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Shakeup Reported at Lakewood News Website Once Under Fire for Anti-Christmas Article

Phil StiltonApril 4, 20240

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Lakewood News Network, a controversial online blog with strong political influences that had engaged in pointed political attacks and a recently published article criticizing the celebration of Christmas, is going through a shakeup. The website, owned by the Voice of Lakewood, which also publishes two community magazines, the Pulse of Jackson and the Lakewood Voice, has reportedly let go of most of its writing staff at the online site. The site, which was once heavily influenced by political insiders seeking to sow political and religious turmoil in Jackson Township and Toms River Township, has been inactive

Condemned Website That Facilited Multi-Million Dollar Settlements in Toms River, Jackson Was an Inside Job

Breaking Local News ReportFebruary 7, 20240

LETTER TO THE EDITOR TOMS RIVER, NJ – For years, a now-defunct website and Facebook page that caught the attention of the Department of Justice, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy were rumored to be a red flag operation being conducted from within the Frum community. For years, the site posted anti-semitic rants about Orthodox Jews, provoking non-Jews to respond in rage, dividing a community, and causing damages that have taken years to repair. During its heyday, many in Ocean County believed the website was an inside job, run in an intentionally nefarious attempt to

China regulator removes draft video game rules from website; shares jump

ReutersJanuary 22, 20240

By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s gaming regulator has removed from its website rules it proposed last month aimed at curbing spending and rewards that encourage playing video games, checks by Reuters on Tuesday showed, in a move that boosted gaming company shares. The link to the draft rules on the National Press and Publication Administration’s (NPPA) website was inaccessible as of Tuesday morning, after having worked on Monday. The consultation period on the rules, which sparked market turmoil when they were first announced, expired on Monday. The removal was described by analysts as unusual, with some saying a

China adds Nio to list of approved vehicle manufactures – website

ReutersDecember 4, 20230

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Electric vehicle maker Nio has been added to a Chinese industry ministry database permitting companies to produce vehicles in the country, according to the ministry’s website. The website gave no details on whether or when a manufacturing licence was granted to Nio, which has since 2018 partnered with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC) to produce electric vehicles on a contract basis. Nio said in response to a Reuters query that it currently had no information to share. Receiving a manufacturing licence would clear some uncertainty over the impact on Nio of JAC’s plans to sell some assets

New Jersey Governor Celebrates Transgender Awareness Week with New State Website

Conservative TimesNovember 19, 20230

NEW JERSEY — In celebration of Transgender Awareness Week, Governor Phil Murphy announced the launch of TransgenderNJ.gov, a comprehensive resource for transgender and non-binary residents of New Jersey. The new website aims to provide crucial support and information, including legal name changes, gender-affirming healthcare, and mental health services. Transgender Awareness Week, which precedes the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th, is dedicated to raising awareness about transgender issues and honoring the memory of transgender individuals lost to anti-transgender violence. This observance reflects New Jersey’s commitment to being a safe haven for the transgender community.

Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty To Hacking Fantasy Sports And Betting Website

Indira PatelNovember 15, 20230

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSEPH GARRISON pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion in connection with a scheme to hack user accounts at a fantasy sports and betting website (the “Betting Website”) and sell access to those accounts in order to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from them. GARRISON pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger and is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on January 16, 2024. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Joseph Garrison and his co-conspirators launched an

Odey Asset Management to close – website statement

ReutersOctober 31, 20230

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Odey Asset Management, one of Britain’s best known hedge funds, will shut, it said on Tuesday in a statement on its website, less than six months after its founder faced fresh allegations of misconduct. Crispin Odey, 64, was ousted in June from Odey Asset Management (OAM), which he founded in 1991, after the Financial Times and Tortoise Media reported that 13 women had alleged that he had sexually assaulted or harassed them. Odey has denied the allegations. All funds including those of subsidiaries Brook Asset Management and Odey Wealth have been transferred to other asset

Founder of New Jersey’s Online Public Truth Finding Website OPRAMachine Passes the Torch

Phil StiltonOctober 21, 20230

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – OPRAmachine is an online platform dedicated to improving the accessibility of public records in New Jersey, USA. The platform was founded by Gavin Rozzi in 2017 as a proof of concept and has since grown to become a tool for individuals to request and access public information from government entities under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Users can submit requests for public documents, and the platform facilitates the release and sharing of these documents, making them available to the wider community. The platform has a mission to promote government accountability and transparency by

Lakewood News Website Slams Rodrick After Democrat Endorsement

Phil StiltonSeptember 1, 20230

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A report published by Lakewood Alerts, a Lakewood-based Orthodox Jewish online news website yesterday reported that the Toms River Jewish Community Council is “highly unlikely” to endorse Toms River Republican Dan Rodrick for mayor in November. The article was published shortly after the party endorsement of Ben Giovine, a Democrat for Mayor on Friday. Democrats are hoping the council that wields influence with Jewish voters in the community will push votes toward ultra-liberal, radical Democrat candidate Ben Giovine. Giovine has already publicly discussed his success hinging on winning over the Jewish voters and Republicans who voted for

Florida Medical College Quietly Scrubs ‘Discriminatory’ Program From Website During Biden Admin Investigation

The Daily CallerJuly 15, 20230

Florida Medical College Quietly Scrubs ‘Discriminatory’ Program From Website During Biden Admin Investigation Reagan Reese on July 15, 2023 A Florida medical college quietly deleted information regarding its elective scholar’s program from its website amid a federal investigation by the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The OCR opened an investigation in April into the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville’s Visiting Elective Scholars Program in the Department of Pediatrics, which listed that it was limited to “Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and LGBTQ+” applicants, according to an archived version of the site. Since the

Exclusive-Video-sharing website BitChute seeks to raise $10 million in new funding round

ReutersJuly 3, 20230

By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) – Video-sharing website BitChute is raising $10 million in Series A funding at a valuation of $750 million to $1 billion, according to one of its investors and a presentation seen by Reuters, as it seeks to add new features that allow live-streaming and the payment of content creators by users. BitChute, which bills itself as a free-speech alternative to Alphabet Inc-owned YouTube and other platforms, has had “negligible” revenue to date, shareholder Jeffrey Wernick, told Reuters, even though it has attracted a significant user base, particularly among young men. “I’m not really raising

US imposes sanctions on Myanmar’s defense ministry, two banks -Treasury website

ReutersJune 21, 20230

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday levelled sanctions against Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense and two banks used by the Southeast Asian country’s military to purchase arms and other goods in foreign currencies, according to the Treasury Department’s website. The sanctions hit the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB) and Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank (MICB), which receive and transmit foreign currencies for Myanmar’s government, including state-owned enterprises that raise much of the junta’s revenues. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis; editing by Rami Ayyub)

DeSantis’ Website Goes Dark — Literally — Ahead Of Expected Presidential Announcement

The Daily CallerMay 23, 20230

DeSantis’ Website Goes Dark — Literally — Ahead Of Expected Presidential Announcement Mary Lou Masters on May 23, 2023 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political campaign website changed appearance Tuesday, and went dark ahead of his expected presidential announcement Wednesday. DeSantis’ website displays an all-black screen with the head of an alligator staring at the viewer. Along with the governor’s personal Twitter account, his wife Casey DeSantis, DeSantis’ political team accounts and members of his soon-to-be campaign staff have changed their Twitter banners to the image, with some making standalone posts. The website, which was used for DeSantis’ previous campaigns, went

Tesla Models S, X unavailable in some Asia-Pacific countries, website shows

ReutersApril 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Tesla’s Model S and Model X were not available for order in some Asia-Pacific countries, including Australia, Thailand, Singapore and New Zealand, the automaker’s website showed on Sunday. Other Tesla Inc models, such as Model 3 and Model Y were available in these countries, according to the website. It was not immediately clear why these models were not available. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker posted record deliveries in the January-March quarter, but deliveries of higher-priced Model X and Model S vehicles slumped by 38%. Tesla has been aggressively

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation lawsuit against Australian news website

ReutersApril 20, 20230

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch dropped a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he said accused him of complicity in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying the defendant was trying to generate publicity. Murdoch’s lawyer in Australia said his client was confident he would have won the suit against online publisher Private Media and its site Crikey, but wanted to stop it from re-airing claims from a separate U.S. lawsuit involving Fox and the events of Jan. 6, which Fox paid $785.5 million to settle three

Governor Murphy launches transgender website using part of $40 million American Rescue Plan funding

Phil StiltonApril 12, 20230

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County lawmakers are upset after Governor Phil Murphy continues to cut funding to schoolchildren but allocated a large amount of money to build a transgender hub using American Rescue Plan Funds Senator Jim Holzapfel, Assemblyman Greg McGuckin, and Assemblyman John Catalano (all R-10) questioned Governor Phil Murphy’s use of pandemic relief funds to develop a “Transgender Information Hub” website while other critical needs that could have been funded have been ignored. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is facing criticism from Republican lawmakers for launching a new website for the state’s transgender and non-binary community using

Ocean County Legislators Blast Murphy’s Funding of Transgender Website with Pandemic Relief Funds

Press ReleaseApril 5, 20230

Ocean County lawmakers questioned Gov. Phil Murphy’s use of pandemic relief funds to develop a ‘Transgender Information Hub’ website while other critical needs that could have been funded have been ignored.

University Scrubs Website Of COVID Vaccine Mandate Five Months After It Was Reversed

The Daily CallerApril 3, 20230

University Scrubs Website Of COVID Vaccine Mandate Five Months After It Was Reversed Alexa Schwerha on April 3, 2023 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) scrubbed its website of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate until approximately five months after its governing system repealed the mandate, a university spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), a student activism group, discovered that the university webpage still read that the vaccine was required despite the University of Louisiana System reversing the mandate in October 2022. “When dealing with campus officials, actions speak louder than words,” JP Kirby,

University Quietly Scrubs Website Of Anti-Racism Code Of Conduct After Alleged Free Speech Violation

The Daily CallerMarch 27, 20230

University Quietly Scrubs Website Of Anti-Racism Code Of Conduct After Alleged Free Speech Violation Alexa Schwerha on March 27, 2023 The University of Utah (U of U) Department of Communication appears to have removed its Anti-Racism Code of Conduct from its website, according to its no-longer functioning webpage. The Anti-Racist Code of Conduct, approved in 2020, required faculty to intervene in alleged racist incidents including microaggressions and “work intentionally to eradicate speech or actions that stereotype, inferentially identify, culturally discriminate against, or harm people of color,” according to an archived version of its website dated in February 2023. The link

University Scrubs ‘Anti-Racism’ Pledge From Website After Professor Complaint

The Daily CallerMarch 24, 20230

University Scrubs ‘Anti-Racism’ Pledge From Website After Professor Complaint Alexa Schwerha on March 22, 2023 A Texas university removed an anti-racism pledge from its website as of Monday after a professor vocalized his opposition in an opinion article published earlier this year. The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) English Department anti-racism statement opened with a land acknowledgement and embraced the concepts of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), according to a screenshot published by Adam Ellwanger, a UHD english professor, in a Campus Reform op-ed. The statement, however, appears to have been removed from the website, according to the inaccessible link. “We,

U.S. seizes website selling malware that stole computer data

ReutersMarch 9, 20230

By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. authorities said on Thursday they seized an internet domain that was selling malicious software criminals used to steal data from and take control of victims’ computers. The seizure of the site, worldwiredlabs dot com, was conducted by federal authorities in Los Angeles as part of an international law enforcement effort, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. The site sold NetWire, a type of malware called a ‘remote access trojan’ (RAT), which is “a sophisticated program capable of targeting and infecting every major computer operating system,” the statement said. It

Russia blocks access to The Bell news website

ReutersFebruary 19, 20230

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday blocked access to The Bell, a news outlet founded by one of Russia’s top journalists, the latest website to be taken offline as Moscow cracks down on independent media. Russia has blocked dozens of news sites since it invaded Ukraine last year, often accusing them of publishing “fake” news about what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine. The Bell mainly covers business news and was one of the few remaining independent media websites accessible after the authorities blocked Mediazona, Meduza and Novaya Gazeta. It said last year it was going to stop

Tesla raises prices of some Model Y versions in China – website

ReutersFebruary 16, 20230

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla raised prices of performance and long-range versions of its Model Y mid-size sport utility vehicles (SUV) in China on Friday, according to its Chinese website. The starting prices of the two versions of Model Y in China increased by 2,000 yuan each to 311,900 yuan ($45,473) and 361,900 yuan, respectively, information on the website showed. It is the second time that Tesla has raised prices since it had lowered prices of all Model 3 and Model Y cars in its second-largest market by 6% to 14% in early January. The performance Model Y remains 9% cheaper

New York District Court ruling says website operators not responsible for censoring speech

Op-ed ContributorFebruary 16, 20230

Katelynn Richardson on February 15, 2023 A New York court has blocked a state law designed to censor “hateful conduct” on social media. Following the Buffalo supermarket shooting in 2022, New York passed a bill requiring social media companies that operate within the state to “maintain mechanisms for reporting hateful conduct” on their platforms. Despite the “well-intentioned goal,” U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. ruled that the First Amendment “protects from state regulation speech that may be deemed ‘hateful.’” “The Hateful Conduct Law both compels social media networks to speak about

Medical School Quietly Scrubs Website After Federal Probe Into Race-Based Scholars Program

The Daily CallerFebruary 14, 20230

Medical School Quietly Scrubs Website After Federal Probe Into Race-Based Scholars Program Alexa Schwerha on February 13, 2023 University of Texas (UT) San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine quietly deleted information about its Diversity in Medicine Visiting Elective Scholars Program after a federal rights investigation was dismissed earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The OCR launched an investigation into the program in November 2022 after Do No Harm, a medical watchdog group, filed a complaint that it violated students’ civil rights because applicants had to identify as a specific race. The case was