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Revere, MA
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Everett Native Ellen Pompeo Detained By TSA For Over An Hour Over Her Snack: 'Is This A Joke?'
Ellen Pompeo says she was detained for more than an hour at an airport and subjected to a bomb screening all because of a snack she tried to bring on board. The Everett, Massachusetts native and “Grey’s Anatomy” star told Travel + Leisure this week that in March, TSA agents detained her for over an hour, and a bomb squad had to clear her before she could board her flight. Related: TSA Shakes Up Airport Security Rules — What Travelers Should Know What triggered such an intense response from airport security? A bag of organic sunflower seeds. "I had a bag of sunflower seeds, like organ…
Clifton Park, NY
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Alert Issued For Missing Capital Region Man
Police are asking for help in locating a man from the region who was reported missing. Saratoga County resident Robert Crofut left his Moreau home at around 10 a.m. Friday, July 5, according to sheriff’s officials. He was driving a white 2011 Dodge Dakota pickup truck with New York license plate number 18186JE. Crofut, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, is 5-foot-7 and 120 pounds, and is bald with blue eyes. He wears glasses and was last seen wearing a tan shirt and tan pants. Sheriff’s officials said Crofut may be traveling to a location on Harrisburg Road in the Warren County town o…
White Plains, NY
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Covid-
19: Here's Why Those Who Wear Glasses Are Much Less Likely To Get Virus, Researchers Say
New research suggests that a common accessory that is already worn by millions of people can make the wearer three times less likely to catch COVID-19. While face masks have been found to reduce the risk of catching or spreading COVID-19 through the mouth and nose, not much research has been done on how to keep the virus from entering via people’s eyes. However, a recent study found that people who wear glasses at least 8 hours a day are two to three times less likely to catch COVID-19 than people who are not wearing them. The same level of protection applies to people who wear sunglasses …
Worcester, MA
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Covid-
19: Face-Mask-Fog Solution Developed In Western Mass
Since the start of the pandemic, people with glasses have had a legitimate problem with face masks - wearing them fogs up eyewear. But a Western Massachusetts company thinks it has come up with a solution - literally and figuratively. Kyttarinic Technologies is working to get an updated version of its premier product FogKicker out to the glasses-wearing public. With a new office in Springfield, the formerly Amherst-based company has been selling vials of the spray and has tested a new product, wipes, that clean and prevent fog on glasses and dive masks. FogKicker is not the first anti-f…
