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Federal judge's son remembered on the anniversary of his tragic death
The life and sacrifice of Daniel Anderl will be remembered July 19, the fifth anniversary of his death by a gunman targeting his mother, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas. A Mass of Remembrance for Anderl is scheduled for 5 p.m. at St. Augustine of Canterbury Roman Catholic Church in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, with the Rev. Canon Robert G. Lyman, the church's pastor, serving as celebrant and homilist. Anderl was killed five years ago at the family's North Brunswick home by a gunman posing as a delivery person. The gunman was a disgruntled attorney with a case before Salas. When both Daniel and his father, attorney Mark Anderl, answered the door, the gunman opened fire. Daniel was killed and his father was seriously injured. Salas, who was in another part of the home and was not injured, said her son gave his life to save his parents. The gunman, who later took his own life, had personal information about Salas and her family, including where they lived. Salas, who was recently named to the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni, has advocated for laws to protect judges' personal identifiable information. In 2020 Gov. Phil Murphy signed Daniel's Law, legislation aimed at keeping personal and home identifying information of current and retired judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officials and their families from the public, including online. More: NJ Supreme Court says Daniel's Law is constitutional, journalists must abide In addition, the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act protects the personal information of federal judges and their families. Salas has said she has relied on her faith to move forward after her son's death and forgave his killer because "hate is heavy, love is light." Anderl was his parents' only child, a 2014 graduate of the St. Augustine of Canterbury School and 2018 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Metuchen. He was studying at Catholic University to become a lawyer like his parents. More: NJ federal judge whose son was murdered: Attacks on judges worrisome for democracy On July 19, 2020, 72-year-old Roy Den Hollander, a self-proclaimed anti-feminist attorney who had a case before Salas, went to the family's home dressed as a delivery person with the intent of attacking the judge. Den Hollander, who found Salas's personal information on the internet, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Rockland County, New York the day after the shooting. Email: srussell@ Suzanne Russell is a breaking news reporter for covering crime, courts and other mayhem. To get unlimited access, please subscribe or activate your digital account today This article originally appeared on NJ federal judge's son remembered on anniversary of his tragic death
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Over 30 Palestinians killed trying to reach US group's food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say
Israel Palestinians DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops opened fire Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a U.S.-, Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, killing at least 32 people, according to witnesses and hospital officials. The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The organization launched operations in late May with backing from the U.S. and Israel. The two governments are seeking to replace the traditional U.N.-led aid distribution system in Gaza, saying that Hamas militants siphon off supplies. The U.N. denies the allegation. While the GHF says it has distributed millions of meals to hungry Palestinians, local health officials and witnesses say that hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli army fire as they try to reach the distribution hubs. The army, which is not at the sites but secures them from a distance, says it only fires warning shots if crowds get too close to its forces. The GHF, which employs private armed guards, says there have been no deadly shootings at its sites, though this week, 20 people were killed at one of its locations, most of them in a stampede. The group accused Hamas agitators of causing a panic, but gave no evidence to back the claim. The army and GHF did not immediately comment on Saturday's violence. 'Indiscriminate fire' Most of Saturday's deaths occurred as Palestinians massed in the Teina area, around three kilometers (2 miles) away from a GHF aid distribution center east of the city of Khan Younis. Mahmoud Mokeimar, an eyewitness, said he was walking with masses of people — mostly young men — toward the food hub. Troops fired warning shots as the crowds advanced, before opening fire toward the marching people. 'It was a massacre … the occupation opened fire at us indiscriminately,' he said. He said he managed to flee but saw at least three motionless bodies lying on the ground, and many other wounded fleeing. Akram Aker, another witness, said troops fired machine guns mounted on tanks and drones. He said the shooting happened between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. 'They encircled us and started firing directly at us,' he said. He said he saw many casualties lying on the ground. Sanaa al-Jaberi, a 55-year-old woman, said she saw many dead and wounded as she fled the area. 'We shouted: 'food, food,' but they didn't talk to us. They just opened fire,' she said. Monzer Fesifes, a Palestinian-Jordanian, said his 19-year-old son Hisham was among those killed in the Teina area. 'He went to bring food from the failed US, Zionist aid to feed us,' the father of six said, pleading for the Jordanian government to help evacuate them from the Palestinian enclave. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received 25 bodies, along with dozens wounded. Seven other people, including one woman, were killed in the Shakoush area, hundreds of meters (yards) north of another GHF hub in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, the hospital said. The toll was also confirmed by the health ministry. Dr. Mohamed Saker, the head of Nasser's nursing department, said it received 70 wounded people. He told The Associated Press that most of the casualties were shot in their heads and chests, and that some were placed in the already overwhelmed intensive care unit. 'The situation is difficult and tragic,' he said, adding that the facility lacks badly needed medical supplies to treat the daily flow of casualties. Humanitarian crisis Gaza's more than 2 million Palestinians are living through a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and the territory is teetering on the edge of famine, according to food security experts. Distribution at the GHF sites has often been chaotic. Boxes of food are left stacked on the ground inside the centers and, once opened, crowds charge in to grab whatever they can, according to witnesses and videos released by GHF itself. In videos obtained recently by the AP from an American contractor working with GHF, contractors are seen using tear gas and stun grenades to keep crowds behind metal fences or to force them to disperse. Gunshots can also be heard. Hamas triggered the ongoing 21-month war in Gaza when it stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage. An Israeli military offensive has killed over 58,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, displaced nearly all of Gaza's 2 million people and caused widespread destruction. The ministry does not say how many militants are among the dead, though it says over half were women and children. The ministry is part of the Hamas government, but is seen by the U.N. and other international organizations as the most reliable source of data on war casualties. Israel and Hamas have been holding ceasefire talks in Qatar in recent weeks. But international mediators say there have been no breakthroughs in the talks. ___ Magdy reported from Cairo. Solve the daily Crossword
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NC elections board launches program to gather missing data for 103K registered voters
The state Board of Elections has undertaken an effort to collect driver's license numbers or partial social security numbers for roughly 103,000 voters whose information is missing from the state's voter rolls. "The Registration Repair Project aims to ensure that North Carolina's voter rolls are as accurate and complete as possible, bring them into compliance with recent state court rulings, and settle a pending lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice," a news release July 18 said. The Department of Justice alleges that North Carolina violated the Help America Vote Act by using a voter registration form that didn't require applicants to provide a driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering. Under federal and state law, when a person registers to vote, they must provide that information, which is then used to verify the person's identity. "However, faulty instructions on a voter registration form used in North Carolina for about a decade led some voters to register without providing either number," the release said. "The voter registration form was corrected in January 2024 to make it clear that one of those numbers is required." The state Board of Elections noted that some have inaccurately suggested the effort would remove eligible voters from the rolls. "Instead," Sam Hayes, executive director of the elections board, said in the release, 'it will result in cleaner, more complete voter rolls and full compliance with state and federal laws. He said the office has undergone "great lengths" to streamline and make the process transparent. He said BOE expects the list of voters for which the information is needed "will decrease quickly." The list of voters — including 100 who live in Cumberland County — is available on the NCBOE website at Users can click the Registration Repair button on the home page and search the database by name, street address, voter registration number or county. Voters on the Registration Repair list have three options If you find you're among the 1.3% of N.C. voters whose records need to be updated, you have three options, according to the NCBOE. • Submit an updated voter registration form through the DMV's website at Click 'Continue as Guest' when asked to log into myNCDMV. There is no fee for this service. Click 'Yes' when asked to update your voter information. • Visit your county board of elections office, and they can help you ensure your registration is complete. You will need to have your driver's license number or Social Security number with you. The Cumberland County Board of Elections is located in the E. Newton Smith Center at 227 Fountainhead Lane, Suite 101, in Fayetteville. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit the Cumberland County Board of Elections online at or call 910-678-7733. The Board of Elections will not request your personal information over the phone. • In August, the State Board of Elections will mail letters to individuals who remain on the list at the time the mailing is sent. You can fill out the letter and mail it to the county board of elections in the pre-addressed return envelope enclosed with the letter. Postage is provided on the envelope. The Cumberland County Board of Elections mailing address is 227 Fountainhead Lane, Suite 101, Fayetteville, NC 28301. The NCBOE said that in future elections, if in-person voters are on the list and have not provided the information, they will be required to cast a provisional ballot and provide the information when they vote. This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: NC election board launches Registration Repair Project for voter records Solve the daily Crossword
