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$35M Medicaid fraud case targets LI ambulette operators
Federal prosecutors say the operators of Tri-Hamlet Taxi billed Medicaid for rides that were never provided or for inflated costs, then used proceeds to buy homes and investment properties.
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Blakeman's goal: Beat Zeldin's numbers in each region of NYS
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Sarra Sounds Off, Ep 39: Award season and All-Star games Newsday's Gregg Sarra wraps up the boys lacrosse season with Michael Sicoli and recaps the amazing story of Long Beach wrestler Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez.
Beloved Italian restaurant closing after 47 years
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After daughter's boating death, grieving LI mom became an 'unstoppable' safety advocate
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Remembering the pop culture of 1976: The Bicentennial year brought us 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Rocky,' 'Disco Duck,' lots more
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Appeals court reinstates conviction of man charged with fatally kicking dog
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Quick, budget-friendly mom trips on or near LI
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Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 LI voters disapprove of Trump's job performance
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Record temperatures, thunderstorms forecast for LI's Fourth of July
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Hochul: White House denies disaster declaration for region's February blizzard
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'It was emotional': Decorated Vietnam soldier reinterred at Calverton with full military honors
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Suffolk formally seeks new developer for Ronkonkoma Hub
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DA investigates alleged fraud in LI school trustee election
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Shirley motorcyclist, 25, dies in crash with car
Townsend family headstones to be relocated to Oyster Bay cemetery
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LI woman charged with stealing from deceased employer
Precious Ortiz is accused of writing checks from the advertising company she worked for after the owner died, Suffolk police said.
AG: Two Harlem brownstones worth $4.7M stolen by LI man
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Suffolk paid more than $500G for Gilgo Beach serial killer's defense, records show
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25-year-old woman allegedly killed by brother-in-law was Stony Brook geology doctoral student
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Sarra Sounds Off, Ep 39: Award season and All-Star games Newsday's Gregg Sarra wraps up the boys lacrosse season with Michael Sicoli and recaps the amazing story of Long Beach wrestler Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez.
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An infant kidnapping that changed America began on Long Island
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Boating accidents fell 34% on LI after new safety law
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Twins living in Roosevelt ready to mark 100 years of life
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Shark spotted off beaches, waters cleared of swimmers
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Temperatures in the mid-90s on LI, but history says it's been hotter
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Officials call for water use reduction in Hamptons
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2 newly minted FDNY members carry on family legacy
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Citing dangers, Suffolk officials urge residents to steer clear of illegal fireworks displays
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Deputy county exec picked as Suffolk's interim social services commissioner
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63,000 LIers lost health coverage July 1. Here's how it'll impact healthcare.
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Uncle Giuseppe's plans 2 more store openings on LI this year
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Sickle cell patients hit the fashion runway for disease awareness
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Navy risks public trust, progress in Calverton cleanup
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LI air conditioner repair workers busy as dangerous heat bakes region
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Glen Cove to double some parking fees amid $3M budget hole
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Parents cry foul after school cancels driver's education course
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How to stay safe as heat wave brings extreme temperatures to LI today through Fourth of July
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Navy's Blue Angels wow crowd at Republic Airport
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Edward Mangano deserves 12-year sentence, feds say; but defense argues he's a 'changed man'
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Pedestrian seriously injured in Riverhead crash
Dangerous heat, temperatures near 100 on LI, with daily chance of thunderstorms
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To tackle deer overpopulation, DEC aims for hunters to target does
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Nassau police arrest 8 women for allegedly selling sex at massage parlors, police say
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1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states: Inside LI's hidden world of drugs, sex trafficking
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32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months. Here's the devastating impact.
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Nearly 6,000 LI households could face homelessness if Trump cuts Section 8 funding
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Out East: Main & Mill House
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LI hockey dad beats cancer
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Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI woods to help protect a species
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Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds
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Picture This! That time the stars came out in Westbury
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LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop
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LI Works: Ken goes against the grain at Bullfrogs Woodworks
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Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip
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LI drivers spend $3,700 per year due to congested, unsafe roads
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Trendy Bites: Rainbow cookie meets donut
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