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Blakeman signs an executive order banning transgender athletes from some teams, events at county facilities
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order Thursday that bans transgender athletes from participating on women’s teams not aligned with the sex they were assigned at birth.The ban would prohibit girls’ and women’s teams with transgender athletes from using Nassau County facilities.Blakeman says this order is not meant to exclude anyone – but…
Former CNN anchor John Avlon announces bid for Congress
Former CNN political analyst John Avlon, launched a bid Wednesday for the Democrat nomination to run against Republican Rep. Nick LaLota in New York’s 1st Congressional District. Avlon, who maintains residences in Manhattan and Sag Harbor, said he recently left CNN so he could run for office.
Riptide to leave Nassau Coliseum
The Riptide announced they will leave Nassau Coliseum and move to Ottawa when their season ends. The indoor lacrosse team was founded in 2018. The Riptide averaged less than 5,000 fans per game. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)
Biden says too many Americans are saddled with school debt as he cancels federal loans for 153,000
CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that while a college degree was still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is often too expensive, as he announced he was canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers. Biden, who is in the midst of a three-day campaign swing through California,…
Drunk driver who struck and killed an NYPD detective sentenced to more than 20 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who struck and killed a New York City police detective after speeding through an NYPD roadblock while driving drunk was sentenced Wednesday to more than 20 years in prison. A jury convicted Jessica Beauvais, 35, of Hempstead of aggravated manslaughter and other charges in October. She was arrested in…
Starbucks workers file petitions to join union
Starbucks workers from the Westbury and Garden City locations have filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a vote to unionize with Starbucks Workers United. If the vote is successful they would will join five other unionized Starbucks locations on Long Island – the others being in Farmingville, Massapequa, Wantagh, Westbury Galleria,…
Trio wanted for stealing over $600 worth of ice cream
Suffolk police are looking for three people who stole over $600 worth of Haagen-Dazs ice cream from a Huntington 7-Eleven last week. The trio grabbed the ice cream and drove off.Anyone with information that leads to an arrest will be offered a cash reward by Suffolk County Crime Stoppers.
Martians Wanted: NASA Opens Call for Simulated Yearlong Mars Mission
NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its next simulated one-year Mars surface mission to help inform the agency’s plans for human exploration of the Red Planet. The second of three planned ground-based missions called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) is scheduled to kick off in spring 2025. Each CHAPEA mission involves a four-person volunteer…
2 men are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday. Missouri prosecutors said at a news conference that Lyndell Mays, of Raytown,…
Plane lands on Southern State Parkway
A small plane made an emergency landing on the Southern State Parkway in Farmingdale Tuesday.State police said the two people aboard the plane suffered “minor, non-life-threatening” injuries.It happened around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday on the eastbound side of the Southern State near Exit 33.The FAA said the pilot reported engine failure while on approach to Republic…
Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies
NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry, which is largely dominated by Visa and Mastercard. Under the terms of the all-stock transaction,…
Public hearing set for input on the proposed change in hours of operation for liquor and wine stores in Nassau County
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSUBJECT: Closing Hours for Liquor and Wine Stores in Nassau CountyPURPOSE: To gather public input on the proposed change in hours of operation for liquor and winestores in Nassau CountyDATE/TIME: March 1, 2024, 10:00 a.m.LOCATION: The Peter J. Schmitt Memorial Legislative Chamber, Theodore Roosevelt Executive andLegislative Building, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola NY…