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Democratic party leaders suggest they will not look kindly on any candidate who tries to ‘cut the line ahead of President Joe Biden with plans for the next campaign. The 79-year-old president says that he plans to run for reelection in 2024, as some in the Democratic Party have become increasingly anxious after a bruisingContinue reading “Joe Biden says he is running in 2024, but a Democratic rival could emerge”

California Rep. Devin Nunes will not seek reelection in 2022, and instead he will resign from Congress at the end of this year to join Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG). The former president, who’s been banned on Twitter and Facebook, announced the launch in October of a social media platform that “encourages an open,Continue reading “Devin Nunes’ departure from Congress will make America a better place”

An asteroid that is three times the size of a football field will streak past Earth on December 11, according to NASA but the astronomical object, named 4660 Nereus, is unlikely to be dangerous even if it is almost as tall as the Eiffel tower. Some media outlets have sensationalized the asteroid, calling it ‘potentiallyContinue reading “Eiffel Tower-size asteroid will harmlessly pass by our Earth”

Councilman Richard Boggiano defeated progressive contender Kevin Bing in a runoff election to win a third term in Jersey City’s Ward C while the candidates who won seats on the governing body in Hillside were allied with the mayor who stood up to the Union County Democratic political establishment, headed by incoming New Jersey SenateContinue reading “Runoff election results maintain stability in Jersey City and Hillside”

Oscar Q. Palacios, 46 years old, from Paterson, was arrested without incident on November 23, 2021, and charged with multiple sexual assault crimes committed against two children who were his alleged victims after an investigation conducted by the Hawthorne Police Department. Palacios faces two counts of first degree aggravated sexual assault, five counts of secondContinue reading “Paterson babysitter charged with multiple sexual assaults on 2 children”

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, the Philippines and Wake Island; the United States declared war against Japan the next day. Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years agoContinue reading “This day in history, December 7: Japan launches attacks on Pearl Harbor, more”

“December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy,” is how then-President Franklin Roosevelt described the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the American naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii. Today marks the 80th anniversary of the surprise strike on the U.S. Pacific Fleet that killed more than 2,400 service members and civilians, wounded aboutContinue reading “America remembers Pearl Harbor on 80th anniversary of surprise attack”

News that politicians are packing polluters on the Pinelands preservation panel sent shivered through the spines of New Jersey’s most ardent environmentalists and sparked ire among Murphy’s critics. To understand the gravity of this development, here’s a description about the region, its history and the potential harm that might result from Murphy’s designation of polluter’sContinue reading “Politics puts Pinelands preservation panel in the spotlight”

by Carson Kessler | ProPublica You can save the planet with a swipe of your bank card. That’s the enticing proposition made by a company called Aspiration, which promises to take the leftover change from customers’ purchases and use it to plant trees around the world. Aspiration is on track to spend $149 million thisContinue reading “Celebrity-backed green “Fintech” company that isn’t as green as it seems”

A Senate committee on Monday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation, supported by the fossil fuel industry, that prohibits the state from mandating electric heating or electric water heating systems for New Jersey homes and businesses. Critics called it a predatory delay that reveals a fossil fuel sector on the defensive as environmentalists draw attention to anContinue reading “Lawmakers sell out to fossil fuel by solving a problem that doesn’t exist”

The former chief executive officer and owner of a pharmaceutical company was arrested this morning for embezzling millions of dollars from the company,. John Klein, 75, of Palisades Park, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of wire fraud. Klein is scheduled to appear by videoconference today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A.Continue reading “Pharmaceutical chief arrested for embezzling millions of dollars”

Assignment Judge Deborah Silverman Katz announced that the Camden County Courthouse, 101 S. 5th St., Camden will be closed to the public on Wednesday, Dec. 8 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. for a security drill. Prior to 10 a.m. that day, domestic violence restraining order applications will be handled through local police departments, and municipalContinue reading “Camden County Courthouse closing Wednesday for a security drill”

Remembering childhood dreams of sugar plum fairies or dreaming up a new holiday tradition to treasure, The Nutcracker, with the familiar score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, very likely is on the list. For generations of kids and former kids, it wouldn’t be Christmas without at least one performance of that magical ballet. This year, youContinue reading “The Nutcracker comes to Lakewood”

Thousands gathered in front of the United States Supreme Court and in Jackson, Mississippi on Wednesday to rally in support of abortion rights as the Center for Reproductive Rights delivered oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case challenging Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. With banners announcing “Abortion is Essential,” rally-goers in D.C. heardContinue reading “Thousands rally in support of abortion rights that stacked court seeks to end”

The Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark on Friday, Dec. 3. The identity of the male inmate is not being released at this time. The jail inmate was pronounced dead Friday at University Hospital in Newark, according to Thomas Fennelly, an assistant prosecutor.Continue reading “Attorney General investigating the death of an Essex County jail inmate”

Former U.S. senator Robert J. Dole, who overcame the hardships of dust bowl Kansas during the Depression and devastating injuries in World War II to run three times for the presidency and serve more than a decade as the Senate Republican leader, died Dec. 5 at 98. The Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced the death butContinue reading “GOP leader Robert J. Dole, dies at 98”

Governor Phil Murphy stunned some of his supporters with the announcement that he wants to replace an environmental champion on the Pinelands Commission, Edward Lloyd, with Elvin Montero, deputy executive director of the Chemistry Council of New Jersey, a lobbying organization that represents some of the state’s biggest polluters. The recently-re-elected chief executive also yankedContinue reading “Progressives pan politicians packing Pinelands panel with polluters”

By Anna Massoglia | OpenSecrets Plagued by ongoing legal issues, the NRA’s political spending declined significantly in recent years despite being one of the foremost outside forces in electoral spending as recently as the 2016 election.  The NRA faces a lawsuit from the New York attorney general to dissolve its main 501(c)(4) lobbying arm following the attorney general’s investigation of corruption charges thatContinue reading “NRA diverted millions of dollars from charities to fund political efforts”

The Guatemalan government has decreed military control for 30 days in the El Estor municipality in response to peaceful protests against a mining project in the territory of the Mayan Q’eqchi’— a community of indigenous people whose ancestry predates the Spanish conquest in the 1520s. Nine Democrats in Congress and a number of Guatemalan humanContinue reading “Violent repression in Guatemala condemned by Congressional Dems”

A New Jersey man on Friday admitted distributing cocaine and conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including multiple handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, in and around Monmouth and Ocean counties. Enrique Quijada, 24, aka “El Enano 13,” aka “Kike,” of Freehold, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson to aContinue reading “Drug pusher admits to gun conspiracy”