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Billions Of Emails, Passwords, Login Credentials Exposed In Massive Data Breach
A massive online exposure could put countless accounts at risk. Cybernews researchers found an unsecured database containing 24 billion records, including usernames, email addresses, plaintext passwords, and login URLs, according to Cybernews. Cybernews said the exposed Elasticsearch cluster contained more than 8.3 terabytes of data. In plain English, that is enough digital material to fill thousands of movies or millions of documents. The database has since been secured and is no longer publicly exposed, Cybernews reported. Researchers said the records came from 36 sources, including Tel…
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Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then NJ EMT Saved His Life
Hundreds of Knicks fans watched, and many recorded, but a 24-year-old New Jersey EMT is one of the few who sprang into action — and the only one who saved his life. Now-viral videos captured by Peter Shrieve-Don and Agen Xin show Maplewood's Simone Kelly climbing onto the elevated structure above the World Trade Center subway station and helping save an unresponsive man during the Thursday, June 18 Knicks championship parade in Lower Manhattan. Kelly, a volunteer EMT with the South Orange Rescue Squad and a neuroscience student at Drew University, had arrived at the parade around 7 a.m. aft…
Police & Fire
Wanted
: Masked Gunman Stole $60K In Jewelry From Bayonne Shop, Took Rideshare To JC, Cops Say
Police in Bayonne are seeking the 24-year-old masked robber who they say made off with approximately $60,000 in jewelry from a Bayonne business before using a rideshare service to flee to Jersey City. The armed robbery happened Thursday, June 18, at Jewelry by Peter, located at 180 Broadway in Bayonne, where Tomani Johnston entered the store wearing a surgical mask, displayed what appeared to be a black handgun, and demanded $10,000 from employees, according to Bayonne Police Sgt. Kenneth Drago. Johnston then went behind the sales counter and took multiple pieces of jewelry valued at a…
Sports
NY Metro Area College Basketball Star Ruled Permanently Ineligible Over Point Shaving Scandal
A promising college basketball career has been stopped by one of the NCAA’s harshest penalties. Former Iona University star Adam Njie Jr. has been ruled permanently ineligible for NCAA competition after a sports betting investigation, the NCAA announced Thursday, June 18. The NCAA said Njie violated its principles of honesty and sportsmanship by knowingly providing information to people involved in sports betting before two Iona men’s basketball games. The case involved Iona’s games against Rice on Dec. 1, 2024, and Sacred Heart on Dec. 6, 2024. According to the NCAA, Njie provided inform…
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Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a jewelry store in Wayne, authorities announced Friday, June 19. The investigation began after the June 16 robbery, when suspects were seen fleeing Massola Jewlers in a Hyundai Tucson and heading east on Preakness Avenue toward Haledon and Paterson, according to Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly. Minutes later, a Haledon police officer stopped a Chevy Malibu on West Broadway and noticed one rear passenger was bleeding while another appeared to be hiding his face, police said. The vehicle fled the stop and crashed a few bloc…
Police & Fire
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day
Opening day at the Steve Benko Pool in New Canaan didn't go quite as planned. Instead of swimmers diving in, a Tesla did. A now-viral video taken by Kristen Schilo of New Canaan Dogs shows firefighters hoisting the electric vehicle from the pool at Waveny Park after it crashed through a fence and plunged into the water Tuesday morning, June 16. Multiple lifeguards and police officers entered the pool to help the driver out of the submerged vehicle, police said. He was the only person inside. Concerns about the pool becoming electrified appear to be unfounded. According to EV F…
Politics
Trump 'Completely Made Up' Story About Her, Stunned Italian Prime Minister Says
A photo dispute between two world leaders is now drawing diplomatic fallout. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Donald Trump of making up a story about her after the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, according to a video statement she posted on X on Friday, June 19. Trump claimed in an interview broadcast on the Italian TV network La7 that Meloni wanted a photo with him so badly that she begged him for it. Meloni rejected that account. “Donald Trump’s statements are completely made up,” she said. "There is one thing he should remember: Neither I nor Ita…
Police & Fire
Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire
A dog is being credited with saving its owner's life after alerting her to a house fire that tore through a West Milford home overnight, fire officials said. West Milford firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire at 21 Elm St. at 12:48 a.m., Friday, June 19, according to Fire Marshal Michael Moscatello. First-arriving crews found the home heavily involved in fire, Moscatello said. All occupants had escaped before firefighters arrived after the homeowner was awakened and alerted to the fire by her dog, according to fire officials. No injuries were reported. The fire wa…
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Tom Dreesen Dies: Frank Sinatra's Opening Act, Frequent Guest Of Johnny Carson
A familiar face from late-night TV and comedy stages has died. Tom Dreesen, a veteran stand-up comedian and actor who became Frank Sinatra’s longtime opening act, died Wednesday, June 17, at his home in Los Angeles, People reported. He was 86. A cause of death was not publicly disclosed. Dreesen built a career spanning more than 50 years and included more than 500 national TV appearances. He became a regular on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and often appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman," where he served as a guest host. Dreesen was also closely tied to Sinatra’s l…
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Class President Who Posed As Dutch Porn Star Stays In Jail Despite 200+ Charges Dropped: Docs
A former senior class president accused of posing as a Dutch porn star to manipulate and extort more than 20 teen boys remains behind bars, even after prosecutors dropped more than 200 felony counts from the case. Zachariah Abraham Meyers, 18, of McMurray, Pennsylvania, was originally charged with more than 300 felonies after Peters Township Police accused him of operating a massive catfishing and sextortion scheme targeting classmates and other teenage boys. Following his preliminary hearing, prosecutors consolidated the case to 67 felony counts, but a Washington County judge recently denie…
Business
Retailers Respond As Weight-Loss Medication Users Return Clothes After Dropping Sizes
A major shift in shopping habits is creating a costly fit problem for clothing sellers. Retailers are seeing more apparel returns and exchanges tied to customers' use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications. The drugs, a class that includes medications used for weight loss and diabetes treatment, can lead to rapid body-size changes. That has some shoppers buying multiple sizes of the same item, trying them on at home, and returning what does not fit. Some users can drop about one clothing size a month at peak weight loss, according to The Wall Street Journal. That creates a moving target for sho…
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Air Force IDs 8 Killed In B-52 Bomber Crash
A deadly military test flight has now been followed by the names of those lost. The US Air Force released the identities of eight people killed after a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashed on Monday, June 15, shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California, according to an Edwards Air Force Base release. The Edwards Air Force Base post can be viewed here: Those killed were identified as: Col. Gregory Watson, 53, weapon systems officer, Boeing (Air Force reservist, assigned 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas), Shreveport, L…
Business
Popular Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert
A growing food safety alert is putting a wide range of cheese products under the microscope across several East Coast states. Clover Hill Dairy announced on Thursday, June 18, that it is expanding an earlier recall to include all Clover Hill Dairy brand cheeses because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a company announcement published by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Mechanicsville, Maryland-based company had previously recalled its Soft Ricotta/Requeson cheese. That Tuesday, June 9, recall has now broadened to include all Clover Hill Dairy chees…
Business
Netflix Abruptly Cancels High-Profile Series
Netflix has pulled the plug on a much-hyped series faster than many fans saw coming. The streamer canceled "The Boroughs," a sci-fi mystery executive-produced by "Stranger Things" creators Matt and Ross Duffer, after just one season, according to multiple reports, including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, on Thursday, June 18. The show centered on a group of retirees in a picture-perfect retirement community who uncover a supernatural threat hiding beneath the calm surface. Its cast gave Netflix plenty to sell. Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Denis O…
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Fermented Food Frenzy Hits Trump Cabinet Despite 'Sulfurous Odors': Report
Something unusual is showing up on the plates of some of Washington's most recognizable figures. A growing number of senior Trump administration officials have embraced a diet centered on fermented foods, grass-fed meat, and other gut-friendly staples, according to a new report. The trend was detailed by The Wall Street Journal in a report published Thursday, June 18, which described how Vice President JD Vance, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have adopted the eating plan despite complaints…
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Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash
A newly released photo shows 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan smiling alongside his family in a horse-drawn carriage moments before a crash in Central Park claimed his life. The image, published by the New York Times and the New York Post, appears to have been taken shortly before the Thursday, June 17 incident near 71st Street and Center Drive that left the tourist dead and his family devastated. NYC horse carriage ban gains traction following tragic death of teen tourist https://t.co/NBLJXNyikM pic.twitter.com/hIlAGJWXm2 — New York Post (@nypost) June 18, 2026 Mahajan's father, De…
Politics
Mysteriously Absent NJ Congressman Tom Kean Promises Answers Upon Eminent Return
New Jersey Congressman Tom Kean Jr. will be returning to Washington on Tuesday, June 30 after a months-long absence attributed only to a personal health issue, an aide said. Kean, a Westfield resident and scion of a New Jersey political dynasty, has been away from Congress since March and has missed 135 votes, while refusing to disclose his absence. He has not been seen his public since his absence from the Hill and reporters have failed to track him down. Harrison Neely, a spokesman for Kean, said he will disclose the reason for his absence when he returns. While away, Kean has remained ac…
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ICE's Roxbury Warehouse Was Supposed To Hold Thousands — Now It May Never Open: Report
A controversial plan to convert a warehouse in Roxbury into an immigration detention center appears to be dead after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reportedly decided not to move forward with the project, the New York Times exclusively reported on Thursday, June 18. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to shed seven of the 11 warehouses it purchased for approximately $1 billion as part of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement strategy, either by selling them or transferring them to other federal agencies, the outlet said. Among the facilities reportedly being…
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Pregnant Woman Shoots Bystander, Crashes Into Hotel Before Killing Herself: DA
An 8-month-pregnant woman opened fire outside a Massachusetts hotel, wounded an innocent bystander, crashed her vehicle into the building, and then took her own life during a violent early morning incident, according to police. The violence unfolded around 12:55 a.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Sturbridge Plaza Hotel on Haynes Street in Sturbridge, prompting a large response from local and state police. Investigators believe the woman went to the hotel looking for two people she knew, Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early said. She fired shots from outside the building, striking a bystande…
Business
Popular Toy Linked To Choking Incidents, Sparking Huge Recall
A popular baby teething toy is being recalled after several children choked or suffered respiratory distress. GOPO Toys issued the recall for about 70,410 GOPO TOYS Pull String Teething Toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 18. The teethers violate the mandatory federal toy safety standard because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than allowed. The recalled toy's strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, creating a serious and deadly choking hazard. GOPO has received three reports of children choking on the…
Business
Urgent Recall Issued For Fireworks Sold In Northeast Before Fourth Of July
If you purchased fireworks in Pennsylvania to celebrate the Fourth of July, you should check what you bought. Bada Boom Fireworks is recalling about 1,060 Pyro Diablo-branded "Diablo Rising" 9-shot fireworks cakes, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 18. The fireworks contain a pyrotechnic composition that's higher than the legal limit for aerial fireworks intended to produce sounds. The overloaded cakes can explode with greater force than expected, potentially creating burn and fire risks. No injuries or incidents had been reported as of t…
Police & Fire
11 Undocumented Migrants Among 15 Charged In $1.4M Mass SNAP, Health Benefits Fraud Case: Feds
A federal investigation uncovered a massive benefits fraud scheme that allegedly drained more than $1.4 million from taxpayer-funded programs in Massachusetts. The charges were announced Thursday, June 18, after a Homeland Security Investigations probe led to indictments against 15 suspects, including 11 people living in the country illegally and four U.S. citizens. According to the Department of Justice, the scheme involved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, MassHealth benefits, disability payments, unemployment benefits, and other public assistance programs. Feder…
Sports
Northeast Baseball Team Cancels Pride Game After Players Refuse To Wear Rainbows
An independent baseball team in eastern Pennsylvania forfeited a game after several players refused to wear rainbow jerseys for an LGBTQ+ Pride Night. The York Revolution announced that it would not play its scheduled home game against Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Thursday, June 18. The teams play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which isn't affiliated with MLB clubs. A free community Pride event will still be held at WellSpan Park in York from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Game tickets will be treated like a rainout and can be exchanged for any remaining 2026 r…
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Double Stabbing: Middlesex County Prosecutor
A man was killed and a woman is in critical condition after both were found stabbed in South River Thursday morning, June 18. At 10:01 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call of a disturbance on Kamm Avenue and a woman and unresponsive man with multiple stab wounds, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and South River Police Chief Mark Tinitigan said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene while the woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition, authorities said. The investigation is active and continuing but there is no threat to the public, authorities said…
News
Support Swells After NJ Man Struck By Falling Tree
Nolan Luria, a Chatham resident, is on the long road to recovery after he was struck by a falling tree, according to a GoFundMe set up to support him. On Friday, June 5, Luria was on an annual family friends and camping trip in the Delaware River, he was struck by a falling tree during a storm, fracturing his right femur in two places, shattering his right heel, and breaking his left ankle. Luria was rushed to intensive care in New York where he has already undergone two surgeries on his femur, with more on the way. His recovery has been a tough road, as he has been fighting off infec…
Sports
Scottish Fans Discover BJ's Stores As Tartan Army Invades Northeast With Passion, Charity
BJ's Wholesale Club is the latest Northeast staple that the Tartan Army has invaded. Scottish nutrition influencer Fraser Reynolds stopped by a BJ's store to show what the wholesale retailer offers to his roughly 500,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok. Reynolds is among tens of thousands of supporters following the Scottish national team along the East Coast during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the 96-second video, Reynolds goes on "a wee walkabout" in BJ's with a friend and a huge inflatable dog balloon animal. They check out everything on sale from bulk foods, the freezers, and…
Police & Fire
2-Alarm Fire Emits Heavy Smoke: Mount Arlington FD
A two-alarm fire sent plumes of smoke into the sky in Mount Arlington Tuesday, June 16, authorities said. At 6:15 p.m., firefighters responded to a structure fire on Howard Blvd. and found heavy fire and smoke showing, Mount Arlington Fire & Rescue said. A second alarm was immediately tolled, requesting additional units to the scene, firefighters said. Firefighters stretched multiple companies as they worked to extinguish the fire that spread throughout the residence, fire officials said. All occupants were evacuated from the residence, firefighters said. The fire was eventually k…
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Found Asleep At The Wheel: Hackettstown PD
A 41-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, authorities announced Wednesday, June 17. Officers responded to a welfare check on Saturday, May 16, after receiving a report of a vehicle parked on a residential street with the driver appearing to be asleep, Hackettstown police said. Upon arrival, officers located a man, later identified as Margarito Tambonero Tlapala asleep behind the wheel with the keys in the ignition and an open alcoholic beverage inside the vehicle, police said. During the investigation, officers observed signs of impai…
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ICE Agent Rammed By Victim Of Mistaken Identity, Real Suspect Self-Deported In March
A 39-year-old man who ICE agents had apparently mistaken for another man who had already fled the country is facing federal charges, according to federal officials. Eduardo Cruz Garcia, of Barnegat, was charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer while the officer was performing official duties and inflicting bodily injury in connection to the Monday, June 15 incident on Route 72 in Manahawkin, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Cruz Garcia appeared before a federal magistrate judge in Trenton on Wednesday, June 17 and was ordered detained. Agents wearing vests mar…
Police & Fire
Woman Dead, Teen Daughter Hospitalized In Route 23 Crash: Sources
A woman was killed and her teen daughter was airlifted with serious injuries in a three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck on Route 23 in Franklin Borough on Thursday morning, June 18, police and Daily Voice sources said. The crash happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Route 23 and Mabie Street, according to the Franklin Borough Police Department. Responding officers found the driver of a Ford SUV and a juvenile passenger suffering from apparent serious injuries, Police Chief Gregory Cugliari said. A preliminary investigation found the Ford SUV, occupied by an adult…
Police & Fire
Bergen County Dyson Heist Suspect Arrested While Reporting To Parole Officer: Cops
A woman accused of stealing two Dyson vacuums from a Lowe's store in Bergen County was arrested while reporting to her parole officer, police said. East Rutherford police responded to Lowe's Home Improvement on June 3, for a reported shoplifting investigation, according to Capt. Jeff Yannacone. Store security showed officers surveillance video that captured a woman crawling under a secured locked enclosure and removing two Dyson vacuums, the captain said. The woman was then seen leaving the store without paying for the merchandise, police said. After an investigation, East Rutherf…
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