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Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere.The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may catch a glimpse.Lunar eclipses happen when the moon, Earth and sun align just so. The Earth casts…
EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles.“We are driving a dagger through the heart…
12 Suffolk residents potentially exposed to the measles
A day after the state confirms a case of the measles in a Suffolk child under the age of one, the Suffolk County Health commissioner says 12 other Suffolk residents were potentially exposed to measles, including another infant. Contact tracing and monitoring for the 12 people is underway. Officials say there have been no further…
Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals, after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ‘s threat on Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada led the provincial government of Ontario to suspend its planned surcharges on electricity sold to the United States.As a result, the White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the U.S.…
Suffolk County child tests positive for measles
State Health Department Working with NYC and Suffolk County Health Departments, Northwell Health to Closely Monitor and Investigate This Case No Connection to Other Outbreaks in the United States All New Yorkers Urged to Ensure They’re Current with All Recommended Immunizations, Especially Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Get the Facts About Measles Here ALBANY, N.Y. (March 11, 2025) –…
Avelo Airlines comes to MacArthur Airport
Islip, NY – March 11, 2025 – Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) customers will now have even more travel choices, Avelo Air is coming to MacArthur Airport.The airline will be flying from Long Island to Charlotte and Wilmington in North Carolina and Lakeland and Orlando in Florida.The flights start on May 22 and service is twice a week on Thursday and Sunday.
Hammer & Stain Signs 2,463-Square-Foot Lease at Station Yards, Bringing a Social DIY Experience to Central Long Island
Ronkonkoma, NY—TRITEC Real Estate Company is excited to announce the signing of a 2,463-square-foot lease with Hammer & Stain, a hands-on DIY workshop studio, at 9 Hawkins Avenue, suite 3102 Station Yards in Ronkonkoma. Hammer & Stain will provide an immersive creative space where customers can curate and personalize a wide array of home décor…
Stocks’ sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market’s sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to get what he wants.The S&P 500 dropped 2.7% to drag it close to 9% below its all-time high, which…
Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island
NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family’s attempt to make s’mores, Suffolk County police said Monday.Commissioner Kevin Catalina said detectives traced the cause to a home in Manorville and a morning attempt to make the campfire dessert…
Elon Musk claims X being targeted in ‘massive cyberattack’ as service goes down
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business WritersHours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a “massive cyberattack.”“We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources,” Musk claimed in a…
Jets and QB Justin Fields agree to a 2-year, $40 million deal, AP source says
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football WriterJustin Fields was passed over by the New York Jets four years ago in the NFL draft. Now he’s expected to be their No. 1 quarterback.Fields and the Jets agreed Monday to a two-year contract worth $40 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated…
Canada’s next prime minister managed the financial crisis, then Brexit and now Trump’s trade war
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s next prime minister has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis before and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, a threat of annexation and an expected federal election.Former central banker Mark Carney will become prime minister after the…