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Emma Gervasi’s dad says she was victim of sex-trafficking: ‘Forced to do things that a 14-year-old girl shouldn’t have to do’
The Long Island dad who described rescuing his teen from a boat after she disappeared for a month says he believes she was sex-trafficked — and “forced to do things that a 14-year-old girl shouldn’t have to do.” Frank Gervasi’s daughter Emmarae vanished the night of Dec. 9 after reportedly getting into a strange car…
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Lauren Sanchez sizzles in St. Barts in curve-flaunting pink dress — hours after customs raid on $500 million superyacht
Ooh la la Lauren. Bride-to-be Lauren Sanchez flaunted her assets in a priceless pink cut-out mini dress during a St. Barts shopping spree on Thursday with galpal October Gonzalez — leaving billionaire fiancé Jeff Bezos back at his $500 million superyacht. The couple have been enjoying life in the Caribbean the last few days, the Daily…
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Nikki Glaser reveals whether she’ll make jokes about Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni at the 2025 Golden Globes
It ends with her. Comedian Nikki Glaser, 40, who is gearing up to host the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday, has confirmed one area that’s off-limits for her to make jokes about. “I think the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni thing is such a hot-button thing right now that even a mere mention of it will seem…
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Trump’s sentencing is set for Jan. 10. Here’s what could happen next
NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future U.S. president, the judge in President-elect Donald Trump ‘s hush money case made a dramatic decision that could nevertheless bring the case to a muted end. In a ruling Friday, Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan scheduled the…
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How to Be Romantic in Bed
Everybody likes a little romance. This is great for a relationship, bringing you closer to each other, and it opens opportunities for you and your partner to get to know each other better too. Being more romantic isn’t hard either and good results can come from adding in just a few basic moves. Part1 Starting with the…
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Warming Great Lakes could lead to stronger snow storms, climate scientists say
Warming Great Lakes could lead to stronger snow storms, climate scientists say In 2024, 4 of 5 Great Lakes had warmest average surface temperatures in 3 decades Sarah Bauer woke up to a shaking house. She thought maybe an earthquake had struck near her home in Torrance, a village in Ontario’s cottage country. But when…
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Jeju Air passenger’s haunting final text revealed before plane crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people
A passenger aboard the doomed Jeju Air flight texted a relative with a final message moments before the plane slammed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames in South Korea, killing 179 people. One of the passengers aboard the jet, which flew from Thailand to Muan International Airport Sunday morning, texted a relative that…
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Man accused of fatally setting woman on fire in NYC subway indicted on murder and arson charges
The man accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire in the New York City subway was indicted Friday on four counts of murder and one count of arson, prosecutors announced. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, a Guatemalan citizen, allegedly set the woman on fire as she was sleeping on a stationary F train at the Stillwell Avenue…
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Toddler nearly falls off cliff overlooking Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
A toddler could have plummeted to his death on Christmas Day at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano if not for his mother’s quick reaction, officials said. The National Park Service said in a statement that the toddler wandered off from his family at the Kilauea Overlook and snuck past the barrier blocking onlookers from the volcano before running toward the 400-foot…
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Previously unusable DNA sample now evidence in the quadruple murder trial of N.J. uncle
Lawyers for a New Jersey man charged with the brutal murders of four of his relatives are challenging the use of an increasingly common tool that has transformed DNA analysis in dozens of labs across the United States, saying the technique hasn’t been properly vetted for use in criminal courts. A weekslong pretrial hearing about STRmix, which…
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