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Trans NJ College Swimmer's New Record For Women's Team Causes Controversy Trans NJ College Swimmer's New Record For Women's Team Causes Controversy
Trans NJ College Swimmer's New Record For Women's Team Causes Controversy A transgender Ramapo College swimmer is making waves after breaking a school record her first year on the women's team. Meghan Cortez-Fields set a program record in winning the 100-yard butterfly [57.22] at the Cougar Splash, which was hosted by Misericordia University in Dallas on Saturday. She also took second in the 200-IM [2:12.05]. Yet, not all are celebrating. Cortez-Fields’ victory drew criticism from some women’s rights activists, who took exception to her swimming with the women’s team as a senior after competing for the Ramapo men’s team as a freshman, sophomore and junior. The…
Eagles Clarify Reason For NJ Power Broker Norcross' Removal From Game Eagles Clarify Reason For NJ Power Broker Norcross' Removal From Game
Eagles Clarify Reason For NJ Power Broker Norcross' Removal From Game New Jersey power broker and political party boss George Norcross was removed from the Philadelphia Eagles game over an Israeli flag — but not necessarily because of his support for Israel, team officials said. Video shows the Camden native and Democratic Party organizer being removed from the Sunday, Nov. 5 game against Dallas, after hanging American and Israeli flags outside of his suite. Security removed George Norcross from the Eagles game today because he hung an American and Israeli flag outside his box. Then they tore down the flag. pic.twitter.com/3agNgr3X0E — Julie Roginsky (@ju…
'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints 'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints
'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints It doesn’t rank with airports in Atlanta, Houston or Dallas in terms of numbers, but Newark Liberty has had what the TSA and Port Authority say are an alarming amount of guns seized from passengers trying to board planes with them. And most of those things are loaded. It's become an epidemic, said Thomas Carter, the Transportation Security Administration’s director for New Jersey, during a Wednesday news conference at the airport. “Guns and ammunition are never allowed to pass through a security checkpoint to be carried onto a flight, even if a traveler has a concealed carry permit,” Cart…