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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy came under fire after he did not return to the Garden State following the historic earthquake on Friday that left residents rattled. U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, N.J.-R, spoke with "FOX News Live" on Saturday after Murphy did not issue an on-camera address to residents, despite a few TV and phone interviews, including an interview Saturday with CBS. "We haven’t heard from the governor — and you know, on a lighter side, Arthel, there are those that say maybe it’s good he didn’t come, because every time he’s in New Jersey, he’s increasing taxes, tolls, fees and subsidizing illegals," Van Drew told "FOX News Live" co-anchor Arthel Neville .  "But on a serious note, he wasn’t at a world summit for world peace. I mean he was at a Democratic convention — basically an association of democratic governors who were probably working on ways to make more democratic governors," he said. 4.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NEW JE...

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times : A profile of former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg and her new startup Meeno, which provides an AI-powered chatbot for relationship advice on iOS and has raised $4.9M   —  Ex-Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg thinks advanced AI can help  —  By the time Renate Nyborg quit her job in 2022 she had become accustomed …

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk : Email: Galaxy Digital's venture arm, which has long invested its own money, is raising a $100M fund with outside capital, focused on early-stage crypto startups   —  Galaxy's prolific venture wing plans to start accepting - and investing - outside capital.  —  Galaxy Digital's venture team …

Julian Chokkattu / Wired : OnePlus Watch 2 review: runs Wear OS with a big, bright screen and three-day battery life but lacks some health features, the accuracy of results is a mixed bag   —  A month with the OnePlus Watch 2 has made me wish that every fully-featured smartwatch had this battery life.  —  Rating:  —  7/10

Former First Lady Melania Trump is finally getting back on the campaign trail, according to reports. Melania, wife of former President Donald Trump , will reportedly be attending a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans later this month, multiple publications have reported. The group is the most prominent pro-LGBT Republican advocacy group in the country. It would be Melania's first public fundraising event in months.  MELANIA JOINS TRUMP IN FLORIDA, TELLS REPORTERS TO 'STAY TUNED' FOR CAMPAIGN FUTURE Fox News Digital reached out to Log Cabin Republicans and representatives for the Trump campaign for confirmation but did not receive a response. The Log Cabin Republicans' event will roll out the group's "Road to Victory" — a voter-targeting program planned for swing states.  Melania made her first public appearance of the 2024 election cycle last month when she briefly joined her husband to cast votes in Florida . MELANIA 'GOING TO BE OUT A LO...

A leading Democrat in the race to represent Maryland in the Senate never committed to a debate against his primary opponent at a previously scheduled event later this month. The April 23 debate between Rep. David Trone, D-Md. — who is running against Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks to become Maryland's next U.S. Senator — was canceled Tuesday after the Trone campaign "refused to commit," according to the debate host, NBC’s Baltimore affiliate. The announcement from NBC's WBAL-TV came after it had partnered with NBC Washington, "Meet the Press" and Maryland Public Television to bring voters in Maryland a televised debate between the two Democratic candidates in the race ahead of the May 14 primary election. The Trone campaign defended its decision in a statement, saying the congressman had already committed to "a dozen public forums and a televised debate." WATCH: DEMOCRAT FRONTRUNNER IN TIGHT SENATE RACE DROPS RACIAL SLUR D...

Niamh Rowe / Fortune : Ellipsis Labs, which operates Phoenix, a decentralized crypto exchange launched in February 2023, raised a $20M Series A led by Paradigm   —  Ellipsis Labs today announced $20 million in Series A funding, led by Paradigm with participation from Electric Capital.