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What’s behind Trump’s massive ICE expansion in NJ? | Hey, NJ

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 7/28/2025 12:07 AM

And what are the implications for immigration enforcement in the region? The post What’s behind Trump’s massive ICE expansion in NJ? | Hey, NJ appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Op-Ed: How NJ can mitigate ‘brutal wave’ of Medicaid and health care cuts

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 7/28/2025 12:05 AM

Trump administration’s cuts are devastating at a time when we should be celebrating a Medicaid and Medicare milestone The post Op-Ed: How NJ can mitigate ‘brutal wave’ of Medicaid and health care cuts appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: July 25, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 7/25/2025 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. Alina Habba to remain NJ’s top law enforcement official Interview: Tracey Tully, New York Times reporter Massive ICE detention plans for military base have NJ lawmakers concerned Reps. Donald […] The post NJ Spotlight News: July 25, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Alina Habba to remain NJ’s top law enforcement official

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 7/25/2025 5:46 PM

Interview: Tracey Tully, New York Times reporter The post Alina Habba to remain NJ’s top law enforcement official appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Rep. Tom Kean faces scrutiny over his stock portfolio

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 7/25/2025 5:43 PM

Interview: Riley Yates, NJ Advance Media reporter The post Rep. Tom Kean faces scrutiny over his stock portfolio appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Massive ICE detention plans for military base have NJ lawmakers concerned

By NJ Spotlight | David Cruz | 7/25/2025 5:40 PM

Reps. Donald Norcross and Herb Conaway toured the base Friday The post Massive ICE detention plans for military base have NJ lawmakers concerned appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Young dancers grow their skills at AileyCamp

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 7/25/2025 5:37 PM

The summer camp in Newark is free to 88 participants ranging in age from 11 to 14 The post Young dancers grow their skills at AileyCamp appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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2025 election guide: LD2

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 7/25/2025 3:06 PM

NJ Voters Guide: 2nd Legislative District New Jersey’s 2nd Legislative District covers part of the southeast coast of the state. It covers a majority of Atlantic County: Absecon, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Egg Harbor, Galloway, Hamilton, Linwood, Longport, Margate, Northfield, Pleasantville, Port Republic, Somers Point and Ventnor. The district is currently represented by Republicans, although registered Democrats […] The post 2025 election guide: LD2 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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2025 election guide: LD1

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 7/25/2025 12:33 PM

NJ Voters Guide: 1st Legislative District New Jersey’s 1st Legislative District is the southernmost in the state. It covers Cape May and parts of Atlantic (Corbin, Estell Manor and Weymouth) and Cumberland (Bridgeton, Commercial, Downe, Fairfield, Lawrence, Maurice River, Millville and Vineland) counties. Currently represented by Republicans, GOP registrants outnumber Democrats: About 35% of registered […] The post 2025 election guide: LD1 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Free cancer-screening service escapes drastic budget cut

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 7/25/2025 12:09 AM

With full funding restored, Screen NJ avoids major service reduction or outright elimination The post Free cancer-screening service escapes drastic budget cut appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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‘Forever chemicals’ surface in D&R Canal amid rollback of federal rules to fight them

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 7/25/2025 12:07 AM

Regulators found evidence of PFAS contamination in Delaware & Raritan Canal The post ‘Forever chemicals’ surface in D&R Canal amid rollback of federal rules to fight them appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Pallone: FEMA boss needs to go

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 7/25/2025 12:06 AM

Interview: U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone The post Pallone: FEMA boss needs to go appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: July 24, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 7/24/2025 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. NJ congressmen to inspect immigrant detention site at military base Reps. Herb Conaway and Donald Norcross plan Joint Base visit. Court ruling raises questions about takeover of police departments […] The post NJ Spotlight News: July 24, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Court ruling raises questions about takeover of police departments

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 7/24/2025 5:42 PM

NJ Supreme Court rules in case of Paterson, but signals need for legislative clarification The post Court ruling raises questions about takeover of police departments appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Heated debate over bill to establish state definition of antisemitism

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 7/24/2025 5:40 PM

Opponents rally at State House as Assembly committee takes up controversial measure The post Heated debate over bill to establish state definition of antisemitism appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ congressmen to inspect immigrant detention site at military base

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 7/24/2025 5:38 PM

Reps. Herb Conaway and Donald Norcross plan Joint Base visit The post NJ congressmen to inspect immigrant detention site at military base appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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2025 election guide: governor

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 7/24/2025 5:09 PM

NJ Voters Guide: Governor This year, voters will choose a new governor for New Jersey. The state constitution prohibits Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, from seeking a third consecutive four-year term. The contested Democratic and Republican parties broke records for spending by candidates and outside committees. The winners were Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-11th), in her […] The post 2025 election guide: governor appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ to get largest immigrant detention site on East Coast?

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 7/24/2025 12:11 AM

Pentagon also plans to use airfield at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for deportation flights The post NJ to get largest immigrant detention site on East Coast? appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Chaos overtakes appointment process for US attorney in NJ

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 7/24/2025 12:10 AM

One thing led to another after President Trump’s interim appointment of Alina Habba The post Chaos overtakes appointment process for US attorney in NJ appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Once an industrial hub, Petty’s Island is on path to environmental renewal

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 7/24/2025 12:07 AM

The 300-acre island in the Delaware River lies between Camden and Philadelphia The post Once an industrial hub, Petty’s Island is on path to environmental renewal appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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INCONTRI at Deborah Schamoni

by Contemporary Art Daily | Aug 01 2025

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LOOK: Nuggets, Bucks, Hawks unveil NBA City Edition uniforms for 2025-26 season, move back to popular designs

by CBS Interactive Inc | Aug 01 2025

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Looking for groups in ‘Looking For Group’

by BookPage | Jul 29 2025

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Judge sends English Station cleanup dispute back to DEEP

by CT Mirror | Aug 01 2025

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Kelly Rutherford Compares Her Style to 'Gossip Girl's' Lily van der Woodsen and Spills What She Took from Set

by ET Online | Aug 01 2025

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If You Don’t Walk Backward Every Day, a Sports Medicine Doctor’s List of the Benefits Might Convince You To Start

by thehealthy.com | Jul 11 2025

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Afraid to leave your job right now? Here’s how to stay put without killing your career.

by MarketWatch.com | Aug 02 2025

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The High-Quality Canned Fish You Should Always Stock Up On

by The Daily Meal | Aug 02 2025

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Justin Timberlake Shares His ‘Relentlessly Debilitating’ Battle With Lyme Disease

by Healthline.com | Aug 01 2025

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Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

by CNET | Aug 01 2025

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Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

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Two convicted NYC killers released without bail after drug-dealing arrests in tony Greenwich Village: ‘Insanity’

by New York Post | Aug 02 2025

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Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

by Sky News | Aug 01 2025

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Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

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Rich Bronze Age grave from Iran hints ancient woman’s power status

by Interesting Engineering | Aug 02 2025

Word of the Day

palimpsest

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2025 is:

palimpsest • \PAL-imp-sest\ • noun

Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as a parchment manuscript) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; the underlying text is said to be “in palimpsest.” Palimpsest in extended use refers to something that has usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

// Scholars believe the motive for making palimpsests was often economic—reusing parchment was cheaper than preparing a new skin.

// The ancient city is an architectural palimpsest.

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Examples:

“My aim was to trace the course of … the Aqua Marcia, built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar’s ancestor Quintus Marcius Rex. … The original tuff arches carried the Marcia across a steep ravine. Subsequent retaining walls and buttresses have transformed the bridge into a palimpsest of building styles.” — David Laskin, The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Did you know?

Long ago, writing surfaces were so highly valued that they were often used more than once. Palimpsest in its original use referred to an early form of recycling in which an old document was erased to make room for a new one when parchment ran short. (The word is from the Greek palimpsēstos, meaning “scraped again.”) Fortunately for modern scholars, the erasing process wasn’t completely effective, so the original could often be distinguished under the newer writing. De republica, by Roman statesman and orator Cicero, is one of many documents recovered from a palimpsest. Nowadays, the word palimpsest can refer not only to such a document but to anything that has multiple layers apparent beneath the surface.

What’s behind Trump’s massive ICE expansion in NJ? | Hey, NJ

Op-Ed: How NJ can mitigate ‘brutal wave’ of Medicaid and health care cuts

NJ Spotlight News: July 25, 2025

Alina Habba to remain NJ’s top law enforcement official

Rep. Tom Kean faces scrutiny over his stock portfolio

Massive ICE detention plans for military base have NJ lawmakers concerned

Young dancers grow their skills at AileyCamp

2025 election guide: LD2

2025 election guide: LD1

Free cancer-screening service escapes drastic budget cut

‘Forever chemicals’ surface in D&R Canal amid rollback of federal rules to fight them

Pallone: FEMA boss needs to go

NJ Spotlight News: July 24, 2025

Court ruling raises questions about takeover of police departments

Heated debate over bill to establish state definition of antisemitism

NJ congressmen to inspect immigrant detention site at military base

2025 election guide: governor

NJ to get largest immigrant detention site on East Coast?

Chaos overtakes appointment process for US attorney in NJ

Once an industrial hub, Petty’s Island is on path to environmental renewal

INCONTRI at Deborah Schamoni

LOOK: Nuggets, Bucks, Hawks unveil NBA City Edition uniforms for 2025-26 season, move back to popular designs

Looking for groups in ‘Looking For Group’

Judge sends English Station cleanup dispute back to DEEP

Kelly Rutherford Compares Her Style to 'Gossip Girl's' Lily van der Woodsen and Spills What She Took from Set

If You Don’t Walk Backward Every Day, a Sports Medicine Doctor’s List of the Benefits Might Convince You To Start

Afraid to leave your job right now? Here’s how to stay put without killing your career.

The High-Quality Canned Fish You Should Always Stock Up On

Justin Timberlake Shares His ‘Relentlessly Debilitating’ Battle With Lyme Disease

Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

Two convicted NYC killers released without bail after drug-dealing arrests in tony Greenwich Village: ‘Insanity’

Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

Pelé's life in pictures

Rich Bronze Age grave from Iran hints ancient woman’s power status

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Wild Pennsylvania Highway Spill Leads To Commuters' Wurst Nightmare

2.Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

3.'This shouldn't have happened': Bishop who interrupted church choir in dressing gown apologises

4.Watch: Newborn squirrel rescued after falling out of tree

5.Watch: Paddleboarding pooches break three world records

6.Look: Escaped monitor lizard returns to Massachusetts, evades capture

7.Look: Firefighters rescue bobcat stuck in front grill of vehicle

8.Watch: Giant baseball with 6,750 signatures breaks world record

9.South Africa Hopes Injecting Horns With Radioactive Material Curbs Rhino Poaching

10.Wayward sea lion found wandering in California road