Protests outside New Jersey's Delaney Hall immigration detention center turn violent, prompting a curfew and multiple arrests amid allegations of poor detainee conditions and clashes with law enforcement.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has warned that Israel is running out of time before its allies, including the United States, sour on its war effort against Hamas. President Biden has requested a pause in fighting from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing the high civilian death toll in Gaza. The Biden administration has made it clear that it will not tolerate any actions that could lead to further civilian casualties, and it remains to be seen how Israel will respond.
Two Newark firefighters were killed while battling a fire aboard a cargo ship in Port Newark on Wednesday night. The fire had broken out on the 10th floor of the ship, and quickly spread to the two floors above. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the identities of the two firefighters have not been released. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka expressed his condolences to the families of the two firefighters.
In February 2020, a 20-year-old man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery in connection with the killing of rapper Pop Smoke. The 20-year-old was 17 at the time of the shooting and was one of four men charged in the incident. Pop Smoke's death has been mourned by many in the music industry, and his posthumous album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in July.