New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has issued a statement defending his decision to create what amounts to a ban on rapper Macklemore performing in support of Ed Sheeran at a number of stadiums following the rapper’s comments regarding Palestine, which took place at concerts in New Jersey on Sept. 4 and 5. In his […]
Variety•Jem Aswad14 Sept
Khalil spent 104 days in a Louisiana immigration facility, missing the birth of his first child, until a federal judge in New Jersey ordered his release
The American rapper will no longer support Sheeran’s US leg of Loop tour after comments at MetLife Stadium show Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of the US leg of Ed Sheeran ’s Loop tour, after the American rapper drew headlines for saying “free Palestine” on stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. In a brief speech between songs on 4 September, the Grammy-winning artist told the audience he wanted the people of Gaza and “the occupied West Bank” to know “we have not forgotten about them”, prompting a petition from the Israeli American Council demanding his removal from the tour. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Adrian Horton14 Sept
Parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were hit by flash flooding, leading to water rescues, stranded motorists and half-marathon runners battling the floodwaters.
BBC14 Sept
Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of Ed Sheeran’s U.S. Loop Tour after making headlines for saying “free Palestine” on stage and delivering a political speech during the Sept. 4 concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Grammy winner told the audience at the show that he wanted people in Gaza and the […]
Variety•Zack Sharf14 Sept
Flash flooding brought on by heavy rains has prompted road closures, water rescues and commuter rail problems across the tristate area
(RNS) — Twenty-five years after the terrorist strikes, some 80 universities — among them a small but growing number of state schools, like Rutgers University in New Jersey — have full-time Muslim chaplains.
Religion News Service•Yonat Shimron11 Sept.jpg)
From New Jersey to Midtown to Queens, New York Fashion Week has become quite the sprint—but it only makes things all the more interesting.
A New Jersey woman just got busted in an alleged murder-for-hire plot ... federal prosecutors say she paid a man she met on Tinder money to whack her ex-boyfriend -- a police officer -- and his teenage daughter. According to the Department of…
TMZ•TMZ Staff11 SeptAfter my grandfather's passing, I took a long road trip from New Jersey to Florida with my grandma. We now hang out every weekend.
Two New Jersey men pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a scheme that stole checks from USPS mailboxes in Livingston and Clifton, depositing nearly $700,000 while causing $670,313.46 in bank losses.
The Daily Hodl•Daily Hodl Agent11 Sept
The New Jersey event will also screen Brad Bird's 'Ray Gunn' as its animation centerpiece.
The Hollywood Reporter•Hilary Lewis10 Sept
A 35-year-old New Jersey man faces charges in a massive scam that stole over $250 million from more than 200 seniors nationwide by tricking them into handing over gold and cash. He was arrested trying to flee the country and has been extradited to Texas.
The Daily Hodl•Daily Hodl Agent10 Sept
One of Barcelona’s eight World Cup winners reflects on how Spain’s triumph is inspiring them in the Champions League Dani Olmo nods towards his right arm. “Look: goosebumps,” he says. The Spain midfielder is sitting in a back room at Barcelona’s Joan Gamper training ground trying to pinpoint the moment he knew he was a world champion. “There’s an image in my mind with Ferran [Torres]’s mum: hugging her, the two of us in tears,” he says. “‘What your son just did … what we all did … this is historic.’ And that’s when you start to feel it. In those final minutes of the game it’s impossible, impossible , but when the referee blows, the thought enters your head: ‘Have we done it?’ ‘Are we …?’ There, you feel it a little bit. When you lift the cup, a little bit more. And then when you see the families, when I see the reaction from my brother, my partner, my dad. I’m not one to cry, but …” But then Olmo knew, felt it: Spain were world champions. It was 19 July in New Jersey and it was real: Spain had beaten Argentina and nothing would be the same again . Continue reading...
The Guardian•Sid Lowe9 Sept
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is working with leading transportation nonprofit CALSTART to roll out a $45 million incentive program to help electrify the port’s operators’ heavy truck fleets. more…
Electrek•Jo Borrás7 Sept
A Tesla Model 3 ran a stop sign in Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, and hit a Honda Civic turning left through the intersection. The Civic’s driver, 82-year-old Stephen Field, was killed. Police reported it as a car that failed to stop. What no one reported is that Tesla’s own data says the car’s driver-assist system was engaged. This is part of an ongoing Electrek investigation matching reported crashes to Tesla’s redacted NHTSA data. more…
Electrek•Fred Lambert7 Sept
New Jersey asked the Supreme Court on Sept. 2 to step in as the Third and Ninth Circuits produced a split on whether states can regulate sports bets offered on a federally registered exchange. Kalshi’s answer, delivered by three executives before any brief is filed, is that the conflicting decision rests on a regulation the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen5 Sept
New Jersey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether federal derivatives law prevents states from regulating sports contracts offered by CFTC-registered prediction markets. A Sept. 2 court filing shows that New Jersey has petitioned the Supreme Court for…
New Jersey’s Attorney General and gaming authorities filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court over Kalshi offering sporting event contracts to residents.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright2 Sept
New Jersey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to settle, once and for all, how sports betting on prediction markets should be regulated.
The Block•Sarah Wynn2 Sept