Two people were killed Sunday morning after a red Porsche crashed into the second floor of a commercial building in Toms River, police said.
The vehicle, which was traveling at a high rate of speed, was traveling northbound on Hooper Avenue when it lost control, hit the center median and plunged into the second story of the building, said Jillian Messina, a spokeswoman for the Toms River Police Department.

The CBD craze might be leaving the war on drugs a bit dazed and confused.
The extract that’s been showing up in everything from candy to coffee is legally derived from hemp plants, which look and smell an awful lot like that other cannabis — marijuana.

New York City is forging ahead with its plan to move the iconic Charging Bull statue at Bowling Green in lower Manhattan to a location near the New York Stock Exchange that is safer for crowds.
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A teenager has been arrested in connection to a series of alleged anti-Semitic hate crimes in Brooklyn.
Police say the 16-year-old was arrested Friday morning.
Surveillance video captured the four incidents, which occurred in Borough Park last weekend.

A New York City police officer has admitted that he lied when he falsely claimed a suspect tried to strike him and his partner with a vehicle.
Officer Michael Bergmann pleaded guilty on Thursday to perjury, making a false statement and official misconduct.
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A uniformed New York Police Department officer and five dispatchers are among those charged in an insurance scam that authorities say compromised the personal information of 60,000 vehicle accident victims.
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Republicans and law enforcement authorities are decrying an overhaul to New York’s bail law that will go into effect at the beginning of next year.
Their comments on Thursday deepened the political battle surrounding the implementation of changes to the state’s criminal justice system.

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, is opening the door to a 2020 presidential campaign.
Bloomberg announced earlier this year that he would not seek the Democratic nomination.
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Verizon Wireless customers in Lakewood and surrounding areas have been experiencing severe issues with cellphone coverage. Hundreds of residents have complained that they are unable to make phone calls and that their calls drop unexpectedly.

Ahead of the visit of the Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg to Eretz Yisroel, the Rebbe issued a statement to his Chassidim speaking about the reason behind his visit. The speech was given at the wedding of his grandson in Williamsburg.