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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)Winning $590M Powerball ticket sold at Fla. supermarket 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)7 LI school districts look to bust state tax cap 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 new9:20 AM SHOW MORE

Long Island

Two people were injured after a vehicle crashed on West Shore Road and overturned into Huntington Harbor, police said. (May 18, 2013)Cops: Car overturns, slides into harbor 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 Five Major Gen. who grew up on Long Island. (R-L) MG John Rossi, of Smithtown, MG Patrick Higgins, of East Meadow, Francis Mahon, of Northport, Thomas Vandal, of Smithtown, and John Ferrari, of Plainview. (May 10, 2013)LI home to a dozen U.S. Army generals SHOW MORE

Sports

Knicks' J.R. Smith reacts late during the second half of Game 6 of an Eastern Conference semifinal. (May 18, 2013)Knicks' season ends with Game 6 loss to Pacers 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 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 Yankees catcher Austin Romine congratulates Robinson Cano on his two-run home run in the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium. (May 18, 2013)Cano swats two HRs as Yankees win 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

Injured passengers are removed from the scene of a train collision, Friday, in Fairfield, Conn. Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, injuring about 50 people, authorities said. There were no reports of fatalities. (May 17, 2013)Metro-North crash disrupts rail service, injures 70 File photo of NYPD vehicle.NYPD: Man shot dead in West Village anti-gay attack William Luque, 35, and Louie Gonzalez, 33, were arrested and charged with felony drug sales and possession after Westchester County narcotics detectives wrapped up a four-month investigation into cocaine sales in New Rochelle. Police said undercover officers purchased cocaine from the suspects several times during the course of the investigation. Luque and Gonzalez, both of the Bronx, are due back in court on May 24. (May 18, 2013)Cops: Bronx men sold drugs in N. Rochelle 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 SHOW MORE

Nation/World

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 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)Winning $590M Powerball ticket sold at Fla. supermarket 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 new9:20 AM Passengers leave a Boeing 737 belonging to Russian carrier UTair in Vnukovo airport outside Russia. (May 18, 2013)Plane carrying 130 people catches fire landing in Moscow 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