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‘Barbie’ for $4? National Cinema Day is coming, with discounted tickets nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) — Still haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer”? This Sunday, you’ll be able to catch up for $4 a ticket in movie theaters nationwide Theater owners announced Monday that the second annual National Cinema Day will be held Sunday, Aug. 27. For one day, all movies — in all formats and at all…
Traffic fatalities up 24% on Long Island over the last year
At least 21 people have been killed in Long Island crashes so far in August, including three people who died in separate collisions in Suffolk County over the weekend.Over the last year, Long Island traffic fatalities increased 24%, according to a report. Suffolk is ranked as number one for traffic fatalities in New York State,…
Donald Trump’s bond is set at $200,000 in Georgia case over efforts to overturn 2020 election
(AP) Donald Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 ahead of his surrender to authorities in the Georgia case accusing the former president of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to court papers filed Monday. Trump, who is facing a Friday deadline to turn himself in, is also barred from intimidating co-defendants,…
Shots fired from North Massapequa apartment
Police say shots were fired from a basement in North Massapequa early Sunday morning,The suspect used a semi-automatic rifle to fire multiple rounds from his basement in the direction of two neighboring houses.A bullet struck the back of one of the homes, while another entered the living room of the second home. no one was…
Hochul blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A measure to block discharges of radioactive water into the Hudson River as part of the Indian Point nuclear plant’s decommissioning was signed into law Friday by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The bill was introduced to thwart the planned release of 1.3 million gallons of water with traces of radioactive…
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar south pole
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country’s Roscosmos space agency said Sunday. The pilotless spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen…
Long Island Rail Road fare hikes take effect
The MTA latest fare hikes went into effect Sunday The new fares mark the first time that commuters have seen a price hike in the nation’s largest mass transit system since before the pandemic. The MTA last raised fares in 2019. Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North customer’s ticket prices have increased by 4.5%, according…
Trump lawyers seek April 2026 trial date in federal election subversion case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Washington to push back until years after the election a trial in Washington on charges that the former president conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The suggested April 2026 date is a dramatic counter to the Justice Department’s recommendation last…
Person accused of waving a gun on a North Bellmore intersection arraigned
Homicide Squad Detectives and the First Squad report the arrest of a Brooklyn man for Criminal Possession of a Weapon that occurred on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 2:20 p.m. in North Bellmore.According to detectives, 911 received multiple calls for a female firing a black handgun into the air in the vicinity of Jerusalem Avenue…
Police officers deliver baby in Amityville
Two Suffolk police officers deliver baby in Amityville home Thursday morning.The officers responded to the home after a 911 caller reported a woman in labor.They assisted the mother in delivering a baby girl and used a shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord until EMTs arrived.The mother and baby were transported to Good Samaritan University…
Blakeman speaks out against turning the Nassau Coliseum into a migrant shelter
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman spoke out Thursday against a suggestion by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards to turn the Nassau Coliseum into a migrant shelter.Blakeman said Nassau County is not a sanctuary county and that the school districts cannot handle any more students, adding that services would be overrun and it would increase the…
Rare bacterial infection identified in Suffolk County individual who died
Vibriosis, a rare bacterial infection, has been identified in a Suffolk County individual who recently died, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.Infection with vibriosis can cause a wide range of symptoms. Last month 2 people from Connecticut died from the infection. Eat raw shell fish or swimming in salt water with a open wound can lead…