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Small plane crashes in rural area of southern New Jersey

The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane went down around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday in Springfield Township. There were two people aboard the aircraft.

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Chemours ex-worker pleads guilty in China trade secrets case

A former employee of a chemical company spun off from the DuPont Co. has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets and sell them to Chinese investors.

7 years ago

A view of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, N.J., Monday, May 14, 2018. The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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New Jersey governor signs bill allowing sports betting

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation allowing the state's casinos and racetracks to begin taking sports bets.

7 years ago

Screenshot of the YouTube video showing Wildwood Police striking the woman before officers handcuffed her. (YouTube)

Courts & Law

Wildwood officers in beach arrest won't face criminal charges

Prosecutors say officers involved in the violent arrest of a Philadelphia woman accused of underage drinking at a New Jersey beach over t ...

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File photo: In this Nov. 10, 2015 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Arts & Entertainment

Bruce Springsteen to appear at charity event in Asbury Park bowling alley

Bruce Springsteen will perform at a refurbished 1960s bowling alley-turned music venue in the New Jersey shore town he has immortalized i ...

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In this March 22, 2017 file photo, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting

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Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz stepping down

Starbucks Corp. says Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman this month of the coffee chain he joined more than 30 years ago.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand smiles as she listens during a news conference after Cosby was found guilty in his sexual assault retrial in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Courts & Law

Cosby accuser makes first public statements since trial

The woman whose claims that Bill Cosby drugged and molested her led to the comedian’s conviction on sexual assault charges is speak ...

7 years ago

Courts & Law

$210M settlement eyed in Wilmington Trust shareholder suit

Wilmington Trust has agreed to a $210 million cash settlement in a shareholder lawsuit alleging the bank fraudulently concealed billions of dollars in bad loans.

7 years ago

Courts & Law

Mayor strongly defends Wildwood police after beach incident

A Philadelphia woman seen on video being punched in the head by a police officer on a New Jersey beach said Tuesday she didn’t spit ...

7 years ago

Twitter video shows Wildwood police officers hitting a woman

Courts & Law

Wildwood officers reassigned amid probe of video of beach altercation

Wildwood police said on its Facebook page that 20-year-old Emily Weinman of Philadelphia faces multiple charges, including assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

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