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U.S. Trade War With China Resulting In Food Bank 'Windfall' On Long Island
An economic tit-for-tat in the tariff struggle between China and the U.S. is helping fight hunger at home. Food that China wont buy is pouring into Long Island food banks.
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An economic tit-for-tat in the tariff struggle between China and the U.S. is helping fight hunger at home. Food that China wont buy is pouring into Long Island food banks.
A financially struggling school district on Long Island was just dealt another setback as voters defeated the school budget for a second time.
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the alleged ring was operating at locations in Wyandanch and elsewhere in Suffolk County since at least March.
Repair cafés have been popping up all over the country, allowing people to bring in broken items and have them fixed for free instead of seeing them dumped in landfills.
New York State Police are being sent into public schools on Long Island to combat what Governor Cuomo called 'communities under siege.'
Jeffrey Bernstein has been charged with three counts of stalking, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of public lewdness.
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A recent high school graduate was gunned down just days before starting college -- Tuesday was the day he was supposed to leave for school.
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Attorney Robert Macedonio said Ward never intended to hit the man with his vehicle, stating that he was trying to get away from the violence.
A Long Island man who allegedly caused a New Year's Day inferno during an altercation at a gas station is expected to face a judge.
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The Long Island community of Wyandanch was filled with heartbreak Tuesday, a day after a driver hit and killed a woman and never stopped.
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Football season was suddenly over for students who have done nothing wrong. They no longer have equipment to use for practices and games.
Nathalie Narcisse said she was asleep in her bedroom when she woke to gunfire and a hot, searing pain she couldn't immediately identify.
Fights and stabbings followed two separate high school football games in as many days on Long Island, police said, though the violence didn't appear to stem from the games themselves.
A man was returned to Suffolk County arrested in Orlando, Florida Tuesday and charged in a shooting that left a man dead nearly two and a half years ago in Wyandanch.
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Suffolk County Police arrested a man for allegedly sexually abusing a child in Wyandanch last month.
"I am not supposed to be here tonight," former President Donald Trump said. "I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God."
New York City landlords would be required to provide air conditioning to their tenants under a bill introduced Thursday.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
Former President Donald Trump publicly recounted the assassination attempt for the first time during a speech at the Republican National Convention.
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New York and New Jersey coped with another day of excessive heat and humidity Wednesday, as well as severe weather.
Severe weather moved through parts of the Tri-State Area amid another heat wave Tuesday, causing widespread damage.
Physical effects of heat waves, like heat stroke, are widely known. But scientists are now sounding the alarm on psychological consequences of extremely high temperatures.
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Despite many calls to resign, convicted Sen. Bob Menendez says he's staying put.
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Sen. Bob Menendez is refuting reports that he's planning to resign after he was convicted on federal bribery charges.
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New York's next offshore wind farm, Sunrise Wind, will be seven times bigger than its first one.
Officials in Hempstead are warning beach goers about recent shark sightings and rough seas.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed a a controversial transgender athlete ban Monday which passed last month by the Nassau County legislature along party lines.
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The First Alert Weather Team has issued a Red Alert through Wednesday due to excessive heat and humidity in New York City, New Jersey and the entire Tri-State Area.
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Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
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Josef Martínez scored two second-half goals to help CF Montreal rally for a 2-2 tie with the New York Red Bulls.
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Yehuda Beinin said his daughter was held in two different homes in Gaza for 54 days.
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