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Supreme Court Prepares for High-Stakes Term Covering Elections, Social Policy, and Presidential Power
[your]NEWS
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August 12, 2025
Justices set to hear landmark disputes this fall with more major cases expected to be added. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2025-2026 session will open with 32 newly accepted cases touching on fundamental questions in election...
Illegal Alien Had 3x the Legal Limit of Alcohol in His System When He Killed New Jersey Mom and 11-Year-Old Daughter in Head on Collision
The Gateway Pundit
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August 9, 2025
An illegal alien who was responsible for a head-on collision that killed a New Jersey mother and her 11-year-old daughter in July had three times the legal amount of alcohol in his system, according to law enforcement. Mexican national Raul...
Legal Docket: Speech and silence
World - North Carolina
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August 11, 2025
Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s The World and Everything in It for this 11th day of August, 2025. Thank you for...
NJ Just Passed A New Pothole Law, Here's What It Means For You
94.3 The Point - New Jersey
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August 12, 2025
Have you ever hit a pothole in Jersey so hard that you actually felt the need to rub your car's dashboard and apologize? We've all been there. Every State Thinks It Has The Worst Roads Every state believes that it, in fact, has the worst potholes...
Inspired by Trump, felon jumps into Nevada GOP congressional primary
Vegas INC - Nevada
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August 15, 2025
Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 | 2 a.m. Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. After being sentenced to two years in prison for wire fraud and finding himself on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Republican Bobby Khan isn’t shy about his...
New Jersey State Trooper Slaughtered His Own Ex Before Turning Gun on Himself, Cops Say
Law Enforcement Today
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August 8, 2025
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Over the weekend, a veterinarian and her boyfriend, a volunteer firefighter, were found dead in a Franklin Township home, and according to authorities, the suspected killer is a New Jersey State Trooper. Officers discovered...
What makes a truly great song? We spoke to the five artists nominated for best Canadian song of the year
The Toronto Star
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August 15, 2025
For the first time ever, SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) and the Polaris Music Prize have joined forces to create an award to honour the artist or group responsible for penning the year’s best Canadian...
'Just send it': Roy Leibovitz '27 is the Israeli triple jump champion
The Dartmouth - New Hampshire
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August 15, 2025
On July 30, Roy Leibovitz ’27 won the triple jump at the Israeli Championships, setting a lifetime personal best of 15.59 meters. The Dartmouth sat down with Leibovitz to discuss his gold medal and experience as a full-time student and...
These 3 councilmen want to be mayor of N.J. city. All are already in legal trouble.
NJ.com - New Jersey
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August 12, 2025
When Paterson City Councilman Luis Velez was arrested last week for allegedly pulling a fire alarm in City Hall, he became the third sitting council member currently facing criminal charges. Velez, who represents the Fifth Ward, was arrested last...
New Jersey joins federal settlement requiring UnitedHealth divestitures in home health merger
Mercer Times - New Jersey
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August 7, 2025
New Jersey has joined a proposed settlement to address antitrust concerns over UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s planned $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, Inc. The agreement, which also includes the U.S. Department of Justice and three other states,...
Amid federal PFAS rollbacks, New Jersey scores record $2B DuPont settlement
Grist Magazine
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August 9, 2025
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. While the federal government is scaling back regulations on “forever chemicals,” New Jersey is holding polluters...
New Jersey man indicted for arson involving Molotov cocktails in Pottsville
Keystone Today - Pennsylvania
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August 7, 2025
John C. Gurganus Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | Department of JusticeJohn C. Gurganus Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | Department of Justice A federal grand jury has...
Steve Adubato Examines Top Policy Priorities for New Jersey’s Next Governor with Political Strategists Alagia and Florio
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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August 6, 2025
Steve Adubato is joined by Philip B. Alagia, Democratic Strategist and Chief of Staff of Essex County, New Jersey, and Dale J. Florio, Esq., Republican Strategist with PPAG (Princeton Public Affairs Group), for a bipartisan conversation on the key...
New Jersey Lawmakers Mull Stronger Labor Protections for Cannabis Industry Workers
National Law Review
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August 7, 2025
New Jersey lawmakers recently advanced a bill that would expand labor protections for workers in the cannabis industry. If enacted, the measure—which provides stronger union organizing rights, protections for employee representation and collective...
New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Act Now Fully in Effect
JD Supra - California
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August 7, 2025
In July 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act into law (the Act). The Act protects patients from certain medical debt collection actions and contains several restrictions on medical debt collectors....
News Columbia University will screen prospective students for ‘civility’ By Hannah Feuer 4 min read
Forward
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August 14, 2025
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at a protest outside Columbia University, in Manhattan, April 18, 2024. Photo by Luke Tress By Hannah Feuer August 14, 2025 Since Oct. 7, college campuses have become flashpoints for unrest over the war in Gaza, with...
New Jersey’s First 4 Cannabis Consumption Lounges Are Now Open
WCHR 1040AM - New Jersey
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August 7, 2025
Recreational marijuana has been legal in New Jersey for a few years at this point. I feel as though the topic is way less taboo and now cannabis gummies, pens and other products are just as common to see as a 6-pack of Miller Lite. Back in 2020,...
Frank Pallone unveils bill targeting chemical loopholes in school lunches
South Middlesex Times - New Jersey
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August 14, 2025
Rep. Frank Pallone, a longtime U.S. Congressman representing New Jersey’s 6th district, posted on social media about his new legislative efforts and legal positions on August 14, 2025.Pallone announced the introduction of a bill aimed at...
New Jersey man kidnapped, sexually assaulted 19-year-old, cops say
NJ.com - New Jersey
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August 8, 2025
A Passaic County man has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 19-year-old man, officials with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday. Nahum Maldonado, 63, of Paterson was charged with first-degree kidnapping,...
Man dies after being convinced by AI chatbot to meet in person: ‘Should I open the door…’
Mint
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August 15, 2025
The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought a drastic change to the professional and personal lives of humans, with both constructive and adverse effects. Several reports have raised concerns about the impact of AI on...