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Long Island school districts in the last year have paid a combined $28.8 million to settle 37 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse, a cost that could be crippling for schools. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

How districts will pay sex abuse lawsuit settlements

Michael Selter is among seven individuals who filed lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by Anthony Prochilo, former principal of Port Jefferson's Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, under the Child Victims Act. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

'I'll never have relief'

State DEC tests Oyster Bay wastewater to determine the effectiveness of shellfish closure. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Testing for nitrogen in Oyster Bay Harbor

Newsday's Joye Brown discusses what's next for George Santos and why the public hasn't seen the last of him.

With Santos expelled, what comes next?

Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

D'Esposito: 'It should have never come to this'

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A former Mormon bishop whom a top church official said committed "sexual transgression" with his own daughter was excommunicated after making a religious confession.

Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims

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The Philippine president has blamed what he called "foreign terrorists" for a bomb blast that killed four people, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert.

Philippine president blames foreign militants for a bombing that killed 4 Christian worshippers

An ailing Pope Francis has skipped his popular window appearance to the public in St. Peter's Square for a second Sunday but said in televised remarks that he's doing better.

Pope Francis says he's doing better but again skips his window appearance facing St. Peter's Square

The Israel-Hamas war and its polarizing reverberations in America are straining some Muslim-Jewish interfaith relationships in the U.S. more than ever.

In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives are strained by Israel-Hamas war

Unlike the fast-moving interpreters of samba, salsa and other Latin American dancing styles, Japanese traditional dancers move slowly, performing just a few moves that their bodies keep fully controlled.

In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion

Before his peers would label him a heretic, the late Bishop Carlton D.

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Suffolk police responded to a garbage fire at a Peconic Avenue facility operated by Gershow Recycling. Gershow's website describes its Medford site as a scrap metal recycling facility. 

Smoke billows from fire at Gershow Recycling facility

Housing advocates have been pushing for better options in more neighborhoods for decades. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'With enrollment declining, yes we have space'

Rep. George Santos railed against fellow lawmakers, describing Congress as "chaos," just hours before the U.S. House was expected to consider a measure to expel him. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Santos calls efforts to expel him 'political theater'

Blue Angel pilots arrived at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale to prep for next summer's Bethpage Air Show. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Pilot: 'We want to make sure we put on a safe air show'

Nassau County firefighters conducted a Christmas tree fire safety demo showing how quickly a dry tree can go up in flames. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Tree tips: Don't let your holidays go down in flames

Officials are aiming to rebuild the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham after a fire destroyed the north side of the building and left parts of its historic laboratory in ruins. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'This fire was a big gut punch'

Suffolk County police are still working to fix their 911 system, which has been disrupted for some cellular service users since Monday evening.

Suffolk still experiencing 911 system disruptions

Riverhead and Peconic Wildcats get a new arena. Newsday TV's Drew Scott reports.

Peconic Wildcats get arena

Water districts seek exemptions to remove 1,4-dioxane. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

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Organizers say they've had a Thanksgiving sit-down meal at St. Frances De Chantal Roman Catholic Church in Wantagh for the past 37 years. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports. 

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This is the fifth year the Thanksgiving meal is being hosted in Brentwood. Leg. Samuel Gonzalez (D) Brentwood says it's important to him to help give back to his community. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Following up on the fire at Shoreham's Tesla Science Center. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'This does not deter us'

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