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Best Places To Live In US Revealed In New Rankings Best Places To Live In US Revealed In New Rankings
Best Places To Live In US Revealed In New Rankings A new ranking is putting some of America’s most desirable communities in the spotlight. Niche released its 2026 Best Places to Live in America rankings, naming top cities, neighborhoods, suburbs, and towns across the US. The rankings analyze more than 230 cities and 18,000 locations nationwide, according to Niche. Niche said the rankings use public data and millions of resident reviews to weigh factors such as cost of living, school quality, job opportunities, safety, diversity, walkability, and housing. The top overall place to live in America was Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia. C…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rob Reiner Cameo Taped Weeks Before His Death Revealed By HBO: Watch Rob Reiner Cameo Taped Weeks Before His Death Revealed By HBO: Watch
Rob Reiner Cameo Taped Weeks Before His Death Revealed By HBO: Watch Rob Reiner had one last HBO surprise waiting for America’s birthday weekend. The 78-year-old actor-director made an unexpected posthumous appearance in the Friday, July 3, episode of HBO’s "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness." Reiner, nearly unrecognizable under a white wig and Revolutionary period costume, played George Washington in a sketch about the first president’s decision not to seek a third term. The segment was filmed about a month before Reiner died, according to production details. The sketch starts with the kind of civics lesson that sounds solemn until Larry David app…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tucker Carlson Says He Will Help Launch New Third Party After Rift With Trump Tucker Carlson Says He Will Help Launch New Third Party After Rift With Trump
Tucker Carlson Says He Will Help Launch New Third Party After Rift With Trump One of the right’s loudest media voices is now talking about building something outside the party he once helped boost. Tucker Carlson said he plans to help build a third political party after his public break with President Donald Trump and the Republican establishment, according to an interview published by Columbia Journalism Review on Wednesday, July 1. Carlson, 57, said his split with Trump deepened over US foreign policy and the war with Iran. He told CJR that he has not spoken with Trump since the conflict began and said he had visited the White House three times before the war to u…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Firework Explodes, Kills Man During July 4 Backyard Party: Police Firework Explodes, Kills Man During July 4 Backyard Party: Police
Firework Explodes, Kills Man During July 4 Backyard Party: Police A 37-year-old man was killed when a firework exploded and struck him in the head during a Fourth of July party at his home, police announced early Sunday morning, July 5.  Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto was lighting a firework in the backyard of his residence on East Sycamore Street in Central Islip on Long Island when it exploded at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, Suffolk County Police said. The firework struck Ruiz-Urresto in the head, according to detectives. Ruiz-Urresto was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are invest…

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by Jillian Pikora
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HBO Wants NJ's Biggest Neighbor Feuds For Season 2 HBO Wants NJ's Biggest Neighbor Feuds For Season 2
HBO Wants NJ's Biggest Neighbor Feuds For Season 2 If you've got an ongoing feud with the people next door, HBO producers want to hear your story. Producers for Season 2 of HBO's "Neighbors" have been posting in local New Jersey Facebook groups seeking Garden State residents with real, ongoing disputes or unusual relationships with their neighbors. According to the casting notice, producers are looking for people dealing with issues involving noise, property lines, pets, parking, harassment, construction, or "anything else." "We're seeking people nationwide who are currently dealing with ongoing disputes or unusual relationships with their…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trump's World-Record Fireworks Come With Smoky Warning Trump's World-Record Fireworks Come With Smoky Warning
Trump's World-Record Fireworks Come With Smoky Warning President Donald Trump is aiming to make history Saturday night, July 4, with what organizers are calling the world's largest fireworks display to cap America's 250th birthday celebration in Washington, D.C. Approximately 850,000 fireworks shells will be launched from 10 locations around the National Mall, Freedom 250 organizers say. The show will eclipse the current Guinness World Record of 810,904 fireworks, set in the Philippines on New Year's Day 2016. The show is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:30 p.m. But even as organizers tout the record-breaking spectacle, they are warn…

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by Cecilia Levine
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AMC CEO Leaks Then Deletes Details Of Taylor Swift's Wedding AMC CEO Leaks Then Deletes Details Of Taylor Swift's Wedding
AMC CEO Leaks Then Deletes Details Of Taylor Swift's Wedding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's tightly guarded wedding celebration took an unexpected turn after AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron allegedly shared a detailed account of the event in a post on X that was later apparently deleted. Screenshots of the alleged post quickly spread online after it disappeared, according to Deadline and TMZ. One widely circulated image was shared on the Reddit community KelceWorldSnark. "It was such a privilege to be THERE," the 71-year-old Harvard-educated Aron apparently shared. In the alleged post, Aron wrote that he had attended the wedding and described Madison Sq…

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by Cecilia Levine
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214 Nursing Home Patients Evacuated After AC Breaks At NJ Facility 214 Nursing Home Patients Evacuated After AC Breaks At NJ Facility
214 Nursing Home Patients Evacuated After AC Breaks At NJ Facility More than 200 nursing home residents were temporarily relocated after a water main break flooded the HVAC system at a South Jersey nursing home, officials said. At 10:35 p.m. on Friday, July 3, Voorhees police and firfefighters responded to Echelon Care and Rehabilitation Facility  after a water main break flooded the building's HVAC system, Voorhees Operations Bureau Commander Capt. Anthony Del Palazzo said The next morning, at 730 a.m., facility staff decided as a precaution to temporarily relocate all 214 residents to an emergency shelter established at Eastern High School…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sex TV Pioneer Robin Byrd's Boundary-Breaking Legacy Comes To HBO Sex TV Pioneer Robin Byrd's Boundary-Breaking Legacy Comes To HBO
Sex TV Pioneer Robin Byrd's Boundary-Breaking Legacy Comes To HBO Robin Byrd, the longtime New York City public access television host known for pushing the boundaries of late-night programming in her crocheted bikini and cowboy boots, is the subject of a new HBO documentary that explores her decades-long career and legacy. "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story," which premiered at the Tribeca Festival, debuted Tuesday, June 30, on HBO and is available to stream on HBO Max. The film follows Byrd as she approaches her 70th birthday, reflects on her impact on television, and considers donating a lifetime of memorabilia to archivists while caring for her hu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspected Shark Bite At Popular NY Beach Injures Swimmer On July 4th Weekend Suspected Shark Bite At Popular NY Beach Injures Swimmer On July 4th Weekend
Suspected Shark Bite At Popular NY Beach Injures Swimmer On July 4th Weekend A swimmer was hospitalized after being bitten by an "unknown marine animal" believed to be a shark at a popular Long Island beach on Friday, July 3, officials said. The incident happened at approximately 12 p.m. at Field 6 at Jones Beach, according to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Jones Beach State Park lifeguards and emergency medical technicians responded immediately after the swimmer was bitten. The victim suffered lacerations to the right foot and was taken to Nassau County University Medical Center Hospital with what officials said were …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Best Hot Dogs Awarded In New Taste Test: Vote In Separate Poll Best Hot Dogs Awarded In New Taste Test: Vote In Separate Poll
Best Hot Dogs Awarded In New Taste Test: Vote In Separate Poll A special taste test led by a world-renowned chef has picked the nation's best hot dog style right before the Fourth of July. Wirecutter, a product review service from The New York Times, released a video sampling hot dog topping varieties nationwide. The Wirecutter staff was joined by chef José Andrés, a restaurateur and founder of World Central Kitchen. The taste test was inspired by the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is continuing through Sunday, July 19. Eight regional favorites were placed in a knockout round-style bracket to determine the top dog. The winner was the Seattl…

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Son Convicted Of Killing Parents In Hopewell Township: Prosecutor Son Convicted Of Killing Parents In Hopewell Township: Prosecutor
Son Convicted Of Killing Parents In Hopewell Township: Prosecutor A Cumberland County jury has found a 37-year-old man guilty of murdering his parents inside their home and attempting to cover up the killings, authorities announced Friday, July 3. Craig Williams, a Hopewell Township resident, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, along with weapons offenses, tampering with physical evidence, hindering apprehension, and obstruction, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.  New Jersey State Police responded to Williams' home on Tipton Drive on March 13, 2023, to conduct a welfare check after family members had not heard fro…

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by Cecilia Levine