Hope and despair in New Jersey’s beleaguered city

Hope and despair in New Jersey’s beleaguered city
The crackle of gunfire shattered the lunchtime chatter at Frank’s Deli, as customers ducked and bullets flew across the street outside. Three pierced the stained glass windows of the Sacred Heart church.
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Jon Bon Jovi: Steve Jobs killed the music business
In a curious fit of nostalgia, the Bon Jovi frontman declares it’s sad that people can no longer buy an album just by looking at its cover. This is all, apparently, the fault of Steve Jobs.
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Class exclusive: Seven in 10 of us belong to Middle Britain
An unprecedented shift in public attitudes heralding a huge rise in the nation’s middle classes is revealed today by the most comprehensive study of British society ever conducted. The report shows a huge rise in the country’s aspirations, with seven in 10 Britons now viewing themselves as middle class, compared with a quarter a generation ago.
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