News Headlines for Allentown, New Jersey

3 US airports open new runways amid economic woes (AP via Yahoo! News)
Planes began taking off from new multimillion-dollar runways at three U.S. airports on Thursday with aviation officials heralding the increased capacity as crucial to reducing delays, even in the face of a slumping economy and a projected decline in domestic flights this winter.

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Students, prisoners face off in chess (UPI)
TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The seventh chess tournament between Princeton University and the New Jersey State Prison saw a surprising number of prisoner victories, participants said.

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Roy hopes to erase memory of his final game as a Hab with jersey retirement (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MONTREAL - Patrick Roy hopes that by having his jersey retired by the Montreal Canadiens, he will undo some of the bad memories of his last game with the Red, White and Blue.

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Thursday's Sports Scoreboard (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
All Times Eastern National Football League Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0 -1 National Basketball Association Detroit 19, Boston 19 -1 L.A. Lakers vs Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. National Hockey League New Jersey 1, Florida 0 -2 Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 2 -2 Montreal 1, Ottawa 1 -2 Vancouver 0, Minnesota 0 -1 Chicago 0, Dallas 0 -1 Calgary vs Colorado, 9 p.m. Detroit vs Edmonton, 9 p.m. Washington vs Los ...

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US court: Parents cannot sue to enforce 'No Child' (The State)
A federal appeals court says parents cannot sue school districts to force them to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act. The ruling Thursday comes in a case filed against the low-performing Newark Public Schools in New Jersey. Parents say the district failed to notify them of the right to transfer out of failing schools and of other provisions required under the law. The 3rd U.S. Circuit ...

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Tanker Fire on New Jersey Turnpike (FOX 5 New York)
A gas tanker overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike on Thursday afternoon, setting off a fire in East Rutherford. Flames and heavy smoke were visible along the western spur of Route 3.

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'Jersey Shore Jam' benefit Nov. 23 (East Brunswick Sentinel)
The non-profit organization Bridges of Peace will host a "Jersey Shore Jam" benefit concert at The Headliner in Neptune City, Nov. 23, from 3 to 8 p.m. Headlining the show is Gary U.S. Bonds and the Roadhouse Rockers.

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The New Jersey Comedy Festival Finals to Take Place at Monmouth University (Daily Record)
The most comical college students from 40 New Jersey colleges will come together to compete for the title of "New Jersey King or Queen of Campus Comedy" on Saturday, December 6 in the Championship Finals at Monmouth University.

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Florida Panthers (7-9-1) at New Jersey Devils (8-7-2), 7 p.m. (Miami Herald)
The New Jersey Devils will try to post back-to-back wins for the first time in nearly a month when they welcome the Florida Panthers for tonight's meeting at the Prudential Center.

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Bayer HealthCare Donates Hundreds of Food Items to Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Response to Governor's Plea to ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Bayer HealthCare has donated hundreds of food items to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in response to an urgent call from Governor Jon Corzine for local pharmaceutical companies to help restock supplies at the state's food banks.

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