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Deep-Sea Search Finds Long-Lost Pan Am Plane Bound For US Easter Weekend: Video Deep-Sea Search Finds Long-Lost Pan Am Plane Bound For US Easter Weekend: Video
Deep-Sea Search Finds Long-Lost Pan Am Plane Bound For US Easter Weekend: Video A mystery buried beneath the Atlantic for more than seven decades has finally given up its secret. An underwater search team has located the wreckage of Pan American World Airways Flight 526A, a New York-bound passenger plane that sank off Puerto Rico 74 years ago. NBC’s “Today” reported the discovery on Tuesday, July 21, citing an exclusive expedition by the Discovery Channel. The aircraft was a Douglas DC-4 named Clipper Endeavor. It left Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for New York’s Idlewild Airport, now John F. Kennedy International Airport, on Friday, April 11, 1952, wh…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Tropical Storm Bertha Forms Near Florida Panhandle: Projected Path Tropical Storm Bertha Forms Near Florida Panhandle: Projected Path
Tropical Storm Bertha Forms Near Florida Panhandle: Projected Path A slow-moving new threat is gathering strength over warm water, and its final destination is far from settled. Tropical Storm Bertha, the second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was packing sustained winds of 50 mph on Tuesday, July 21, according to the National Hurricane Center. Bertha was about 100 miles south-southwest of Panama City, Florida, and 175 miles southeast of Mobile, Alabama, at 7 a.m. CDT. It was crawling northwest at 5 mph. The storm is expected to move slowly northwest or west-northwest before turning west around midweek. Its projected path runs near or along …

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
McDonald's Unveils New Chicken Items, Adds Sauce To Menu McDonald's Unveils New Chicken Items, Adds Sauce To Menu
McDonald's Unveils New Chicken Items, Adds Sauce To Menu McDonald's is adding a new sauce and several chicken menu items for a limited time. The fast-food chain announced Caesar Sauce on the McDonald's USA Menu Spotter on Tuesday, July 14. The sauce will arrive at participating restaurants nationwide on Tuesday, July 21. The creamy sauce features garlic, parmesan, and hints of lemon. "Whether you're dipping, wrapping, or sandwiching, Caesar Sauce is here at McDonald's for a limited time to make your favorite chicken order a summer staple," the company said. Caesar Sauce's launch will also include new limited-time menu options. McDonald's …

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by Chris Spiker
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Virginia Husband Remains Unconscious After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Family Says Virginia Husband Remains Unconscious After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Family Says
Virginia Husband Remains Unconscious After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Family Says One ordinary day. Then everything changed. A Virginia family is holding onto hope after Zaine Bennett suffered what loved ones describe as a devastating accident that left him with a severe traumatic brain injury and fighting for his life in intensive care. According to a GoFundMe organized on behalf of the Bennett family, Bennett remains in the ICU receiving specialized medical treatment and has not yet regained consciousness. His loved ones say the road ahead is expected to be long and filled with uncertainty. While doctors continue caring for Bennett, his wife has refused to leave his s…

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by Zak Failla
Business
McDonald's Debuts New Breakfast Item With Sweet Twist McDonald's Debuts New Breakfast Item With Sweet Twist
McDonald's Debuts New Breakfast Item With Sweet Twist McDonald's is giving breakfast a sweet-and-savory upgrade with a new limited-time biscuit sandwich. The fast-food chain announced the Honey Brown Butter Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit on the McDonald's USA Menu Spotter on Monday, July 20. The sandwich will arrive at participating restaurants nationwide on Tuesday, July 21. The new breakfast item features bacon, egg, and cheese served between two freshly baked biscuits with creamy Honey Brown Butter. "Some mornings call for something sweet," McDonald's said on the Menu Spotter. "Others demand something savory. Why not enjoy both?" Customer…

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by Chris Spiker
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Have You Seen Them? Search Continues For Maryland Teens Missing For Weeks Have You Seen Them? Search Continues For Maryland Teens Missing For Weeks
Have You Seen Them? Search Continues For Maryland Teens Missing For Weeks They disappeared nearly two weeks ago. Now, Maryland deputies are turning to the public for help. Two teenagers have been missing since the night of Wednesday, July 8, after they were last seen together in Williamsport, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Officials said 16-year-old Tayveon Hamlin and 17-year-old Amire Olowolayemo were both last seen around 6:30 p.m. in the area of Cedar Ridge Road. Hamlin is 5-foot-8, weighs 168 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Deputies said he was last seen wearing a black Under Armour hoodie, black T-shirt, black sweatpants, an…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Tax Preparer, Museum Guide, Admits To Having 4 Million Child Sex Abuse Files: DOJ Virginia Tax Preparer, Museum Guide, Admits To Having 4 Million Child Sex Abuse Files: DOJ
Virginia Tax Preparer, Museum Guide, Admits To Having 4 Million Child Sex Abuse Files: DOJ Four million. That's how many child sexual abuse images and videos a Virginia tax preparer and museum guide admitted having when federal investigators searched his home, according to prosecutors. The conviction came Monday, July 20, after a federal judge found 39-year-old Nathaniel Carey Lee, of Springfield, guilty of two counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, the US Department of Justice announced. The investigation began in December 2022, when law enforcement launched an undercover operation targeting a user seeking child sexual abuse mat…

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by Zak Failla
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'I'll Do The Max Sentence': Virginia Man Learns Fate In Shenandoah National Park Hatchet Attack 'I'll Do The Max Sentence': Virginia Man Learns Fate In Shenandoah National Park Hatchet Attack
'I'll Do The Max Sentence': Virginia Man Learns Fate In Shenandoah National Park Hatchet Attack He said he'd do the max sentence. Instead, he'll spend the next 78 months in federal prison. Springfield resident Soufiane Bougria, 31, was sentenced on Monday, July 20, for the bloody hatchet attack that shattered a late-night camping trip at Shenandoah National Park, where terrified campers called 911 after hearing screams and what they believed was a gunshot. The sentence comes four months after a federal jury convicted Bougria of two felony assault counts stemming from the Aug. 24, 2 025 attack at Mathews Arm Campground. Three different campers testified they heard chaos erupt from t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Stolen School Bus Doesn't Make It Past First Red Light Before Deputies Pull It Over: Sheriff Stolen School Bus Doesn't Make It Past First Red Light Before Deputies Pull It Over: Sheriff
Stolen School Bus Doesn't Make It Past First Red Light Before Deputies Pull It Over: Sheriff A Maryland man didn't make it very far after allegedly stealing a school bus. The bizarre ride came to an end around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, when officers in Waldorf spotted the school bus run a red light at the intersection of Leonardtown Road and Old Washington Road, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Police attempted to stop the bus, but as the driver pulled over, he clipped a curb, causing minor damage to the front end. Fortunately, there were no children on board. Investigators say the driver, later identified as 34-year-old Waldorf resident Joseph Andrew Townse…

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by Zak Failla
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'Shame On You': Video Appears To Show ICE Agents Chased Out Of NJ Starbucks 'Shame On You': Video Appears To Show ICE Agents Chased Out Of NJ Starbucks
'Shame On You': Video Appears To Show ICE Agents Chased Out Of NJ Starbucks Immigration agents were not welcome by customers at a Starbucks in South Jersey last week. A video posted by SJ Solidarity Collective shows people confronting two men they believed to be Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents  and began heckling them out of the store in Mount Laurel. "You should be ashamed of yourselves!" people yelled at the two men standing in line at Starbucks. "How dare you!" The men slowly turned around and walked out of the store, and one of them appeared to be smirking. The insults continued all the way through the parking lot until they arrived …

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by Sam Barron
Business
Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger After Challenge By Northeast States Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger After Challenge By Northeast States
Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger After Challenge By Northeast States Several Northeast states have won the first round in their effort to block Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, July 20, preventing Paramount from completing the megamerger. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York are among a dozen states challenging the deal. The ruling comes one week after the coalition sued to stop what would become the largest merger in Hollywood history. The attorneys general argue the deal would illegally reduce competition by co…

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by Chris Spiker
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Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s Hamptons Estate Breached By Out-Of-Control Driver: Police Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s Hamptons Estate Breached By Out-Of-Control Driver: Police
Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s Hamptons Estate Breached By Out-Of-Control Driver: Police An out-of-control driver crashed through a gate outside Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s home on Long Island, according to police. Cops said Keith Jonathan Webster, 63, slammed into the superstar couple’s East Hampton estate, according to online outlet 27East. Webster, of the Bronx, was held at the scene by private security until police arrived to arrest him. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, Newsday reported. The cause or motivation for the wreck remains under investigation. Webster was charged with second-degree criminal mischief and third-degree trespassing, according to Newsday. …

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by Joe Wilkinson