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61-Year-Old Telangana Man Shot Dead By Teen In US

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 17, 2018

A man from Telangana was shot dead by a 16-year-old boy in the United States in a carjacking incident, according to information received by his relatives on Saturday.

Lucky Lottery Player Wins Three Times In One Day, Earns Over $5 Million

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Friday November 9, 2018

Robert Stewart from Edgewater in New Jersey, USA, struck the $5 million jackpot on a scratch card lottery game in August - and then some.

Thousands Of Residents Suffer Power Outage, Thanks To Tiny Squirrel

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday October 16, 2018

A New Jersey utility company said an outage that knocked out electricity service for thousands of residents across two counties was caused by a squirrel.

US Cop Caught On Tape Making Racist Remarks About Sikh Attorney Resigns

World News | The Washington Post | Saturday September 22, 2018

The sheriff of New Jersey's most populous county resigned Friday following calls for him to step down, after the publication of an audio recording in which he made racist remarks about blacks as well as the state's Sikh attorney.

US Cop Reportedly Makes Racist Remarks, Faces Calls To Resign

World News | Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post | Friday September 21, 2018

NPR affiliate WNYC published comments from a secret taping it said it had obtained of Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, who is white, making unsavory remarks after the January inauguration of Murphy, a Democrat who succeeded Republican Chris Christie.

Man Mocked For Shaving On Train Gets Money, Job Offers And Dignity Back

World News | Allison Klein, The Washington Post | Friday September 21, 2018

Anthony Torres, the man who was mocked across the Internet for lathering up and shaving on a New Jersey train, says he has gotten several offers for job interviews - including, perhaps fittingly, from New Jersey Transit.

On 9/11, Trump Said His Building Was Lower Manhattan's Tallest. It Wasn't

World News | Philip Bump, The Washington Post | Wednesday September 12, 2018

President Donald Trump's habit of exaggerating or misrepresenting the effects of New York City's worst terrorist attack on him personally began the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001.

Couple Buys BMW Car With 6-Figure Charity Money, Doesn't Get To Drive It

World News | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Taylor Telford, Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Friday September 7, 2018

Shortly after sunrise Thursday, authorities backed a tow truck onto Kate McClure and Mark D'Amico's property and hauled away a recently purchased BMW - a shiny black symbol of just how much their six-figure fundraising campaign to help a homeless veteran had soured into accusations of something much worse.

Couple Raises $400,000 For Homeless Man, Then Tries To Pocket It

World News | Lindsey Bever, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Kristine Phillips | Saturday September 1, 2018

After a New Jersey couple raised more than $400,000 for a homeless veteran, and after allegations that they refused to give it all to him, a judge has ordered the couple to turn over the remaining money.

55-Year-Old Arrested For Sikh Man's Murder At His Store In US

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 23, 2018

A man has been arrested in the US for allegedly killing a Sikh man who was found stabbed to death at his store in New Jersey last week.

Another Sikh Man Stabbed To Death In US, Third Attack In 3 Weeks

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

A Sikh man has been stabbed to death at his store in the US state of New Jersey, the third incident targeting the minority Sikh community in the country in three weeks.

Watch: Cops Rescue Bride Stranded On Top Of Car In Flood Water

Offbeat | Allison Klein, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 15, 2018

The flooding was fierce and unexpected in Bergen County, New Jersey, Saturday night. A car holding a bridal party became submerged in water, and the bride popped up through the sunroof - still in her wedding gown and shoes.

"Not A Bomb": Mysterious Package With Message For Trump Falls From Sky

World News | Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post | Saturday August 11, 2018

A mysterious package with a message for President Donald Trump set off alarm this week after falling from the sky into a field of solar panels south of Bedminster, New Jersey, where the president is vacationing.

Donald Trump Hosts Top CEOs, Including Indra Nooyi, Ajay Banga For Dinner

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 8, 2018

PepsiCo's outgoing CEO Indra Nooyi and MasterCard's chief executive Ajay Banga were among a small group of top corporate leaders hosted by US President Donald Trump for a dinner at his private golf club in New Jersey to hear their perspective on the state of the country's economy.

He Found Worm In Food. Restaurant Criticised His "Irresponsible Reaction"

Offbeat | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Thursday August 2, 2018

A family dining at a seaside restaurant on the New Jersey coast got an unpleasant surprise when, they said, a live worm slithered out of their food.