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November 22, 2024
NYS to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats, rabbits starting Dec. 15
The state Attorney General's office is notifying businesses of the change, which carries penalties of up to $1,000 per violation.
Newsday
November 22, 2024
Does downpour dampen Long Island's drought? Not likely, experts say
Long Island's driest autumn in decades has sparked dozens of brush fires and questions about what it could mean over time.
Newsday
November 22, 2024
Ukraine's parliament cancels session after Russia fired a new missile
Ukraine's parliament has canceled a session as security was tightened after Russia deployed a new ballistic missile that threatens to escala...
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November 22, 2024
Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip are often eating just once a day, even in areas where aid groups have relatively more access than the...
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November 22, 2024
What to know about a Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe
A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and abandoned his wife and three children is in Eastern Europe.
Newsday
November 22, 2024
JD Vance is leaving the Senate for the vice presidency. That's set off a scramble for his Ohio seat
JD Vance's election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio's U.S. Senate seats for the third time in as many years.
Newsday
November 22, 2024
Gaetz's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn't unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elect...
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November 22, 2024
Republicans once shunned early voting; in 2024 they increased their numbers in NYS
Overall, nearly 500,000 more voters statewide took advantage of the nine days of early voting this year compared with 2020.
Newsday
November 22, 2024
Stony Brook researchers find unique way to screen pregnant women for substance abuse
The screening gives providers a chance to intervene early in the pregnancy to treat the mother's substance abuse.
Newsday
November 22, 2024
NYC used to help deport thousands. This year's total: 11
Of 261 requests by federal immigration enforcers so far this year, the Adams administration has rejected all but 11.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
The latest on President-elect Donald Trump's transition
Who's in, who's out, and what to expect in Donald Trump's second administration. Track all the news about the transfer of power here.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Historically bad year for dolphin strandings on Cape Cod has scientists looking for answers
Scientists say an unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability o...
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November 21, 2024
Zoning change clears way for New York City plan for more rental housing
Supporters hope the plan — City of Yes, one of Mayor Eric Adams' signature policy initiatives — will make a dent in the city's historic reco...
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November 21, 2024
National and World news stories
Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C.
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November 21, 2024
Defense expert testifies that Jordan Neely didn't die from Daniel Penny's chokehold
The expert was the last defense witness to be put on in the Manhattan case.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Boar's Head listeria outbreak is over with 10 dead and dozens sickened by tainted deli meat
U.S. health officials say a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a massive recall of popular Boar's Head deli meats is over.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Bank makes hundreds of millions in loans available to assist Helene recovery in North Carolina
Truist Financial Corporation has announced that it is making hundreds of millions of dollars in loans available to residents, businesses and...
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Canada's Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items and send checks to millions of Ca...
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking inves...
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death has told investigators how he did it, police say
Police say a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children is alive in Eastern Europe...
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November 21, 2024
Gold-plated rose stolen from NYC 9/11 memorial honoring influential pastor
New York City police are searching for a man accused of stealing a gold-plated rose from a Manhattan church memorial honoring the victims of...
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Middle East latest: Gaza officials say death toll surpasses 44,000
Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Father of teen accused in Georgia school shooting pleads not guilty to charges against him
The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has pleaded not guilty to...
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Justice Department finds a pattern of misconduct by police in Trenton, New Jersey
Police in New Jersey's capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including excessive force and unlawful stops.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Jussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack agains...
Newsday
November 21, 2024
The FBI and DHS leaders won't testify publicly about national security threats before the Senate
The leaders of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have declined to testify publicly at a scheduled Senate hearing on global nat...
Newsday
November 21, 2024
$344 for a coffee? Scottish farm is selling UK's most expensive cup
A Scottish dairy is making the audacious bid to sell what it's calling Britain's most expensive cup of coffee.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Rain makes roads slippery across the region; more rain on the way
Newsday
November 21, 2024
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas...
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November 21, 2024
North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation
North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang this week.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Volcano on Iceland's Rekjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
A volcanic eruption occurred on the Rekjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening.
Newsday
November 21, 2024
Ukraine says Russia has launched an ICBM in an attack for the first time in the war
Ukraine says Russia has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, t...
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November 21, 2024
Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth
A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel...
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November 21, 2024
Rain and snow pummel Northern California in latest wave of damaging weather to strike West Coast
Rain and snow are pummeling Northern California as the region feels the effects of a major storm that could cause flash flooding and rocksli...
Newsday
November 20, 2024
Bernie Sanders and Democrats attempt to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is making an attempt to block some U.S. arms to Israel over civilian deaths in Gaza.
Newsday
November 20, 2024
US charges billionaire Gautam Adani with defrauding investors, hiding plan to bribe Indian officials
One of the world's richest people has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in India by...
Newsday
November 20, 2024
The FBI arrested a man who's been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange
According to the FBI, a Florida man has been arrested and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week.
Newsday
November 20, 2024
Rich Wong, NYPD officer wounded in Queens gunfight, released from hospital
Police said Rich Wong was shot in the leg, then returned fire and killed the suspect. Wong left the hospital to applause from fellow officer...
Newsday
November 20, 2024
FTX co-founder gets no prison time after cooperating in case against Sam Bankman-Fried
An apologetic FTX co-founder has been sentenced to no time in prison after a prosecutor and a judge praised his cooperation against Sam Bank...
Newsday
November 20, 2024
Donald Trump's lawyers urge judge to ignore prosecutors and dismiss hush money conviction
As prosecutors push to preserve President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction, his lawyers are urging a judge to ignore them and scra...
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November 20, 2024
Liam Payne's One Direction bandmates among the mourners at singer's funeral
The former members of One Direction have reunited for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne, who died in a fall from a hotel window in Argentin...
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November 20, 2024
Defense rests in trial of man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley
The defense has rested its case in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the natio...
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November 20, 2024
Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations
Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico border to use as a staging area for potential mass deportations under Pr...
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November 20, 2024
Jessica Tisch appointed as new NYPD commissioner
Tisch, who has been serving as sanitation commissioner, will be the second woman to occupy the top NYPD post.
Newsday
November 20, 2024
Rain expected overnight as drought condition elevated; FDNY battles brush fire in Highbridge Park
The U.S. Drought Monitor moved New York City and portions of western Nassau into its severe drought category.
Newsday
November 20, 2024
US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there's no link to a hostage release
The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza because it is not linked to an immediate...
Newsday
November 20, 2024
Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
Russia's upper house of parliament has endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transition...
Newsday
November 20, 2024
Susan Smith to ask parole board for her freedom after serving 30 years for drowning her children
Susan Smith will ask a parole board in South Carolina for her freedom for the first time on Wednesday.
Newsday
November 20, 2024
Mother of Nikita Pertsev, inmate who died in Nassau jail, files $20M lawsuit against Nassau County, court papers show
Anastasiya Nikishkina, of Brooklyn, alleged in the $20 million federal civil rights claim filed in Eastern District Court Friday that staffi...
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November 20, 2024