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New Jersey Schools Settle Laptop Sex Abuse Case for $1 Million

When the family of a Camden County 12-year-old girl accepted a school-issued laptop for their daughter to complete work during the 2017-2018 school year, they assumed it would be locked down and configured to prevent access to sites that could potentially cause harm and risk to a child. Instead, the girl used the laptop to download Discord – a chat and messaging platform primarily used for communication within the gaming community.

It was on Discord that she met ...

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Dangerous Chemical Shows Highest Levels in New Jersey Water Supply

study shows dangerous chemical contaminants in new jersey waterA study issued by the Environmental Working Group appears to show that almost one out of every five New Jersey residents may be drinking water containing harmful levels of a chemical linked to various cancers and developmental disorders. The chemical is called perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA for short. And New Jersey water customers have more of it flowing through their taps than any other ...

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