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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How tall is Lara Trump? She married into a tall family. See the lineup
The Trump family circle is growing − both vertically and in numbers. On May 15, President Donald Trump's youngest daughter Tiffany Trump had a baby of her own: Alexander Trump Boulos. A recent Instagram post from Donald Trump Jr. shows one of his sons standing a bit taller than him. Don Jr. is already 6'1". But recently the internet has been captivated with another Trump's height, though she isn't a Trump by blood. Lara Trump is married to Eric Trump, the president's third-oldest child. Lara Trump has been heavily involved in her father-in-law's politics and now hosts a show on Fox News, "My View with Lara Trump." So how tall is the president's daughter-in-law? More: Jake Tapper says he apologized to Lara Trump over stopping 2020 interview Lara Trump is 5'11." She once told Fox News that being one of the tallest people in the room at a party helped her meet Eric Trump. "When I first met Eric, I did not know who his dad was. I didn't know his last name initially. I just knew I met some really tall guy out," Lara Trump said on her podcast. Lara Yunaska and Eric Trump were married in November 2014 in a ceremony at Mar-a-Lago. The couple welcomed their first child, Eric "Luke" Jr., in 2017 and their second, Carolina Dorothy, in 2019. President Donald Trump is 6-feet-3-inches, according to his annual physical exam, which he had in April. First lady Melania Trump is 5-foot-11 inches, Eric Trump is 6'5" and Donald Trump Jr. measures 6'1". Ivanka Trump is 5'11" and Tiffany Trump is 5'8", according to the Bergen Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. The president's youngest child Barron Trump is at least 6'7", though reports surfaced that he could be taller, up to 6'9." Contributing: Maria Francis, USA TODAY Network Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@ Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: How tall is Lara Trump? President Donald Trump has a tall family
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
JPMorgan Chase layoffs continue in New Jersey
Another round of JPMorgan Chase layoffs impacting New Jersey has been announced. The nation's largest bank cut loose 121 Jersey City employees on May 5, according to the Bergen Record. A WARN notice to the state shows JPMorgan Chase could release as many as 145 more Garden State workers in June. A spokesperson told the Daily News the reductions were routine personnel decisions unrelated to President Trump's economic policies. 'We regularly review our business needs and adjust our staffing accordingly — creating new roles where we see the need or reducing positions when appropriate,' the bank said. 'Our strategy has not changed, and we run the company to invest through the cycle.' The spokesperson added that JPMorgan Chase still employs 12,000 New Jerseyans and is looking to fill 530 open positions in the state. The bank first indicated in February that cuts were coming to New Jersey in May. JPMorgan Chase has added workers to its overall payroll in recent years, including a 2.23% increase in 2024. It claimed 317,233 employees nationwide last year. JPMorgan reported a record $54 billion profit last year. said the banking behemoth upset workers on hybrid schedules at the start of the year by ordering them to return to the office five days a week, beginning in March. Some employees began working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank didn't say whether any New York workers will be impacted by the cutbacks impacting its neighbor on the other side of the Hudson River. Last year, JPMorgan Chase announced plans to build a Park Avenue headquarters to house 14,000 employees by the end of 2025. The bank says it employs 61,000 New Yorkers and contributes nearly $40 billion annually to the state's economy. Its Midtown East expansion is said to include 'a significant investment to help improve the city's infrastructure and transit system' in association with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. JPMorgan Chase is the result of a 2000 merger between financial institutions with roots that trace back to 1799. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Hamilton Spectator
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
NJ court questions Catholic diocese's bid to block seating of grand jury on clergy sex abuse
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Members of New Jersey's Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times Monday about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state from empaneling a grand jury to investigate clergy sexual abuse allegations. The high court is considering the state attorney general's appeal of lower court rulings that sided with the Diocese of Camden, finding the state cannot seat a grand jury to examine the church officials' behavior because they're not public officials. The issue dates to a Pennsylvania grand jury report in 2018 that found more than 1,000 children had been abused in that state since the 1940s, prompting the New Jersey attorney general to announce a similar investigation. But the results of New Jersey's inquiry never became public partly because a legal battle was unfolding behind closed doors amid sealed proceedings. Then, this year the Bergen Record obtained records disclosing a trial court's judgment in favor of the diocese and revealing the diocese's objection to the grand jury. And in March, the Supreme Court ordered more documents in the case unsealed. The core disagreement is over whether a court rule permits grand juries in New Jersey to issue findings in cases involving private individuals. Trial and appellate courts found for the diocese. On Monday, members of the court repeatedly questioned whether challenging the state was premature since lower court proceedings prevented the state from seating a grand jury, which has not investigated any allegations or issued findings, called a presentment. 'We don't know what a grand jury would say, am I right?' Justice Anne Patterson asked the attorney for the diocese. Lloyd Levenson, the church's attorney, answered that 'you'd have to be Rip Van Winkle' not to know what the grand jury would say. 'The goal here is obviously to condemn the Catholic Church and priests and bishops,' he said. He noted the state could still pursue criminal investigations and abuse victims could seek civil penalties. The court didn't indicate when it would rule. Mark Crawford, state director of Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests, attended Monday's hearing and said he thought the diocese was 'grasping at straws.' 'These victims want their story heard,' he said in an interview. 'They want to get in front of the grand jury and tell that story. They want some level of accountability and acknowledgement.' An email message requesting comment was sent to the diocese. Democratic state Sen. Joe Vitale, who pushed through the state's 2019 overhaul of its civil statute of limitations, also attended the hearing. He said he's hopeful the justices will side with the attorney general. In 2023, a trial court judge sided with the diocese, finding that such a grand jury would lack authority because it would be focused on 'private conduct,' rather than a government agency's actions. An appeals court affirmed that judgment last year, and Attorney General Matt Platkin appealed to the state Supreme Court. Documents the high court unsealed in March sketched out some of what the state's task force has found so far, without specific allegations. They show 550 phone calls alleging abuse from the 1940s to the 'recent past' came into a state-established hotline. The diocese argues a grand jury isn't needed, largely because of a 2002 memorandum of understanding between New Jersey Catholic dioceses and prosecutors. The memorandum required church officials to report abuse and said authorities would be provided with all relevant information about the allegations. But the Pennsylvania report touched off a reexamination of statute of limitations law in New Jersey, which overhauled its civil statute of limitations on childhood sex abuse claims in 2019. The new law allows child victims to sue until they turn 55 or within seven years of their first realization that the abuse caused them harm. The previous statute of limitations was age 20 or two years after realizing abuse caused harm. Also in 2019, New Jersey's five Catholic dioceses listed more than 180 priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors over several decades. Many listed were deceased and others removed from ministry. The Camden diocese, like others nationwide, filed for bankruptcy amid a torrent of lawsuits — up to 55, according to court records — after the statute of limitations was relaxed. Then in 2022, the diocese agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 accusers — one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the U.S. The agreement, covering six southern New Jersey counties outside Philadelphia, exceeded the nearly $85 million settlement in 2003 in the clergy abuse scandal in Boston, but was less than other settlements in California and Oregon.
San Francisco Chronicle
28-04-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
NJ court questions Catholic diocese's bid to block seating of grand jury on clergy sex abuse
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Members of New Jersey's Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times Monday about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state from empaneling a grand jury to investigate clergy sexual abuse allegations. The high court is considering the state attorney general's appeal of lower court rulings that sided with the Diocese of Camden, finding the state cannot seat a grand jury to examine the church officials' behavior because they're not public officials. The issue dates to a Pennsylvania grand jury report in 2018 that found more than 1,000 children had been abused in that state since the 1940s, prompting the New Jersey attorney general to announce a similar investigation. But the results of New Jersey's inquiry never became public partly because a legal battle was unfolding behind closed doors amid sealed proceedings. Then, this year the Bergen Record obtained records disclosing a trial court's judgment in favor of the diocese and revealing the diocese's objection to the grand jury. And in March, the Supreme Court ordered more documents in the case unsealed. The core disagreement is over whether a court rule permits grand juries in New Jersey to issue findings in cases involving private individuals. Trial and appellate courts found for the diocese. On Monday, members of the court repeatedly questioned whether challenging the state was premature since lower court proceedings prevented the state from seating a grand jury, which has not investigated any allegations or issued findings, called a presentment. 'We don't know what a grand jury would say, am I right?' Justice Anne Patterson asked the attorney for the diocese. Lloyd Levenson, the church's attorney, answered that 'you'd have to be Rip Van Winkle' not to know what the grand jury would say. 'The goal here is obviously to condemn the Catholic Church and priests and bishops,' he said. He noted the state could still pursue criminal investigations and abuse victims could seek civil penalties. The court didn't indicate when it would rule. Mark Crawford, state director of Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests, attended Monday's hearing and said he thought the diocese was 'grasping at straws.' 'These victims want their story heard,' he said in an interview. 'They want to get in front of the grand jury and tell that story. They want some level of accountability and acknowledgement.' An email message requesting comment was sent to the diocese. Democratic state Sen. Joe Vitale, who pushed through the state's 2019 overhaul of its civil statute of limitations, also attended the hearing. He said he's hopeful the justices will side with the attorney general. In 2023, a trial court judge sided with the diocese, finding that such a grand jury would lack authority because it would be focused on 'private conduct,' rather than a government agency's actions. An appeals court affirmed that judgment last year, and Attorney General Matt Platkin appealed to the state Supreme Court. Documents the high court unsealed in March sketched out some of what the state's task force has found so far, without specific allegations. They show 550 phone calls alleging abuse from the 1940s to the 'recent past' came into a state-established hotline. The diocese argues a grand jury isn't needed, largely because of a 2002 memorandum of understanding between New Jersey Catholic dioceses and prosecutors. The memorandum required church officials to report abuse and said authorities would be provided with all relevant information about the allegations. But the Pennsylvania report touched off a reexamination of statute of limitations law in New Jersey, which overhauled its civil statute of limitations on childhood sex abuse claims in 2019. The new law allows child victims to sue until they turn 55 or within seven years of their first realization that the abuse caused them harm. The previous statute of limitations was age 20 or two years after realizing abuse caused harm. Also in 2019, New Jersey's five Catholic dioceses listed more than 180 priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors over several decades. Many listed were deceased and others removed from ministry. The Camden diocese, like others nationwide, filed for bankruptcy amid a torrent of lawsuits — up to 55, according to court records — after the statute of limitations was relaxed. Then in 2022, the diocese agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 accusers — one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the U.S. The agreement, covering six southern New Jersey counties outside Philadelphia, exceeded the nearly $85 million settlement in 2003 in the clergy abuse scandal in Boston, but was less than other settlements in California and Oregon.
The Independent
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
NJ high court to hear case between Catholic diocese, prosecutor over investigating sex abuse claims
A Catholic diocese wants to stop New Jersey from trying to empanel a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse, with arguments before the state's high court set for Monday. After a Pennsylvania grand jury report found over 1,000 children had been abused since the 1940s, New Jersey formed a task force in 2018 and intended to empanel its own grand jury to investigate allegations of abuse there. But the Diocese of Camden pushed back in court in 2021, arguing that state law doesn't permit having a grand jury investigate possible abuse by private church officials. That legal battle has happened away from public view for years, as courts had sealed the proceedings in New Jersey and the attorney general's office didn't share updates. But last month, the state Supreme Court unsealed a handful of documents between the diocese and the attorney general after the Bergen Record obtained records detailing the court battle. The diocese argues that such grand jury investigations are only for governments and public officials. In 2023, a trial court judge sided with the diocese, finding that such a grand jury would lack authority because it would be focused on 'private conduct,' rather than a government agency's actions. An appeals court affirmed that judgment last year, and Attorney General Matt Platkin appealed to the state Supreme Court. The documents that the high court unsealed in March sketch out some of what the state's task force has found so far but don't include specific allegations. The papers show that 550 phone calls alleging abuse from the 1940s to the 'recent past' came into a hotline the state had set up. The diocese argues a grand jury isn't needed in large part because of a 2002 memorandum of understanding between New Jersey Catholic dioceses and prosecutors. The memorandum required church officials to report abuse and said authorities would be provided with all relevant information about the allegations. One of the court documents says abuse had been 'effectively eradicated' in the church. But the Pennsylvania grand jury report in 2018 touched off a reexamination of statute of limitations law in New Jersey, which overhauled its civil statute of limitations on childhood sex abuse claims in 2019. The new law allows child victims to sue until they turn 55 or within seven years of their first realization that the abuse caused them harm. The previous statute of limitations was age 20 or two years after first realizing the abuse caused harm. Also in 2019, New Jersey's five Catholic dioceses listed more than 180 priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors over a span of several decades, joining more than two dozen other states that have named suspects of abuse in the wake of the landmark Pennsylvania grand jury report. Many priests on the lists were deceased; others were removed from ministry. The Camden diocese, like others across the country, filed for bankruptcy amid a torrent of lawsuits — up to 55, according to court records — stemming from the relaxed statute of limitations. Then in 2022, the diocese agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 accusers in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the United States. The agreement by the diocese, which encompasses six counties in southern New Jersey on the outskirts of Philadelphia, exceeded the nearly $85 million settlement in 2003 in the clergy abuse scandal in Boston, but was less than other settlements in California and Oregon.
