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Kamala Harris Arrives In NJ Kamala Harris Arrives In NJ
Kamala Harris Arrives In NJ US Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in New Jersey. She arrived via a pair of Air Force Twos at the Atlantic City International Airport around 10:35 a.m. Monday, July 18, NJ Advance Media reports. Harris will discuss abortion rights at the NAACP's 113th national convention in Atlantic City, highlighting the Biden administration's work across the US. She will then meet with nearly two dozen state legislators and local officials to discuss the Roe v. Wade overturn and abortion/reproductive rights.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family Of DelCo Dad Found Hanging Dead Juneteenth Weekend Wants 'The Truth' Family Of DelCo Dad Found Hanging Dead Juneteenth Weekend Wants 'The Truth'
Family Of DelCo Dad Found Hanging Dead Juneteenth Weekend Wants 'The Truth' While police maintain that the death of Donte Perez Jones was a suicide, his family believes he was hanged, and that his death may have been a homicide, they are saying on a GoFundMe campaign. Jones' body was found hanging early Friday, June 17 along a trail in Whitpain Township's Wentz Run Park, Whitpain Township police said, citing no evidence of foul play.  His family feels confident there is more to the story. "His death was automatically ruled a closed case of suicide," reads a fundraiser launched by his mom, Latina Dean. "Donte lived in Delaware county which is about an hour from B…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant
Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant A 33-year-old security guard whose K9 officer bit a man outside of a New Jersey restaurant has been charged with aggravated assault, authorities said. Steven T. Rudy was working as a private guard during the incident involving a 26-year-old man outside of Adelphia Restaurant in Deptford on July 29, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said. The man, Khalif Hunter, of Burlington City, began yelling at Rudy and other guards after getting up from a curb, authorities said. Hunter can be seen in a 15-second clip posted to Facebook walking off as someone calls Rudy a "white p****y," at…

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by Valerie Musson & Cecilia Levine
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NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot
NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot U.S. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey, who had to shelter when Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, joined a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the former president of inciting the deadly riot. The lawsuit claims that Trump, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and two white supremacist organizations, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, violated the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act by preventing Congress from carrying out its constitutional duties and certifying Electoral College votes to make Democrat Joe Biden the next president. “We have to stand up for our democracy and o…

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by Jon Craig
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Bayonne NAACP, Hudson Prosecutor Hosting Talk On Hate Crimes Bayonne NAACP, Hudson Prosecutor Hosting Talk On Hate Crimes
Bayonne NAACP, Hudson Prosecutor Hosting Talk On Hate Crimes The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, the Friendship Baptist Church and the Bayonne chapter of the NAACP are hosting a free seminar on hate crimes Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Bayonne Public Library, 697 Ave. C in Bayonne.  The event is open to all Hudson County residents.  The discussion, "Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents," will be presented by Assistant Prosecutor Angela Gingerelli, who will explain the legalities involving hate crimes and bias incidents, how to know whether you're a victim and what to do if you or someone you know becomes one.  The meeting will be he…

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by Paul Milo