Toms River Council Approves Township Budget
On June 30th, Mayor Rodrick and the Toms River Township Council presented a budget for 2025 that has a 9% reduction in overall spending while maintaining a zero percent tax increase. The…
Real Life Terminators: San Francisco Approves Use Of Killer Robots
Laurel Duggan on November 30, 2022 San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to allow police to use potentially lethal remote-controlled robots in some life-threatening emergencies, according to The Associated Press. The San Francisco…
NJ Governor fears mass shootings at large venues, approves new legislation
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey is among the safest states in America and is the 5th most gun-unfriendly state in the country, but New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today once again admitted…
FDA Approves Most Expensive Drug In History
FDA Approves Most Expensive Drug In History John Hugh DeMastri on August 17, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a gene therapy for a rare blood disease…
Ocean County Approves $224,000 IT Purchase to State Contractor Shutdown by Crippling Malware Attack
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners approved two public contracts with SHI International Corp, to provide a public notification system for the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department and to…
Jackson School Board of Education Approves 24 New Private School Bus Routes to Lakewood
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There is good news for the hundreds of private school students living in Jackson that require transportation to Lakewood religious schools. The Jackson Township Board of Education has…
FDA approves CartiHeal’s Implant for the Treatment of Cartilage and Osteochondral Defects
KFAR SABA, Israel, March 30, 2022 — CartiHeal Ltd, developer of implants for the treatment of cartilage and osteochondral defects in arthritic and non-arthritic knee-joints, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug…
Fed Approves Rules Banning Members From Trading Stocks, Bonds
The Federal Reserve formally adopted new rules Friday restricting the central bank’s senior officials’ ability to trade stocks, bonds and currencies. The rules, which were introduced in October 2021, prohibit senior Fed…
Biden administration approves plan to withdraw Americans in Ukraine if needed
The White House has approved a plan from the Pentagon to utilize almost 2,000 U.S. troops in Poland to aid in the evacuation of Americans from Ukraine, should Russia decide to invade,…
NJ approves company to take bets on competitive video games
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey has approved its first company to take bets on competitive video games, a fast-growing activity known as esports that is popular with young people around the…
Michigan Approves New US House Map, Leading To An Incumbent V. Incumbent Primary
Michigan’s independent redistricting commission voted to adopt the state’s new congressional map Tuesday afternoon, with five of the 13 new districts being potentially competitive as both parties fight for control of the…
Switzerland Approves ‘Very Comfortable’ Suicide Pods
The Sarco machine, a 3-D printed assisted suicide pod, passed legal review in Switzerland, and it is expected to be available for public use in 2022, Swiss Info reported. The machine aims…
Senate Judiciary Overwhelmingly Approves Big Tech Critic Jonathan Kanter To Head DOJ Antitrust Division
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved former corporate attorney and Big Tech critic Jonathan Kanter, President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Justice Department’s antitrust division, in a nearly unanimous voice vote Thursday.…
House Approves Debt Ceiling Increase, Temporarily Delaying Nationwide Default
The House on Tuesday voted to lift the debt ceiling by $480 billion, temporarily averting widespread economic calamity after weeks of partisan gridlock and sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk.…