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Popular Produce Item Recalled After 55 Sickened Across 15 States, Including NY Popular Produce Item Recalled After 55 Sickened Across 15 States, Including NY
Popular Produce Item Recalled After 55 Sickened Across 15 States, Including NY A food-safety alert is spreading after federal health officials linked a fresh-produce product to illnesses across much of the country. At least 55 people in 15 states have been infected with E. coli or Salmonella in an outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts distributed by Minneapolis-based Everything Sprouts, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The company has now issued a voluntary recall. The illnesses include 46 E. coli infections, seven Salmonella cases, and two people infected with both bacteria, the FDA said Friday, Aug. 21. Four people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire
Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire Goosey picked one heck of a time to find his voice. The 4-month-old Texas goose had never honked before — until a barn caught fire. Chelsea Gerber shared footage of Goosey's heroic act earlier this month on TikTok as The Fuster Cluck, where the feathered fire alarm has since gone viral. The clip shows Goosey waddling around and honking as the blaze burns in the background. Bert Gerber had fallen asleep on the couch when the bird's honking woke him at the family's Fort Bend County home, according to KHOU 11. Gerber went outside to see what had Goosey making so much noise and spotted hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Urgent Warning Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail Urgent Warning Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail
Urgent Warning Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail Federal safety officials are warning people to stop using two types of carbon monoxide detectors that can fail to alert them to dangerous conditions. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued separate alerts on Thursday, Aug. 20, for 4-in-1 Plug-in Natural Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detectors and TJTFJS 2-in-1 Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors. The warning for the 4-in-1 detectors covers 376,974 units with the model number KH158. The devices can fail to sound an alarm when hazardous carbon monoxide is present, according to the CPSC. The agency is aware of 91 reports of the detectors fai…

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by Chris Spiker
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New Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz Cocktails Stir Up Strong Reactions New Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz Cocktails Stir Up Strong Reactions
New Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz Cocktails Stir Up Strong Reactions A popular ready-to-drink cocktail brand is putting an adults-only twist on Pop-Tarts. BuzzBallz has released two limited-edition cocktails inspired by Pop-Tarts Frosted S'mores and Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon, a Sazerac Company spokesperson said in an email to the Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 20. Both drinks contain 15% alcohol by volume. The collaboration puts a different spin on "flavors that have been part of American pop culture for generations." "Created specifically with millennial fans in mind, the limited-edition collaboration taps into the nostalgia of enjoying Po…

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by Chris Spiker
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NY Among States Where Haircuts Cost Most, New Study Finds NY Among States Where Haircuts Cost Most, New Study Finds
NY Among States Where Haircuts Cost Most, New Study Finds The rising cost of a trip to the hair salon or barber takes a bigger bite out of household budgets in some Northeast states than others, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2026 list of States Where People Spend the Most & Least on Hair Care on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The personal finance website compared the cost of men's barbershop haircuts and women's beauty salon visits in all 50 states against each state's median household income. The study found Pennsylvanians spend about 1.51% of their income on hair care, ranking seventh nationwide. Massachusetts (1.41%) followed …

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
8 Dead, No Survivors After Plane Crashes At US Military Site 8 Dead, No Survivors After Plane Crashes At US Military Site
8 Dead, No Survivors After Plane Crashes At US Military Site Eight people were killed in a charter plane crash at a remote US military radar site in Alaska, authorities said. The Cessna 441 Conquest II crashed at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport at around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, a National Transportation Safety Board official told NBC News. Two pilots and six passengers were on board when the twin-engine turboprop plane crashed. The flight had taken off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and was headed to Cape Newenham, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The military airstrip i…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Moving Map: Where NY Ranks Among States Drawing Most, Least New Residents Moving Map: Where NY Ranks Among States Drawing Most, Least New Residents
Moving Map: Where NY Ranks Among States Drawing Most, Least New Residents Where Americans put down new roots is changing, and some states are proving far more magnetic than others. A new Gourmet Gift Baskets analysis ranks all 50 states and Washington, DC, by their ability to attract residents. It combines 2024 Census birthplace data with complete state-to-state migration flows from 2023. South Carolina claimed first place with a score of 87.4 out of 100. Idaho followed at 86.6, while Arizona finished third at 86.5. North Carolina ranked fourth with 84.3. Colorado placed fifth at 84.1, and Florida completed the top six at 82.5. The other end of the list was dom…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NY Teacher Who Admitted Raping Teen Student Ripped By Judge At Sentencing: ‘Twisted Fantasy’ NY Teacher Who Admitted Raping Teen Student Ripped By Judge At Sentencing: ‘Twisted Fantasy’
NY Teacher Who Admitted Raping Teen Student Ripped By Judge At Sentencing: ‘Twisted Fantasy’ A Capital Region high school teacher was living in a “twisted fantasy, false reality” when he started a sexual relationship with his 16-year-old student, a judge said at his sentencing hearing Friday, Aug. 21. Drake Galarneau, 36, of Cohoes, got four years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree rape, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. “What sort of twisted fantasy, false reality were you living in, sir, to think this was appropriate or somehow right for you as a teacher to have a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student?” Judge Roger McDonough as…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Young Child Multiple Times In Hudson Valley: DA Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Young Child Multiple Times In Hudson Valley: DA
Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Young Child Multiple Times In Hudson Valley: DA An Orange County man has admitted to sexually abusing a child younger than 13 over a period of several months and is expected to spend nearly two decades in prison, prosecutors said.  New Windsor resident Howard Fitts, 37, pleaded guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child in Orange County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 18, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, Aug. 21.  During his plea, Fitts admitted that between December 2024 and May 2025, he engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct with a child who was younger than 13, according t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Thieves Steal Verizon Cable Along Road In Hudson Valley — Police Seek Help Thieves Steal Verizon Cable Along Road In Hudson Valley — Police Seek Help
Thieves Steal Verizon Cable Along Road In Hudson Valley — Police Seek Help Police in Sullivan County are asking for the public's help after thieves stole a large amount of Verizon network cable from utility poles along Route 42.  The theft happened in Woodbourne during the overnight hours of Thursday, Aug. 13, into Friday, Aug. 14, the Fallsburg Police Department announced on Friday, Aug. 21.  According to police, a large quantity of Verizon network cable connected to utility poles along Route 42 was stolen.  The theft occurred in the area of the prison fields between the Woodbourne Mobil gas station and the Town of Fallsburg Department of Public W…

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by Ben Crnic
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Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, a judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20. Jeffries, 82, was previously ruled incompetent to aid in his own defense, but following an extended controversy over his mental state, Judge Nusrat Choudhury compiled a 157-page decision that he would face the charges. “Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges,” Choudhury wrote. “Jeffries has learned and retained adequate information about the interstate prostitution and sex t…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Images After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: DA Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Images After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: DA
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Images After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: DA A Rockland County man has been arrested after prosecutors said they found numerous images depicting the sexual exploitation of children on electronic devices seized from his home.   Garnerville resident Chrisner Joseph, age 34, was arraigned on Tuesday, Aug. 18, in West Haverstraw Justice Court on a felony complaint charging him with possessing a sexual performance by a child, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Friday, Aug. 21. The investigation began in April when the Rockland County District Attorney’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force re…

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by Ben Crnic