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Family Donates $1 Million For Stroke, Neuroscience Care

A South Jersey family has donated $1 million to expand emergency stroke and neuroscience care at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's City Campus. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the gift from the Lees family will boost neuro hospitalist coverage, add specialized staffing, and upgrade patient-care equipment. Funding will also support new technology for first responders to identify neurological emergencies in the field and transmit critical patient data ahead of arrival. As the region's only Comprehensive Stroke Center, AtlantiCare says the contribution will ensure fast, life-saving care begins before patients even reach the hospital.

Renovation Project For AC's All Wars Memorial Building Progressing

According to a report from SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, a $200,000 renovation project is moving forward for Atlantic City's historic All Wars Memorial Building. The revitalization plan includes interior upgrades to the facility's kitchen, conference room, and flooring. Outside, the building's tennis courts are set for a full refurbishment thanks to a $19,500 grant from the United States Tennis Association alongside local CDBG funding. Mayor Marty Small Sr. highlighted the significance of the project, stating the city is excited to improve the facility and provide enhanced recreational options for local residents.

Sports Complex Clears Hurdle

A massive indoor sports complex planned for Cape May Airport has cleared a major local approval hurdle, according to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com. The Lower Township Planning Board unanimously granted conditional site plan approval for the Aviation Sports Complex, a proposed 100,000-square-foot domed facility. Led by developers James Sutton III and Robert Buglak, the complex will feature a 75-foot-high dome and welcome center to house turf sports, hard courts, golf simulators, and event spaces. Developers expect construction to begin in the coming months, aiming for a potential opening next winter to serve year-round local athletics and regional tournaments.

Dates Set For 2027 AC Airshow

Aviation enthusiasts can start planning their summer getaway now that organizers have locked in the schedule for next year's Visit Atlantic City Airshow. The three-day spectacle, branded as the Soar and Shore Festival, will run from Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6, 2027. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the annual tradition brings military precision and civilian aerobatic artistry to our shores, drawing thousands of spectators who gather along the beach to witness high-performance aircraft demonstrations.

WOND National News

Hearing underway on Karmelo Anthony's bid for new trial in track meet stabbing

Austin Metcalf in a family provided photo. (Metcalf Family)

(FRISCO, Texas) -- A Texas judge is hearing arguments Thursday on whether Karmelo Anthony should get a new trial, two months after a jury convicted andsentencedhim to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet.

The hearing comes a day after the Collin County judge who presided over the murder t...

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In brief: 'The Terminal List' teaser trailer and more

The teaser trailer for The Terminal List is here. Prime Video has shared the trailer for its upcoming season 2 of the hit action series. Chris Pratt stars as Navy SEAL commander James Reece in the globe-trotting espionage thriller. Season 2 premieres on Oct. 21. It's based on Jack Carr's novel True Believer. Tom Hopper, Constance Wu, Dar Salim, Luke Hemsworth and Gabriel Luna also star ...

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'Massive' Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 15 people, Zelenskyy says

People inspect the aftermath of a Russian missile strike on Aug. 20, 2026, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Apartment blocks and warehouses were hit across the city overnight following a large barrage of missiles, with a children's hospital and school also damaged. (Diego Fedele/Getty Images)

LONDON --A "massive" Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Wednesday night killed at least 15 people and injured...

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Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise in extending lifespan in melanoma trial

Stock photo of a doctor examining a patient's skin. (Lordhenrivoton/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) -- Merck and Moderna announced Wednesday that a personalized mRNA-based cancer vaccine succeeded in a large, late-stage trial among high-risk patients with melanoma.

The individualized vaccine, when paired with the existing immunotherapy, Keytruda, is the first and only combination regimen tha...

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Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Trust granted bank status in unprecedented move for president

The NASDAQ display in Times Square is seen as the $1.5B partnership between World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and ALT5 Sigma is marked with with the ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell by Eric Trump, the newly appointed ALT5 Board Director of World Liberty Financial, on August 13, 2025 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- A Trump-appointed national bank regulator granted a ...

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FBI seizes former Rep. Swallwell's phone, devices as part of criminal probe, sources said

Former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell departs the U.S. Capitol Building on March 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI seized former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell's electronic devices as part of an ongoing criminal probe, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Swalwell was served with a search warrant for his cellphone and other electronic device...

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