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Rare Blue Moon Coming Soon: Best Time To Look Up Rare Blue Moon Coming Soon: Best Time To Look Up
Rare Blue Moon Coming Soon: Best Time To Look Up A rare lunar sight is set to give skywatchers one more reason to look up before the month is over. Click here for a new, updated story - Rare Blue Moon Is Now Days Away: What To Know The next full moon reaches peak illumination at 4:45 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, May 31, and it will be a Blue Moon. This one is a calendar-month Blue Moon, meaning it is the second full moon in the same month. May opened with the Flower Moon on Friday, May 1. Despite the name, the moon will not actually look blue. It should appear in its usual golden-white color, especially near the horizon shortly after …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Gunfire Near White House Checkpoint Leaves Suspect Dead, Bystander Wounded: Latest Update Gunfire Near White House Checkpoint Leaves Suspect Dead, Bystander Wounded: Latest Update
Gunfire Near White House Checkpoint Leaves Suspect Dead, Bystander Wounded: Latest Update A shots-fired incident at a White House checkpoint has left a suspect dead and a bystander wounded, according to reports. Click here for a new, updated story: 21-Year-Old ID'd As Alleged Gunman In Shooting Near White House The White House was briefly placed on lockdown Saturday evening, May 23, after apparent gunshots were heard near the complex, according to authorities. Reporters near the North Lawn heard gunfire just after 6 p.m. Eastern near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC, close to the west side of the White House complex and the Eisenhower Executive Of…

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Weslyan Grad Who Killed Brother During Mental Health Crisis Dies By Suicide In Jail: Officials Weslyan Grad Who Killed Brother During Mental Health Crisis Dies By Suicide In Jail: Officials
Weslyan Grad Who Killed Brother During Mental Health Crisis Dies By Suicide In Jail: Officials Matthew Hertgen, the 32-year-old former standout soccer player accused in the savage murder of his own brother, was found dead in jail earlier this month, Daily Voice has learned Hertgen died Friday, May 8 at the Mercer County Jail of an apparent suicide, a spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Last month, Matthew, who played soccer during high school in Toms River and in college at Wesleyan, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the February 2025 death of his brother, Joseph Hertgen, in his Princeton apartment. Hertgen used a knife and a golf club t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Is 'Ozempic Personality' Real? Experts Weigh In Is 'Ozempic Personality' Real? Experts Weigh In
Is 'Ozempic Personality' Real? Experts Weigh In For some people taking popular weight-loss drugs, the change may go beyond the scale. The term "Ozempic personality" has emerged online and among some patients to describe emotional flattening, reduced motivation, or a loss of pleasure while taking GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. The Washington Post examined the phenomenon in a report published Thursday, April 16, noting that doctors and patients have described a dulled response not only to food, but also to hobbies, socializing, music, exercise, and romance. The term is not an official diagnosis. Experts…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Newly Minted Millionaire: $6.8M CT Lottery Jackpot Claimed Newly Minted Millionaire: $6.8M CT Lottery Jackpot Claimed
Newly Minted Millionaire: $6.8M CT Lottery Jackpot Claimed A lucky Connecticut Lottery player is officially a millionaire after claiming a massive Lotto! jackpot. The $6.8 million prize from the Feb. 3 drawing was claimed at the Connecticut Lottery Corporation Headquarters & Claims Center in Wallingford, lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold at Big Y World Class Market on Poquonnock Road in Groton. Lottery authorities did not identify the winner.  The jackpot ranks as the fifth-largest Lotto! prize ever won in Connecticut Lottery history. The drawing also produced seven more winning tickets that matched five of the six numb…

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Trump Roasts Hochul In Wild NY Rally Story About Her Phone Calls Trump Roasts Hochul In Wild NY Rally Story About Her Phone Calls
Trump Roasts Hochul In Wild NY Rally Story About Her Phone Calls President Donald Trump took the stage at Rockland Community College’s Eugene Levy Fieldhouse Friday afternoon, May 22, drawing loud cheers from supporters gathered for the event. New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced Trump to the crowd, leading supporters in a “Go Big Blue” chant before the president walked onstage. Click here to watch live. Nearly an hour into his speech, President Trump mocked NY Gov. Kathy Hochul while discussing congestion pricing and housing issues, joking about phone calls he claims to receive from the governor. “She calls me up a lot,” Trump told t…

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Most Common Medications Used By US Adults Revealed In New Study Most Common Medications Used By US Adults Revealed In New Study
Most Common Medications Used By US Adults Revealed In New Study Many Americans reach for medicine far more often than they may realize, according to a new national survey that highlights just how common weekly medication use has become. A study published in JAMA Network Open found that 62.3 percent of US adults reported taking at least one over-the-counter or prescription medication in the past seven days. That amounts to well over 100 million people. Researchers also found that medication use can quickly add up. One in six adults reported taking five or more medications in the past week, while 3.3 percent said they took 10 or more. The study was based…

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Passenger Tries Opening Door At 36K Feet, Forcing Northeast Flight To Land Passenger Tries Opening Door At 36K Feet, Forcing Northeast Flight To Land
Passenger Tries Opening Door At 36K Feet, Forcing Northeast Flight To Land An international flight from the Northeast made an unexpected landing after a disruptive passenger tried to open a door at 36,000 feet. The incident happened aboard United Airlines Flight 1551 on Thursday, May 21. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 departed Newark Liberty International Airport and was bound for Guatemala City. According to FlightAware, the flight left EWR at 6:46 p.m. and made a U-turn near Newport News, Virginia. It landed safely at Washington Dulles International Airport at 8:38 p.m. United said 145 passengers and six crew members were on board the flight, and no o…

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Trump Says He Will Miss Don Jr.'s Wedding: Here's Why Trump Says He Will Miss Don Jr.'s Wedding: Here's Why
Trump Says He Will Miss Don Jr.'s Wedding: Here's Why A family milestone is colliding with the demands of the White House. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday afternoon, May 22, that he will not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to Bettina Anderson this Memorial Day weekend. "While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so. I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House duri…

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Rockets Unearthed: A Nantucket Dune Was Keeping A Dangerous WWII Secret Rockets Unearthed: A Nantucket Dune Was Keeping A Dangerous WWII Secret
Rockets Unearthed: A Nantucket Dune Was Keeping A Dangerous WWII Secret What looked like another stick jutting out of an eroding Nantucket dune turned out to be a decades-old military explosive. The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad was called to the island after unexploded World War II-era rockets once used in training exercises were discovered sticking out of the sand. Despite their age, the ordnance still posed a serious threat after exposure from the eroding dune. The Massachusetts State Police, Nantucket Fire Department, and the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 responded to handle the hazard. Bomb technicians later carried out a…

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Tobacco Products That Look Like Candy Targeted In New FDA Warning Tobacco Products That Look Like Candy Targeted In New FDA Warning
Tobacco Products That Look Like Candy Targeted In New FDA Warning The Food and Drug Administration is warning retailers about unauthorized nicotine and tobacco products packaged to look like candy and cough drops that may appeal to children. Eight retailers received warning letters from the FDA after they were accused of selling the unapproved items, the agency announced in a news release on Wednesday, May 20. The questioned products include various types of nicotine pouches and dissolvable tobacco. The FDA said the products have labeling, advertising, or design features that could entice children and teens. "Products that look like everyd…

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Cops ID Motorcyclist Killed In CT Crash As 39-Year-Old Woman Cops ID Motorcyclist Killed In CT Crash As 39-Year-Old Woman
Cops ID Motorcyclist Killed In CT Crash As 39-Year-Old Woman A 39-year-old woman has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a Connecticut crash earlier this week. Ciera (Capuano) Schultz, of Bristol, died in the crash on Monday, May 18 on Meadow Road near the intersection of Plainville Avenue (Route 177), according to a release from the Farmington Police Department. Police released her identity Thursday, May 21, as the investigation into the fatal crash continued with assistance from the North Central Municipal Accident Reconstruction Squad. Schultz's obituary on the Casey’s Eastside Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Care…

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by Cecilia Levine