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Cuomo: NY will have COVID-19 vaccines for 170,000 on Dec. 15
The first batch coming to the state will be part of a national push that will grow to about 40 million doses, or enough to vaccinate 20 million people across the country by the end of the month, the governor said. Read more
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Values will be held at the previous year's level in an effort to avoid sharp changes in assessments after volatility in the housing market caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The victim was "marked for death" because he had been wearing the No. 18 jersey of now-retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning — a garment favored by the rival 18th Street gang, according to prosecutors.
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William Wilkinson "tortured" multiple female victims, feeding them drugs and using their addiction, and the debt incurred from the narcotics, to force them into sex work.
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Officials said that while the women were in the United States, they lived in six so-called "birth houses" in Center Moriches, Dix Hills, East Northport, East Patchogue, Smithtown and West Babylon.
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COVID-19 has pushed demand for retail services that reduce or eliminate customer-employee contact, including home delivery and curbside pickup.
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Steve Israel, of Huntington, is being considered by the Biden administration to assume the post in Israel, according to reports in a pair of U.S.-based Jewish news organizations.
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Officers responded after a report at about 1:20 p.m. of a body on the beach near Dune Road but additional information was not immediately available.
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A necropsy planned for the baleen whale could not be done but samples were taken from the body to try and determine the cause of death, said the chief scientist for the group examining the marine mammal.
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Other promotions within the police department ranks include the first man of color in a supervisory role.
Tracking the coronavirus
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Newsday answers your questions about the spike in COVID-19 cases on Long Island and throughout New York.
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The next few months of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be the most difficult yet, warned Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield, who said the agency would cooperate with the incoming Biden administration.
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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the best way to stay safe and protect others is to stay home.
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Business activity, consumer spending and hiring in the metro area are slowing as COVID cases spike, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said.
Editors' Picks
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Vaccine resisters could derail LI's COVID-19 recovery, experts say
An effective vaccine is only part of the equation. Long Island's rebound from the pandemic also will hinge on popular acceptance, experts say. Read more
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Amid the partisan rancor in the 2020 election were more than 3 million New Yorkers who declined to sign up with either major party and quietly became the state's second largest group of voters.
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Sip hot chocolate, make your own lantern and see animals dressed in their holiday best.
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Virus vaccines are close
But we must remain vigilant.
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Welcome action on the Bethpage plume
A good deal is in the works after years of frustration.
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A numbers game
The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.
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President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet picks are quickly running into the political reality of a narrowly controlled Senate that will leave the new Democratic administration dependent on rival Republicans to get anything done.
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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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The attorney general drew a line on sharing Trump's fabulistic claims about his "rigged" election defeat, saying the DOJ's findings ruled out "a different outcome."
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As he did frequently while campaigning, Biden promised that the U.S. would eventually emerge with an economy that is dramatically reshaped to better stamp out economic inequality.
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The popular Airstream Christmas village has also been expanded this year.
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A portable campfire, work from home kit and more affordable gifts.
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Kevin James, Kate Upton and Darryl Strawberry have all dined there recently.
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Get crafty this holiday season by taking a virtual class in the comfort of your own home.
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For the first time in its 111-year history, Cooperstown's venerable Otesaga Hotel plans to stay open after Thanksgiving and throughout the winter season.
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You can browse the shelves without leaving your house.
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Sip on cocktails such as "Blitzen's Boozy Hot Cocoa Bomb."
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The holiday season on Long Island is filled with lights and festivities.
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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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Posted December 1, 2020
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What businesses can do to prepare for a second wave of COVID-19
WATCHNOW
Posted November 23, 2020
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