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Long Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine

MRI magnets are strong enough to toss a wheelchair across a room

The Independent UK

Public Enemy’s Chuck D: ‘Bob Vylan ain’t got no tanks... You can’t really kill nobody with a guitar or a microphone’

INTERVIEW: The leader of hip-hop’s first great radical band talks to Sarfraz Manzoor about the ‘fight for peace and love by any means necessary’, why he won't refer to the US president by name, Elvis Presley, and ageism in hip-hop

The Independent UK

MS-13 leader to be sentenced in racketeering case involving 8 murders

The leader of an MS-13 gang clique in the New York City suburbs is facing sentencing in a federal racketeering case involving eight murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls on Long Island

The Independent UK

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Former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81 - Roll Call

New York Democrat came to Congress after her husband and son were shot on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train in 1993.

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Living in Syosset, New York: Neighborhood Guide, Schools & Lifestyle

Visitors here are often taken in by the serene and almost rural vibe and forget that life in Syosset comes with a serious price tag.

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Bird flu devastated this duck farm — now it’s making a comeback

Doug Corwin worries he won't be able to weather another outbreak

The Independent UK

Long Island's last duck farm is quacking again after losing its entire flock to the bird flu

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January

The Independent UK

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Flashlights and glowing golf balls. How a NY man played for 35 hours in quest for world record

A New York man is laying claim to the record for most consecutive hours playing golf — a 35-hour stint on a course on Long Island

The Independent UK

Tim Dillon defends Long Island's food

The stand-up comedian also defended whole milk and shared what he thinks is the most influential fast food item

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Audi Driver Hits Woman’s Car On the Highway and Flees. Now Her Realtor Friend Is Offering a Discount to Anyone Who Finds Them

A New York woman went viral on TikTok after publicly defending her friend, who she said was recently involved in a hit-and-run with an Audi driver.Kaitlyn Chen (@chenkaitlyn), who’s been documenting her “realty journey” in New York and Long Island, shared footage of what appeared to be her friend just…

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‘Creeped out’ Long Island woman records disturbing encounter with middle-aged man: It was Rex Heuermann

He told her she didn't need to move her "pretty legs"

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What drew 50 Cent to the Gilgo Beach serial killer case? A chilling new docuseries goes inside the suspect’s home

For the first time, a new docuseries goes inside the Long Island home of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann where his family gives never-before-seen interviews about his alleged double life and the disturbing secrets kept in the basement. Andrea Cavallier takes a look at 50 Cent’s surprising new…

The Independent UK

Trump's education secretary says NY discriminating against school with Native American chief mascot

President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Cicadas swarm parts of US as the screaming insects emerge in Brood XIV's 17-year cycle

Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of the Eastern U.S., including in Georgia, southern Ohio, Kentucky, Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and Long Island, New York.

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Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia – here’s how and why we map them

If they’re in your area, you’ll know it from their loud droning, chirping and buzzing sounds. Cicadas from Brood XIV – one of the largest groups of cicadas that emerge from underground on a 13-year or 17-year cycle – are surfacing in May and June 2025 across 12 states. This…

The Independent UK

Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting

A former New York state trooper has pleaded guilty to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway

Roll Call

In the Spotlight: Nick LaLota - Roll Call

The Long Islander has teamed with fellow blue-state Republicans in calling for a higher SALT cap in the budget measure.

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A Remarkable Woman’s Quest Over The Ocean: The First American Woman To Sail Around The World Solo

Cole Brauer, a 29-year-old girl from Long Island, New York, made history on the 7th of March when she became the first American woman to race solo around the world.

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The Independent UK

Moment ‘inexperienced driver’ has miracle escape after launching off Long Island pier

This is the dramatic moment an “inexperienced driver” accidentally launched her Jeep off the end of a pier but miraculously escaped by landing on a floating dock.

The Independent UK

Hundreds join search for missing New York Democrat on Long Island

Petros Krommidas was last seen near the beach on Long Island on April 23

The Independent UK

Trump supports locals who refuse to cancel a school’s controversial mascot

‘When you think of Massapequa, you think of the Chiefs’

The Guardian - US

Class act: can Harrow sell an elitist British boarding school fantasy to New Yorkers?

The private school will open its first US campus in Long Island. Will it assimilate Americans into the upper crust – or is it more about branding?

The Independent UK

Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo

The Independent UK

Remains of ‘Peaches’ and ‘Baby Doe’ found near Gilgo Beach identified after 27 years as army vet and her toddler

Police said they had no evidence at this time to suggest the unsolved killings were linked to Rex Heuermann, who has been charged in the deaths of seven women whose remains were discovered elsewhere on Long Island — but noted that they might be.

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Tragic Long Island animal sanctuary fire killing owner and 160 cats deemed not suspicious, authorities say

The blaze may have been caused by portable heaters

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