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NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals
NYU Langone, Upmc To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals Two major New York and Pennsylvania health systems will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors under agreements reached with the US Department of Justice, federal officials announced Friday, Sept. 18. NYU Langone Hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures to patients younger than 18, according to the DOJ. NYU also agreed to pay $8.5 million, while UPMC will pay $950,000 as part of the resolutions, the department said. The agreements resolve investigations into potential vio…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles
Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles More than 200,000 Volkswagen and Audi SUVs are being recalled because a significant problem can cause them to lose steering control. Volkswagen Group of America issued the recall for about 208,724 vehicles, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Friday, Sept. 11. The affected vehicles include 2018 Volkswagen Tiguans, 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlases, and 2019-2021 Audi Q3s. The problem involves a bolt that holds the steering rack in place. The bolt can corrode and break, potentially damaging the steering rack and causing drivers to lose steering control. …

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow The battle over what media outlets get through the White House gates has sharply escalated. President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, that he was immediately banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House in an extraordinary, unprecedented move that is sounding alarms about First Amendment rights. The First Amendment of the Constitution protects five basic freedoms from government interference: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition. Trump disclosed the directive in a post on his Truth Social account. He accused all three organizations of repeatedly …

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by Joe Lombardi
Breaking News
Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor
Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a person in Atlantic City, authorities announced. Carlos Medina-Morales previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Sunday,  July 28, 2024, officers responded to the Cinco de Mayo bar and restaurant on Atlantic Avenue after Medina-Morales threatened and argued with the staff when he was denied entry, authorities said. Medina-Morales then left in a vehicle, firing rounds towards the establishment as the vehi…

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by Sam Barron
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Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies
Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies Amazon Prime customers could get more money as a major $2.5 billion federal settlement expands. The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday, Sept. 17, that Amazon will speed up and broaden payments to eligible consumers under the settlement reached in September 2025. The online retail giant was required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide up to $1.5 billion in refunds to consumers. Amazon was accused of enrolling millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and knowingly making it difficult for customers to cancel. More than $845 million had …

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by Chris Spiker
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Killed In Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner Motorcyclist Killed In Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner
Motorcyclist Killed In Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner A motorcyclist killed in a crash with a turning charter bus in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 18. Samuel Velasquez Jr., 28, of Bangor, was riding west on Industrial Drive in Bethlehem when the crash happened around 9:39 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to Bethlehem police. The charter bus was traveling east and attempting to turn left into the Trans-Bridge Lines property at 2012 Industrial Drive when Velasquez’s motorcycle struck the passenger side of the bus, a preliminary investigation found. The bus was returning to the depot and was not ca…

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by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting In PA: Police Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting In PA: Police
Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting In PA: Police A road rage near-crash led one driver to follow another to a Pennsylvania Petco, where shoving and punching ended with gunfire, police say. Kyree David Spence, 21, was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the Thursday, Sept. 17, shooting in Swatara Township, police announced Friday. Daily Voice obtained court documents on Friday, Sept. 18. The road rage encounter began near Chambers Hill Road and Harrisburg Street, where the other driver told investigators that Spence cut him off and nearly struck his vehicle, according to the affidavit. The driver admitte…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, Broadway Composer Leaves Young Daughter Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, Broadway Composer Leaves Young Daughter
Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, Broadway Composer Leaves Young Daughter A defining voice of ’90s pop who found an acclaimed second act on Broadway has gone silent. Singer-songwriter and Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik died Thursday, Sept. 17, at a Manhattan hospital. He was 56. His family announced his death in a statement on his Instagram account. "It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of Duncan Sheik," the family said. "The world has a lost a singular talent, and deeply influential voice in music and theater."  View this post on Instagram His mother, Suzanne Sheik, told People t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Breaking News
Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up PA High School Fight: Police Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up PA High School Fight: Police
Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up PA High School Fight: Police A student repeatedly kicked a staff member and struck a school police officer in the face as they tried to break up a fight at a Pennsylvania high school, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 18. York City Police were called to William Penn High School at approximately 9:35 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, for a reported assault, according to the department’s release. Officers learned that a York City School District police officer and a school staff member had attempted to separate two juvenile students who were fighting, police said. During the struggle, a female student repeatedly kicked t…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby
Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby A woman has been convicted in the death of a 27-year-old sports anchor who was found dead while covering Super Bowl LIX. A Louisiana jury found 49-year-old Danette Colbert guilty of negligent homicide and racketeering on Thursday, Sept. 17. She was charged in the death of Adan Manzano, a reporter and anchor for Telemundo Kansas City. Manzano was found dead in his hotel room in Kenner, Louisiana, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. He was in the New Orleans area to cover Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The 27-year-old was discovered face down on a pil…

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by Chris Spiker
Breaking News
Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near PA College Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near PA College
Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near PA College  A girl was dragged off her own porch, kicked, and beaten near a Pennsylvania college, leading to felony riot charges against three other girls, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. The fight happened in the 300 block of West Jackson Street near York College early Saturday, Sept. 12, according to York City Police and York County District Attorney Tim Barker. Disturbing video shared exclusively with TV news outlets shows the girl on the ground as several people appear to drag, kick, and strike her. View this post on Instagram The girl …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In PA Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE) Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In PA Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE)
Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In PA Teen's Fatal Shooting (Update) The mother of a murdered Pennsylvania teen is among four people whose cases are headed to county court in connection with the shooting that claimed her son's life, authorities announced in an update Thursday, Sept. 17. Wilfredo Garcia, 17, was fatally shot in the head inside his mother Tamara Rosario's apartment in the 900 block of Plane Street in Columbia Borough on July 18, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Miles Bixler ruled Sept. 1 that the case against the juvenile charged with shooting Garcia could proceed to the Court of Common Pleas on charges of th…

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by Jillian Pikora