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Run-D.M.C., LI's EPMD, more set for Aug. 11 show marking hip-hop's 50th birthday.

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The rap trio will be honored at the museum's 50th anniversary of hip-hop event on June 11.

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Billy Joel announced Thursday that he will be ending his residency at Madison Square Garden, which began in 2014. The final 10 dates start Oct. 20 and run through July 2024. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

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While the air quality on the Island remains poor because of the Canadian wildfires, Long Islanders are keeping on. Joe Aloi of Long Beach just had a stent put in but said, "I'm fine walking around." NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Air quality still poor, but these work crews and LIers weren't masking up

Family members of Ray Wishropp spoke Thursday at the sentencing of Gabriel Wilson, who was ordered to serve 50 years to life in prison. Wilson was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges in the 2021 shooting spree at a West Hempstead Stop & Shop that killed Wishropp and severely injured two other employees. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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Air quality on parts of Long Island were deemed at "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" levels on Wednesday, according to the national monitoring site AirNow.gov. The conditions were caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Air quality alert in effect until tomorrow

The smoke from the Canadian wildfires is still affecting Long Island. NewsdayTV's Bill Korbel reports on what to expect over the next day or two.

NewsdayTV meteorologist Bill Korbel: Air quality conditions to gradually improve

At a ceremony in Hauppauge on Tuesday, veterans, families and local officials gathered to honor and remember the 79th anniversary of D-Day, when more than 150,000 American and allied soldiers stormed the beaches and skies over Normandy. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

LI honors veterans on the 79th anniversary of D-Day

Jordan Solomon was sentenced for a DWI crash last March that killed Stanley Christopher Soobrian, a father of four. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Jordan Solomon sentenced in fatal DWI crash

Authorities are trying to figure out why a MacArthur Airport-bound plane made it here from Tennessee on Sunday but then turned around over Long Island and headed back south. Four people died, including an East Hampton toddler and her mom, after their plane crashed in Virginia. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Neighbor of plane crash victim: 'We're just so sad, so sad'

Pride was celebrated with two parades in Babylon and Patchogue, which held its first one. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

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A Great Neck father says his school district is using his 16-year-old son as a scapegoat for a major security breach at one of its high schools. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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The Amityville American Legion Highland Pipe Bands are heading to Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. The band will be performing in commemoration of the 79th anniversary of D-Day. 

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The Long Island Gay Men's Chorus is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The music in its upcoming concert series during Pride Month is a look back at members' favorite songs.

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A resolution allowing Suffolk legislators to hire an attorney to look at options to block migrants from coming to the county was approved on Thursday. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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