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Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss
Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president.
Starbucks ordered to pay millions to manager fired after arrest of Black men
A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a store in 2018.
NJ’s gambling revenue up by 5.3% in July
Atlantic City's casinos, the three New Jersey horse tracks that take sports bets, and their online partners won over half a billion dollars from gamblers in July, up 5.3% from a year earlier, figures released Wednesday show.
Trump, 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling
The nearly 100-page indictment details dozens of acts by former President Trump or his allies to undo his defeat, including beseeching Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to find enough votes for him to win the battleground state.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver lies in state in the capitol rotunda
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a host of lawmakers, and numerous mourners poured into the statehouse rotunda Thursday to mourn the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, whose U.S. flag-draped casket lay in state just over a week since she died after a hospital stay for an undisclosed medical issue.
Birth control pills recall — FDA warns of ‘reduced effectiveness’
Now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth control pill “may have reduced effectiveness” due to decreased levels of a key ingredient of the product.
Dramatic video: NYC construction crane crashes into building, street
A fire on a tall construction crane in Manhattan caused its arm to hit a building as it crashed to the street below Wednesday morning.
NJ Navy SEAL’s death investigation finds training plagued by problems
An investigation spurred by the death of Kyle Mullen found the training program for Navy SEALs is plagued by widespread failures in medical care and poor oversight.
Man who choked NYC subway rider to death will face manslaughter charge, prosecutors say
Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday that they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a fatal chokehold on an unruly passenger aboard a New York City subway train, a death that stirred outrage and debates about the response to mental illness in the nation’s largest transit system.
Atlantic City’s casinos earning less profit post-COVID
Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City's casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability.
Atlantic City, NJ Casino Dealers Reject Designated Smoking Area Proposal
Atlantic City, NJ casino workers opposed to indoor smoking rejected a proposal being floated by state legislators to create designated outdoor smoking areas.
Black Family Sues Sesame Place for $25 million, Alleging Discrimination
A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park in Langhorne, PA for $25 million in federal court over claims of racial discrimination.