Three days after the deadly series of attacks in Paris, the New York on Monday afternoon deployed its first 100 officers of its Critical Response Command (CRC), a new elite squad. Earlier this year, New York City Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton announced the city\’s plans for the group to handle anti-terrorist duties. When fully staffed,…

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50 Organizations Call for Extension of Comment Period and Addition of Public Hearings

A 30-day public comment period that falls during the holiday season and the lack of public hearings are among the concerns raised by fifty organizations fighting pipeline and infrastructure projects in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic in a letter they submitted to DEP Secretary John Quigley calling for more opportunities to comment on the 335-page draft report issued by the Wolf administration’s Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force.

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(November 16, 2015) – The U.S. Supreme Court, Friday, agreed to review a Texas law designed to shut down clinics that provide safe, legal abortion services. The case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, was brought by Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of a coalition of women’s healthcare providers to stop an anti-abortion law (HB2) that places medically unnecessary regulations on clinics in Texas that provide abortions.

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The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ali Ahmad Muhammad al-Razihi, Khalid Abd-al-Jabbar Muhammad Uthman al-Qadasi, Adil Said al-Hajj Ubayd al-Busays, Sulayman Awad Bin Uqayl al-Nahdi, and Fahmi Salem Said al-Asani from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of the United Arab Emirates.

About 75 Syrian refugees have settled in New Jersey since the start of the year, according to new data from the U.S. State Department. New Jersey is one of 32 states that have taken in Syrians fleeing the war in their homeland. About 1,809 Syrians settled in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and Nov. 15, according…

Antibiotics are powerful medicines used to combat life-threatening bacterial diseases, but overuse poses significant public health threats. 

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week is an annual observance intended to educate the public about proper antibiotic use and prevention of antibiotic-resistant infections across all health care settings. Gov. Chris Christie signed a proclamation recognizing Nov. 16 – 22 as Get Smart About Antibiotics Week in New Jersey.