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 A monstrous tornado killed at least 24 people Monday as it roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City — leaving rescue workers frantically searching into the night for missing children at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore School District.
 Beginning on May 20, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2013 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.
“Officers throughout New Jersey are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt.”  The most expensive hospital in America is not in Beverly Hills or New York's Upper East Side. Based on its bills to Medicare, the Bayonne Medical Center charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, according to a New York Times analysis of 2011 data
 Internet celebrity "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" has been arrested in the murder of a Clark, New Jersey man.
Investigators said Kai met Joseph Galfy, Jr., an attorney near Times Square, where a surveillance camera captured images of them. The men later went back to the victim's house, officials said.  New Jersey added only 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent.
Compared to April of last year, the unadjusted workweek decreased by 1.0 hour, average hourly earnings decreased by $0.42, and weekly earnings were lower by $36.43.  SHOUT OUT Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s [...]  The Senate on Monday approved a number of bills that are part of a comprehensive package on gun safety. Approved today were 10 bills that will help keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, crack down on gun trafficking, improve reporting and tracing of illegal firearms by law enforcement and find ways to reduce violence and improve school safety, among other actions.  One World Trade Center now stands a symbolic 1,776 feet high, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world
With the final section of spire now in place, One World Trade Center stands as the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom, resilience and the indomitable American spirit,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler.
 “The governor’s rejection of this legislation is out of step with the majority of states in the nation and out of touch with New Jersey’s hardworking families. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia provide for early in-person voting, and as a result of the veto our residents’ access to the polls will be restricted to only one day.
Bloomfield police blotter items reported through May 21, 2013. The struggling Atlantic City casino formally emerged from bankruptcy court on Tuesday, just 13 months after it opened with sky-high hopes. It’s not often that Democrats from urban areas find common ground with representatives of the National Rifle Association on legislation dealing with guns. Authorities are working to identify human remains that were found this week along the shoreline of the Raritan River at a central New Jersey industrial complex. 
Liberty Science Center is endeavoring to build Groovik's Cube – a 1.5-story high Rubik's Cube® that can be controlled via the Web from anywhere in the world. The Center is asking people around the globe to contribute to a $500,000 campaign to make Groovik's Cube a reality via the popular fundraising site Indiegogo (www.lsc.org/grooviks). Donors will receive exciting perks ranging from t-shirts to trips to Budapest as a show of appreciation for their support.
After viewing a presentation given by state's Housing Development Corporation officials, the Saddle Brook Council approved an ordinance adopting the Caldwell Avenue redevelopment plan for senior housing on May 20. Newark police and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office say 53-year-old Anna Ithier was discovered next to subway tracks about 100 feet from the Park Avenue station. The cause of death was blunt force trauma. "This is going to be a really good week. I’ll be traveling up and down the Jersey Shore during the week. Mary Pat and the kids will join me on Friday and we’ll be traveling up and down the shore on Friday and Saturday and Sunday going to boardwalks and beaches all up and down the Jersey Shore from south as Wildwood, to up north in Keansburg and everyplace in between. "
After viewing a presentation given by state's Housing Development Corporation officials, the Saddle Brook Council approved an ordinance adopting the Caldwell Avenue redevelopment plan for senior housing on May 20. U.S Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that the Maywood Fire Department will receive a federal grant totaling $8,550. The funding is awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who gave U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks say they've reached a deal on evidence involving Osama bin Laden. Edward Brown Jr., a/k/a “Eddie Brown,” a/k/a “Eddie Cane,” a/k/a “Cane,” 24, was arrested without incident at 9:30 p.m. last night by task force officers of the FBI, along with members of the Atlantic City Police Department. He will be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider in Camden federal court later today. Brown was charged by local law enforcement in 2010 in connection with the drug trafficking organization. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2012 and charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin. A handful of drivers going through Glen Ridge on a recent Saturday found themselves getting stung. Homeowners living in the Passaic River basin stand to benefit from a buyout plan recently announced by Gov. Christie that will include several hundred located within the basin. The decision removes the final barrier that had prevented Northstar New Jersey — the joint venture trying to operate the lottery — from signing a 15-year contract with the state.
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