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Fire damages 5 NJ homes as firefighters had to battle flames — and water pressure
A large fire left five homes in New Jersey damaged after footage from above showed massive flames shooting from the tops of buildings, threatening to spread to the rest of the residential neighborhood. The fire broke out at a home on Montgomery Street on the Newark-Irvington line just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage….
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College freshman from NJ dies after shot in head near Belmont University in Nashville
A college freshman from New Jersey died after she was shot in the head near her university in Nashville, according to police.
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NJ Attorney Arrested in Series of Boston Rapes, Sex Attacks — and Cops Fear More Victims
A suspected serial rapist tied to a series of sexual assaults and kidnappings in a Boston neighborhood more than a decade ago was arrested in New Jersey, police said, after investigators tied him to the crimes using DNA technology and a public database.
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Video of NYC Hospital Worker's Citi Bike Confrontation Under Review, Bellevue Says
A New York City hospital employee is facing criticism over a confrontation caught on cellphone camera that shows her get irate and scream amid a dispute over a Citi bike with a group of young Black men.
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Power Outage at JFK Airport Terminal 1 Grounds International Flights Through Friday
An international travel nightmare unfolded at JFK Airport Thursday as a power outage closed a busy terminal at the New York City hub, halting flights in and out — and it appears likely it will continue into Friday.
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‘Is That What Just Happened?' Video of NY Legoland Character, Black Kids Stokes Ire
A Connecticut mother is joining a $25 million lawsuit, claiming that her young Black child was discriminated against at New York’s Legoland theme park — a similar claim that a Brooklyn mother made about a costumed character at a Sesame Place park, sparking the lawsuit.
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NJ COVID Patient Told He Might Die Gets Lung Transplant, Returns Home 9 Months Later
It was quite the homecoming for Rob Alongi, who was put on a ventilator and his family told he may not survive after getting COVID in Oct. 2021. But nine months and a double lung transplant later, the New Jersey dad went home to hug his family for the first time in months
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How a Junior High Basketball Team Is Protesting an NJ Mayor's Racist Comments
The 7th grade West Orange Knights boys basketball team will all be wearing T-shirts with the words “end racism” and “equality” during a tournament in Clark on Saturday. It is being done to send a message to Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso, who was heard on leaked audio recordings using racist language against the Black community and sexist comments about female...
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‘This Is Actually Happening:' Man Throws Money Into Air for Mall Shoppers to Grab
It’s not known how much was so generously shared, but a man was seen for about a minute throwing bills into the air from the second floor of a New Jersey mall in an unusually kind gesture.
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Two Kids, Just 4 and 7 Years Old, Shot While Stopped in NJ Traffic: Police
Two young children were hurt after they were shot while sitting in the back seat of a car in Newark during a drive-by shooting, police said.
