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[naviga:h3]Rail service to fully resume after crash[/naviga:h3]

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — New Jersey Transit says Atlantic City Rail Line service between Philadelphia and Cherry Hill will resume Thursday following an accident where a garbage truck struck a rail bridge.

The transit agency had said that service would be shut down for two weeks, but announced the updated schedule Wednesday afternoon.

NJ Transit says the accident last Friday in Pennsauken caused extensive track damage.

[naviga:h3]Music service Pandora names CEO[/naviga:h3]

NEW YORK — Music service Pandora named a new CEO Monday as it wrestles with competition from Spotify and other newer streaming apps.

Roger Lynch, the head of Dish’s streaming video service, will take over the helm of the Oakland, California, company Sept. 18.

Pandora said Lynch is the right leader because he has worked with media companies on new distribution models. He is the founding CEO of Dish’s Sling TV, which was launched in 2015 as one of the first apps to bundle live TV for the Internet.

Pandora Media Inc. was founded 17 years ago and has primarily been a free Internet radio service making money from ads. But its user base has stagnated and its financial losses deepened as new competitors have gained steam.

[naviga:h3]UPMC reaches deal to acquire Pinnacle[/naviga:h3]

PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania’s largest health system, says it has reached a deal to acquire Pinnacle HealthSystem of Harrisburg.

It’s expected to be completed Sept. 1 if it meets regulatory approval.

The the two health systems have been working on the deal since March.

If approved, UPMC will move into direct competition with the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Penn is the biggest health system in southeastern Pennsylvania.

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