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A true blue blood: Secaucus lieutenant honored for coordinating life-saving blood drives

Breaking Local News ReportDecember 18, 20240

SECAUCUS, NJ — Lieutenant Christopher Rinaldi of the Secaucus Police Department was recognized at last night’s town council meeting for his volunteer efforts in organizing blood drives that have saved or sustained 715 lives. Since launching the initiative in July 2021 with support from Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Rinaldi has coordinated over 12 blood drives in the Secaucus community. His dedication to the cause has provided critical support to hospitals and patients in need. “Christopher’s efforts are a testament to his commitment to serving the community, not just through his role as a police officer, but also by helping save

Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office Supports Back to School Backpack Drives

Breaking Local News ReportSeptember 19, 20240

Bridgeton, NJ – The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office has been actively participating in multiple Back to School events, highlighting their commitment to community engagement and public safety. Staffers Angie and Nicole represented the office at Cherry Street School in Bridgeton, while Brenda attended an event at Bacon Elementary in Millville. The office is on a mission to attend over 50 Back to School events across Cumberland County. The aim is to connect with parents and inform them about available public safety resources. The office is also open to speaking at schools, clubs, churches, and other organizations. Presentations cover various topics

Two Killed, 16 Injured After Pregnant and Drunk Mom Drives Through Crowd

Local News ReportMay 22, 20240

Watertown Township, MI – A tragic incident occurred on a Saturday evening in Watertown Township where Ashley Monroe, 35, allegedly drove into a crowd of pedestrians, hitting 16 individuals including two fatal victims. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office reported that Monroe’s blood alcohol level was allegedly more than twice the legal limit at 0.183. The accident took place shortly before 6:30 p.m. on South Wacousta Road near Corrison Road. Following the collision, Monroe reportedly fled the scene, but was stopped by deputies around three minutes later. Authorities discovered significant front-end damage to her vehicle and collected evidence from the scene,

North Korea’s Kim ‘drives’ new tank during mock battle

ReutersMarch 14, 20240

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a military demonstration involving a new battle tank, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, in the latest show of force by the isolated state as South Korea and the United States wrapped up joint drills. Kim expressed “great satisfaction” that the new type of main battle tank successfully demonstrated its striking power in its first performance display on Wednesday, KCNA said. The “training match” was designed to inspect the combat capabilities of tank crews and make them familiar with combat action on different tactical missions, it said. “Swiftly

Man Fleeing Police Drives Off Boat Ramp Rescued by Cops

Jeff JonesMarch 4, 20240

PANAMA CITY, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of David Anthony Snyder III following a high-speed chase that concluded with his vehicle crashing into a boat ramp. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on March 2. Authorities attempted to stop Snyder for speeding at 64 mph in a 35 mph zone on Thomas Drive. Despite initially slowing down, Snyder then re-entered the eastbound lanes, accelerating and narrowly missing a cyclist before his vehicle met a dramatic end at the Dolphin Drive County boat ramp. The crash resulted in significant damage, including the breaking of four pilings

Baltimore Shooting Victim Drives to Safety After Being Shot in Vehicle

Local News ReportFebruary 13, 20240

Baltimore, MD – A shooting incident late last night in East Baltimore has prompted a police investigation by Central District detectives. Officers were called to the scene in the 1100 block of East Baltimore Street at around 10:06 p.m., where they found a 22-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound. The victim, who was discovered inside a residence, had suffered a gunshot injury to his upper left arm. He was quickly transported to a nearby hospital, where he is currently listed in stable condition. The preliminary investigation suggests that the shooting occurred while the victim was inside a vehicle; however,

Caught on Video: Car Drives Off Virginia Beach Pier

Jeff JonesJanuary 28, 20240

Virginia Beach, VA – Emergency services in Virginia Beach are engaged in an ongoing effort to recover a vehicle that drove off the 14th Street pier. The incident, reported on January 27 at 6:52 A.M., prompted immediate response from the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) and the Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD). Upon arrival, responders found the vehicle completely submerged. The challenging water conditions, characterized by poor visibility, hindered the deployment of divers, leading the team to employ sonar technology to locate the vehicle on the ocean floor. The operation has transitioned into a recovery phase. On January 28, around

Salesforce shares jump as strong cloud demand drives stellar results

ReutersNovember 30, 20230

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Salesforce Inc’s stock jumped by about 10% on Thursday to a nearly two-year high after the U.S. cloud and business software company reported stellar third quarter results underpinned by strong demand for its services. Salesforce’s revenue of $8.72 billion and adjusted profit of $2.11 per share beat Wall Street expectations, the company reported after the closing bell on Wednesday. It also forecast fourth quarter revenue to reach between $9.18 billion and $9.23 billion, and adjusted profit to range from $2.25 to $2.26 per share, higher than analyst estimates. Shares of Salesforce climbed 9.6%

Strong demand drives surge in Dubai’s Emirates airline H1 profit

ReutersNovember 9, 20230

DUBAI (Reuters) – Emirates airline, Dubai’s flagship carrier, posted a significant jump in net profit for the first half of financial year 2023-24 on the back of strong demand, the company said on Thursday, while Group profit surged to a record high. Emirates’ profit soared 134% year-over-year to 9.4 billion dirhams ($2.56 billion) in the first six months of its financial year. Revenue rose 19% to 59.5 billion dirhams. While overall direct operating costs rose 9% due to expanded operations, fuel costs, the airline’s biggest payment, accounted for 34% of expenses, slightly lower than the year-ago period. The airline said

Pinnacle West profit climbs 22% as summer heat drives electricity demand

ReutersNovember 2, 20230

(Reuters) – Pinnacle West Capital on Thursday posted a 22% rise in third-quarter profit as the utility got a boost from higher electricity demand due to extreme hot weather. The company recorded a surge in electricity demand after summer temperatures set new records in the United States, pushing people to crank up their air conditioning. According to the National Weather Service, the average high temperature in the third quarter was 108.9 degrees – an increase of 4.6% year-over-year. “As a result of the historically hot weather, our customers used more energy to cool their homes and businesses than under normal

Woman Unknowingly Drives Home After Being Shot in Hampton

Leo CanegaOctober 12, 20230

HAMPTON, VA – A 19-year-old woman drove home unaware that she had been shot, according to information from Hampton Police. The incident took place in the 1800 block of W. Mercury Boulevard around 7:45 p.m. last Wednesday. Initially, the victim mistook the gunshot for an exploding vape, only realizing she was injured upon reaching her home in Norfolk. She then sought treatment at Portsmouth Naval Hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Hampton Police were informed of the shooting by Norfolk Naval Base Police at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Thursday. The investigation is ongoing, and Hampton Police are asking to the

Fed’s Collins says CPI data drives home uneven progress on restoring price stability

ReutersOctober 12, 20230

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins on Thursday said the latest inflation data underscores uneven progress toward restoring price stability, in comments that reiterated her view that the central bank may have to raise rates again to get price pressures back to the 2% target. “I believe we may be at, or very near, the peak for this cycle, although I would not take further tightening off the table yet,” Collins said in the text of a speech. She noted that her outlook jibes with the collective view of officials

Biden’s IRA drives surge in US imports of Chinese used cooking oil

ReutersSeptember 22, 20230

By Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. incentives to boost consumption of more environmentally friendly fuel has created a new market for used Chinese cooking oil, worth almost $390 million in the last 12 months and growing rapidly, China’s customs data shows. China has been shipping more waste oil to the U.S. since October 2022, two months after the Biden administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to promote clean energy, which included tax credits for production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and extended incentives for biodiesel. In the first eight months of 2023, Chinese exports of used cooking oil

Baltimore Truck Driver Fuels Up, Drives Home with $50,000 Lottery Prize

Jessica WoodsSeptember 15, 20230

BALTIMORE, MD – A routine fuel stop led a 69-year-old Baltimore truck driver to claim the $50,000 top prize in the Bonus Cash Doubler scratch-off game. The man was on Harford Road making the first of several deliveries that day when he decided to refuel his truck. Noticing that Harford Citgo also sold Lottery tickets, he chose to buy a $5 Bonus Cash Doubler scratch-off, a decision he described as “random.” His spontaneous purchase resulted in a top prize, leaving him elated and surprised inside his truck cab. He plans to keep the winnings in the bank, stating that the

Explainer-How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe

ReutersAugust 17, 20230

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is once again battling scorching temperatures this summer, with wildfires blazing across the continent from the Mediterranean to Spain. Here’s how climate change drives these events. HOTTER, MORE FREQUENT HEATWAVES Climate change makes heatwaves hotter and more frequent. This is the case for most land regions, and has been confirmed by the United Nations’ global panel of climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities have heated the planet by about 1.2 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times. That warmer baseline means higher temperatures can be reached during

Hedge funds slow value exodus as AI hype drives up growth stocks

ReutersAugust 17, 20230

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds have slowed their exit from value stocks and small-cap stocks over the past month, as enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has driven up valuations for growth stocks, JPMorgan Chase said in a report released on Wednesday. The bank, which compiles data from its hedge fund clients to show aggregated positioning, said flows from value to growth stocks and from the Russell 2000 small-cap index to the growth-stock heavy Nasdaq Composite have “mostly slowed or paused.” The move comes as the Nasdaq has rallied this year and is up roughly 28%, while the Russell 2000 has

Pickup Truck Drives Into Rockville Home

Jeff JonesAugust 10, 20230

ROCKVILLE, MD – Early this morning, at around 7:45 am., the Rockville City Police Department and Montgomery County Fire/Rescue responded to an incident in the 2200 block of McAuliffe Drive. The report indicated that a vehicle had collided with a residential home. Upon arrival, officers discovered a pickup truck lodged within the house’s structure. The vehicle’s driver, a 67-year-old male, was not the homeowner. The incident appears to have resulted from the driver’s judgment error. The driver sustained minor injuries and was taken for medical care. The driver has been issued citations for multiple traffic violations. At present, housing inspectors

Flutter’s US bet drives first half profit 76% higher

ReutersAugust 9, 20230

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -Flutter’s first half core earnings jumped 76% as its fast growing U.S. Fanduel brand turned a profit for the first time in a “transformation point” for the group’s prospects, the world’s largest online betting company said on Wednesday. The Dublin-based company said this made it the first online betting operator to turn a profit in the U.S and it did so six months ahead of schedule. Flutter’s shares, however, were 4.7% lower in early trade. Analysts at Jefferies said its full year guidance could be seen as conservative as it implied a 1% upgrade to

Dad drives off with toddler, drags mother on scooter in custody violation

Adam DevineJuly 4, 20230

The New York City Police Department is searching for a man who fled with his four-year-old child in violation of a custody order in the Bronx on Sunday. Police reported that at approximately 9:18 PM, a 22-year-old male met with a 22-year-old female victim and their 4-year-old child near East 182nd Street and Jerome Avenue. During the meeting, the male, identified as Makiel Yoan Turbi, placed the child on his motorized scooter without the mother’s consent. He then fled the scene with the child at a high speed, heading to an unknown location. As the male fled, the mother attempted

Cautious optimism drives inflows to U.S. equity funds amid positive growth outlook

ReutersJune 30, 20230

(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds attracted inflows during the week ending June 28, buoyed by positive growth expectations as robust economic indicators eased concerns about higher borrowing costs. Investors purchased U.S. equity funds of a net $2.1 billion after disposing of about $16.5 billion worth of funds in the previous week, data from Refinitiv Lipper showed. Investor sentiment improved as reports revealed an increase in new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods, a rise in sales of new single-family homes in May, and a surge in U.S. consumer confidence to a near 1-1/2 year high in June. Consequently, U.S. growth

‘We’re Affirming That They Should Hate Themselves’: Doctor Says Support For Gender Transitions Drives Youth Suicides

The Daily CallerJune 22, 20230

‘We’re Affirming That They Should Hate Themselves’: Doctor Says Support For Gender Transitions Drives Youth Suicides Laurel Duggan on June 22, 2023 A physician at a children’s hospital that offers cross-sex medical procedures to minors anonymously shared his concerns that the practice was driving children to suicide in an interview with Christopher Rufo for City Journal, a publication of the Manhattan Institute. The three core tenets of the theory behind medical gender transitions are that patients truly are whichever sex they say they are, that doctors should automatically affirm patients’ gender identity and that patients are more likely to commit

Fear of missing out on stocks’ rally drives bullish options trading

ReutersJune 16, 20230

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fear of missing out on the recent stock market rally is driving traders in the U.S. equity options market to lap up bullish derivative contracts at a hectic pace, further fueling gains for stocks, analysts said on Friday. The S&P 500 Index has risen nearly 8% over the past month to its highest level in more than a year, with recent sessions marked by a powerful rush into call options that are typically bought to express a bullish view on prices. On Thursday, a record 1.8 million S&P 500 calls traded. While

‘Last Of Us’ drama success drives Sony gaming sales

ReutersMay 23, 20230

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Group Corp said on Wednesday that the success of hit drama “The Last Of Us” from television network HBO is boosting sales of the game series upon which it is based, in a stand-out case of the group repurposing its popular franchises. “We could see very, very clearly that every time an episode of that show dropped that sales of the game increased very dramatically,” Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan told an investor briefing. The success of the show is a notable example of efforts by Sony to drive business across different

Indonesia tax cut drives electric car sales for Hyundai, Wuling

ReutersMay 10, 20230

By Bernadette Christina and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – Sales of electric cars in Indonesia jumped last month after the government launched tax incentives, auto executives said, in an early sign that electric vehicle (EV) adoption is gaining traction in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Effective from April, Indonesia cut the value-added tax (VAT) on electric cars from 11% to just 1%, provided they are manufactured with at least 40% local content. Hyundai Motor Co’s sport-utility vehicle IONIQ 5, a model eligible for the tax cut, saw sales jump three-fold to more than 600 units in April compared with the previous

Tow Truck Driver Drives Truck into Restaurant After Argument with Employee

Jeff JonesApril 26, 20230

HILLCREST HEIGHTS, MD – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Fugitive Squad recently arrested 24-year-old Josyah Brown of Washington, DC, for reckless endangerment at a restaurant in Hillcrest Heights. On April 4, 2023, at approximately 1:25 a.m., officers responded to a restaurant in the 2900 block of Colebrooke Drive for a vehicle crash. The preliminary investigation revealed that Brown assaulted an employee inside the business. He then drove his tow truck into the building, attempting to hit the victim with the vehicle before fleeing the scene. Through various investigative techniques, Brown was identified as the suspect and has been taken