Activists urge Booker, Menendez to speak on Gaza

Activists urge Cory Booker, Bob Menendez to speak out on Gaza killings Representatives from the senators' offices met with protesters, who hand-delivered a letter on the violence in Gaza. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2LN08zZ Bella August, of Montclair, Alice Golin, of Glen Ridge, and Jon Moscow, of Teaneck, participate in a rally protesting the violence inflicted on Palestinians by the Israeli Occupation Forces at the Gaza border in front of the offices of Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez in Newark, NJ on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

Hedge fund manager convicted

The owner and manager of a New Jersey hedge fund was convicted by a federal jury for defrauding two investors of $4 million. Nicholas Lattanzio, 61, of Montclair, was convicted on all counts of an indictment charging him with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of securities fraud following a three-week trial before the Honorable Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court.

Kal Penn starts fund raiser for Syrian refugees

New York, Jan 29 - Indian-American actor Kal Penn has started a fund raiser for Syrian refugees after a Twitter user said he doesn't belong in the US. Penn, who has been playing pivotal roles in the American entertainment industry for over a decade now, originally set the fund raising amount at $2,500, but has raised over $128,000, reports dailymail.co.uk.