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This is a performance of ferocious intelligence and painstaking commitment.

'If I Had Legs': Oscar nominee Rose Byrne superb as a woman overwhelmed by life's pressures

"The future of Twisted Sister will be determined in the next several weeks," the band wrote on social media.

Twisted Sister cancels 50th anniversary tour, citing Dee Snider's health issues

The Tony winner will perform Broadway and pop standards at the May 2 event.

Bernadette Peters to headline Staller Center Gala

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The Super Bowl pregame show will be headed to Alcatraz Island.

NBC bringing Super Bowl pregame show to Alcatraz Island

Sophie Turner shows herself to be adept at embodying a regular, modern person under increasing pressure.

'Steal': 'Game of Thrones' star's welcome, entertaining heist drama

The Garden City resident also shares stories of love, success and grief in "La Lucci."

Susan Lucci dishes about her book, Nelson DeMille, more

PBS' "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History" sheds light on a difficult subject.

New PBS series explores complex history of Black and Jewish alliances

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Light snow and more brutally cold air are headed to Long Island this weekend. NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen has the forecast.

LI's coldest winter in decades

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano talked to celebrities and doctors on the red carpet of the American Heart Association's Red Dress Collection Concert in New York City.

Red dresses on the red carpet: Celebrities talk heart health

Los Angeles Angels starting catcher and Sayville native Logan O'Hoppe visited fifth-graders at McKenna Elementary School to support his mother, Angela, who wrote the children's book, "If You Choose to Believe Them."

MLB catcher Logan O’Hoppe visits Massapequa students 

From Harborfrost in Sag Harbor to Ricardo Arjona at UBS Arena, check out all the fun things to do and explore this weekend.

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the tale of Physty the Whale, who was rescued and revived near Robert Moses in 1981.

Picture This: That time Physty the Whale was rescued and revived

Following the death of her father, Long Beach's Mindi Dovberg began swimming in the ocean every day to help "shock the grief out of her system." NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

Rain or shine, warm or cold, she takes a dip in the ocean every day

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits a longtime Baiting Hollow restaurant that's been serving the community for decades — and is now offering homemade pot pies to go.

Out East: A visit to the Cooperage Inn

West Babylon's Rivers triplets are making history as skiers for Jamaica. One of the triplets will compete in February's Winter Olympics.

West Babylon skier on his way to compete in the Winter Olympics 

Shop with Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Sprouts, which opened its first Long Island location in Centereach.

A foodie's guide to shopping at Sprouts

Municipalities like the Village of Great Neck Plaza are stepping up efforts to remove snow piles that haven't melted over a week after a storm hit the region. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Many LIers frustrated with slow snow removal

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Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa was remembered Thursday as an exceptional cop and "beautiful human being." NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'She's gonna live in our hearts, always'

'Want every kid to have someone who tells them that they can do this'

ICE agents arrested three people, with nearly a third of Greenport residents keeping their children home from school. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Immigration got me'

A federal lawsuit claims a vast network of Long Islanders is responsible for over 70 lawsuits linked to allegedly staged accidents. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky has more.

'Connected either by a shared address, by family, by job'

Nearly 690 pounds of cocaine were seized in what is being called one of the largest narcotics busts in Nassau County's history. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'This is over $20 million dollars of street value'

Malverne Mel and Holtsville Hal have made their 2026 Groundhog Day predictions.

Mel and Hal weigh in on winter

The 79-year-old man was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead Monday morning, police said. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Man found outside LI housing complex dies

NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen answers questions about bomb cyclones.

What is a bomb cyclone?

The Islamic Center of Long Island on Sunday held its 22nd annual Black History Month celebration. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Black history is not a side story'

Fire officials on Long Island are sounding the alarm, on shortages in both recruitment and retention. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We can no longer guarantee that a fire truck or ambulance will arrive as quickly'

A man was fatally struck and another injured by a hit-and-run driver Thursday evening as they changed a tire on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, police said.

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