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Possible Criminal Inquiry Looms Over Vice Presidential Security Detail Possible Criminal Inquiry Looms Over Vice Presidential Security Detail
Possible Criminal Inquiry Looms Over Vice Presidential Security Detail A suspected breach inside one of Washington’s most sensitive protective operations has triggered an investigation with possible criminal consequences. A member of Vice President JD Vance’s Secret Service detail has been removed from the assignment and placed on administrative leave amid allegations involving leaked information, NBC News reported on Thursday, July 23. Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the investigation to the network. “A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential crimi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
NBC Shakes Up 'Today' Show Security After Frightening Breach: Report NBC Shakes Up 'Today' Show Security After Frightening Breach: Report
NBC Shakes Up 'Today' Show Security After Frightening Breach: Report A frightening backstage breach is now changing who can enter one of television’s most familiar studios. NBC’s “Today” show has imposed stricter access rules for on-air guests and their entourages, according to an exclusive report published by Variety on Thursday, July 23. The changes follow an alarming encounter exactly one week earlier. Andrew Truelove allegedly entered an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A at NBC’s Rockefeller Center studios in midtown Manhattan at about 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, as Daily Voice previously reported. NBC News identified Truelove, 41, after…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Popular Soup Sold Across NY Recalled Over Spoilage Concerns Popular Soup Sold Across NY Recalled Over Spoilage Concerns
Popular Soup Sold Across NY Recalled Over Spoilage Concerns More than 184,000 cans of a popular type of soup are being recalled because they may spoil. Amy's Kitchen voluntarily recalled 15,350 cases of Organic Lentil Soup - Light in Sodium, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report dated Tuesday, July 14. The recall affects 14.5-ounce cans sold in more than two dozen states and Canada. The affected cans have lot number 60D0924 and a best-before date of April 2027. Each case contains 12 cans, bringing the recall total to about 184,200 cans. According to the company, a manufacturing defect involving the can's easy-open pull tab …

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
UConn Professor Dies Suddenly At 53 UConn Professor Dies Suddenly At 53
UConn Professor Dies Suddenly At 53 Sung Yeul Park, 53, died unexpectedly on June 30. His family said they suspect it was a heart attack. A GoFundMe set up by Park's son, Soojin Park, had raised more than $81,000 as of Saturday, July 25. The campaign says that the suspected cause of death was a heart attack. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Sung Yeul's decision to become an engineer led him around the world with his wife of more than 24 years, Song Suk Cho. They had their four children while he completed graduate studies at Virginia Tech and earned his Ph.D., according to his obituary. In 2009, he joined the UConn faculty, w…

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by Josh Lanier
News
New Cyclospora Outbreak Identified By FDA: What To Know Now New Cyclospora Outbreak Identified By FDA: What To Know Now
New Cyclospora Outbreak Identified By FDA: What To Know Now A new mystery has joined an already crowded slate of foodborne illness investigations, but consumers still do not know what food to avoid. The US Food and Drug Administration disclosed on Wednesday, July 22, that it is investigating a new Cyclospora outbreak involving 72 cases. The agency lists the cluster as outbreak reference No. 1392. The product linked to the illnesses has not been identified, and the FDA has begun tracing its path through the supply chain. The FDA has not released a state-by-state breakdown, illness-onset dates, or hospitalization and death figures. No recall has been…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
NJ Teens Who Egged Pedestrians In NY Arrested After LPR, Camera Probe: Cops NJ Teens Who Egged Pedestrians In NY Arrested After LPR, Camera Probe: Cops
NJ Teens Who Egged Pedestrians In NY Arrested After LPR, Camera Probe: Cops Three New Jersey teens have been arrested after police say they threw eggs at pedestrians in separate incidents in Rockland County, authorities announced. Ramapo police responded to the areas of Monsey and Airmont at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 19, after receiving multiple reports of pedestrians being struck by eggs thrown from a passing vehicle, Detective Sgt. Michael Higgins said. No injuries were reported. Investigators spent the next several days following up on the incidents, using witness accounts, license plate reader technology, and security camera footage to identify…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Beach Boys Summer Tour Paused — Hudson Valley Show In Limbo Beach Boys Summer Tour Paused — Hudson Valley Show In Limbo
Beach Boys Summer Tour Paused — Hudson Valley Show In Limbo A “Beach Boys” tour fronted by Mike Love has called off several shows across the northeast this summer. Love, 85, has been leading the Beach Boys tour since March, though he is the only original member of the band involved in the performances, according to Rolling Stone. But on Wednesday, July 22, Love announced that all concerts until Sept. 24 had been temporarily postponed. The affected shows include: Friday, July 24 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY Saturday, July 25 at American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA Sunday, July 26 at Univest Performance Center in Quakertown, …

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
NY State Trooper Who Tipped Off Fentanyl Dealer Dodges Prison NY State Trooper Who Tipped Off Fentanyl Dealer Dodges Prison
NY State Trooper Who Tipped Off Fentanyl Dealer Dodges Prison A Hudson Valley state trooper who admitted to tipping off a fentanyl trafficker about an investigation won’t serve jail time. Michael O’Flaherty, 43, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced Wednesday, July 22 to “time served” in the case — even though he never served any jail time, Mid-Hudson News reported. O’Flaherty had previously used the fentanyl trafficker as a confidential informant, and suggested to investigators that he could join the case and add his knowledge, federal investigators said. But instead, O’Flaherty passed information to the trafficker and even attempted to out the investigati…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
New York Native Mom ID'd After Fatal 2 Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania: Coroner New York Native Mom ID'd After Fatal 2 Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania: Coroner
New York Native Mom ID'd After Fatal 2 Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania: Coroner A New York native living in the Lehigh Valley has been identified as the woman killed in a crash that police say was caused by a driver who sped through a stop sign before fleeing the scene in Allentown. Kandi Jo Heller, 44, of Slatington, died from blunt force injuries after the Chevrolet Suburban driven by Kevin Abdiel Santiago allegedly ran a stop sign and struck the Mercedes-Benz she was driving at the intersection of North Sixth and Cedar streets at approximately 1:06 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The impact s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Allergy Medication Recall Tied To Heartburn Drug Contamination Risk, FDA Says Allergy Medication Recall Tied To Heartburn Drug Contamination Risk, FDA Says
Allergy Medication Recall Tied To Heartburn Drug Contamination Risk, FDA Says An allergy medication found in cabinets across the country may contain something that was never supposed to be in the bottle. Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is voluntarily recalling four lots of cetirizine hydrochloride 5 mg tablets because of potential cross-contamination with ranitidine, an acid-reducing medication used to treat heartburn and other conditions. The company announced the nationwide recall in a notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration this week. The FDA posts company recall announcements as a public service and does not endorse the product or company. The recal…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Did A Tornado Hit Near You? NWS Confirms Westchester Touchdown Did A Tornado Hit Near You? NWS Confirms Westchester Touchdown
Did A Tornado Hit Near You? NWS Confirms Westchester Touchdown A tornado touched down in Westchester during storms on Tuesday, July 21, the National Weather Service has confirmed. An EF-0 tornado developed at 4:10 p.m. in Purchase and traveled 1.82 miles east-northeast before dissipating at 4:17 p.m. in Rye Brook, according to the NWS. The tornado reached estimated peak winds of 85 mph and grew as wide as 40 yards, survey teams determined. No injuries or fatalities were reported. ALSO SEE: Four Tornados, 3 EF-1s, Confirmed In New Jersey The tornado likely began on the Manhattanville College campus, where it uprooted several trees and snapped…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Worker Seriously Burned In Explosion In Hudson Valley Worker Seriously Burned In Explosion In Hudson Valley
Worker Seriously Burned In Explosion In Hudson Valley A reported explosion sparked a fire that left a worker with serious burns at a building along Old Route 17 in Rockland County on Wednesday, July 22, Ramapo police said. The fire at the former Tuxedo Motorsports was fully engulfed when responders arrived to 265 Orange Turnpike at 10:46 a.m., police said. One person, identified by News 12 as a worker, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center for treatment, according to police. The extent of the injuries has not been disclosed. The incident is not believed to be suspicious, police said. SLOATSBUR…

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by Cecilia Levine