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Cecilia Levine

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Controversial Transgender Swimmer Defeated Twice By Transitioning Challenger From Yale Some said Lia Thomas' transition from male to female gave her an unfair advantage in the pool. This weekend, though, she was defeated by another transgender swimmer named Iszac Henig: A woman becoming a man. Yale's Henig twice crushed UPenn's Thomas Saturday at the Ivy League meet in Philadelphia, the Daily Mail reports. Henig, 20, cruised with ease by his opponents, winning the 100-yard freestyle in 49.57 seconds, the outlet said. Meanwhile, Thomas was "barely trying" when she won the 500-yard freestyle by one second, along with the first of her four races by just two seconds, according …

by Cecilia Levine

01/09/2022

Sports

Transgender UPenn Swimmer Lia Thomas Defeated Twice By Transitioning Challenger Some said Lia Thomas' transition from male to female gave her an unfair advantage in the pool. This weekend, though, she was defeated by another transgender swimmer named Iszac Henig: A woman becoming a man. Yale's Henig twice crushed UPenn's Thomas Saturday at the Ivy League meet in Philadelphia, the Daily Mail reports. Henig, 20, cruised with ease by his opponents, winning the 100-yard freestyle in 49.57 seconds, the outlet said. Thomas finished with a time of 52.84 seconds. Meanwhile, Thomas was "barely trying" when she won the 500-yard freestyle by one second, along with the first of …

by Cecilia Levine

01/09/2022

Police & Fire

NJ Motel Sex Assault Robber In Custody: Prosecutor A 36-year-old man who sexually assaulted and robbed a victim at gunpoint last month has been arrested, authorities in Morris County said. Earl L. Kelly, of Hamilton, sexually assaulted and robbed the 19-year-old victim while armed with a handgun at the Holiday Inn in Parsippany, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Kelly was arrested by law enforcement officers in Edison on Jan. 7 on the following charges: Four counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(3) and N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(4), crimes of the First Degree; Two counts of Sexual Assault,…

by Cecilia Levine

01/09/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Firefighters Free Man Stuck In Someone Else's Chimney Firefighters in Maryland removed a man stuck in a chimney that apparently wasn't even his own. Crews in Silver Spring spent about 90 minutes working to methodically remove a wall and bricks from the interior of a house, and get to the man, firefighters said on Facebook. The man "was not authorized to be there" and got himself stuck in the chimney. He was extricated and transported to an area hospital.

by Cecilia Levine

01/09/2022

Police & Fire

Police Seek Newark Mom Missing Since October Police in Newark are turning to the public for help locating a mom of three who has been missing since October, RLS Media reports. Haneefah Moore, 38, of the Ironbound section was last seen on Hawkins Court in the East Ward. She weighs 140 pounds and is 5'5", the outlet says. Good morning. This is my sister Haneefah Moore. She's been missing for almost 2 months. Has anyone seen her? Please message me if you see her. Please share. Thanks in advance. Posted by Tanya Wade on Thursday, November 11, 2021 Anyone with information is urged to call Newark police at 973-733-6000 or call the Spec…

by Cecilia Levine

01/09/2022

Police & Fire

Wife Of PA Funeral Home Director Who Abused Corpses Won't Leave Property After Sale: Report The wife of a funeral home director serving prison time for abusing corpses is refusing to leave the property, which was sold in a sheriff sale in September, Lancaster Online reports. The owner of 121 and 131 S. Prince St., Prince Street Properties LLC, sued Joseline Scheid in November seeking help removing her from the property formerly occupied by Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home, the outlet said. Joseline's husband, Andrew Scheid, was arrested in August 2020 for his mishandling of the bodies and making knowingly false entries on death certificates, the Lancaster County DA's O…

by Cecilia Levine

01/09/2022

Police & Fire

Visitor Finds Body In Neshaminy State Park Authorities are working to identify the woman's body found Saturday in Neshaminy State Park by a visitor, authorities said. The body was described as a black woman between 40 and 50 years old, with the name "Lisa" tattooed in scripts on her upper right arm, Pennysylvania State Police said. The body was found in the Bensalem portion of the park. Anyone with information is urged to call 215-942-3900.

by Cecilia Levine

01/09/2022

Police & Fire

1 Dead After Minivan Loses Control On Route 78 An unidentified Lebanon man died after a minivan full of people lost control early Saturday morning on Route 78 in Berks County, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 2013 Chrysler Town and Country was in the right lane heading west when it crossed the fog line and onto the snowy and icy berm near mile marker 9.8 in Bethel Township around 2 a.m., authorities said. The van hit some shrubbery and trees along a fence before rolling onto the driver's side and slid. The van came to a rest after hitting the case of a tree, police said. The minivan hit some shrubbery and trees along…

by Cecilia Levine

01/08/2022

Business

Another NJ Walmart Closes Due To Covid-19 Another New Jersey Walmart will be temporarily closed due to COVID-19. The Phillipsburg location announced on Saturday that it would be closed until Monday at 6 a.m. for deep cleaning and sanitization. Several other New Jersey Walmart stores closed due to COVID-19, as well. Three of those stores closed earlier this week and will reopen Sunday. They are: Hamilton on Nottingham Way North Bergen on Tonnele Avenue Teterboro on Route 46 The Walmart Supercenter in Linden was briefly closed after several employees tested positive for COVID-19. It has since reopened.

by Cecilia Levine

01/08/2022

Police & Fire

Murder: NJ Man Beat GF's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dead, Prosecutor Says Charges have been upgraded for an Essex County man arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter, authorities announced Saturday. Jamil Welch, of Orange, was initially charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the death of Laniyah Bloodworth, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stevens II, and Orange Police Director Todd Warren said in a joint release. The charge was upgraded to murder after the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office received the autopsy results, showing the child died from blunt force trauma. Welch was babysitting the girl…

by Cecilia Levine

01/08/2022

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