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November 26, 2024

North Carolina's governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed Republican-backed legislation that weakens the powers of several Democrats slated to hold statewide of...

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November 26, 2024

Hochul, Queens DA: A legal first as retail theft ring suspects face charges in NYC

An attorney for four of the five suspects, which include Queens husband and wife, said his clients pleaded not guilty.

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November 26, 2024

Clean Slate Law, which would seal certain criminal convictions, goes into effect

The law creates an automatic process for sealing of some convictions once a person has completed his sentence and stayed out of trouble.

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November 26, 2024

Wegovy, Mounjaro: Suffolk County among employers rethinking access to costly weight loss drugs

The guidelines are part of a national trend by municipal governments and private firms struggling to manage ballooning costs.

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November 26, 2024

Rudy Giuliani draws rebuke for a courtroom outburst accusing judge in assets case of being unfair

In an angry outburst in a New York courtroom, Rudy Giuliani has accused a judge of making wrong assumptions about him after ordering him to...

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November 26, 2024

Rain forecast to fall on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, millions of onlookers

Rainfall is expected to begin Wednesday and continue through the day Thursday.

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November 26, 2024

The world's oldest man has died in England at 112

The world's oldest man has died in England at age 112.

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November 26, 2024

Thanksgiving Travel Latest: TSA braces for 'busiest ever' holiday

The Thanksgiving travel rush is expected to be bigger than ever this year.

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November 26, 2024

New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants

People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV.

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November 26, 2024

Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump th...

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November 26, 2024

Israel bombards central Beirut as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israeli jets have struck a residential building in central Beirut and issued new evacuation orders for 20 buildings in the Lebanese capital'...

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November 26, 2024

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under...

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November 26, 2024

Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used

The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz.

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November 26, 2024

EU top diplomat says Israel has 'no excuses' to refuse a ceasefire with Hezbollah in US-French deal

The European Union's top diplomat says there are "no excuses" for Israel to refuse to implement a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group...

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November 26, 2024

Long Island health news, tips and more

Get the latest health news from Newsday, including COVID-19, health care costs, hospitals, cancer, vaccines, fitness and weight loss.

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November 26, 2024

Trump transition team suggests sidelining top adviser over pay-to-play allegations

The top lawyer on Donald Trump's transition team has investigated a longtime adviser to the president-elect over allegations he used his pro...

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November 26, 2024

Proposals to repeal no-fault divorce cause concern even as efforts stall

Warnings have been popping up on social media urging women who might be considering divorce to "pull the trigger" while they still can ever...

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November 25, 2024

Lawmakers press Pentagon to re-ground Ospreys until safety issues can be addressed

Three lawmakers are asking Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to consider re-grounding the military's fleet of V-22 Ospreys until solutions can...

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November 25, 2024

Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on first day in office

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of...

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November 25, 2024

Special counsel moves to dismiss election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to dismiss the case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020...

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November 25, 2024

Couple charged in ring suspected of stealing $1 million in Lululemon clothes

A Connecticut couple has been charged in Minnesota with being part of a shoplifting ring suspected of stealing around $1 million in goods ac...

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November 25, 2024

44 years after New York couple vanished, car matching description of theirs is found in Georgia

Authorities say a car similar to one driven by a wealthy New York couple missing for 44 years has been found in a south Georgia pond.

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November 25, 2024

Warren Buffett gives away another $1.1B and plans for distributing his $147B fortune after his death

Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by announcing plans Monday to hand more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire...

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November 25, 2024

UK authorities charge a man in last week's bomb hoax at the US Embassy

UK authorities say they have charged a 43-year-old man with a bomb hoax near the U.S. Embassy in London last week.

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November 25, 2024

Pilot dies in plane crash in remote woods of New York, puppy found alive

Authorities say a pilot and at least one dog he was transporting died when a small plane crashed in the snowy woods of the Catskill Mountain...

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November 25, 2024

Bah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas Carol' movie

If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

Newsday

November 25, 2024

A third Florida motorcycle deputy has died from injuries suffered in traffic crash

A South Florida sheriff's motorcycle deputy has died from injuries suffered last week in a crash that killed two of his colleagues.

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November 25, 2024

Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israeli airstrikes are hitting Lebanon with airstrikes as negotiations progress toward a ceasefire between the country and Lebanon-based Hez...

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November 25, 2024

6 new balloons, range of performers to join millions at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The LIRR will add extra trains to accommodate parade goers.

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November 25, 2024

Macy's says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delaying Q3 earnings

Macy's says it's delaying the release of its fiscal third-quarter earnings results after it discovered an up to $154 million accounting-rela...

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November 25, 2024

Jessica Tisch officially becomes the NYPD's 49th police commissioner

Tisch, who until days ago was sanitation commissioner, takes over a department that has had tumultuous leadership changes.

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November 25, 2024

Forecasters: Rain likely for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

A 70% chance of rain is forecast for Thursday.

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November 25, 2024

Thousands of Imran Khan supporters defy tear gas, lockdown and arrest to head to the capital

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's imprisoned former premier Imran Khan have defied a lockdown and widespread arrests to head to the capi...

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November 25, 2024

Landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia's Sumatra island, leaving 16 dead and 6 missing

Indonesian officials say rescuers have recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit moun...

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November 25, 2024

DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania

A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital.

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November 25, 2024

White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor through door faces manslaughter sentence in Florida

A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's boisterous chil...

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November 25, 2024

Senators took down one Trump Cabinet pick. But the fight over their authority is just beginning

The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general serves as a reminder that the Senate is still re...

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November 25, 2024

Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars

A federal judge in Texas is set to hold a hearing on whether the satirical news outlet The Onion made a valid bid for the Infowars platforms...

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November 25, 2024

Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide.

A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murder...

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November 25, 2024

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says

An international human rights group says an Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists and wounded others in Lebanon last month was mos...

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November 25, 2024

Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah cease-fire deal could come 'within days'

The Israeli ambassador to Washington says that a cease-fire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be rea...

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November 25, 2024

Philippine showdown: President says he'll fight vice president's plot to have him killed

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has described a public threat by the vice president to have him killed by an assassin as a crimina...

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November 24, 2024

New details emerge on BioLab fire that forced thousands to shelter outside Atlanta

Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta.

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November 24, 2024

Judge rules Sirius XM's policy for customers canceling subscriptions broke law

A judge said canceling a subscription should be as easy as signing up and the company should not have required customers to deal with a live...

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November 24, 2024

Russian plane catches fire after landing in Turkey but passengers and crew are safely evacuated

Turkey's transportation ministry says the engine of a Russian plane with 95 people on board caught fire after landing at Antalya airport in...

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November 24, 2024

Priyanka Sewhani, of Oyster Bay, killed after exiting moving car on LIE, police say

She was struck by another car on the LIE, police said.

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November 24, 2024

Republicans lash out at Democrats' claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is 'compromised'

Republican lawmakers are pushing back against criticism from some Democrats that President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligen...

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November 24, 2024

Forecasters say Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade weather to be cloudy; balloons likely to fly

The latest projections say rain not likely to fall until Thursday afternoon.

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November 24, 2024

Forecasters say Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade weather to be cloudy; balloons likely to fly

The latest projections say rain not likely to fall until Thursday afternoon.

Newsday

November 24, 2024

Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon

Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two months.