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Newark Police Department- criminal/suspicious activity from reports dated Jan. 28, 2025. Total number of calls officers responded to on Monday- 97 1/27 00:33 20 SR 16WB Suspicious Person. 1/27 08:11 E Locust St & N 1st St Suspicious Person. 1/27 08:39 x S 3rd St Harassment/Threat. 1/27 12:00 3xx E Main St Suspicious Person. 1/27 12:22 6xx Euclid Ave Theft-Larceny. 1/27 12:44 Panhandle Trail mm. 05 Suspicious Circumstances 1/27 13:59 1x S 2nd St Suspicious Person. 1/27 14:26 10xx Guckert Ave Harassment/Threat. 1/27 15:19 3x N. Buena Vista St. Suspicious Person. 1/27 15:23 8xx N 21st St Suspicious Person. 1/27…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the bill lowering the excise tax for cigarettes, tobacco, heated tobacco, and vapor (e-cigarette/vape) products aimed at curbing the decline in tax collection from the goods.Lawmakers voted via viva voce in favor of House Bill 11360 at 2:09 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29 following extended session hours.”Tobacco excise tax revenues have been declining despite higher tax rates – so something is up, and we can’t simply ignore it,” Committee on Ways and Means chairperson and Albay Representative Joey Salceda said.Under the bill, the current excise tax rate of P66.15 per pack of cigarettes…

Jesse Eisenberg played Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Network,” the 2010 movie about Facebook.The actor said he wanted to meet Zuckerberg, so he decided to drive to the Facebook offices.One of the film’s producers told Eisenberg he shouldn’t go “for a variety of legal reasons,” he said.Jesse Eisenberg said he decided to drive to Facebook’s offices so he could meet Mark Zuckerberg before playing him in “The Social Network.”But during the journey, Eisenberg said, a producer told him he couldn’t go “for a variety of legal reasons.”Eisenberg was nominated for best actor at the 2010 Oscars for his performance in…

The Chinese AI app DeepSeek has created a splash in the artificial intelligence world not seen since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT. All the attention garnered by the AI model, however, could pose a threat to its success in the United States, as other technology companies based in countries Uncle Sam considers “adversary states” have discovered. Although the app is barely out of the starting gate, questions have been raised about it as a threat to national security. Those are the kinds of questions that have sunk U.S. sales of companies like Kaspersky and Huawei and threaten the popular social media app…

John Cleese, the 85-year-old British comedy icon, has suggested that he is kicking his Twitter/X habit after 18 years. An avid poster on Elon Musk‘s social media platform, the Monty Python star said he was moving to Substack, where he hopes to encounter a “better class of person.” In a video announcing his decision, Cleese twinkled and raised his eyebrows, telling his 5.4M followers: “And also, it’s not owned by you know who.” He was not definitive about leaving X, meaning he may continue posting on the platform as he builds his Substack following. Over on Substack, Cleese added: “I…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fourth-grade student scores in Ohio on a test known as the Nation’s Report Card show little improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic.And in some areas, they are worse or have not budged since the early 2000s. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics posted the Nation’s Report Card, formally known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is required by federal law. It tests fourth graders and eighth graders in reading and mathematics every two years.While the Ohio School Report Cards are another closely-watched metric because they focus on individual schools and…

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Rachel Reeves, Britain’s top finance official, on Wednesday laid out plans to revive the country’s flagging economy, including supporting the addition of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, after her first budget rocked business confidence.An additional runway is “badly needed” to increase trade and investment, Ms. Reeves said in a speech to business executives. The debate about whether to expand the airport, which would be one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe, has been running for more than two decades. “As our only hub airport, Heathrow is in a unique position and we cannot duck the decision any longer,”…

After careful consideration, Mike McCarthy has made a decision on his future.The former Dallas Cowboys’ head coach has decided to forego coaching in the NFL next season, sources told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. MORE: Cowboys’ VP Will McClay emphasizes organizational alignment with Brian SchottenheimerMcCarthy, who boasts a regular season record of 174–112–2 in 18 seasons as an NFL head coach, will instead focus on preparing for the 2026 hiring cycle.Dallas Cowboys Coach Mike McCarthy during the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. / Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesThe decision comes after McCarthy was relieved…