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Super Bowl Bound! Hurts & Barkley Lead Eagles to Impressive Win over Washington Commanders
The Eagles will head to the Super Bowl, where they'll once again face off against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Atlantic City casino earnings declined by 1.3% in 2nd quarter of 2024
Atlantic City's casinos and two internet-only gambling entities saw their collective earnings decline by 1.3% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the same period a year earlier, state gambling regulators said Thursday.

Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions
Taking the stage to a thunderous standing ovation as she closed out the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the vice president argued that her personal story and background as a prosecutor made her uniquely qualified to protect Americans' interests against a former president she cast as only having his own interests in mind.

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez resigns from Senate after bribery convictions
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's Senate career came to a close Tuesday, capping roughly five decades in Democratic politics that took him from the local school board to chair of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, just over a month after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges.

Pioneering talk show host Phil Donahue dies at age 88
Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Phil Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, typically during a full hour with a single guest.

Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus' transmission.

Pat Hobbs resigns as Rutgers athletic director, citing health concerns
Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs resigned Friday, citing health reasons for deciding to leave the school after nine years.

New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday tapped his former chief of staff to temporarily replace convicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and said he will appoint whoever wins the post in November as soon as election results are certified.

Trump, displaying groceries outside his NJ home, attacks Harris on economy
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival,

3rd person dies in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head products
Boar’s Head recalled 7 million pounds of deli meats on July 30, expanding an initial recall on July 25 after a liverwurst sample collected by health officials in Maryland tested positive for listeria.