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N.J. Gym Owners Defying Shutdown Orders Have License Removed, Owner Says

Owner told CNN's Cuomo last week, “53.3 percent of the deaths from 0.6 percent of the population” is “a f***ing stat that nobody's talking about.”

Hank Berrien
N.J. Gym Owners Defying Shutdown Orders Have License Removed, Owner Says
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According to the co-owner of a New Jersey gym that has remained open in defiance of Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order, the owners’ mercantile license was revoked on Tuesday night.

Ian Smith, who owns Atilas gym along with Frank Trumbetti, said that at a Tuesday meeting, which the mayor and the city council attended, the council voted 5-1 to revoke their license, ABC 7 News reported.

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