Sunday, February 12, 2017

Protesters rally at Newark airport against Trump's immigration order and other top stories.

  • Protesters rally at Newark airport against Trump's immigration order

    Protesters rally at Newark airport against Trump's immigration order
    NEWARK -- Protesters gathered Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport against President Donald Trump's immigration order, which barred entry to the United States from seven largely Muslim countries, halted the nation's refugee program and reportedly left people detained at airports. Make the Road New Jersey, a group that says it works to bring to justice to immigrants in the state, posted on Twitter that demonstrators were gathered at Newark airport's international arrivals area. Pho..
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  • Priest attacked during mass at Newark basilica

    Priest attacked during mass at Newark basilica
    NEWARK -- A 48-year-old Newark man was charged with punching an auxiliary bishop during mass at Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart Saturday afternoon, officials said. The man, Charles Miller, was arrested by Essex County Sheriff's officers and charged with assault, according to sheriff's spokesman Kevin Lynch. The attack occurred during an event honoring baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente at the North Ward basilica. Miller got up from his pew, went to the altar and allegedly..
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  • Trump's anti-immigration orders are 'inhuman,' says Newark ...

    Trump's anti-immigration orders are 'inhuman,' says Newark ...
    NEWARK -- One of the most prominent Catholic leaders in North Jersey took a stand against President Donald Trump and his anti-immigration executive orders that call for closing the borders and building a wall along Mexico.  The Archbishop of Newark, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, said in a statement Friday the president's actions were "not rational acts," calling the orders "inhuman policies." The Cardinal, who has been at the Vatican this week for meetings, vowed to keep helping refugees resettle ..
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  • Protesters pack Newark airport in wake of Trump's travel ban

    Protesters pack Newark airport in wake of Trump's travel ban
    You need the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player to view the video related to this article. Download Now. The demonstration began at the international arrivals gate of Terminal B. It was also where a group of volunteer lawyers gathered to help anyone who might be detained. The vocal protesters were eventually told to go outside the airport. (1/28/17) January 28, 2017 10:37 PM NEWARK - Protesters gathered at Newark Liberty International Airport to rally against Pre..
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  • Suspect shot by Newark police faces charge, authorities say

    Suspect shot by Newark police faces charge, authorities say
    NEWARK -- A 35-year-old Newark man shot by city police this week was charged with eluding law enforcement, authorities said Saturday. Zireek Martin faces one count of eluding and the investigation was continuing, according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly, of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide and Major Crimes Unit. A Newark police officer shot Martin around 1:30 a.m. Friday on the 600 block of South 11th Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray said..
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  • Newark man gets 10-year prison term for violent crime spree

    Newark man gets 10-year prison term for violent crime spree
    NEWARK >> A Newark man who tried to run down a rental car lot worker, committed a carjacking and seriously injured a state police detective during an early morning crime spree has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. State authorities say 28-year-old Terry Saunders had pleaded guilty last November to carjacking, robbery and aggravated assault charges stemming from the incidents that occurred on Sept. 30, 2014. They say Saunders drove a stolen car onto the rental car lot in Newark, then dr..
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  • Tip leads police to gun, drugs at Newark housing complex ...

    Tip leads police to gun, drugs at Newark housing complex ...
    NEWARK -- Police arrested a Newark resident with a gun and various drugs at the Stephen Crane Village public housing complex after receiving a tip about the armed man, authorities said Saturday. Jerome Brown, 23, faces weapons and drug-related charges, including possession of narcotics with intent to distribute the drugs and having a weapon as a convicted felon, according Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. Acting on a tip about a man with a gun, officers from Newark's 2nd precinct..
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  • Protests erupt against ban on refugees

    Protests erupt against ban on refugees
    CLOSE Protesters at Newark Liberty International Airport protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policy on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Protesters at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday.(Photo: Keldy Ortiz/NorthJersey.com)Protests erupted at airports in the area Saturday as Americans reacted in outrage to President Donald Trump's sweeping order that banned people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. and suspended the nation's refugee program ..
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  • West Side upsets No. 8 Newark East Side in a double-overtime ...

    West Side upsets No. 8 Newark East Side in a double-overtime ...
    Quaion Taylor finished with a team-high 17 points and 15 rebounds to lead West Side in its 60-57 double overtime upset win over Newark East Side, No. 8 in the NJ.com Top 20, at West Side in Newark. Down six points in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, West Side’s Kirk Parsons hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game late in the period. After Newark East Side took a two-point lead, West Side sophomore James Bell hit a put-back layup to tie the game at the end of regulation, sending it..
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  • Newark Academy (34) at Newark Tech (59) - Girls Basketball

    Abbey Lawrence finished with 16 points and six rebounds for Newark Tech in its 59-34 victory over Newark Academy in Newark. Mariah Perez added nine points and seven rebounds, Zianna Goda contributed seven points, and Saja Alston and Nia Mallette chipped in five points each for Newark Tech. Ivy Bethea and Isabelle Catabran led Newark Academy with nine points each.
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Newark credits State Police backup with helping battle violent crime .Apple's Tim Cook meets with Sen. Orrin Hatch, ally in iPhone fight .
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