Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Americas|Crime|News

Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges for allegedly beating their teenage daughter on numerous occasions

Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter
Business|Election|Finance|News

Betting on elections threatens confidence in voting and should be banned, US agency says

The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses too much of a risk to be allowed in the United States

Betting on elections threatens confidence in voting and should be banned, US agency says
Business|Election|News

After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling

Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court

After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling
Business|Education|News|Opinion|Sports

Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes

A federal bill has been proposed to ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes

Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes
Election|News

Money rolls in on US election bets after judge clears the way

People began betting on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections within minutes of a federal judge’s ruling allowing the bets — the only ones to be legally approved by a U.S. jurisdiction

Money rolls in on US election bets after judge clears the way
Crime|Education

Principal indicted, accused of not reporting alleged child abuse by Atlantic City mayor

The principal of Atlantic City High School has been indicted on charges including official misconduct and child endangerment

Election

Court could clear the way for Americans to legally bet on US elections

Amid the explosion of legal gambling in the U.S., some things have remained off-limits, including betting on the outcome of U.S. elections

Court could clear the way for Americans to legally bet on US elections
Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

Patti Scialfa, Springsteen's wife and bandmate, reveals cancer diagnosis

Patti Scialfa (Skee-AHL-fah), Bruce Springsteen’s wife and E Street bandmate, says she has been dealing with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer

Patti Scialfa, Springsteen's wife and bandmate, reveals cancer diagnosis
Health|Lifestyle|News

Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court

Workers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos are asking an appeals court to consider their request, saying a lower court judge who dismissed their lawsuit did so in error

Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court
Health|Lifestyle

Atlantic City casino workers plan ad blitz to ban smoking after court rejects ban

A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children

Atlantic City casino workers plan ad blitz to ban smoking after court rejects ban
Environment|News|Technology

Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence as Leading Light seeks pause

Another offshore wind project in New Jersey is encountering turbulence

Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence as Leading Light seeks pause
Business|Finance

Bet365 ordered to refund $519K to customers who it paid less than they were entitled on sports bets

Online gambling company bet365 must refund more than a half-million dollars to customers who won bets, but were paid less than they were entitled to when the company unilaterally changed the odds while making the payouts

Bet365 ordered to refund $519K to customers who it paid less than they were entitled on sports bets
Economy|Environment|News

US coastal communities get $575M to guard against floods, other climate disasters

The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters

Opinion|Sports

Dominant US basketball, soccer teams driving high betting interest on Olympics

Sports books say they expect strong betting interest in this year’s summer Olympics, driven by dominant U.S. basketball and soccer teams

Economy|Environment|Finance

Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projects

A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies and mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries are two ways that a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to fund projects to protect against the next big storm

Economy|Environment|Technology

New Jersey environmental justice law won't block power plant hotly fought by Newark residents

New Jersey has decided to move let a proposal for a backup power plant at one of the country’s largest sewage treatment facilities move forward

Environment|Science|Technology

Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind

Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the northeastern U.S. They include the start of the Sunrise Wind project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore in Nantucket

Economy|Sports

Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in June

New Jersey’s casinos saw their sports betting revenue decline by nearly 24% in June, and sports betting revenue overall in the state declined by 9.5%

Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in June
Business|Economy|Environment

Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey

A partnership that proposed an offshore wind farm in New Jersey last year but was not selected by state utility regulators to move forward with it is trying again

Sports

No fooling: Fan Duel fined for taking bets on April Fool's Day on events that happened a week before

The FanDuel sports book took bets on some mixed martial arts fights on April 1, 2022

No fooling: Fan Duel fined for taking bets on April Fool's Day on events that happened a week before
Health|Lifestyle

Baby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa

Sick children across the country and in Africa are having their hospital stays brightened somewhat by the efforts of two young sisters from New Jersey, who make and donate brightly colored, kid-themed hospital gowns for kids

Baby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa
Sports

DraftKings apologizes for sports betting offer referencing 9/11 terror attacks

Sports betting company DraftKings apologized Monday after using the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to entice people to bet on baseball and football games on the anniversary of the tragedy that killed nearly 3,000 people. The Boston-based company offered users a 9/11-themed promotion that required three New York-based teams — the Yankees, Mets and Jets — to win their games Monday, the 22nd anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and the downing of a passenger jet in a field in Pennsylvania. After an outcry on social media from people offended

DraftKings apologizes for sports betting offer referencing 9/11 terror attacks
Environment|Lifestyle|News

U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry

The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across America, leading towns and states to ban or restrict blowers that run on gasoline

U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
Entertainment

A look back at 50 years of Kiss-tory as the legendary band prepares to take its final bow

Fifty years ago, four young New Yorkers dragged their guitars, amps and drums to a loft on 23rd Street in New York, dreaming of becoming the biggest band in the world

A look back at 50 years of Kiss-tory as the legendary band prepares to take its final bow
Business|Economy|Environment

New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects

Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year

New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects

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