New Jersey Brief

Ever have one of those times where you are shopping for something that you really need, only for the cashier to tell you that you card has been declined? So you try to swipe the card another time (or a third) hoping that it goes through and no one notices what’s going on. This is…

Folks, it’s that time of year again. Finally starting, March Madness has many potential 2023 NBA Draft prospects competing on the biggest stage of their young careers. The upcoming month will significantly contribute to solidifying narratives and shedding light on which prospects can withstand the rigors of competition for NBA teams. The 2023 draft class…

Police are investigating after a Michigan couple was found dead at their kitchen table. Cameron and Courtney Hulet were found dead at their Dundee home, the Daily Mail reported. The couple was getting ready to eat Taco Bell for dinner when they suddenly collapsed and died, police said. Police first learned about the couple through…

An Aurora dentist is suspected of poisoning his wife to death, police said Sunday. James Craig, 45, was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of first-degree murder, Aurora police spokesman Joe Moylan said in a news release. Craig’s 43-year-old wife, who was not publicly identified by police, died early Sunday morning, days after being hospitalized and…

A Greek customer caused a disturbance in a restaurant in Italy when she asked the waiter for ketchup to eat her pasta. There is probably no greater insult to an Italian than asking for ketchup on your pasta. Can you imagine if someone came up to you and asked for an avocado for their meal? Or did he tell you…

Testing and treatment for tuberculosis must take place close to the site of infection. For use in its Actiphage® blood test for active TB, PBD Biotech has created a lyophilized PCR reaction bead. This makes ambient shipping possible without the need for a cold chain, which lowers shipping costs and increases the shelf life of…

A darknet cryptocurrency mixing service called ChipMixer has been taken down by international authorities after they accuse it of laundering and hiding the sources of billions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin for criminal organizations, North Korean hackers, and the Russian Intelligence Service. The German police shut down the ChipMixer back-end servers and more than $46…

ExxonMobil said Thursday that it began operating from the expanded section of its Beaumont refinery in Texas, one of the biggest in the country and the largest domestic refinery overhaul since 2012. Exxon claimed it spent $2 billion to increase the processing capacity at the Texas plant by 250,000 barrels per day, bringing the total…

On March 13, “Love Island” viewers witnessed history when Maya Jama, the show’s new host, announced that Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan had won the winter 2023 season. The happy couple is not only the first Casa Amor couple to win “Love Island,” they are also the first couple of color to win the competition…

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma City Thunder are looking for revenge against the Phoenix Suns after they were blown out (albeit without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) in their last meeting. SGA is back for Sunday’s game, and so is Aleksej Pokusevski, who played for the team’s G League…