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Cole Brauer made history as the first American woman to circumnavigate the globe solo in a sailboat. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

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With Hempstead a focal point for ICE raids, many local business owners are barely staying afloat. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger, Doug Geed and Newsday reporter Bart Jones have the story.

Hempstead village businesses suffering amid ICE raids

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The Hofstra men's basketball team returned home to cheering fans after securing a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Hofstra men’s basketball team heading to the NCAA tournament 

Ken Buffa pairs up with Steven Kitsen of Kitsen Construction to learn what goes into dock building in this week's LI Works.

LI Works: It's a shore thing as Ken learns how to build docks

Bay Shore homeowner is left with thousands in debt after hiring an unlicensed contractor. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez visits Rocco's Tacos in Huntington Station to learn about their all-you-can-eat tacos deal.

Tacos and more all-you-can-eat deals on LI

The region's waterways were a common means of escape from slavery, in addition to land-based networks of the Underground Railroad.

Enslaved people used LI waterways as pathway to freedom

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Find Your Balanced Life, a women-only gym in East Northport.

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Massapequa will play five-time defending Long Island champion Garden City this fall as Nassau high school football debuts crossover games for the first time. Newsday high school sports editor Gregg Sarra reports.

Garden City vs. Massapequa in football? It'll happen Sept. 26

Jesse Findling, of Massapequa Park, made a stop at his alma mater on Monday. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'He just followed his dream'

An Oceanside woman has been charged with a DWI in the late-night crash on the Southern State Parkway on Sunday that killed two and injured others.

Oceanside woman charged with DWI in Southern State crash that killed 2

A federal judge approved an agreement this week to phase out the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, Plan. The move could affect millions of borrowers. Newsday's experts break it down.

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The deceased's body was found in the basement of the Talisman Drive home, officials said.

Dix Hills house fire kills 1 in basement apartment, injures 6

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A ceremony served to remember Patrick Mapleson and raise awareness among drivers to use caution around roadway workers.

Tree planting marks 20 years since state highway worker's death

Miguel Enrique Diaz faces 16 years in state prison.

School bus driver pleads guilty in child sex assault case, DA says

The judge said the arrest of William Enrique Sanchez Alfaro, 25, by three experienced agents called into question ICE's training and policies.

'Recipe for disaster': Federal judge overturns ICE agents' arrest of Coram man

The defendant, dressed in tan prison scrubs, wept at times during the hearing and put her hands together in front of her and bowed when addressing the judge.

Woman pleads guilty to stealing millions from missing LI couple's bank accounts

Diana Kutateladze appeared in a Hempstead court in a hospital gown and wheelchair.

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The man had just left a New Year's Eve party where he had been drinking, prosecutors said.

LI man indicted in New Year's Day head-on crash that severely injured another driver

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Alma "Algy" Oustatcher revealed Sunday during her 109th birthday party the key to living a long meaningful life is happiness.

Alma Oustatcher of Atlantic Beach turns 109

National Grid is considering repowering power plants in Northport, Port Jefferson and Island Park. Newsday reporter Mark Harrington has more.

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Matthew Smith, of Hauppauge, pleaded not guilty to new charges in the January crash that killed Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa.

Matthew Smith, 20, pleads not gulity to upgraded charges

One man and one child were killed by a fire that broke out on Albemarle Avenue in Hempstead early Friday, authorities said.

Early morning fire kills 2 residents

There were no initial reports of injuries at the West Side School in Laurel Hollow, where first responders were alerted to a blaze early Tuesday morning.

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Barbara Waldman was 31 when she was killed at her Oceanside home. Her children were 5, 6 and 7 at the time. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Demonstrators in Brookhaven Town are calling for environmental solutions and a meeting with officials over the landfill's future. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Police rushed to a home on Henrietta Street in Valley Stream Sunday, where they found occupants sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning, two of whom were unresponsive, authorities said.

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The Nassau County executive discussed a variety of topics during his address, including no tax hikes, countywide safety and cooperation with ICE. NewsdayTV political analyst Joye Brown discusses takeaways from the speech.

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Suffolk County police officers and members of the Mastic Fire Department rescued a dog from a collapsed cesspool on Concord Road in Shirley.

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PFAS are linked to many types of cancers, thyroid problems and developmental problems in children. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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