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Muted controversy follows unaccompanied minors to Pennsylvania
While they’re no longer the top story on CNN, the federal government is still processing large numbers of Central American children ...
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Florida ‘business doctor’ offers $90 million for Revel — and very little about his plan
A Florida developer has offered to $90 million in cash for Atlantic City’s recently closed Revel Casino, which cost $2.4 billion to ...
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Taj Mahal casino could be fifth to close in Atlantic City this year
More bad news out of Atlantic City this week with another casino closing on the horizon. Trump Enterta ...
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Norristown settles case over ‘three strikes’ law
Norristown, Pennsylvania, has reached a half-million-dollar settlement with a victim of domestic violence who was threatened with evictio ...
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Christie OKs sports betting in N.J. casinos, racetracks
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has issued a directive allowing casinos and racetracks to immediately offer sports betting without fear of ...
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States ask U.S. Supreme Court for definitive ruling on same-sex marriage
Delaware and Pennsylvania have signed on with 13 other states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the issue of same-sex marriage once ...
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Point Breeze campaigns to stop BB gun sales in Philly
Residents of the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia are pushing to end the sale of toy guns in their neighborhood. Sean Wil ...
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Ocean County targets teens with technology to help reduce drug-related deaths
The Ocean County prosecutor’s office wants high school students in the New Jersey district to report crimes using their smartphones ...
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A.C. will retain most of the revenue from closed casinos, Fitch forecasts
Atlantic City lost two of its 11 casinos over the weekend, Showboat and the Revel. But can it hold on to their displaced customers? ...
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Showboat casino closes in A.C. after 27 years
An icon of the Atlantic City boardwalk is no longer. The Showboat casino closed its doors at 4 p.m. Sunday, the latest sign of distress f ...
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Spanish immersion preschool set to open in Philly
Registration is open for Philadelphia’s first Spanish immersion preschool. “There are so many families from a var ...
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A.C. to open resource center for up to 6,000 laid-off casino workers
With two Atlantic City casinos set to close down this weekend, the mayor of New Jersey’s fading gambling mecca says government agen ...
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