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Ex-mafia hitman turned NJ councilman John Alite arrested on loan sharking charges
Former mafia hitman turned suburban New Jersey town councilman John Alite has been arrested on loansharking charges. The 63-year-old former Gambino family enforcer and former confidant of John Gotti Jr. was arrested on Friday on multiple counts of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, and terroristic threats, according to the New Jersey State Attorney General....
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:25:28 -0400
Former mafia hitman turned suburban New Jersey town councilman John Alite has been arrested on loansharking charges. The 63-year-old former Gambino family enforcer and former confidant of John Gotti Jr. was arrested on Friday on multiple counts of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, and terroristic threats, according to the New Jersey State Attorney General....
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:25:28 -0400
Insane environmental study plans to spend millions to consider 10 Freeway removal: ‘Complete waste of money’
The Santa Monica City Council accepted a grant to weigh "capping" or removing a section of the 10 Freeway in an effort to repair "historical harm" and "environmental hazards."
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400
The Santa Monica City Council accepted a grant to weigh "capping" or removing a section of the 10 Freeway in an effort to repair "historical harm" and "environmental hazards."
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400
Two men charged with flooding NYC with 1 million doses of ‘liquid poison’ date rape drug
A pair of Manhattan men were arrested this week after they allegedly imported one million individual doses of the lethal date rape drug GBL into NYC.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:54:16 -0400
A pair of Manhattan men were arrested this week after they allegedly imported one million individual doses of the lethal date rape drug GBL into NYC.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:54:16 -0400
Kids forced to ‘dig own graves,’ eat vomit at hellish NY boarding school — as officials turned blind eye: survivor
Troubled kids were strip searched, locked in closets and forced to dig their own graves at a heinous upstate New York boarding school -- where local authorities allegedly ignored the abuse because of the institution's wealthy owners.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:52:41 -0400
Troubled kids were strip searched, locked in closets and forced to dig their own graves at a heinous upstate New York boarding school -- where local authorities allegedly ignored the abuse because of the institution's wealthy owners.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:52:41 -0400
Crumbl Cookies’ super-sweet ‘Charger’ combines soda, energy drinks — and has almost half a pound of sugar
Crumbl Cookies’ new “Dirty Sodas” – available at select locations across the US and Canada – have come under fresh scrutiny after a fitness influencer exposed the ungodly sugar content of one of the chain's over 40 drink varieties.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:51:36 -0400
Crumbl Cookies’ new “Dirty Sodas” – available at select locations across the US and Canada – have come under fresh scrutiny after a fitness influencer exposed the ungodly sugar content of one of the chain's over 40 drink varieties.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:51:36 -0400
That’s ruff! How NYC ranks on nation-wide pet friendly scale: new survey
New York ranked 39th out of 49 major US cities in a new pet-friendliness study measuring walkability, dog parks, vet access and pet-friendly housing -- and the lack of vet services was the Big Apple's top failing.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:50:35 -0400
New York ranked 39th out of 49 major US cities in a new pet-friendliness study measuring walkability, dog parks, vet access and pet-friendly housing -- and the lack of vet services was the Big Apple's top failing.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:50:35 -0400
Trump doubles down attacks on Italian PM Giorgia Meloni after she rips prez’s ‘made up’ claims
President Trump doubled down on his attacks on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Saturday, claiming she “wants to be friends again.” “Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France,” the president insisted on Truth Social, days after the Italian leader denied Trump’s claim...
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:11:15 -0400
President Trump doubled down on his attacks on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Saturday, claiming she “wants to be friends again.” “Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France,” the president insisted on Truth Social, days after the Italian leader denied Trump’s claim...
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:11:15 -0400
Moment Karmelo Anthony stabs Austin Metcalf and flees revealed in new surveillance footage
Metcalf and his Memorial High School track teammates in the stands of Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, huddling beneath a tent on the rainy April 2, 2025, security camera video released by the Collin County District court showed.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:09:44 -0400
Metcalf and his Memorial High School track teammates in the stands of Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, huddling beneath a tent on the rainy April 2, 2025, security camera video released by the Collin County District court showed.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:09:44 -0400
Ozempic and Wegovy may strengthen bones in Type 2 diabetes patients, study finds
A new study suggest that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy weight loss drugs, have an unexpected side effect of strengthening bones by 15%.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:55:30 -0400
A new study suggest that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy weight loss drugs, have an unexpected side effect of strengthening bones by 15%.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:55:30 -0400
Off the deep end: NYC stadium worker claims Phish’s security guard assaulted him backstage at concert
A worker at Forest Hills Stadium claims he got into a serious jam behind the scene's of a Phish concert, when one of the band's private security guards allegedly assaulted him.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:47:09 -0400
A worker at Forest Hills Stadium claims he got into a serious jam behind the scene's of a Phish concert, when one of the band's private security guards allegedly assaulted him.
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:47:09 -0400