On Monday's edition of #TheUpdate, City residents in the Northeast are fleeing a hot spell in favor of pools, beaches and forests. The National Weather Service says more than 85 million Americans are under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories, from the Pacific Northwest to the southern Great Plains to the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor. 🌡️🥵

A man accused of attacking New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin during a recent campaign rally told investigators he'd been drinking that day and didn't know who the congressman was.

It turns out millennials haven't strayed very far from the areas where they grew up. A study released Monday by Harvard University and U.S. Census Bureau researchers found that by age 26 more than two-thirds of millennials lived in the same area where they grew up, 80% had moved less than 100 miles away and 90% resided less than 500 miles away.

And Costco shoppers love the store’s low prices, but they can save even more by paying attention to the price tags. 🛒

On Friday's edition of #TheUpdate, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, was assaulted by a man who apparently tried to stab him at an upstate event. 🗽🔪

New York health officials are reporting the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade. Officials said the Rockland County resident is an unvaccinated young adult who developed paralysis.

The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained before it gets firmly established. And you’ve just woken up from a strange dream and are wondering what your subconscious is playing at. From your teeth falling out to being cheated on, your subconscious is trying to tell you something, psychic medium ElectraSoul is here to tell you exactly what this may be. 💭

On Thursday's edition of #TheUpdate, President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the second U.S. president to get the virus and underscoring the extent to which the virus has infiltrated American society. 🇺🇲😷

Locally, a national jewelry retailer that allegedly tricked active-duty servicemembers into buying overpriced, poor quality jewelry at high interest rates has settled a lawsuit filed by 18 states and the Federal Trade Commission.

In Washington, The House Jan. 6 committee will hold its final hearing of the summer in prime time. Thursday's hearing aims to vividly make the case that Donald Trump's lies about a stolen election fueled the grisly Capitol attack last year. And as thrifting grows in popularity, you might assume the reason there are no good picks at your local goodwill is related to how early you go, or even the day of the week. Well, a supposed ex-employee of the chain has revealed that there’s a different reason you might not stumble across a nicely priced Gucci bag or two during your shopping trip. 👜

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On Wednesday's edition of #TheUpdate, A New York man working at a filming location for the TV series "Law & Order: Organized Crime" has been shot and killed. Police say Johnny Pizarro was found at about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday in front of a residence in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and neck. 👮🏽‍♂️🔫

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products.

In Washington, Secret Service text messages from around the time of the attack on the U.S. Capitol were deleted despite requests from Congress and federal investigators that they be preserved.

And America “runs on Dunkin” and devoted fans of the brand will be the first to remind coffee and donut consumers of that statement. However, even the brand's biggest fans might not know the secrets that can save shoppers money at Dunkin’ Donuts locations nationwide. 🍩☕🔍

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On Tuesday's edition of #TheUpdate, A man who was sleeping on the beach at Coney Island has been struck and killed by a New York City parks department truck. 🏖️🚚

A group of Sept. 11 victims' family members who have long accused Saudi Arabia of aiding the terrorists who carried out the attacks are condemning former President Donald Trump for hosting the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour at his New Jersey course later this month. Overseas, Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe.

And talk about a midnight snack. A first for undies, the FDA has authorized prophylactic panties for oral sexually transmitted infections. 👙

On Monday's edition of #TheUpdate, three men who spent decades in prison have been cleared in the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth in New York's violent 1990s. ⚖️

Major League Baseball has agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a case that progressed through the courts for eight years without reaching a trial.

In Indiana, police say three people were fatally shot and two were injured at a mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him.

And burgers are a classic favorite for many people- but it turns out we may have been eating them wrong all this time. TGI Fridays- now just Fridays- made the extraordinary claim that we should be eating them upside down for a very good reason. 🍔

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On Friday's edition of #TheUpdate, Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother to his oldest children, has died in New York City. She was 73. 🇺🇲

In Buffalo, the grocery store where 10 people were killed in a racist shooting in May is part of an ever-growing list of public spaces and retail establishments where gun violence shattered a community's way of living. Whether it's a school, a church, a movie theater or a grocery store, how and when do you reopen the site of a mass atrocity? A four-paragraph anecdote in a regional newspaper ignited a media fire over abortion that engulfed President Joe Biden, the partisan press and some of the nation's top news organizations. And a 54-year-old mother from Chicago has written a book for young men looking to land themselves a MILF- after realizing males in their 20s were secretly lusting after women more than double their age. 📙