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Two Winning $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold In NY As New Jackpot Soars To $1B Two Winning $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold In NY As New Jackpot Soars To $1B
Two Winning $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold In NY As New Jackpot Soars To $1B While nobody won the top prize in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night, July 26, two ticket buyers in New York are a whole lot richer. New York Lottery officials announced that two second-prize Mega Millions tickets worth $1 million each were sold in the state, one in Staten Island and the other upstate. The next drawing will be held at 11 p.m. Friday, July 29, with the grand prize expected to top $1 billion. The Staten Island ticket was sold at the Honey Bee store located at 1774 Forest Avenue. In Saratoga County, a winning ticket was sold in Corinth at the Cumberland Farms locat…

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Panera Soup Sold At Grocery Stores Recalled Due To Undeclared Allergen Panera Soup Sold At Grocery Stores Recalled Due To Undeclared Allergen
Panera Soup Sold At Grocery Stores Recalled Due To Undeclared Allergen More than 2,000 cases of Panera soups that were sold in grocery stores have been recalled due to an undeclared wheat allergen. Blount Fine Foods announced on Friday, June 24, that it is recalling 2,569 cases of 16-ounce Panera at Home Southwest Corn Chowder. The recall is limited to products with lot number 042122-2K and “Use By” date of 6/30/22, the company said. The products also have a UPC code of 077958690812. The recalled soups are sold in refrigerated cases in the deli department of certain grocery stores, and they are not sold at Panera restaurants, Blount Fine Foods said.…

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by Nicole Valinote
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FDA Expands National Peanut Butter Recall To Include New Products FDA Expands National Peanut Butter Recall To Include New Products
FDA Expands National Peanut Butter Recall To Include New Products Federal health officials announced that more products are being recalled in connection to the nationwide Jif peanut butter recall. In late May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that dozens of different types of peanut butter products were being recalled due to concerns of Salmonella contamination. Original story - Recall Issued For Popular Peanut Butter Brand Sold Nationwide Further investigation led to several other companies recalling items that contain Jif peanut butter products inside, including several fresh-cut fruit and vegetable items that contain potentially cont…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Allegedly Groomed 80-Plus Children Worldwide To Produce Child Porn, With Victims In NY Man Allegedly Groomed 80-Plus Children Worldwide To Produce Child Porn, With Victims In NY
Man Allegedly Groomed 80-Plus Children Worldwide To Produce Child Porn, With Victims In NY Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were allegedly groomed by a California man to produce child porn, authorities announced. Demetrius Carl Davis, age 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested Posted by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, April 26…

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'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter 'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter
'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter The man who has been the subject of a massive manhunt for allegedly opening fire on a Brooklyn subway car that left 29 injured, 10 of them shot, has been taken into custody after police received a Crime Stoppers tip. Frank James, age 62, was nabbed by cops after he was spotted by two NYC officers walking near St. Mark's Place and First Avenue in the lower east side area on Wednesday afternoon, April 13, said NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. Early Wednesday, police received a Crime Stoppers tip saying James was at a McDonald’s in the East Village, NYPD Chief of Detectives Ja…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Outbreak Of Virus In Deer Population Could Be Trouble For Humans, Scientists Say COVID-19: Outbreak Of Virus In Deer Population Could Be Trouble For Humans, Scientists Say
Covid-19: Outbreak Of Virus In Deer Population Could Be Trouble For Humans, Scientists Say For the first time, researchers are uncovering disconcerting evidence that COVID-19 is spreading amongst the deer population, which could spell trouble for humans. Researchers took nasal swabs from 360 white-tailed deer in the US between January and March 2021 when the number of COVID-19 cases was surging across the country, which found that more than 35 percent were previously infected or dealing with an active case. The latest study out of Ohio comes on the heels of research that found COVID-19 infections were prevalent in white-tailed deer in New York, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Illinois, and M…

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by Zak Failla
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Nine Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA Shipping Them Overseas Nine Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA Shipping Them Overseas
Nine Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA Shipping Them Overseas An international ring of identity thieves stole $1.3 million worth of vehicles and watercraft from dealerships in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, using fraudulently obtained digital driver's licenses, authorities charged. Nine defendants used the stolen identities of US citizens in Puerto Rico -- along with fake Puerto Rico driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, debit cards, and birth certificates -- to obtain the licenses from motor vehicle agencies in Jersey City and North Bergen, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. They used tho…

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Music Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Hudson Valley Rock Band Music Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Hudson Valley Rock Band
Music Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Hudson Valley Rock Band A music manager who took advantage of a Hudson Valley band to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars will spend time behind bars for stealing from his clients, authorities announced. Richard Clair, Jr., age 52, a resident of Ohio and former manager of the Orange County-based band “The Racer,” has been sentenced to one year in jail for stealing $50,000 from them while falsely claiming that he was promoting an album and concert tour. Instead, Clair used the band’s funds to subsidize his own personal expenses, which included groceries, fast food purchases, and over $8,500 in cash withdrawal…

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by Zak Failla
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Recall Issued For Parsley Product Sold In New York Recall Issued For Parsley Product Sold In New York
Recall Issued For Parsley Product Sold In New York Hundreds of boxes of parsley are being recalled after testing showed the products could be contaminated with E. coli. Buurma Farms Inc. announced on Tuesday, Sept. 14, that it is recalling 320 boxes of Plain Parsley. The products were harvested on Monday, Aug. 30. The recalled products were distributed in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. "Individual bunches of flat parsley sold to retailers for purchase by consumers would likely have a 'BUURMA FARMS Plain Parsley' twist-tie with a price look-up (PLU) number of 4901 and a UPC code of 33383 80125," the com…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Say Cheers: IHOP To Start Serving Wine, Beer At Select Locations Say Cheers: IHOP To Start Serving Wine, Beer At Select Locations
Say Cheers: IHOP To Start Serving Wine, Beer At Select Locations IHOP guests will soon be able to order a glass of wine with their pancakes, as the company unveils its "Bubbles, Wine & Brews" menu at select locations. The menu is available at three restaurants located in San Diego and New Mexico, and in the coming months it will expand to other locations in New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Ohio and more, IHOP said in an announcement on Thursday, Aug. 12. The company said the menu includes domestically and locally sourced beers and wine options. IHOP President Jay Johns said the company's recent survey found that 66 percent of recent guests and 58 p…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says
Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says After crushing brick-and-mortar retailers across the country, Amazon is now reportedly taking its shot at the department store game. The online retail giant, which currently manages a handful of small Amazon-branded stores, is looking to expand its offline shopping options is thinking bigger, with department store plans reportedly in the works. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is looking to open locations smaller than traditional department stores, following the playbook set forth by Aldi and Trader Joe’s, with a heavy emphasis on private-label goods from Amazon. If the plan co…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: These States Giving Away Guns, Trucks, Pot As Incentives To Get Vaccinated COVID-19: These States Giving Away Guns, Trucks, Pot As Incentives To Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: These States Giving Away Guns, Trucks, Pot As Incentives To Get Vaccinated Some states are getting creative as they look to incentivize Americans to go out and get the COVID-19 vaccine. Across the country, states are offering lottery tickets, free drinks, vacations, custom weapons, scholarships, and even marijuana as the race continues to meet President Joe Biden’s promise of getting 70 percent of adults at least partially vaccinated by Independence Day. In Connecticut, the state’s Restaurant Association is partnering with Gov. Ned Lamont to launch its #CTDrinksOnUs campaign, where participating restaurants provide complimentary drinks to vaccinated patrons. New …

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by Zak Failla