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COVID deaths higher this summer than past two
From June 1 to Sept. 21, 304 Long Islanders died of COVID-19, according to state data. That's 46% higher the same time period in 2021, and 67% more than in 2020, before vaccines were available. For the year, though, COVID deaths nationally are projected to be lower than previous years.
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Sources: Cooperating witnesses could testify at Tyler Flach's murder trial
Jury selection is slated to begin Monday in the case against Flach, who is accused of stabbing Khaseen Morris, 16, in the heart three years ago in Oceanside.
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Local governments most vulnerable to ransomware attacks, experts say
Local governments are second only to academia as targets of ransomware because of underfunding and outdated equipment, according to the FBI.
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Restaurant robbery ends with employee grabbing assailant, police say
Mukhtar Suleiman, the employee at the Hicksville restaurant, tells Newsday about foiling the robbery.
1m readNew owners take over 26-year-old Patchogue restaurant
A new epoch has begun in the kitchen.
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