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April 29, 2015
Good afternoon it’s Wednesday, April 30, 2015 at 11:00am and your listening to
90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union New Jersey and I’m AnnaRose Pierre with the news.
In Local News….
In Trenton New Jersey a $ year old boy was left unattended on a school bus all day
before he was found unharmed. According to the child’s mother he was suppose to
dropped off at the Stokes Early Childhood Center and never got off of the bus. Both
the bus driver and Aid were both fried from the job. To their defense they stated
that the child fell asleep and they were unaware. Officials say that that is not excuse
for a child to be left on a bus.

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Two drug trafficking agencies are finally busted after importing over $300,000
worth of heroin into the country approximately every week. 36 people were
charged during two operations that took place. There was an estimation of 35
grams of raw heroin, $140,000 in cash, 14 vehicles and many other things that was
used to produce these drugs. This took place in Ocean County. Each individual is
charged with possession of heroin.

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In National News.
Mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has ordered her officers to stand
down as the riot and looting in Baltimore continues. With criticism being thrown at
the mayor for her decisions she stands firmly in what she believes is best for her
city. Many people believe that Mayor Rawlings-Blake is giving individuals the space
to destroy. The protest grew because of the death of Freddie Gray while in police
custody. The mayor believes that everyone has to right to his or her own opinion
and as of now is sticking to what she believes is best.

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71 people in Egypt were sentenced to life in prison for their role of burning down a
Christian Church in the Giza Province village according to news reports. The church
was looted and torched by individuals who had different beliefs and thought that
they should worship the Islamic religion instead. There were also 2 minors
sentenced to 10 years in prison with a $10,000 fine. The cause of the attack is that
the looters claim that the church attacked the supporters of the Muslim
Brotherhood.

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International News…
Hilary Clinton’s plane landed unexpectedly in Tanzania when there was an engine
problem. A spokesman of Bill Clinton says that the plane was there for less than 45
minutes before it took off again.

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An execution held in Indonesia causes international anger. They faced this entire
buzz because they put up 7 drug convicts before a firing squad. This is called a
“cruel and unnecessary execution. That form Indonesia defends the execution as a
vital from of its war on drugs. There were 2 people from Australia, one from Brazil
and four from Nigeria. Many were interviews and shocked at the decisions made to
execute 7 people.

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In Sports…
Former NBA player is sentenced to 23 years in prison for the 2011 killing of an
Atlanta woman. Javaris Crittenton admits to firing an automatic rifle in a drive-by-
shooting. He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter with a weapon and
aggravated assault with a firearm. Former NBA player killed Julian Jones a 22year
old woman and a mother of four in August of 2011.

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WNBA stars Brittney Griner and her fiancée Glory Johnson were arrested on
suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct after an argument that took place at
their home. Both stars stated that they have been having a lot of disagreements
lately but hope to work things out in privacy. They both apologized about their
distractions to the WNBA family.

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Your WKNJ hourly weather update….
Right now on the Campus of Kean University, it is partly cloudy and 75 degrees with
a low of 52.
Tune in later for more meteorology reports on 90.3 FM

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In Entertainment….
There is a warrant out for Damon Dash in regards to failure to paying $35,000 in
child support. Ex-wife Rachel Roy now has full custody of the children and claims he
is behind in payments. Since the warrant is civil and not criminal it is only
enforceable in NY. He can pay a possible 6 months in jail if he fails to pay. Roy can
completely avoid going to jail if he pays the full amount of $341,999 to his ex-wife.

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That’s it for your news. You’re listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union NJ. I’m Annarose
Pierre and we’ll be right back after this