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Cruise Ship Tied To Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak Will Set Sail Again Cruise Ship Tied To Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak Will Set Sail Again
Cruise Ship Tied To Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak Will Set Sail Again The notorious cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to return to service. A deep cleaning and disinfection have been completed on MV Hondius, Oceanwide Expeditions announced in a news release on Monday, June 1. The Dutch company said the ship was approved to resume operations on Friday, May 30. The Hondius was tied to 13 hantavirus cases as of Tuesday, May 27, according to the World Health Organization. Three people died, including a Dutch man, his wife, and a passenger from Germany. More than a dozen biosecurity sp…

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Florida Principal Had No Idea About Fetty Wap Yearbook Lyric That Landed Her On Leave: Reports Florida Principal Had No Idea About Fetty Wap Yearbook Lyric That Landed Her On Leave: Reports
Florida Principal Had No Idea About Fetty Wap Yearbook Lyric That Landed Her On Leave: Reports A Florida principal has been placed on leave after a Fetty Wap lyric reportedly appeared beneath her name in a school yearbook without her knowledge. Trout Creek Academy Principal Katie O'Connell was placed on administrative leave May 20 amid an investigation into an "allegation of inappropriate conduct" after the quote, "Everybody hatin' we just call them fans though," appeared next to her name in the yearbook, according to First Coast News, an ABC affiliate. The quote is from Paterson, NJ rapper Fetty Rap's 2014 hit "Trap Queen." Fetty Wap was released from prison 11 months earlier t…

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New Date Announced For White House Correspondents' Dinner After April Shooting Incident New Date Announced For White House Correspondents' Dinner After April Shooting Incident
New Date Announced For White House Correspondents' Dinner After April Shooting Incident A major Washington media event is getting another chance after a chaotic night. The White House Correspondents' Dinner was disrupted Saturday, April 25, after gunshots were reported at the Washington Hilton while President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and more than 2,000 guests were at the event. The White House Correspondents' Association will hold the rescheduled dinner on Friday, July 24, WHCA President Weijia Jiang, CBS News senior White House correspondent, announced on X. “I’m proud to share the WHCD will be held on 07/24,” Jiang said. “Our first d…

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Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say
Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say What police describe as a hookup gone wrong ended with a Long Island man dead in his father's arms and a woman charged with murder. Kristin Sculley, 22, of Massapequa, was charged with Murder 2nd Degree in the death of Robert "Bobby" Michael Carragher Jr., 28, according to Nassau County police. Investigators said Carragher and Sculley met up at a bar before returning to the Beaumont Avenue home in Massapequa that he shared with his parents. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Monday, June 1, Sculley became angry and stabbed Carragher in the neck while he was sleeping, Nassau County Police Detec…

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Former '60 Minutes' Boss Warns Of 'Partisans And Ideologues' After CBS News Purge Former '60 Minutes' Boss Warns Of 'Partisans And Ideologues' After CBS News Purge
Former '60 Minutes' Boss Warns Of 'Partisans And Ideologues' After CBS News Purge A former executive producer of "60 Minutes" is warning about the direction of CBS News amid major staffing changes and a right-wing shift. Bill Owens made the comments while accepting the Gabe Pressman Truth to Power Award during a New York Press Club ceremony on Monday, June 1. The longtime showrunner resigned in April 2025, saying that "60 Minutes" was no longer journalistically independent as Paramount faced a lawsuit by President Donald Trump. The criticism also came days after his successor, "60 Minutes" veteran Tanya Simon, was among several end-of-season firings. Simon…

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Super El Niño Could Raise Hantavirus Risk Super El Niño Could Raise Hantavirus Risk
Super El Niño Could Raise Hantavirus Risk A powerful climate pattern could pose a health concern unrelated to storm tracks or temperatures. A potential Super El Niño could indirectly raise the risk of hantavirus cases by creating conditions that allow rodent populations to grow, according to Smithsonian educational material on El Niño and disease. The concern is not that El Niño itself causes hantavirus. The risk comes from what can happen afterward. Heavy rain and warmer conditions can lead to more vegetation. That gives rodents more food and shelter. When rodent populations surge, they can move closer to homes, cabins, sheds, ga…

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Sabrina Carpenter Fearing For Her Safety After Alleged Stalker Incident Sabrina Carpenter Fearing For Her Safety After Alleged Stalker Incident
Sabrina Carpenter Fearing For Her Safety After Alleged Stalker Incident A rising pop star says a frightening pattern at home crossed a dangerous line. Sabrina Carpenter was granted a temporary restraining order after an alleged stalker tried to enter her Los Angeles home and returned after being arrested, according to multiple reports. ABC7 Los Angeles reported that Carpenter filed for protection against William Applegate, 31, after a series of incidents at her residence. Court documents say Applegate first came to Carpenter’s attention Saturday, May 23, when he allegedly entered a neighbor’s property to get past security fencing and went to her front door, AB…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Officials Fume As PA Rookie Cop Quits For 'Love Island USA' Officials Fume As PA Rookie Cop Quits For 'Love Island USA'
Officials Fume As PA Rookie Cop Quits For 'Love Island USA' Sean Reifel traded his Bethlehem police badge for a shot at love on national television, and not everyone at City Hall is cheering him on. The rookie officer and father was recently announced as one of 12 Islanders on Season 8 of Peacock's hit reality dating show "Love Island USA." Reifel was sworn into the Bethlehem Police Department on Aug. 18, 2025, according to a department social media post. His last day on the job was reportedly May 20. But as Reifel heads to the villa ahead of the show's Tuesday, June 2 premiere, local officials say his departure leaves behind more than an empty desk…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Euphoria' Star Sydney Sweeney Turns Heads During Surprise Greenwich Visit With Boyfriend 'Euphoria' Star Sydney Sweeney Turns Heads During Surprise Greenwich Visit With Boyfriend
'Euphoria' Star Sydney Sweeney Turns Heads During Surprise Greenwich Visit With Boyfriend Sydney Sweeney turned an ordinary weekend in Greenwich into a celebrity sighting fans won't soon forget. The "Euphoria" star was spotted at several locations around town alongside boyfriend Scooter Braun, drawing attention from fans who stopped for photos and quick encounters, according to social media posts.  Among the stops was the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, where Sweeney was seen taking pictures with fans. She was also spotted at The Candy Connection on Sound Beach Avenue. The shop later noted that both Sweeney and Braun had visited. View this post on Instag…

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Scott Pelley Rips Bari Weiss For 'Murdering' '60 Minutes' Amid CBS News Shakeup: Reports Scott Pelley Rips Bari Weiss For 'Murdering' '60 Minutes' Amid CBS News Shakeup: Reports
Scott Pelley Rips Bari Weiss For 'Murdering' '60 Minutes' Amid CBS News Shakeup: Reports "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley accused controversial CBS News boss Bari Weiss of "murdering" the iconic program in the latest sign of newsroom turmoil, according to reports. Pelley made the blistering remarks during a staff meeting on Monday, June 1, The Guardian reported. His comments come days after CBS News fired "60 Minutes" executive producer Tanya Simon, along with correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega. The confrontation coincides with CBS naming Vanity Fair correspondent and former New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton as the new executive pr…

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Massive Meteor Explosion Equal To 300 Tons Of TNT Triggers Sonic Boom, Rattling New England Massive Meteor Explosion Equal To 300 Tons Of TNT Triggers Sonic Boom, Rattling New England
Massive Meteor Explosion Equal To 300 Tons Of TNT Triggers Sonic Boom, Rattling New England Residents across New England were left stunned after a powerful double boom rattled buildings and shook the ground, triggering reports to police and earthquake officials. The cause, however, came from above. The strange event happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday when people from Connecticut to Canada reported hearing loud blasts, feeling buildings shake, or seeing a bright object streak across the sky. The American Meteor Society said the source was not an earthquake or an explosion. Instead, officials said a 3-foot-wide meteor entered Earth's atmosphere near the New Hampshire-Massachusetts b…

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Think AI is Taking Your Job? Don’t Buy This Book Think AI is Taking Your Job? Don’t Buy This Book
Think AI is Taking Your Job? Don’t Buy This Book If you are convinced artificial intelligence is coming for your job or your business and there is nothing you can do about it then this book is not for you. But if you are still building, still leading, still running a business, or still trying to do your best work, Ted Yang believes there is a very different way to look at this moment. Yang, an MIT-trained entrepreneur, member of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, and founder of multiple companies including the parent company of Daily Voice, has written a new book called Ageless Peak Performance: The Playbook for AI-Powe…

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