New Jersey Dems scramble to codify state’s immigrant sanctuary law before Election Day to block potential Governor Ciattarelli
Trenton, NJ – Friday — With the clock ticking toward a high-stakes November election, New Jersey Democrats are racing to enshrine sweeping immigrant protections into state law before Republican Jack Ciattarelli can…
This is what happens when you block a fire hydrant in New York City, firefighters injured
BROOKLYN, NY – You might think parking your car in front of a city fire hydrant isn’t a big deal, but Tuesday night it was. A two-alarm fire in Brooklyn was made…
Argentina government warns Congress not to block IMF deal
By Walter Bianchi and Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES – Argentine bonds fell on Monday as a new $45 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) started to move through Congress, with…
Commissioner Ginny Haines Sacks Ocean County Administrator Carl Block
TOMS RIVER, NJ – It’s the end of the road for longtime George Gilmore associate Carl Block at the Ocean County Administration Building this week. Earlier, Block, the Ocean County Business Administrator,…
New Jersey Legislators Move to Block Public Investments in Belarus and Russia
TRENTON, NJ – As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, legislators in New Jersey are moving to block public investments in Russia and Belarus. “Acting in response to Russia’s unprovoked attack on…
Russian central bank orders block on foreign clients’ bids to sell Russian securities – document
MOSCOW -Russia’s central bank has ordered professional stock market participants to suspend the execution of all orders by foreign legal entities and individuals to sell Russian securities from Monday morning, an internal…
U.S., UK, Europe, Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT – statement
WASHINGTON – The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada on Saturday moved to block Russia’s access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of another round of sanctions against Moscow as…
Analysis-U.S. Congress may squawk over a new Iran deal but is unlikely to block it
By Patricia Zengerle and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON – Despite threats from nearly three dozen Republican senators to thwart a revived Iran nuclear deal and the misgivings of some top Democrats, there is…
Explainer-Regulators are probing block trading on Wall St, but what is a block?
– The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether certain banks may have broken the rules by tipping off hedge funds ahead of large sales of shares, or “block trades,” a…
Actor Saget’s family sues to block public release of death records
WASHINGTON – The family of comedian and actor Bob Saget has filed a lawsuit to block Florida officials from publicly releasing photographs and other records from an investigation into his death last…
Regulators probe block trading at Wall Street banks, hedge funds- WSJ
– Federal investigators have launched a probe into block trading at Wall Street hedge funds and banks including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people…
Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun at Chicago Block Party
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded semiautomatic handgun at a block party on the South Side of Chicago. ANTHONY CARR…
California cannot block rule it says invites predatory lending
By Jody Godoy – A U.S. judge on Tuesday upheld a rule that allows national banks to sell loans without adhering to state interest rate caps, rejecting three states’ claims that the…
J&J tried to get federal judge to block publication of Reuters story
By Maria Chutchian and Tom Hals – Johnson & Johnson tried to get a U.S. judge to block Reuters from publishing a story based on what it said were confidential company documents…
Suspect Sought in a Carjacking Offense: 5200 Block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Armed Carjacking (Gun) offense that occurred on Thursday, January…
Vehicle Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 1300 Block of Irving Street, Northwest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense…
Bloomfield Democrats try to block Christian values based Chik-fil-A Parkway rest stop restaurant
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Cancel culture is alive in predominantly blue New Jersey as the Bloomfield Mayor seeks to block a plan for Chik-fil-A, a conservative Christian-based corporation from locating its restaurant at…
Senate Democrats Block Bipartisan Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
Senate Democrats garnered enough votes Thursday to block a bipartisan bill reimposing sanctions on the Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2 from being sent to the House for consideration. While 55 senators voted…
AG Alan Wilson joins 24-state lawsuit to block President Biden’s Head Start mandates
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multi-state lawsuit against Joe Biden’s overreaching COVID mandates. The suit takes aim at the President’s unlawful requirements of masks on…
Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s Authority To Block Keystone Pipeline
Thomas Catenacci on January 6, 2022 A federal district court judge granted the Biden administration’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by more than 20 Republican attorneys general challenging the Keystone XL…
State police block Republican legislators from Statehouse again over vaccine passport requirement
TRENTON, NJ – Once again, under orders from Governor Phil Murphy and the Democrat party, the New Jersey State Police have denied Republican legislators access to Statehouse, locking doors on at least…
New Jersey Democrats move to block Republican push for Constitutional Convention to ‘preserve democratic process’
Trenton – In an effort to ‘preserve the democratic process and protect the rights of all Americans’, the Senate today advanced a resolution sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney that would rescind all applications…
Protesters Block Street Outside Hotel Where Conservative Activist Matt Walsh Was Speaking
Protesters gathered outside of and blocked an intersection nearby a hotel hosting an event at which conservative commentator Matt Walsh gave a speech on Wednesday night. Walsh, a newly published children’s book…
Senate Republicans Block Annual Defense Bill Over Lack Of Debate, Amendment Votes
Senate Republicans blocked the passage of the annual defense bill after they and their Democratic colleagues failed to agree on rules governing amendment votes to the legislation. The bill needed 60 votes…
From Climate Change To Tax Cuts, Major Parts Of Democrats’ $2T Spending Bill May Be On Senate Chopping Block
House Democrats passed President Joe Biden’s nearly $2 trillion spending package Nov. 19 after months of high-stakes negotiations, but it faces an even rockier path through the 50-50 Senate before becoming law.…
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block To Biden Vaccine Mandate
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a previous decision to temporarily block the Department of Labor’s vaccine mandate Friday evening in a blow to President Joe Biden’s…
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