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Monopoly fans vote to add cat, toss iron tokens
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Scottie dog has a new nemesis after Monopoly fans voted to add a cat to the game and eliminate the iron token. Toy maker Hasbro Inc. announced the changes Wednesday, hours after voting on Facebook closed, marking the first...
Tags: Elections, Monopoly (game), Hasbro Inc., Voting, Politics
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Pro boxer pleads no contest in Conn. assault
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Pro boxer Matt Remillard is facing a five-year prison sentence after pleading no contest to beating a man with a baseball bat in Connecticut last year. The 25-year-old featherweight from Manchester entered the plea to first-...Tags: Manchester, Marlborough, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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NJ jail inmate saves shelter worker from pit bull
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. (AP) — Authorities will take three days off a New Jersey inmate's sentence after he rescued an animal shelter worker from a pit bull attack. Justin Peggs was working off a 45-day sentence for assault at the Cape May...Tags: Cape May County, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), Punishment
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NJ inmate feared attack as he subdued pit bull
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey inmate who rescued an animal shelter worker from a pit bull says he's grateful the sheriff cut his sentence by three days. Justin Peggs says he feared the dog would attack him too as he wrestled it...Tags: Cape May County, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey)
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Suit: Four Loko caused NJ man lasting heart damage
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who says he suffered permanent heart damage after drinking the alcohol- and caffeine-laced Four Loko beverage is suing its manufacturer. Tire salesman Michael Mustica of Knowlton Township filed the...Tags: New Jersey, Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Litigation
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'Boardwalk Empire' judge: Hands off butt billboard
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge who wrote the book "Boardwalk Empire" that led to the hit HBO series about vice-ridden Prohibition-era Atlantic City has ordered the state's transit agency to keep its hands off a billboard that shows...Tags: New Jersey, Boardwalk Empire (tv program)
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Sam Most dies at 82; pioneering jazz flutist
Sam Most, a pioneering jazz flutist who performed with a stylistically diverse range of artists, including Tommy Dorsey, Donald Byrd, Herbie Mann and Charles Mingus, died Thursday at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Woodland Hills. He was 82....
Tags: New York City, Obituaries, Long Island, Charlie Parker, Entertainment
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Wildwood bans saggy pants on boardwalk
Elected officials here have spoken: No more saggy pants on the boardwalk. The City Commission adopted new "decency standards" for the boardwalk. Outlawed are pants, skirts and swimsuits that hang too low off the waist. Shirts will be required for...
Tags: BBC, American Civil Liberties Union, Government, Politics, Public Officials
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Woman sentenced for taking medication meant for patient
A 55-year-old woman was recently sentenced to 14 days in prison for taking medication that was meant for a patient at Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where she worked as an emergency room nurse, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II’s...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Banking, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice
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Miss Springfield crowned Miss Missouri; advances to Miss America
SPRINGFIELD -- The newly crowned Miss Missouri has no ties to Springfield, but has Springfield to thank for her title. Shelby Ringdahl took home the crown Saturday night at the state pageant in Mexico, Missouri. She advanced to this state...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Miss America Pageant, Springfield Cardinals
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States Going All In On Gambling
The Hartford CourantConnecticut was finally swept into the Northeast's whirlwind of gambling expansion with the introduction of keno to its lottery portfolio to produce revenue for the next budget. It's tapping a market that has proved very profitable for Massachusetts but...Tags: Gambling, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Consumer Goods Industries, Mashantucket, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Jersey Shore eyeing largest U.S. Ferris wheel
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City may host the country's largest Ferris wheel, at least for a little while. The Planning Board has approved a redevelopment plan that would allow Steel Pier Associates to spend more than $12 million to expand...
Tags: Ocean City, Amusement and Theme Parks, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Six Flags Inc.
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