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Essex NJ
News
Passengers Trapped For 7 Hours On Hot Plane At Newark Airport: 'Treated Like Animals' (
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Bianca Dragone experienced every passenger's worst nightmare. En route to Rome from Newark Airport last month, the a 31-year-old Rahway resident and her fellow passengers spent seven hours on a United Airlines flight without air conditioning. On the runway. When they got on their flight on Monday, July 3, which was scheduled to depart at 5:30 p.m., Dragone noticed the plane was extremely hot. The pilot and flight attendant said they were getting a mechanic to fix it. What was supposed to take 20 minutes ended up taking hours. Dragone said passengers were constantly told they were about …
Montgomery MD
Business
These Regal Cinema Theaters In The DMV Region Will Be Closing For Good
The show will not be going on for several Regal Cinemas locations in the DMV area as the theater’s parent company contends with Chapter 11 bankruptcy concerns. A total of 39 Regal theaters across the country are set to shutter their doors - following the closure of several others that have already been shut down - after parent company, Cineworld filed for bankruptcy last year. In Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, these Regal Cinemas theaters will soon be a relic of the past: Bowie Stadium 14 in Maryland; Rockville Center Stadium 13 in Maryland; Greenbriar Stadium 13 in Chesapeake…
Yorktown
News
House Ethics Investigation To Look Into Yorktown HS Grad Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who grew up in Northern Westchester and represents New York's 14th Congressional District, is now under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. In a statement released on Wednesday, Dec. 7, the committee stated that they would look into the US representative after receiving a referral regarding Ocasio-Cortez, age 33, from the Office of Congressional Ethics on Thursday, June 23. The Committee did not reveal any more details regarding what the investigation is about. In a statement given to Business Insider, Ocasio…
Chester
News
Most Of America's Mushrooms Come From This Tiny Pennsylvania Town: Report
How much room does a mushroom need to party? As mushroom as possible! In a small eastern Pennsylvania town, however, the fungi have more than enough room to grow. More than 60 percent of America's mushrooms come from Kennett Square -- otherwise known as the "Mushroom Capital of the World," Business Insider reports. It's where farmers grow, harvest, and pack nearly 400 million mushrooms each year. 60% of America's mushrooms come from one small Pennsylvania town, Kennett SquareHead over to Business Insider's YouTube channel to watch the full video: https://t.co/7QkRMvE7Iz pic.twitter.c…
Pleasantville
Lifestyle
New Real Estate Trend Sees Millennials Snapping Up 'Cheap, Old Houses' Priced Under $100K
A new real estate trend has seen a growing number of millennials purchasing historic houses for less than $100,000. "Cheap Old Houses," an Instagram page run by a listing website, has seen significant growth in its following throughout the pandemic. The page began with 750,000 followers at the beginning of the pandemic, according to Business Insider. As of December of 2021, it has grown to 1.8 million followers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cheap Old Houses ™ (@cheapoldhouses) The page's founder told the news site that the …
Bucks
Lifestyle
Barstool CEO Portnoy Denies Rape Allegations In Scathing 'Hit Piece' Report
Barstool sports CEO Dave Portnoy has denied sexual misconduct allegations published in an exclusive report by Business Insider on Thursday. Three women spoke anonymously out of fear of retaliation, they said, in accusing 44-year-old Portnoy of "violent and humiliating" sexual encounters. Calling the report a "hit piece," Portnoy admitted to having sex with two of the women named in the report, and maintained it was all consensual. My Response To The Business Insider Hit Piece That Has Been 8 Months In The Making (Part 1/2) pic.twitter.com/gwrO07uIEE — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) No…
Lebanon
Business
Facebook Rebrands Company Name
Facebook users, welcome to the "Metaverse." CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that Facebook will be changing its name to "Meta." "The metaverse is the next evolution of social connection," Meta's website says. "Our company’s vision is to help bring the metaverse to life, so we are changing our name to reflect our commitment to this future." The platform will combine its apps and technologies under the new, singular company brand, Facebook said in a statement. Corporate structure will not be changing, but its financials will, Facebook officials said. The company will begin trad…
Mount Pleasant
Business
Westchester Native Replaces Jeff Bezos As Head Of Amazon
A native New Yorker from the region has replaced Jeff Bezos as the CEO of Amazon. Hudson Valley native Andy Jassy, who grew up in Westchester County, has worked at Amazon since 1997, and he previously served as the company's CEO of web services, according to Business Insider. Earlier this year, Jeff Bezos announced he would be stepping down as CEO on Monday, July 5. Jassy grew up in Scarsdale and was a student at Scarsdale High School. The 53-year-old has been one of the highest-paid executives at Amazon, Business Insider reports. CNBC previously reported that Jassy native made more …
Lancaster
News
Court Appearance Scheduled For Teen PA TikToker Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Sister
A Lancaster County teenager girl charged in the stabbing death of her older sister with cerebral palsy has a first scheduled appearance before a judge on Friday, according to court documents. . Claire Miller, 14 of Manheim Township has been charged with in the stabbing death of her sister, Helen Miller 19, who was wheelchair-bound, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Miller will appear for the hearing in Lancaster County Court virtual at 1:30 p.m. The Lancaster County Coroner's Office ruled Helen Miller's death a homicide, saying that she had died from multiple s…
Delaware
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania TikToker Stabs Disabled Sister To Death Day After Going Viral, DA Says
A Pennsylvania teen stabbed her disabled sister to death a day after one of her videos went viral on video sharing app TikTok, authorities and reports say. Claire Miller, 14, was charged as an adult by the the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office with homicide after calling 911 around 1 a.m. Monday saying she had killed her sister. Police arrived at her home where they found Miller in blood-stained pants, and her 19-year-old sister Helen Miller with a fatal stab wound to the neck, the New York Post reports. Helen, who had cerebral palsy and used a wheelchair, was pronounced dea…
Pelham
Business
Ruby Tuesday Quietly Closes 147 Restaurants, Including In Area
Ruby Tuesday has quietly closed 147 of its restaurants since late January, including one in the Hudson Valley and one in Fairfield County, according to Business Insider. The company removed the closed restaurants from its website but did not make specific announcements prior to the closures. Business Insider obtained the list of closures from information provided by data aggregation company AggData. The Hudson Valley restaurant that closed was at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall on Route 9 (South Road). The Fairfield County location was in Shelton on Bridgeport Avenue. Ruby …
Somers
Politics
Covid-
19: Critics Call Out Cuomo For Not 'Blowing Bugle' Earlier, Nursing Home Outbreaks
While he has become one of the most recognizable faces in the worldwide fight against novel coronavirus (COVID-19), New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has drawn the ire of some critics for his handling of the virus, namely in nursing homes. Last month, Cuomo called out major news outlets and international health organizations for not “blowing the bugle” on the impact the virus could have on New York and the country as it quickly spread from China and Europe. “Everybody knew the virus was in China, and China says 'don’t worry,' but all you need is one person to get on a plane,” Cuomo previously sai…
Mount Pleasant
Business
NY Store Among Six New JCPenney Store Closures Announced
A New York location is one of six JCPenney stores nationally that will be closing by the end of April. The store is located on Long Island at the Green Acres Mall on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Valley Stream. A company spokesperson confirmed the closure to Business Insider. The other locations scheduled to close by April 24 are in Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina, Business Insider reported.
Suffolk NY
Business
Long Island Store Among Six New JCPenney Store Closures Scheduled
A Long Island location is one of six JCPenney stores nationally that will be closing by the end of April. The store is located at the Green Acres Mall on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Valley Stream. A company spokesperson confirmed the closure to Business Insider. The other locations scheduled to close by April 24 are in Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina, Business Insider reported.
Shelton
Lifestyle
Here's Where Bridgeport, Greater New Haven Commutes Rank Among Worst 50 In Nation
The Greater Bridgeport and Greater New Haven areas rank among the worst in the country when it comes to commute times, a new report shows. Virtually all commuters have found themselves caught in rush hour traffic at some point or another, but Business Insider compiled a list of 50 areas that have the worst commute times based on data from the 2017 American Community Survey. According to the report, those who have long commutes to and from work tend to pay more for gas, get less sleep, have more fat and even report lower levels of happiness than people with shorter commutes. Cities from all…
East Dutchess
Politics
Gillibrand Dropped Out Of Presidential Race At Smart Time, Experts Say
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand got out of the presidential race at the right time, according to experts. Gillibrand had been polling poorly following multiple Democratic debates, despite a multi-million dollar war chest for her campaign, before she dropped out of the race. The senator took to Twitter to officially announce the end of her campaign for president in this video. “Today, I am ending my campaign for president. I am so proud of this team and all we've accomplished. But I think it’s important to know how you can best serve. To our supporters: Thank you, from the bottom of my hea…
Mount Pleasant
Politics
Michael Cohen Starts Sentence At Area Prison Called 'Castle Behind Bars'
Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer and so-called "fixer" for President Donald Trump, will be reporting to a facility on Monday, May 6 once named by Forbes as one of the "10 cushiest prisons" in America. The 52-year-old Cohen was sentenced in December, 2018 to three years after he admitted to lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings in Russia, breaking campaign finance laws on behalf of Trump and evading $1.4 million in taxes related to his personal businesses. The Otisville Federal Correctional Institution, where Cohen will begin his sentence, is located in O…
White Plains
Lifestyle
'Pure Poison': This Is One Of The Worst Foods You Can Eat, Harvard Professor Says
While many pundits have lauded its healing properties, a Harvard professor has warned of potential dangers of the product, calling it “pure poison. Karin Michels, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, spoke out against coconut oil in a 50-minute YouTube video that has since gone viral. Coconut oil had previously been touted as a weight loss and immune system boost. “Coconut oil is pure poison,” the Harvard professor said, according to a translation by Business Insider. “It is one of the worst foods you can eat.” The video has nearly a million views on YouTube. Last year, the Am…
