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Report: 100 American Dream Employees Laid Off Report: 100 American Dream Employees Laid Off
Report: 100 American Dream Employees Laid Off The American Dream Mall isn’t looking so dreamy after approximately 100 employees were laid off due to financial issues from the COVID-19 pandemic, reports say. In a letter sent to the megamall’s employees on June 1, officials cite the need for “organizational restructuring” following the pandemic as the cause of the layoffs, NorthJersey.com reports. "With the onset of COVID-19 in early March, life as we knew it changed dramatically and our new 'normal' is still undefined," the letter said. "This time has allowed us to look at our organizational structure, and what made sens…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Report: American Dream Developer Misses Payments On $1.4B Mortgage For Mall Of America Report: American Dream Developer Misses Payments On $1.4B Mortgage For Mall Of America
Report: American Dream Developer Misses Payments On $1.4B Mortgage For Mall Of America The developer of the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford has missed two monthly payments on its $1.4 billion mortgage for the Mall of America in Minnesota, media reports say. Triple Five put up 49 percent interest in the Minnesota mall along with a second mall in Canada as collateral to obtain a $1.67 billion loan for the construction of the American Dream, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mortgage services Wells Fargo & Co. reportedly confirmed the missed payments with NorthJersey.com Tuesday. Citing the ongoing turmoil following the death of George Floyd, the Minnesota mall has po…

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by Valerie Musson
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Complete Rundown Of George Floyd Marches, Vigils Planned Across Garden State Complete Rundown Of George Floyd Marches, Vigils Planned Across Garden State
Complete Rundown Of George Floyd Marches, Vigils Planned Across Garden State Many more marches and other demonstrations in memory of George Floyd are planned in New Jersey and across the nation this week. Protests over Floyd’s death in Minneapolis have swept across the country Four Minnesota police officers who were at the scene of Floyd’s death were fired, and one of them, Derek Chauvin, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. At least seven such rallies were set for Tuesday, June 2 including: In Princeton, the Coalition for Peace in Princeton will hold a peaceful protest at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nassau and Witherspoon streets. In Kean…

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by Jon Craig
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RECALL: 212 Pounds Of Meat, Veggies Shipped To New Jersey RECALL: 212 Pounds Of Meat, Veggies Shipped To New Jersey
Recall: 212 Pounds Of Meat, Veggies Shipped To New Jersey More than 212 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products with vegetables shipped to New Jersey are being recalled due to possible listeria and salmonella contamination, authorities said. Buddy's Kitchen Inc. of Minnesota produced the pork and chicken meals between October 2017 and 2018, which were shipped to several states including New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a release.  The number "P-4226" is located inside of the products' USDA mark of inspection. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Parasite In McDonald's Salads Sickens 163 People In 13 States Parasite In McDonald's Salads Sickens 163 People In 13 States
Parasite In McDonald's Salads Sickens 163 People In 13 States The foodborne outbreak linked to McDonald's salads is growing. A total of 163 people have now been sickened across 13 states after eating salads contaminated with a parasite, Cyclospora. McDonald's has stopped selling those salads at some 3,000 restaurants, all located in Midwest states: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, West Virginia and Missouri. McDonald's said it stopped selling salads at impacted restaurants "until we can switch to another lettuce blend supplier." Most people infected with Cyclospor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
NJ, CT, NY Have Highest Percentage Of Millennials Living With Parents NJ, CT, NY Have Highest Percentage Of Millennials Living With Parents
NJ, CT, NY Have Highest Percentage Of Millennials Living With Parents You can call it "full nest syndrome." New Jersey, Connecticut and New York state lead the nation in having the highest percentage of millennials living with their parents, according to WalletHub. The high cost of housing is a leading factor to this phenomenon, especially in New Jersey, according to the WalletHub website. That is one finding in this study of the best and worst states for millennials, in which Connecticut ranked 15th overall. New York state ranked 19th overall while New Jersey ranked 32nd. "Today, these early-20-to-early-30-somethings who are often depicted t…

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by Jon Craig
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New Jersey AG To Sue Trump Administration Over Citizenship Census Question New Jersey AG To Sue Trump Administration Over Citizenship Census Question
New Jersey AG To Sue Trump Administration Over Citizenship Census Question New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is leading a multi-state coalition of elected officials who are intending to challenge President Donald Trump and the federal government’s decision to bring back a question asking about citizen status in the 2020 United States Census. On Monday night, the Commerce Department announced it would indeed reintroduce the question, which had been asked until 1960. The lawsuit was filed by Attorneys General in New York, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane
Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane A passenger who said he'd boarded the wrong plane at Newark Airport opened an emergency door and deployed an exit slide, said police who arrested him Sunday night. United Airlines Flight 1640 flight bound for Tampa was still at the Terminal C gate when 25-year-old Troy Fattun of Minnesota became disorderly around 10 p.m., the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The incident held up the flight for nearly five hours, with passengers having to get off and then later reboard, he said. Charges were pending, Pentangelo said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
Groundhog Day Storm? New System Could Bring Significant Amount Of Snow Groundhog Day Storm? New System Could Bring Significant Amount Of Snow
Groundhog Day Storm? New System Could Bring Significant Amount Of Snow Expect Light Snow Overnight, Bigger Storm To End Workweek  The chance of early week snowfall has decreased, but as the weekend nears, the area could see a Groundhog Day snowstorm. The system will be moving east from the Ohio Valley after some snow sweeps over parts of the Northeast Monday and Tuesday. The National Weather Service now says the chance for snow in the tristate area is 20 percent both of those days. But the potential exists for a significant amount of snow to arrive later in the week. "The storm may spread wintry weather over a large area from the central Plains to the…

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by Joe Lombardi