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NJ’s youngest voters go to the polls in Newark

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/16/2025 12:10 AM

For the first time in New Jersey, 16- and 17-year-olds voted in school board elections The post NJ’s youngest voters go to the polls in Newark appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Lawmakers target insurance limits on psychiatric drug prescriptions

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/16/2025 12:07 AM

NJ bill would mandate insurance coverage without prior authorization or ‘step therapy’ The post Lawmakers target insurance limits on psychiatric drug prescriptions appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Trump guts agency critical to worker safety as temperatures rise

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/16/2025 12:05 AM

Trump administration eviscerates programs and staff vital to keeping workers safe from extreme heat and other workplace hazards The post Trump guts agency critical to worker safety as temperatures rise appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: April 15, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/15/2025 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. Crucial parts recovered in fatal Hudson River helicopter crash Authorities encouraging public to share photos, videos and information to aid investigation. Who’s funding Sean Spiller’s $35M campaign for governor? […] The post NJ Spotlight News: April 15, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Who’s funding Sean Spiller’s $35M campaign for governor?

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/15/2025 5:09 PM

Interview: Brent Johnson, political reporter, NJ Advance Media The post Who’s funding Sean Spiller’s $35M campaign for governor? appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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She’s the federal prosecutor threatening NJ’s governor, AG

By NJ Spotlight | David Cruz | 4/15/2025 5:00 PM

The federal government's top prosecutor has expressed hope of turning NJ 'red' The post She’s the federal prosecutor threatening NJ’s governor, AG appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Crucial parts recovered in fatal Hudson River helicopter crash

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/15/2025 4:56 PM

Authorities encouraging public to share photos, videos, information to aid investigation The post Crucial parts recovered in fatal Hudson River helicopter crash appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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How much is NJ’s debt? Here’s how to find out

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/15/2025 12:06 AM

The detail is inside little-known reports. Key is knowing which ones The post How much is NJ’s debt? Here’s how to find out appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Trump ready to end cap on bank overdraft fees

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/15/2025 12:04 AM

NJ's Republicans voted to overturn new rule The post Trump ready to end cap on bank overdraft fees appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Time for teens to vote

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/15/2025 12:03 AM

Newark students first to vote in school elections The post Time for teens to vote appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: April 14, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/14/2025 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. What’s next for Mahmoud Khalil’s NJ court case? Interview: Amol Sinha, executive director, ACLU-NJ Why were student visas revoked for international students in NJ? Growing concern over freedom of […] The post NJ Spotlight News: April 14, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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What’s next for Mahmoud Khalil’s NJ court case?

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/14/2025 5:48 PM

Interview: Amol Sinha, executive director, ACLU-NJ The post What’s next for Mahmoud Khalil’s NJ court case? appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Local NJ leaders push to ban helicopter tour flights

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/14/2025 5:30 PM

Helicopter crash in the Hudson River last week has renewed local opposition The post Local NJ leaders push to ban helicopter tour flights appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Why were student visas revoked for international students in NJ?

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 4/14/2025 5:18 PM

Growing concern over freedom of speech, due process The post Why were student visas revoked for international students in NJ? appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Restaurant tip credits cook up plenty of debate

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/14/2025 5:16 PM

A new bill in Trenton would require restaurants to pay all employees minimum wage The post Restaurant tip credits cook up plenty of debate appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Trump administration shutters Head Start regional offices

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/14/2025 12:12 AM

Programs offering child care to low-income families continue amid ‘a lot of unknowns’ The post Trump administration shutters Head Start regional offices appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Murphy, Platkin dispute Trump official’s take on NJ work with ICE

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 4/14/2025 12:09 AM

Alina Habba, interim US Attorney for NJ, announced investigation into governor, AG over immigrant trust directive The post Murphy, Platkin dispute Trump official’s take on NJ work with ICE appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Milestone for mental health care in New Jersey

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/14/2025 12:07 AM

Long-delayed regulations would allow medical and behavioral health services in same office The post Milestone for mental health care in New Jersey appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Op-Ed: Killing of Newark sergeant underscores need for juvenile justice reform

By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/14/2025 12:06 AM

NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police supports charging 14-year-old as an adult in shooting death The post Op-Ed: Killing of Newark sergeant underscores need for juvenile justice reform appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Murphy’s funding proposal for NJ’s 988 crisis hotline

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 4/14/2025 12:05 AM

Interview: Bobby Brier, mental health writer, NJ Spotlight News The post Murphy’s funding proposal for NJ’s 988 crisis hotline appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

entertainment

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

by ET Online | Apr 28 2025

fashion

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

golf

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

by NY Times | Apr 25 2025

knowledge

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

by Reader's Digest | Apr 25 2025

long_island

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

by greaterlongisland.com | Apr 29 2025

mental

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

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

nation

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

by upi.com | Apr 30 2025

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Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 30 2025

opinion

REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

by Opinion on Fox News | Apr 30 2025

people

Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, reacts with glee to the news that another tight end will get paid more than the Chiefs'

by marca.com | Apr 30 2025

politics

Sen. Graham responds in kind to Trump's joke about wanting to be pope: 'Keep an open mind'

by Fox News | Apr 30 2025

religion

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

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

retirement

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

science

What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight

by LIVE SCIENCE | Apr 30 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.

NJ’s youngest voters go to the polls in Newark

Lawmakers target insurance limits on psychiatric drug prescriptions

Trump guts agency critical to worker safety as temperatures rise

NJ Spotlight News: April 15, 2025

Who’s funding Sean Spiller’s $35M campaign for governor?

She’s the federal prosecutor threatening NJ’s governor, AG

Crucial parts recovered in fatal Hudson River helicopter crash

How much is NJ’s debt? Here’s how to find out

Trump ready to end cap on bank overdraft fees

Time for teens to vote

NJ Spotlight News: April 14, 2025

What’s next for Mahmoud Khalil’s NJ court case?

Local NJ leaders push to ban helicopter tour flights

Why were student visas revoked for international students in NJ?

Restaurant tip credits cook up plenty of debate

Trump administration shutters Head Start regional offices

Murphy, Platkin dispute Trump official’s take on NJ work with ICE

Milestone for mental health care in New Jersey

Op-Ed: Killing of Newark sergeant underscores need for juvenile justice reform

Murphy’s funding proposal for NJ’s 988 crisis hotline

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

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

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

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

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

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

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, reacts with glee to the news that another tight end will get paid more than the Chiefs'

Sen. Graham responds in kind to Trump's joke about wanting to be pope: 'Keep an open mind'

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

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight

Word of the Day

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