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June is the month when retail brands let their customers know they support LGBTQ+ rights and inclusivity, although many of them go quiet once Gay Pride is over. When retailers put away their rainbow flags and Pride marketing materials, some consumers are left feeling that the effort is more for a summer sales boost than a true expression of inclusivity. Though from a business perspective, the targeting makes sense. In 2019, the community had an estimated annual buying power of $917 billion, according to the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. But does it make sense as an ally? A 2018 G...

TRENTON — New Jersey may create a task force to come up with ways to control species that don't belong here, such as the spotted lanternfly and exotic ticks, and develop plans to restore some of the damage they've already done in the Garden State. Approved by an Assembly panel on Monday is a proposed law that would create a five-member Invasive Species Task Force, putting together minds from the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health, the State Forester, and Rutgers University. "New Jersey is particularly susceptible to invasive speci...