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a rioting mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol yesterday and, for the first time since the Civil War, disrupted the transfer of power because their favored candidate lost the election.
UpdatedMon, Jan 11, 2021 at 1:22 am ET
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NEW JERSEY – New Jersey had its highest daily COVID-19 case total ever on Saturday just as Gov. Phil Murphy has signed more coronavirus bills into law.
Murphy reported 6,435 new cases on Saturday, just two days after the state hit a record high of 6,314 new cases on Thursday. Both topped the previous high mark established on Dec. 12th. It was only the fourth time New Jersey had more than 6,000 cases reported in one day.
Another 5,032 cases and 36 deaths were reported on Sunday.
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Murphy also reported 102 additional deaths on Saturday, the first time New Jersey topped 100 daily fatalities for five consecutive days since May.