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Soaking Rain, Severe Storm Set To Slam Northeast: Updated Timing Soaking Rain, Severe Storm Set To Slam Northeast: Updated Timing
Soaking Rain, Severe Storm Set To Slam Northeast: Updated Timing A moisture-laden storm will soon settle over the Northeast, raising the threat of flooded roads and travel disruptions. Click here for a new, updated story -Drenching Downpours Sweep Across Northeast: See Latest Storm Rainfall Projections Monday, Aug. 3, will be the day of the main impact. Widespread heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected along the I-95 corridor and across interior areas from Virginia to Massachusetts. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center has identified a Level 2 of 4 flash flood risk for Monday. Rainfall rates could reach 2 to 3 inches per hour i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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3 Men Busted Moving Crate Of Rifles, Cocaine In Long Island Parking Lot, Police Say 3 Men Busted Moving Crate Of Rifles, Cocaine In Long Island Parking Lot, Police Say
3 Men Busted Moving Crate Of Rifles, Cocaine In Long Island Parking Lot, Police Say Three men were arrested after officers allegedly caught them transferring numerous rifles from a large wooden crate into their vehicles in a parking lot in New York, police said.  Members of the Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) were on routine patrol around 3:58 p.m. Friday, July 31, when they spotted three men exit their vehicles in the parking lot at 86 Jericho Turnpike, according to detectives. Officers watched as the men opened a large wooden crate and began moving numerous rifles into their vehicles before launching an investigation, police said.  The three s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Breaks Into Long Island Home, Beats Resident With Chair: Police Man Breaks Into Long Island Home, Beats Resident With Chair: Police
Man Breaks Into Long Island Home, Beats Resident With Chair: Police A man is accused of breaking into a New York home through an unlocked back door before allegedly attacking a resident with a chair during a late-night confrontation, police said.  Officers responded to a home on Kathleen Drive East in Syosset at 11:27 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, after receiving a report of a burglary, according to Nassau County Police.  Jason He, 56, of Syosset, unlawfully entered the residence through an unlocked rear door before becoming involved in a disturbance with a 57-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman inside the home, detectives said.  The argument esca…

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by Jillian Pikora
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6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At Long Island Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say 6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At Long Island Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say
6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At Long Island Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say A 6-year-old boy was found alone at a community center after the family friend who was supposed to be watching him allegedly left him unattended, police said.  The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, in New Cassel, according to Nassau County Police. Officers responded to the Town of North Hempstead Community Center at 141 Garden St. after receiving a report of a found child.  When officers arrived, they found the unattended 6-year-old boy and launched an investigation. Police determined the child had been left in the care of a family friend, who then left the res…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Crash On LI Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Crash On LI
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Crash On LI A 23-year-old motorcyclist is fighting for his life after a collision with a car on Long Island on  Saturday night, police said.  The crash happened at about 8:29 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Hempstead, according to detectives.  The victim was riding a 2007 black Kawasaki motorcycle westbound on Front Street when a 27-year-old man driving a 2024 Toyota Corolla made a left turn onto Front Street from Courtenay Road, causing the vehicles to collide Nassau County Police explained.  The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he was l…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Full Ransom Notes Released: Savannah Guthrie Issues New Plea In Missing Mom Case Full Ransom Notes Released: Savannah Guthrie Issues New Plea In Missing Mom Case
Full Ransom Notes Released: Savannah Guthrie Issues New Plea In Missing Mom Case A family’s six-month nightmare has led to a new plea directed at the person who may hold the answer. NBC “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie appealed for help on Saturday, Aug. 1, as her family marked six months since her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was taken from her home near Tucson, Arizona. “Six months ago, someone took her out of her bed in the dead of night. We have lived every moment, every breath, and every heartbeat in agony and despair ever since,” Guthrie wrote in the Instagram post. The appeal followed the Pima County Sheriff’s Department’s release of two ransom notes on Fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Potentially Deadly Contamination Concern Triggers Nationwide Medication Recall Potentially Deadly Contamination Concern Triggers Nationwide Medication Recall
Potentially Deadly Contamination Concern Triggers Nationwide Medication Recall A medication intended to help some of the most vulnerable patients may carry a potentially deadly contamination risk. Sunny Pharmtech Inc. voluntarily recalled three lots of Cyclophosphamide for Injection, USP, nationwide on Friday, July 24. Particulate matter found in the medication was identified as steel, according to the company announcement posted on the US Food and Drug Administration website. Cyclophosphamide is administered intravenously to treat several cancers and other serious conditions. The company warned that patients receiving contaminated medication face a reasonable proba…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Netflix’s August Schedule Brings Fresh Releases, Major Farewells Netflix’s August Schedule Brings Fresh Releases, Major Farewells
Netflix’s August Schedule Brings Fresh Releases, Major Farewells Netflix is closing out summer with final adventures, dark mysteries, workplace chaos, and a deep bench of familiar favorites. The August rollout begins Saturday, Aug. 1, with a large collection of licensed movies, according to the full release calendar published by Tom’s Guide. The opening-day additions include “The Fast and the Furious,” “Fast Five,” “Furious 7,” “Clueless,” “Field of Dreams,” “Minions,” “Nightcrawler,” “Selma,” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Netflix’s first major original movie of the month arrives Friday, Aug. 7. “The Last House” stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as parent…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (UPDATE) NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (UPDATE)
NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (Update) A Rockland County man has been charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed a postal worker multiple times inside a Putnam County post office before a sheriff's deputy deployed a TASER device to stop the attack. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Howard McNiff, of Nanuet, was charged following the stabbing at the United States Post Office at 29 Fair St. in the hamlet of Carmel on Thursday, July 30, according to a press release issued Saturday, Aug. 1.  McNiff is charged with: Attempted murder in the second degree Two counts of assault in the second degree Criminal p…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide Sparked By Parasite Outbreak Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide Sparked By Parasite Outbreak
Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide Sparked By Parasite Outbreak A fast-food heavyweight is reaching for throwback prices after a health scare sent customers heading for the exits. Taco Bell has rolled out a series of $1, lettuce-free promotions after US same-store sales fell two percent from mid-June through Monday, July 27, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, July 30. Customer visits fell by nearly 30 percent at the height of the decline in mid-July. The limited promotions included $1 Enchiritos on Wednesday, July 22, and $1 Mexican Pizzas on Tuesday, July 28. Neither item is served with lettuce. The discounts followed federal findings conn…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Running Across Suffolk County Road Seriously Hurt After BMW Crash Man Running Across Suffolk County Road Seriously Hurt After BMW Crash
Man Running Across Suffolk County Road Seriously Hurt After BMW Crash A man suffered serious injuries after he was struck by a BMW while running across a road on Long Island, police said.  The crash happened at about 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, on Fifth Avenue just north of Brewster Street in Bay Shore, according to Suffolk County Police.  The man was running across Fifth Avenue from east to west when he was hit by a southbound 2019 BMW 430, investigators said. The pedestrian, who has not yet been identified, was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore with serious injuries, police said.  The BMW's driver, 18-year-old Ja…

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by Jillian Pikora
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UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY
UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY A 12-year-old child was killed, and a 10-year-old remains in critical condition after a UTV rolled over and pinned both children beneath it, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 1. The crash happened in the area of 84 County Route 56 in Maplecrest, where deputies with the Greene County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a UTV accident.  A preliminary investigation found the UTV was being driven on a private gravel driveway that serves several homes when it veered off the left side of the driveway, struck a boulder, and rolled onto its passenger side, ejecting all four oc…

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by Jillian Pikora