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Lead Found Throughout Englewood Cliffs Police HQ After Cops Turn To State With Health Concerns Lead Found Throughout Englewood Cliffs Police HQ After Cops Turn To State With Health Concerns
Lead Found Throughout Englewood Cliffs Police HQ After Cops Turn To State With Health Concerns When a group of Englewood Cliffs police officers filed complaints with the state last spring, prompting an investigation into their headquarters, the collective hope was that testing would come back clean and put their health concerns to rest. It didn't. Instead, months of testing found lead contamination in offices, hallways, and the indoor shooting range at police headquarters at 10 Kahn Terrace, according to a June report from environmental consulting firm Garden State Environmental (GSE). More recent testing identified contamination extending into portions of the ventilation system. New…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Multistate Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Products Over Contamination Risk Multistate Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Products Over Contamination Risk
Multistate Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Products Over Contamination Risk A new multistate recall is raising concerns that potentially contaminated food could remain inside business and household refrigerators. Prime Line Distributors, Inc., and Ferrarini USA, Inc., recalled about 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat pork guanciale on Sunday, Sept. 6, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. The dry-cured pork jowl may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Routine import reinspection testing detected the bacteria in a product sample, according to the USDA. No illnesses linked to the products had been confirmed when…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Reality Star Dropped By Network As Legal Trouble Deepens Reality Star Dropped By Network As Legal Trouble Deepens
Reality Star Dropped By Network As Legal Trouble Deepens A familiar face from one of television's biggest reality show franchises is facing consequences far beyond the small screen. “Below Deck Mediterranean” cast member Nathan Gallagher was convicted of three domestic violence offenses on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after failing to appear for a scheduled hearing in a Sydney court, according to multiple reports. A magistrate convicted Gallagher, 28, in his absence and issued a warrant for his arrest. The New South Wales Police Force said he was believed to be offshore. Bravo announced on Thursday, Sept. 3, that it had ended its relationship with the supe…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Norah O’Donnell Returning To Familiar Desk In CBS Lineup Change Norah O’Donnell Returning To Familiar Desk In CBS Lineup Change
Norah O’Donnell Returning To Familiar Desk In CBS Lineup Change A familiar face is returning to a familiar desk as CBS reshapes one of its flagship programs. Norah O’Donnell will become a permanent co-host of “CBS Mornings” beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to multiple reports, including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. O’Donnell, 52, will join Gayle King and Nate Burleson at the anchor desk. She fills the third chair vacated by Tony Dokoupil, who moved to the “CBS Evening News” earlier this year. The assignment marks a homecoming for O’Donnell. She co-hosted the program under its former name, “CBS This Morning,” with King from 2012 to 2019. O’…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Major Airline Tests New Way To Get Food, Essentials Before Boarding At Newark Airport Major Airline Tests New Way To Get Food, Essentials Before Boarding At Newark Airport
Major Airline Tests New Way To Get Food, Essentials Before Boarding At Newark Airport United Airlines is testing a new service that allows travelers to order food and other essentials without leaving their gate. The airline launched the pilot program at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The service is available on some flights departing from or connecting through up to nine designated gates in Terminal C. Customers can order food, drinks, and travel essentials through the United app and pick up their items at the gate. Travelers receive a push notification through the United app or an email before departure.  Travelers can choose from foo…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Workers Feel Most, Least Secure In These Careers: New Study Workers Feel Most, Least Secure In These Careers: New Study
Workers Feel Most, Least Secure In These Careers: New Study A new ranking reveals which careers make workers feel the most and least secure about keeping their jobs. Career website Zety released its 2026 Job Security Index on Monday, Aug. 31. The study analyzed millions of employee-reported job security ratings and worker sentiment metrics to compare how secure people feel across industries. The job security scores ranged from 2.25 to 3.89 on a 5-point scale. The rankings included jobs with at least 5,000 employee reviews, grouped into 50 categories and compared using data from the Department of Labor-sponsored Occupational Information Net…

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by Chris Spiker
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USPS Raising Rates For 2026 Holiday Season: See What's Increasing USPS Raising Rates For 2026 Holiday Season: See What's Increasing
USPS Raising Rates For 2026 Holiday Season: See What's Increasing The US Postal Service is planning price hikes for the 2026 holiday season. The higher USPS rates are expected to begin on Sunday, Oct. 4. The temporary prices would stay in place through Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027, pending a review by the Postal Regulatory Commission. The increases would apply to Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select. Retail increases would range from 50 cents for lighter packages traveling shorter distances to as much as $20.80 for heavier Priority Mail Express shipments traveling longer distances. Flat Rate boxes and envelopes would al…

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by Chris Spiker
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Health Coverage Price Hike Shock Could Hit Millions: Here's When, Why Health Coverage Price Hike Shock Could Hit Millions: Here's When, Why
Health Coverage Price Hike Shock Could Hit Millions: Here's When, Why Another financial squeeze may be coming for millions of Americans who receive health coverage through work. Employer-sponsored health benefit costs are projected to rise an average of 8.2 percent per employee in 2027, according to preliminary findings from Marsh’s 2026 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans. That would be the largest increase since 2003 and the fifth straight year of elevated growth. The projection already accounts for steps that companies plan to take to control spending. Without those measures, employers expect the cost of their existing plans to climb an ave…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Garfield Man Shot Multiple Times On Route 21, Prosecutor Says Garfield Man Shot Multiple Times On Route 21, Prosecutor Says
Garfield Man Shot Multiple Times On Route 21, Prosecutor Says A 39-year-old Garfield man was shot multiple times along Route 21 in Passaic early Saturday morning, Sept. 5, authorities said. Passaic police responded to Route 21 northbound near milepost 10.9 at approximately 3:41 a.m. on a report of a shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. Officers found evidence of a shooting involving a vehicle and the Garfield man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Valdes and Guzman. The investig…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
5 Dead, 5 Hospitalized After Amazon Cargo Jet Crashes At Miami Airport: New Update 5 Dead, 5 Hospitalized After Amazon Cargo Jet Crashes At Miami Airport: New Update
5 Dead, 5 Hospitalized After Amazon Cargo Jet Crashes At Miami Airport: New Update The toll from a fiery cargo-plane crash at one of the nation's busiest airports has turned deadly as investigators converge on the scene. Click here for a new, updated story - Info Released On 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: Video Shows Pilot Escaping Five people were killed, and five others were taken to hospitals after an Amazon cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport and hit several vehicles on a nearby roadway on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to authorities. Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said during an afternoon news conference that the aircraft crash…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Wrestler Collapses In Ring, Dies At One Of Promoter's Last-Ever Matches, 48 Wrestler Collapses In Ring, Dies At One Of Promoter's Last-Ever Matches, 48
Wrestler Collapses In Ring, Dies At One Of Promoter's Last-Ever Matches, 48 Andy Williams, the guitarist for the band "Every Time I Die" who became a professional wrestler known as "The Butcher," has died after collapsing at the end of a match in Pennsylvania, industry organizations confirm. He was 48 years old. Williams collapsed Saturday evening, Sept. 5, during a show at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, located outside of Pittsburgh, according to the promoter, Enjoy Wrestling. The event, reportedly a tag team match alongside his partner, The Blade, against TME, according to TMZ. CPR was administered until the ambulance arrived, Enjoy Wrestling said. All…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Macklemore Turned Ed Sheeran's MetLife Show Into Pro-Palestinian Rally — Twice, Upset Fans Say Macklemore Turned Ed Sheeran's MetLife Show Into Pro-Palestinian Rally — Twice, Upset Fans Say
Macklemore Turned Ed Sheeran's MetLife Show Into Pro-Palestinian Rally — Twice, Upset Fans Say Macklemore turned his opening sets for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium into a platform for his pro-Palestinian message two nights in a row, sparking backlash, calls for refunds, and a petition to remove him from the tour. The “Thrift Shop” rapper, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, was one of multiple opening acts for Sheeran’s LOOP Tour at the 80,000-seat stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5. But Macklemore’s set went beyond the music, as he addressed the crowd about Gaza and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “I want the people from Gaza to the occ…

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by Cecilia Levine