Nadine and Bob Menendez Were ‘Partners in Crime,’ Prosecutor Says
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Nadine and Bob Menendez Were ‘Partners in Crime,’ Prosecutor Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey’s disgraced former senator, Robert Menendez, played a central role in a yearslong plot to trade her husband’s political influence for bribes of cash, gold and a luxury car, a prosecutor told jurors on Monday at the…

Alina Habba Is Trump’s Pick for Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey
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Alina Habba Is Trump’s Pick for Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Monday said that he was appointing a spokeswoman and former personal lawyer as New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, continuing a pattern of placing his former legal representatives in top law enforcement positions. The appointee, Alina Habba, defended Mr. Trump in…

Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil
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Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests while a Columbia University student, was detained this month, the Trump administration argued he should be deported to help prevent the spread of antisemitism, invoking a rarely used law. Lawyers for Mr. Khalil, a legal…

Judge Says Khalil’s Deportation Case Can Be Heard in New Jersey
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Judge Says Khalil’s Deportation Case Can Be Heard in New Jersey

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A New York federal judge on Wednesday transferred the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration this month, to New Jersey, where his lawyers will continue their efforts to seek his release. Mr. Khalil, a leader of…

Nadine Menendez, Wife of Ex-Senator, Goes to Trial on Bribery Charges
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Nadine Menendez, Wife of Ex-Senator, Goes to Trial on Bribery Charges

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Less than two months after former Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was sentenced to 11 years in prison on federal corruption charges, the trial of his wife, Nadine Menendez, begins on Tuesday in Manhattan. Ms. Menendez, 58, was charged with her husband…

13 People Injured as School Bus Overturns on Garden State Parkway
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13 People Injured as School Bus Overturns on Garden State Parkway

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A school bus with at least 30 passengers on board overturned on the Garden State Parkway near Montvale, N.J., on Monday evening, injuring 13 people, the authorities said. According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, the bus overturned on the northbound lanes…

From Bell Labs to Lumon Industries: The Building That Brings ‘Severance’ to Life
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From Bell Labs to Lumon Industries: The Building That Brings ‘Severance’ to Life

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To bring to life the nefarious corporation at the center of the dystopian thriller “Severance,” the director of photography Jessica Lee Gagné needed to find the right location for a fictional headquarters. As she scoured the internet for abandoned malls, she stumbled upon…

Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate
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Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two of former Senator Robert Menendez’s co-defendants were sentenced on Wednesday to lengthy prison terms, after being convicted last year of participating in a brazen scheme of bribery and corruption. Fred Daibes, a New Jersey businessman, was sentenced to seven years in prison…

States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze
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States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A coalition of state attorneys general plans to file suit on Tuesday afternoon to block an order from the White House budget office that would freeze all federal grant programs by 5 p.m. The move, which had been expected, was announced by Senator…

Online, Influencer Killadamente Inspired Millions. At Home, She Was a Single Mother of 2.
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Online, Influencer Killadamente Inspired Millions. At Home, She Was a Single Mother of 2.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As a Dominican American girl growing up in a small, immigrant neighborhood in Newark, Carol Acosta was relentlessly taunted about her weight. Her home life was chaotic, too: Neighbors said they heard shouting matches from inside her family’s small apartment. But online, Ms….