THE last fifty thousand is always the hardest. I am thinking of old Display, who has won more than a quarter of a million dollars, and whom Walter Salmon hopes to race until he has passed Zev’s ...

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Paper Mill Playhouse presents Disney's Frozen from November 26 through Sunday, January 11, 2026. This musical transforms the magic of the beloved animated film to the stage in an enchanting adventure.

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More than four decades after a baby boy was found dead at a park in San Bruno, police have announced a breakthrough in the ...

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Two human rights organizations want the European Union to force Apple to remove all barriers to making third-party app stores ...

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Capone, who reportedly boasted, “They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money,” was sentenced to 11 years in prison on ...