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1. Maria Shriver conflicted over whether to divorce Arnold Schwarzenegger
(Entertainment/Movies)

... 2009 and she decided to postpone thoughts of splitting. Her father, Sargent Shriver, died in January 2011, when she began to contemplate divorce again. The New York Daily News reports that Shriver ...

2. Angry Birds game taking over Internet with free online version in Google browser
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM About two years ago, 30-year old Finnish video games designer Jaakko Iisalo began sketching a flock of fat, round birds with big yellow beaks, thick eyebrows and somewhat ...

3. Harold Camping Heretic Extraordinaire
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... and intellectually absurd ranting. Henceforth he began to serve the enemy of mankind. Now lost in his delusion, unable to distinguish light from darkness, he indoctrinates those who follow him into the ...

4. 8-year-old girl using Botox treatments to gain edge
(Health/Healthquest)

... leg waxing on her daughter so she could gain an edge and enjoy more success in beauty pageants. Kerry Campbell, who is a part-time aesthetician located in San Francisco, began injecting her daughter ...

5. Gov. Christie appeals FEMA decision not to provide aid for residents caught in March floods
(N.J./State)

... loans to people in towns impacted by the severe storms and flooding that began on March 10, Gov. Chris Christie announced late Thursday afternoon. The flooding continued in some areas for over a week ...

6. Robert ‘Tractor’ Traylor remembered for embarrassing Michigan basketball chapter
(Sports/Professional)

... playing for the team, the Morning Journal reported. The 6-foot-8, power forward's NBA career began in 1998 when the Dallas Mavericks selected him in the 6th pick of the NBA Draft. From 2000 through ...

7. Did White House rapper Common name daughter after N.J. cop killer Assata Shakur?
(U.S./Nation)

... an unbelievable time at the White House!” "I had to keep it hip-hop and soulful,” tweeted Common. Before he began his poetic recital, Common addressed the audience saying everyone is entitled to their ...

8. Gov. Christie vetoes Barnegat Bay stormwater, pollution management legislation
(N.J./State)

... to oversee the eight-year-long shutdown of the Oyster Creek. The plant, the nation’s oldest nuclear reactor, began operations in 1969 and is scheduled to close in 2019. In December, the state negotiated ...

9. Gov. Christie names Rochelle Hendricks first secretary of higher education
(N.J./State)

... began her career as a teacher at the Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School District, where she taught for three years. She joined Gov. Tom Kean’s Department of Education in 1987 and has served in various ...

10. Interview with Jersey's own Tina Cervasio: Beyond the camera and the sidelines
(Sports/Professional)

... to see how emotional he was. I believe I was able to capture that in the quick interview. Fans began chanting his name, and I asked him about that. My interview was run on ESPN SportsCenter and other ...

11. Trenton Police still searching for Marquis Smith (PHOTO), accused of sexually assaulting ex-girlfriend, 15, over 4 days
(N.J./State)

... that once the girl noticed Smith driving, she began walking faster. At that point, Smith cut her off with his vehicle. When the girl tried to runaway, Smith jumped out of the car, grabbed her and choked ...

12. Cop killer lyrics cause of N.J. State Police reps' outrage over Common's invitation to White House
(U.S./Nation)

... August hip-hop project began in 1998 at the request of political exiles Nahanda Abiodun and Assata Shakur, both in Cuba, as an event to raise awareness and financial support for political prisoners and ...

13. N.J. begins issuing enhanced digital driver's license
(N.J./State)

Touted as the next generation of identity protection BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The state Motor Vehicle Commission Wednesday began issuing what officials describe as the next generation ...

14. Inmate Quadir Barnes pleads guilty to smuggling cell phones, drugs into Northern State Prison
(N.J./State)

... or another accomplice on the outside. The state Department of Corrections Special Investigations Division began looking into the possibility of a correction officer or other prison worker smuggling contraband ...

15. Rosendo Icochea of Fort Lee arrested a second time for practicing medicine without a license
(Health/Healthquest)

... license in New York, allegedly asked for $6,000 to perform liposuction and other cosmetic surgery. Investigators from the state Consumer Affairs’ Enforcement Bureau began looking into Icochea’s activities ...

16. Secret Black Hawk stealth helicopter now in Pakistani hands
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... It first began flying in 1978. It has been alleged that during the killing of bin Laden, the SEALS involved were able to use the Air Force's secretive RQ-170 pilot-less drone, which has been known ...

17. Three-member N.J. panel to oversee closure of Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... rules statewide, and enacting soil restoration standards to reduce stormwater runoff across New Jersey. The Oyster Creek plant began operations in 1969, making it the nation's oldest nuclear reactor. ...

18. Richard Malfitano Jr. of Forked River faces charges for alleged bias assault, criminal mischief
(N.J./State)

... Station on the parkway, the State Police announced Friday. He also is facing assault and criminal mischief charges. The State Police said the incident began as an argument over how close the men parked ...

19. Animal advocates rally for Patrick the pit bull as former owner pleads 'not guilty'
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... rally ran from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. According to their Facebook site, the justice rally began with a blessing by Life-Cycle Celebrant Cris Kollett. Ms. Kollett remarked, "It is a miracle we celebrate ...

20. Royal wedding: William’s pledge to Kate is good example for sexuality in the wider world
(Life/Style)

... “a frenzy”; she was pulled into the crowd and her attackers began pulling and tearing at her body. They ripped off her shirt, her bra, her pants, her underwear, and began to rape her with their hands. ...