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Defending Champion Giants Fall to Cowboys in Opener [VIDEO]
The Dallas Cowboys waited all year for another shot at the Giants, and when they got it Wednesday night, they were relentless in a 24-17 victory that really wasn’t that close.

U.S. Worse Off Now Than in 2009, Says Romney
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is pointing the country’s $16 trillion debt and the millions of people who rely on food stamps as proof that Americans aren’t better off than they were four years ago.
![Old Bridge Shooter Tweets Violence in ’09 [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/395/files/2012/09/photo21-300x225.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Old Bridge Shooter Tweets Violence in ’09 [VIDEO]
Unhappy with his life as a Marine stationed in California, Terence Tyler posed a question three years ago on Twitter: “is it normal to want to kill ALL of ur coworkers?”

Obama,Romney Will Pull Ads On 9/11
For the third straight election, the presidential candidates have agreed to suspend all campaign advertising on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, giving Americans a one-day breather from partisan backbiting.

Waterspout Reported in South Jersey
The National Weather Service received several reports of a waterspout in the area of Great Bay between Atlantic and Ocean counties Tuesday afternoon.

Atlantic City Expressway Toll Cheats Targeted
Already targeted on the New Jersey Turnpike & Garden State Parkway, motorists who repeatedly cheat the tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway are now in the crosshairs.
![Composer Marvin Hamlisch Dies At 68 In Los Angeles [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/395/files/2012/08/93211711.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Composer Marvin Hamlisch Dies At 68 In Los Angeles [VIDEO]
Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including “The Sting” and won a Tony for “A Chorus Line,” has died in Los Angeles at 68.

Andy Reid Releases Statement As Eagles Players Fondly Recall Garrett Reid
Garrett Reid was a “happy-go-lucky” guy who conquered drug addiction, loved being in the weight room and enjoyed making players laugh.

Gabby Douglas’ Mom Filed for Bankruptcy
Court records show that the mother of Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas filed for bankruptcy earlier this year in Virginia.

Rescuers Nudge Whale Back To Deeper Waters
Rescuers managed to nudge a 20-foot long Minke Whale out of shallow waters in South Amboy.

Chris Christie Orders NJ Flags Lowered After Colorado Shootings
Gov. Chris Christie has ordered that flags on public buildings around New Jersey be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday in honor of those killed in the shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater.

Sally Ride, First US Woman In Space, Dies At 61
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, has died. She was 61.