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Parallels, differences seen between possible Trump violations, John Edwards case

WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — A presidential candidate uses other people’s money to pay off an alleged mistress to keep her story out of the press in the runup to an election. Federal prosecutors later deem the payments illegal campaign contributions and file criminal charges. The candidate was former Sen. John Edwards and the year was 2008. Edwards had fathered a child with his mistress, Rielle Hunter, and he used more than $900,000 in donations from political allies to try to keep the affair secret.

The annual Stonycreek Rendezvous is back in Johnstown for the 33rd year in a row

Johnstown, Pa — Whitewater rafting lovers, listen up! This weekend marks the 33rd annual Stonycreek Rendezvous at Greenhouse Park in Johnstown. “It’s a really great whitewater event,” said Michael Cook, the President of the Benscreek Canoe Club. Cook is one of the organizers of the Stonycreek Rendezvous. “We have live music, good food and gear vendors,” added Cook. “On average, with nice weather we see about a thousand people come into Johnstown for the event.

Berks Co. man reunited with lost pet alligator name 'Fluffy'

Exeter Township, PA — An alligator named Fluffy is now back with his owner after a Pennsylvania landscaper found him in a creek. "We just caught an alligator. We're famous." When landscaper Shawn Sancinella saw an alligator near his job site in Exeter Township Wednesday morning, he made a snap decision. "I couldn't believe it, it was wild. I'm like, we're in Pennsylvania, no alligators are going to be in here.

Rise in accidental overdoses linked to popular weight loss, diabetes medication

WASHINGTON (TND) — Poison control centers are getting more calls related to accidental overdoses of a popular, injected weight loss and diabetes drug, semaglutide. It is sold as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for obesity. However, several celebrities use Ozempic for weight loss. U.S. Poison Centers have documented 2,941 exposures to products containing semaglutide from January to Nov. 30. t’s important to note that these cases are voluntarily reported. Thus, these data underestimate the number of cases involving compounded semaglutide,"