Tracking the coronavirus
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Cuomo: COVID-19 vaccine 'is the weapon that is going to win the war'
One day after announcing that New York will receive its first batch of vaccine to counter COVID-19, the governor showed off a box, explaining how it will soon be shipped. Read more
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Suffolk's police chief has vowed to prosecute whoever is responsible for holding the planned party, which drew between 300 to 400 people but was broken up before it could begin, authorities say.
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The U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring, while the number of Americans hospitalized with the virus has eclipsed 100,000 for the first time and new cases has begun topping 200,000 a day, according to figures.
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Long Island disease experts are afraid that the continued rise in COVID-19 cases, long lines for testing and holiday gatherings will combine to make tracing the source of infections more difficult.
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The defendants claimed to have worked "almost physically impossible amounts of overtime," the Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney said in a statement announcing the arrests.
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Biden won in Nassau by nearly 70,000 votes, while Trump won Suffolk by 232 votes.
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John Ferreyra, who was bilked out of more than $900,000 due to him after he became ill while working at Ground Zero, was compensated Thursday for a portion of the stolen money through a state fund to pay back clients ripped off by their lawyers.
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A county spokesman would not discuss terms of the tentative agreement, but said it "addresses the use of body cameras by our police officers."
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Benefits for gig workers and the self-employed will expire at the end of the year unless Congress acts.
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The false promises, the minor-league team said in a statement, include "repeated assurances we would always be a minor league partner" of the major-league Yankees.
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Justin Carey limped away with a bruised knee and strained Achilles tendon after stopping to remove what he thought were pieces of wood on Rte. 111 that was actually a 300-pound manhole cover that had split in two.
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Weeks after an overnight blaze torched the flower shop, a longtime village seafood restaurant, closed for the winter, opened its doors to the family-owned store to sell flowers and other related items in time for the holiday season.
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The appeals court denied an Oyster Bay request to require the animal rescue group's president to post a nearly $31,000 bond to cover the cost of caring for Ruby during the appeal process.
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The notice alleges that the county was careless, negligent and reckless in constructing, designing, and maintaining the roadway where the fatal crash took place in Westhampton.
Editors' Picks
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Over-the-top bidding wars have been breaking records across Long Island as the market recovers in gangbusters style from the spring coronavirus lockdown.
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"We're aiming high" said Valley Stream's Anthony Leone, as he and his wife fulfill a dream to convert an abandoned East Rockaway bank into a theater.
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The pizzerias on this list are culinary destinations, warranting a trip from anywhere on the Island.
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The pain from Washington's inaction
Congressional Republicans dragging their feet on a much-needed stimulus plan.
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Virus vaccines are close
But we must remain vigilant.
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A change in plans
The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.
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President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalizes his choice for secretary of defense.
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As Trump's term draws to an end, Giuliani, his favorite defender, has free rein to add thorns in onetime indulging AG Barr's side.
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Neutral public servants, Democrats and a growing number of Republicans who won't do what Trump wants are being caught in a menacing postelection undertow stirred by Trump's grievances about the election he lost.
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Republican Alexis Weik, the Islip receiver of taxes, defeated Martinez, a freshman Democrat from Brentwood, county election officials said.
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Watch "Frozen 2" from your car.
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"Elf'd Up" pop-up starts Dec. 2, complete with Buddy himself.
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"Love for the Holidays" is presented locally by the Patchogue Theatre.
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Businesses are offering private sessions with the man in red.
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Order a slice of rainbow cookie crumb cake, devour a rainbow cookie waffle or watch as food critic Scott Vogel attempts to make his own traditional rainbow cookies.
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The experience will take place under a tent in a heated winter garden
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The "12 Nights of Christmas Lights" experience runs through Dec. 20.
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LI doctors discuss the latest on COVID-19 vaccine development
Posted December 2, 2020
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Equity, resource gaps in our schools exposed by remote learning
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