn’t safe from scammers. ESPN talking head Erin Dolan issued an advisory to her nearly 340,000 Instagram followers this week, cautioning that not everything may be as it seems when it comes to corresponding with her on social media.  The Penn State grad and girlfriend of Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm set the record straight after receiving disconcerting messages from fans about apparent phishing schemes. "Alright. Enough is enough," the ESPN sports betting analyst posted in an Instagram story on Wednesday, May 28.  "I have TikTok, Instagra…

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by Zak Failla
News
VIDEO: Pete Davidson Goes Viral For Doing Absolutely Nothing With British Model GF VIDEO: Pete Davidson Goes Viral For Doing Absolutely Nothing With British Model GF
Video: Pete Davidson Goes Viral For Doing Absolutely Nothing With British Model GF Pete Davidson is back on your social media feeds — but only briefly, and you can thank his British model girlfriend for that. The Staten Island native and former “Saturday Night Live” star made a rare social media appearance in a TikTok video shared Tuesday, May 27, by girlfriend Elsie Hewitt, a model and actress. In the clip, the couple casually taste-test various salt and vinegar chips, but fans couldn’t get enough of Davidson’s rare presence. This is the first time Davidson has appeared on Elsie's social media grid, although in March she did share an Instagram story of Pete in a bathrobe…

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by Cecilia Levine