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1. The inspiration behind 'The Scream': Munch’s painting fetched a record $120M at Sotheby’s
(Life/Style)

... stage at Sotheby’s. The previous record for an artwork sold at auction was $106.5 million for Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," sold by Christie's in 2010. The consensus is that The Scream and ...

2. New Jerseyans to share over $106.4M in federal health insurance rebates
(Health/Healthquest)

Checks to arrive by Aug. 1 BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM President Obama’s health care law provides New Jerseyans with up to $106.4 million in health care premium rebates, the White House ...

3. N.J. court: Hands-free cell phone law not broken when drivers push buttons
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... argued the law allows drivers to activate, deactivate or launch a function on their cell phones. Malone was fined $106 plus $33 in court costs, penalties upheld in Superior Court, where the judge said ...

4. N.J. red light cameras raise revenue but don't lower number of accidents
(N.J./State)

... a month. Its chief financial officer said the city has earned $312,193 since the start. Between September and May, New Jersey received $106,927 and the county got $255,695 between September 2010 and May. ...

5. Social Security will never run out of money
(Money/Economy)

... incomes. Today, social security payments into the fund stop once a person earns $106,800. But the fund will never "run out" because workers in the future will be paying into the fund. The report ...

6. Christie urges local teachers' unions, school boards to agree on salary freezes
(N.J./State)

... programs and protect educational services. "The State of New Jersey pays Social Security payroll taxes in the amount of 6.2 percent on employee earnings up to $106,800 and Medicare payroll taxes in the ...

7. Christie says he'll provide extra aid to school districts that freeze teacher pay hikes
(N.J./State)

... up to $106,800 and Medicare payroll taxes in the amount of 1.45 percent with no cap. The total payroll levy from the two taxes is a combined 7.65 percent on employee earnings. Attempting to keep pressure ...

8. N.J. group, state preserve 112 acres in Pine Barrens
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the gun club property was funded, additional REPI funds were used toward what is known as the 5-acre Goldner tract. The Conservation Foundation purchased the Oswego Gun Club property for $106,000, ...

9. Watch salesman gets 6 months for false tax returns
(N.J./State)

... taxable income of approximately $106,559 that he gained through the sale of watches and other merchandise. Virtucio also admitted that he filed false personal income tax returns with the IRS for 2004 ...

10. Gov. Christie meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, hopes to strengthen economic relations
(World/International)

... to Israel in 2011 were aircraft and spacecraft parts, $180,493,491; industrial machinery, including computers, $158,680,996; electrical equipment, appliances, and components, $106,792,270; optic, photo, ...

11. Per Pupil Spending
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... wealthier suburban districts spend $11,535 per pupil, or $1066 per pupil more than their urban counterparts. Also, studies demonstrate that Abbott did not take funding away from middle class or any other ...

12. Urban-suburban school funding gap widens
(N.J./State)

... (District Factor Groups I & J) and poor, urban (“Abbott”) districts rose from $901 to $1066 in just one school year. That’s an 18.3% jump in funding disparity. Parents and equity advocates have warned ...

13. N.J. prison system cracks down on gangs and budgets
(N.J./State)

... is $74.1 million, down $36.5 million. The budget for the State Parole Board is $106.8 million, down $1.3 million, and $61.5 million has been allotted to pay county governments to house 1,316 state prisoners ...