Category Archives: New Jersey News

by Justin Elliott, James Bandler and Patricia Callahan | ProPublica The number of multimillion-dollar individual retirement accounts has soared in the past decade, as more wealthy Americans use the tax-advantaged vehicles to shield fortunes from income taxes, according to new data released by Congress today. The data reveals for the first time the staggering amountContinue reading “Wealthy Americans shield fortunes from tax”

The federal pipeline regulator recently put the operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), Energy Transfer LP, on notice for probable violations of safety regulations and proposed a civil penalty against it. The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) July 22, 2021, notice listed probable violations ranging from the location of storm waterContinue reading “Controversial pipeline fined for breaking law”

Multiple retail groups and associations are turning to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for guidance on mask wearing and enforcement. On July 27, the renewed mask recommendation from the CDC recommends fully vaccinatedContinue reading “Retailers seek guidance on masks”

By Robert Reich Even as Republican members of Congress accuse Joe Biden of failing to secure the nation’s southern border, Mexico is facing a growing problem of securing its northern border. Guns from America are pouring into Mexico, arming violent drug gangs. Mexico has tried just about everything to stop the flow of firearms fromContinue reading “Guns, Desperate Migrants, and Dangerous Drugs”

A adjunct seminary professor who wrote about duties of the Catholic laity and clergy together with how to apply Christian social teachings in the workplace admitted to making a death threat against a local investigative reporter who received national acclaim for his 2018 and 2019 reports on the sexual abuse allegations in the Buffalo Diocese.Continue reading “Catholic professor made unChristian threats”

Clark R. Allen of Lantana, Florida, died of complications from COVID-19 on July 22, 2021, at the age of 84, after contracting the disease from ” someone who chose to not get vaccinated.” “He was infected by someone who chose to not get vaccinated and his death was preventable,” said his obituary. “It is theContinue reading “Former Hunterdon County Republican leader killed by Covid-doubting contact”

Joanne Kuniansky, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for election for governor of New Jersey, is in Alabama with about a thousand coal miners who have been on strike for several months demanding better pay and benefits. It’s an odd place for a New Jersey candidate to be campaigning but this coal miner strike is oneContinue reading “Candidate for New Jersey governor is in Alabama”

Democrats in Northeast Ohio’s 11th Congressional District have nominated a likely successor to HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge after a bitter primary race resurrected old antagonism between the party’s progressive wing and the dominant establishment faction that prevailed in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Nina Turner, a former state senator and co-chair of theContinue reading “Democratic Party civil war played out in Ohio”

Around, spotted lanternfly when fully grown, sound a little like the joke—they’re black and white and red all over. They’ve also got spots, as their name suggests. The charming news about how interesting they look is offset by the bad news: They are an invasive species that frighten farmers because they have a taste forContinue reading “Spotted Lanternfly having a harmful impact”

Water needs increase during pregnancy to support fetal development and maternal health, however little is known about the relationship between hydration status and outcomes on both mother and child. A Penn State study recently examined the hydration status of pregnant women, the impact of a behavioral intervention, and tested how underhydration during pregnancy was associatedContinue reading “Hydration can impact pregnancy and birth outcomes”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans will oppose an increase in the federal debt limit if Democrats pursue a $3.5 trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan that is needed to strengthen social and environment programs by investing in working-class Americans and creating millions of jobs. The Kentucky Republican’s threat was the most explicit he has beenContinue reading “Republicans threaten economic disaster over passage of routine accounting requirement”

The Hiroshima government has long been outspoken about worldwide nuclear disarmament, and the community holds a Peace Ceremony every year to commemorate the loss of 140,000 lives in the 1945 attack by the US. The immense destructive power of atomic weapons derives from a sudden release of energy produced by splitting the nuclei of theContinue reading “Today marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan”

A high-speed catamaran ferry experienced an unspecified mechanical issue in New York City’s East River before it ran aground and began taking on water neared the end of its scheduled run to New York from Atlantic Highlands, N.J. The 150-foot Seastreak Commodore had 118 passengers and seven crew on board when it grounded in Bushwick Inlet in BrooklynContinue reading “Atlantic Highlands ferry ran aground”

After a months-long investigation, the state attorney general’s report paints a devastating portrait of behavior by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D), finding that he harassed 11 women. Investigators said witnesses also described an environment in the governor’s office that was abusive and vindictive. After reviewing the independent investigators’ report about sexual harassment claimsContinue reading “Investigators say Cuomo harassed 11 women”