New Jersey 101.5 News – Flash Briefing for June 16 (Evening)

Dangerous surf and rip currents may be to blame for at least one drowning and two missing teens at the Jersey Shore. http://nj1015.com/two-teens-presumed-drowned-off-atlantic-city-beach/

President Trump, following through on his pledge to roll back a major initiative of the Obama administration: the restarting of relations with Cuba. http://nj1015.com/hes-no-obama-nj-state-police-leader-applauds-trump-on-cuba/

Two people are dead after their vehicle ran off the Garden State Parkway and plunged into the Rahway River in Clark in mid-morning on Friday. http://nj1015.com/suv-plunges-off-parkway-into-rahway-river-2-dead/

The ACLU of New Jersey reports that its analysis of pot arrests in the state between the years 2000 and 2013 shows blacks were three times more likely to get busted than whites. http://nj1015.com/more-marijuana-busts-in-nj-than-ever-and-arrests-arent-fair-report-says/

Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods. http://nj1015.com/amazon-buys-whole-food-for-13-7-billion/

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