Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry plans to run in the Republican Primary for the seat currently occupied by state Senator Sam Thompson (R-12). A fighter who has told allies in Middlesex that he intends to run again, Thompson has served in the senate since 2012. For his part, Henry was born in Hoboken, and moved[...]

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Brian Bergen has enlisted the memory of JFK in his war against kimchi, a traditional Korean dish on the verge of being canonized – so to speak – by the state Legislature. The pairing of kimchi and a president assassinated almost 60 years ago may seem peculiar. But it’s not. The state Assembly last week adopted a[...]

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Temple University Graduate Students Go On Strike, Demand ‘Living Wage’ Alexa Schwerha on January 31, 2023 Graduate students at Temple University officially went on strike Tuesday to demand a livable wage, according to the Temple University Graduate Student Association (TUGSA) Twitter. The union, which represents teacher and research assistants at the Pennsylvania university, demands “a living wage,” healthcare, additional leave and improved working conditions, according to the TUGSA website. The union voted in November to authorize the first strike in its history after the Pennsylvania university reportedly stopped negotiating until the union “make[s] major concessions.” As of this morning, TUGSA

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Psychologists Support Jewish Students After Professor Allegedly Said ‘It’s Not Your Fault You Were Born In Israel’ Kate Anderson on January 31, 2023 Psychologists Against Antisemitism announced its support of Jewish students that filed a Title VI complaint against George Washington University professor Lara Sheehi after she allegedly told “one Israeli student that it was “not your fault that you were born in Israel,” in a letter posted on Facebook Tuesday.  The letter criticized other organizations that had immediately extended support to Sheehi without looking into the details of the situation.  “Rather than demonstrate any interest in what your students,

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Biden Admin Blocks Mining Of ‘World’s Largest Undeveloped’ Ore Deposit As It Pushes Copper-Heavy EVs, Wind Turbines Bronson Winslow on January 31, 2023 The Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final determination that will block the mining of necessary material for electric vehicles (EV) despite pushing automakers to ensure that EVs make up 50% of all vehicles sold in the country by 2030. The determination will prevent the further mining of 1.4 billion tons of copper, gold, molybdenum, silver and rhenium from the area, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. A standard vehicle uses 18 to 50 pounds

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GOP Rep Demands Answers On Chinese Communist Party Links To Junior Military Programs At American Schools Micaela Burrow on January 31, 2023 Republican Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida asked the Pentagon about the extent of military preparation programs at U.S. private schools with financial connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in a letter Tuesday. Chinese companies and subsidiaries have been investing in private schools across the country, including those that host Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) programs intended to prepare high schoolers for future military service, Waltz, who serves as ranking member of the Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee

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‘She Would Make Nero Jealous’: Chicago Alderman Blasts Lightfoot For ‘Dancing And Celebrating’ While Crime Skyrockets Harold Hutchison on January 31, 2023 A Chicago alderman blasted Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot Tuesday, saying she would “make Nero jealous” by her response to crime in the city. “She would make Nero jealous of the way she’s able to ignore the reality on the streets while the citizenry are struggling, are in pain and are under the gun of the gangs and gun violence on a daily basis,” Raymond Lopez, a Democratic alderman, told “America Reports” co-host Sandra Smith, comparing the mayor to

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ATF Slapped With Multiple Lawsuits After New Pistol Rule Takes Effect Bronson Winslow on January 31, 2023 A gun rights advocacy group and three US military veterans filed separate lawsuits against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Tuesday, saying its recently implemented pistol brace rule violates the Constitution. The final rule, announced in early January and put into effect Monday, redefined a “rifle” as any weapon “designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder,” forcing pistol brace owners to register their pistols as “short barrel rifles” or SBRs with the federal

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