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Connor D. Wolf Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Thursday that he plans to reinstate work requirements putting 11,000 food stamp recipients at risk of losing their benefits. The federal government has required work or job training to qualify for benefits since 1996. After the recession, many states were granted waivers that allowed them to ignore…
It’s New Year’s Day and some of you are undoubtedly feeling hungover. Don’t just lay around feel lousy all day, here are some unconventional tips to beating hangover. First, forget water– I mean really, would you need an article to tell you to drink water? Actually a beverage with electrolytes like Gatorade will hydrate you…
Casey Harper The FBI arrested and charged a New York man who allegedly planned to carry out a terrorist attack on New Years Eve at a New York City bar or restaurant in the name of the Islamic State. Police arrested Emanuel Lutchman, 25, of Rochester Wednesday and filed charges against him Thursday. Lutchman allegedly received instructions…
Josh Fatzick District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law Wednesday legislation that will see every D.C. patrol officer outfitted with a body camera by next summer. Here’s what you need to know about the law: 1. It is one of the most robust body camera programs in the nation The program will put…
JP Carroll The legalization of marijuana production in certain U.S. states is hitting Mexican farmers hard, and taxing the massive, near omnipotent drug cartels south of the border. A Mexican farmer used to earn $100 per kilo of marijuana and now earns $30 per kilo, according to the Los Angeles Times. Production in Mexico has decreased…
Casey Harper A grand jury indicted the neighbor and friend of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook on charges he helped with the terrorist act and that the pair had planned more terrorist attacks. Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, was allegedly an old college buddy of Farook. Marquez allegedly planned two previous terrorist attacks with Farook that…
Connor D. Wolf Forbes listed the nationwide rally demanding a $15 minimum wage and free college tuition as one of the most ridiculous college protests of 2015. Called the “Million Student March,” students protested Nov. 12 for free college tuition, the cancellation of all student debt and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers. Forbes noted…
Chris White Real estate mogul turned presidential candidate Donald Trump raked the Obama administration and environmentalists over the coals Wednesday afternoon for depriving him of hairspray. Trump voiced his disapproval of the U.S.’ aerosol ban, and in the process, lampooned environmentalists and global warming alarmism campaigns to rid the world of the supposed ozone-layer damaging…
If you’re giving a drunk person a ride home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire this New Year’s Eve you could face a stiff fine. To be sure, you better not accept any gas money or a tip for your time. It’s part of the city’s crackdown aimed at the ride share service Uber. For one local man, the…
JP Carroll A senior North Korean government official and representative of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un died in a car crash Tuesday, according to a North Korean report. Government-run Korean Central News Agency did not elaborate on the circumstances of Kim Yang Gon’s death, however, he is “the fourth North Korean official to die in a mysterious car accident…