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PA Homicide Suspect Flees To NJ, Books Flight To Dominican Republic PA Homicide Suspect Flees To NJ, Books Flight To Dominican Republic
PA Homicide Suspect Flees To NJ, Books Flight To Dominican Republic A Pennsylvania homicide suspect accused of fatally shooting a man in Reading fled to New Jersey and booked a flight to the Dominican Republic before he was tracked down at the airport, police said. Reading police responded to the 1400 block of North 5th Street at approximately 3:40 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, for a reported shooting. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Reading EMS, according to the City of Reading Police Department. Through their investigation, detectives identified the suspect as 43-year-old Federico Perez…

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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
On Your Side
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
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
National Interest
Vincent Pastore Found Dead: Beloved Actor Starred On 'The Sopranos' Vincent Pastore Found Dead: Beloved Actor Starred On 'The Sopranos'
Vincent Pastore Found Dead: Beloved Actor Starred On 'The Sopranos' A familiar face from one of television's greatest dramas has died after a career filled with tough guys, comic turns, and one unforgettable betrayal. Deadline reported on Saturday, Aug. 1, that Vincent Pastore, best known as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on HBO's "The Sopranos," was found dead at his Bronx residence. He was 80. A neighbor discovered Pastore after he had not been heard from for three days, according to Deadline. Authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. A cause of death had not been released. Pastore appeared throughout the first two seaso…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In PA, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In PA, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed
Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In PA, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed A family gathering following a funeral erupted into violence in Philadelphia overnight, leaving three people injured after a fight ended with a woman being pistol-whipped and two others stabbed, police said. Officers from the 35th District were called to the 2100 block of West Grange Avenue at approximately 12:17 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, for a report of a person with a weapon, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Investigators said a 32-year-old woman told officers she had been attending a family gathering after a funeral when a verbal dispute escalated into a physical confront…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
US Water Systems Cyberattacks Expand To At Least 7 States: Federal Alert US Water Systems Cyberattacks Expand To At Least 7 States: Federal Alert
US Water Systems Cyberattacks Expand To At Least 7 States: Federal Alert A widening digital assault reportedly linked to Iran is reaching deeper into infrastructure Americans depend on every day. The FBI and Environmental Protection Agency are warning that water and wastewater utilities in at least seven states have reported cyberattacks. The incidents were reported beginning Monday, July 27, and some water operations were degraded, according to the joint FBI and EPA announcement. The attacks targeted internet-connected programmable logic controllers. The devices monitor or control pumps, pressure, wastewater equipment, and other industrial processes. Hackers …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To PA Funeral Home UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To PA Funeral Home
UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To PA Funeral Home A routine UPS delivery turned into an unexpected drug bust after employees at a Pennsylvania funeral home opened a 27-pound package filled with marijuana and hashish that had been mistakenly delivered to one of its chapels, according to Heffner Family Services. The package arrived Friday afternoon, July 24, at Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory on Kenneth Road in West Manchester Township after UPS had unknowingly returned it to the funeral home's address, company president Ernie Heffner told Daily Voice. The strange delivery came about 10 days after accounting staff noticed an unusually…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Boy Experienced These Symptoms Before Diagnosis Of Rare Tick-Borne Illness Spreading Rapidly Boy Experienced These Symptoms Before Diagnosis Of Rare Tick-Borne Illness Spreading Rapidly
Boy Experienced These Symptoms Before Diagnosis Of Rare Tick-Borne Illness Spreading Rapidly Three cases of a rare tick-borne illness have been confirmed on Long Island, prompting a warning from health officials, multiple news outlets are reporting. Tularemia, more commonly known as rabbit fever, has been detected in three people in Suffolk County, NBC4 reports.  Tularemia is a potentially serious bacterial illness that can spread through tick or deer fly bites, contact with infected animals such as rabbits and rodents, contaminated food or water, or inhaling contaminated dust, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The most common form of…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
70 Officials Descend On 'Exorcist' Star Linda Blair's California Property 70 Officials Descend On 'Exorcist' Star Linda Blair's California Property
70 Officials Descend On 'Exorcist' Star Linda Blair's California Property An early-morning operation brought more than 70 officials to the Southern California property of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable horror stars. Authorities executed an investigative warrant at actress Linda Blair’s home on Friday, July 31, according to multiple reports. The action was not connected to suspected criminal conduct. It was a multi-agency code-enforcement inspection involving the large-dog rescue operation housed on the property. TMZ, which first reported the search, said Blair had authorization to house approximately 60 dogs. Officials found about 200 dogs on the 2.5-acre …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Foodborne Illness Outbreak Expands To 4 States, Including PA, As Hospitalizations Climb Foodborne Illness Outbreak Expands To 4 States, Including PA, As Hospitalizations Climb
Foodborne Illness Outbreak Expands To 4 States, Including PA, As Hospitalizations Climb A fast-growing parasite outbreak is no longer just changing public-health numbers. It is changing what Americans put on their plates. Four in 10 Americans are buying or eating less fresh produce because of the Cyclospora outbreak, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey released Sunday, July 26. Women were slightly more likely than men to report cutting back. Older adults were also more likely than younger people to change their habits. Those following the outbreak very closely were especially likely to say they were buying or eating less produce. A sizable share of Americans says th…

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by Joe Lombardi