<p>Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault by college professor Christine Blasey Ford when the two were in high school 36 years ago. Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh&nbsp;testified&nbsp;before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.</p>

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault by college professor Christine Blasey Ford when the two were in high school 36 years ago. Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

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State Republicans are fighting to scrap the even-year election law. Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

'We knew we had to take it to the federal option'

The House and Senate voted in favor of a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Justice Department says President Donald Trump has pardoned dozens of key figures allegedly involved in the plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

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On Monday, Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damage.

Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica

On Tuesday, an immigration enforcement sweep targeting vendors on Manhattan's Canal Street turned chaotic when angry protestors surrounded federal agents and attempted to block them from driving off.

Angry crowds confront federal agents in Canal Street immigration sweep

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a Utah university campus. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Donald Trump said the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a long-time foe.

Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites 'completely and fully obliterated' by strikes

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated over the weekend as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard.

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Americans could pay more for fresh vegetables and electronics as imports from Canada and Mexico will be taxed at 25% and Chinese imports at 20%. 

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The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute meeting devolved into a tense back and forth between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had urged skepticism about Russia's commitment to diplomacy, citing Moscow's years of broken commitments on the global stage.

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The country will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday as Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation's 47th president. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be sentenced following felony convictions.

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On Thursday, firefighters battled to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.

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Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes as wildfires tore through the Los Angeles area on Wednesday.

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Australia welcomed 2025 with a spectacular fireworks display at Sydney Harbour while Rome celebrated the new year with a fireworks show over the Colosseum. Keep watching for more celebrations from around the globe.

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Tis the season for your favorite holiday traditions at Matt's Christmas Tree Farm and Waterdrinker Winter Wonderland in Manorville. Newsday Travel reporter Carissa Kellman has more.

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All aboard! NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa heads to Trainland in Lynbrook to learn from a master model train repairman.

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An interfaith gathering was held on Wednesday in Huntington in support of Jose and Josue Trejo Lopez, brothers who were deported from Central Islip to El Salvador. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East' to Southold Fish Market, where it is getting very busy this time of the year.

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Rabbi Motti Grossbaum of Stony Brook, left, with Rabbi Eli Schlanger, in 2002 in France, where they studied together in a yeshiva. Schlanger was one of the victims of the Australia attack. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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A new winter wonderland village has come to Brooklyn, serving up gingerbread-spiced sweets, hot chocolate and festive photo ops. Newsday Travel Reporter Carissa Kellman explores the holiday scene.

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Valley Stream North's Vincent Rienzie and Tristan Mitchell have become best friends both on and off the court, a relationship they hope will help the team win a county title. Newsday's Michael Sicoli reports.

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We spoke with New York Islanders fans about the jerseys they wear and why.

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As movie theaters on Long Island close amidst a rise in home streaming, some are experimenting with new business practices as a way to stay relevant.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa stopped by Galleria of Merrick to try the restaurants viral vodka chicken sliders.

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