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NJ failed vets in state-run homes hit by COVID-19 deaths, feds say
The 43-page document paints a disturbing picture of failures at the veterans homes in Menlo Park and Paramus where dozens of deaths occurred early in the COVID-19 outbreak.
Rescuers try to remove sick NJ group’s caver from Turkish cave
Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver who heads the New Jersey Initial Response Team based in Sussex County suddenly became ill with stomach bleeding during an expedition.
New Jersey gets $425M in federal transit funds for train and bus projects
New Jersey is getting an additional $425 million in transportation funds from the federal government, and plans to use it on projects including rail and bus facility upgrades.
Atlantic City casinos still profitable, but their bottom line is getting leaner
All nine Atlantic City casinos turned a profit in the second quarter of this year, although that collective profit was down more than 20% from a year ago.
Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss
Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president.
Mugshot of America’s Mayor: Sad descent of man so many in NJ, NY looked up to
Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's lawyer and confidant, turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Starbucks ordered to pay millions to manager fired after arrest of Black men
A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a store in 2018.
Trump, 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling
The nearly 100-page indictment details dozens of acts by former President Trump or his allies to undo his defeat, including beseeching Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to find enough votes for him to win the battleground state.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver lies in state in the capitol rotunda
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a host of lawmakers, and numerous mourners poured into the statehouse rotunda Thursday to mourn the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, whose U.S. flag-draped casket lay in state just over a week since she died after a hospital stay for an undisclosed medical issue.
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn 2020 election
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss.
Birth control pills recall — FDA warns of ‘reduced effectiveness’
Now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth control pill “may have reduced effectiveness” due to decreased levels of a key ingredient of the product.
Serial killings breakthrough shines light on unsolved murders of NJ sex workers
The Gilgo Beach serial killings breakthrough highlights a painful truth: Many similar cases – like the one in Atlantic City -- remain open.