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2024 New Jersey general election results: Presidential, U.S. Senate, House and local elections

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270…

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New Jobs Report: Darcy cartoon

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The new jobs report released Friday was an ‘October Surprise’ being better than expected and defying the Trump-Vance campaign lies about the state of the economy, as have the stock market highs. In September the economy added 254,000 news jobs, far more than expected. So that ‘October Surprise’ announced Friday was about…

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Verizon outage reported nationwide; phones stuck in ‘SOS’ mode

Verizon customers are reporting an outage affecting their service nationwide. More than 100,000 users reported difficulty making phone calls and sending text messages around 10:11 a.m., according to DownDetector.com. Thousands of users continued to report issues at 1:30 p.m., with affected cities across the U.S. including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle. Source…

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South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools’ new policy of prohibiting cell phones in classrooms at Brush High off to a good start

LYNDHURST, Ohio — When the new school year began in August, students at a few South Euclid-Lyndhurst schools learned of some daily changes to their routines. At Brush High School, students could no longer carry cell phones into their classrooms, while at South Euclid’s Greenview (a grade 4-6 school), and Lyndhurst’s Memorial Junior High and…

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Dear Doctor: Does a diet rich in different fruits and vegetables help prevent chronic diseases?

DEAR DR. ROACH: There are many claims in the literature that eating colored foods containing potential antioxidants (like polyphenolic anthocyanins in blueberries and red cabbage) can improve a person’s health. Has there been any systematic studies that support these claims? — A.F. ANSWER: There is abundant evidence that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables…

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