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Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through early March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition coming mostly from the more conservative members of the Republican conference. Shortly before the vote,…
Baldwin midwife accused of falsifying vaccination records
Jeanette Breen a Baldwin midwife is accused of falsifying vaccination records for nearly 1,500 children. The New York State Department of Health says, Breen who ran Baldwin Midwifery, gave children a oral pellets as an alternative to vaccinations, starting in 2019. She has been fined $300,000 for falsifying the vaccine records. The children’s’ immunization records…
Blakeman claims Hofstra partnered with casino rival to slow Las Vegas Sands’ application process
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman claims Hofstra University and one of Las Vegas Sands’ competitors were working in coordination to block the Sands’ ability to get an application to build a casino at the Nassau coliseum site.Hofstra University sued last April, claiming the county’s planning commission violated state law because it did not properly notify…
Alec Baldwin trying to sell Hamptons estate after $10 million price cut
Alec Baldwin is once again trying to sell his estate in Amagansett for just under 19 million dollars. The home came on the market in October 2022 and was listed for $29 million. The price was dropped several times before being taken off the market in November. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Federal lawsuit accuses NY Knicks owner James Dolan, media mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman has alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by now-imprisoned film producer Harvey Weinstein, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles. In 2013, plaintiff Kellye Croft was a 27-year-old licensed massage…
Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan told the former president that his right to…
Judge denies request to dismiss case against man charged in NYC subway chokehold death
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss the case against a U.S. Marine veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train. Daniel Penny has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death last…
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Rangers beat Seattle 5 to 2 Winnipeg Jets beat the Islanders 4 to 2 (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
2025 Budget Leaves LI Schools with Less Funding
A total of 44 Long Island school districts would see decreased state funding next year, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed 2025 executive budget including 10 Nassau County and 34 Suffolk County schools. Hochul discussed the proposed budget Tuesday in Albany. State budget officials say the change to amend funding measures is meant to help…
Heuermann Officially Charged
Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been charged with murder in the killing of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who disappeared in 2007. He was charged in July with the killings of three other women whose bodies were found buried along a remote beach parkway. Heuermann faces a second-degree murder charge in the most recent…
Snow!
The first snowfall of year is hitting Long Island this morning. A winter weather advisory is in effect with snow totals on Long Island expected to be between two to four inches. Crews are out working to clear and treat the roadways but drivers are urged to use caution. YOUR DAYTIME FORECASTTDY – CLOUDY- SOME…
Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that affirmed his grip on the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In what was the lowest-turnout caucus in a quarter-century, participants endured life-threatening cold and dangerous driving conditions to…