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MIKE CATALINI

MIKE CATALINI

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Crime|Political|US

Judge dismisses racketeering indictment against New Jersey Democratic power broker, co-defendants

A state judge tossed out racketeering charges against New Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross and those charged alongside him

Judge dismisses racketeering indictment against New Jersey Democratic power broker, co-defendants
Political|US

Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in Boston has blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally

Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Americas|Political|US

Trump administration appeals Maryland judge's ruling blocking birthright citizenship order

President Donald Trump's administration says it’s appealing a Maryland federal judge’s ruling that blocks the president’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for people whose parents are not legally in the country

Trump administration appeals Maryland judge's ruling blocking birthright citizenship order
Political|US

Justice Department appeals as second judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order

A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally

Justice Department appeals as second judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
Americas|Political|US

Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally

Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge
Environment|Political|US

American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally

America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is having a moment

American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally
Crime|Political|US

Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigration

Less than a week into his presidency, the Trump administration is touting deportation efforts and has published new rules making it easier to remove people

Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigration
Political|US

What to know about the ruling blocking Trump's order on birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests

What to know about the ruling blocking Trump's order on birthright citizenship
Americas|Political|US

A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status

A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
Political|US

22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship

Attorneys general from 22 states have sued to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a century-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status

22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship
News|US

Democratic Sen. Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is rejecting calls to resign, saying that nearly half a million dollars in cash found in his home was from personal savings, not from bribes

Democratic Sen. Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds
Environment|News|Technology|US

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals

The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest in a series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, jeopardizing President Joe Biden's goal of powering 10 million homes by towering ocean-based turbines by the end of the decade

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals
Election|News|US

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy announces run for US Senate seat in 2024

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has launched a bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in next year’s contest

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy announces run for US Senate seat in 2024
Crime|News|US

Trainers at New Jersey police seminar disparaged women, made 'inappropriate' remarks, officials say

A new state comptroller report finds that a police training seminar in New Jersey included instructors making lewd comments about women, encouraging officers to pull people over for no reason and showing a photo of an ape after talking about pulling over a 75-year-old Black man

Trainers at New Jersey police seminar disparaged women, made 'inappropriate' remarks, officials say
Crime|Election|News|US

What about Bob? Some NJ Democrats want Menendez to move on so they can fight for his Senate seat

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has vowed he's not going anywhere amid a federal corruption case against him, but the party he once held considerable sway over is looking beyond him

What about Bob? Some NJ Democrats want Menendez to move on so they can fight for his Senate seat
News|US

Suburbs put the brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York

Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities

Suburbs put the brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York
Crime|News|US|World

Imam killed outside New Jersey mosque, and the shooter remains at large, authorities say

Officials say a New Jersey imam was shot multiple times and killed outside his mosque Wednesday, and authorities continue to search for the shooter

Imam killed outside New Jersey mosque, and the shooter remains at large, authorities say
Crime|News|US|World

New Jersey police seek killer of a Muslim leader outside Newark mosque

Police in New Jersey are hunting for the killer of a Muslim leader who was shot outside his mosque

New Jersey police seek killer of a Muslim leader outside Newark mosque
Election|US

Fetterman backs Andy Kim as Democrats scramble to keep Menendez's Senate seat in New Jersey

Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has endorsed Rep. Andy Kim in the congressman’s bid to win a contested primary for New Jersey’s Senate seat

Fetterman backs Andy Kim as Democrats scramble to keep Menendez's Senate seat in New Jersey
Health|News|US

New Jersey weighs ending out-of-pocket costs for women who seek abortions

New Jersey's Democratic-led state government is considering legislation that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for abortion

New Jersey weighs ending out-of-pocket costs for women who seek abortions
Crime|News|US

Man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia home and posting gruesome video online

A man in Pennsylvania has been charged with first-degree murder and abusing a corpse after his father was found decapitated

Man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia home and posting gruesome video online
Election|News|US

Ex-TV news reporter is running as a Republican for Bob Menendez's Senate seat in New Jersey

A former TV news reporter is getting into New Jersey’s U.S. Senate race as a Republican

Ex-TV news reporter is running as a Republican for Bob Menendez's Senate seat in New Jersey
Crime|US|Videos

Man charged with beheading father carried photos of federal buildings, bomb plans, DA says

The suburban Philadelphia man charged with decapitating his father and posting a video online in which he holds up the severed head had a device with photos of federal buildings and apparent instructions for making explosives when he was arrested

Man charged with beheading father carried photos of federal buildings, bomb plans, DA says
Election|News

How a congressman’s challenge to New Jersey’s first lady is shaking up a key Senate race

Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey is winning some Democratic Party support against Tammy Murphy in their contest to succeed incumbent Sen. Bob Menendez, who's been indicted on federal corruption charges

How a congressman’s challenge to New Jersey’s first lady is shaking up a key Senate race
Business|News|US

New Jersey lawmakers fast track bill that could restrict records access under open records law

New Jersey lawmakers voted to advance a measure that could make it easier for government agencies to withhold documents under the state’s open records law, casting it as a modernizing bill that would cut back on profiteering businesses

New Jersey lawmakers fast track bill that could restrict records access under open records law

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