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Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to their deaths by cycling while impaired
The family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew listened in pain Tuesday as lawyers debated whether the men's own drinking contributed to their deaths when they were hit by an allegedly drunken and enraged driver as they cycled at night.

NTSB finds ‘failure’ in training before deadly Newark cargo ship fire
The Newark fire department's lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast's largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of leadership,” the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

FAA says company whose sightseeing chopper crashed is shutting down
The move came hours after New York Sen. Chuck Schumer had called on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of New York Helicopter Tours.

Mafia leader, NJ council member facing illegal gambling charges
Officials uncovered four illegal poker clubs in Totowa, Garfield and Woodland Park as well as in Paterson, where gambling machines were stored.

Pilot, couple with 3 kids die in helicopter crash near Jersey City
The flight departed a downtown Manhattan heliport around 3 p.m. and lasted less than 18 minutes. Radar data showed it flew north along the Manhattan skyline and then back south toward the Statue of Liberty.

Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days
It was seemingly an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between the U.S. and most of the world to a showdown between the U.S. and China.

Trump administration says New York must end Manhattan driving tolls this month
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it's not backing off its latest deadline for New York to end its $9 congestion toll on drivers entering the most traffic-snarled parts of Manhattan, despite a recent court filing that indicated the charge would remain at least through the summer.

Man loses legal bid to cash in $59,500 in chips from now-defunct New Jersey casino
A man cannot redeem nearly $60,000 in chips from a now-defunct casino that he bought at an online auction because they were "pilfered" by an employee of a company who was supposed to destroy them, a New Jersey appellate panel has ruled.

Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock
Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own.

The number of lawsuits alleging abuse at New Jersey child treatment centers reaches 150
The number of lawsuits alleging sexual assaults and other abuse at two now-closed state-run child treatment centers in New Jersey has risen to more than 100 after two more were filed this week.