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1. Rowling’s new book 'The Casual Vacancy' proves there's life after Harry Potter
(Life/Style)

... come to the 450 million Potter copies sold worldwide? Reportedly  translated into 74 languages, the series also spawned the Potter film franchise that grossed over $7.7 billion all told. But that’s ...

2. 4 million-year-old bacteria found in New Mexico is immune to antibiotics...for now
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY TERI GATTO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A four-million-year-old cave in New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns National Park is home to almost one hundred ancient bacteria which are immune to modern antibiotics, ...

3. N.J. Consumer Affairs obtains freeze of over $285K in Arkansas
(Money/Economy)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The people who operated a South Jersey paving company and were ordered to pay $17 million in civil penalties, consumer restitution and reimbursement for attorneys’ ...

4. Opening Day at Yankee Stadium spurs thoughts of October
(Sports/Professional)

... $317.5 million. Preseason prognosticators immediately anointed the Angels as the team to beat in the AL, and that’s exactly what opponents have done so far this young season. Pujols is batting .217 ...

5. SYG
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... passed the Shall Issue Concealed Carry laws in 1987 it has issued over 2 million permits (roughly 919,000 are currently active). Since that time, only 168 permits have been revoked due the the permit ...

6. Are virtual doctor visits a solution for rising healthcare costs?
(Health/Healthquest)

... million uninsured people are already in the system, but chiefly via the ER.  The real upside to insuring this crowd is to get them much needed primary care. But the concern is we don't have the access. ...

7. N.J. Nets go to Brooklyn: Is it a Jeremy Lin-like brand move?
(Sports/Professional)

... the franchise, but the move to Brooklyn certainly symbolizes a fresh start. New arena, new professional sports in the largest borough of the City of New York, Long Islands millions not far away, a great ...

8. Stop telemarketing
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

You can stop these telemarketer callers once and for all by downloading Call Control http://www.everycall.us/ and put a stop to fraud and spam callers. This app crowd sources spam callers from over 3 million ...

9. Detention of non-violent New Jersey juvenile delinquents saw over 50 percent decrease in 2011
(N.J./State)

... in other counties’ facilities. The report states the agreements resulted in millions of dollars of cost savings for the sending counties and substantial revenue increases for the receiving counties. The ...

10. Detention of non-violent New Jersey juvenile delinquents saw over 50 percent decrease in 2011
(N.J./State)

... in other counties’ facilities. The report states the agreements resulted in millions of dollars of cost savings for the sending counties and substantial revenue increases for the receiving counties. The ...

11. Over 500 flood-prone homes in Passaic River Basin to be bought out: $121M in FEMA aid approved
(N.J./State)

... towns in the Passaic River Basin at a cost of $121 million in FEMA aid, state Environmental Commissioner Bob Martin told officials Thursday. Of the total 540 properties in the pipeline, 125 are acquisitions ...

12. 80 Communists in Congress? Just ask Republican Allen West
(U.S./Nation)

... suppressed the freedom of hundreds of millions for generations recalls the shameful practice of Joseph McCarthy. I am sure you proudly recall that it was a Republican Senator, Margaret Chase Smith, whose ...

13. 80 Communists in Congress? Just ask Republican Allen West
(U.S./Nation)

... suppressed the freedom of hundreds of millions for generations recalls the shameful practice of Joseph McCarthy. I am sure you proudly recall that it was a Republican Senator, Margaret Chase Smith, whose ...

14. N.J. government obtained $150 million in settlements, judgements in 2011
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The state government through civil enforcement litigation efforts obtained settlements and judgments totaling approximately $150 million in 2011, Attorney General ...

15. Qatar to host FIFA World Cup: An unlikely 21st century sports powerhouse
(Sports/Professional)

... and Fox Soccer Channel for rights to other international matches.  Al Jazeera has spent $400 million to secure rights to Ligue 1, UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga, and Serie A matches shown ...

16. Why 'Bush tax cuts' makes George W. uncomfortable
(Money/Economy)

... about “tax fairness,” which would raise taxes on people earning more than $1 million a year. The White House supports the Buffett Rule, which calls for Americans earning $1 million or more to pay at least ...

17. Nationals beating up Mets...and a thin N.Y. roster can't afford more injury
(Sports/Professional)

... messier problem that could bite the Mets this year is the club’s lack of depth. When you slash 50 million from the payroll, there’s bound to be a drop-off in bench talent. New York would not be able to ...

18. Poll: New Jerseyans favor Democrats' property tax cut over Christie's income tax cut
(N.J./State)

... Sweeney’s proposal for a 10 percent property tax credit for households with an annual income of $250,000 or less. 50 percent of New Jersey voters agree with Christie’s position against a millionaires’ ...

19. Super PAC disclosure needs N.J. legislation
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and growing — clout in recent state elections. Last year independent groups spent at least $1.3 million on the legislative contest. And during the 2009 gubernatorial contest, almost $14 million in independent ...

20. Insurance broker given 15 years in pen for stealing $2.8 million from Perth Amboy school board, city
(N.J./State)

Francis X. Gartland, a Baltimore insurance broker pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he stole nearly $2.6 million from the Perth Amboy Board of Education by submitting fraudulent bills, and also ...