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Politics
Trump Eyes US Expansion Of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal, New 'Gulf Of America' Trump Eyes US Expansion Of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal, New 'Gulf Of America'
Trump Eyes US Expansion Of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal, New 'Gulf Of America' President-elect Donald Trump unveiled sweeping plans for US territorial expansion in the Western Hemisphere during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida.  He refused to rule out military action to retake the Panama Canal, proposed the acquisition of Greenland, and suggested economic measures to incorporate Canada into the United States. Leaders in all three countries swiftly condemned the remarks. The remarks came during a news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 7, where Trump covered a wide range of topics, including his plans to reshape American energy pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Former Notorious NJ Political Boss George Norcross Indicted For Racketeering Former Notorious NJ Political Boss George Norcross Indicted For Racketeering
Former Notorious NJ Political Boss George Norcross Indicted For Racketeering Former New Jersey Democratic kingmaker George E. Norcross III ran a criminal enterprise for nearly a dozen years during which he used his power and influence over elected officials to make laws that best served him, among other offenses, says a state indictment that charges him with racketeering. The poster boy of New Jersey political bosses, Norcross attended a news conference held on Monday, June 17 by state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin in Trenton -- uninvited -- to announce the indictment naming him and five co-defendants. When one of the attorney general's sta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Donald Trump's Boeing 757 Clipped Parked Jet In FL After Jersey Shore Rally: FAA Donald Trump's Boeing 757 Clipped Parked Jet In FL After Jersey Shore Rally: FAA
Donald Trump's Boeing 757 Clipped Parked Jet In FL After Jersey Shore Rally: FAA Former President Donald Trump's plane clipped a private jet at a Florida airport after his rally on the Jersey Shore, according to flight records. A preliminary incident report from the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed a Boeing 757 with a registration number "N757AF" hit the rear elevator of a parked VistaJet while taxiing at West Palm Beach International Airport early on Sunday, May 12. The airport is about five miles from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. The 757's registration number matches the one on the tail of Trump's personal plane nicknamed "Trump For…

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by Chris Spiker
Real Estate
Bon Jovi Buys $43M Florida Mansion As NJ Estate Sits On The Market Bon Jovi Buys $43M Florida Mansion As NJ Estate Sits On The Market
Bon Jovi Buys $43M Florida Mansion As NJ Estate Sits On The Market Rocker Jon Bon Jovi purchased a Palm Beach waterfront estate for $43 the same day he sold his other home down the street for less than half of that, reports say. The rocker bought his new 10,232-square-foot home at at 1075 North Ocean Boulevard from cable television mogul Jeffrey A. Marcus, RealDeal.com reports. Earlier that day, Bon Jovi reportedly sold his other estate also on North Ocean Boulevard for $19.8 million. The rocker bought that property in 2018 for $10 million. He knocked down the house that was standing and built a new one with 5 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
LOOK INSIDE: Jeffrey Epstein's NYC Townhouse, Florida Mansion Hit Real Estate Market LOOK INSIDE: Jeffrey Epstein's NYC Townhouse, Florida Mansion Hit Real Estate Market
Look Inside: Jeffrey Epstein's NYC Townhouse, Florida Mansion Hit Real Estate Market You can have Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan townhouse or Florida mansion -- both have hit the market for a combined asking price of $110 million. Listed by Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group, Epstein's townhouse at 9 E. 71st St. is listed at $88 million, while his sprawling Palm Beach estate will ask $21,995 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The East Side townhouse -- otherwise known as "The Herbert N. Straus Mansion -- is the largest single-family home in all of New York City, spanning 28,000 square feet and standing 7 levels tall, its Zillow listing says. It overlooks the Frick Museum…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Elizabeth Native Philip Deckert Dies, 34 Elizabeth Native Philip Deckert Dies, 34
Elizabeth Native Philip Deckert Dies, 34 Elizabeth native Philip Deckert died Jan. 10, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He was 34 years old. Philip was a graduate of Kean University (Class of 2010) with a degree in criminal justice. He moved to Florida in 2014, and worked as a valet for the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, his obituary says. He enjoyed both playing and watching basketball, along with other sports, and played for the St. Hedwig Hawks in 1994-95 -- when they won the Elizabeth City Championship. Philip is survived by his mother, Mary Ann Socha Deckert; father, Henry Deckert; sister, Veronica A. Deckert; along with friends, collea…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Accused Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein Pleads Not Guilty After Teterboro Tarmac Arrest Accused Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein Pleads Not Guilty After Teterboro Tarmac Arrest
Accused Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein Pleads Not Guilty After Teterboro Tarmac Arrest Multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein stepped off his private jet moments after touching down at Teterboro Airport and placed in handcuffs, arrested on federal sex trafficking charges after years of accusations, according to multiple reports. The arrest was in connection with a string of child sex abuse incidents between 2002 and 2005 that the 66-year-old pleaded not guilty to in a navy blue prison outfit on Monday in Manhattan federal court. The financier apparently abused "numerous" underage girls as young as 14 at his townhouse in Manhattan and estate in Palm Beach, Florida, according to…

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by Cecilia Levine