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Vacation Tragedy: Lightning Strike Kills American Tourist At Sicily’s Mount Etna Vacation Tragedy: Lightning Strike Kills American Tourist At Sicily’s Mount Etna
Vacation Tragedy: Lightning Strike Kills American Tourist At Sicily’s Mount Etna A sightseeing trek on one of the world’s most famous volcanoes ended in tragedy when dangerous weather swept across its exposed slopes. A 30-year-old American tourist died after lightning struck him while he was hiking in Italy on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to Italian news agency ANSA. The incident happened on Mount Etna in Sicily. The volcano rises along Sicily's eastern coast. Authorities have not publicly identified the man or where in the US he's from. The tourist had reportedly entered an area closed to hikers and was climbing toward the volcano’s upper reaches when a p…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Chicken, Goat Products Recalled Nationwide Over Missing Inspection Chicken, Goat Products Recalled Nationwide Over Missing Inspection
Chicken, Goat Products Recalled Nationwide Over Missing Inspection A shelf-stable specialty food recall is reaching kitchens across the country after a federal safeguard was missed. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Monday, Aug. 17, that Indus Foods LLC, doing business as Gangothri Foods, is recalling about 1,626 pounds of ready-to-eat pickled goat and chicken products. The Austin, Texas, company produced the food without the benefit of federal inspection. The affected jars do not carry a USDA mark of inspection. The products were made between Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, and Wednesday, May 6. They have a two-ye…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits brought by families who fear their loved ones’ remains were stolen from the medical school’s morgue and sold for cash.  The university announced the settlement on Monday, Aug. 17. A Suffolk Superior Court judge granted preliminary approval, and a final approval is set for December. Federal prosecutors said former Harvard morgue manager Cedric Lodge sold stolen human remains across state lines. Investigators said Lodge secretly removed organs, skin, hands, faces, dissected heads, and other parts from donated bodies.  He…

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by Josh Lanier
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Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding Covid-era Communications From Public View: Feds David Morens spent years advising one of the biggest names in America's COVID-19 response. Now the Maryland man has admitted conspiring to keep some of his pandemic-era communications out of public view. Morens, 78, of Chester, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to conspiracy to commit offenses and defraud the United States, months after the former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official was indicted in the scheme. Morens served as a senior adviser in NIAID's Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022 and was an adviser to Dr.…

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by Zak Failla
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Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…

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by Daily Voice
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Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA
Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA A Massachusetts man accused of secretly recording children at the Boston Common Frog Pond using camera-equipped glasses.  Mark Sullivan, 60, of Brockton, was arrested after witnesses reported a man filming children near the playground around 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said on Tuesday.  Sullivan faces one count of photographing the intimate parts of a child, prosecutors said.  Witnesses told police Sullivan used a cellphone and sunglasses fitted with a camera. Prosecutors said he recorded a family as they used a towel to shield their childr…

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by Josh Lanier
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Unlimited Pizza Pass Offered By Popular Chain: How To Buy One Unlimited Pizza Pass Offered By Popular Chain: How To Buy One
Unlimited Pizza Pass Offered By Popular Chain: How To Buy One Uno Pizzeria & Grill is rolling out a new unlimited pizza promotion this fall, including a $99 pass that can be used once a day for 10 weeks. The restaurant chain announced its first-ever "Pizza Pass" on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The pass includes unlimited servings of deep-dish pizzas, house or Caesar salads, and Pepsi soft drinks at participating locations from Saturday, Sept. 5, through Friday, Nov. 13. Only 1,000 passes will be available nationwide. Sales begin at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 20, at mypizzapass.com. Pass holders can visit a participating Uno restaurant once per day during …

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by Chris Spiker
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2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall
Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall Nearly 50,000 Toyota trucks are being recalled because part of the shock absorbers can corrode and detach while driving. Toyota is recalling 48,280 Tacoma pickups in the US, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Thursday, Aug. 6. The recall includes 2024 and 2025 Tacomas, along with 2024 Tacoma Hybrids. The front and rear shock absorbers have an external oil reservoir attached with a welded metal flange. Moisture can get between untreated metal surfaces, causing corrosion that can build up and put pressure on the welds. The reservoir can break of…

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by Chris Spiker
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Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …

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