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Trump administration says New York must end Manhattan driving tolls this month
By DAVE COLLINS Associated PressThe Trump administration said Tuesday that it’s not backing off its latest deadline for New York to end its $9 congestion toll on drivers entering the most traffic-snarled parts of Manhattan, despite a recent court filing that indicated the charge would remain at least through the summer.U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy,…
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to have season-ending Tommy John surgery
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday.The Yankees said the 34-year-old right-hander was examined Monday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. ElAttrache, the Dodgers’ head team physician, will operate.“This isn’t the news any athlete wants to…
Pope following Vatican’s spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continued his recovery on Monday from double pneumonia and looks ahead to the 12th anniversary of his election amid questions about what the future of his papacy might look like.Francis followed the opening of the retreat…
Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we are proud to celebrate the incredible impact of women in business across Long Island. Throughout the month, we’ll air special vignettes featuring influential local businesswomen as they pay tribute to the women who have shaped their careers and inspired their paths to success. Beyond the airwaves, each woman’s full story is below, click the video players to hear…
Hurricane Milton is growing stronger as it blows toward Florida’s Tampa Bay region
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton quickly intensified Sunday and is on track to become a major hurricane with the Tampa Bay area in its sights, putting Florida on edge and triggering evacuation orders along a coast still reeling from Helene’s devastation.While forecast models vary, the most likely path suggests Milton could make landfall…
Election Collection
On Election Day, visit us in Airport Plaza on Route 110 in Farmingdale from 9am until 6pm for the Election Collection – a CANpaign for Island Harvest. VOTE WITH FOOD! Place your food donation in the red bin or the blue bin…or if you prefer to donate without making a political statement, place your donation…
Taxpayers in 24 states will be able to file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free.The federal tax collector’s Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using commercial tax preparation software, will be open to more than 30 million…
Ford & Mazda Recalls
Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air bag inflators that have not been replaced. The warning issued Tuesday covers more than 374,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles from the 2004 through 2014 model years and nearly…
NY To Lower DWI Limit
There is a renewed push to lower the state’s DWI limit from .08 to .05. Advocates for the change point to data in Utah, which shows a more than 19% decrease in drunk driving deaths. Utah is the only state where the legal drunk driving limit is set at .05. The measure has failed in…