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Posted at 20:41 17 Dec 2020
Auction to dynamite former Trump casino kicks off
Atlantic City hopes to raise a million dollars from someone keen to send off the hotel with a bang.
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Posted at 1:06 4 Nov 2020
BreakingMore states project results
Joe Biden is now projected to win Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey, as well as the District of Columbia.
Donald Trump is projected to win Oklahoma.
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Posted at 12:48 21 Oct 2020
Name change rejected for slave-trade links square
One Jersey politician says racism and slavery have become "muddled" in a debate over Trenton Square.
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Posted at 22:58 31 Aug 2020
Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit
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Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.
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Posted at 0:04 26 Aug 2020
US states sue government over postal service row
Hawaii, New Jersey and New York are suing the Trump administration over alleged "partisan meddling".
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Posted at 23:27 18 Aug 2020
'My mum was Hoovering during my Zoom meetings'
By Ffion Wynne
BBC News
Many young people forced to live with parents during the pandemic feel they are "in limbo".
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Posted at 17:02 3 Aug 2020
'We are living every parent's worst nightmare'
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Federal Judge Esther Salas and her family were targeted by an armed lawyer in their New Jersey home.
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Posted at 13:51 3 Aug 2020
Esther Salas case: Judge speaks out after attack
Esther Salas' son was killed by a lawyer who police say targeted her due to her role as federal judge.
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Posted at 2:40 21 Jul 2020
'Feminazi' rants of lawyer who shot judge's family
The FBI names Roy Den Hollander as the suspect in the deadly attack on Judge Esther Salas' family.
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Posted at 8:54 20 Jul 2020
Gunman kills son and wounds husband of US judge
An attacker dressed as a FedEx driver is sought after the shooting at the home of judge Esther Salas.
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Posted at 23:36 17 Jun 2020
The city that disbanded its police force
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Camden, New Jersey, created a brand new police force to forge better ties with the community.
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Posted at 14:10 20 May 2020
'Stunning' hidden tiles uncovered in US city hall
The Jersey City hall was being refurbished when the Stoke-on-Trent-made Minton tiles were found.
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Posted at 16:16 7 May 2020
US top court overturns 'Bridgegate' convictions
The aides to ex-New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were jailed for arranging a massive traffic jam.
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Posted at 19:00 29 Apr 2020
See New York City from a fighter jet cockpit
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The US's Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds flew over New York City and Philadelphia.
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Posted at 18:41 16 Apr 2020
Police find 17 bodies at US nursing home after tip
Seventeen bodies were piled in a morgue built to handle four at a large nursing home in New Jersey.
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Posted at 1:57 28 Mar 2020
Lack of medical supplies 'a national shame'
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Doctors in the United States share the difficulty of obtaining gear to treat patients with Covid-19.
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Posted at 17:38 20 Mar 2020
Coronavirus kills four in New Jersey family
The death of Grace Fusco and three of her adult children is an "unbearable tragedy", relatives say.
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Posted at 22:47 4 Mar 2020
Race to pull driver from burning lorry in New Jersey
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The driver was rescued from the cab seconds before it exploded. He escaped with minor injuries.
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Posted at 0:06 16 Jan 2020
Why is kosher food soaring in popularity?
By Dave Gordon
Business reporter, New Jersey
Sales of kosher accredited food is booming around the world, with more and more firms getting in on act.
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Posted at 19:08 12 Dec 2019
New Jersey attack 'may be anti-Semitic terror'
The FBI is taking over the investigation into a gun attack on a Jewish supermarket in Jersey City.
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