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OAK RIDGE, NJ — New Jersey has a storied tradition of military service, with countless individuals dedicating their lives to protecting our nation. While words can't fully capture the immense gratitude we feel for our servicemen and women, Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to highlight a few remarkable veterans and active-duty military members from our state.

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Thomas Soules

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Sgt. US Army military intelligence global war on terrorism

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My son has been serving in the United States Army since 2016. He’s been serving overseas since 2020. He’s received many awards for his dedication to our country. He is an outstanding leader and soldier to everyone he comes in contact with. He’s been deployed 2x and is preparing for number 3 this year. He’s helped train other soldiers in other countries. His job comes with a lot of stress and hard work. It’s not easy serving overseas and not seeing family for years on end. His dedication to our country and keeping us safe is an amazing accomplishment. He bleeds red, white, and blue.

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A popular discount grocery store is set to add another Atlantic County location.

If you’ve driven by the former White Horse Liquor Store on the White Horse Pike in Absecon and wondered what’s happening, this is where the new Aldi is soon set to open at 674 White Horse Pike at the Marketplace of Absecon.

White Horse Liquor moved to a new location at 410 White Horse Pike.

This will be Aldi’s second Atlantic County store and 64th in New Jersey. They already have nearby locations in Egg Harbor Township, Bridgeton, and Vineland.

Aldi was voted by locals as one of their favorite places to shop recently.

When is Aldi opening in Absecon?

There is no official opening date yet, but the store is coming along and was recently hiring people. Looks like Absecon shoppers will have another grocery option coming soon.

Absecon already has a ShopRite at 616 White Horse Pike, adding an Aldi gives shoppers another affordable option for groceries.

What is Aldi known for?

Think of Aldi as the T.J. Maxx or Marshall's of grocery stores, they offer great deals on name-brand products, plus their offer their own line of goods and products. You can also get a variety of meats, seafood, baked goods, and other products for your home.

More Discount Option Coming to Absecon

Another discount option is coming to Absecon, Steals & Deals, is moving into the former spot occupied by Staples in front of Home Depot at 413 E Absecon Blvd.

If you end up digging deeper into your pockets while shopping on Amazon, Jeff Bezos may want you to know why.

The Amazon CEO, who has dined with President Donald Trump and was among the handful of tech billionaires to attend his inauguration, is reportedly prepared to roll out tariff pricing that displays “how much Trump’s tariffs are adding to the price of each product,” according to Punchbowl News.

In response, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted the company for what she described as a “hostile, political act.”

The label would reportedly inform customers of additional charges due to Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese imports.

According to the report, roughly 1,000 products sold on Amazon have been subject to price increases since mid-April, when Trump announced the increased tariffs.

Trump raised tariffs on goods from China to 145% in early April. Since then, small business owners who depend on imports from China to survive have become increasingly desperate as they eye dwindling inventory and skyrocketing invoices.

Trump seemed to back down somewhat last week when he said he expected the tariffs to come down “substantially.” That helped set off a rally in the stock market. But for small businesses that operate on razor-thin margins, the back and forth is causing massive upheaval. Some say they could be just months from going out of business altogether.

At the same time, as Trump’s trade war locks the world’s two largest economies on a collision course, America’s unnerved allies and partners are cozying up with China to hedge their bets. It comes as Trump’s trade push upends a decade of American foreign policy — including his own from his first term — toward rallying the rest of the world to join the United States against China. And it threatens to hand Beijing more leverage in any eventual dialogue with the U.S. administration.

With Trump saying that countries are “kissing my ass” to negotiate trade deals on his terms or risk stiff import taxes, Beijing is reaching out to countries far and near. It portrays itself as a stabilizing force and a predictable trading partner, both to cushion the impact from Trump’s tariffs and to forge stronger trade ties outside of the U.S. market.

“America and China are now locked in a fierce contest for global supremacy,” Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in an April 16 speech. “Both powers claim they do not wish to force countries to choose sides. But in reality, each seeks to draw others closer into their respective orbits.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Far-right podcaster Tim Pool was criticized online after being featured during the White House press briefing on Tuesday.

The White House selected Pool to sit in the “new media” seat during the press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. Pool, a conservative influencer and host of the “Timcast IRL” podcast, used his question to ask White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the “unprofessional behavior” from traditional media organizations.

“Many of these organizations that are represented in this room have marched in lockstep on false narratives, such as the ‘very fine people hoax’, the ‘Covington smear,’ and now what’s being called the ‘Maryland man hoax,’ where an MS-13 gang member adjudicated by two different judges, I believe, is just simply being referred to as a Maryland man over and over again,” he said, referring to the Kilmar Abgrego Garcia who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.

“Now, in an effort from the White House to expand access to new companies, you’ve created this ‘new media’ seat. So I’m wondering if you can comment on, following this expansion, you’ve had numerous outlets disparage the companies that you’ve had sit here as well as the reporters. I’m wondering if you could comment on the unprofessional behavior, as well as elaborative, there’s any plans to expand access to new companies,” Pool added.

"In our new media seat today: Tim Pool - He's a political commentator and a media entrepreneur with millions of followers, a very big platform. Currently hosts @Timcast IRL a daily news and discussion show and The Culture War - a weekly podcast"- WH press sec Karoline Leavitt pic.twitter.com/r8gCdKUFu0

— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) April 22, 2025

Leavitt used Pool’s softball question to double down on the administration’s stance on Abrego Garcia. The administration has admitted that Abrego Garcia was sent to El Salvador in error, but has repeatedly claimed that the Maryland resident is a member of the MS-13 gang. The administration has not made a public effort to facilitate his return to the U.S.

Pool’s appearance at the White House press briefing was met with widespread criticism on social media. Many social media users mocked the podcaster for wearing a beanie in the White House after Pool had criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit during his meeting in the Oval Office.

Democrat commentator Harry Sisson wrote on X: “Tim Pool cried about President Zelensky not wearing a suit when he met with Trump but this is how Tim showed up to the White House today. Zip up jacket and a beanie. Maybe he shouldn’t be such a hypocrite!”.

The Bulwark’s Andrew Egger wrote: “Not even the full might of the Trump Administration can compel Tim Pool to dress like an adult”.

Many social media users also pointed out that Pool was one of the six right-wing influencers who was connected to Tenet Media — a U.S. media company that U.S. prosecutors said was allegedly funded by Russian state media employees.

U.S. prosecutors said last year that the influencers, including Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson, were duped into working for the covert Russian operation. According to The Washington Post, Tenet paid Pool $100,000 for every weekly episode he hosted.

The U.S. Justice Department doesn’t allege any wrongdoing by the influencers, some of whom it says were given false information about the source of the company’s funding. Instead, it accuses two employees of RT, a Russian state media company, of funneling nearly $10 million to a Tennessee-based content creation company for Russia-friendly content.

After the indictments were announced, both Pool and Johnson issued statements on social media, which Rubin retweeted, saying they were victims of the alleged crimes and had done nothing wrong.

“We still do not know what is true as these are only allegations,” Pool said at the time. “Putin is a scumbag.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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