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29.09.2022 / 04:09

Biden mistakenly calls out late congresswoman during food insecurity conference

President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, Sept. 28, 2022.

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New Jersey senators among 4 states asking NOAA to address whale deaths

Wildlife and environmental agencies are investigating after a 7th whale washed ashore in recent weeks on a New Jersey beach. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Democratic U.S. Senators from four states want federal environmental officials to address a spate of whale deaths on both coasts, urging "transparency and timeliness" in releasing information about whale deaths and their causes.The call late Tuesday by New Jersey Sens.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson: Legal experts to weigh in on last day of confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON - Legal experts and interest groups will weigh in on Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee wraps up four days of hearings on her historic nomination to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning over two days about her sentencing of criminal defendants, her bid to join the Supreme Court veering from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations on the bench.On Thursday, the last day of hearings, interest groups including the American Bar Association and civil rights organizations will testify about Jackson's suitability for the court. Witnesses chosen by Republican senators will also speak.The American Bar Association, which evaluates judicial nominees, last week gave Jackson its highest rating, unanimously "well qualified."On Wednesday, her final day of Senate questioning, Jackson declared she would rule "without any agendas" as the high court's first Black female justice and rejected Republican efforts to paint her as soft on crime in her decade on the federal bench.Ketanji Brown Jackson, associate justice of the U.S.

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'You are worthy': Ketanji Brown Jackson tears up amid Sen. Cory Booker speech

WASHINGTON - Sen. Cory Booker cut through a tense third day of hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday with a speech on racial progress that drew tears from the nominee and held the rapt attention of colleagues.Booker, a Black Democrat from New Jersey, said he could no longer hold back his emotion over how Jackson has conducted herself in the face of combative questioning about her handling of child pornography cases, her representation of accused terrorists and her views on anti-racism teaching in schools."You faced insults here that were shocking to me," Booker said, speaking directly to Jackson, who is nominated to become the first Black woman on the high court."Nobody’s taking this away from me," Booker continued, choking up as he spoke.

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Sen. Cory Booker tests positive for COVID-19, experiencing "relatively mild" symptoms

TRENTON - New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing "relatively mild" symptoms. Booker, 52, said he is fully vaccinated and received a booster shot. "I’m beyond grateful to have received two doses of vaccine and, more recently, a booster -- I’m certain that without them I would be doing much worse.," Booker in a statement. Fellow democratic senator Elizabeth Warren also announced Sunday that she tested positive for COVID-19 after being negative for the virus earlier in the week. Like Booker, Warren is also vaccinated and has received a booster shot."Thankfully, I am only experiencing mild symptoms & am grateful for the protection provided against serious illness that comes

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Juneteenth: What its path to federal holiday status looks like

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TRENTON - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday named a staffer for U.S.

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House passes Equality Act, which would enshrine LGBTQ protections in US labor and civil rights laws

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks as Sen.

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Voter Guide 2020: Everything you need to know about voting in New Jersey

This year New Jersey will be conducting their election mostly by mail, with every registered voter set to receive a mail-in ballot. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) TRENTON, N.J. - Election Day 2020 is Tuesday, Nov.

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Voter Guide 2020: Everything you need to know about voting in New Jersey

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The New Jersey state flag. Election Day 2020 is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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New Jersey law seeks to stem pollution in minority areas

NEWARK, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday a measure giving state regulators power to deny development permits to businesses whose operations pollute predominantly Black and other minority communities.Murphy, a Democrat, cast the legislation in sweeping terms, calling it historic and saying it amounted to a“monumental reform" that puts New Jersey at the forefront nationally of what is known as environmental justice legislation.

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Senators seek highest civilian honor for Till and his mother

WASHINGTON – Congress should give the nation’s highest civilian honor posthumously to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, a Republican and a Democratic senator said Wednesday.Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., said the Congressional Gold Medal is long overdue for the Till family.

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DNC mentions end of poverty with $15 minimum wage: AP fact check examines whether that’s true

SEN. CORY BOOKER: “Together, with Joe and Kamala in the White House, we’ll raise the minimum wage so no one who works a full-time job lives in poverty.”THE FACTS: That’s an improbable outcome for the $15 minimum wage supported by Biden.A 2019 report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would lift 1.3 million Americans out of poverty, a small fraction of the roughly 38 million people living in poverty in 2018.Moreover, the report estimated a $15 minimum wage would cost 1.3 million people their jobs because they would be priced out of the market.Altogether, some 17 million people might see higher pay, the office said, but not enough to raise most who are below the poverty

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Trump, Biden win mostly mail-in primaries in NJ, Del.

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey’s practically all-mail primary produced results in some of the state’s most closely watched contests despite concerns that Election Day would end in uncertainty.Though there was little suspense, former Vice President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary, and Democratic incumbent Sen. Cory Booker was victorious against his challenger.In perhaps the most closely watched race, Amy Kennedy, the spouse of former Rhode Island Rep.

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Rosario Dawson is moving to New Jersey to be closer to her boyfriend Cory Booker

Rosario Dawson and Cory Booker have been separated since the quarantine started but their destiny is about to change. In a recent interview with Rosario at the Mooby’s Pop-Up in Los Angeles, the star expressed she is ready to take the next step in her relationship.

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Rosario Dawson Confirms She And Cory Booker Are Moving In Together: ‘I’m Excited’

Rosario Dawson is set to move in with her boyfriend Cory Booker after spending months apart due to the coronavirus crisis.

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Rosario Dawson moving in with boyfriend

Rosario Dawson is moving in with her boyfriend. The 41-year-old actress hasn't seen Senator Cory Booker for months because she has been isolating with her parents, Isabel and Greg - who was previously having chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer - during the coronavirus pandemic but they've decided "it's time" to get a place together.

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Rosario Dawson & Senator Cory Booker Are Moving In Together in Newark, New Jersey!

Rosario Dawson and Senator Cory Booker are moving in together, and haven’t seen each other since February due to the pandemic.

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Rosario Dawson Confirms She’s Moving to NJ For Cory Booker After 4 Mos. Apart

Rosario Dawson and Cory Booker are taking the next step in their relationship and moving in together! The Clerks II actress, 41, stopped by friend Kevin Smith‘s Jay and Silent Reboot popup in Los Angeles and broke the happy news: she’s moving across the country to be with her New Jersey senator boyfriend full-time. The couple have been quarantining apart for the last four months, and decided enough was enough, she explained. She’s packing up and heading to the Garden State!

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Joe Biden Officially Wins Democratic Nomination For Presidential Election

Joe Biden has officially won the Democratic Nomination for President.

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Emotions run high in Senate after Rand Paul blocks bill making lynching a federal crime

WASHINGTON – A Senate impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime boiled over on Thursday in an emotional debate cast against a backdrop of widespread protests over police treatment of African Americans.Raw feelings were evident as Sen. Rand Paul — who is single-handedly holding up the bill despite letting it pass last year — sought changes to the legislation as a condition of allowing it to pass.But the Senate’s two black Democrats, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California, protested, saying the measure should pass as is.

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Rosario Dawson is separated from Cory Booker for this heart wrenching reason

Rosario Dawson and Cory Booker are not spending the quarantine together, but it’s for a highly important reason. The 40-year-old actress revealed she’s taking care of her parents Isabel and Greg Dawson, who are at “high risk” amid the COVID-19 pandemic . “I‘m here taking care of my parents. My dad is 6’1” and still in the 120s weight-wise,” she told ET . Rosario’s father was battling pancreatic cancer and has been on the road to recovery for about four months. ”It’s been a long journey for going on a year and a half now,” she said.

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Rosario Dawson Reveals Why She’s Sadly Quarantined Separately From BF Cory Booker

They’re still hopelessly in love, but Rosario Dawson and Cory Booker made the difficult choice to quarantine separately during the COVID-19 crisis, she revealed to ET. The couple are currently thousands of miles apart, as the Briarpatch actress, 40, takes care of her parents, Isabel and Greg Dawson, who are at “high risk” during the pandemic.

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Rosario Dawson forced to live apart from boyfriend during lockdown

Rosario Dawson has had to give up a dream vacation with her politician boyfriend Cory Booker due to the coronavirus lockdown.

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Rosario Dawson & Cory Booker Aren't Quarantining Together During Pandemic

Rosario Dawson just revealed that she and boyfriend, politician Cory Booker, aren’t quarantining together amid the coronavirus stay at home orders.

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Rosario Dawson on Taking Care of Her Parents Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (Exclusive)

There's a good reason why Rosario Dawson and her boyfriend, Cory Booker, are quarantining thousands of miles apart. The star tells ET's Ashley Crossan that she's been taking care of her parents, Isabel and Greg Dawson, who are at «high risk» amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Rosario Dawson on Taking Care of Her Parents Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (Exclusive)

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Why Rosario Dawson Isn't Quarantining With Boyfriend Cory Booker (Exclusive)

Rosario Dawson is living separately from her boyfriend, Cory Booker, amid the coronavirus quarantine. ET's Ash Crossan spoke to the 40-year-old actress via video chat, and she revealed why the lengthy time apart was a necessary evil.

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