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Critics say Hochul's pause on data centers could hurt state
The governor said the order is necessary to allow time to develop a regulatory framework.
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Hochul far ahead of Blakeman in campaign funding
The governor has $21 million in campaign funds, while her Republican rival has $4.6 million.
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La campaña de control de la inmigración siembra la incertidumbre en las granjas de Long Island. 'Podría ser el fin.'
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Immigration crackdown sowing uncertainty on LI farms. 'It could be game over.'
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Blakeman slams pending ban on gas appliances in new homes
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Some Kratom sales restricted in Suffolk
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Hochul orders 1-year pause on large data centers
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Nassau backs program to help police with neurodiverse people
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Are you being targeted in a gold bar scam? Here's how to know.
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Trailing Hochul, Blakeman turns to Trump-like claims, analysts say
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Suozzi opposes high-voltage cable line slated to snake through his district
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Pacts set for next phase of 83-mile Fire Island to Montauk Point project
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Cannabis-related ER visits surge in NYS, even among small children
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LI representatives spent nearly $1M in federal money to reach constituents
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Kalshi loses bid to offer sports betting in New York
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Reviewers describe climate of violence in NYS prisons
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Audit faults NYS on policing of environmental permits
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Hochul makes 3-stop tour on LI
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Blakeman's goal: Beat Zeldin's numbers in each region of NYS
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Some calls to domestic violence hotline went unanswered, state audit finds
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Officials call for water use reduction in Hamptons
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Deputy county exec picked as Suffolk's interim social services commissioner
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Propel NY Energy project pushes ahead despite local opposition
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In war against disease-causing ticks in Suffolk, Schumer eyes $90M to combat the critters
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Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 LI voters disapprove of Trump's job performance
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Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes won't impact New York
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LI immigrant advocacy groups hail birthright citizenship ruling
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Costs may threaten proposed Shoreham battery project, developer says
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NY lawmakers weigh in on birthright citizenship ruling
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'It has a huge human impact'
Advocates for transgender youth say the high court's ruling sends a message that goes far beyond the ballfields. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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House Republicans' $95 billion Iran war package clears first hurdle
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The Latest: Trump is expected to make election conspiracies a focus of his national address
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Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently
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Trump is expected to make election conspiracy theories a focus of his national address
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Top officials in Arizona's Maricopa County agree on how to oversee elections, ending a legal battle
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More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split
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House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war, farm aid and elections
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Man arrested over threat to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
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Hungary's former foreign minister quits parliament for Chinese automaker BYD, sparking backlash
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Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund, tax deal for Trump at Senate confirmation hearing
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United by grief, mothers in Brazil demand reparations after police killed their sons
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Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session as UK leader
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Trump's intelligence nominee Jay Clayton clashes with Democrats over 2020 election
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Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies
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March for democracy planned for anniversary of historic MLK-led 1963 Washington march
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Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board says
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'This failure is on USPS': Dozens of rural Nevada mail ballots discovered after primary
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Israel's parliament approves laws to enshrine exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from military service
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Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term
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It's 'Super Tuesday' for EU enlargement as 4 candidates move forward with negotiations
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TRUMP'S IMPACT ON LI
'Workers are ... more worried than ever'
'It's just beyond upsetting that we have to fight for this'
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'I fought so hard'
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'It has a huge human impact'
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'Praying that everything is gonna change'
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'We've got to invest in those types of things'
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'It's a slush fund ... It's obvious.'
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'We are the most overtaxed, overregulated state in the United States'
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'Everything is different'
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