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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.
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.
Harvard president Claudine Gay quits after testimony backlash
Claudine Gay is the second Ivy League president to resign in the past month following congressional testimony where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate Harvard'd conduct policy.
As Atlantic City adds more security cameras, 2 men are killed in areas already covered by them
One man was fatally stabbed while another was found bleeding to death on New Year's Day in Atlantic City, the gambling resort that's currently adding hundreds of new security cameras to the thousands already keeping an electric eye on this busy tourist destination.
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.
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.
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.
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.