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The Blue Acres Program is a home buyout program run by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to help flood-prone residents.

Ableimages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Elementary and middle school students have only made up some of the losses in math and reading they experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report finds. For the report, published Wednesday, a collaborative team at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University and The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University, looked at the first year of regular testing between spring 2022 and spring 2023 for school districts in 30 states...

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for NetflixBradley Cooper is an acclaimed director and has 12 Oscar nominations, so one might think hed have some highfalutin answer for his biggest inspirational moment as an actor.  However, he revealed it was watching Vince Vaughn in the 2005 R-rated hit comedy Wedding Crashers. During a recent conversation with fellow SAG Award nominees as a part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations program, the Maestro filmmaker said that Wedding Crashers director David Do...

Authorities are investigating after a city man was shot Wednesday night. According to the Press of Atlantic City, officers responded to Havana Avenue and Arago Street for reports of shots fired, police said Thursday in a news release. The 28-year-old victim was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus. No word on suspects or ... Read more

Firemen fight a blaze following a series of explosions in the Embakasi area of Nairobi, Kenya on February 2, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- At least three people were killed and 298 others were injured late Thursday when a gas explosion sparked an inferno in Kenyas capital as residents were asleep, authorities said. A fire resulting from a gas explosion was reported in the Mradi area of Nairobis Embakasi neighborhood at 11:30 p.m. local time. The wounded were evacuate...

'Wheel of Fortune' player clears air on 'haunting' moment after fan outrage on final puzzle that cost her $40K prize  New York Post After controversy on final answer, 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant speaks out  ABC News'Wheel of Fortune' Spins Fans into a Tizzy (Again!) as Contest Misses Out on $40K After 'Haunting' Wrong Answer  PEOPLEOutraged 'Wheel of Fortune' fans say contestant got cheated out of $40K&nb...

A viewing will be held Friday night for a firefighter who died battling a fire in Plainfield, New Jersey last week.

Doctors prepare for a leg lengthening surgery. -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Being tall is a stature that many men have longed for and some are turning to leg lengthening surgery to enhance their looks, but the procedure has also come with controversy. "Impact x Nightline" takes a look into the medical trend of cosmetic leg lengthening surgeries in an episode now streaming on Hulu, the people who pursue them, and the role that height plays in society, particularly for young men. One of thos...

As the insatiable rise of electronic dance music, EDM, has sent ripples across the country, it is not surprising that Athens residents would want to join in on this phenomenon.

How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce became the focus of baseless political conspiracy theories  The Associated PressTaylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA Meltdown  The New York TimesTrump Allies Pledge ‘Holy War’ Against Taylor Swift  Rolling StoneHannity: Taylor Swift should ‘think twice’ about Biden endorsement  The HillOpinion | Why Taylor Swift Is Making Conservatives Crazy  POLITICO