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Thanksgiving dinner will cost more this year
The American Farm Bureau released its annual Thanksgiving dinner survey. Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings are expected to cost 20% more than last year. The average cost of this year’s holiday meal for 10 is $64.05 up from the 2021 average of $53.31. A 16-pound turkey costs about $28.96, almost $5 or 21% more…
Brooklyn man arrested for allegedly stabbing his own mother to death in Deer Park
A Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his own mother to death inside her Deer Park home Wednesday morning.Police say 33-year-old Gabriel Cabral checking himself into Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip for a psychiatric evaluation on Tuesday. Source says he left the hospital, went back to his mother’s home, got into an…
GOP wins slim House majority
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern. More than…
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched his third campaign for the White House just one week after a disappointing midterm showing for Republicans, forcing the party to again decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 sparked an insurrection and pushed American democracy to…
Showalter voted NL Managers of Year
(AP) Cleveland’s Terry Francona and New York’s Buck Showalter were voted Managers of the Year on Tuesday night, improving the already sparkling resumes of both veteran baseball leaders. Showalter — who won the NL prize in a very tight race — is just the third person to win a fourth Manager of the Year award…
New soccer stadium coming to Queens
New York City officials and the New York City Football Club have reached an agreement to build a 25,000-seat soccer stadium in Queens right next door to Citi Field. The stadium will be the centerpiece of a planned mixed-used development for the site near the New York Mets home that was once filled with auto…
Long Island bear sighting believed to be Hoax
Reports of a possible bear sighting in Suffolk County are now believed to be a hoax. Ring members in Bohemia received an alert Monday night to a possible black bear sighting. The Department of Environmental Conservation says officers went to the address reported in the video and found the site did not match the image…
Nassau police add 50 new recruits
Fifty new Nassau County police recruits were sworn in Monday, and nine officially became deputy sheriffs. Over half of the recruits came from the NYPD to join the Nassau County Police Department. The new recruit now begin a seven-month training program.
Islanders beat Senators 4-2
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Noah Dobson scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 Monday night for their ninth win in 11 gam Oliver Wahlstrom, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Brock Nelson also scored, and Mathew Barzal had two assists for the Islanders in the opener of…
Trump prepares to launch third campaign for the White House
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House on Tuesday, looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party is waning. Trump had hoped to use the GOP’s expected gains in last…
Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges over his interactions with Ukrainian figures in the runup to the 2020 presidential election, federal prosecutors revealed in a letter to a judge Monday. Prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan said they made the decision after reviewing…
Bellmore man stabbed by roommate over loud music
A Bellmore man was sent to the hospital Saturday night after an argument with his roommate over loud music escalated to a physical assault.Authorities said the victim was reportedly playing music in his apartment when he got into an argument with his roommate over the volume and the suspect stabbed him in the chest.The victim…