The most remarkable thing about Mariah Carey's new single "Triumphant" (Island) is that there's so little Mariah on it. With full verses from rappers Rick Ross and Meek Mill, Mimi barely gets a vocal run in edgewise, aside from singing the hook. Nothing wrong with that. The song is pure hazy, lazy summer hip-hop that makes the most of everyone involved, but as the introduction for Carey's new, "American Idol"-backed future, it seems uncharacteristically laid-back.

Hundreds of Long Island educators are double dipping, a term used to describe collecting both a salary and a pension. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report. Credit: Newsday/A.J. Singh

'Let somebody else have a chance' Hundreds of Long Island educators are double dipping, a term used to describe collecting both a salary and a pension. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

Hundreds of Long Island educators are double dipping, a term used to describe collecting both a salary and a pension. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report. Credit: Newsday/A.J. Singh

'Let somebody else have a chance' Hundreds of Long Island educators are double dipping, a term used to describe collecting both a salary and a pension. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

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