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Biden Raises $33M Since Debate, Admits To 'Poor Performance' At Murphy's Mansion Biden Raises $33M Since Debate, Admits To 'Poor Performance' At Murphy's Mansion
Biden Raises $33M Since Debate, Admits To 'Poor Performance' At Murphy's Mansion In a fundraising blitz, President Joe Biden's campaign for re-election has raised $33 million since last Thursday's debate, the bulk of that in New Jersey and New York, a spokesman said on Monday, July 1. That total includes "grassroots" money from small donors, a campaign aide said. Biden, 81, a Democrat, is being challenged by former President Donald Trump, 78, a Republican. Biden attended two fund-raising events in East Hampton, NY, on Saturday afternoon followed by a Saturday evening fund-raiser hosted by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and his wife, Tammy, in Middletown. “I didn’t have a…

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by Jon Craig
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Terror Threats Cancel CAIR Banquet Where Prospect Park Mayor Is Slated To Speak Terror Threats Cancel CAIR Banquet Where Prospect Park Mayor Is Slated To Speak
Terror Threats Cancel CAIR Banquet Where Prospect Park Mayor Is Slated To Speak The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has cancelled its annual banquet slated to happen this weekend in Arlington, VA over death and bomb threats that may be connected to the war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from CAIR said managers and staff at the Crystal Gateway Marriott received death threats, and threats to place bombs in the parking garage were also made, ahead of the Saturday, Oct. 21 event. Important community update: over the past 24 hours, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian extremists have made dozens of... Posted by CAIR on Thursday, October 19, 2023 Both this…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24 'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24
'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24 Beloved North Jersey native and “force to be reckoned with” Amber Stefanie Takesh died following an incredibly brave battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on Thursday, Oct. 6. She was 24. A native of Montville, Amber graduated from Montville High School in 2016, her obituary says. She went on to attend James Madison University, where she earned a Bachelor’s in 2019 and a Master’s in accounting in 2020. She was also a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority. Amber passed all four portions of the CPA exam on her first attempt while earning high scores. After finishing college, she worked as an accoun…

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by Valerie Musson
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Charity Founder Killed By Virginia Airport Worker While He Slept Next To His Wife: Report Charity Founder Killed By Virginia Airport Worker While He Slept Next To His Wife: Report
Charity Founder Killed By Virginia Airport Worker While He Slept Next To His Wife: Report A Virginia airport worker was arrested on accusations he killed a beloved charity founder in his own bed while sleeping next to his wife, FOX 5 reports. Joshua Danehower, 33, of Arlington, has been charged with shooting Gret Glyer, 32, while he slept next to his wife in his Fairfax home around 3 a.m. Friday, June 24, FOX 5 says citing police. Danehower was arrested Tuesday, June 28 while heading to work at Dulles International Airport, officials said Wednesday. He and Glyer were acquaintances but it was unclear how they knew each other, police said at a press conference. Glyer was the fou…

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by Josh Lanier & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months
Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months A 43-year-old Hudson County man wanted by the US Marshal Service fell asleep cooking for the second time in seven months, bringing firefighters to his apartment building, authorities said. Tysean Malone was unconscious when police responded to his building on Kelly Parkway for smoke condition just before 1 a.m. on Monday, March 21, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said.  As officers arrived, they saw residents evacuating and a smoke billowing down a first-floor hallway in the building. They followed it to an apartment on the first floor. Fearing someone was inside and in danger, office…

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by Cecilia Levine