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New Jersey to allow teens who’ll be 18 by a general election to vote in primaries
Seventeen-year-olds in New Jersey will be able to vote in primaries if they'll be 18 by the next general election under legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
MetLife Stadium to remove 1,740 seats for 2026 World Cup, officials hoping to host final
MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as they hope to host the 2026 final but will retain a narrower surface for this year’s Copa América.
Tommy DeVito is out as the Giants starting quarterback; Tyrod Taylor will face Rams
Tommy DeVito is out as the New York Giants starting quarterback and is being replaced by veteran Tyrod Taylor.
Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday.
Casinos, hospital ask judge to halt Atlantic City road narrowing, say traffic could cost jobs, lives
Five Boardwalk casinos and a hospital want a judge to prevent Atlantic City from completing a controversial program to narrow the main road running through the city's downtown, saying such a move could hurt business and endanger lives during traffic-choked periods.
Prosecutors oppose NJ Sen. Menendez’s effort to delay bribery trial until July
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged a judge to reject U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s request to delay his bribery trial scheduled for next spring by two months, until July.
Supreme Court won’t fast-track ruling on whether Trump can be prosecuted in election subversion case
The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results.
Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says
Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too many unvaccinated people and a new version of the coronavirus that may be spreading more easily.
3 NJ men to stand trial in shooting that killed Philadelphia police officer
A judge has ordered three New Jersey men to stand trial on charges in an airport parking garage shooting that killed one Philadelphia police officer and wounded another.
Chris Christie outlines his national drug crisis plan, focusing on treatment and stigma reduction
Calling the latest wave of the nation’s drug crisis “a test of our national resolve,” Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie returned to a New Hampshire recovery center Wednesday to outline a people-focused, not punitive, policy plan.
Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
Rudy Giulian i has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting of them led to death threats that made them fear for their lives.
FDA says fake Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources.