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President Biden pays respects to Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden paid his respects at Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin on Sunday as thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations for the queen’s state funeral — a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gathering of world leaders for years.…
Hurricane Fiona rips through powerless Puerto Rico
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around. Forecasters said the storm would cause massive flooding and threatened to dump “historic” levels of rain, with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters)…
Bed Bath & Beyond closing Farmingdale location
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing its store in Farmingdale. The location at Airport Plaza is one of 150 stores that Bed Bath & Beyond is closing. Bed Bath & Beyond is closing about 20% of its locations. The company says sales declined more than 25% over the summer months and it hopes closing the…
Blakeman unveils proposed Nassau budget for 2023 fiscal year
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman unveiled his proposed budget for the 2023 fiscal year. The budget would maintain property taxes at their current levels, fully funding employee pensions and hire additional police officers. The budget now needs approval from the County Legislature to pass.
2 men arrested for selling chocolate bars laced with hallucinogenic mushrooms
Nassau police arrested two men in East Meadow who they say were selling THC chocolate bars, believed to contain hallucinogenic mushrooms and a green leafy substance believe to be marijuana. Police say the suspects were arrested at Exotic Convenience Store on East Meadow Avenue. Both men pled not guilty to the charges, they were released…
Biden approval rises sharply ahead of midterms: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s popularity improved substantially from his lowest point this summer, but concerns about his handling of the economy persist, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Support for Biden recovered from a low of 36% in July to 45%, driven in large part by…
19-year-old fatally shot at Hempstead McDonald’s
A 19-year-old male was fatally shot at a McDonald’s in Hempstead yesterday. The shooting happened in the parking lot of the restaurant on Peninsula Avenue just before 4pm. The victim was in the parking lot when the shooter came up behind him and fired multiple shots. Police say the shooting is believed to be a…
Ex-aide who alleged sexual harassment sues Andrew Cuomo
Charlotte Bennett a onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sued him Wednesday, saying he sexually harassed her and then smeared her reputation after she became the second woman to publicly accuse him of misconduct. The lawsuit, repeats many of the allegations she has talked about publicly in the year and a half…
Pintail Coffee Supports Hunger Action Month® with a Limited Edition “Hunger Action Coffee” and Food Drive to Benefit Island Harvest
Public invited to taste new coffee and donate nonperishable food items to help Long Islanders struggling with hunger and food insecurity — FARMINGDALE, NY In recognition of September’s Hunger Action Month®, Pintail Coffee, Long Island’s Charitable Roaster dedicated to “ending hunger one cup at a time, ” today announced the introduction of a limited edition…
Casket of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace
LONDON (AP) — The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II returned to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, making its way through a drizzly London as crowds lined the route for a glimpse of the hearse and to bid her a final farewell. People parked their cars along a normally busy road, got out and waved as…
Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
(AP) Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment and put Starr at the center of one of the country’s most polarizing debates of the 1990s, has died at age 76, his family said Tuesday. Starr died at a hospital Tuesday…
Incident involving minibus trying to pick up students was a miscommunication
Police say an Incident involving a minibus trying to pick up students in Ronkonkoma Monday was a miscommunication. Officials say the students did not recognize the driver or the bus so they refused to board and the man drove away. A few minutes later, the students’ assigned district bus picked them up and drove them…