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Layoffs, shutdowns at NJ violence intervention programs

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/29/2025 12:08 AM

Sudden funding cuts by US Department of Justice have immediate impact The post Layoffs, shutdowns at NJ violence intervention programs appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ’s preschool success could be undercut by Trump

By NJ Spotlight | Hannah Gross | 4/29/2025 12:05 AM

Federal funding cuts would destabilize growing NJ preschool program, new report says The post NJ’s preschool success could be undercut by Trump appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: April 28, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/28/2025 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. NJ Transit prepares for strike by train engineers Negotiations are expected to take place this week. Reopening of I-80 lanes delayed Sinkhole repairs to take longer than expected. Dry, […] The post NJ Spotlight News: April 28, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Lawmakers quiz utilities about rising energy prices

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 4/28/2025 6:10 PM

Energy prices in NJ are set to increase within weeks The post Lawmakers quiz utilities about rising energy prices appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Reopening of I-80 lanes delayed

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/28/2025 6:09 PM

Sinkhole repairs to take longer than expected The post Reopening of I-80 lanes delayed appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Transit prepares for strike by train engineers

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/28/2025 6:06 PM

Negotiations are expected to take place this week The post NJ Transit prepares for strike by train engineers appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Clear front-runner among GOP candidates for governor, poll shows

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/28/2025 6:03 PM

Interview: Ashley Koning, director, Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling The post Clear front-runner among GOP candidates for governor, poll shows appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Dry, windy conditions complicate NJ wildfires

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/28/2025 6:01 PM

Interview: Dave Robinson, New Jersey state climatologist The post Dry, windy conditions complicate NJ wildfires appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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How federal funding cuts could jeopardize NJ’s child welfare system

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/28/2025 12:11 AM

State official says ‘the situation is extraordinarily dire’ The post How federal funding cuts could jeopardize NJ’s child welfare system appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Feds drop bribery charges against two former NJ tech executives

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/28/2025 12:09 AM

The pair had worked for a Teaneck-based company that donated $50K to Trump inauguration The post Feds drop bribery charges against two former NJ tech executives appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ will pay the US Treasury $150M. Here’s why

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/28/2025 12:08 AM

The payment largely stems from a controversial state bond sale in 2020 The post NJ will pay the US Treasury $150M. Here’s why appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Op-Ed: Democrats must throw out the old playbook to fight Trump and win

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/28/2025 12:05 AM

NJ congresswoman says Democrats must be willing to play hardball, disrupt norms and institutions The post Op-Ed: Democrats must throw out the old playbook to fight Trump and win appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News special edition — Paradox: Rising Water and Mounting Costs: April 25, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/25/2025 6:30 PM

In honor of NJ PBS’ “Shore Week” — a weeklong celebration of New Jersey’s most iconic destinations under threat from environmental challenges — we’re bringing it to a close tonight with an encore presentation of a documentary we produced called “Paradox: Rising Waters and Mounting Costs.” The Jersey Shore’s sunny beaches and shallow surf have […] The post NJ Spotlight News special edition — Paradox: Rising Water and Mounting Costs: April 25, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Can NJ rein in problem gambling?

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/25/2025 12:11 AM

State task force recommends more addiction services, more education and new advertising requirements The post Can NJ rein in problem gambling? appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Trump and GOP move fast to reverse energy efficiency rules

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/25/2025 12:10 AM

Three recent votes in Congress tell the story The post Trump and GOP move fast to reverse energy efficiency rules appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ cut back prescribed burns in Pine Barrens — and faces massive wildfire

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/25/2025 12:07 AM

With near drought conditions, state forest fire officials reduced prescribed burns this spring and worried about ‘quite a fire season’ ahead The post NJ cut back prescribed burns in Pine Barrens — and faces massive wildfire appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Gubernatorial candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Josh Gottheimer | Chat Box

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/25/2025 12:05 AM

One-on-one conversations with Republican and Democratic contenders The post Gubernatorial candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Josh Gottheimer | Chat Box appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: April 24, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/24/2025 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. State lawyers work ‘around the clock’ as NJ challenges Trump’s orders Interview: New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin ‘Complete devastation’ for business destroyed in Jones Road Wildfire Police arrested […] The post NJ Spotlight News: April 24, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Lawmakers point fingers as energy prices set to rise

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 4/24/2025 5:30 PM

Energy bills set to spike on June 1 The post Lawmakers point fingers as energy prices set to rise appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ businesses rush to stockpile as Trump tariffs push up prices

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/24/2025 5:28 PM

Businesses are scrambling for merchandise and raw materials, hoping to avoid shortages The post NJ businesses rush to stockpile as Trump tariffs push up prices appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

by carbuzz.com | Apr 29 2025

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How the Pacers eliminated the Bucks and pulled off the biggest comeback in franchise playoff history

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 29 2025

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Don’t ban challenges to sexually explicit materials targeting minors

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

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Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

by ET Online | Apr 28 2025

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Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

by FreightWaves | Apr 07 2025

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Stellum Spirits and Star Trek Spirits are partnering for an out-of-this world duo of whiskeys

by THE MANUAL | Apr 29 2025

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Nintendo Switch System Update Now Live, Adds Virtual Game Cards, Switch 2 Compatibility, And More

by GameSpot | Apr 29 2025

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Jay Sigel, Amateur Golfer Who Played Like a Pro, Dies at 81

by NY Times | Apr 25 2025

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Here’s Why Bathroom Towels Have Those Woven Strips on Both Ends

by Reader's Digest | Apr 25 2025

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Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

by Billboard | Apr 29 2025

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Harvard apologizes after reports find campus anti-Semitism, Islamophobia

by upi.com | Apr 30 2025

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Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

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A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

by Gear Patrol | Apr 29 2025

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100-day gift: Trump signs order rolling back some auto tariffs amid investor concerns

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 29 2025

world

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.

Layoffs, shutdowns at NJ violence intervention programs

NJ’s preschool success could be undercut by Trump

NJ Spotlight News: April 28, 2025

Lawmakers quiz utilities about rising energy prices

Reopening of I-80 lanes delayed

NJ Transit prepares for strike by train engineers

Clear front-runner among GOP candidates for governor, poll shows

Dry, windy conditions complicate NJ wildfires

How federal funding cuts could jeopardize NJ’s child welfare system

Feds drop bribery charges against two former NJ tech executives

NJ will pay the US Treasury $150M. Here’s why

Op-Ed: Democrats must throw out the old playbook to fight Trump and win

NJ Spotlight News special edition — Paradox: Rising Water and Mounting Costs: April 25, 2025

Can NJ rein in problem gambling?

Trump and GOP move fast to reverse energy efficiency rules

NJ cut back prescribed burns in Pine Barrens — and faces massive wildfire

Gubernatorial candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Josh Gottheimer | Chat Box

NJ Spotlight News: April 24, 2025

Lawmakers point fingers as energy prices set to rise

NJ businesses rush to stockpile as Trump tariffs push up prices

Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

How the Pacers eliminated the Bucks and pulled off the biggest comeback in franchise playoff history

Don’t ban challenges to sexually explicit materials targeting minors

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

Stellum Spirits and Star Trek Spirits are partnering for an out-of-this world duo of whiskeys

Nintendo Switch System Update Now Live, Adds Virtual Game Cards, Switch 2 Compatibility, And More

Jay Sigel, Amateur Golfer Who Played Like a Pro, Dies at 81

Here’s Why Bathroom Towels Have Those Woven Strips on Both Ends

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

Harvard apologizes after reports find campus anti-Semitism, Islamophobia

Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

100-day gift: Trump signs order rolling back some auto tariffs amid investor concerns

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.New York Zoo Feeds Baby Vulture With Hand Puppet

2.Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

3.Owner of lost $5,000 cash thought calls from police were a scam

4.Watch: Iowa museum owner's spoon collection tallied at 38,162

5.Watch: Red-tailed boa rescued from Texas tree, adopted by animal control officer

6.Speedboat Flips Midair At 200 Mph And Still Wins Race On Arizona Lake

7.Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone

8.Mother horse, baby rescued from mud pit in Arizona

9.Man wins $6M lottery prize after more than 40 years of playing

10.Watch: Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island