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Taco Bell Debuts New Ice Cream Taco With Sweet Twist Taco Bell Debuts New Ice Cream Taco With Sweet Twist
Taco Bell Debuts New Ice Cream Taco With Sweet Twist Taco Bell is putting chocolate and ice cream inside its tacos with a new dessert option. The fast-food chain began selling the Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco at participating restaurants nationwide on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The $3.99 ice cream taco features a crispy waffle cone shell filled with churro-flavored ice cream and covered with puffed rice and a dark chocolate-flavored coating. The dessert is Taco Bell's second collaboration with Salt & Straw after the two brands launched the Tacolate in 2025. The original ice cream taco sold out during its launch weekend and was …

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
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
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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
DA Helps Save Suspected Overdose Victim With NARCAN In Hudson Valley DA Helps Save Suspected Overdose Victim With NARCAN In Hudson Valley
DA Helps Save Suspected Overdose Victim With Narcan In Hudson Valley An early morning arrival at work turned into a life-saving effort when Sullivan County's District Attorney helped revive a person suffering from a suspected drug overdose, officials said.   Sullivan County DA Brian Conaty had just arrived at his office in Monticello shortly after 5 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, when a man approached him in the parking lot and urgently asked for help, the DA's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 4. The man told Conaty that his friend had taken illegal drugs and was unresponsive, and asked whether the office had Narcan available.  Conaty immediatel…

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by Ben Crnic
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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
Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Hudson Valley, Officials Warn Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Hudson Valley, Officials Warn
Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Hudson Valley, Officials Warn A bat in Sullivan County has tested positive for rabies following contact with a person, health officials announced.   The bat was found in the Livingston Manor area, the Sullivan County Department of Public Health said on Friday, Sept. 4.  Officials stressed that the designation only counts animals that could be tested after coming into contact with a person. The bat is the county's first confirmed human exposure involving a laboratory-verified rabid animal this year.  The department did not provide further details about the person who was exposed or say whether t…

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by Ben Crnic
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 Orange County After Walking Into Oncoming Traffic Child Hit By Car, Hospitalized In Orange County After Walking Into Oncoming Traffic
Child Hit By Car, Hospitalized In Orange County 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
Obituaries
Iconic Rockland County Football Coach Dies Iconic Rockland County Football Coach Dies
Iconic Rockland County Football Coach Dies A longtime Rockland County coach, teacher, and mentor who helped guide a championship football team and left his mark on generations of students and athletes is being remembered as a pillar of the North Rockland community. Tomkins Cove resident Pete Warner, a former North Rockland football coach and member of the North Rockland Sports Hall of Fame, has died, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department confirmed in a social media post on Friday, Sept. 4.  “For many members of our department, Coach Warner’s passing is personal,” the department said in a tribute, adding, “Some had the privil…

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by Ben Crnic