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…
Nikola founder asks judge to block evidence of ‘wealth’, ‘lifestyle’ in fraud case
(Reuters) – Trevor Milton, the billionaire founder and former chief executive of Nikola Corp has asked a federal judge to block evidence related to his “wealth, lifestyle or spending habits” at his…
U.S. Senator likely would block passage of EV tax credits – Canada minister
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canada’s minister of natural resources on Tuesday said U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a key Democrat, would likely block the passage of tax credits that favor U.S.-manufactured electric…
Woman Shot Sunday Morning in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH- The Columbus Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place on Sunday morning. Officers responded to shots fired at the 1200 block of Steelwood Road. The victim was found…
Block to integrate Square payments with Apple iPhone’s ‘Tap to Pay’ feature
(Reuters) – Block Inc will work with Apple Inc to integrate Square payments with “Tap to Pay” feature on iPhones and launch it later this year, the fintech company said on Thursday.…
New Jersey Democrats Continue to Block Attempts to Give Back Surplus Tax Money
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Democrats continue to block efforts by Republicans to give families relief from high gas and food prices. This week, Democrats blocked an effort by Senator Ed Durr…
Jersey Democrats Block Bill to Refund $500 to New Jersey Taxpayers During State Budget Windfall
by Ed Durr, NJ Senate TRENTON, NJ – During a session of the New Jersey Senate today, Democrats violated the rules of the Senate to improperly block a vote on legislation that…
Geoghegan Gone? Howell Township Business Manager On the Chopping Block
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Retired Jackson Township police officer and Toms River resident Brian Geoghegan’s days as Howell Township business manager are numbered. At Tuesday’s township council meeting, the council introduced a…
Western sanctions block $16-$18 billion worth of Belarusian exports to EU, U.S. – PM
(Reuters) – Sanctions that have been imposed on Belarus have blocked $16-$18 billion worth of its annual exports to the West, the Belta news agency cited Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko as…
Tech firms ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas social media law
WASHINGTON – Lobbying groups representing Facebook, Twitter, Google and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to block a Texas law that prohibits large…
Canadian bid to block Rogers-Shaw mega-deal more a long shot than lock
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO – Canada’s Competition Bureau has blocked Rogers Communications’ C$20 billion ($15.4 billion) proposal to buy Shaw Communications, but the regulatory agency’s patchy record in legal fights raises the…
J&J sues to block sales of ‘dangerous’ counterfeit HIV drugs
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has filed a lawsuit against drug distributors and a pharmacy seeking to stop the sale of counterfeit versions of its HIV drugs, months after…
‘I Gotta Get To My Wife’: Climate Radicals Block Highway, Prevent Man From Seeing The Birth Of His Child
‘I Gotta Get To My Wife’: Climate Radicals Block Highway, Prevent Man From Seeing The Birth Of His Child Thomas Catenacci on April 14, 2022 A group of climate activists walked onto…
Tencent to block Chinese gamers’ access to foreign, unapproved games
By Josh Ye HONG KONG – Tencent Holdings Ltd said it will shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, in a sign…
Alleghany shareholder sues to block $11.6 billion Berkshire buyout over lack of disclosures
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Alleghany Corp, which agreed last month to be acquired by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc, was sued on Wednesday by a shareholder who accused the insurance…
Juvenile in Custody After Allegedly Brandishing Gun Block Away from School
CLARKSBURG, MD – The Clarksburg High School and Rocky Hill Middle School were both placed on lockdown after a juvenile allegedly brandished a handgun one block away from the Rocky Hill Middle…
Watch: NYC Car Burglar Uses Concrete Block to Rob Taxi Cab
NEW YORK, NY – The 9 pm Routine couldn’t stop this ambitious New York City car burglar from gaining entry and stealing items from a vehicle in Manhattan last Thursday. No amount…
Planned Parenthood asks Idaho top court to block six-week abortion ban
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood on Wednesday asked Idaho’s top court to declare that a recently enacted six-week abortion ban modeled on a Texas law that empowers private citizens to…
New Jersey Dems Block GOP Effort to Discuss Biden Energy Crisis, Soaring Gas Prices at Statehouse
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Democrats blocked a GOP effort to discuss soaring gas prices and America’s energy crisis this week and there’s nothing Republicans could do about it, being outnumbered in…
U.S, EU, allies block Belarus’ bid to join WTO
BRUSSELS – The United States, the European Union and largely western allies have blocked Belarus’ bid to join the World Trade Organization, saying its complicity in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes it…
Toms River administrator seeks to block release of state records claiming pattern of alleged homophobia in Guardian lawsuit
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The lawsuit filed by former Toms River Business Administrator Don Guardian, who was sacked by Mayor Maurice Hill claiming wrongful termination and a homophobic workplace took a bizarre…
Poland, Sweden, Estonia, Malta block EU minimum corporate tax deal
PARIS – Poland, Sweden, Estonia and Malta blocked on Tuesday a French-proposed compromise on how to implement minimum corporate tax across the European Union, dealing a blow to the global overhaul of…
Trucker convoy seeks to enter Washington but police block access to most demonstrators
By Jim Bourg WASHINGTON – A convoy of trucks attempted to bring a weeks-long, cross-country protest against COVID-19 mandates into Washington, D.C., on Monday, but police blocked numerous bridges, highway exits and…
Russians’ demand for VPNs skyrockets after Meta block
– As Russia blocked access to Meta Platforms Inc’s flagship social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, demand from internet users for tools to skirt the restrictions skyrocketed, data from a monitoring firm…
Advocacy groups urge U.S. to block Frontier, Spirit tie-up
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Several public advocacy groups on Thursday called on U.S. regulators to block a bid by budget carriers Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit Airlines Inc to create the…
Democrats Block GOP Bill That Would Restart Keystone XL, Federal Oil Lease Program
Democrats Block GOP Bill That Would Restart Keystone XL, Federal Oil Lease Program Thomas Catenacci on March 10, 2022 Democrats voted down a motion to consider GOP legislation that would reverse several…
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