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North Babylon's School District holds a revote after its proposed budget failed the first time. North Babylon is one of the few school districts that are proposing the same exact budget again, without any modifications. (June 18 2013)
This undated photo provided by Blue Rider Press/Penguin shows award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, who died early in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. (June 18, 2013)Journalist who exposed Gen. McChrystal dead at 33 In this June 26, 2012, photo, two overweight women hold a conversation in New York. The American Medical Association voted to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment. (June 19, 2013)AMA votes to declare obesity a disease new49 m ago SHOW MORE

Long Island

John J. Foley Nursing home in Yaphank. (April 9, 2013)Officials OK marketing of Foley home Police, firefighters and EMTs respond to an accident in Lloyd Harbor where the truck a U.S. Postal Service worker was driving was rear-ended and then hit a tree. (June 17, 2013)Cops: Postal worker, 53, dies after crash Lattingtown's Clarence Michalis, 90, has been mayor for 43 years.Big write-in campaign surprises Great Neck SHOW MORE

Sports

Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler pitches in the fifth inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. (June 18, 2013)Wheeler goes six shutout innings, wins debut San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker and Miami Heat forward LeBron James collide during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals. (June 18, 2013)Heat win in OT thriller to force Game 7 Georges St-Pierre, left, lands a knee to the body of Nick Diaz en route to a unanimous decision title defense at UFC 158 in Montreal. (March 16, 2013)NYS Assembly shoots down MMA bill NYPD officer Angel Maysonet stands on the field in the rain before the game between the Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers was postponed because of rain. (June 18, 2013)Yankees-Dodgers postponed for rain SHOW MORE

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The ExploreLI Street Team spent Father's Day enjoying music, rides and -- of course -- shortcake at the 59th annual Mattituck Lions Club Strawberry Festival. Did they catch you on camera? (June 16, 2013)X-Team: Mattituck Lions club Strawberry Festival Lena Dunham, center, actress, creator, and executive producer of the HBO series "Girls," visits with fans as filming for the HBO series got under way in Greenport. (June 18, 2013)HBO's 'Girls' films in Greenport <b>Ilene Sherwyn Coope</b> has been appointed to the <b>New York State Bar Association</b>’s Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, and the Committee on Professional Discipline. The resident of Dix Hills is a trusts and estates partner with Farrell Fritz in Uniondale.LI people on the move! Promotions, new jobs Seniors enjoy the St. Anthony's High School prom at Cresthollow Country Club in Woodbury. (May 28, 2013)LI goes to the prom SHOW MORE

Opinion

LIPA power plants towers are seen at sunset over Port Jefferson's harbor. (Oct. 28, 2010)Editorial: LIPA makeover in Albany ducks tax issue Let's forget the quarter-days and field days and spirit days, and keep the educational pedal to the metal until school's out.Filler: School's prolonged fade into summer <a href="/topics/New_York_%28state%29">New York</a> State Capitol in <a href="/topics/Albany%2C_NY">Albany</a> (March 16, 2008)O'Reilly: NY Republicans need to go on offense Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo speaks during a news conference at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University at Albany in Albany. Cuomo wants to create tax-free entrepreneurial zones tied to State University of New York campuses. (May 22, 2013)Opinion: Tax-Free NY will make the future better

Entertainment

Singer Katy Perry on the July 2013 cover of Vogue magazine, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. The new issue goes on sale nationwide June 25, 2013.Perry says Brand texted to ask for divorce Michelle Chamuel is one of three finalists on NBC's "The Voice."Why Michelle Chamuel will win 'The Voice' English food writer, journalist and broadcaster Nigella Lawson during the 28th MIPCOM (International Film and Programme Market for Tv, Video,Cable and Satellite) in Cannes, southeastern France. (Oct. 9, 2012)Celeb chef's husband admits attacking her Justin Bieber performs during a concert as part of his "Believe" tour at the Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy. (March 19, 2013)Reports: Bieber cleared in alleged hit and run SHOW MORE

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Business

Room service delivery at the Allegria hotel in Long Beach. (June 18, 2013)Hotels mull dropping room service Systemax Corp. headquarters in Port Washington. Carl Fiorentino, 56, a former executive, is accused in federal court in Central Islip of taking more than $7 million in kickbacks.Former Systemax exec indicted in bribe case A rendering of the Urban Outfitters store planned for Walt Whitman mall. The store is scheduled to open its doors in August.Urban Outfitters layout 'unique' at Walt Whitman mall Customers pump gasoline at the Gulf station at the North LIE Service Road and Old Nichols Road in Ronkonkoma. (April 4, 2012)Lower gas costs help slow metro area inflation SHOW MORE

New York City

Pedro Espada arrives at Federal Court in Brooklyn to be sentenced to five years for embezzling money from a social program. (June 14, 2013)Ex-state senator's son gets 6 mo. in jail In this undated photo provided by the New York City Police Department, Police Officer Vincent Tieniber, poses with his partner, “Bear,” in New York. Tieniber and Bear were both injured in the line of duty on Tuesday, June 18, 2103 when they came to the aid of a fellow NYPD Transit Unit officer trying to break up a fight on a New York City subway platform. Tieniber suffered a sprained wrist but Bear sustained two cracked and two chipped teeth after one of the assailants kicked him in the mouth while he was assisting with the arrest. Both Tieniber and Bear are expected to make full recoveries and will return to duty.NYPD K-9 injured in subway brawl UFT to announce mayoral endorsement Tuesday In this file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it’s “time to test and evaluate approaches limiting” the use of the subsidies’ for sugar-laden beverages. (March 12, 2013)Mayors: Limit soda buying with food stamps SHOW MORE

Nation/World

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington for a House Judiciary Committee hearing. (June 18, 2013)House passes anti-abortion bill In this June 26, 2012, photo, two overweight women hold a conversation in New York. The American Medical Association voted to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment. (June 19, 2013)AMA votes to declare obesity a disease new49 m ago US President Barack Obama, right, waves next to German President Joachim Gauck after he was welcomed with military honors at the presidential residence Bellevue castle in Berlin, Germany. (June 19, 2013)Obama's Berlin speech: History raises the stakes This undated photo provided by Blue Rider Press/Penguin shows award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, who died early in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. (June 18, 2013)Journalist who exposed Gen. McChrystal dead at 33 SHOW MORE

Politics

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone talks about the county's budget problems and solutions during a press conference in Hauppauge. (April 2, 2012)Bellone: Comptroller would run merged office Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) considered Assemb. Robert Sweeney (D-Lindenhurst) for majority leader. (June 28, 2012)Counties' bid for state OK to borrow is dead Left, Lattingtown Mayor Clarence F. Michalis, who will face his first challenger in four decades, Nicholas DellaFera, right. (June 4, 2013)Locals vote in 44-year mayor's 1st challenge John J. Foley Nursing home in Yaphank. (April 9, 2013)Officials OK marketing of Foley home SHOW MORE