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Wildfire threat continues in much of the US Northeast as dry conditions persist
Firefighters in New York said Sunday that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a stubborn wildfire near the New Jersey border as officials in much of the Northeast coped with hundreds of brush fires in tinder-dry and windy conditions. ...
Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with decisive UFC heavyweight win in front of Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Jones had just knocked the breath out of the heavyweight challenger he pummeled into retirement when UFC's greatest fighter broke out a herky-jerky dance inside the cage and dedicated the groove to President-elect Donald Trump. As a defeated Stipe Miocic gamely...
Firefighters are closer to taming the wildfire that's across the New Jersey-New York border
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters were getting closer Friday to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border on Friday, increasing their encirclement of the hard-to-access blaze. The fire, named the Jennings Creek blaze, was 90% contained on the Passaic...
Democratic US Rep. Josh Gottheimer announces run for New Jersey governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey launched a long-expected campaign for governor Friday, pledging to make the state more affordable. Gottheimer's announcement comes just over week after he won reelection for a fourth term in the House in his...
Semyon Varlamov makes 24 saves to help the Islanders beat the Canucks 5-2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves, Anders Lee had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Scott Mayfield, Pierre Engvall and Noah Dobson — into an empty net — also...
The state that cleared the way for sports gambling now may ban 'prop' bets on college athletes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — After an unexpected loss in which he threw four interceptions in September, Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne heard from bettors angry that his subpar statistics lost bets for them. Some contacted him over the Venmo cash transfer app, asking him to refund their losses. ...
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West
BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan caught fire. And authorities in two states revealed criminal charges Wednesday against people accused of setting...
J&J Snack Foods: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MT. LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — MT. LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $29.6 million. The Mt. Laurel, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $1.52 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and...
Prosecutors say some erroneous evidence was given jurors at ex-Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Some evidence that a federal judge had excluded from the bribery trial of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was inadvertently put on a computer given to jurors, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday, though they insisted it should have no effect on the Democrat’s conviction....
New Jersey beats Florida 4-1 to snap Panthers' 7-game winning streak
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Timo Meier scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves and the New Jersey Devils snapped Florida's seven-game winning streak by beating the Panthers 4-1 on Tuesday night. Jack Hughes scored in the first period for the...
