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Voters check in at Centereach High School before voting in school elections for the Middle Country School District. (May 21, 2013)
Left, an image of the exterior at Stony Brook University. Right, Lola Tan, a Stony Brook student from <a href="/topics//Elmhurst,_NY">Elmhurst</a>, Queens, who pleaded not guilty to felony drug charges after authorities seized $35,000 in cash, marijuana, hallucinogens and drug paraphernalia from her dorm room, officials said. (May 21, 2013)Cops: SBU student had pot, hallucinogens in dorm Family and friends console one another outside of the wake for Andrea Rebello at Coffey Funeral Home in Tarrytown. (May 21, 2013)Tears, anger at Tarrytown wake for Hofstra student Brian Rathgaber at his auto repair shop in Centerport. (May 15, 2013)Feud brews over proposed Centerport 7-Eleven SHOW MORE

Long Island

<a href="/topics//Simon_Property_Group,_Inc.">Simon Property Group</a> has sided with residents near the 39-acre former Cerro property in Syosset in their fight to stop the 750,000-square-foot mall proposed by <a href="/topics//Taubman_Centers,_Inc.">Taubman Centers Inc.</a>Oyster Bay OKs Cerro Wire property sale The Town of North Hempstead has entered into an agreement with the USDA to euthanize flocks of geese that are damaging town parks and other properties. (May 10, 2013)Town rethinks geese-killing plan Left, John Beaumont, 54, of West Babylon, on his way to arraignment in Central Islip Criminal Court where he was charged in the stabbing death of his brother Thomas Beaumont, 57, right. (May 12, 2013)Brother pleads not guilty in beer fight death Businessman Robert Sand, 50, pleaded guilty before Judge Joseph Bianco in U.S. District Court in Islip to two counts of failing to pay child support. Sand pleaded guilty to criminal charges Thursday and agreed to pay the $1.2 million he owed in child support from two marriages.'Deadbeat' dad gets 31 months in jail, must repay $1.2M SHOW MORE

Sports

Carl Hagelin looks on late in the third period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Bruins. (May 21, 2013)Rangers in deep 3-0 hole after loss to Bruins Baltimore Orioles third base coach Bobby Dickerson, left, greets Nate McLouth (9) after he hit the game-winning walk-off home run against the Yankees in the 10th inning. (May 21, 2013)Yanks lose on walk-off HR by O's McLouth David Wright reacts after making the third out in the eighth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. (May 21, 2013)Mets struggles at home continue in loss to Reds SHOW MORE

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<b>The Fuze Wheel Writer</b> (Skyrocket Toys), ages 3 and up<br /><br /> The Fuze Wheel Writer displays high-tech light effects on bike wheels as kids ride. Mount to the spokes of almost any bike 20-inches and up, and as the wheels spin, LEDs flash on and off to create more than a dozen different images and patters. ($19.99; target.com)50 must-have summer toys People celebrate on the Champs-Élysée Avenue in Paris after French L1 football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated Lyon to win the French title. (May 12, 2013)Stunning images from around the world Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla. (May 20, 2013)Photos: Oklahoma tornadoes <b> <br> COLOR BLOCKING </b> </br> Punchy pops of highly-saturated color works well on the beach. This Motel 50s-style halter's black detail makes the pink stand out even more; $59.40 at asos.com.Summer swimwear trends for the whole family SHOW MORE

Opinion

The FDNY received a rescue truck from the people of Oklahoma through the "Spirit of Oklahoma Challenge," which raised $450,000 to purchase the truck. FDNY chaplain Father Joseph Hoffman blessed the truck.Editorial: America's duty to help Oklahoma 83-year-old lesbian widow Edie Windsor greets same-sex marriage supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. (March 27, 2013)Filler: The woman who may change marriage Apple CEO Timothy Cook delivers pauses while giving opening remarks while testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's Investigations Subcommittee about the company's offshore profit shifting and tax avoidance in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. (May 21, 2013)Editorial: Fix tax code to avoid dodges like Apple's Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) talks to reporters after a news conference at the Capitol in Albany. (May 15, 2012).O'Reilly: As government fails, technology lifts

Entertainment

Zendaya Coleman and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy performing on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles. (May 13, 2013)Zendaya tops 'DWTS' by 1 point going into finale Beyoncé attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit celebrating "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" in Manhattan. (May 6, 2013)Hear Beyoncé's new song 'Grown Woman' Lindsay Lohan teamed up with the comedy website funnyordie.com for a parody of an eHarmony online dating video, in which she says she's looking for someone to spend the rest of her life with -- or at least the rest of her probation.Lohan says she's 'crazy' in 'eHarmony' video Justin Bieber and Mally, the young capuchin monkey he left in Germany when officials would not let the singer bring her into the country while touring there in March.Bieber's monkey becomes property of Germany SHOW MORE

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Business

Long Island's <a href="/topics//Unemployment">unemployment</a> rate dropped sharply to 6 percent in April, the lowest since 2008, the state <a href="/topics//Labor_Department">Labor Department</a> said Tuesday afternoon. In April 2012 the rate stood at 7.1 percent.Sharp drop in LI unemployment rate Economists predict consumer spending will rise 2.3 percent this year, up from a forecast of 1.9 percent in February. Above, shoppers walk along Broadway in Manhattan. (April 26, 2013)Economists bullish on consumer spending Can an employer legally give workers demerits on expected promotions or salary increases if they have to take a day off without notice or if they spend too much time in the bathroom?Help Wanted: Rating caveat GrubHub of Manhattan and Seamless North America of Chicago Monday, May 20, 2013, announced plans to merge and create a new company with more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the United States.Seamless, GrubHub cook up plans to combine SHOW MORE

New York City

From left, Yankees president Randy Levine, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber and Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano pose for a photo at the MLS headquarter in New York. (May 21, 2013)Yanks, Man City to own NY MLS team Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) in his office in the Capitol in Albany. (Jan. 24, 2012)Silver faces more grilling on Vito Lopez case NYPD mantains a police presence in Far Rockaway near the 101 Precinct. (May 21, 2013)Rockaway cops use stop-frisk to stem burglaries Edwin Vargas, center, exits Federal Court after being arraigned in Manhattan. (May 21, 2013)NYPD veteran accused of spying on officers SHOW MORE

Nation/World

Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. confer on Capitol Hill in Washington. (May 20, 2013)Senate panel approves immigration bill In this image made from video, Pope Francis lays his hands on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square. (May 19, 2013)Is Pope Francis an exorcist? Jodi Arias looks at her family during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Ariz. (May 20, 2013)Arias tells jury what she'll do if allowed to live SHOW MORE

Politics

In this file photo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo listens as Ray Halbritter of the Oneida Indian Nation speaks during a news conference in Albany. (May 16, 2013)Cuomo form letter seeks support on LIPA Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) in his office in the Capitol in Albany. (Jan. 24, 2012)Silver faces more grilling on Vito Lopez case Adam Halpern, left, a prosecutor in Suffolk County's Traffic and Parking Violations Agency and a former 4th District County Court judge, and activist Richard Macellaro, right, a retired home health care administrator, have been named to challenge Republican councilmen Kevin Malloy and Thomas McCarthy.Dems choose candidates for town board LIPA crews work on a pole leaning over the westbound LIRR tracks just west of the Hickville station in Hicksville. (Jan. 31, 2013)Pol on LIPA plan: No 'identifiable long-term benefit' SHOW MORE