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New Jersey Man Dies After Hit By July 4 Fireworks Blast

New Jersey Man Dies After Hit By July 4 Fireworks Blast

A New Jersey man died after fireworks exploded outside a public housing complex early on the Fourth of July, according to reports.
Jersey City police officers responded around 1 a.m. Saturday to the Booker T. Washington housing buildings, where they found a victim bleeding heavily, The Associated Press reported.

Witnesses said the man, who has not been identified, was struck in the neck by fireworks, NJ.com reported. First responders worked to revive the man. He was later pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center.

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Biden’s Campaign Boosted By Booker Ahead Of Primary

Biden’s Campaign Boosted By Booker Ahead Of Primary

US Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden received another boost on Monday when former presidential hopeful and the senator from New Jersey Cory Booker endorsed him.

The former US vice-president is hoping to deliver a knockout blow to rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday as six states vote.

At a campaign event in Flint, Michigan, alongside Biden, Booker, who ended his own White House bid in January, said that “it should be obvious” why he is backing the former vice president, who, he said, could heal a “wounded nation.”

Booker’s endorsement – one day after another onetime candidate, Senator Kamala Harris of …

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US Woman Going To Jail For Fake Marriage With Nigerian

An American woman from New Jersey has admitted in a federal court to entering a sham marriage with a Nigerian who was living in Pittsburgh so he could become a permanent resident, according to prosecutors.

Ajia Strauss, 28, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh federal court to conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Strauss and Monsuru Ogunbiyi, a citizen of Nigeria, married on June 3, 2016, in exchange for $1,500, according to court papers. The fake couple later submitted falsified documents and made untrue statements to Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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