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Younger women are intimidated to behave like athletes

Aug 30, 07 2:50 PM CDT
(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... More »

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sports • New Jersey • women • athlete • athletics • running • New York Road Runners • track and field

DMX Hounded by Dog Abuse Claims

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

Aug 25, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Arizona • New Jersey • Michael Vick • animal cruelty • abuse • weapon • dogfighting • DMX • Earl Simmons • Cave Creek • dog

Key Suspect Nabbed in Schoolyard Executions

Busted as he prepared to flee country: cops

Aug 19, 07 5:42 AM CDT
(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... More »

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New Jersey • murder • Newark • Cory Booker • Rodolfo Godinez • shooting

E-Z Pass Steers Cheaters to Divorce court

Toll booth records prove spouses were heading the wrong way

Aug 12, 07 12:20 PM CDT
(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... More »

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New Jersey • New York • American Civil Liberties Union • Pennsylvania • E Z Pass • adultery • toll collection • big brother

4th Suspect Sought in Schoolyard Executions

Grieving families lay victims to rest

Aug 12, 07 10:31 AM CDT
(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 "... More »

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New Jersey • murder • school shooting • Newark • schoolyard • Rodolfo Godinez • shooting

3rd Suspect Held in NJ Slayings

Two more wanted in connection with three execution-style murders

Aug 10, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(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... More »

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illegal immigrant • crime • New Jersey • murder • homicide • Newark • Jose Carranza • shooting

Second Suspect Surrenders in Newark Killings

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

Aug 9, 07 1:37 PM CDT
(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... More »

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New Jersey • murder • Newark • Cory Booker • Jose Carranza • shooting

NJ Mayor Under Gun in Triple Killing

Newark crime rate sparks calls for idealist Booker's resignation

Aug 7, 07 4:34 AM CDT
(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... More »

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crime • New Jersey • murder • homicide • Newark • mayor • Cory Booker • gun violence

Fire-Ravaged Montana's Burning

Governor declares state of emergency
as highways close, residents evacuate

Aug 5, 07 7:32 PM CDT
(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%, "... More »

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California • New Jersey • Montana • Michigan • wildfires • Missoula

Text Messaging Steers
Teens Into Trouble

More than a quarter admit to texting while driving

Jul 18, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Internet • cell phones • New Jersey • mental health • LG West Coast Texting Championship • American Automobile Association • Seventeen magazine • Pew Internet and American Life Project • text messaging addiction • cybersex • The Priory Group • Washington state • texting • teenager • video games

Garden State Beauty Queen Claims Blackmail

Miss New Jersey says private photos came from Facebook page

Jul 6, 07 7:25 AM CDT
(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.... More »

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Internet • New Jersey • Facebook • beauty • beauty pageant • Miss New Jersey • Amy Polumbo • blackmail • extortion

California Ranked Worst for Traffic

New Jersey boasts poorest road system

Jun 29, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(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... More »

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California • taxes • New Jersey • traffic • United States • US states • roadways • interstates • budget • road budget • road system • driving • traffic jam

NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

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

May 23, 07 10:33 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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ethics • divorce • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Carla Katz

McGreevey Makes a Leap
Of Faith

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

May 3, 07 7:29 AM CDT
(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... More »

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New Jersey • James McGreevy • Episcopal Church • gay priests • religion • custody

Corzine Crashed at 91 MPH

Black box recorded speed five seconds before impact

Apr 18, 07 8:15 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Don Imus • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • black box • car crash

N.J. Governor Injured in
Car Crash

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

Apr 13, 07 9:54 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Jon Corzine • New Jersey • car accident • Driving • car crash • SUV

Fired Imus Meets Players

Apr 13, 07 9:17 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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radio • CBS • Don Imus • Rutgers • New Jersey • racism

Atlantic City Trumps The Donald

After mogul fires himself as
CEO, casinos still in last place

Apr 11, 07 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump's casinos are faltering in Atlantic City, the very seaboard Vegas the flamboyant developer helped build in the 80s and 90s.  The Taj Mahal is still flush, but Trump's two other hotels are last in revenues. And analysts aren't betting on them, thanks in part to the share... More »

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Donald Trump • Atlantic City • New Jersey • gambling • Las Vegas • casino

Lamoriello  Pulls Another Riley

Devils GM takes his own coach's job for second year in a row

Apr 2, 07 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite his team's first-place standing in the NHL's Atlantic Division, New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello has summarily dismissed coach Claude Julien and will coach the team himself for the remainder of the season, which consists of a week and then the playoffs.  This is the second time in... More »

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sports • NBA • NHL • New Jersey Devils • Claude Julien • Lou Lamoriello • Pat Riley • basketball • New Jersey • Dwyane Wade • hockey • Stan Van Gundy

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