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During commencement, Hofstra University graduates pause for a moment of silence in honor of slain student Andrea Rebello. (May 19, 2013)
7. <a href="/topics//Dwyane_Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>, HeatDwyane Wade surprises fan at Fla. prom new52 m ago Cops: Drunk man ran off road, hit house new10 m ago People wait behind a police barricade in Union Square in New York City. (July 20, 2012)NYPD IDs girl, 14, fatally shot on NYC bus new12:38 PM SHOW MORE

Long Island

Students in Andrea Cavaliere’s 9th grade algebra class at Center Moriches High School in Center Moriches study for the upcoming Regents exam. (May 1, 2013)Only 7 LI districts seek to break tax cap Island Park residents Hunter Heumann, 5 and sister Charley, 3, enjoy the re-opening of the Long Beach Ice Arena.Ice Arena opens after $300G in renovations USC golfer Annie Park plays during the 2013 Pac-12 Championship.Golf champ back on LI for prom, graduation Two people were injured after a vehicle crashed on West Shore Road and overturned into Huntington Harbor, police said. (May 18, 2013)Cops: Good Samaritan tried to save driver in fatal crash SHOW MORE

Sports

CC Sabathia delivers a pitch during a game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium. (May 14, 2013)Yankees-Jays rained out new54 m ago Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire has the ball stripped by the Indiana Pacers' David West with pressure from Sam Young during the second quarter. (May 16, 2013)Amar'e wants to show he, Melo can play together Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist makes a stick-save against the Boston Bruins during the first period. (May 16, 2013)Rangers look to even series with Bruins Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course. (May 18, 2013)Oxbow wins Preakness, foils Orb's Triple Crown bid SHOW MORE

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Gretchen Pleuss plays her guitar at the Montauk Music Festival on the Village Greens. (May 18, 2013)Hangin' in the Hamptons Gil Clark's, a restaurant on Maple Avenue in Bay Shore.99 places we loved on Long Island Gene Hilinski of Farmingdale displays his 1975 Buick Electra at Field of Wheels. (May 18, 2013)Field of Wheels 2013 Hofstra University students mourn Andrea Rebello during a vigil held at the Hempstead school. (May 18, 2013)Cops: 2 dead in shooting near Hofstra SHOW MORE

Opinion

Over the past decade, major players in the fashion industry have flocked to Bangladesh, where the minimum wage is about $38 a month.Op-Ed: After factory collapse, look for humane label President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (May 13, 2013)Editorial: Obamacare's 37th repeal The giant Euro symbol is reflected outside the headquarters of the <a href="/topics//European_Central_Bank">European Central Bank</a> on Nov. 5, 2012 in <a href="/topics//Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a>, Germany.Goldmark: Growing pessimism, here and abroad <a href="/topics//Barack_Obama">President Barack Obama</a> in the East Room of the <a href="/topics//White_House">White House</a>. (May 15, 2013)Will: Barack Obama and the loss of trust SHOW MORE

Entertainment

From left, Carson Daly, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Christina Aguilera, from the reality television competition "The Voice", in Culver City, Calif.'The Voice' brings back Aguilera, Cee Lo Green Beyoncé attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit celebrating "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" in Manhattan. (May 6, 2013)Report: Beyoncé is pregnant again Tim Lambesis, 32, front man for the Christian-inspired heavy metal group As I Lay Dying, appears in Vista Superior Court in Vista, Calif. (May 9, 2013)Lawyer: Singer's mind ravaged by steroid use From left, Bradley Cooper as Phil, Zach Galifinakis as Alan, and Ed Helms as Stu in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' comedy, <b>"The Hangover Part III."</b><br />Wolfpack retiring after 'The Hangover Part III' SHOW MORE

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Business

"The Sandcastle" in Bridgehampton, on Halsey Lane, is a 12-bedroom, 26,500-square-foot mansion with an outdoor pool and a guesthouse. Renting the prime property for just two weeks will put you back $550,000. (May 13, 2013)Rent a Hamptons home for $225G a week The national average interest rate on a one-year CD is 0.25 percent, according to <a href="/topics//Bankrate_Inc">Bankrate</a>.com. Ten-year Treasury notes are yielding less than 2 percent.Your Finances: Combating low returns An <a href="/topics//iPhone">Apple iPhone</a> 5. Mom and dads can find educational apps to distract their children. (Sept. 28, 2012)Tech Review: Memorial Day Weekend apps $15B suit against LI company dismissed SHOW MORE

New York City

An NYPD squad car.'Stop-frisk' judge: Criticism 'below-the-belt' new50 m ago People wait behind a police barricade in Union Square in New York City. (July 20, 2012)NYPD IDs girl, 14, fatally shot on NYC bus new12:38 PM File photo of NYPD vehicle.NYPD: Man shot dead in West Village anti-gay attack SHOW MORE

Nation/World

Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden. (May 18, 2013)Danish singer wins Eurovision song contest A customer holds $140 worth of Powerball tickets that he just purchased in San Francisco, Calif. People all over the country are lining up to purchase $2 Powerball tickets as the multi-state jackpot hits $600 million. (May 17, 2013)Lone Powerball winner could take $376.9M cash option A South Korean army soldier passes by a barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border village of Panmunjom. The South Korean military on Sunday has beefed up monitoring on North Korea and are maintaining a high-level of readiness to deal with any risky developments to guard against possibilities of additional missile launches and other types of provocations. (May 19, 2013)North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters This citizen journalism image shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria. (May 17, 2013)Syria launches all-out attack on rebels SHOW MORE

Politics

Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D-Brooklyn, speaks during an affordable housing news conference as Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, left, listens, at the Capitol in Albany. (April 18, 2013)Official: Vito Lopez to step down Monday Assemb. Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn)Silver to push Assembly to expel Lopez <a href="/topics/Nassau_County%2C_NY">Nassau</a> County Executive <a href="/topics/Edward_P._Mangano">Edward P. Mangano</a>. (May 17, 2012)Dems to Mangano: Return $75G in donations SHOW MORE