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States calling for gas tax relief
UNDATED (AP) — With gas prices at record highs across the U.S., a growing number of governors and state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of gas taxes. They say cutting federal and state levies at the pump could provide relief to motorists facing the prospect of even higher pump prices as the country cuts…
Charles Entenmann, who helped expand family’s bakery, dies
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — Charles Edward Entenmann, who helped turn his family’s New York-based bakery into a national brand, has died at age 92. Entenmann died Feb. 24 in Hialeah. His son, Charles William Entenmann, confirmed the death to Newsday. Charles E. Entenmann was a grandson of William Entenmann, a German immigrant who founded…
1st NY pot sales permits will go to people with convictions
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The first licenses to sell recreational marijuana in New York will go to people who were casualties of the war on drugs. State officials said Wednesday that people with marijuana-related convictions will get dibs on the first 100 to 200 retail cannabis licenses awarded by the New York. It’s part of…
MLB, union bargain for 16 1/2 hours, recess until morning
NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and Major League Baseball spent 16 1/2 hours bargaining, then recessed talks until this morning as Commissioner Rob Manfred let his deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season pass. Shortly after 3 a.m. on the 98th day of the lockout, MLB said no additional games…
Congress passes legislation to give Postal Service a boost
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service and ensure six-day-a-week mail delivery. The measure goes on to President Joe Biden for him to sign into law. The long-fought postal overhaul has been years in the making and comes amid widespread complaints about mail service slowdowns. Many Americans…
Feds say NY Russian Center founder charged as foreign agent
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say they’ve charged a woman who has Russian and U.S. citizenships with subverting laws requiring foreign agents to register with the U.S. government. The woman founded what prosecutors described as “Russian propaganda center” in New York City. The charges against Elena Branson were unsealed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday.…
Cabbie gets $2M settlement for shooting by off-duty Nassau County officer
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A cab driver who was wounded by an off-duty police officer in a 2011 road-rage shooting has settled his lawsuit against New York’s Nassau County for $2 million. Newsday reports that county legislative committees approved the payment to Thomas Moroughan on Monday. Moroughan was shot twice by then-Nassau County Police Officer…
Gas prices on Long Island soar as war in Ukraine continues
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The price of the Russian-Ukrainian war is being felt at US gas pumps. As of Wednesday morning, AAA says the average cost of a gallon of gas in the US is now $4.25, higher in New York at $4.43. On Long Island, www.gasbuddy.com reports gas, for $4.11 at the Sams Club in Medford.…
Biden to ask Congress for $2.6B to promote gender equity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s asking Congress for $2.6 billion for foreign aid programs that promote gender equality around the world. Biden says the amount is more than double what he asked Congress to provide last year. The president announced the funding request Tuesday, which is International Women’s Day. It’s a day…
New study finds US adults, were exposed to harmful levels of lead as kids
(AP) — More than 170 million U.S.-born people who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as kids. That word, from a new study that looks into how widespread early childhood lead exposure was in the U.S. between 1940 and 2015. The study says half the U.S. adult population in 2015…
Police search for driver who struck and killed a Centereach woman in Stony Brook
(Stony Brook, NY)- Police in Suffolk County are searching for the driver who struck and killed a female pedestrian and fled the scene. Police say the accident happened early Monday morning in front of 2350 Route 347 in Stony Brook. Officials say Gina Paduano, 33, of Centereach was in the westbound lanes when she was…
Man injured in LIE crash
(Brentwood, NY)- A Long Island man was seriously injured early Tuesday morning in a crash on the Long Island Expressway. Police say Steven Flores Diaz, 25, of Central Islip was driving a 2000 Ford truck eastbound when he lost control and flipped over by exit 51. Officials say the crash happened just before 1am. Diaz…