Murphy slams business owners with $250 million in new taxes to replenish unemployment fund

TRENTON, NJ – Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for New Jersey businesses that lost nearly a year of income due to Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 shutdown, they are.…

Phil Murphy returns from Italian villa vacation, what’s next for the fate of New Jersey?

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has returned from a nearly two-week-long vacation at his private $7.3 million villa in Italy. Before departing, Murphy announced a school mask mandate that…

Mexican National Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempting to Entice Minor

EL PASO – Today a Mexican national was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor. According to court documents, Cayetano Lopez, 50, of Mexico, attempted to entice…

East Harlem gang members busted after plotting their crimes on social media

Over a dozen members of the East Harlem, New York, “Chico Gang” were indicted in a joint investigation between police and prosecutors Wednesday, according to a press release from the Manhattan District…

Poll shows Jack Ciattarelli paying for his anti-Trump actions as Murphy leads with double digits

New Jersey is a hot mess. You would think that after four years of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s social, criminal, and economic wokeness, voters would be eager to replace him in…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Derrick Hobson, 41, of Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to…

Delaware Governor Carney says kids must wear masks to school in September

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that everyone kindergarten-age and older in K-12 schools and child care homes and centers must wear face coverings indoors effective on Monday, August 16…

Australia bans people from removing masks while drinking alcohol outdoors

Australians in the state of Victoria will be banned from removing their masks to drink alcohol outside as COVID-19 cases skyrocket, Premier Daniel Andrews announced Monday. “There will be no removal of…

Most Americans support the Child Tax Credit, but why won’t Republicans?

As tens of millions of American families across the country began to see the second round of monthly cash payments appear in their bank accounts Friday, Republicans in Congress remained oddly quiet.…

Chicago pharmacist selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards could spend 10 years in federal prison

A Chicago pharmacist was arrested Tuesday for allegedly selling COVID-19 vaccination cards online. Federal agents arrested pharmacist Tangtang Zhao on Tuesday, alleging he sold 125 authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

“Don’t talk to your neighbor” New Zealand locks down after single case of COVID-19

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the country back into lockdown on Tuesday after discovering a single case of COVID-19. Ardern announced that New Zealand’s Cabinet decided to raise the country’s COVID-19 threat…

When Governor Murphy returns from Italy, he has some explaining to do

TRENTON, NJ – OPINION – Is there something New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy isn’t telling the residents of New Jersey? Today he once again boasted about having 6 million people in the…

New Jersey parent coalition files appeal to overturn Murphy school mask mandate

TRENTON, NJ – A group of 25 families filed an appeal late Friday in the Superior Court of NJ Appellate Division against Governor Phil Murphy and the State of New Jersey. The…

Weed, booze, cash, and other wacky COVID-19 vaccination incentives

State leaders introduced a variety of creative incentives to promote the coronavirus vaccine, including material goods, cash, travel perks, free food, drinks, and even weed — but some experts are unsure that…

California Man Charged With Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – In a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday, a Stockton, California, man has been charged for allegedly using multiple California Employment Development Department (EDD) unemployment insurance benefits debit cards in…

Prison Inmates Among Four Defendants Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Two New York State prison inmates and two others were indicted last week for conspiring to defraud COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs administered by the New York State…

Watch: Airline forces autistic boy with exemption to take COVID-19 test

Employees of a major airline reportedly made an autistic boy with an exemption letter take a COVID-19 test before allowing him to board his flight, the BBC reported Thursday. Ryanair employees forced…

California orders all teachers to show proof of vaccination or get tested weekly

SACRAMENTO, CA – California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a health order mandating all K-12 teachers in the state must be fully vaccinated or submit to routine COVID-19 testing as a public…

Man freed by Phil Murphy prison release executive order killed teen two days later

A New Jersey inmate allegedly shot and killed an 18-year-old man two days after he was released from prison due to concerns over COVID-19, NJ.com reported. Convicted burglar Jerry Crawford, 25, was…

Fourteen Individuals Charged in Multi-State Unemployment Fraud Scheme

DETROIT – An indictment and criminal complaints unsealed by the United States Attorney’s Office today charge 14 people with wrongfully obtaining pandemic unemployment assistance benefits in multiple states, announced Acting United States…

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