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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he's willing to have a conversation about stricter gun laws, but says policymakers also must address the mental health system, improve access to drug treatment and look at the impact of violent video games

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RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Some residents in northern New Jersey awoke to a small earthquake early Monday.

The temblor, with a magnitude of 2.0, struck at 1:19 a.m. and was centered in Ringwood, a community that's still dealing with downed trees and power outages from Sandy

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BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — A trip to the New Jersey shore may not be the same for years.

Sandy has wrecked boardwalks up and down the New Jersey coast. Several were almost completely destroyed. Others were partly damaged

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a fast-burning early morning fire in a duplex home in northern New Jersey killed 5 members of a family and injured four others.

Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan says the cause of the blaze in South Plainfield is not yet known

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FORT LEE, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors say a New Jersey man angry that his girlfriend was trying to break up with him struck her with his car and repeatedly backed over her body.

The Bergen County prosecutor's office says 26-year-old Charles Ann is charged with murdering 25-year-old Aena Hong

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie has backed up his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriages in New Jersey.

His veto came Friday, a day after the state Assembly passed the bill

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New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney has been feuding with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie over the state's budget for some time. During their battle of words, Sweeney has called Christie a "punk" and a "bully," admitted he'd like to 'punch in the head," and then refused to apologize for these remarks.

But when Sweeney began to criticize Christie during a recent interview with a local Fox affiliate, something happened that may cause him to reconsider that apology.

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