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Rite Aid to close 4 more Long Island stores
Rite Aid is plans to close 53 more stores across the US, including four on Long Island.The retailer has closed hundreds of stores since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October.The four stores closing on Long Island are in Brentwood, East Meadow, Huntington Station and Lake Ronkonkoma. They are all set to close in…
OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76
By KEN RITTER Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the football star and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on race and policing in America, has died. He was 76.The family announced on Simpson’s official…
Mother arrested for leaving 2 children in car while shopping
A mother was arrested Wednesday for leaving a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old child alone in a car while she was shopping at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream. Officers were able to get both children out of the car safely. They were taken to a hospital to get checked out, and police say they are…
Ford recalls nearly 43,000 SUVs due to gas leaks that can cause fires, but remedy won’t fix leaks
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 43,000 small SUVs because gasoline can leak from the fuel injectors onto hot engine surfaces, increasing the risk of fires. But the recall remedy does not include repairing the fuel leaks.The recall covers certain Bronco Sport SUVs from the 2022 and 2023 model years, as well as Escape…
Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud lawsuit brought against the former president by New York’s attorney general.Weisselberg, 76, was…
New York appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s third request to delay Monday’s hush money trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal trial. An appeals court judge Wednesday swiftly rejected the latest salvo from the former president’s lawyers, who argued he…
Islanders score 3 goals in 1st period en route to 4-2 win over Rangers
By SCOTT CHARLES Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist, Noah Dobson added two assists and the New York Islanders used a three-goal first period to propel them to a 4-2 win against the Eastern-Conference leading New York Rangers on Tuesday night.Semyon Varlamov finished with 32 saves, Mike Reilly,…
New York doctor dies after falling out of moving trailer while headed upstate to see the eclipse
BROWNVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island doctor who was headed to upstate New York to see the solar eclipse with her family fell out of a moving trailer on a highway and died, authorities said.Dr. Monika Woroniecka, 58, a pediatrician at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital who specialized in immunology, was riding in the 2024…
Appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money criminal trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay his hush money criminal trial, taking just 12 minutes to swat aside an argument that it should be postponed while the former president fights a gag order.Justice Cynthia Kern’s…
Governor Hochul Launches $100 Million Investment In Brookhaven National Lab For Transformative Electron-Ion Collider Project
(Governor’s office press release April 9, 2024) Project Clears Major Milestone With Execution of Funding Agreement Between Empire State Development and U.S. Department of Energy Nearly $3 Billion in State and Federal Investments Will Support World’s First, Next-Generation EIC Capable of Pioneering Breakthroughs in Energy, Science, Technology, and Medicine Builds on Governor Hochul’s Commitment to…
UConn uses strategy of shutting down Purdue’s perimeter shooters to get decisive victory
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball WriterGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn left Donovan Clingan on the loneliest island, stuck deep in the paint to wrestle massive Purdue center Zach Edey.Even when Edey bulled his way to shots at the rim, the Huskies refused to give their big man help, knowing the two-time national player of the…
Opponents of Blakeman’s special deputy sheriff program hold rally
Critics of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s special deputy sheriff program held a rally outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive building in Mineola on Monday.The plan aims to deputize gun owners in Nassau to become provisional special deputy sheriffs, who would assist Nassau police in times of emergency.Opponents criticize the move comparing the plan to the…