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Apartment building residents raise safety issues after I-80 sinkholes

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 3/25/2025 4:47 PM

AvalonBay Communities says engineering surveys confirm the building in Wharton is safe The post Apartment building residents raise safety issues after I-80 sinkholes appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Rutgers study debunks argument that guns make people safer

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 3/25/2025 4:45 PM

Interview: Mike Anestis, executive director of New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center The post Rutgers study debunks argument that guns make people safer appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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EV advocates warn NJ likely to miss 2025 goal

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 3/25/2025 4:43 PM

Retailers say changes in state policy are deterring potential buyers The post EV advocates warn NJ likely to miss 2025 goal appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Field of candidates to succeed Murphy is set

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 3/25/2025 12:12 AM

Republican Ed Durr drops out at the last minute The post Field of candidates to succeed Murphy is set appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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As Trump tries to close federal agencies, he will need help

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 3/25/2025 12:10 AM

Despite President Trump’s orders, the future of federal agencies rests with Congress The post As Trump tries to close federal agencies, he will need help appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Push to stop big rent increases, prevent property hoarding in NJ

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 3/25/2025 12:08 AM

Assembly committee approves bills to give residents better access to affordable housing information, curb evictions The post Push to stop big rent increases, prevent property hoarding in NJ appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Op-Ed: Three ways to improve NJ Transit train service

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 3/25/2025 12:05 AM

Despite some progress, NJ Transit ‘continues to disappoint’ The post Op-Ed: Three ways to improve NJ Transit train service appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: March 24, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 3/24/2025 6:30 PM

We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories. Opening arguments set tone for Nadine Menendez trial The trial was delayed for months as wife of Bob Menendez, former senator, underwent cancer treatment. Trump names his former lawyer […] The post NJ Spotlight News: March 24, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Trump names his former lawyer as interim US attorney for NJ

By NJ Spotlight | Laura Galarza | 3/24/2025 5:46 PM

Alina Habba, a Summit native, represented Trump in high-stakes New York civil trials The post Trump names his former lawyer as interim US attorney for NJ appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Sinkhole on I-287 stirs more highway troubles in Morris County

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 3/24/2025 5:40 PM

Officials say the hole was caused by a collapsed drainage pipe, unlike I-80 sinkholes The post Sinkhole on I-287 stirs more highway troubles in Morris County appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Opening arguments set tone for Nadine Menendez trial

By NJ Spotlight | Laura Galarza | 3/24/2025 5:36 PM

The trial was delayed for months as wife of Bob Menendez, former senator, underwent cancer treatment The post Opening arguments set tone for Nadine Menendez trial appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs proposed for NJ

By NJ Spotlight | Laura Galarza | 3/24/2025 5:24 PM

Interview: Jay Boxwell, legislative director for NJ VFW The post Stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs proposed for NJ appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ wildfire season starts with ‘tinder-dry’ conditions in places

By NJ Spotlight | Laura Galarza | 3/24/2025 4:35 PM

More rain needed for state to escape drought conditions that began last fall, experts say The post NJ wildfire season starts with ‘tinder-dry’ conditions in places appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Teenage voters in Newark are set to make history

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 3/24/2025 12:11 AM

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds in Newark have one day left to register to vote for school board election in April The post Teenage voters in Newark are set to make history appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ budgets for growing cost of health care, nursing homes

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 3/24/2025 12:09 AM

While GOP Congress looks to cut safety-net spending, Gov. Murphy plans 16% funding increase for Medicaid, CHIP The post NJ budgets for growing cost of health care, nursing homes appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ governor’s race: Candidates — and big money — pile in

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 3/24/2025 12:07 AM

Filing deadline for June primary ballot is Monday The post NJ governor’s race: Candidates — and big money — pile in appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Op-Ed: The Affordable Care Act at 15 years old — successful, but facing challenges

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 3/24/2025 12:06 AM

The law transformed access to affordable health care. Now it must be defended The post Op-Ed: The Affordable Care Act at 15 years old — successful, but facing challenges appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: March 21, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 3/21/2025 6:31 PM

We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories. Five years later, ‘long COVID’ still threatens jobs and benefits No real cure for long COVID and it even remains an elusive diagnosis. Trump ‘playing with fire’ by trying […] The post NJ Spotlight News: March 21, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Trump ‘playing with fire’ by trying to dismantle Department of Education

By NJ Spotlight | Laura Galarza | 3/21/2025 5:40 PM

Interview: Robert Kim, executive director, Education Law Center The post Trump ‘playing with fire’ by trying to dismantle Department of Education appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Five years later, ‘long COVID’ still threatens jobs and benefits

By NJ Spotlight | Laura Galarza | 3/21/2025 5:20 PM

No real cure for long COVID and it even remains an elusive diagnosis The post Five years later, ‘long COVID’ still threatens jobs and benefits appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

basketball

Hawks vs. Trail Blazers odds, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 1 best bets from proven model

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 01 2025

book

Ray Nayler knows that “total, knowledgeable engagement” is the only way forward

by BookPage | Apr 01 2025

connecticut

Reject unsustainable spending: Defend CT’s fiscal guardrails

by CT Mirror | Apr 01 2025

exercise

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

fashion

Lauren Sanchez’s $5.7K Balenciaga coffee-cup clutch blasted by budget fashionistas: ‘Too much money and zero taste’

by NY Post | Apr 01 2025

food

The Temperature Rule You Should Always Follow For Rye Bread

by The Daily Meal | Apr 01 2025

football

Giants benching of QB Daniel Jones spotlights NFL-wide issue

by ESNY | Nov 18 2024

game

How To Get Atomic Batteries In Atomfall

by GameSpot | Apr 01 2025

lifestyle

Jenna Bush Hager talks 'challenges' on Today without Hoda Kotb — exclusive

by Hello! Magazine | Apr 01 2025

mental

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

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NJ’s latest pandemic aid allocations

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 01 2025

opinion

JONATHAN TURLEY: Can Trump serve a third term?

by Opinion on Fox News | Apr 01 2025

religion

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

upstate

Schumer slams Trump tariffs on eve of 'Liberation Day'

by NEWS10 ABC | Apr 01 2025

world

Gold prices could keep climbing as Trump’s trade policies rock markets

by Global News | Apr 01 2025

Word of the Day

cynosure

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 1, 2025 is:

cynosure • \SYE-nuh-shur\ • noun

A cynosure is a person or thing that attracts a lot of attention or interest. As a proper noun, Cynosure may refer to the North Star or its constellation Ursa Minor.

// He was the cynosure of all eyes as he walked into the room.

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Examples:

"Look at any picture of Kashmir and you'll understand why it is called heaven on earth. And Srinagar, framed by the majestic Zabarwan Mountains, is the cynosure of all travel itineraries, offering a mix of breathtaking landscapes, rich culture, and spirituality." — Mallika Bhagat, Times Now (Mumbai, India), 17 Dec. 2024

Did you know?

Ancient mariners noted that all the stars in the heavens seemed to revolve around a particular star, and they relied on that star to guide their navigation. The constellation that this bright star appears in is known to English speakers today as Ursa Minor, or the Little Dipper, but the Ancient Greeks called it Kynósoura, a term that comes from a phrase meaning "dog's tail." Kynósoura passed into Latin and Middle French, becoming cynosure. When English speakers adopted the term in the 16th century, they used it as a name for both the constellation and the star (which is also known as the North Star or Polaris) and also to identify a guide of any kind. By the 17th century, cynosure was also being used figuratively for anything or anyone that, like the North Star, is the focus of attention or observation.

Apartment building residents raise safety issues after I-80 sinkholes

Rutgers study debunks argument that guns make people safer

EV advocates warn NJ likely to miss 2025 goal

Field of candidates to succeed Murphy is set

As Trump tries to close federal agencies, he will need help

Push to stop big rent increases, prevent property hoarding in NJ

Op-Ed: Three ways to improve NJ Transit train service

NJ Spotlight News: March 24, 2025

Trump names his former lawyer as interim US attorney for NJ

Sinkhole on I-287 stirs more highway troubles in Morris County

Opening arguments set tone for Nadine Menendez trial

Stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs proposed for NJ

NJ wildfire season starts with ‘tinder-dry’ conditions in places

Teenage voters in Newark are set to make history

NJ budgets for growing cost of health care, nursing homes

NJ governor’s race: Candidates — and big money — pile in

Op-Ed: The Affordable Care Act at 15 years old — successful, but facing challenges

NJ Spotlight News: March 21, 2025

Trump ‘playing with fire’ by trying to dismantle Department of Education

Five years later, ‘long COVID’ still threatens jobs and benefits

Hawks vs. Trail Blazers odds, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 1 best bets from proven model

Ray Nayler knows that “total, knowledgeable engagement” is the only way forward

Reject unsustainable spending: Defend CT’s fiscal guardrails

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Lauren Sanchez’s $5.7K Balenciaga coffee-cup clutch blasted by budget fashionistas: ‘Too much money and zero taste’

The Temperature Rule You Should Always Follow For Rye Bread

Giants benching of QB Daniel Jones spotlights NFL-wide issue

How To Get Atomic Batteries In Atomfall

Jenna Bush Hager talks 'challenges' on Today without Hoda Kotb — exclusive

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

NJ’s latest pandemic aid allocations

JONATHAN TURLEY: Can Trump serve a third term?

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

Schumer slams Trump tariffs on eve of 'Liberation Day'

Gold prices could keep climbing as Trump’s trade policies rock markets

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

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2.Small dog plucked out of 'ruff waters' of New York's East River

3.Gas station trip earns Florida woman $5M lottery jackpot

4.Watch: Chopstick 'ninja' skills earn Idaho man a Guinness World Record

5.North Carolina family reunited with missing dog after 3 years

6.Watch: Freshwater crocodile found far from home in Australia

7.Watch: California woman uses world's longest tongue to play Jenga

8.Watch: Snake handler rescues pet bird from hungry python

9.S.C. man makes lottery run for his wife, wins $200,000

10.Watch: Egyptian diver breaks world record for underwater pull-ups in Red Sea