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🌱 How a Kearny native helped shape America’s high‑stakes chip controls

Kearny, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How a Kearny native helped shape America’s high‑stakes chip controls

Today's riddle: What gets wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A morning shower, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Alan Estevez on Why Export Controls Work (thewirechina.com) — A key figure in U.S. export controls on China, Alan Estevez actually grew up in Kearny before rising to lead the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. In this in-depth interview, he explains why Washington clamped down on advanced chip exports, how those rules affect companies like Nvidia, and why he believes the controls still matter even as China races to catch up technologically.
   


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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kearny

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    Monday June 22
  • Feeding Change, Building Food Security
    Newark Arts New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), 1 Center St, Newark, NJ, 07102, United States
    6:00 pm
  • Board of Education Meeting
    Franklin Elementary School Kearny, NJ 07032
    6:30 pm
  • Tuesday June 23
  • Food Distribution Event
    Kearny Farmers Market 50 Belgrove Ave, 50 Belgrove Ave, Kearny, NJ, 07462, United States
    2:00 pm
  • PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 10 AIR Aimee Koran Make Your Voice Visible: Protest Pin Workshop for Families
    Newark Arts PES @ Ironside, Edison Place 110, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
    4:00 pm
  • Adult School
    Kearny High School Atrium, Dance Studio, Cafeteria, Media Center
    5:30 pm
  • Beyond the Binary
    Hudson Pride Center Jersey City Location, 3000 John F. Kennedy Blvd Suite 306, Jersey City, NJ, 07306, United States
    6:00 pm
  • The Good Life
    Newark Arts Newark, NJ, United States
    6:00 pm
  • Rainbow Elders Virtual Meeting
    Hudson Pride Center 176 Palisade Ave 3rd floor, Jersey City, NJ 07306
    6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday June 22
  • One Session Day For Students
    Roosevelt School Union City, NJ 07087
    8:00 am
  • 4 Hr Session- Students
    Washington Elementary School North Arlington, NJ 07031
    8:30 am
  • Table Ping Pong
    Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
    10:00 am
  • Explorer's Playgroup with Miss Bee (ages 0-4 with adult participation)
    Kearny Branch Library Kearny Main Library, 318 Kearny Ave., Kearny, NJ, 07032, United States
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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  • TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for American Airlines Gate Agent in Kearny. Apply here.
  • Kearny Public Schools posted a job opening for Elementary School Teacher in Kearny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kearny here.

🗞 Nearby News

Harrison

  • ANTHRAX Drummer CHARLIE BENANTE Injures His Hand & Pulls From Summer Shows (metalinjection.net)
  • New Jersey man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting girl on wife's cheerleading team over span of three years (nypost.com)

Secaucus

  • Port Authority Supervisor Accused of Faking Work Hours, Collecting Pay for Time Not Worked (shorenewsnetwork.com)
  • Women Check Out Restaurant That Was Abandoned Mid-Shift In New Jersey—It's ‘Frozen In Time': ‘I'm Dying To Know If That Table Still Had To Pay' (brobible.com)

Jersey City

  • Jersey City's Central Avenue SID to host 2-day World Cup celebration in July (hudsoncountyview.com)
  • 2 Severely Burned In Fire In Abandoned Bank In Jersey City (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Paula W. for sending it in!)
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