Vashti Harris

New Jersey

@mosaicnjcom Reporter, film fanatic, writer, and self-seeker. American University Class of 2016. Middlesex County College Class of 2014.

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Judge issues nationwide order saving international students from deportation

4 days ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to remove the legal status for international college students across the United States. District Judge Jeffrey S. White, of California, who was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2002, issued a nationwide order on May 22. It bars the administration fromdetaining or arresting any international students based on their immigration status while a related court case challenging the prior terminations is pending, NBC News reported.
Marine Corps’ new razor bump policy criticized as targetting Black men

1 week ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

A new grooming policy that potentially punishes members of the U.S. Marine Corps who have razor bumps has drawn criticism that it will disproportionately affect Black men. “This is so targeted and intentional,” Chris Adigun, a board-certified dermatologist based in North Carolina, told NBC News.
Supreme Court allows Trump to end protections for 350,000 Venezuelans

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

The Supreme Court has authorized the Trump administration to remove special legal protections for thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, leaving some vulnerable to deportation. In a 6-3 majority conservative vote Monday, the court approved an emergency application filed by the administration, reversing a decision by the Biden administration to prolong protections for almost 350,000 Venezuelans under the federal Temporary Protected Status program, NBC News reported.
Darth Vader joins Fortnite with AI-recreated James Earl Jones voice

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

Star Wars fans and gamers can now hear late actor James Earl Jones’ iconic Darth Vader voice in the Fortnite Battle Royale video game. The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games launched a new feature on Friday for its Fortnite Battle Royale video game, allowing players to speak and recruit with Darth Vader, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Disney and Epic Games recreated Jones’ voice with the assistance of generative AI.
23-year-old influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

A young beauty and lifestyle influencer was shot and killed on Tuesday night while live-streaming with her followers on TikTok. Valeria Márquez, 23, was shot by a male intruder to the salon, where she worked in the City of Zapopan, Mexico, the Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office confirmed in a statement. She was later pronounced dead at the salon, the prosecutor’s office said.
12-foot statue of Black woman in Times Square sparks debate on social media

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

A new 12-foot-tall bronze statue of a Black woman unveiled in New York’s Times Square has sparked controversy on social media. The sculpture “Grounded in Stars” was created by Thomas Price, a multidisciplinary artist from London, and depicts a young Black woman sporting shoulder-length braids, a t-shirt, and pants. It was unveiled on April 29 at Times Square plaza, at Broadway and 46th Street, as part of a public arts program, according to Times Square’s website. Still, some aren’t happy to see it.
Rapper Tory Lanez reportedly stabbed 14 times in prison attack

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris |Deion Johnson

Rapper and singer Tory Lanez was hospitalized on Monday after an inmate allegedly stabbed him 14 times at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, California. “Staff immediately responded, activated 911 and began medical aid,” a prison spokesperson told ABC News.
Trenton man’s question sparks mission to create music museum

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

During a road trip two years ago, Paul Zych was searching for a music museum to visit when a random question popped into his head. “Why doesn’t Trenton have a music museum?” he asked out loud. “And are there professional musicians from Trenton that were famous?”Through a quick Google search, Zych said he learned that more than 80 professional musicians were born in Trenton, like funk band Kool and the Gang’s trombonist Clifford Adams and music producer and artist Adam Blackstone.
Supreme Court allows Trump’s transgender military ban to take effect

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s ban prohibiting transgender individuals from serving in the military. The court’s justices on Tuesday blocked a lower federal court order that temporarily stopped the implementation of the ban, the Washington Post confirmed. However, the court’s three liberal justices — Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — said they would have kept the block on Trump’s ban, the Washington Post confirmed.
Motown legend Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by former employees

4 weeks ago | nj.com | Vashti Harris

Four women have filed a lawsuit against legendary singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson, accusing him of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence. The women—three of Robinson’s former housekeepers and his wife’s former personal assistant, cook and hairstylist — filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles on Tuesday under the aliases Jane Doe one, two, three and four, due to the nature of the allegations, the BBC reported.