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North Jersey Criminals Targeting Peaceful Ocean County Towns Like Jackson, Toms River

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A rash of armed break-ins and home invasions in Toms River have put law enforcement officials in Ocean County on high alert. These brazen attacks, according to Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina, are increasing in frequency. While the mayor says the township is a safe community, outside actors are trying to take advantage of local residents. In the attacks that have occurred in Toms River, Howell, Wall Township, and even Jackson in recent weeks, the main similarity is that young criminals, typically coming to the area from North Jersey, are committing crimes of opportunity here in

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IAEA to help Iraq develop peaceful nuclear programme, agency head says

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi met Iraq’s prime minister in Baghdad on Monday as part of a visit to help the country develop a peaceful nuclear programme. “We have discussed several projects in Iraq, including building a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes,” Iraqi Education Minister Naim al-Aboudi told reporters following a meeting between Grossi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. Grossi said that a team of Iraqi experts would visit the agency’s headquarters in Vienna in a few days to hold meetings to “set out a road map for the Iraqi

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Peaceful Resolution Reached After Man Barricaded Himself from Police in Rosedale

ROSEDALE, MD — A barricade situation in Rosedale has been peacefully resolved, the Baltimore County Police Department announced late this evening. The incident began around 3:46 p.m. when White Marsh Precinct officers were called to the 1200 block of 62nd Street following a report of shots fired. Upon their arrival, officers determined the necessity of a barricade and secured the area, with no injuries reported. The suspect was alone inside the location during the standoff. The Baltimore County Police Tactical and Hostage Negotiation Team were dispatched to the scene, working diligently to ensure a peaceful conclusion. Residents in the vicinity

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Overnight Jewish-Palestinian Dual Protest in Teaneck Remained Largely Peaceful

TEANECK, NJ – In a show of impassioned yet largely peaceful activism, Jewish and Palestinian protesters gathered overnight in Teaneck, New Jersey, a suburb known for its significant Jewish population. While tensions were high, marked by loud shouting and the waving of Israeli flags, no major incidents have been reported. Both groups were vocal, exchanging verbal barbs across the divide. The atmosphere was charged but contained, as law enforcement maintained a visible presence to deter any escalation into physical conflict. The absence of major incidents suggests that, despite the strong feelings on both sides, the demonstrators were committed to expressing

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Xi says China, US ‘should and must’ achieve peaceful co-existence

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told two US Flying Tigers veterans who fought for China during World War II that China and the US “should and must” achieve peaceful co-existence, offering further cues for both sides to lower persistent tensions. In his reply to a letter from former pilot Harry Moyer and pilot gunner Mel McMullen, Xi said the people of China and the United States had shared the same enemy in their fight against Japan and had forged a “profound” friendship, according to Chinese state media on Tuesday. “Looking to the future, China and the United States,

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ALAN DERSHOWITZ: Israeli Peaceful Protesters Put The Americans And French To Shame

ALAN DERSHOWITZ: Israeli Peaceful Protesters Put The Americans And French To Shame Alan M. Dershowitz on July 24, 2023 Israel and France have both been flooded with mass protests in recent weeks, but the differences are striking, telling and important. Demonstrations in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and throughout Israel against proposed judicial reforms have been peaceful and generally orderly. Israeli lawmakers passed the first part of the plan to overhaul courts Monday, with a bill that would bar the Supreme Court from invalidating government decisions simply because judges find them “unreasonable.” Despite the calls for civil disobedience by some former prime

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New Jersey District Attorney warns against riots, looting calls for peaceful protest in light of Nichols video

NEWARK, NJ – With the nation bracing for another wave of coast to coast civil unrest after the video of five cops brutally attacking Tyre Nichols in Memphis was released, New Jersey District Attorney Philip R. Sellinger is warning against violent protests. “Like so many around the country, we are deeply disturbed by the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Tyre Nichols. Shortly after his death, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Tennessee and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division opened a criminal civil rights investigation,.” Sellinger said. “We express support for our colleagues who are working

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Former Pope Benedict in stable condition after ‘peaceful night’ – Vatican

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict is in a “stable” condition, the Vatican said on Friday, amid continued concern for the health of the 95-year-old retired pontiff. Benedict had a peaceful night and on Thursday afternoon participated in a Mass celebrated in his room, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. “At the moment his condition is stable,” he added. Benedict is being cared for in a former convent inside the Vatican, where he has been living since 2013, when he became the first pope in about 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life. Pope Francis first disclosed that

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Russia calls for return to ‘peaceful co-existence’ with U.S. like during Cold War -Interfax

– Russia and the United States should return to the principle of “peaceful co-existence” like during the Cold War, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Tuesday. The foreign ministry added that it was open to honest and mutually respectful dialogue with the United States and that hope remained that normalcy in relations between the two countries could be restored, Interfax reported. (Reporting by Reuters)

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China pledges peaceful growth of Taiwan ties, but opposes foreign interference

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING -Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Saturday to advance peaceful growth in relations with Taiwan and “reunification”, and said his government firmly opposes any separatist activities or foreign interference, drawing a firm rebuke from Taipei. China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased military activity near the island over the past two years, responding to what it calls “collusion” between Taipei and Washington, Taiwan’s main international backer and arms supplier. Speaking at the opening of the annual meeting of China’s parliament, Li said Beijing stands by the “one China” principle, which states

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Phil Murphy says January 6th was domestic terrorism, but when D.C. burned a year earlier it was a peaceful protest

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to this day insists that the rioters that burned Washington, D.C. and dozens of other cities across America were peaceful protesters exercising their American freedoms, but the protest and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building was domestic terrorism. Phil Murphy is picking and choosing which acts of terrorism against America are actually acts of terrorism. Both acts were indeed attacks on American democracy, but the year-long George Floyd riots burned cities, killing innocent Americans and police officers nationwide was a war against American society. Thousands of businesses were burned to the ground,

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