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Don't Say I'm 'Bloodthirsty' for Wanting Tony Dead

New York takes exec to task for fan-bashing

(Newser) - "Eat me:" choice words from New York's David Edelstein to Sopranos creator David Chase, who recently called fans "bloodthirsty" for caring more about Tony Soprano's foggy fate than real-world troubles. "There is nothing bloodthirsty about hoping for a little closure at the end of a much-loved...

FBI Bribery Sting Nets 11 Public Officials in NJ

After 18-month probe, dragnet hauls in state legislators, mayors

(Newser) - Following an 18-month corruption probe, FBI raids across New Jersey snared 11 public officials today, and all will face bribery charges, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. The officials, including the mayors of Passaic and Orange, were charged with accepting a total of $150,000 in bribes for steering public contracts to...

Hudson River Gets Ready for Its Close-Up

Scientists set out to uncover 315-mile waterway's secrets

(Newser) - The Hudson River is about to go on display. The 315 miles of New York (and New Jersey) water will be outfitted with sensors that collect data and track environmental threats, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The effort will improve understanding of human impact on ecology and will direct resource...

See Jane Realize She Can Run Circles Around You

Younger women are intimidated to behave like athletes

(Newser) - When it comes to men, most women just don’t try—try, that is, to be as good as them in sports. After examining several running competitions, the New York Times discovered that while men slow as they age, older women were seemingly doing laps around their younger counterparts. One...

DMX Hounded by Dog Abuse Claims
DMX Hounded by Dog Abuse Claims
Aug 25, 2007 3:16 PM CDT

DMX Hounded by Dog Abuse Claims

Officials seize 12 pit bulls, weapons from rapper’s AZ home

(Newser) - Authorities seized 12 distressed pit bulls and a large cache of weapons from the Arizona home of rapper DMX yesterday, MTV says, after receiving a tip that the dogs were housed in inhumane conditions. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Earl Simmons, wasn’t home at the time of...

Key Suspect Nabbed in Schoolyard Executions

Busted as he prepared to flee country: cops

(Newser) - A principal suspect and his teenage half brother have been arrested in the New Jersey schoolyard executions of three college students in a crime that has shattered the Newark community. Nicaraguan immigrant Rodolfo Godinez, 24, and the teen were arrested in two separate apartments near Washington, D.C., and were...

E-Z Pass Steers Cheaters to Divorce court

Toll booth records prove spouses were heading the wrong way

(Newser) - Spouses suspecting an unfaithful partner have an unlikely ally: automatic toll-booth passes with detailed electronic records that divorce attorneys are using to prove infidelity.  "It's an easy way to show who took the off-ramp to adultery," one lawyer quipped. The E-Z Pass devices, which are usually found...

4th Suspect Sought in Schoolyard Executions

Grieving families lay victims to rest

(Newser) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a fourth male believed to be involved in a triple schoolyard execution that has rocked the community of Newark—and as many as six people may have been involved, reports the Newark Star Ledger. Nicaraguan national Rodolfo Godinez, 24, is considered a "...

3rd Suspect Held in NJ Slayings
3rd Suspect Held in NJ Slayings
Aug 10, 2007 4:23 PM CDT

3rd Suspect Held in NJ Slayings

Two more wanted in connection with three execution-style murders

(Newser) - A teen wanted in connection with the slayings of three college students and the attempted murder of a fourth in Newark was taken into custody today, and authorities are seeking two more suspects implicated in the execution-style homicides. Another suspect, Jose Carranza, pleaded not guilty this morning; the third, a...

Second Suspect Surrenders in Newark Killings

15-year-old already in custody in brutal schoolyard murders

(Newser) - A man Newark's mayor called the "principle suspect" in last weekend's brutal schoolyard murders turned himself in to police this afternoon, the Star Ledger reports. Jose Carranza was picked out of a photo array by the lone survivor of the killing spree several hours after cops arrested a 15-year-old...

NJ Mayor Under Gun in Triple Killing

Newark crime rate sparks calls for idealist Booker's resignation

(Newser) - Jersey residents shocked by the shooting deaths of three students at a Newark schoolyard this weekend are lashing out at a young mayor who rode a wave of hope and idealism into office, the Times reports. Cory Booker, 38, is facing a wall of public hostility—and calls for his...

Fire-Ravaged Montana's Burning
Fire-Ravaged Montana's Burning
Aug 5, 2007 7:32 PM CDT

Fire-Ravaged Montana's Burning

Governor declares state of emergency as highways close, residents evacuate

(Newser) - After over a month of wildfires throughout Montana, a fire that started Friday near Missoula prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency. No homes have burned, but 200 were evacuated and a 30-mile stretch of highway was closed. The state fire information officer estimated containment at 0%, "...

Text Messaging Steers Teens Into Trouble

More than a quarter admit to texting while driving

(Newser) - Text messaging is growing into a serious hazard for young people, ABC reports. A new study showed that teens are texting at rates that border on addiction—some sending thousands of messages a month. Most alarmingly, however, a full 28% of teens admitted to texting while driving, a dangerous practice...

Garden State Beauty Queen Claims Blackmail

Miss New Jersey says private photos came from Facebook page

(Newser) - The reigning Miss New Jersey says an uncongenial blackmailer is trying to muscle her out of her tiara with untoward photos, the Star Ledger reports. Amy Polumbo, 22, received as many as 12 pictures in the mail last month with a letter demanding she surrender her title to the runner-up....

California Ranked Worst for Traffic
California Ranked Worst for Traffic
Jun 29, 2007 3:03 PM CDT

California Ranked Worst for Traffic

New Jersey boasts poorest road system

(Newser) - California ranks No.1 in the US for interstate traffic jams, says a new study which focused on congestion around big cities. With traffic snarled on 83.3% of its urban roadways, the Golden State edged out runners-up Minnesota and New Jersey. Surprisingly, New York—gridlock central—only came in...

NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M
NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M
May 23, 2007 10:33 AM CDT

NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

Union leader remains part of Corzine's life, whether he wants her there or not

(Newser) - Breaking up really is hard to do, especially if you're the governor of New Jersey and your ex is a state employees' union president. Jon Corzine and Carla Katz split up in 2004, and Katz got more out of their 2-year relationship than a threadbare couch and some mix tapes,...

McGreevey Makes a Leap Of Faith
McGreevey Makes a Leap
Of Faith
May 3, 2007 7:29 AM CDT

McGreevey Makes a Leap Of Faith

Gay former N.J. governor to become an Episcopal priest

(Newser) - James McGreevey, who resigned as New Jersey governor to avoid being outed by a former gay lover, plans to become an Episcopalian priest. McGreevey, who had been a Catholic, was received into the faith at St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan Sunday, and has been accepted into the Master of Divinity...

Corzine Crashed at 91 MPH
Corzine Crashed at 91 MPH
Apr 18, 2007 8:15 AM CDT

Corzine Crashed at 91 MPH

Black box recorded speed five seconds before impact

(Newser) - Not only was Jon Corzine not wearing a seat belt, the SUV in which he was riding shotgun was clocked at 91 mph seconds before its crash last week. The trooper driving the New Jersey governor was going 26 mph over the limit on the Garden State Parkway—which he's...

N.J. Governor Injured in Car Crash
N.J. Governor Injured in
Car Crash
Apr 13, 2007 9:54 AM CDT

N.J. Governor Injured in Car Crash

Corzine in critical condition; doctors say he's "lucky to be alive"

(Newser) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was critically injured last night after a pickup truck struck his motorcade. "He's in serious shape, but he's alive and going to survive," says state senate president Richard Codey, acting governor until Corzine can resume his duties—which could be weeks. Cops are...

Fired Imus Meets Players
Fired Imus Meets Players
Apr 13, 2007 9:17 AM CDT

Fired Imus Meets Players

(Newser) - Don Imus sat down with the Rutgers women’s basketball team last night, hours after he became a former radio star for calling them “nappy-headed hos.”  The meeting, which included their coaches and parents, took place at the New Jersey governor’s mansion, whose proprietor, Jon Corzine,...

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