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Hackensack
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Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Federal authorities announced charges Monday against an accused Libyan terrorist on the 32nd anniversary of the Flight 103 bombing over Scotland that killed 270 people. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud is charged with terrorism-related crimes in the 1988 bombing over the village of Lockerbie that killed 190 Americans in all, Attorney General William Barr said Monday. The victims in modern-day history’s worst attack on Americans before 9/11 included 33 New Jerseyans and 61 New York State residents, as well as 11 from Massachusetts, nine from Pennsylvania and five from Connecticut (see list below). …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee
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Women's Rights Champion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87 Women's Rights Champion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87
Women's Rights Champion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87 It wasn't a stretch to call Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a rock star. A private interment service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery for the petite but fiery champion of gender equality, who died Friday in Washington, D.C. Her family was with Ginsburg, who died of complications from metastatic pancreas cancer, the court said. She was 87. "Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature," Chief Justice John Roberts said "We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hampden
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Celebs Ask Feds To Probe Police Shooting Death Of Massachusetts Native Danroy 'DJ' Henry Celebs Ask Feds To Probe Police Shooting Death Of Massachusetts Native Danroy 'DJ' Henry
Celebs Ask Feds To Probe Police Shooting Death Of Massachusetts Native Danroy 'DJ' Henry Several celebrities are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to probe the 2010 police shooting death of Massachusetts native Danroy "DJ" Henry Jr. -- years after the officer who shot him was cleared by a grand jury. Jay-Z, Rihanna, Odell Beckham Jr. and other stars wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr saying the Easton, Mass. native "lost his life for no good reason and with absolutely no good explanation." Danroy, a black 20-year-old Pace University student, was fatally shot by a white officer in Westchester, New York, in 2010. Others who signed the letter include Cha…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Salem
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Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester
Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester The cacophony of thousands of voices demanding justice for Danroy “DJ” Henry has grown to include some celebrities 10 years after he was killed at the hands of police in Westchester. Nearly 80,000 people have signed a change.org petition urging prosecutors to re-open Henry’s case after he was shot and killed by former Pleasantville police officer Aaron Hess in October 2010. Henry, a football player and junior at Pace University's Pleasantville campus, was at a sports bar with teammates when a fight broke out after their homecoming game in Pleasantville. Hess remained at the scene, and w…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
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Long Island MS-13 Members Charged With Multiple Murders, Assaults Long Island MS-13 Members Charged With Multiple Murders, Assaults
Long Island MS-13 Members Charged With Multiple Murders, Assaults Several MS-13 gang members from Long Island were among nearly a dozen arrested following an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security division. Eight members of MS-13 were charged in a 24-count indictment for racketeering charges that includes multiple alleged murders, attempted murders, attempted kidnapping, drug, and weapons offenses. The gang members from Long Island charged were: Carlos “Russo” Alfaro, 23, of Roosevelt; Jose Jonathan Guevara-Casto, 25, formerly of Roosevelt; Victor Lopez-Morales, 32, of Roosevelt; Ever Morales-Lopez, 26, of Fre…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack
Police & Fire
13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers 13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers
13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In Cops Grants To Hire More Officers A total of 13 police departments and other local law enforcement agencies in New Jersey will get $15.8 million in federal funding to hire 114 additional officers, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced Tuesday. The Federal Community Oriented Policing (COPS) grants had been suspended since 2018 because of a nationwide injunction that was lifted earlier this year. On Tuesday, Barr announced that the Justice Department was awarding nearly $400 million to 596 law enforcement agencies nationwide to hire 2,732 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. They were chosen from nearly…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Justice Department Issues Alert For These Scams COVID-19: Justice Department Issues Alert For These Scams
Covid-19: Justice Department Issues Alert For These Scams The United States Justice Department of Justice is warning the public to be wary of opportunistic fraudsters who have been fear-mongering in the wake of fears of coronavirus. Attorney General William Barr issued an alert warning of fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 outbreak, as he begins to investigate and prosecute scammers. According to Barr, he has directed United States attorneys to prioritize and investigate the prosecution of coronavirus-related fraud schemes. Each has been directed to appoint a Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator to serve as the legal counsel for the federal judicial d…

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by Zak Failla
DV Plus - Fairfield
Politics
CT's U.S. Attorney Durham Gains National Attention Amid Trump-Russia Probe CT's U.S. Attorney Durham Gains National Attention Amid Trump-Russia Probe
CT's U.S. Attorney Durham Gains National Attention Amid Trump-Russia Probe Senate Democrats blasted U.S. Attorney General William Barr after he broke with the Department of Justice's (DOJ) top watchdog on Monday, Dec. 9 over whether there was enough information to open an investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The latest twists pulled Connecticut's Republican U.S. Attorney and New York's senior U.S. senator into the federal fray. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, as part of his report released on Monday, said he thought there was enough evidence to warrant opening up the "Russia probe," while Barr, in a statement, said the FBI had …

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Westchester
Politics
Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe
Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino faces a primary election this spring from another, nationally known Democrat. MSNBC commentator and TV legal analyst Mimi Rocah announced her DA campaign via Twitter as well as on national television on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The 49-year-old Scarsdale resident joins a string of well-known women who sought—or won—Westchester's top prosecutor job. Among this group are Fox television's Judge Jeanine Pirro, a Republican, and New York state's Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, also a Westchester resident. Rocah, who served as assistant U.S. attorney in the …

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield
Politics
Impeachment Hearings Hoist Himes Into National Spotlight Impeachment Hearings Hoist Himes Into National Spotlight
Impeachment Hearings Hoist Himes Into National Spotlight Nearly as quickly as the CIA whistleblower attracted national attention, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes was hoisted into the media spotlight. Himes was the second congressman to question Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Thursday, Sept. 26. Himes’ questions were part of a broader Democratic Party effort to uncover how Maguire may have collaborated with the White House and Department of Justice to stall or prevent scrutiny of President Trump’s telephone conversations with the president of Ukraine. Maguire was …

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Westchester
Politics
Impeachment Hearings Hoist Maloney Into National Spotlight Impeachment Hearings Hoist Maloney Into National Spotlight
Impeachment Hearings Hoist Maloney Into National Spotlight Nearly as quickly as the CIA whistleblower attracted national attention, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney was hoisted into the media spotlight. Maloney was credited with asking some of the most compelling questions on Thursday, Sept. 26 of Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Maguire was called to testify about the whistleblower's complaint that led six House Committees to launch an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, and the initial refusal by the Trump Administration to share the comp…

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by Jon Craig
Greenwich
Politics
Amid White House Order To Keep Quiet, Potential Testimony By Greenwich's Hope Hicks Seen As Key Amid White House Order To Keep Quiet, Potential Testimony By Greenwich's Hope Hicks Seen As Key
Amid White House Order To Keep Quiet, Potential Testimony By Greenwich's Hope Hicks Seen As Key President Trump and the White House continue to fight every Congressional subpoena. But the Republican administration's strategy may cause trouble for Trump's former communications director from Connecticut. Hope Hicks, a Greenwich native, is among a long line of past and present Trump higher-ups to ignore subpoenas to testify before Congress. This week, Hicks and another top Trump aide, Annie Donaldson, defied House Judiciary Committee subpoenas for documents relating to their work in the White House.  Hicks and Donaldson now join other subpoena recipients -- Attorney General William…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield
Politics
Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry
Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry United States Attorney General William Barr has appointed John Durham, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, to review the origins of the Russia investigation into interference in the 2016 presidential election and the FBI’s surveillance activities. Durham has been assigned to conduct the inquiry into allegations of misconduct and improper surveillance of President Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 election. The concerns were first raised in congressional testimony following the release of Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia probe. "I am not saying that improper survei…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack
Politics
REPORT: Christie A Candidate To Succeed Sessions As Nation's Top Cop REPORT: Christie A Candidate To Succeed Sessions As Nation's Top Cop
Report: Christie A Candidate To Succeed Sessions As Nation's Top Cop Chris Christie is being considered to replace Jeff Sessions as United States attorney general, according to published reports. Christie, the 56-year-old former New Jersey governor and, before that, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, was cited by CBS News sources after President Trump dumped Sessions as the nation's top law enforcement officer on Wednesday. The short list also includes Rudy Giuliani, outgoing Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, and former Attorney General William Barr, CBS News reported, adding that other candidates will likely be added. The Newark-born Christie, who lives in Mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco