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Those tempted to buy into rosy views of the Berlin Wall should watch the scenes of joy when East Germans were allowed to get out.

Finished guns have no serial numbers, and they are sold in kits exempting them from background checks and waiting periods.

Former Hempstead Town board member Erin King Sweeney won't rule out a run for office in her new home state.

The premise is that New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's path to the nomination would be untraditional and premised on a Biden collapse.

The case is so simple and straightforward that it wouldn't be surprising if the justices decline to consider it at all.

Reader letters to Newsday about IDA tax breaks, fusion voting and more.

Better testing and medical training would help stem rise, including in Nassau and Suffolk which mirror national trend.

Many endure wounds and psychic scars, addiction and rage, PTSD and an inability to find their footing in the civilian world.

The mayor's message is powerful and his ascendancy in recent Iowa polls may be reflecting that.