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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr
Tumblr will remain independently operated. Yahoo Inc. today said it is buying the blogging service Tumblr. AP File Photo | PAUL SAKUMA Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as...
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DRJTBC report: April sees spike in toll revenue after sluggish March
According to the report, total toll revenue increased by 5.2 percent in April. In March, a 1.1 percent revenue decrease was recorded. View full sizeThe Easton-Phillipsburg Route 22 toll...
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New Jersey senator changes course on per-mile tax plan - UPDATE
State Sen. Jim Whelan said at a hearing today that he was instead calling for a fee to be paid by owners of electric cars. View full sizeNew Jersey Sen. Jim Whelan has reversed course on per-mile tax...
View ArticleHuge tornado plows into Oklahoma City suburb, kills at least 51 - See photos...
Videos from a variety of news organizations show effects of a monstrous tornado that roared through Oklahoma City suburbs today, flattening neighborhoods and making a direct hit on an elementary...
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Oklahoma tornado kills 51, including 20 children; at least 40 more fatalities...
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs today, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school....
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'Food map' project aims to more accurately measure what we eat
Researchers are trying to improve on the government data available. View full sizeProfessor Barry Popkin, a nutrition scholar who heads the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, takes a...
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Texas man to remain in prison after being arrested with 21 guns in his car in...
A jury convicted him in absentia in 2010 on several weapons counts including illegal possession of shotguns, rifles, hollow-point bullets and a high-capacity magazine after police found him sleeping...
View ArticleNew Jersey Senate panel signs off on open space ballot question
Land use experts and preservationists were nearly unanimous in their support. A proposal to let voters decide whether to direct a fraction of sales tax revenues toward land preservation for the next...
View ArticleOklahoma tornado death toll estimate reduced to 24 but still expected to...
Federal Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate is heading to Oklahoma today to ensure that federal resources are being properly deployed. Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a...
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Hershey launching new 'Lancaster' chocolate bar in China
Bar will mark the first new brand the central-Pennsylvania company's launched outside the United States in its nearly 120-year history. View full sizeHershey says its new chocolate bar did very well...
View ArticleDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission names deputy director of operations
Sean M. Hill, of Tabernacle, N.J., most recently served as the director of operations for the New Jersey Turnpike. A former New Jersey Turnpike executive has been named deputy executive director of...
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FirstEnergy's annual shareholder meeting draws at least 200 protesters
Utility owns both Metropolitan Edison and Jersey Central Power & Light. View full sizeJohn Christensen of the Eastern Panhandle Labor Council in Martinsburg Union joins some 200 union workers...
View ArticleVideo captures brutal N.J. dog attack, cops shooting dogs to rescue woman -...
Also, 6abc anchor Rob Jennings is retiring. Officials: Beach replenishment should have occurred before Sandy [nj.com]VIDEO: brutal Plainfield dog attack, police shooting dogs to rescue woman...
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Penn State's Sandusky scandal legal bills top $44 million
That total was through the end of February, according to a university website this week. View full sizeStudents walk past the Old Main building on the Penn State campus in State College, Pa. The...
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Teens flee from Facebook to Twitter over too much drama, study says
The study says teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. View full sizeTwitter is booming as a social media destination for...
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U.S. home sales jump to highest level in three and a half years
National Association of Realtors released April numbers. View full sizeA sign promotes the sale of a Forks Township home. Express-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTER Sales of previously occupied U.S....
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Boston bombings: Man shot dead after lunging at FBI agent with knife during...
The FBI agent has been transported to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. Ibragim TodashevAP Photo | ORANGE COUNTY CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by...
View ArticleOklahoma tornado affected up to 13,000 homes, Oklahoma City mayor says
At least 24 people died when the tornado laid waste to Moore on Monday afternoon. Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city...
View ArticlePhiladelphia faith-healing couple to face charges in second child's death
The couple was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the January 2009 death of 2-year-old Kent, who died of bacterial pneumonia. A couple who believe in faith healing and who...
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American Eagle Outfitters opening distribution center in northeast Pennsylvania
The $160 million investment near Hazleton is expected to create nearly 400 jobs. View full sizeWorkers operate heavy equipment today to move dirt on a lot being targeted for a new American Eagle...
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