Need an answer? Google it! How Google became part of our daily lives Today, Google has become ubiquitous in daily life across the U.S., well beyond the internet. Its products are woven into the fabric of our lives.

This was a fun piece I did USA Today

How did Google become such a part of our daily lives? How did Google achieve one of the most coveted marketing feats; turning its product into a verb, that is, you Google something.

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Who in NJ gets bigger income tax refund from higher SALT deduction A larger federal income tax deduction for state and local taxes is generating bigger tax refunds for some earners in New Jersey this spring.

Tax experts say higher earners in high tax states like NJ are getting bigger refunds from expansion of federal state & local tax deduction, typically called the SALT deduction

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Amid economic hurdles, NJ business leaders say this about Sherrill At the NJ Chamber of Commerce conference in Atlantic City, there was a warmer attitude toward Gov. Sherrill than with her predecessor, Phil Murphy.

At a business summit in Atlantic City this week, NJ biz leaders & execs praised the new Gov. Mikie Sherrill, over her predecessor, fellow Dem Phil Murphy, with one biz leader calling Murphy "anti-business

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What's driving the shrinking of North Jersey's white collar job market Service sector employment in North Jersey and the larger New York City metro area fell for the seventh month in a row.

North Jersey white collar job workforce has shrunk for nearly a year. One analyst says the NY Fed numbers provide "first glimpse into business decision making since" start of the Iran War

See a run on bread, eggs, milk? Why shoppers panic-buy for snowstorms It’s become a running joke, but numbers don’t lie. Ahead of major snowstorms, people do in fact stock up. New Jersey grocers are ready. What they said

With another 'historic blizzard' barreling towards NJ and the NYC area, here's a story I did into why people stock up on milk, eggs & bread before snowstorms and how grocers prepare for it

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Suit says American Dream, town conspired to drop mall value. Why? The American Dream mall and East Rutherford colluded to artificially lower the megamall’s property values by $800 million, a suit by bondholders says.

America's 2nd largest mall & its hometown in NJ are suing each other over taxes. Now bondholders - represented by U.S. Bank - are suing them both, saying the 2 colluded over taxes & property values

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A zombie mall is gasping in North Jersey, hit by a 'perfect storm' Livingston Mall, now a veritable ghost town, was once a big player in North Jersey retail. But a maelstrom of events sucked the life out of it.

Livingston Mall in Essex County is by all accounts a "dead mall," but it was once a thriving shopping mecca. Here's what went wrong #NewJersey #njnews

NJ lawmakers rush $300M tax breaks to pay for upgrades to 20-year-old Prudential Center, home of NJ Devils. Studies show tax subsidies for arena yield little economic benefit.

Towns, states around U.S eye at subsidies to replace, upgrade aging arenas

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Explainer: There's plenty of headlines about AI & data centers, but what exactly are data centers? Why are there 82 of them in NJ? Why do they mean higher electric bills? Why are taxpayers paying a $250M tax break for 1 data center in North Jersey?

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Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.

Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...

With inflation, ease of online shopping and uncertainty with Trump's tariffs, Black Friday 'door-busters' are expected to be a thing of the past #BlackFridayDeals #holidayseason #holidayshopping #Amazon #primeday #NewJerseyNews #newjersey

Writing a story for @gqmagazine.bsky.social looking to interview men with binge-eating disorder who tried weight loss drugs, #GLP1's like #ozempic, #wegovy, #mounjaro or #zepbound.

What's your experience been; good, bad, unexpected results, no difference? Email me at djmunoz101@gmail.com

Developers, local town of Woodcliff Lake propose nearly 400 apartment units, retail and half-acre park for former BMW land #redevelopment #housing #NewJersey #news #newjerseynews

Despite shrinking union numbers, NJ labor unions have notched some wins in recent years

#Union #LaborDay

American Dream megamall in #NJ sued over decision to keep retail open on Sundays in spite of local blue laws #NewJersey #newjerseynews #news #newjerseylife #malls

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

Figures like Trump and NJ Gov. Phil Murphy want to boost domestic manufacturing with vastly different strategies. But the prospect has a long road ahead

#tariffs #Trump #nj #newjersey #newjerseynews #manufacturing

America’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage Case Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...

Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.

By @heathervogell.bsky.social

From cleaning service to construction, NJ industries that rely on immigrant labor find themselves struggling for workers amid Trump admin's hardline immigration approach

#news #newjersey #newjerseynews #immigrants #immigrationnews #Trump

I spoke with the rabbi and members of a Rutherford, NJ congregation - whose synagogue was completely destroyed in a fire last week - about their plans for the future #newjersey #newjerseynews #news #Judaism

‘My favorite place in the entire world’: Camp Mystic inspired generations of Texas women Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday.

Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social

Looking to interview recent NJ college grads on their job-searching experience. Has it been seamless to a job offer, or sending out hundreds of resumes and ghosted after job interviews? If interested, email munozd@northjersey.com.

#college #jobseekers #Careers #NewJersey #NJ

New Jersey is getting warmer. For gardeners, farmers and nurseries, that means change According to gardening experts, New Jersey is getting warmer, and that carries the headache of new plants and new bugs that threaten them.

According to gardening experts, New Jersey is getting warmer, and for those with a green thumb, that carries the headache of new plants and new bugs that threaten them. Gardeners, nurseries and farmers will have to adjust as time goes on.
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Under NJ rule, some freelancers, like Uber drivers, could be classified as employees The rules could increase labor costs for businesses that use freelancers. But advocates say they could provide greater benefits to workers

Truckers as well as drivers for such rideshare apps as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and GrubHub could be classified as regular company employees and not freelance workers in New Jersey under a new rule proposed by the state Department of Labor.
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American Dream told officials it would abide by Bergen blue laws. That's not happening Multiple public officials interviewed by NorthJersey.com said mall officials assured them they would keep all applicable retail closed on Sundays.

Additionally, NJ officials said they would stay out of whether American Dream mall should have to follow the Bergen County Sunday blue laws & instead let the courts decide the matter

The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach.

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How Federal Changes Are Impacting New Jersey Businesses | IssuesWatch Podcast YouTube video by NJCPA

Trump’s second term has been filled w/many changes impacting businesses: tariffs, steep funding/staffing cuts and more. Daniel Munoz, business reporter at The Record, discusses the changes & how NJ’s business community is reacting.

@northjerseynews.bsky.social @danielmunoz201.bsky.social

'Significant void' found near sinkhole on I-80 in Wharton will require even longer repairs The Transportation Department found a "significant void" under Route 80 east in Wharton, weeks after a second sinkhole closed the highway.

Now there's an actual place where you can scream into the void

Murphy set some key economic goals for NJ in 2018. How has he done? The then-first term Democratic governor laid out a series of new incentive programs he said would spur economic growth for New Jersey.

Gov. Murphy laid out his economic goals in 2018. Did he meet them? @danielmunoz201.bsky.social checked into it. www.app.com/story/news/b...

Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].

I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.

wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/