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Beatrice Ferrari and Gina Pellettiere were honored at a Farmingdale church and a Copiague band competition Sunday. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

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Nassau Community College and Hofstra University have two very different perspectives when it comes to the proposed Las Vegas Sands casino project at the Nassau Coliseum site. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday political reporter Candice Ferrette look into their stances.

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Volunteer counselors from Farmingdale and neighboring school districts will provide support at a crisis center at Howitt Middle School over the weekend following the Farmingdale High School bus crash. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Farmingdale community in mourning after fatal bus crash

With current Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone term-limited, someone new will be in the seat next year. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday political reporter Vera Chinese discuss the race to determine Bellone's successor on November's ballot.

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Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo talked to Long Island Rail Road riders who have been affected by the 1,800 monthly delays the LIRR has averaged since March.

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AI tools are clearly the next big step in education, but to where? Are they digital cheating machines, or can they be used to enhance learning?

ChatGPT, other AI apps are in schools to stay. Teachers are trying to adjust.

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President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to reveal how France plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country's climate-related commitments within the next seven years.

France's Macron to unveil latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the company.

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle

The Biden administration has awarded $1.4 billion to projects improving railway safety and boosting rail capacity.

Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states

The European Union's trade commissioner has called for a more balanced relationship with China, noting an EU trade deficit of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion)

EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China and warns that Ukraine could divide them

Denmark's Lego says it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world's largest toymaker to use recycled bottles did not work.

Toymaker Lego will stick to its quest to find sustainable materials despite failed recycle attempt

Top Thai officials have welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok's international airport on the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost tourism.

Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy to boost tourism

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With the pause in student loan payments for COVID-19 over, thousands of Long Islanders must resume repaying their federal loans, causing a financial hardship for many. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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A home in Sea Cliff, which was once a hotel known as The Monterey, has been updated and modernized, while maintaining its old charm. NewsdayTV's Rachel Weiss reports.

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Another month and another record, Long Island home prices continued to remain high in August. NewsdayTV's Jonathan LaMantia reports. 

Low supply of homes continues to drive up prices on LI 

Developed in 1905, Stearns Park is made up of grand, historic homes all tucked away. NewsdayTV's Rachel Weiss reports.

Pockets of historic homes hidden in plain sight in Freeport

Jillian Kubala owns Nestledown Dahlias, her roadside dahlia business that she operates from her home in Westhampton. NewsdayTV's Arielle Dollinger reports. 

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A tour of comedian Groucho Marx's former home, listed for $2.3 million in Great Neck. NewsdayTV's Rachel Weiss reports.

'You too can call this your home after a night at the opera or a day at races'

Developers on Long Island are building energy efficient homes to attract new homebuyers. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Energy efficient developers hope to attract LI buyers 

Some of the first licensed pot shops are opening on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday's business reporter Sarina Trangle report.

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The prices of homes on Long Island reached record highs in July despite higher mortgage rates. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson and Newsday real estate reporter Jonathan Lamantia discuss.

Shortage of LI homes for sale driving record high prices, experts say

'You should ask for elevation certificates, flood history of the property'

What it takes to buy a home on the island and where the market is heading. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday's business reporter Jonathan LaMantia report.

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From Babylon to Bay Shore and beyond, why Long Island millennials are moving here. NewsdayTV's Rachel Weiss reports.

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