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- ↑ Joseph Berger (September 9, 1994). "Discrimination or Discourtesy?; A Commuter Won't Leave Her Bus Seat for Hasidic Prayer Meeting". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ WABC-TV (June 2, 2010). "Six hurt when bus overturns on Garden State Parkway". BC 7 Eyewitness News. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ↑ thebaltimoreline webpage