The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead.

The agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show th...

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Second detainee dies after being held at Delaney Hall ICE detention center

The family alleges Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo was denied needed medication while detained. ICE says he received appropriate medical care and prescribed medication.

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Software glitch allowed nearly 400 non-US citizens to vote in NJ, Gov. Sherrill says

More than 6,000 people were registered, even though they indicated they were not U.S. citizens.

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Brooklyn’s dollar vans squeezed by Mamdani’s Flatbush Avenue bus plan

For years, MTA Chair Janno Lieber has called on the city to crack down on dollar vans, which peel away fares from the transit agency's buses.

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New Jersey restricts rent-setting algorithms amid rising housing costs

The Garden State joins New York in barring landlords from using algorithms to coordinate rents.

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Gov. Sherrill Tries to Control NJ's Utility Bills | WNYC

Michael Sol Warren talks about three bills Governor Mikie Sherrill signed to try to control utility costs for ratepayers.

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'It makes no sense': NJ Gov. Sherrill blasts Trump reversal on Roxbury ICE detention center

The DHS says it may still convert a North Jersey warehouse into an ICE detention center days after saying it would sell the property instead.

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Kevin Smith explains why Hollywood owes its existence to New Jersey. Yes, really.

Thanks to Edison, the roots of the film industry are in West Orange.

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Attorney says Newark immigrant center detainee was raped, then transferred 2 days later

The man's family learned of his transfer from other detainees who were housed with him, his lawyer says.

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Jersey City punts on 15% tax increase, but the big bills are still coming

Officials say there's no getting around the city's huge deficit, even with a bailout from the state government.

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Jersey City plans smaller tax hikes after NJ lawmakers approve $120M bailout

Mayor James Solomon is now calling for a 15% tax increase, down from an earlier plan for 20%.

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NJ advances $60.7 billion budget that caps tax rebates, cuts deficit, boosts school aid

Late night votes on Sunday keep the state on track to barely avoid a government shutdown.

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Judge reverses order to return Colombian woman with NJ ties from Congo

Adriana Zapata was detained on her way to stay with family in New Jersey. A judge says she can't return to her home country for fear of torture there.

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NJ inspectors cite poor hygiene, unsafe food handling at Delaney Hall Newark ICE facility

New Jersey officials say they need health inspectors to have full access to Delaney Hall.

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Who is ICE detaining at NJ's Delaney Hall? Not as many criminals as DHS suggests.

More than 10,000 people have been detained at the facility. Most have no criminal background.

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Montclair Pastry Chef Detained While Visiting Niagara Falls, Family Says

Argoti, who migrated to the United States from Ecuador in 2021, has a work permit and a social security number and has a pending asylum case, his niece and friends said.

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New Jersey, Newark expand legal push to close Delaney Hall ICE facility

The city is expanding its federal lawsuit as state officials sue for health inspector access to the detention center.

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NJ prepares for a second night of curfew outside Delaney Hall ICE center

The 9 p.m. curfew applies to the area within a half-mile radius of the ICE detention center.

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STAT, Reporter, Trust-in-Science

About STAT In November 2015, STAT was launched as a new national media brand focused on health, medicine, and life sciences. Since then, we have grown to

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NY, NY attorneys general open probe into FIFA World Cup ticket pricing

The officials said they were spurred by reports of fans paying “sky-high” prices for matches at MetLife.

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Detainee at heart of NJ detention center standoff seeks emergency release

A new filing shines light on the details of a dramatic detainee transfer over the Memorial Day weekend.

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Congressmember denied entry to NJ ICE detention facility, protestors clash with officers

Immigration advocates and family members say detainees have been on a hunger strike since Friday.

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Hunger strike continues at NJ ICE detention center as congressmembers visit

Sen. Andy Kim and Rep. Rob Menendez said striking immigrant detainees remain resolute; families say they face retaliation from facility staff.

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Immigrants at NJ Delaney Hall ICE detention center go on hunger, labor strike

Detainees have complained of deplorable conditions, including what they call physical and psychological torture from substandard food.

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Immigrants at NJ Delaney Hall ICE detention center go on hunger, labor strike

Detainees have complained of deplorable conditions, including what they call physical and psychological torture from substandard food.

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Field of green: World Cup stars will literally be on the Garden State's turf

The grass grown in Hammonton, New Jersey, will soon become some of the most viewed grass on the planet.

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It's been brutally, disgustingly hot. It's so much worse in Newark.

Urban heat island effects can be oppressively bad for most residents of the city.

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