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White House: Shutdown Layoffs Will Be ‘North Of 10,000’   White House budget director Russ Vought is projecting that over 10,000 federal employees will be terminated due to the current government shutdown. Vought pledged to “continue the RIFs,” alluding to the reduction-in-force notifications issued by agencies to terminate government employees on Friday. Shortly after Vought’s [...]

What happened: Witness videos captured a sudden fireball outside the shopping center, sending shoppers running as first responders rushed in. Local authorities say there are victims, and the investigation is active. Incident area: Av. Joaquín Orrantia, exterior del Mall del Sol. Fire crews and police on scene; perimeter secured. Cause under investigation; more updates expected. 

Garfield Mayor Everett E. Garnto Jr. of Bergen County officially left the Democratic Party on Thursday and endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, citing dissatisfaction with Governor Phil Murphy’s leadership. “The state is broken,” Garnto declared at a rally in Garfield, where hundreds gathered to support the GOP contender. He criticized Murphy for rising taxes, [...]