Good afternoon, it’s Monday, December 15, 2014 at 10 o’clock and you’re listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey, and I’m Michael De Man with the news.
In Local News…
New Jersey’s heroin outbreak is starting to make a more valiant turn.
As police officers across the state are tightening their belts with the laws coming through concerning the deadly drug, the state government is taking strides on gaining control of this issue.
In Paterson, New Jersey, one of the state headquarters for the illegal sale and dealing of heroin, police are working on new tactics, including the use of more unmarked vehicles in hopes that some dealers will not catch on and continue to make deals out in the open. Since about 80% of crime in the United States pertains directly to drugs, most of which is heroin, the country is facing a new entity of issues. Since this is such a difficult battle for the police to fight, law enforcement continues to spend thousands on a drug war they’re entering blind into.
http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/12/law_enforcement_try_to_dam_river_of_heroin_flowing_to_nj.html#incart_m-rpt-1
Civilian from Wayne Assaulted by Local Police Force
After police approached a Littlewood Court home in Wayne, New Jersey this week, unarmed civilian Alfred Garcia Jr. answered the door. With the intent of simply giving Garcia’s wife civil service processing papers, the situation became heated.
Upon the police not leaving the premises, a scuffle commenced, with the 60 year old man being pepper sprayed under the notion that a police officer’s life was in danger after being pushed when told to leave. Police brutality is alive and well in New Jersey.
http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/index.ssf/2014/12/wayne_man_pepper_sprayed_in_scuffle_with_police_passaic_sheriff_says.html#incart_river
The death of a Rutgers student is still under investigation, as officials now claim that the death may have been related to alcohol, although the autopsy has not been completed yet. Caitlyn Kovacs, a 19 year old student at the New Brunswick university, had been at a fraternity party that night. Kovacs was a sophomore who was studying environmental and biological sciences focusing on animal science.
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/09/path_service_suspended_indefinitely_port_authority_alert.html#incart_most-read
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/09/rutgers_student_19_dies.html#incart_most-read
In National News…
United States Senate Claims Torture Accusations Are “Misled”
When it comes to our political bureau, there are plenty of loopholes they love to use in order to beat their own system that they set up. In fact, while using these loopholes, they are deemed illegal to use by others who are not politically affiliated to them.
The Bush Administration left out hundreds of CIA documents in turn of revealing what is considered appropriate information to be recorded. Because of this, the entire government is being blamed under the notion that the Obama Administration is making the exact same mistakes.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/09/politics/cia-torture-report/index.html
Newest Ferguson Trial Proves Pointless
As the Michael Brown case continues, there has been nothing but disrupt in the small town of Ferguson, Missouri. From protests to looting and peace to violence, the chaos rate on the town’s streets hasn’t changed too much.
Now that the case is finally being brought to intensive trial, experts and media outlets alike are finding that those witnesses standing up in protest to either side are in fact lying about their position, thereby making the trial void. As this continues, protesters and police supporters both nationally and globally are worrying that this issue will not be resolved and will continue as people strive to reach the truth.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/14/justice/ferguson-witnesses-credibility/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
McCain and Obama Plan to Close Nation’s Most Secure Prison
Republican Ex-Presidential Candidate John McCain is now working with President Barack Obama in hopes to close Guantanamo Bay, the United States’ most renowned top security prison. Although McCain has always criticized Obama’s terms of policy and shareholding of certain beliefs and ideals, he is not shameful of working with his democratic partner.
McCain claims that since he was a prisoner of war, he is aiming to close all prisons that may be treating their inmates wrongly, even though his political affiliation has been known to favor torture over the course of history.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/14/politics/john-mccain-guantanamo-obama/index.html?hpt=po_c2
In International News…
The Geminid Meteor Shower is going to be extremely visible over Germany
After reaching it’s peak of starfall this past weekend, Germany will experience more shooting stars into Monday night. Meteorologists say that the amount and intensity of the falling stars are growing in numbers as each year passes, which means in the coming years, the meteor shower may be more visible in urban areas with light pollution where they would have not been normally seen.
http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/14/geminid-meteor-shower-above-germany-delights-stargazers/
Syrian Army Recaptures Areas North of Aleppo
After fierce fighting continues in the Middle East, the Syrian Army has finally regained the lost territory north of the city of Aleppo. As the battles worsen and more losses are accounted for, ISIL finally seems to have been pushed back, or at least for now.
The insurgent ISIL militants and al-Qaeda fighters have been seizing land across Syria for the past few months, leaving thousands homeless and even more dead.
http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2841954-syrian-army-recaptures-territory-north-of-aleppo/
More news and weather coming up………
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In Entertainment…
Patrick Stump Revealed to be New Judge on NBC’s “Sing Off”
Frontman of Pop-Punk-Goes-Mainstream-Rock outfit Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump, has been rocking the entertainment scene since mid 2013 after their reunion album Save Rock and Roll hit store shelves. Being announced as one of the most prosperous bands of both 2013 and 2014, Stump has hit a great point in his career.
NBC’s “Sing Off” is a place where Stump can now use his critically acclaimed vocal talent to judge and assist upcoming musicians and vocalists on a forefronted media source as they hopefully rise to a similar stardom as Stump himself.
http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/patrick_stump_to_be_featured_as_judge_on_nbcs_sing_off
That’s it for your news. You’re listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey. I’m Michael De Man and we’ll be right back after this.
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