New Jersey is the best state to live in, a new
study says. No, really
Posted By: Dreadnought, 6/15/2021 11:42:30 PM
Next time you're stuck in Garden State Parkway traffic that makes you slam your head on the steering wheel and wonder why on earth you chose New Jersey as home, rest assured you made a sound decision: New Jersey is the best state in America to live in, says a recent analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub. The report evaluated states based on five equally weighted categories — affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life and safety. Of all 50 states, New Jersey placed number one in safety, fifth in the "Education and Health" category, and seventh for quality of life.
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Catholic Social Services argued that it had the right to opt-out of the nondiscrimination requirement, citing the First Amendment.
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Well, that escalated quickly.
As my colleague Bonchie just reported, President Joe Biden lost it on a reporter asking questions of him after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was a moment that would have been setting newsrooms ablaze if the President was anyone but a Democrat.
As Bonchie reported, the question that was asked of Biden by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins was simple.
“Why are you so confident (Putin) will change his behavior, Mr. President?” she asked.
Had this been any other president we may have seen a calm, well-reasoned answer. Instead, gramps got cranky and launched after Collins with unreasonable anger.
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“Look, let’s get it straight.
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