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Nassau Man Sold Fireworks To Minors

Nassau Man Sold Fireworks To Minors »

Police say a man turned his aunt’s New Cassel home into an underground fireworks shop, selling the explosives to children. Nassau County police, who found nearly $500 worth of fireworks in the home, say investigators saw children under 13 carrying plastic bags with what appeared to be fireworks sticking out, leaving...

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Two Arrested For Franklin Square Assault

Two Arrested For Franklin Square Assault »

Cops from Nassau's Fifth Squad arrested two Elmont men July 4 for reports the arrests of two Elmont men for a Franklin Square assault....

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Man Drowns In Uniondale Pool

Man Drowns In Uniondale Pool »

A Jamaica man drowned accidentally in a Uniondale pool on July 4. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at NUMC....

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Man Dies During Babylon Regatta

Man Dies During Babylon Regatta »

Police say a Long Island man died after his boat capsized during a regatta on the Great South Bay. Suffolk County police say John Everitt was participating in the 83rd Annual Babylon Yacht Club Sailboat Regatta...

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Fireworks Fight Results In Gunfire

Fireworks Fight Results In Gunfire »

Police say firecrackers been met with gunfire on Long Island. Nassau County detectives say two men unleashed several bullets on an Inwood street shortly after midnight Sunday because they were angry about firecrackers being thrown at their feet....

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Cops: Missing Man Spotted Again, Remains Missing

Cops: Missing Man Spotted Again, Remains Missing »

The missing mentally challenged Russell Gardens man who has been spotted in different parts of town since he was last seen at home on Monday has most recently been reportedly seen on Northern Boulevard in the Great Neck or Flushing area, Nassau police said. Investigators continue to ask for the...

July 3 2009 / No comment / Read More »

National News

From Haiti, a surprise: good news about AIDS »

From Haiti, a surprise: good news about AIDS

BLANCHARD, Haiti (AP) -- When Micheline Leon was diagnosed with HIV, her parents told her they would fit her for a coffin. Fifteen...

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Little People Call For FCC To Ban ‘Midget’ »

Little People Call For FCC To Ban ‘Midget’

NEW YORK (AP) — Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word “midget” on broadcast TV. The...

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Zimbabwe vows to pull troops out of diamond fields »

Zimbabwe vows to pull troops out of diamond fields

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe has promised to withdraw its soldiers from diamond fields in the east, an official newspaper reported Sunday -...

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Rove: Palin resignation part of a ‘risky strategy’ »

Rove: Palin resignation part of a ‘risky strategy’

WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's potential presidential rivals said Sunday that her abrupt resignation won't help her dodge scrutiny....

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3rd person dies after NC fireworks explosion »

3rd person dies after NC fireworks explosion

OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) -- A third worker who had been preparing for an Independence Day celebration died from injuries suffered when a truckload...

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Iraqis skeptical about significance of US pullback »

Iraqis skeptical about significance of US pullback

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqis are skeptical that much will change after last week's pullback of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities,...

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Disney World monorail closed after employee death »

Disney World monorail closed after employee death

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Walt Disney World says a monorail at the Florida theme park is out of service after an employee death....

Jul 5 2009 / No comment / Read More »

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Roger Federer Wins 15th Grand Slam At Wimbledon »

Roger Federer Wins 15th Grand Slam At Wimbledon

Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday, outlasting Andy Roddick for his sixth Wimbledon championship in a marathon match that went to 16-14 in the fifth set. ...

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Home Game: Cards’ Pujols leads All-Star voting »

Home Game: Cards’ Pujols leads All-Star voting

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols is the fans' favorite choice to start the 80th All-Star game in St. Louis. ...

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Indians’ GM Shapiro says Wedge’s job is safe »

Indians’ GM Shapiro says Wedge’s job is safe

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Eric Wedge's job is safe for the rest of the season. Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro said Sunday that the manager and his coaching staff would...

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Yankees’ Wang goes on DL with shoulder injury »

Yankees’ Wang goes on DL with shoulder injury

NEW YORK (AP) -- Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang went back on the disabled list Sunday with a right shoulder strain, and manager Joe Girardi said he's not sure how...

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Serena Still Not Number One After Wimbledon Victory »

Serena Still Not Number One After Wimbledon Victory

Even with three of the last four Grand Slam titles in her possession, Serena Williams will stay behind No. 1 Dinara Safina when the WTA rankings are released Monday....

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Several Chase contenders crash at Daytona »

Several Chase contenders crash at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Chase contender David Reutimann was involved in a 13-car accident at Daytona International Speedway. ...

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Lincecum dazzles again »

Lincecum dazzles again

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Tim Lincecum ran his career-best scoreless innings streak to 23 in winning his third straight start and also scored the first run in the San...

Jul 4 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Columns

It’s So Hard »

It’s So HardBy Ellenmorris Tiegerman, PhD School districts are not required to complete psychoeducational evaluations on an annual basis. But a parent may have concerns about her child’s...

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War Is Over? »

War Is Over?The Iraq War has officially come to an end with the Iraqis celebrating their independence this past Tuesday. “Shock and Awe” has now faded to...

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Nothing But Net: For the Week of July 2 - July 8 »

Nothing But Net: For the Week of July 2 - July 8Guys. GUYS. GUYS!!! Listen! We’re all going to die in a couple of years! Don’t bother reading the “Do This” section because none of us...

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Music

Long Live the King

Long Live the King

The Queen of Pop pays tribute to the King of Pop at the O2 in London, the same arena where Michael Jackson was set to perform in July. Madonna shouted, “Let’s give it up for one of the greatest artists the world has ever known,” as an impersonator performed Jackson’s signature moves. ...

Jul 5, 2009 / More »

Movies

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

More influenced by the props-till-you-drop school of contemporary techie filmmaking than anything to do with social context, character or irony, the new and unimproved Public Enemies gangster saga is very much about the “how” rather than the “why.”...

Jul 3, 2009 / More »

Food

Gonzo at Gonzo’s

Gonzo at Gonzo’s

Craving a quick, quality meal after a sunny, tick-laden expedition through the beach dunes behind the Jones Beach U.S. Coast Guard Station, some friends and I stumbled across Gonzo’s Mexican Grill on Merrick Road in Bellmore on the way back home. ...

Jun 29, 2009 / More »

Gossip: Loose Lips

Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad

Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad

    Rihanna is in trouble with the Health Department after illegally tattooing umbrellas on several people at East Side Ink in NYC, the pop star’s favorite tattoo parlor. RiRi came in to get lessons from her personal tattoo artist BangBang, but ended up tattooing BangBang and two other artists, plus East Side...

Jul 5, 2009 / More »

Fortune 52

Madeleine Lanza-Giraldi

Madeleine Lanza-Giraldi

The word “mentor” comes from Homer’s epic, The Odyssey. The story goes that when Odysseus went off to fight in the Trojan War, he entrusted his family’s care to Mentor, who served as the advisor, teacher and overseer of Odysseus’ son, Telemachus. Mentor nurtured and protected Telemachus and served as...

Jul 2, 2009 / More »

Nothing But Net

Nothing But Net: For the Week of July 2 - July 8

Nothing But Net: For the Week of July 2 - July 8

Guys. GUYS. GUYS!!! Listen! We’re all going to die in a couple of years! Don’t bother reading the “Do This” section because none of us are going to be around to Do ANYTHING!...

Jul 2, 2009 / More »

Our Children's Health

The Death of Cursive

The Death of Cursive

Toby, 21, was an honor student at Walt Whitman High School in South Huntington and is now a biology major at Stony Brook University. His prospective landlord hands Toby a lease to sign. His signature? He has none. He scribbles his name....

Jul 2, 2009 / More »

Green Living

Bonnie’s Peat Pots

Bonnie’s Peat Pots

Bonnie Plants  have added a little more green to their flowers and veggies. Instead of using the standard black plastic containers for their plants, Bonnie’s uses peat pots, made from the same peat moss that is used to supplement garden soils–and it’s 100 percent biodegradable. Bonnie’s peat pots can be put into the soil “pot, plant, [...]...

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