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Jersey Shore TikToker Alix Earle Rubs Elbows With Celebs At Paris Fashion Week Jersey Shore TikToker Alix Earle Rubs Elbows With Celebs At Paris Fashion Week
Jersey Shore TikToker Alix Earle Rubs Elbows With Celebs At Paris Fashion Week Alix Earle has made it to the big leagues. The Monmouth County native who graduated high school from Red Bank Catholic was among some of the biggest names in the world attending Paris Fashion Week. We're talking Paris and Nicky Hilton, Sydney Sweeney, Emma Chamberlin, Kendall Jenner, Kris Kardashian, Laverne Cox, Robert Downey Jr., and more. Earle attended the Miu Miu show wearing nothing other than Miu Miu. She posted a TikTok on Tuesday, Oct. 3 explaining why she definitely was not limping. @alixearle Anything for the cute shoes ♬ original sound - alix earle The video had 5.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Times Columnist Apologizes For Viral $78 Newark Airport Meal Tweet NY Times Columnist Apologizes For Viral $78 Newark Airport Meal Tweet
NY Times Columnist Apologizes For Viral $78 Newark Airport Meal Tweet "I probably shouldn't have written that tweet." David Brooks, a conservative columnist for the New York Times, expressed regret for a tweet where he complained about spending $78 for a meal of a hamburger, fries and bourbon at Newark Airport. This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible. pic.twitter.com/1qeV9qOBL3 — David Brooks (@nytdavidbrooks) September 21, 2023 The viral post on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) has been viewed more than 38 million times, earning Brooks plenty of mockery and the restaurant, Smokehouse, l…

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by Sam Barron
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NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer
NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer UPDATE: A dental hygienist who was arrested in Bergen County after coming from Rockland to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sent to state prison for what could be less than a year. Dariush Ghamarnezhad, 42, of Pomona was among 16 men from Bergen, Passaic, Rockland and Westchester counties who were busted by authorities during a five-day 2019 sting operation dubbed “Operation Home Alone." Various law enforcement agencies united to nab men who they said tried to lure youngsters into sex through social media. Just about all of them were arrested when they showed up at a residen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post 'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post
'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post You too can eat and drink like a well-known New York Times columnist at Newark Airport, but now at a discounted rate. Smokehouse, located in Terminal A at the airport, announced on social media it is offering a hamburger, fries and a double shot of whiskey for $17.78.  Earlier report: NY Times Columnist Mocked For Alleged $78 Meal At Newark Airport The move comes in response to a post from David Brooks, who bemoaned that his meal consisting of those items cost $78. Just added to the Menu. We’re the topic of America right now! #youcantbeatourmeat Nina Dawkins Kevin W Wortham Maurice…

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by Sam Barron
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H2oi Repeat? Wildwood Cops Put Kibosh On Deadly Car Event H2oi Repeat? Wildwood Cops Put Kibosh On Deadly Car Event
H2oi Repeat? Wildwood Cops Put Kibosh On Deadly Car Event Officials in Wildwood are making themselves loud and clear: "H2oi is not welcome here." H2oi, last year's pop-up car rally that left two people dead and others seriously injured, will not be happening this year. Wildwood police on Facebook this week said they've been closely monitoring small groups on social media who have been trying to plan a repeat of the event. "The Wildwood Police Department with the assistance of the City of Wildwood Solicitor were able to quickly identify the promoters of these groups and legally advise them to cease and desist their promotion of these unsanctioned …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested For Defacing LGBTQIA+ Mural In Central Jersey Pair Arrested For Defacing LGBTQIA+ Mural In Central Jersey
Pair Arrested For Defacing LGBTQIA+ Mural In Central Jersey Two people have been arrested in connection with defacing a LGBTQIA+ mural in Central Jersey, authorities said. Alexis Reynozo, 19, of Perth Amboy, and a juvenile male were taken into custody and charged in connection with the bias incident at Brighton Avenue and Sadowski Parkway in Perth Amboy. On Aug. 16, witnesses told police they observed at least two vehicles performing burnouts on the mural before driving away, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Social media videos surfaced online of the incident accompanied by anti-LGBTQIA+ langua…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge UPDATE: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge
Update: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge The number of alleged victims of a paroled sex trafficker from New Jersey has reached four, federal authorities said. Amin Sharif, 48, of Newark had been free for a year after serving nearly a decade in federal prison when he returned to pimping women and girls, authorities said. Federal agents seized Sharif on sex trafficking charges in January 2022, and have held him since then, while continuing an ongoing investigation that produced an indictment that cites the additional victims. Sharif "used several social media platforms and profiles to recruit women and minors to engage in sex acts…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd UPDATE: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd
Update: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd A Toms River man made several social media posts recounting how he threw smoke bombs and shot bear spray at the attendees of an Asbury Park church's anti-racism concert while shouting "White lives matter, too," according to an indictment returned by a state grand jury. The allegations are among new details that emerged with the release of the indictment against Nicholas G. Mucci, 28, who was arrested five weeks after the Jan. 27 attack at the Trinity Episcopal Parish on Asbury Avenue.Search warrants executed at Mucci’s home turned up an AR-style assault rifle, several large-capacit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics
VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics She's in good company. Virginia's Gabby Douglas has been signed to WME Sports, the same agency that represents some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, including New Jersey's Livvy Dunne. The news comes after the 2012 Olympic all-around champion and 2015 World all-around silver medalist announced she'd be returning to competitive gymnastics. While 27-year-old Douglas, who was born in Newport News and raised in Virginia Beach, did not join Team USA at the US Classic the first weekend of August 2023, she is apparently training for the 2024 Paris Games.  The last time Douglas c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Cardi Cleared: NJ Rapper Won't Face Charges For Mic Toss Cardi Cleared: NJ Rapper Won't Face Charges For Mic Toss
Cardi Cleared: NJ Rapper Won't Face Charges For Mic Toss Cardi B can breathe a sigh of relief. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced no charges will be filed against Cardi B, a Tenafly resident, for tossing a microphone at a fan who threw a drink at her during a concert in Las Vegas last weekend. "After a thorough review of this case and with the consultation from the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, this case has been closed as having insufficient evidence," Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Footage of Cardi's mic toss has gone viral across social media. After the mic toss spread across social medi…

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by Sam Barron
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Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert
Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert Now the police are involved. A police report has been filed naming Cardi B, a Tenafly resident, after she threw a microphone at a fan who threw a drink at her at a Las Vegas concert on Saturday, July 29.  Footage of the incident has gone viral across social media. In a statement, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said a woman came to a police station claiming she was struck by an item that was thrown from the stage while she attended an event at the 3500 block of Las Vegas Boulevard. The statement does not name Cardi B. "The incident has been documented on a police report and no arrest o…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ's Billy McFarland Wants You To Live With Him As He Plans Fyre Festival 2 — No, Seriously NJ's Billy McFarland Wants You To Live With Him As He Plans Fyre Festival 2 — No, Seriously
NJ's Billy McFarland Wants You To Live With Him As He Plans Fyre Festival 2 — No, Seriously Billy McFarland is still trying to make Fyre Festival happen. McFarland, who was raised in Short Hills, is planning Fyre Festival 2 in the Hamptons in August, and he's letting someone witness the craziness firsthand.  Fyre Festival 1 very much did not go as planned. In a video posted to social media platforms on Thursday, July 20, McFarland said he is offering eight people the chance to live with him for two weeks in August as he plans Fyre Festival 2. "You'll be there for all the crazy buildup, for the jet skis, the flights, the actual event itself, and of course the afterparty," McFarla…

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by Sam Barron