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1. Possible Casey Anthony TV interview has networks weighing pros and cons
(Entertainment/Movies)

... is shopping the first no holds barred interview with Casey Anthony. Sources are saying Sternberg wants between $500,000 and $750,000 for the interview, networks can decide upon the interviewer and Sternberg’s ...

2. N.J. jobs increase but unemployment rate remains unchanged
(Money/Economy)

... expected hiring in the retail trade 7,800 component as retailers increased staffing for the holiday shopping season. Smaller gains were recorded in professional and business services, 800 and information, ...

3. Credit eases for small business owners seeking capital
(Money/Economy)

... indication that Americans may be more willing to spend. Holiday shopping figures for Black Friday and Cyber Monday were robust. The government jobs report on December 2nd announced that unemployment ...

4. Intervene to protect elderly parents
(Health/Healthquest)

... on a regular basis. Also, get them help with shopping. Make sure medicines are taken properly and continually monitor meds for true need. Seniors are notorious for taking too many unneeded medicines. ...

5. Kindle, Nook, and iPad are holiday gifts that keep giving
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The tablet and the e-reader will be popular Christmas gifts for tech supporters on your shopping list this year, and there is a wide assortment from which to choose. ...

6. Mega Millions jackpot stands at $100M for Friday drawing
(Money/Economy)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM If you’re looking for a little extra cash to help with your Christmas shopping, would $100 million do? There was no Mega Millions jackpot winner on Tuesday, December ...

7. Why Donald Trump will not shake hands
(Health/Healthquest)

... about shaking hands. It could be as simple as touching handrails, shopping carts or doorknobs. In recent years staph infection has become a serious and sometimes fatal issue. The staph bacteria have ...

8. Online shopping Black Friday through Cyber Monday sets new record
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to a lot of people. According to PRNewswire, IBM reports say that online sales for Black Friday grew by 24.3 percent from 2010. Apple’s iPhone and iPad came in at numbers one and two for mobile shopping, ...

9. Target shopper who died on Black Friday had some good Samaritans
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A sad Black Friday story had at least a few Good Samaritans. Walter Vance of Logan County, West Virginia had joined in the shopping crowd at Target shortly after ...

10. Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday, and Black Friday provide needed boosts to the economy
(Money/Economy)

BY ROHIT ARORA COMMENTARY By almost all accounts, the start of the holiday shopping season was strong for retailers, who reported a 7 percent increase in sales over Black Friday 2010. Encouraged by ...

11. Rutgers vs. UConn preview: Scarlet Knights look to win the Big East
(Sports/Professional)

... So when shopping on Black Friday, maybe buy USF and Pitt shirts. Fourth and short Jawan Jamison is 253 yards away from being the first running back since Ray Rice to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. ...

12. Pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey: Fact vs. fiction
(U.S./Nation)

... Franklin D. Roosevelt had moved Thanksgiving to the third Thursday of November in order to make the Christmas shopping season a little longer. Due to opposition to the move, two years later Roosevelt moved ...

13. N.J. State Troopers warn holiday shoppers of cyber scams
(N.J./State)

The State Police don’t want New Jerseyans to get the unwelcome gift of being cyber scammed this holiday season. Troopers said that in order to get the most value for holiday shopping, many people are ...

14. Occupy Black Friday could lead to employee layoffs for large retailers
(U.S./Nation)

... dictate our actions, pushing their ledgers from red to black, and they urge shopping at independent stores. Securityinfowatch.com reports that there is a distinct difference between "occupation" of retail ...

15. N.J. Treasury officials say tax revenue shortfall is due to severe weather
(Money/Economy)

... the state Treasury, according to NJ Today. “Severe weather discouraged shopping in late September, and in early and late October. Given how long some citizens were without power after the snowstorm, New ...

16. Caregivers for elderly need to recharge during holidays
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY CAROL ABAYA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM THE SANDWICH GENERATION The holidays are always a hectic time of year. Shopping for others. Looking for that “perfect” gift -- for others. Planning parties ...

17. Black Friday shopping tips from N.J. Consumer Affairs
(Money/Economy)

Pumped for Black Friday? Planning a pre-dawn assault on Walmart? A wild charge into Toys 'R Us? Been practicing jumping over a fallen security guard? With the busiest shopping day of the year just over ...

18. Police in Little Falls, Seaside Heights, Vineland, N.J. providing drop boxes for unused prescriptions
(N.J./State)

... death." Data from the prescription monitoring program will help Consumer Affairs identify the warning signs of “doctor shopping,” in which abusers obtain prescriptions from multiple doctors in order ...

19. The 7 stages of Alzheimer's Disease and when to seek treatment
(Health/Healthquest)

... tasks, to handle finances and to do grocery shopping. Stage 5: Requires assistance in choosing proper clothing to wear, depending on the time of year. Stage 6: This is a critical stage and begins a ...

20. Jerome Wright and Nashali Gadson arrested as suspects in death of Newark Detective Michael Morgan
(N.J./State)

... taken into custody around 3:00 a.m. at a Holiday Inn near Philadelphia along with his 19-year-old girlfriend, Nashali Gadson. A shopping trip to a Newark Footlocker store helped police locate one of the ...