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Only in NewsdayTPS will end for Salvadorans on LI and nationwide on Wednesday

People from El Salvador who have Temporary Protected Status, including those on Long Island, will no longer be able to work legally in the United States after Sept. 9.

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MORE ON THIS TOPIC'You get used to the trauma.' How ICE raids are changing LI's largest Latino community Suozzi says to extend protection for Salvadorans as deadline nears

Newsday InvestigatesEx-fire medic got $500G to settle claims that 2 department officers raped her

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Port Jefferson and Amityville are dropping their varsity football programs for the 2026 season. Port Jefferson doesn't have enough players to field a team, while Amityville have enough healthy upperclassmen to field a team. Newsday's High School Sports Editor Gregg Sarra reports.

'That's a shame' Port Jefferson and Amityville are dropping their varsity football programs for the 2026 season. Newsday's High School Sports Editor Gregg Sarra reports.

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Only in NewsdayAmbitious LI sushi spot closes after short stint

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Mount Sinai health system agrees to end gender-affirming care for youth

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Only in NewsdayErrors by stenographer lead to dismissal of drug case

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LI college named one of the top 100 schools in the U.S.

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Riverhead man charged with possessing child pornography

Josue Duran, 33, was arrested Friday at his home, Suffolk police said.

Art teacher at LI high school allegedly stalked former student

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

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Summer crime in NYC decreases, NYPD says

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'That's a shame' Port Jefferson and Amityville are dropping their varsity football programs for the 2026 season. Newsday's High School Sports Editor Gregg Sarra reports.

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

NUMC has been tasked with submitting a plan to the state by Dec. 1 with proposals for strengthening the hospital's operations and finances.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICNUMC is deep in debt. Its nonprofit arm spent over $150,000 on parties.Sources: State AG probing NUMC over former leaders' spending Mothers, clinics scramble after temporary closure of NUMC's maternity wing

Woman found dead in home was victim of a targeted, violent attack, police say

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Woman who stole $2.8M from LI couple missing since 2025 faces deportation

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First in NewsdayBethenny Frankel's Supermodel Café is closing

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LI man charged under NYS law on ghost guns

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Only in Newsday'We are still on the hot seat': How the lives of Muslims on LI have changed since 9/11

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Nature Conservancy sues man over statue on nature preserve

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Labor Day weekend travel costs more in 2026

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Schumer to Navy: Speed up cleanup of toxic plume

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

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First in NewsdayLI parks embrace nonverbal communication tools

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Car crashes into CVS; building deemed unsafe

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New 9/11 memorial on LI inspired by fallen NYPD officer urges everyone to 'remember'

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Lottery opens for new apartments in Nassau

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

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

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

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

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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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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