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House passes bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House accomplished something unusual Wednesday in passing with broad, bipartisan support a roughly $79 billion tax cut package that would enhance the child tax credit for millions of lower-income families and boost three tax breaks for businesses, a combination that gives lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle coveted policy…
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a Western movie set in New Mexico. Court documents filed Wednesday show Baldwin entered the plea in state district court in Santa Fe, waiving an arraignment that…
Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
(AP) Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media…
NY Senate majority to pass legislation to make prescription drugs more affordable
(Albany, NY) The Senate Democratic Majority today will advance legislation to reduce the costof prescription drugs, eliminate cost sharing for insulin, and promote health equity for patients inNew York. The proposed legislation includes the “New York State Affordable DrugManufacturing Act.” If signed into law, New York would become the second state in the nationbesides California…
A grainy sonar image reignites excitement and skepticism over Earhart’s final flight
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A grainy sonar image recorded by a private pilot has reinvigorated interest in one of the past century’s most alluring mysteries: What happened to Amelia Earhart when her plane vanished during her flight around the world in 1937? Numerous expeditions have turned up nothing, only confirming that swaths of ocean floor…
Families sue schools over midwife vaccine ban
Two families are suing the Cold Spring Harbor and Franklin Square schools because their children are prohibited from attending school due to a lack of valid immunization records.The lawsuits came after the state Health Department told school districts that Jeanette Breen, a Baldwin midwife, falsified vaccination records for almost 1,500 children in the state.The families…
Coram man arrested in fatal hit-and-run
34-year-old Jonathan Wibben, of Coram, has been charged in connection to a deadly Port Jefferson Station hit-and-run that happened in June of last year. Wibbens is a teacher in the Bethpage School District. The district Superintendent says he has been removed from the classroom pending the outcome of the investigation. Wibben pleaded not guilty at…
Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. She was 91. Rivera’s death was announced by her daughter, Lisa Mordente, who said she…
Former school security guard arrested for having homemade explosives
Investigators say a former security guard for Great Neck Public Schools has been arrested for allegedly having an arsenal of homemade explosives in his home.The suspect and his brother reportedly had a hit list with the names of police officers, judges, politicians and celebrities.The Great Neck Public Schools Superintendent says the security guard will no…
Toys for Tots sets record in 2023
Toys for Tots announced a record number of children and families received support from the organization during the 2023 holiday season.Lieutenant General James B. Laster, USMC (Retired), CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation announced they distributed nearly 25 million toys, books, and other gifts to over 10 million economically disadvantaged children in 2023.
The IRS is launching a direct file pilot program for the 2024 tax season — here is how it will work
WASHINGTON (AP) — As income tax filing season officially starts on Monday, a limited number of taxpayers in 12 states will soon be eligible to join an IRS pilot program that will allow them to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using commercial tax preparation software. The Direct File pilot program is rolling out in…
Suozzi and Pilip rally together for release of Israeli hostages
Democrat Tom Suozzi and Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip appeared together at a weekend rally for Israeli hostages that are being held by Hamas.The two are running against each other in the special election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District.Suozzi and Pilip stood next to each other at the Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center alongside the…