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• Bail reduced for 1 of 3 teens charged in 15-year-old's killing

  12-12-2016 23:55
  
  Maurice "Mar Mar" Wimbush-Jalaah was shot dead in a Prospect Village apartment parking lot June 11.
  
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• Booker, Schumer want rail, bus workers checked against terror watch lists

  12-12-2016 23:35
  
  Two federal lawmakers want transit employees checked against terrorism watch lists to ensure the safety of commuters.
  
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• N.J. traders made $26M manipulating the stock market, authorities say

  12-12-2016 23:32
  
  The two men allegedly engaged in 23,000 instances of manipulative trading involving more than $10 billion in securities.
  
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• 5 freight train box cars derail in low-speed accident

  12-12-2016 23:31
  
  No one injured in low-speed derailment.
  
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• Man broke into ex's apartment to rekindle relationship, authorities say

  12-12-2016 23:18
  
  A 36-year-old Irvington man has been charged with breaking into his ex-girlfriend's Union City home in a gesture aimed at rekindling their flame and then assaulting a responding police officer.
  
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• Robbinsville students' texting-while-driving bill moves forward

  12-12-2016 23:00
  
  The bill (A-218) would require motor vehicle inspection stickers to notify drivers of the penalty for texting while driving.
  
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• Commuter rail tunnels will take longer to fix than originally estimated, officials say

  12-12-2016 22:58
  
  Amtrak officials said it will take a half-a-year longer than originally thought to repair each of the 106-year old commuter rail tunnels to Manhattan.
  
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• Teen charged with shooting man in abdomen in Union City, cops say

  12-12-2016 22:53
  
  Authorities also recovered a small caliber handgun from the teenager's home, cops said.
  
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• Professor 'watchlist' is nothing new to watchful New Jerseyans | Opinion

  12-12-2016 22:39
  
  Any threat to free speech affects us all.Once students are no longer exposed to a variety of thinking in the classroom and faculty feel constrained to limit their speech on and off campus, democracy is imperiled.
  
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• N.J. loses bid for next-generation F-35 stealth jets

  12-12-2016 22:37
  
  New Jersey has lost out on the latest basing plan for the F-35 fighter, with the 177th Fighter Wing at Atlantic City International Airport now out of the running for the Pentagon's latest jet.
  
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• Arctic blast to hit N.J. with single-digit wind chills later this week

  12-12-2016 22:15
  
  Temperatures will be stuck in the 20s and running 15 to 20 degrees colder than normal, and gusty winds will make it feel like it's near zero.
  
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• Chelsea Handler says U.S. has 'a problem with women supporting women'

  12-12-2016 22:12
  
  Handler wrote about the 2016 presidential election for Thrive Global
  
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• Young Einsteins compete in Jersey City Science Fair

  12-12-2016 21:47
  
  Poster boards lined the main entrance of the Liberty Science Center for the 10th year.
  
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• Booker, Menendez call for congressional probe into Russian influence in U.S. election

  12-12-2016 21:23
  
  According to reports, the CIA concluded that Russia tried to tilt the U.S. election in favor of Donald Trump.
  
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• Vehicle strikes, destroys section of Cumberland church

  12-12-2016 21:05
  
  Reports say it was a tractor-trailer that ran off Route 77 and ran into the church building.
  
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• Students give disadvantaged women a Christmas makeover

  12-12-2016 21:05
  
  Women got their hair washed, cut and blow dried and received manicures.
  
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• Jersey City man dies 2 weeks after being shot 19 times

  12-12-2016 21:03
  
  A 24-year-old man who shot more than a dozen times on Claremont Avenue last month died Monday morning, officials said.
  
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• $13 million grant to kick start transformation of Camden neighborhood

  12-12-2016 20:47
  
  Camden is one of five cities that will split $132 million to revitalize neighborhoods in need.
  
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• 2 arrested for stabbings at Hoboken party, police say

  12-12-2016 20:45
  
  Two Jersey City men have been charged with stabbing two people at a Jackson Street party last weekend, police said.
  
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• Woman accused of Christmas gift porch theft caught on camera

  12-12-2016 20:43
  
  The incident was caught on surveillance camera and posted to Facebook. Police say thatlead to an arrest
  
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• Woman, 27, killed in crash with NJ Transit bus

  12-12-2016 20:37
  
  The Egg Harbor City woman's Honda rear-ended a bus on the Atlantic City Expressway, State Police said
  
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• Man charged in major Trenton drug sweep surrenders, 1 remains at large

  12-12-2016 20:23
  
  Two of the suspects charged in the case were wounded in Trenton shootings this year.
  
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• Woman who gave fake name faces drug charge, police say

  12-12-2016 20:06
  
  Ariel J. Aponte, 20, of South Bound Brook, who allegedly refused to provide an officer with her driver's license - and then provided a false name and birth date - during a traffic stop on Dec. 11, 2016, was arrested on drug possession charges, police said.
  
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• Fire in 3-story building closes part of New Brunswick street

  12-12-2016 20:03
  
  French Street was closed around 1 p.m. between Bethany and Alexander streets
  
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• Woman jumps on fleeing vehicle after pizza shop robbery

  12-12-2016 19:49
  
  The gun-toting robber held up Amore's Pizza in West Deptford Township.
  
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• N.J. socialist group meeting to plan Trump resistance

  12-12-2016 19:33
  
  The group says opponents of President-elect Donald J. Trump need "a new political force"
  
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• Man killed in blaze accidentally caught fire warming himself by stove

  12-12-2016 19:20
  
  Officials have identified the East Orange man killed in a Sunday afternoon fire.
  
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• Route 22 accident in Clinton Twp. injures 2

  12-12-2016 19:19
  
  A 58-year-old woman from Washington in Warren County suffered minor injuries in an accident that happened at 5:05 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2016.
  
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• 'Wagging the Cone' and other suggested titles for Chris Christie's new book

  12-12-2016 19:16
  
  There's something pressing Christie needs to publish before his term is up. New Jerseyans have some suggestions of what the book titles might be:
  
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• Road closed after gas line struck during road work

  12-12-2016 19:09
  
  Construction crews working on the Readington Road in Branchburg struck a gas pipe, resulting in road closures between Dreahook Road and Baird Road, Township Administrator Gregory Bonin said on Dec. 12, 2016.
  
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• These 4 department stores used deceptive sales pricing tactics, lawsuits say

  12-12-2016 18:51
  
  'False reference pricing' tries to trick customers into thinking they're getting a good deal
  
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• Woman issued summons for hit pedestrian in crosswalk, cops say

  12-12-2016 18:42
  
  The pedestrian reported hip and leg pain and she was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
  
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• Man dies from injuries suffered in Jersey City fire

  12-12-2016 18:36
  
  A 60-year-old man who was critically injured in a two-alarm blaze last week has died, officials said.
  
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• Woman charged with stabbing man to death in Asbury Park

  12-12-2016 18:29
  
  The stabbing occurred after a dispute outside of an Asbury Park apartment complex, authorities said.
  
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• Harmonizers haunt the holidays in a happy way (PHOTOS)

  12-12-2016 18:05
  
  The Hunterdon Harmonizers annual Holiday Harmony Show, titled The Happily Haunted Holiday, was held at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Raritan Township on Dec. 10, 2016.
  
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• Family of retired NYPD cop shot, killed by police in N.J. seeks answers

  12-12-2016 18:01
  
  Patrick Fennell's family says they have never been given a clear answer as to why he was shot outside his Little Egg Harbor home
  
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• 'His love of life was so powerful' - Charismatic N.J. trooper recalled at funeral

  12-12-2016 18:00
  
  Frankie Williams, 31, was killed in a head-on crash while responding to a report of an erratic drive in Millville
  
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• Thieves make off with tires in Newark, leaving cars on cinder blocks - WABC-TV

  12-12-2016 17:57
  
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  Thieves make off with tires in Newark, leaving cars on cinder blocks
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  Police are investigating a tire theft spree in Newark, after thieves used cinder blocks to prop up cars, then stole their wheels. Newark police received the call Monday morning of the thefts on Mount Prospect Avenue in the North Ward. At least three ...
  
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• $69K in unclaimed Atlantic City jackpots seized

  12-12-2016 17:50
  
  Most of the money was won at the now-closed Trump Taj Mahal
  
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• Crackdown At Riverside Villa: Newark Cops Arrest 23 At Housing Complex - Patch.com

  12-12-2016 17:45
  
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  Crackdown At Riverside Villa: Newark Cops Arrest 23 At Housing Complex
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  Newark police arrested 23 people during a three-day crackdown at the Riverside Villa housing complex near Route 21. By Eric Kiefer (Patch Staff) - December 12, 2016 11:45 am ET. Crackdown At Riverside Villa: Newark Cops Arrest 23 At Housing Complex.
  
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• N.J. man had child pornography on laptop, police say

  12-12-2016 17:41
  
  Drew Robinson, 21, of Franklin Township, allegedly had more than 50 images of child pornography on his laptop, police said.
  
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• Free legal clinic opens new office in Jersey City (PHOTOS)

  12-12-2016 17:41
  
  The Waterfront Project, a free legal clinic in Hudson County, welcomed more than 50 guests for a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week.
  
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• Newark students tackle computer coding - NJ.com

  12-12-2016 17:37
  
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  Newark students tackle computer coding
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  NEWARK -- On Dec. 5, students at Newark Tech High School participated in an "Hour of Code," an hourlong introduction to computer science and computer programming, hosted by Accenture, an information and technology company, and Code.org. The Hour ...and more »
  
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• Police investigating suspicious fire at New Brunswick bar, cops say

  12-12-2016 17:35
  
  The fire was reported at about 4 a.m. Saturday
  
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• 17-year-old killed in crash should get diploma, classmates say

  12-12-2016 17:35
  
  Jamie Klecz died after a car crash Dec. 3, about 6 months before he was expected to graduate.
  
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• Rutgers neuroscientist identifies 'ignored' symptom of autism

  12-12-2016 17:30
  
  The bodies of people with autism typically have many more "micro movements" - signals that end up overwhelming the brain, according to new research out of Rutgers.
  
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• N.J. deeds among treasures reportedly stashed in underground Pa. mine

  12-12-2016 17:29
  
  The original recording of ET is also in the 200-acre facility 220 feet below ground level
  
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• American Dream: Is there a future for stalled mall on the Meadowlands?

  12-12-2016 17:24
  
  The developer is trying to emulate what's made its Mall of America a big success in Minnesota
  
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• 1 injured in 5-car crash at Wawa gas station pumps

  12-12-2016 17:23
  
  The crash originated on Route 33 and an SUV veered into the Wawa gas station
  
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• 10 public corruption cases that outraged N.J. in 2016

  12-12-2016 17:20
  
  A look at indictments, admissions and denials involving government officials (allegedly) gone bad in the Garden State.
  
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