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Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert
Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert New York City officials have ruled the death of a Connecticut father who fell during a concert at Madison Square Garden an accident. Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, was attending a Goose concert with his wife on June 20. The couple was celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Kueker left his seat to use the bathroom midway through the show. Witnesses told police that Kueker appeared intoxicated and climbed over a plexiglass barrier several sections from his seat, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities said he fell from a 150-foot balcony into the 300-section of the arena shortly be…

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by Josh Lanier
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Maryland High Schools Make The Grade: See Who Took No. 1 In New Rankings Maryland High Schools Make The Grade: See Who Took No. 1 In New Rankings
Maryland High Schools Make The Grade: See Who Took No. 1 In New Rankings Maryland and its DMV neighbors just aced their latest report card. U.S. News & World Report released its 2026-27 Best High Schools rankings on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and schools across Maryland, DC, and Virginia made plenty of noise, including two that landed back-to-back among the six best public high schools in America. School Without Walls High School in DC made the biggest splash, soaring from No. 69 nationally last year all the way to No. 5. That 64-spot surge was the largest among the four newcomers to crack the national top 10 this year, according to U.S. News. Right behind it was a…

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by Zak Failla
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19-Year-Old Nabbed After Woman Found Fatally Stabbed At Virginia Park: Police (DEVELOPING) 19-Year-Old Nabbed After Woman Found Fatally Stabbed At Virginia Park: Police (DEVELOPING)
19-Year-Old Nabbed After Woman Found Fatally Stabbed At Virginia Park: Police (Developing) The teenager who is allegedly behind the fatal stabbing at a park in Northern Virginia has been apprehended, authorities announced. Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, has been arrested in connection with the killing of Reston resident Carmen Lizet Puch earlier this week. Fairfax County police were called to Difficult Run Park in Great Falls at 6:43 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, where an unconscious woman had been spotted lying in the parking lot near a 2011 Honda Civic. When officers arrived, they found the 42-year-old Puch suffering from traumatic injuries to her upper body. Investigators la…

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by Zak Failla
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Montgomery County Mother Killed While Walking With 4-Year-Old Son Identified By Police Montgomery County Mother Killed While Walking With 4-Year-Old Son Identified By Police
Montgomery County Mother Killed While Walking With 4-Year-Old Son Identified By Police The little boy survived. His mother did not. Maryland police have identified 44-year-old Raoudha Khelifi as the mother who was fatally struck alongside her 4-year-old son near Chapman Avenue and Twinbrook Parkway at approximately 8:25 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17. New details released on Wednesday, Aug. 19 also shed more light on the moments surrounding the crash. Investigators say a vehicle was traveling in the area when it struck Khelifi and her son. Both were rushed to an area hospital, where the Rockville woman later died from her injuries. Her 4-year-old son suffered minor injuries,…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Tennis Star Known For On-Court Blow-Ups Tests Positive For Cocaine Tennis Star Known For On-Court Blow-Ups Tests Positive For Cocaine
Tennis Star Known For On-Court Blow-Ups Tests Positive For Cocaine The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has suspended tennis star and Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios after testing positive for cocaine. Kyrgios, 31, who has become known for his on-court outbursts as much as his success in tennis, announced the positive test in a social media statement Wednesday, Aug. 19, saying it happened in Mallorca. "I recently failed a drug test in Mallorca after testing positive for cocaine," Kyrgios said. "I made a huge mistake and I take full responsibility for it." The news comes days before the 2026 US Open tennis tournament is scheduled to run at the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fraudulent Payment Text Targets Apple Users: Warning Signs Fraudulent Payment Text Targets Apple Users: Warning Signs
Fraudulent Payment Text Targets Apple Users: Warning Signs A convincing payment warning can quickly become an expensive trap for anyone who reacts before checking the facts. A scam text received by a Daily Voice editor claims Apple Pay is confirming a $318.64 payment request submitted through an unverified device. “Our records show a $318.64 request in Cupertino, CA submitted through a device that has not completed verification,” the message states. It then asks, “Is this payment request yours?” Recipients who do not recognize the alleged charge are directed to call the phone number listed in the message. That number has been omitted from thi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Frank Beard Dies: Rock Hall Of Fame Drummer Powered Iconic Hits For ZZ Top Frank Beard Dies: Rock Hall Of Fame Drummer Powered Iconic Hits For ZZ Top
Frank Beard Dies: Rock Hall Of Fame Drummer Powered Iconic Hits For ZZ Top A steady beat that powered one of rock’s longest-running lineups has gone silent. Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s drummer for 56 years, died Monday, Aug. 17, at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, the band announced on its website. He was 77. Beard was receiving hospice care and had family members at his side. An exact cause of death was not disclosed. “Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas,” ZZ Top founder Billy F Gibbons said. “His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The ba…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Landing Scare: American Airlines Flight Blows Tires Upon Arrival Landing Scare: American Airlines Flight Blows Tires Upon Arrival
Landing Scare: American Airlines Flight Blows Tires Upon Arrival A routine arrival from New York ended with emergency vehicles surrounding a disabled jet at one of the nation’s busiest airports. American Airlines Flight 386 reported two blown tires after landing safely at Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Boeing 737-800 had departed LaGuardia Airport. Passengers left the aircraft using stairs, and buses took them to the terminal. No injuries were reported, according to ABC7 New York. Emergency responders met the plane as a precaution, and the aircraft was removed …

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by Joe Lombardi
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MD Ranked Among Most Fun States, New Study Finds: Here's Why MD Ranked Among Most Fun States, New Study Finds: Here's Why
MD Ranked Among Most Fun States, New Study Finds: Here's Why The Northeast has some of the most fun states in the country, but several others landed near the bottom of a new ranking. WalletHub released its 2026 list of the Most Fun States in America on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The study compared all 50 states across 26 metrics of entertainment, recreation, and nightlife, including restaurants, amusement parks, movie theaters, national park access, music festivals, bars, casinos, and recreation spending. The personal finance website split the study into two main categories: entertainment and recreation, which made up 80% of the score, and nightlife, which ac…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
New Apple Update Targets Dozens Of Security Flaws New Apple Update Targets Dozens Of Security Flaws
New Apple Update Targets Dozens Of Security Flaws A quiet software release carries more weight than its modest version number suggests. Apple released iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 on Monday, Aug. 17, delivering a broad collection of security fixes for supported iPhones and iPads. The Apple security bulletin lists 29 CVE entries covering WebKit, the operating system kernel, image processing, audio, graphics, and telephony. Twenty-one of those entries involve WebKit, the technology used to process web content. Apple said the flaws could cause Safari or other processes to crash, corrupt memory, or expose sensitive information when processing…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Snowier Winter In MD Ahead? Map Reveals Possible Pattern As Super El Nińo Chances Increase Snowier Winter In MD Ahead? Map Reveals Possible Pattern As Super El Nińo Chances Increase
Snowier Winter In MD Ahead? Map Reveals Possible Pattern As Super El Nińo Chances Increase Winter’s first meaningful signal is getting louder, but the Northeast still faces a familiar wildcard: snow or rain. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday, Aug. 13, that El Niño is strengthening, with a greater than 90 percent chance of becoming very strong this fall and winter. Forecasters also see a 69 percent chance that its strength from October through December will exceed every El Niño event recorded since 1950. Sea-surface temperature differences have exceeded 3.6 degrees F, or 2 degrees C, above average in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The changing ocean and atmospheric …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Vacation Tragedy: Lightning Strike Kills American Tourist At Sicily’s Mount Etna Vacation Tragedy: Lightning Strike Kills American Tourist At Sicily’s Mount Etna
Vacation Tragedy: Lightning Strike Kills American Tourist At Sicily’s Mount Etna A sightseeing trek on one of the world’s most famous volcanoes ended in tragedy when dangerous weather swept across its exposed slopes. A 30-year-old American tourist died after lightning struck him while he was hiking in Italy on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to Italian news agency ANSA. The incident happened on Mount Etna in Sicily. The volcano rises along Sicily's eastern coast. Authorities have not publicly identified the man or where in the US he's from. The tourist had reportedly entered an area closed to hikers and was climbing toward the volcano’s upper reaches when a p…

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by Joe Lombardi