New Jersey
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Chris Christie underwent gastric band surgery
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Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight at the urging of his family.
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Gov. Chris Christie has weight loss gastric band surgery
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"I've struggled with this issue for 20 years," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says about his gastric band surgery. "For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them."
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Joanne Chesimard added to FBI Most Wanted Terrorist list
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is actively seeking the apprehension of Joanne Chesimard, a New Jersey woman who shot and killed a state police trooper in 1973.
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Pedro Quezada wins $338 million Powerball jackpot
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A Dominican immigrant who runs a bodega in New Jersey is now unbelievably wealthy.
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Powerball jackpot: Ticket bought at Passaic Eagle Liquors
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Several media outlets were at Passaic 's Eagle Liquors store, where the ticket was sold, late Monday afternoon when Pedro Quezada entered. They report that the store owner ran Quezada's ticket through the lottery machine to validate that it was a winner.
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg not seeking re-election
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The 89-year-old lawmaker is the last remaining veteran of World War II in the Senate and has been elected easily five times but was facing a likely challenge from charismatic Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
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Gov. Chris Christie: Jokes about weight with Letterman, berates doctor who voices concerns
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Gov. Chris Christie began the workweek doughnut in hand, playfully embracing fat jokes on David Letterman's couch. Then he berated - publicly and personally by phone - a former White House doctor who says his weight would present serious health risks if he were elected president.
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Chris Christie 'prayed' for storm, Stephen Sweeney says
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Sweeney said at a Monday press conference he guesses Christie "prayed a lot and got lucky because a storm came." The state's most powerful elected Democrat immediately apologized for his remark.
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Bogata slot machine jackpot won by Maryland man
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A Maryland man visiting Atlantic City last weekend won a nearly $4 million jackpot while playing a $5 slot machine that offered a progressive jackpot.
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Eddie Jones wounds three police at New Jersey police station
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Police say a man being processed on a domestic violence charge grabbed a gun, then shot and wounded three officers at a police station in southern New Jersey before he was killed.
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New Jersey Turnpike accident kills three people
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Three people were killed Thursday in a multi-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that shutdown the southbound lanes of the heavily-traveled artery.
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Top chefs petition for gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven
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Chefs including Manuel Trevino of TV's "Top Chef" and Michael Lomonaco of Porterhouse New York are featured in a YouTube video posted Tuesday applauding McKenna Pope's online petition to make the toy gender-neutral.
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New Jersey train derailment: Toxic chemicals inside derailed train
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More than a dozen people are being evaluated for possible respiratory problems after a freight train derailed on a bridge in southern New Jersey and dumped several tanker cars carrying hazardous materials into a creek.
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New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker to live off food stamps for a week
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Mayor Cory Booker said he will live on food stamps for a week starting Tuesday.
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Social media reunites Sandy victims with lost items, photos
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Social media is playing a pivotal role after Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey.
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Southern Maryland Helping NJ through Hurricane Sandy: One Donation at a Time
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After Hurricane Sandy, Army veteran Dan Nagle’s home town of Toms River, New Jersey now looks like something he’s only seen during his four tours of duty in Afghanistan.
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Nor'easter brings more wind, rain to Sandy-torn northeast
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The nor'easter, as promised, brought gusting winds, rain, snow and the threat of flooding. It menaced travelers with icy roads, snarled the Long Island Rail Road and knocked out power to people who had only recently gotten it back after Superstorm Sandy.
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Nor'easter tracking map: New York, New Jersey in path of first winter storm
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A nor'easter blustered into New York and Jersey on Wednesday, threatening to swamp homes all over again, but the D.C. metro area will be generally spared from the worst.
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