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Mets and Braves set for showdown in Atlanta with playoff dreams at stake in rivalry’s next chapter
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — All summer long, one massive series kept looming on the schedule.Three games between the Mets and Braves in Atlanta during the final week of the season. With the NL East rivals locked in a heated wild-card race, surely it would come down to their head-to-head matchup.And…
Another lawsuit has been filed over the Farmingdale High School bus crash
The estate of Gina Pellettiere, the Farmingdale High School band director who was killed in last year’s deadly bus crash has filed a lawsuit. The estate names the bus company, bus driver and tire company in the suit, alleging the bus was not properly and thoroughly inspected and that the driver was speeding prior to…
The 2025 Tony Awards set June 8 ceremony date at Radio City Music Hall
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June 8 at its familiar home of Radio City Music Hall.Producers of the show announced the date and location Monday. For the last few years, the telecast has bounced around the city…
Kmart’s blue light fades to black with the shuttering of its last full-scale US store
NEW YORK (AP) — Attention, Kmart shoppers, the end is near!The erstwhile retail giant renowned for its Blue Light Specials — featuring a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole enticing shoppers to a flash sale — is shuttering its last full-scale store in mainland United States.The store, located in swank Bridgehampton, New York, on…
4 people rescued in Hempstead Bay
Four people were rescued on Long Island Sound in Hempstead Bay Sunday afternoon after their boat overturned.Emergency responders from two counties teamed up to rescue the people in the water.the Nassau County Police Department Marine Bureau Unit responded for reports of an overturned sailboat around 1pm yesterday, with the assistance of the Westchester Police Department,…
Rookie Malik Nabers catches 2 TD passes from Daniel Jones as Giants hold off banged-up Browns 21-15
CLEVELAND (AP) — Daniel Jones threw two touchdown passes to rookie Malik Nabers, New York’s defensive players took turns sacking Deshaun Watson, and the Giants held off the Cleveland Browns 21-15 on Sunday.Jones completed 24 of 34 passes for 236 yards as the Giants (1-2) shook off a loss at Washington that prompted a week…
World leaders are gathering in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across a fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering are being challenged: Work together — not only on front-burner issues but on modernizing the international institutions born after World War II so they can tackle the threats…
Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election.Lawmakers have struggled to get to this point as the…
Rodgers sparkles in his first home start since his injury to lead Jets to 24-3 win over Patriots
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers was in total control in a superb homecoming performance that kept the cheers and chants going from the giddy New York Jets fans.And this time, Rodgers was able to walk off the field — healthy and a winner.The star quarterback threw two touchdown passes while being showered with…
60 threats to LI schools so far this school year
Nassau and Suffolk police say there have been at least 60 threats to Long Island schools since the new school year began. A series of online threats have been circulating across Long Island and the nation through social media. The latest threat happened at South Ocean Middle School in Patchogue, where police say a bomb…
Poll has Harris leading Trump by 13 points statewide
Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lead Republican Donald Trump by 13 points in New York, with the race virtually unchanged since Harris became her party’s nominee last month, according to a Siena College poll released on Thursday. Harris leads Trump 55-42% among likely voters statewide.
Hunter Biden’s sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden will be sentenced on felony firearms charges in December after the judge agreed Thursday to a delay requested by the defense.In June, President Joe Biden ‘s son was convicted in Delaware federal court of three felonies for purchasing a gun in 2018 when, prosecutors said, he lied on a…