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Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3T over 10 years

Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3T over 10 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s upcoming budget proposal aims to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade, the White House said Wednesday. That deficit reduction goal is significantly higher than the $2 trillion that Biden had promised in his State of the Union address last month. It also is a sharp…

Suffolk police officer saves man who drove his truck into the water

Suffolk police officer saves man who drove his truck into the water

A Suffolk police officer saved the life of a man who drove his pickup truck into the water in Patchogue on Monday.The driver suffered a medical episode, and he plunged his truck into the water.Officer Daniel Elitharp saw the man slumped over in his car. He jumped into the water and rescued the man.The driver…

FBI offering $250,000 reward for information on the 2008 Times Square bombing

FBI offering $250,000 reward for information on the 2008 Times Square bombing

The FBI announced a new reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect involved in the 2008 Times Square bombing of the U.S. Armed Forces recruiting station.Early in the morning of March 6, 2008, a bomb exploded at the Times Square U.S. Armed Forces recruiting station.The…

Joe Biden plans new taxes on the rich to help save Medicare

Joe Biden plans new taxes on the rich to help save Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program’s solvency by 25 years and provide a degree of middle-class stability to millions of older adults. In his plan, Biden is overtly declaring that the wealthy ought…

AP source: Giants give Jones 4-year, $160M deal, tag Barkley

AP source: Giants give Jones 4-year, $160M deal, tag Barkley

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After days of hard-fought, down-to-the wire negotiating the New York Giants reached a new four-year contract with quarterback Daniel Jones on Tuesday and put a franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the Giants and agents for Jones reached…

Fire Island Lighthouse temporarily closed because of damage

Fire Island Lighthouse temporarily closed because of damage

The Fire Island Lighthouse Tower has been temporarily closed until further notice because of damage that may have been caused by the weather.The National Park Service says an exterior panel on the northeast side of the lighthouse separated from the structure. It called the damage “more cosmetic than it is structural” and said the closure…

NYBC declares blood emergency

NYBC declares blood emergency

New York Blood Center has declared the 1st blood emergency of the year. The organization says it received 6,000 fewer donations in February than it did last year. The current stock of blood is 12% below hospital needs. Anyone who wants to donate blood can make an appointment at www.nybc.org

Hochul announces $110 million in grant programs to improve water quality across the state

Hochul announces $110 million in grant programs to improve water quality across the state

Governor Hochul on Monday announced that approximately $110 million was awarded to 86 projects through two grant programs to improve water quality across the state. The grant programs support projects that will help protect drinking water, update aging water infrastructure, and improve aquatic habitat in communities statewide. The Seatuck Environmental Association will receive $320,000 for…

Pence files motion to block subpoena

Pence files motion to block subpoena

Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed a motion asking a judge to block a federal grand jury subpoena for his testimony related to January 6 on the grounds that he is protected by the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause. Pence had publicly signaled that he planned to resist the subpoena, arguing it was unconstitutional.…

CDC lowers Long Island’s COVID-19 risk to ‘low’

CDC lowers Long Island’s COVID-19 risk to ‘low’

The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped Long Island’s community-level risk of COVID-19 transmission to “low,” though a local expert recommends people remain cautious, especially those vulnerable to serious illness.The CDC had earlier reduced Long Island’s risk level from high to medium in January.