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It may not have initially registered much beyond the room, but pundits came up with something after Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh’s appearance at a Somerset Dems event two weeks ago. Sayegh showed up at Paul Juliano’s Bergen County party on Monday night, it was quite something. But Bergen is in the vicinity of Paterson. If Sayegh was only interested in a congressional seat in a district that includes part of Bergen, going to Bergen makes sense. Somerset? That this appears suggests something else, perhaps. In any case, whatever that means, Sayegh treated a bunch of guests from Somerset County Democratic…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In response to a series of intelligence breaches over the past year, senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would require the National Archives to examine documents leaving the White House for classified material . Classified material was found in the homes of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. And a 21-year-old Air National Guard member is accused of leaking hundreds of Pentagon assessments in an online chat room. Under two bills introduced Wednesday, any time a president seeks to classify a mix of official and unofficial documents as personal records, the…

Breaking news! The water is wet and the donuts are delicious. Do you know what the breaking news is, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter? The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t resting their starters against the Houston Texans in Week 17! Again, this isn’t groundbreaking reporting if you saw (or heard) Doug Pederson’s exchange with the media in the days leading up to the game. early Sunday, Schefter said the Jags will play their starters against Houston and he’s not wrong, but he tried to frame it as breaking news when it’s not. After the “news” report, Hall of Fame offensive tackle Tony…

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, has appeared in court to answer corruption charges, a day after was dramatically arrested of the paramilitary troops, causing deadly clashes. The charge relates to the sale of gifts sent to him by foreign leaders while he was in office. His lawyer told CNN that Khan denies the allegation. Khan has alleged that he was “tortured and beaten all night” while in custody, his lawyer told CNN, adding that the former leader had “head bruises” when he met him at the judicial hearing Khan was arrested on Tuesday in another…

A mass of protesters entering the gates of the national army headquarters. An angry mob sets fire to the residence of a senior military officer. Protesters looting a school run by a paramilitary force. The previously unthinkable scenes of violent protest that erupted across Pakistan on Tuesday following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan appeared to cross a line against defying the military that has rarely been broken in its turbulent history. from Pakistan. Since the country’s founding 75 years ago, the military has maintained constant control over the country’s politics and foreign policy, carrying out three successful…

Jefferson CowieJames G. Stahlman Professor of American History, was appointed to Pulitzer Prize 2023 winner for his book Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power in the history category. Cowie joins the 107th class of Pulitzer Prize winners, which includes 23 honorees. Cowie will receive a $15,000 prize. The book is described by the Pulitzer Board as “a resonant account of an Alabama county in the 19th and 20th centuries shaped by settler colonialism and slavery, a portrait that illustrates the evolution of white supremacy by drawing powerful connections between anti-government and racist ideologies. .. A fascinating…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville sheriff’s officer was shot in the face Tuesday night during a confrontation with a suspicious driver, police said. Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters said the officer was attacked in the parking lot of Baptist Medical Center South. The hospital was locked down during the incident for safety reasons and all patients and staff are safe. This is how the situation unfolded on Tuesday night: JSO said at 9:32 p.m., an off-duty officer working Baptist South called the office because he noticed a white car driving around the parking lot, so he went out to investigate. The…

CNN — A US Army sergeant who was convicted of killing a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020 was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday morning, even as Texas’ governor pushed for a pardon . Daniel Perry, 35, was facing between five and 99 years in prison for fatally shooting Garrett Foster, 28, at a racial justice rally in Austin, Texas, following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Perry and Foster are white. Before issuing the sentence, District Court Judge Clifford A. Brown praised the jury for grappling with the nuances and complexities of the…