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Community Medical Center, Children’s Specialized Hospital break ground on new 86,000 Square Foot Medical Center in Toms River

by Jessica Cummings Toms River, N.J. – Executives from Community Medical Center, Children’s Specialized Hospital, and RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, together with local officials gathered on February 9th to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new 86,000-square-foot medical hub located at 171 Saint Catherine Boulevard in Toms River, N.J. Once complete, the three-story medical building will be shared by Community Medical Center and Children’s Specialized Hospital, both RWJBarnabas Health facilities, with an anticipated opening slated for early 2023.  Designed to serve as Community Medical Center’s hub for patients in western Toms River, their space in the new medical office building will

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When she had the chance, she just did it, but prison escapee’s winter break ends with capture in Palm Coast

PALM COAST, FL – When Brittni Pozza had the chance to escape from custody back in December, she just did it. She jumped her way across the state of Florida from the Gulf Coast town of Brandenton, over 200 hundred miles northeast before being caught this week in Palm Coast. “A state prison escapee is no longer on the run thanks to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. During an unrelated investigation, FCSO deputies learned the whereabouts of Brittni Pozza, who had escaped from a state correctional facility on December 8, 2021. Deputies took her into custody shortly after 9 p.m.

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War-weary Ukrainian soldiers in trenches ready to ‘make it or break it’

LUHANSK REGION, Ukraine – A group of Ukrainian soldiers patrols the frontline in eastern Ukraine when they suddenly hear the noise of grenades going off in the distance. They crouch down and start running towards the safety of the trenches. This is the contact line of Ukraine’s eight-year war against Russian-backed forces that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says has claimed 15,000 lives. Russia has massed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders in recent weeks, ringing alarm bells in NATO member states who fear a new military offensive. Moscow denies any such plan. The soldiers in the Luhansk region, which shares

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Hospital employee attacked in break room, suffers third-degree burns, lacerations

HACKENSACK – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced an ongoing investigation into an assault that occurred in the morning of February 7, 2022, at Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ. An investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt. On Monday, February 7, 2022, at approximately 5:15 a.m., the Hackensack Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from a Hackensack University Medical Center (“HUMC”) employee on a report of an assault at the hospital.

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Yuma Border Patrol Agents/AMO Break up Smuggling Ring

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents, aided by an aircrew from Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Yuma Air Branch, intercepted a human smuggling attempt Wednesday in Yuma, Arizona.   Late Wednesday morning, Yuma Sector agents observed two suspicious SUVs at a residence in Somerton, Arizona. Agents followed both vehicles, a Ford Expedition and a Chevrolet Suburban, and initiated a traffic stop near 32nd Street and Avenue E. in Yuma. The first vehicle stopped at 5E and 40th Street, enabling agents to apprehend all six occupants.   The second vehicle, however, failed to yield, and drove north in the

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Italian tycoons break up Generali pact to avoid regulatory scrutiny

MILAN – Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has quit a pact with fellow Generali investor Leonardo Del Vecchio which the two Italian magnates had struck to challenge the insurer’s top shareholder Mediobanca, a letter seen by Reuters showed. Two sources close to the matter said Caltagirone’s move did not stem from disagreements with fellow pact members but was intended to prevent regulators from saying the pact was not a mere consultation accord. Caltagirone and Del Vecchio are, respectively, Generali’s second- and third-largest investor. Their agreement, which was later joined by a third smaller Generali investor, related to a combined stake of over

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Stock Markets Break Single-Day Record For Volatility

Stock markets broke their single-day record for volatility Monday, having the largest turnaround in 13 years, multiple sources reported. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 1,000 points Monday before spiking up over nearly 100 points at the close, erasing all losses for the day, Fox Business reported. The Nasdaq dipped nearly 5% before a huge rally to close up 0.6%, The Wall Street Journal reported. Monday’s selloff began as investors considered Federal Reserve policies yielding rising interest rates to combat surging inflation before the central bank’s meeting Tuesday. The Fed is expected to announce its plan to increase interest

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Deutsche Bank expected to break profit run in fourth quarter- Preview

FRANKFURT – Deutsche Bank is expected to swing to a net loss when it reports fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday amid a slowdown in revenue at its investment bank, based on analysts’ consensus estimates. A loss would be a setback for Germany’s largest bank after reporting five consecutive quarters of profit through the third quarter, its longest streak in the black since 2012. But the loss is expected to be a blip in the bank’s recent profit run rather than a sign of something more serious. Analysts are forecasting full-year net profits for 2022 and 2023, based on the consensus forecast

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Tech Giants Warn Antitrust Bills Will ‘Break’ Popular Services, Threaten Security

Several tech companies and trade groups released statements and messaging campaigns this week warning against the consequences of antitrust legislation due to be marked up Thursday. Google’s Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker wrote a blog post Tuesday arguing the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, introduced by Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, and the Open App Markets Act, introduced by Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, could break popular services like Google Search, as well as degrade security and privacy. “The bills could hamper our ability to integrate automated security features if other companies offer similar

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Billings man admits stealing firearms from business after using construction excavator to break in

BILLINGS – A Billings man accused of stealing firearms from a business after breaking in by using a construction excavator to tear down a section of wall and door admitted to a firearms crime today, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Erik Stephen Deaner, 46, pleaded guilty to theft from a federal firearm licensee. Deaner faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan presided. Deaner was detained pending further proceedings. A sentencing date is pending before U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters. In court documents,

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Police thwart university school shooting planned for final day before winter break

DAYTONA BEACH, FL- The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) arrested an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) student for plotting to shoot up the campus on the final day at the school before winter break. 19-year-old John Hagins faces numerous charges after ERAU campus security notified DBPD early this morning (December 9, 2021) of a concerning tip they received from a couple of fellow students. Exact charges have yet to be determined. “We could have had a tragedy unfold today,” stated DBPD Police Chief Jakari Young. “Instead, these students reported it to the school and that allowed us to get to work

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Water main break causes delays, damage in Columbus

COLUMBUS, OH – On Saturday morning, police reported the road buckled on N. 4th St. north of E. 17th Ave. Police advised residents to stay out of the area. (The Ohio State University campus area) as water was pouring from out of the ground from a water main break. City crews are working on the situation. Be aware of detours until repairs are completed.

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Police seek to identify these burglars wanted for commercial break in

PHILADELPHIA, PA – On Friday, November 5, 2021, at 5:22 a.m., 26th District police responded to a commercial burglary at the listed location. The police met with the maintenance worker who stated he came into the building located on the 4xx block of Memphis Street to perform work when he noticed the recreation room had a substance spilled onto the floor. When he walked into the mailroom he noticed multiple packages have been torn open and items missing from inside. When the maintenance worker went to check the front door of the building and noticed several pry marks on the

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‘If These Issues Can Arise Here, They Can Occur Anywhere’: Teachers Break Down How Virginia Became The Ground Zero In The Education Culture War

When a northern Virginia school board threatened to punish educators for speaking against equity initiatives, high school teacher Monica Gill could not stay silent. “I thought my job was to present kids with different perspectives, give them tools to evaluate competing claims and think for themselves, but the division’s equity policy presents one position and is poised to silence others,” Gill said regarding the policy at a school board meeting in October of 2020. “I wonder now if I am supposed to be a teacher or an indoctrinator.” Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in

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