A Republican councilwoman in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> was found dead inside her vehicle after she was shot multiple times Wednesday night.
Police identified 30-year-old Eunice Dwumfour as the victim but are still looking for a suspect and a motive, ABC 7 <a href="https://abc7ny.com/eunice-dwumfour-nj-councilwoman-shot-dead-sayrevile-murdered/12761258/">reported</a>. Dwumfour appeared to have been driving when she was shot, crashing her white SUV after being gunned down. 
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This was the scene overnight in the Sayreville development known as La Mer, where a 30-year-old Councilwoman was murdered.
Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour&#39;s white SUV crashed after the gunshots rang out. It appears she was targeted though the killer&#39;s motive is still not clear. <a href="https://t.co/CJyP190RiW">pic.twitter.com/CJyP190RiW</a>
&mdash; Charlie Kratovil (@Charlie4Change) <a href="https://twitter.com/Charlie4Change/status/1621060244666486784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“This is an active and ongoing investigation anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Rebecca Morales of the Sayreville Police Department at 732-727-4444 or Detective Michelle Coppola of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office 732-745-3477,” the prosecutor’s office said, <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/new-jersey-councilwoman-eunice-dwumfour-shot-dead-outside-home-in-despicable-criminal-act/ar-AA1727A2?cvid=2c22986e4fdc480a83aab4c328cc6b1c">according</a> to Fox News. 
Some witnesses <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/new-jersey-councilwoman-eunice-dwumfour-shot-and-killed/">reportedly</a> said they spotted the gunman running away from the complex where Dwumfour was killed. 
Dwumfour was elected to the Borough of Sayreville City Council in an upset victory over her Democratic opponent in 2021. She was also a business analyst and part-time EMT and heavily involved in a Nigerian church group, The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/new-jersey-councilwoman-eunice-dwumfour-shot-and-killed/">reported</a>. 
&#8220;Eunice was a dedicated member of our Borough Council who was truly committed to serve all of our residents. The fact that she was taken from us by a despicable criminal act makes this incident all the more horrifying,&#8221; Sayreville Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick said. &#8220;As Mayor I have worked very closely with Eunice in her time on the Borough Council. Beyond her dedication to our community, I can share that she was a woman of deep faith and worked hard to integrate her strong Christian beliefs in to her daily life as a person and a community leader. On a personal note, I can&#8217;t adequately express my feeling of sorrow at the loss of a friend.&#8221;
Bob Hugin, chairman of the New Jersey GOP, expressed his sorrow for the murdered Republican councilwoman in a statement shared with The Daily Wire.
“On behalf of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, I would like to express our horror and deepest sorrow at the senseless violence that claimed the life of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour,&#8221; Hugin said. &#8220;We will remember Eunice for her steadfast dedication to the community, as well as her deep and abiding Christian faith. We have the utmost confidence that law enforcement will bring the perpetrators of this heartbreaking tragedy to justice. God Bless Councilwoman Dwumfour and her family.”
New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy also issued a statement, mourning the death of the public servant.
“Her career of public service was just beginning, and by all accounts she had already built a reputation as a committed member of the Borough Council who took her responsibility with the utmost diligence and seriousness,” Murphy said. “I send my condolences to Councilwoman Dwumfour’s family and friends, her governing body colleagues, and the entire Sayreville community.”

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An investigation is underway in New Jersey where double counting may have flipped the result of at least one local contest in the 2022 elections.
The state&#8217;s attorney general, Matthew Platkin, <a href="https://www.njoag.gov/ag-platkin-announces-investigation-of-2022-general-election-in-monmouth-county-will-propose-improvements-for-future-election-reforms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced an inquiry</a> last week, citing public reports about voting problems in Monmouth County. “Protecting New Jerseyans’ right to vote in a free and fair election is paramount to our democracy, and ensuring the integrity of that process is essential,” Platkin said in a statement. He added &#8220;a full investigation is warranted to encourage and preserve public trust in our elections, including recommendations for reforms to benefit the conduct of contests statewide.&#8221;
Several municipalities in Monmouth County, located on the coast of central New Jersey, experienced tabulation problems that were apparently only discovered two months after the midterm elections as part of Board of Elections investigation into an unrelated issue, <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/vote-machine-tabulation-error-shifts-one-local-race-in-monmouth-after-irregularities-discovered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the New Jersey Globe reported earlier this month</a>. However, the news blog followed up with another report saying <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/n-j-election-officials-knew-about-voting-machine-issues-in-november/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">county officials were notified</a> about the voting machine issues in November.
While multiple towns were affected, one local race in particular, the contest for Ocean Township Board of Education, was close enough where double voting could flip the results. Steve Clayton, a former board member, emerged victorious over incumbent Jeffrey Weinstein by 20 votes, however an <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/n-j-county-seeks-recount-after-voting-machines-double-counted-votes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">informal tally</a> showed Weinstein ahead by one vote.
Platkin joined forces with Monmouth County officials on January 20 in asking a court to allow a &#8220;full recount and recheck&#8221; in the towns affected by the voting system error, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/politics/new-jersey-attorney-general-emergent-application-recount/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CNN</a>. Clayton took office this month, but acknowledged the final results may change. &#8220;I&#8217;m a board member until I&#8217;m not a board member. My main concern is the integrity of the election and that whoever ends up taking the seat, the people have confidence in the outcome,&#8221; <a href="https://www.app.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/01/19/ocean-township-nj-school-board-race-may-flip-after-election-error/69818554007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he told the Asbury Park Press</a>.
The county’s voting machine vendor, Election Systems and Software (ES&amp;S), blamed &#8220;human procedural error&#8221; for what it described as an &#8220;isolated incident.&#8221; A technician, who was sent over the summer to investigate reports of slow performance in the county&#8217;s internal network, &#8220;excluded a step&#8221; that &#8220;optimizes the system database and ensures USB flash media cannot be read twice during the results loading process,&#8221; an ES&amp;S spokeswoman said.
Platkin said his office retained the law firm Patterson, Belknap, Webb, and Tyler LLP on behalf of the Division on Civil Rights on a pro bono basis to investigate whether any person or entity engaged in unlawful conduct under the New Jersey Civil Rights Act. Peter Harvey, a former New Jersey attorney general and federal prosecutor, was picked to lead the investigation. Harvey brings &#8220;immense experience in civil rights matters and overseeing complex and sensitive investigations,&#8221; per the attorney general&#8217;s office.
Monmouth County officials <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/state-government/n-j-attorney-general-to-probe-ess-vote-tabulation-errors-that-caused-some-22-election-results-to-be-double-counted/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said they support</a> any investigation by the New Jersey attorney general into the election software issue and called on the state to implement reforms. ES&amp;S &#8220;pledges to work with Monmouth County to ensure all necessary steps are taken to ensure election accuracy,&#8221; a spokeswoman for the company said.

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The co-owner of a New Jersey gym that remained open in defiance of Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order during the COVID pandemic, then saw himself sentenced to one year of probation for contempt of court after he and his co-owner removed the doors of the gym to prevent police from locking them out, had some harsh words for Murphy on Friday as his probation came to an end.
After Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti, the owners of Atilis gym, opened the gym in May 2020 in defiance of Murphy’s order, Murphy pronounced, “If you show up at that gym again tomorrow, there’s going to be a different reality than showing up today. These aren’t just words.&#8221; In January 2022, Smith and Trumbetti were sentenced to one year of probation, prompting Smith to tweet, “We got one year probation for the crime of taking our doors off to prevent government goons from locking us out of our gym.”
But on Friday, that year was up. Smith fired at Murphy, “The governor of NJ tried to have our doors locked at Atilis Gym. We took the doors off and stayed open for 24/7 for 40+ days. We were charged with multiple felonies. Today I completed one year of probation. My only question to Phil Murphy is, how’s your wife’s boyfriend doing?”
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The governor of NJ tried to have our doors locked at Atilis Gym. We took the doors off and stayed open for 24/7 for 40+ days. We were charged with multiple felonies. Today I completed one year of probation. My only question to Phil Murphy is, how’s your wife’s boyfriend doing?
&mdash; Ian Smith (@iansmithfitness) <a href="https://twitter.com/iansmithfitness/status/1618970613837873160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In August 2020, CNN’s Chris Cuomo <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-gym-owner-to-chris-cuomo-youre-knocking-trump-cites-data-a-fing-stat-that-nobodys-talking-about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interviewed</a> Smith and Trumbetti, and a heated confrontation ensued, with Trumbetti ripping Cuomo, saying, “You&#8217;re knocking Trump because of the total numbers,” and pointing out that “53.3 percent of the deaths from 0.6 percent of the population,” “a f***ing stat that nobody&#8217;s talking about.”
Cuomo began the interview by noting that the pair had been arrested and “charged with defying the state&#8217;s COVID restrictions last week.” He played a videotape of the men kicking in the plywood barricade at the front door of their gym in order to reopen it.
Cuomo noted, “This is a court battle; they could go to jail. Now you have the state AG&#8217;s office there in Jersey recommending a fine of up to $10,000 a day.”
He asked the men for their perspectives on the issue.
“I would say that actually, when this first started, they asked for two weeks,” Trumbetti replied. “When we first opened up, we gave them two months. Then we gave them until May 18th. At two months they had no plan. Plain and simple. They had no plan — we did. We actually wanted to prove that we could open up safe. They actually say that liquor stores are essential. That actually every place that – you can go into Home Depot and Lowe&#8217;s is essential. I disagree with that, okay? We&#8217;re all essential. Everybody is essential.”
“And bottom line is, this isn&#8217;t about opening up a gym; they have violated everyone&#8217;s constitutional rights,” he continued. “We all have the right to make a living. We all have a right to actually do what we want to do as Americans. We are promised liberty, and they have actually put such oppressive restrictions on us, it is just unacceptable to us.”
“You seem like you&#8217;re a big numbers guy,” Trumbetti said to Cuomo. “And, actually, I would like to put some numbers out there for you. Are you aware that actually when this first started, there are 2.1 million people in the United States in long-term care facilities that represent 0.6 percent of the population. But on July 17, that 0.6 percent of the population represented 53.3 percent of all the deaths that occurred in the United States from COVID.”
Cuomo stated, “What you&#8217;re saying about long-term care facilities, I&#8217;m not questioning it. We did the wrong job by the most vulnerable people. And even though, obviously, the oldest and the most fragile will die the most in a situation like this, it doesn&#8217;t mean you did it the right way. The only thing I would caution you about —”
“You&#8217;re knocking Trump because of the total numbers,” Trumbetti interjected, repeating, “53.3 percent of the deaths from 0.6 percent of the population.”
Cuomo jumped in, “Frank –”
Trumbetti snapped, “Bottom line, that&#8217;s a f***ing stat that nobody&#8217;s talking about.”
Cuomo interjected, “Frank, watch your mouth on television.”
Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/n-j-gym-owners-defying-shutdown-orders-have-license-removed-owner-says/">N.J. Gym Owners Defying Shutdown Orders Have License Removed, Owner Says</a>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-gym-owner-to-chris-cuomo-youre-knocking-trump-cites-data-a-fing-stat-that-nobodys-talking-about">Gym Owner To Chris Cuomo: ‘You’re Knocking Trump,’ Cites Data, ‘A F***ing Stat That Nobody’s Talking About’</a>

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‘How’s Your Wife’s Boyfriend Doing?’: Owner Of Gym Rips Dem NJ Gov After Year Of Probation Ends

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nhl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Hockey League</a> player Ivan Provorov’s jersey was sold out on several websites in men’s sizes on Thursday after the player did not take part in an LGBTQ event due to his religion earlier in the week.
As of Thursday afternoon, on the <a href="https://www.fanatics.com/?query=ivan%20provorov&amp;_ref=p-FPP:m-TYPEAHEAD:i-r-0c-0:po-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fanatics</a> and NHL Shop <a href="https://shop.nhl.com/?query=ivan%20provorov&amp;_ref=p-FPP:m-TYPEAHEAD:i-r-0c-0:po-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sites</a>, the jersey did not appear to be available in men’s sizes and was only able to be purchased in women’s sizes. Other apparel seemed to be available for purchase, as were custom made jerseys.
Outkick <a href="https://www.outkick.com/ivan-provorov-jersey-sells-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the men’s jersey for the player was only available in an extra-small size on the two sites. Fanatics and NHL Shop were both saying the jerseys were “almost gone” for people to buy.
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers were <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35470032/flyers-ivan-provorov-boycotts-pride-night-cites-religion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set</a> to warm up in jerseys that reflected the organization&#8217;s Pride Night event. Provorov <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/flyers-ivan-provorov-chooses-not-warm-because-pride-night-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> criticism when he did not join for warmups, later pointing to his religious faith, which is Russian Orthodox.
&#8220;I respect everybody and I respect everybody&#8217;s choices,&#8221; Provorov said following the game. &#8220;My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion. That&#8217;s all I&#8217;m going to say. &#8230; That&#8217;s all I&#8217;m going to comment on that. If you have any hockey questions, I&#8217;ll answer those.”
A spokesperson for the Flyers put out a statement following the game, stating, &#8220;The Philadelphia Flyers organization is committed to inclusivity and is proud to support the LGBTQ+ community. Many of our players are active in their support of local LGBTQ+ organizations, and we were proud to host our annual Pride Night again this year. The Flyers will continue to be strong advocates for inclusivity and the LGBTQ+ community.&#8221;
The Flyers head coach, John Tortorella, also discussed the situation, defending the player.
&#8220;I think the organization has sent out a release regarding the organization, the beliefs that we have and how we feel about [Pride Night] and, really, a great night,&#8221; Tortorella said. &#8220;With Provy, he&#8217;s being true to himself and his religion. This has to do with his belief and his religion. It&#8217;s one thing I respect about Provy, he&#8217;s always true to himself. That&#8217;s where we&#8217;re at with that.”
&#8220;Why would I bench him? Because of a decision he&#8217;s making on his beliefs and his religion?&#8221; Tortorella also <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35481679/flyers-john-tortorella-defends-ivan-provorov-pride-boycott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;It turned out to be a great night for Pride night.&#8221;
&#8220;I think it was a great night in celebrating,&#8221; Tortorella said. &#8220;The organization has put out a statement. I&#8217;m not going to get too deep into the conversation. Those are the comments as far as Provy. We talked as a team and with Provy, and that&#8217;s where we&#8217;re at.&#8221;

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A local <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">school board</a> race in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> has appeared to flip after electronic voting machine errors were discovered during an investigation into election irregularities.
The tabulation errors occurred in Monmouth County where Steve Clayton initially prevailed over Jeffrey Weinstein by 20 votes in the initial count in the race for a school board seat in Ocean Township. According to the new tally, Weinstein actually won by one vote.
The errors, which involved double counting of votes across four municipalities, were discovered while the Board of Elections investigated another alleged issue during the election, <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/vote-machine-tabulation-error-shifts-one-local-race-in-monmouth-after-irregularities-discovered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the New Jersey Globe.
Clayton, who began his term on the board this month, said he will let the process play out. “I will let the process play itself out,” he said. “I’m laser-focused on what the voters sent me to do.”
In the initial count, Clayton had 3,523 votes in comparison to Weinstein’s 3,503. Monmouth County’s voting machine vendor, Election Systems and Software (ES&amp;S) has reportedly “acknowledged” that mistake in their system, according to the Globe.
ES&amp;S scans and counts election ballots in over 30% of New Jersey counties. The errors could change vote totals in Belmar, Fair Haven, and Tinton Falls, but are not expected to flip any races.
Sussex County Clerk Jeff Parrott said he was “disappointed” that the state’s attorney general’s office has not notified him or any other clerks of the errors discovered in Monmouth County.
“Nobody has brought it to my attention. I’m disappointed and dismayed,” Parrott said. “It’s unacceptable to me.”
The race between Weinstein, who had served as school board president, and Clayton was tight on Election Day, as the two were only separated by 25 votes with mail-in-ballots left to be counted.
“I will wait for all remaining ballots to be counted,” Clayton said at the time. “I am very grateful for all the support I received, and if my lead holds, I look forward to working with my fellow board members on behalf of our students.”

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On Friday, a woman was sentenced to three years in a New Jersey state prison for participating in a scam that brought in over $400,000 on a GoFundMe campaign. 
“This sentencing brings to a close a case that defrauded more than 14,000 people whose decency and compassion for others elicited a tremendously heartwarming response to assist someone they believed was truly in need,” Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw <a href="https://burlpros.org/third-defendant-in-402k-gofundme-scam-sentenced-in-superior-court/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
“With the new year comes new hope for a better world, and our wish is that prosecutions like this will serve to deter criminals from such deceitful actions, but not discourage individuals from caring about those who are in crisis as a result of a tragedy, or simply need a helping hand after experiencing a hardship or setback,” Bradshaw added.
Katelyn McClure, a 32-year-old woman from Burlington Township, New Jersey, worked with her former boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, to make a GoFundMe campaign in November of 2017. The funds were allegedly being raised for Johnny Bobbitt, and the fundraiser claimed that he was a homeless veteran living in Philadelphia, prosecutors <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/08/nyregion/katelyn-mcclure-gofundme-scam-sentenced.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
McClure and D’Amico said on the platform that Bobbitt had given McClure money when she had run out of gasoline, which prosecutors said was a fabrication. The couple said they were aiming to bring in $10,000 for Bobbitt, but they ended up getting $402,000. They didn’t give all of the funds to Bobbitt, however, and instead splurged on a BMW, gambling, Louis Vuitton merchandise, and a vacation. 
The sentencing lands her in a state prison, but she is already serving out a federal sentence of 366 days and wasn&#8217;t at the sentencing because she is in federal prison. The state sentence will be carried out at the same time as the federal sentence.
Bobbitt <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/01/07/1147706326/gofundme-bogus-fundraising-sentence-3-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> the two of them, saying that he hadn’t gotten all of the money. However, officials said he had described a similar encounter with a woman on his Facebook page in 2012. In 2019, he <a href="https://burlpros.org/third-defendant-in-402k-gofundme-scam-sentenced-in-superior-court/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded</a> guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Theft by Deception, Second Degree. 
A spokeswoman for GoFundMe said in a statement that “we take the misuse of our platform very seriously.”
“While the overwhelming majority of people use our platform every day to help others, we are aware that bad actors do exist and will attempt to take advantage of people’s generosity,” the statement said. It also said that for this event, GoFundMe “refunded 100 percent of all donations through our GoFundMe Giving Guarantee and, as we always do, we worked closely with law enforcement to ensure justice was done.”
The couple also has to completely pay back GoFundMe.

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A New Jersey middle school teacher was charged on Thursday after allegedly overdosing in a classroom in November. 
The Westfield, New Jersey, police chief <a href="https://www.westfieldnj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4737/2023-01-06---Westfield-Police-Chief-Announces-Criminal-Charges-Against-57-Year-Old-Roosevelt-Intermediate-School-Teacher-Following-November-Class" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/01/09/1147786859/new-jersey-teacher-fentanyl-overdose" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charges</a> on Friday, stating that the art teacher, Frank Thompson, 57, “has been charged with drug-related crimes and offenses, as well as endangering the welfare of children.” 
“While the Westfield Public School District cannot comment on personnel matters which are confidential, we will maintain a continued focus on student and staff safety and on preserving the integrity of the classroom learning environment,” Superintendent Dr. Raymond González said. “We are grateful for our strong partnership with the Westfield Police Department.” 
On the morning of November 29, Roosevelt Intermediate School’s resource officer called the police over “an unconscious teacher” in one of the classrooms. Thompson was “unconscious and unresponsive on the classroom floor.” Students reportedly found Thompson, and a school nurse was providing treatment to him. 
The resource officer noticed that Thompson appeared to be experiencing a drug overdose and he gave him Naloxone Hydrochloride, to which Thompson responded well. An investigation ensued, and “suspected controlled dangerous substance and various items of drug paraphernalia” were discovered inside a closet within the classroom.
Westfield Police officers gave Naloxone Hydrochloride to people suspected of overdosing on drugs 13 times last year. 
Thompson was charged with “Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (fentanyl),” as well as Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,” and “Endangering Welfare of Children.”
“The Westfield Police Department continues to prioritize its ongoing partnership with the Westfield Public School System to ensure it has the safety and security resources it needs on a daily basis,” Chief Christopher Battiloro said. “In this case, the swift actions of Officer Riga, who is on-site at Roosevelt Intermediate each school day, proved instrumental in maintaining the safety of the students and administering potentially life-saving measures to Mr. Thompson.&#8221;
The Drug Enforcement Administration&#8217;s (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division <a href="https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/01/09/dea-rocky-mountain-division-announces-record-fentanyl-seizures-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Monday that it brought in more than 5.8 million possibly fatal fentanyl doses last year.
The DEA reportedly also noted last month that it had seized more than 50.6 million fentanyl pills and over 10,000 pounds of powdered fentanyl, which would be enough to kill all Americans.
Fentanyl has been smuggled across the southern border between the United States and Mexico, creating dangerous and lethal situations for Americans around the country. 
New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/02/the-unprecedented-flood-of-fentanyl-into-ny-is-causing-heartbreaking-loss/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Post that “[t]he effect of this drug and the loss that people have suffered because of fentanyl is tremendous and it’s really widespread.”

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Democratic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> Gov. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/phil-murphy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phil Murphy</a> signed an “information literacy” law this week that mandates <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schools teach K-12</a> students how to identify “disinformation” in the name of protecting “democracy.”
The bill, signed by Murphy on Wednesday, was <a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S588" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sponsored</a> by both Republicans and Democrats in the legislature earlier this year. 
“Our democracy remains under sustained attack through the proliferation of disinformation that is eroding the role of truth in our political and civic discourse,” Murphy <a href="https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562022/20230104b.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. “It is our responsibility to ensure our nation’s future leaders are equipped with the tools necessary to identify fact from fiction.”
The bill, S588, directs New Jersey’s Department of Education to develop standards for school districts to teach “information literacy” and critical thinking. “Information literacy is more important now than ever before, especially with the growing prevalence of social media and online news,” said Acting Commissioner of Education Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan.
The bill was broadly supported by both Democrats and Republicans. 
&#8220;Teaching children about information literacy will help them to weigh the flood of news, opinion, and social media they are exposed to both online and off,&#8221; said State Sen. Michael Testa, a Republican sponsor of the legislation. &#8220;This law isn&#8217;t about teaching kids that any specific idea is true or false, rather it&#8217;s about helping them learn how to research, evaluate, and understand the information they are presented for themselves.&#8221;  
Democratic State Sen. Shirley Turner linked the bill to the riot in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. “This signing feels especially timely as we approach the second anniversary of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol. It is incredibly important that our children are taught how to discern reliable sources and recognize false information,” she claimed. 
The curriculum will include information about “critical thinking and using information resources,” “the difference between facts, points of view, and opinions,” and “the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information.” 
Murphy touted the legislation as the first-ever state legislation dealing with “information literacy.” According to the group <a href="https://medialiteracynow.org/your-state-legislation-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media Literacy Now</a>, other states have pursued various ways to integrate media literacy into the school curriculum. 
 He also linked it to his “Disinformation Portal” which was launched through the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.
At the portal, are <a href="https://www.njohsp.gov/disinformation">resources</a> about how “disinformation hampers efforts to curb monkeypox,” “anti-government disinformation targets law enforcement,” “domestic extremists promote violence to oppose elections,” and “domestic extremists exploit war in Ukraine.”

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A New Jersey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/parents">mom</a> has some theories about why her 5-year-old daughter thought it was acceptable to open every <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/christmas">Christmas</a> gift in the house before anyone else woke up.
Jessica Ciraulo posted the original clip on TikTok December 25, saying her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/children">daughter</a> &#8220;woke up and opened every single present in the house,&#8221; including &#8220;her sister&#8217;s, my husband&#8217;s, and mine.&#8221; The video quickly started racking up views. 
&#8220;You want to talk about a major parenting fail,&#8221; the 42-year-old mom said in the now-deleted video, indicating a mountain of strewn wrapping paper and boxes all over the floor.
&#8220;I was so looking forward to, like, a magical Christmas morning. I spent three hours wrapping these presents,&#8221; Ciraulo continued. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t get to watch her open a single present.&#8221;
“What are we doing wrong here that our daughter would think this is okay??&#8221; she asked in the video caption, saying she was &#8220;open to suggestions.&#8221;
TikTok users came out in force with their opinions. 
&#8220;This is so not a parenting fail. You cannot control your kid&#8217;s actions even if you try. You&#8217;re likely a good momma with all that effort. Don&#8217;t sweat it,&#8221; one popular comment says.
&#8220;Honestly mama, sit her down, and then explain what she did, why you&#8217;re hurt by it and ask her why she did it,&#8221; another person suggested.
&#8220;Every day this app confirms my decision to never have kids,&#8221; a third person observed.
Some people messaged Ciraulo, she told <a href="https://www.insider.com/tiktok-parenting-fail-criticism-christmas-gifts-viral-video-2022-12">Insider</a>, saying the video was exploiting her daughter. &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t &#8216;shaming&#8217; her in my video, though, and I would never do that publicly or privately. That is just not the way we parent,&#8221; she told the publication.
In a follow-up <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicaciraulo/video/7181310494635085099">video</a>, the mom said she decided to donate some of the toys as punishment. She also claimed her daughter wasn’t a &#8220;bad kid&#8221; but &#8220;lacks impulse control&#8221; and “made a bad decision” partly because of the &#8220;amount of time that she spends on her tablet and some of the things she&#8217;s learning there.&#8221;
Ciraulo told Insider that the behavior prompted her to take the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/technology">tablet</a> away as her daughter was spending up to five hours per day using it. “She’s not getting it back, maybe ever,” she explains.
&#8220;It was teaching her to be competitive and materialistic in an unhealthy way,&#8221; Ciraulo continued. &#8220;She would also watch a lot of YouTube videos of other kids playing those games, and that was reinforcing those concepts.&#8221;
She also confirmed that her daughter knew she was supposed to wake her parents up before opening the gifts.

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A college basketball player was fatally shot while sitting in a car in New Jersey late Saturday evening, according to police.
Phil Urban, a 20-year-old student-athlete at Post University in Connecticut, was killed at the Hopewell Valley Nature Preserve in Mercer County.
Authorities <a href="https://twitter.com/MercerCoPros/status/1604520691537432576" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the preliminary investigation believed Urban might have been attempting to meet someone before the shooting death occurred. Urban was found slumped over in the front seat of his car.
The college athlete was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, where he was pronounced dead. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
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Post was <a href="https://posteagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/phil-urban/11698" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> as a six-foot, six-inch freshman from Manalapan, New Jersey, who graduated from Pennington High School.
University President John Hopkins said in a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/connecticut-college-basketball-player-shot-dead-new-jersey-nature-pres-rcna62342" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that Urban &#8220;modeled the attributes of leadership, commitment and hard work on the court and in the classroom&#8221; as a member of the men&#8217;s basketball team and as a business administration major.
&#8220;We hope that his family, friends and those affected by his passing will find strength during this extremely difficult time,&#8221; he added.
As a freshman at Post, Urban played in four games this season, with his last on December 6, <a href="https://njhoops.rivals.com/news/phil-urban-rip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> NJ Hoops. He ranked as a top recruit in the state as a senior, the outlet added.
The shooting death follows another recent killing of three University of Virginia football players last month. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alleged-uva-gunman-nabbed-dead-victims-idd-as-3-members-of-football-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the student-athletes were fatally shot on a bus returning from a field trip, according to authorities, who announced a former player had been arrested in connection with the mass shooting.
The slain players were identified as Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., both wide receivers, and D’Sean Perry, a linebacker and defensive end. Two other students were injured. The shooting prompted a lockdown on the school’s Charlottesville campus while police hunted the suspect throughout the night.
“This is a sad, shocking, and tragic day for our UVA community,” University of Virginia President Jim Ryan said.

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The niece of former Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie allegedly hurled racial insults at Latino passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight in New Orleans in late November before violently attacking multiple police officers who were trying to get her to leave the jetway after she was kicked off the flight.
Shannon Epstein, Christie&#8217;s 25-year-old niece, allegedly asked several Latino families if they were &#8220;smuggling cocaine&#8221; on the flight and used a &#8220;guttural term,&#8221; according to a gate agent who spoke with law enforcement, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/06/chris-christie-niece-shannon-epstein-hurled-racial-slurs-on-plane/">reported</a>. The plane was forced to return to the gate after taking off so Epstein could be kicked off the flight, which reportedly increased her anger.
Epstein allegedly became violent toward the police officers on the jetway bridge and invoked her uncle and former President Donald Trump.
“Do you know who I am? I’m Chris Christie’s daughter and you’re so f***ed. You will lose your job over this s***. I know Donald Trump,&#8221; she allegedly said.
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Police say that she displayed &#8220;unusual strength&#8221; as she fought off police officers and &#8220;had white foam coming from the sides of her mouth,&#8221; leading authorities to asses that her behavior was consistent with someone who has consumed drugs and alcohol.
“By this time tomorrow you will both be in jail. What the f*** did I do? I’m a lesbian. Is that it? Do you want put your d*** in me? That’s it, isn’t it. That’s what this is all about? You want to put your d*** in my mouth, don’t you? You’re so f***ed, you a**hole,” she said. &#8220;Do you guys think I have cocaine in my p****?&#8221;
She allegedly bit one officer so hard that it broke the skin on his arm and “tore the skin away.” Another officer <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/06/inside-chris-christies-niece-shannon-epsteins-violent-plane-meltdown/">said</a> that she &#8220;punched me, kicked me, spit in my face, and twisted as she attempted to free herself from my grip.&#8221;
In total, six law enforcement officers received treatment for injuries.
Police were forced to handcuff her to a wheelchair to move her off the jetway and to the airport security office.
Epstein paid bail of $10,750 and was released on the same day the alleged incident took place. She is scheduled to return to Jefferson Parish for court on January 23, 2023.
The Daily Wire has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-christies-niece-accused-of-biting-and-injuring-cops-during-airplane-argument">reached out</a> to Spirit Airlines for more information. No statement has been made at this time. Christie, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, has not commented on the alleged altercation.
A growing number of incidents regarding unruly passengers has occurred over the past two years, many in connection with mask-wearing requirements on airplanes during COVID restrictions. In 2021, 1,099 unruly passenger cases were documented but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with numbers dropping but still high, with 767 so far in 2022.
Bryan Del Monte, president of The Aviation Agency, said last year that he supports Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian’s call for a national “no-fly” list for unruly passengers, though the idea has not moved forward. Bastian said Delta had banned at least 1,900 people for mask-related issues alone. The airline also says it increased self-defense training for flight attendants and front-line employees.
Dillon Burroughs contributed to this report.

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Democratic Governor of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> Phil Murphy is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/nyregion/bear-hunt-new-jersey.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reversing</a> his position against bear hunting much to the discontent of animal rights activists. 
When Murphy was running for governor in 2017, he was against the bear hunt in the state and vowed to get rid of it. He did so, but this year, he is bringing it back due to the increasing bear population in the state and the rising number of dangerous encounters with the animals. 
Murphy signed an executive order in 2018 that ended hunting bears on government land. The governor <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-moves-to-curb-bear-hunting-1534806669?mod=article_inline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> at the time that in order to entirely ban the practice, the New Jersey Fish and Game Council would need to do so. Earlier this month, Murphy said he was planning to get rid of the 2018 order because of increased safety concerns. 
The New Jersey Fish and Game Council <a href="https://newjerseymonitor.com/2022/11/16/n-j-bear-hunt-likely-returning-despite-pleas-from-animal-activists/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held</a> a unanimous vote in favor of bringing back the hunt after Murphy said he had to reinstate it. After they did so, Murphy <a href="https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562022/20221115a.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a> and got rid of his 2018 order. The council also examined and approved alterations to the Game Code regarding the bear season in New Jersey. 
“The facts on the ground have shown that we cannot rely on nonlethal methods alone to protect New Jersey residents from a growing black bear population,” Governor Murphy said earlier this month. “Today’s actions will facilitate the reinstatement of a regulated black bear hunt this year to help limit dangerous interactions between people and bears to protect public safety.”
The state’s Department of Environmental Protection <a href="https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/bears/bear-hunting-season-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlined</a> the public safety issues regarding bears in the state. The department noted that the DEP received a “237% increase in bear damage and nuisance reports” from the beginning of this year up to October 21, when compared to the same time span the year before.
The department <a href="https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/njfw/activity_ytd_october22.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that there have been 84 property damage incidents reported to the agency, 129 vehicle strikes, 62 aggressive encounters, 15 attempted home entries, and 433 sightings.
The population of bears has gone up to over 3,000 in the state. Regular hunts used to keep the number closer to 1,500, Ed Markowski, a former worker at the state’s Division of Fish and Wildlife, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jerseys-bear-hunt-is-restored-reigniting-debate-on-curbing-population-11668922408" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Wall Street Journal.
Jeff Tittel, former director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, claimed that Murphy’s new stance has to do with his political future. 
“It’s one thing to be for gun control,” Tittel <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/nyregion/bear-hunt-new-jersey.html#:~:text=Months%20after%20taking%20office%20in,in%20the%20fall%20of%202020." target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “but another thing to be against hunting. That would hurt him in states like New Hampshire, Iowa, Michigan and Pennsylvania.”
Activists and groups are <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jerseys-bear-hunt-is-restored-reigniting-debate-on-curbing-population-11668922408">issuing</a> threats of legal action to stop the hunt. 
The hunt will take place from December 5 to December 10. It will end if 30% of the bear population of 2022 is brought in, but if 20% of the bears are not harvested during the hunt, an additional window of time will be allowed.

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Democratic Governor Reverses Stance Against Bear Hunting, Allows Hunt As Encounters Increase

Democratic Governor Of New Jersey Phil Murphy Reverses Stance Against Bear Hunting, Allows Hunt As Bear Encounters Increase

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