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What’s NY's Signature Sandwich? New List Serves Up State-By-State Picks What’s NY's Signature Sandwich? New List Serves Up State-By-State Picks
What’s NY's Signature Sandwich? New List Serves Up State-By-State Picks Every state has its own flavor, and one new list is putting those regional loyalties between two slices of bread. Tasting Table named the most iconic sandwich in every state in a list updated Tuesday, Aug. 25. The selections were based on local ingredients, traditions, preferences, and culinary history. Across Daily Voice’s seven-state footprint, New York’s representative is the pastrami sandwich. The publication highlighted the classic combination of pastrami and rye bread associated with New York’s Jewish delis. A pastrami sandwich piled high at New York City's iconic Carnegie Del…

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by Joe Lombardi
On Your Side
Air Bag Danger For Children Triggers Kia SUV Recall Air Bag Danger For Children Triggers Kia SUV Recall
Air Bag Danger For Children Triggers Kia SUV Recall More than 21,000 Kia SUVs are being recalled because the front passenger air bag could deploy when a child or children's seat is in the front seat. Kia issued the recall for 21,290 EV9 vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Friday, Aug. 21. The recalled EV9s are from the 2025 and 2026 model years. The recall is due to improper routing of a tube in the Occupant Detection System beneath the front passenger seat. The tube can become pinched when the seat is adjusted to its highest position and may become damaged after repeated height or tilt adju…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
'Wheel Of Fortune' Announcer Fired Following Internal Probe Of Incident On Flight 'Wheel Of Fortune' Announcer Fired Following Internal Probe Of Incident On Flight
'Wheel Of Fortune' Announcer Fired Following Internal Probe Of Incident On Flight A familiar voice behind one of television’s longest-running game shows will not be returning. Sony Pictures Television fired “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton on Friday, Sept. 4, following an internal investigation, according to multiple reports. Thornton, 61, had been suspended earlier in the week while Sony examined allegations stemming from an incident aboard an American Airlines flight in May. The studio also began recasting his role. KTLA and Variety reported that Sony terminated Thornton’s employment after completing its investigation. Earlier, TMZ had published photos taken…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Former NFL Player Dies Suddenly At Age 40 Former NFL Player Dies Suddenly At Age 40
Former NFL Player Dies Suddenly At Age 40 A former NFL defensive back who once rewrote the record book at Wake Forest has died at age 40. Alphonso Smith Jr., who played for the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, in Florida, multiple reports said. The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his death to People. TMZ Sports first reported that Smith died by suicide at a housing community in Florida. The outlet cited sources with direct knowledge. Smith had posted a distressing message on Facebook before his death. In it, he wrote about personal struggles, past trauma, and needing help. Smith was…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Latest Labor Day Weekend Outlook: Here's What To Expect Latest Labor Day Weekend Outlook: Here's What To Expect
Latest Labor Day Weekend Outlook: Here's What To Expect A holiday-weekend reset is coming after days of heat, humidity, and powerful thunderstorms. The National Weather Service expects cooler, drier air to settle in through the holiday weekend. Saturday, Sept. 5, should be mostly sunny, with highs around 80 degrees.  Sunday, Sept. 6, will be cooler, with highs generally in the mid-70s. New England will also turn mainly dry and pleasant. An isolated shower cannot be ruled out Saturday, but widespread rain is not expected. Beach conditions could become dangerous on Sunday and Labor Day due to an increased risk of rip currents. The National …

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by Joe Lombardi
Breaking News
2 Injured In Armed Robbery At Jefferson Valley Mall — No Ongoing Threat, Cops Say 2 Injured In Armed Robbery At Jefferson Valley Mall — No Ongoing Threat, Cops Say
2 Injured In Armed Robbery At Jefferson Valley Mall — No Ongoing Threat, Cops Say UPDATE: Two people suffered minor injuries in an armed robbery at a busy Northern Westchester mall, police confirmed after an extensive search for the suspect.  The robbery happened in the parking lot of the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown at around 3:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, according to Yorktown Police.  Officers responding to the scene confirmed a report of a robbery involving a firearm and helped two victims, police said. They were treated for minor, non-life-threatening injuries with assistance from the Mohegan Fire Department, Mohegan Ambulance, and Yorktown p…

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by Ben Crnic
Breaking News
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Drops Key Claim Before Hearing Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Drops Key Claim Before Hearing
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Drops Key Claim Before Hearing Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky spent nearly a year fighting for a hearing on a purported victim recantation. Five days before it was set to begin, he abruptly dropped the claim — and prosecutors say they had amassed evidence ready to rebut it. Now, the 82-year-old will have to answer to a judge about that decision. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda ruled after a status conference on Friday, Sept. 4, that Sandusky may appear remotely at a 9:30 a.m. proceeding Tuesday, Sept. 8, for a colloquy to determine whether he understands his withdrawal. At…

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by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial
Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial President Donald Trump is weighing in on the Lindsay Clancy murder case after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. In a press conference from the Oval Office, Trump told reporters: "I assume there’s going to be another trial. It’s a terrible situation. Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing. Can’t be worse. “But you’ll find out what the price to pay is. There’ll be a price. It’s going to be a mental institution or jail or something. But I guess they’re going to go through another trial. It’s too bad." On Friday, Sept. 4, as deliberations entered the seventh day, the jury informed …

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Child Hit By Car, Hospitalized In Hudson Valley After Walking Into Oncoming Traffic Child Hit By Car, Hospitalized In Hudson Valley After Walking Into Oncoming Traffic
Child Hit By Car, Hospitalized In Hudson Valley After Walking Into Oncoming Traffic A child was struck by a vehicle in an Orange County village and hospitalized — but is expected to recover, police said. The crash happened on Union Street near Charles Street in the Village of Montgomery at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to Village of Montgomery Police.  Officers arrived at the scene and found the child conscious, alert, and able to speak with them about what had happened, police said. They suffered abrasions and bruising to the legs and face. As a precaution, the child was taken to Orange County Airport and then taken to Westchester Medical Cen…

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Alix Earle Reveals 'Sick And Twisted' Details Behind Alex Cooper Split On New Netflix Show Alix Earle Reveals 'Sick And Twisted' Details Behind Alex Cooper Split On New Netflix Show
Alix Earle Reveals 'Sick And Twisted' Details Behind Alex Cooper Split On New Netflix Show Alix Earle is finally revealing what went wrong with Alex Cooper and why she stayed quiet for so long. The 25-year-old influencer whose father is construction magnate Thomas Earle, from Wall, NJ, opened up about her former boss in the Season 1 finale of her new Netflix series, "Earle Meets World," claiming she felt mistreated and manipulated while working with Cooper's Unwell Network. Cooper, 32, and expecting a baby with husband Matt Kaplan, called out Earle in April for allegedly starting "fake drama." But things had been simmering for months if not years. Earle signed her "Hot Mess" pod…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Pregnant Woman, 24, Dies After Hair Gets Tangled In Go-Kart: 'Unforgettable Personality' Pregnant Woman, 24, Dies After Hair Gets Tangled In Go-Kart: 'Unforgettable Personality'
Pregnant Woman, 24, Dies After Hair Gets Tangled In Go-Kart: 'Unforgettable Personality' A pregnant woman and her unborn son died after her hair was tangled in a go-kart, according to reports. Baylee Olivia Johnson died from her injuries at a hospital in Florence, South Carolina, on Monday, Aug. 31. The 24-year-old's hair became caught in a sprocket on the go-kart on Sunday, Aug. 23, according to the Sumter County Coroner. Johnson was 15 weeks pregnant when the incident happened, her family told WIS News 10. She and her boyfriend had recently learned they were expecting a baby boy and planned to name him Johnny. According to her family, Johnson had also rec…

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by Chris Spiker
Breaking News
Duo Rob Victim At Gunpoint, Hit Him With His Own Car At Mall In Hudson Valley: Police Duo Rob Victim At Gunpoint, Hit Him With His Own Car At Mall In Hudson Valley: Police
Duo Rob Victim At Gunpoint, Hit Him With His Own Car At Mall In Hudson Valley: Police Two suspects are in federal custody after police said they robbed a man while threatening him with a gun and a knife at an Orange County mall and then hit him with his own car — which they also allegedly stole.  The arrests stem from an incident in the Newburgh Mall parking lot at 1401 Route 300 in the Town of Newburgh on Thursday, Aug. 20, the Town of Newburgh Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 4.  Officers were called to the mall at around 6:34 p.m. for a reported altercation involving a firearm and found a male victim in the parking lot. Investigators found that …

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by Ben Crnic