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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Latin Times

A U.S. jury in Miami has ruled that Chiquita Brands International is liable for financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary death squad designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. during Colombia's civil war. This decision comes after 17 years of legal proceedings and a previous...

U.S. company found liable of financing Colombian paramilitary death squad to advance its interests

Uvalde, TX

Families of survivors from the Uvalde school shooting have sued shipping companies FedEx and UPS for sending weapon components to the massacre perpetrator, alleging that in doing so they violated state and federal law as well as their own corporate safety standards. The lawsuit was filed on the two-year anniversary...

Families of Uvalde survivors sue UPS and FedEx for shipping weapons used in school shooting

NEWARK, N.J. — Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of a star from Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was convicted today of planning an assault on his ex-wife’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. The 59-year-old Franklin Lakes resident was found guilty after a two-and-a-half-week trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court.

Real Housewives Star's Ex Convicted of Violent Assault

Atlanta, GA

MIAMI - A grand jury in Arizona indicted this week a man who planned to conduct a mass shooting during Bad Bunny`s concert in Atlanta with the intention of "inciting a race war" ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed. The man, identified as Mark...

FBI arrests Phoenix man for planning mass shooting during Bad Bunny's concert in Atlanta

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has more than doubled the number of National Guard troops along his state's southern border with Mexico in efforts to crack down on "deadly drugs," he announced in a news release Thursday. The governor's office said that California's National Guard County Drug Task Force operations have...

California Gov. Newsom increases troops on the U.S.-Mexico border by 58%

Large swaths of Puerto Rico were without electricity on Wednesday night after a massive outage resulting from two power plants shutting down. Concretely, more than 340,000 customers were impacted in the capital of San Juan, as well as neighboring municipalities like Bayamón, Caguas and Carolina. Governor Pedro Pierluisi criticized...

Hundreds of thousands without power in Puerto Rico amid outrage at power company

MIAMI - There is a new power couple in the world of Latin music. Ángela Aguilar and Christian Nodal have officially confirmed what the internet has been buzzing about: they are indeed in a romantic relationship. While she took to the US edition of ¡Hola! magazine to spill the tea, the música mexicana singer-songwriter chose a more defensive, albeit laid-back approach, sharing the news in a social media video.

Christian Nodal breaks his silence and addresses infidelity accusations, Cazzu and Ángela Aguilar

Devra Lee

Disclaimer: This content was written by Devra Lee for general informational and entertainment purposes only. This service is to provide astrological information that has been researched, recorded, and observed by the author.

Horoscope for Sunday, June 16th

Gillian May

Most of us who engage in heavy alcohol use do so to self-medicate. And we self-medicate because we don’t know how to feel, process, and sit with our uncomfortable emotions. There are many ways to avoid uncomfortable feelings; heavy alcohol use is just one way (among many) to numb out, avoid, or escape. A lot of us who have abused alcohol, myself included, do so to regulate our emotions, or we think we are regulating our emotions through self-medication.

Opinion: Heavy Alcohol Use Increases Emotional Dysregulation

Los Angeles County, CA

Residents of LA County will soon receive a stimulus check to provide them some "breathing room" to help their financial stability in a new guaranteed income pilot program called Breathe LA County. The pilot program will provide 1,000 county residents that completed the application process and met all the necessary...

New pilot program in LA County will provide residents financial "breathing room"

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

When you think about abusive zodiac signs, it simply means that those signs possess certain personality traits that may likely make them abusive. There is so much focus on the positive personality traits of each zodiac sign, hence, we tend to forget the negative most times. This article will highlight the three zodiac signs that are most likely to be abusive based on their personality traits.

3 Zodiac Signs Likely To Be Abusive

Parris Island, SC

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Marine Corps privates Jamil Winston Jr. and JuliMarie Winston are married Marines. The husband and wife have proved that the couple that trains together can stay together. Both graduated on May 17th from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, just in time for their first wedding anniversary coming up in June.

Married Marines graduate from Parris Island together

Denver, CO

Denver spent between $216 million and $340 million to shelter migrants who have arrived in the city throughout 2023, according to calculations displayed in a recent report by the Common Sense Institute organization. The study, titled "Ongoing costs of the migrants in the Denver Metro Region," estimates that that figure...

Denver spent $280 million on migrant care in the past year

New York City, NY

New York City is set to become the next location in the United States to face historic temperatures as a heat wave approaches the area, Gothamist reported on Friday. A National Weather Service meteorologist said a "heat dome" will push temperatures into the 90s from next Tuesday through Thursday, but that humidity will make it feel as hot as 100 °F outdoors.

New York City braces for historically hot summer as a 'heat dome' approaches

Kansas City, MO

Cats of Kansas City

Shout out to all the veterans out there today. I hope you are able to spend some fun, relaxing time with your family...and your pets!. All of these cats are available for adoptoin right now from local Kansas City shelters. Just follow the link to get in touch with each respective shelter if any of them suit your fancy.

Six unforgettable cats to adopt this Memorial Day

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Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Wyoming State

WyoFile

WyoFile has acquired a photograph of a lynx in Wyoming, a landmark observation of a species currently considered absent from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Star Valley resident Jason Reinhardt, an avid houndsman , came across the animal while mountain lion hunting the southern Gros Ventre Range in February 2022. There was no doubt in his mind what it was: a tom lynx, judging by its blocky head.

Rare wildcat documented in the Yellowstone region for first time in a decade

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Cambridge, MA

The Harvard Crimson 

Two Harvard graduate students are facing criminal charges and up to 200 days in jail following their involvement in a confrontation with an Israeli student at a pro-Palestine protest at the Harvard Business School in October.

Harvard Grad Students Charged Following Confrontation at October Pro-Palestine Protest

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On the eve of Sueños festival, a look at how Chicago has become a haven for Latin music

Latin Music Festivals are having a moment. Just two days ago, the lineup for the third edition of the Bésame Mucho Festival was released, featuring names...

On the eve of Sueños festival, a look at how Chicago has become a haven for Latin music

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