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The U.S- Capitol is beefing up defenses around its premises ahead of a Trump rally set to be held on Saturday, September 18 in support of the pro-Trump terrorists who mounted an insurrection there in January. At least nine people died as a result of the attempted coup d’état, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick,Continue reading “U.S. Capitol Hill prepares for another pro-Trump rally on Saturday”

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office is conducting an investigation of a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning in Mantua Township. One man, whose identity was not released, was killed. No other injuries were reported. Two uniformed officers of the Mantua Township Police Department arrived at a house on Elm Avenue at aboutContinue reading “Police killed man in Mantua Township”

Three former U.S. intelligence operatives, who went to work as mercenary hackers for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice that will enable them to escape prosecution for conspiring to violate hacking laws on behalf of a foreign government known for persecuting peaceful critics. Two U.S.Continue reading “Three hackers for UAE agree to pay fines & aid prosecutors to avoid trial”

A Hudson County man –who is a former federal prison inmate in New Jersey– was sentenced today to more than three years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the correctional facility at Fort Dix, and for possessing with intent to distributeContinue reading “Schemer sentenced for using drones to smuggle contraband into prison”

The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released today finds that climate change, an increasingly potent driver of migration, could force 216 million people across six world regions to move within their countries by 2050. In the most moderate impact scenario, with a low level of emissions and inclusive, sustainable development, the world would still see 44 millionContinue reading “Global warming could add 216 million climate refugees by 2050”

by Tim Golden and Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica A long-suppressed FBI report on Saudi Arabia’s connections to the 9/11 plot has revealed that Saudi religious officials stationed in the United States had more significant connections to two of the hijackers than has been previously known. The 2016 report was released late on Saturday in responseContinue reading “Long-Secret FBI Report Reveals New Connections Between 9/11 Hijackers and Saudi Religious Officials in U.S.”

A Passaic County man with previous felony convictions today admitted illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Keyron Greene, 34, of Paterson, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig, documentsContinue reading “Paterson man admits to gun possession”

A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for receipt and possession of images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Jeffrey Shreve, 38, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to an information charging him withContinue reading “Union County man sentenced to 5 years in prison for child pornography”

The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) mourns the death of Disaya Monaee Smith, a Black transgender woman from Chicago, Illinois, who died on September 6, 2021. “We mourn the loss of Disaya Monaee Smith,” said NBJC Deputy Executive Director Victoria Kirby York, who added that 2021 is on track to be the deadliest year on recordContinue reading “36 trans Americans killed in 2021”

A naturalized United States citizen living in India who was arrested in England made his initial court appearance and was arraigned on Friday following his extradition to face charges that he obstructed the parental rights of his child’s mother by kidnapping the child and failing to return him to the United States when ordered toContinue reading “Father kidnapped child to India”

Female students in Afghanistan may continue to attend universities, including at the postgraduate level, but classrooms will be segregated by sex and head coverings will be compulsory for women. Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani laid out the new policies at a news conference on Sunday, a day after the Taliban raised their flag overContinue reading “Taliban lets women attend universities, but journalists & protesters are beaten”

On the 20th anniversary of the al Qaeda terrorist attacks, former President George W. Bush on Saturday compared incident to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when a pro-Trump mob unsuccessfully attempted to stage a violent coup d’état. Bush’s speech came eight months after violent insurrectionists breached the US Capitol in an attemptContinue reading “Bush compares al Qaeda terrorists to the pro-Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol”

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and Administrative Director of the Courts Judge Glenn Grant have warned lawmakers that the end of state and federal moratoriums could result in an avalanche of new landlord-tenant eviction cases – nearly 200,000 – that could easily overwhelm the courts. The state eviction moratorium that has been in place since MarchContinue reading “NJ courts expect avalanche of evictions”