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Schumer to Navy: Speed up cleanup of toxic plume

The Navy pushed back its deadline 10 years, to 2039, to conclude its assessment and come up with a plan to clean up contaminants from the former Grumman weapons plant.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICHazardous plume heading toward Peconic River Suffolk County bans fishing at Swan Pond in Calverton over PFOS finding

House bill targets 'crash for cash' fraudsters

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Newsday InvestigatesHow can NUMC be fixed? Here are 5 things it could do to improve its finances.

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LI man charged under NYS law on ghost guns

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Only in NewsdayLI man accused of kidnapping Patchogue girl rejects plea offers

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LI man charged with assaulting his child at MetLife Stadium during Jets-Giants game

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Only in NewsdayErrors by stenographer in Suffolk grand jury force dismissal of drug case

The Suffolk District Attorney's Office will present the case again, as well as others affected, and seek new indictments.

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Summer crime in NYC decreases, NYPD says

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BMW used to ram into auto dealership and steal sports car

Hicksville woman scammed out of nearly $1 million

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Extreme weather, flooding and more ticks on LI, scientists say, as warming will exceed limit

Wednesday's report finally admitted that the world will cross the 1.5-degree Celsius increase threshold "in the next few years."

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MORE ON THIS TOPICHochul: LI roads, bridges to get $146M for repaving, repairs

Several LI road projects done, others ongoing, Hochul's office says

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Maria Bartiromo and Fox News part ways after more than 12 years

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As youth mental health remains a concern, one LI school is taking steps to help its students

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Only in NewsdayCan LI really support 2 minor-league soccer teams? Sports business experts have thoughts.

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Ex-NYPD officer from LI indicted in hit-and-run crash

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First in NewsdayCinema board fires co-director over what it believes was 'serious misconduct'

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Only in NewsdaySuffolk seeks to move millions for killed convention center to other big-ticket projects

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First in NewsdayAdditional charge for Bayonne man in LI nurse stalking case

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Only in Newsday'Small infestation' of spotted lanternflies raises concerns in Suffolk

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Only in NewsdayHousing plan for vacant LI golf club land scaled back

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Affordable housing complex finally opens in East Northport

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LETTERSDems' gripe about Trump's LI visit, Nassau's $10M murder case settlement

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Ex-Penn State student from LI and alleged leader of cocaine ring out on bail

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Police ID woman killed crossing street in East Farmingdale Saturday

Raising Cane's prepping to open first LI eateries next year following delays

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10 residents displaced after fire damages LI home

'Full disruption': East End town fears new water pipeline construction

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What a historic El Niño year means for LI

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First in NewsdayBNL to lead $14.2M artificial intelligence project to better manage the electric grid

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First in Newsday'The ticks are winning': Lyme disease cases jump roughly 16% in NYS

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Suffolk Democrats demand NYS AG probe use of $3M in taxpayer funds marked for even-year lawsuit fight

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$10 lottery ticket sold in Nassau turns into $3M prize

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New $20M ambulatory surgical center to open in Nassau

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LI police fired after internal investigation

LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI police fired after videos show them kicking handcuffed man, lying about crash, records reveal