New Jersey Democrats Approve Bill to Punish Towns Fighting Affordable Housing By Withholding State Grants and Financial Aid
NJ lawmakers give housing-compliant towns first shot at state grants Trenton, NJ – New Jersey’s Democrat lawmakers are making their point clear to municipalities across the state: build high density affordable housing,…
How New Jersey is Fighting to Keep People from Committing Suicide At this Famous Landmark
New York, NY – It’s one of the most iconic vistas and landmarks in New Jersey, but it’s also a magnet for those who want to end their lives, sadly. The George…
Papua New Guinea leader vows tough response after fighting kills dozens
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea will give arrest powers to its military amid an eruption of tribal violence in remote highlands that saw at least 26 men killed in…
Teen Girl Fighting For Her Life After Getting Shot Multiple Times In Baltimore Car
BALTIMORE, MD – A 17-year-old girl is fighting for her life in critical condition after being shot multiple times while seated in a car yesterday evening. The incident prompted a swift response…
Ukraine under no pressure from allies to stop fighting – Zelenskiy
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Kyiv was under no pressure from allies to stop fighting Russia as he began a tour of Baltic states intended…
New Jersey Fighting to Collect Child Support for Child Under State Protection
TRENTON, NJ — The Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee has passed a bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz aimed at reforming the process of collecting child…
Bronx Woman Sets Fire to New Rochelle Bar After Fighting With Staff
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A reported arson incident occurred at the Drake Main Café, located at 1 Drake Avenue, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at approximately 12:47 AM. New Rochelle Police responded…
Feds Bust South Jersey Dog Fighting Operation That Spanned Multiple States
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Assistant Attorney General Todd S. Kim of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice have announced charges against…
Explainer-Why China, the Philippines keep fighting over tiny shoal
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday described the actions of Chinese vessels against its boats carrying out South China Sea resupply missions over the weekend as a “serious escalation”. In the…
Seven More Defendants Charged in Prosecution of Central Indiana Dog Fighting and Drug Trafficking Conspiracies
INDIANAPOLIS- In September of this year, 21 individuals were charged in a federal indictment alleging trafficking of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine; money laundering; illegally possessing firearms; and dog fighting. On December 6th,…
Israel-Hamas truce expires, fresh fighting reported
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A temporary truce between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas militants that was due to end at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Friday has expired, with neither side announcing a deal…
Air Tags: NYC Mayor’s Tool in Fighting Carjackins and Car Thefts
NEW YORK, NY – NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced a partnership involving the use of Apple AirTags to help police locate stolen and carjacked vehicles in New York City. The initiative, described…
Foreigners, aid workers moved to safety from Myanmar fighting
(Reuters) – Hundreds of foreigners working in Myanmar, including U.N. agency staff, have been moved to safety as an insurgency against military rule gathers pace, opponents of the junta said on Monday.…
UN Security Council calls for pauses in Gaza fighting for aid
By Michelle Nichols and Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in…
US says Israel agrees to daily pauses in Gaza attacks but fighting rages on
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Steve Holland GAZA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Thursday that Israel agreed to pause military operations in parts of north Gaza for four hours a day, but…
Phil Murphy Democrat Vin Gopal Fighting For Survival in Jersey Shore Showdown
FREEHOLD, NJ – When Phil Murphy needs a right-hand man, Vin Gopal has been there for him since being elected as a Democrat to represent New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. This year,…
Man Shot in Queens Home Invasion While Fighting Off Intruders
QUEENS, NY – An early morning home invasion has left one man in critical condition. At around 5:40 a.m., a group of men forcefully entered a residence on 62nd Avenue. Some suspects…
Palestinians fleeing fighting to the south find no escape from danger
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) -As Israel intensified air strikes on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and told residents to move south towards the border with Egypt, some like father of six Fadi…
Gymnastics-Olympic gold medalist Retton ‘fighting for her life’ with rare form of pneumonia, daughter says
(Reuters) – U.S. gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton is “fighting for her life” and has been in an intensive care unit for more than a week battling a rare form of pneumonia,…
Ukraine reports success in the east, intense fighting further north
(Reuters) – Ukrainian troops made headway in the eastern theatre of their counteroffensive to oust Russian occupying forces but are under pressure further north, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. Russian forces backed…
Two Maryland Men Indicted for Operating Dog Fighting Ring
BALTIMORE, MD – Two Maryland residents, Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 62, of Arnold, and Mario Damon Flythe, 49, of Glen Burnie, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related…
Explainer-What US Congress is fighting over as shutdown approaches
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the U.S. government due to run out of funding at midnight on Saturday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-controlled Senate are at odds…
In Case You Forgot, Here’s Why Toms River Is Fighting Phil Murphy at Ciba Geigy Toxic Waste Site
It should go without saying. You should not build a city on one of America’s worst toxic dump sites and most notorious Superfund site. But, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is trying…
Explainer-Who are the Haiti pastors fighting back against gang violence?
(Reuters) – Hundreds of followers of a Haitian evangelical pastor, some armed with sticks and machetes, marched through a Port-au-Prince suburb on Saturday and confronted a gang controlling the area, sparking a…
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara kills at least 183, UN says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and militiamen in the Amhara region has killed at least 183 people, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday, providing the most comprehensive independent…
Far from fighting, doctor strikes aggravate healthcare collapse in Port Sudan
PORT SUDAN (Reuters) – The army-controlled coastal city of Port Sudan has become a refuge from the war raging to the west, but its health system is in near collapse due to…
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