Trenton, NJ
News
White House Drops Valentine’s Day Meme Cards Featuring Maduro Capture, Greenland, Dems White House Drops Valentine’s Day Meme Cards Featuring Maduro Capture, Greenland, Dems
White House Drops Valentine’s Day Meme Cards Featuring Maduro Capture, Greenland, Dems The White House joined the viral Valentine’s Day meme trend by creating its own shareable, politically themed cards tied to current events and President Donald Trump. The post, captioned “Made just for you 💌,” featured shareable graphics styled like traditional Valentine’s Day cards, drawing mixed reactions online and further highlighting the political divide among commenters. The first card in the series reads, “You captured my heart,” and is set alongside a photo of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being captured by U.S. Another is a photo of President Donald Trump holding a binde…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hartford, CT
Business
Krispy Kreme Sweetens Valentine's Day With New Doughnut Lineup Krispy Kreme Sweetens Valentine's Day With New Doughnut Lineup
Krispy Kreme Sweetens Valentine's Day With New Doughnut Lineup Krispy Kreme is offering sweet new treats in honor of Valentine's Day. The chain's limited-time Valentine's Day Doughnut Collection will roll out nationwide on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The seasonal lineup will be sold in a custom Valentine's Day-themed dozen box and includes four new doughnuts.  Three doughnuts are heart-shaped, while the fourth puts a romantic twist on a classic favorite. "There are so many ways to show love on Valentine's Day, not to just one person, but to everyone who makes your life a little brighter," chief brand and product officer Alison Holder said.&nb…

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by Chris Spiker
South Windsor, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Charged With Murder, Now Accused Of Instagram Sale Armed Robbery In South Windsor: Police Teen Charged With Murder, Now Accused Of Instagram Sale Armed Robbery In South Windsor: Police
Teen Charged With Murder, Now Accused Of Instagram Sale Armed Robbery In South Windsor: Police A Connecticut teenager is facing serious charges after police say a social media meet-up ended with him pulling a gun on a man selling shoes, authorities said. He was already charged with killing someone outside of a nightclub on Halloween. Charles N. Woodall, 19, of East Hartford, faces multiple charges following the alleged incident from last month, South Windsor police said. Woodall contacted the seller over Instagram and asked to buy a pair of shoes. They decided to meet up at the Target parking lot at 125 Buckland Hills Drive in South Windsor, police said. But when the man arrived, in…

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
Politics
Trump Freezes Visa Processing For 75 Countries: What To Know Trump Freezes Visa Processing For 75 Countries: What To Know
Trump Freezes Visa Processing For 75 Countries: What To Know The US is pausing visa processing for people from dozens of countries, the latest move in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown that has drawn growing backlash. The State Department announced the freeze for 75 countries in a social media post on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The list includes nations like Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Iran, Jamaica, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, and Thailand, Fox News reported. Immigrant visa processing will stop on Wednesday, Jan. 21, and continue indefinitely. "The State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries w…

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by Chris Spiker
Trenton, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Trenton Girl: Mercer County Prosecutor NJ Man Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Trenton Girl: Mercer County Prosecutor
NJ Man Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Trenton Girl: Mercer County Prosecutor A 35-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Trenton girl, authorities announced Monday, Jan. 12. Detectives began an investigation after being informed by Trenton police a 12-year-old was the victim of a sexual assault, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Alex Torres-Lopez originally encountered the girl on Snapchat and Roblox and they met several times in person in fall 2025, where they engaged in sexual intercourse, Marbrey said. Torres-Lopez had the girl send him pornographic images and videos of herself, Marbrey said.  He is char…

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by Sam Barron
Arlington, VA
Business
Ex-Trump Advisor Named President Of Facebook, Instagram Parent Company Ex-Trump Advisor Named President Of Facebook, Instagram Parent Company
Ex-Trump Advisor Named President Of Facebook, Instagram Parent Company A former advisor to President Donald Trump has been tapped as a top executive for the tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Dina Powell McCormick will join Meta as the company's next president and vice chair, Meta announced on Monday, January 12. The lifelong Republican was Trump's Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy in 2017 and early 2018. Powell McCormick will join Meta's management team to help guide the company's overall strategy, especially as it seeks to make artificial intelligence systems profitable. The former Goldman Sachs executive wil…

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by Chris Spiker
Arlington, VA
Business
TikTok Reportedly Agrees To Sell US Operations After Years Of Pressure: What To Know TikTok Reportedly Agrees To Sell US Operations After Years Of Pressure: What To Know
TikTok Reportedly Agrees To Sell US Operations After Years Of Pressure: What To Know TikTok has agreed to give control of its US operations to a new joint venture led by billionaire Larry Ellison and a tech company owned by the United Arab Emirates. According to internal TikTok memos, the widely popular video app's US entity will be transferred to Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi-backed artificial intelligence firm MGX. Axios first reported the sale's details on Thursday, Dec. 18. The three buyers will own TikTok's US operations under a new company called TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. The sale is expected to end a yearslong saga over purported&nb…

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by Chris Spiker
Arlington, VA
Politics
Foreign Tourists May Face Social Media Inspections Under Trump Administration Plan Foreign Tourists May Face Social Media Inspections Under Trump Administration Plan
Foreign Tourists May Face Social Media Inspections Under Trump Administration Plan Millions of international visitors could soon undergo new digital screening rules as the Trump administration expands its travel and immigration restrictions. Customs and Border Protection said it will require foreign tourists to provide five years of their social media history before entering the US, according to a notice posted in the Federal Register on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The policy would apply to citizens of visa-waiver countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The Trump administration said it will also collect "high value dat…

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by Chris Spiker
Teaneck, NJ
Business
Popular Puerto Rican Restaurant Moves Into Former Bischoff's Space In Teaneck Popular Puerto Rican Restaurant Moves Into Former Bischoff's Space In Teaneck
Popular Puerto Rican Restaurant Moves Into Former Bischoff's Space In Teaneck The Freakin’ Rican, a well-known Puerto Rican restaurant with a large following in New York City, has opened in Teaneck. The new restaurant is located at 466-468 Cedar Lane, replacing Bischoff’s, a longtime ice cream shop later occupied by a gelato store. Executive Chef Derick Lopez, who founded The Freakin’ Rican Brand in 2014, said he created the business to share the food he grew up eating in the Bronx. According to his website, he started by selling food at street fairs in New York City before building a social media audience of more than 450,000 followers. Lopez said his passion for Pu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hartford, CT
Lifestyle
Diddy Tries To Stop 50 Cent-Produced Documentary, Netflix Pushes Back Diddy Tries To Stop 50 Cent-Produced Documentary, Netflix Pushes Back
Diddy Tries To Stop 50 Cent-Produced Documentary, Netflix Pushes Back The longtime beef between Diddy and 50 Cent may be heading to court. Diddy's lawyers issued a cease-and-desist letter to Netflix, demanding the streamer pull its new series produced by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson called "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," Deadline reported. Combs was convicted in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. All four parts of "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" were released on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Netflix calls the documentary series a "sweeping examination" of t…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
News
Parents Warned About Giving Kids Phones Too Young In New Study Parents Warned About Giving Kids Phones Too Young In New Study
Parents Warned About Giving Kids Phones Too Young In New Study Children who get their first smartphone before they become teenagers are at a greater risk of physical and mental issues, according to new research. University of Pennsylvania researchers led the study published in the medical journal Pediatrics on Monday, Dec. 1. According to the findings, 12-year-olds who owned smartphones had higher rates of depression (31%), obesity (40%), and insufficient sleep (62%) than kids who didn't own a device. The study found that issues grew for even younger children receiving their first smartphone. The risk of developing health problems increased b…

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by Chris Spiker
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Mahwah Man Caught With 5,000+ Child Sex Abuse Files Arrested Again: Prosecutor Mahwah Man Caught With 5,000+ Child Sex Abuse Files Arrested Again: Prosecutor
Mahwah Man Caught With 5,000+ Child Sex Abuse Files Arrested Again: Prosecutor A Bergen County man arrested for chatting with children online in 2021 has been arrested again, this time after authorities found hiim in possession of nearly 5,000 child porn files, they said. Sporting a clean new look, Quinn T. Dickson, 28, of Mahwah, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 25, after members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at his Mahwah home, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Dickson used the Internet to view, download, and possess over 5,000 items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, Musella…

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by Cecilia Levine