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Mondaire Jones weighs in for first time on NY Rep. Mike Lawler's blackface controversy
For the first time since the blackface controversy for New York Congressman Mike Lawler surfaced, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election offered his thoughts on the matter.
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‘Got the wrong man': Ex-celeb body guard says he's being falsely accused of raping woman with Diddy
A former celebrity bodyguard accused of raping a woman with Sean “Diddy” Combs more than two decades ago claims he is being falsely accused and unfairly linked to the controversial entertainment star who is facing sex trafficking charges.
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Trump has ‘expressed interest' in attending ‘J6 Awards Gala' at his NJ golf club
Former President Donald Trump has “expressed interest” in attending a fundraising campaign slated to be held at his New Jersey golf club in September that is geared toward raising money for defendants charged in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
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ACS took or diverted funds from disabled, orphaned NYC children. Where's the money now?
The ACS Commissioner testified at budget hearings at City Hall — but in his testimony did not address questions as to where the money is now, and why the agency did not give federal funds directly to disabled children in foster care.
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Former NJ officer gets court win in fight to speak out about sex discrimination in department
A now-retired police sergeant believes a new ruling by New Jersey’s highest court validates her first amendment right to speak out about a pattern of alleged sexual discrimination in the department where she worked.
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NJ officer says she faced crude remarks at work for years, then was punished for complaining
An officer with a New Jersey county sheriff’s department said she endured years of offensive remarks from male supervisors — which escalated into punishment after she complained about sexual harassment in the workplace.
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One of the most famous Irish dancing shoemakers is based in this NYC suburb
Behind a nondescript storefront in Mount Vernon, New York, a flurry of whirring tools, hammering and stitching — as the cobblers are constantly crafting, supplying Irish dancers around the world with the famous custom footwear with that unique clickety-clack sound.
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Orthodox residents claim rabbi is running illegal yeshiva and boarding house in NY homes
Several members of the ultra-orthodox community have written letters to town building officials and the Rockland County Health Department complaining that Rabbi Nissan Arash Kakakian is operating an illegal yeshiva and rooming house in two homes zoned as single-family houses.
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Eight injured dogs rescued from suspected dog-fighting ring in NJ town
Police in New Jersey said an anonymous tip led them to an alleged dog-fighting ring, and rescuers were able to rescue half a dozen injured dogs from the “horrific” conditions they were being kept in.
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Maria's Story: Healing from trauma decades after Operation Pedro Pan
Eight Fernadez brothers and sisters were part of the clandestine exodus from communist Cuba in 1960 that became known as Operation Pedro Pan. One of the sisters, Maria, was originally placed in a reformatory on Staten Island with two of her brothers. Decades later, she said she was later abused in a foster home, an agonizing admission the siblings always suspected.
