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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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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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NJ Man Ran Massive AI Deepfake Porn Site Targeting Celebs, Officials: Feds
A Bergen County man was one of two people arrested Wednesday, May 20, in connection with a federal case after posting AI-generated deepfake pornography depicting celebrities, elected officials, and other women without their consent, officials said. Cornelius Shannon, 51, of Hasbrouck Heights, was charged alongside Arturo Hernandez, 20, of Bedias, Texas, under the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The two men allegedly posted thousands of images and videos appearing to show real people nude or engaging in sexual acts using…
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Man Who Killed Brother During Mental Health Crisis Dies By Suicide In NJ 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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ICE Arrests Spark Heavy Police Presence In Morris County Town
A federal immigration operation in Morris County led to the arrest of two individuals Saturday morning, May 23, according to local police. Residents reported significant law enforcement activity in the area of Park Avenue earlier in the day in Dover, local police said. Officers responded after receiving a call for an unknown problem and determined the activity involved federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to the department. Dover officers were not involved in the operation, police said. ICE agents were already concluding the operation and leaving the area when…
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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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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
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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: American Flag-Masked Man Clashes With Edison BOE Member's Threat Claims
An Edison Board of Education meeting took a bizarre turn after a board member revealed threatening messages she says were tied to her position in a controversial $9 million land deal — and a masked resident publicly questioned whether the threats ever happened. Early this week, board member Anjana Patel said she received threatening WhatsApp messages connected to the proposed purchase of the Talmadge Road property for special education students. In a video shared to social media, Patel said she saw the messages, which she blurred on her phone but shared on the screen, shortly after…
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Passenger Tries Opening Door At 36K Feet, Forcing Flight From Newark 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
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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Federal Prison Corrections Officer From NJ Admits To Sexual Assault Of PA Inmate: DOJ (
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A former Federal Detention Center Philadelphia correctional officer who admitted to sexually assaulting an inmate under his authority has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, federal authorities announced on Thursday, May 21. Michael Jefferson, 43, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joshua D. Wolson to 360 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Monday, May 18. Jefferson pleaded guilty in December to one count each of aggravated sexual abuse, …
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