Two-thirds of New Jersey residents believe climate change is a crisis or a major problem and almost three-quarters believe it is affecting New Jersey now, according to a Stockton University poll released recently. The telephone poll of 807 adult New…
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Health care workers endorse candidates for Legislature
JNESO District Council 1, representing more than 5,000 health care workers, announced the endorsement of candidates for the New Jersey State Legislature. The union’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to endorse these candidates after a thorough review of voting records,…
Scutari report turned over to federal prosecutor
The Mayor of Linden has reported to state and federal authorities a possible crime involving an unexpected suspect: the state Senate Judiciary Committee chairman. An audit conducted for the Linden City Council alleges state Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) failed to…
Turkish army ‘accidentally’ bombs US special forces in Syria
US Special Forces have been “mistakenly” bombed by Turkey in the northern Syrian town of Kobani, where forces of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an have begin slaughtering Kurdish troops that helped Americans defeat ISIS. The Pentagon confirmed US troops came under…
Trump stiffs local police
Ten city governments from Arizona to Pennsylvania say the president’s political committee has stiffed them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. City governments — from Mesa, Arizona, to Erie, Pennsylvania — are still waiting for Trump to pay public safety-related invoices they’ve…
General warns about killer robots
International agreements and coordinated diplomatic pressures will be essential in avoiding indiscriminate use of artificial intelligence in lethal military conflicts, retired Gen. John R. Allen told an audience at Princeton University on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Allen, now president of the…
Princeton’s James Peebles receives Nobel Prize in Physics
Princeton University professor emeritus and 1962 graduate alumnus James Peebles has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology.” “This year’s prize goes to contributions to our understanding of the evolution of our universe and Earth’s place in the…
Neo-Nazis support Pappas & Marks
An organization labeled as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center has endorsed two men running as independent conservatives for State Assembly in the 21st district. Former Scotch Plains Mayor Martin Marks and Harry P. Pappas, a former…
Child abducted from park
An unknown man allegedy abducted a young girl from a public park in broad daylight. Illustrating what may be every parent’s worst nightmare, New Jersey State Police issued an Amber Alert for 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alvarez of Bridgeton City. Detectives say…
Climate forum seeks to save a resistant world
World leaders will descend on New York for the UN Climate Action Summit on 23 September as millions of activists prepare for a global climate strike on 20 September and the media partnership Covering Climate Now launches its large-scale collaboration to increase…