Next Wednesday marks 75 years since Japanese fighter planes unleashed two separate attacks on Pearl Harbor and its environs, bombing ships, planes and airfields and killing more than 2,000 military personnel and civilians. It was an event that spurred the U.S.’s entry into World War II and a pro-war mindset among Americans that united the country.
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By Rossana Weitekamp and Stephany Reyes
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12/2/16
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Life has taken another turn, not unexpected. My dad, who is 97, had a major heart attack early this week while at home in Florida.
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11/17/16
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“There was a loud low rumble, and somebody yelled, ‘The tower is going down,’” said Dr. Gregory Fried, former executive chief surgeon for the New York City Police Department. “I rolled into a ball, my hands behind my head, and I expected to die.”
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By Ben Strack
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9/22/16
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On the day that a terrorist killed more than 80 people in Nice, France, during a Bastille Day celebration, West Hempstead held a dedication ceremony for its long-awaited 9/11 Memorial, a multi-year endeavor to honor its hometown heroes whose lives were also taken by terrorists.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/19/16
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July 14, 2016: Before the horror unfolded, it was a joyous Bastille Day in France, and the citizens of Nice, a seaside resort town on the French Riviera, were celebrating the occasion with a parade and a …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/15/16
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It is hard to imagine that I would find myself writing about the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in American history. Make no mistake about it. The mass shooting in Orlando . . .
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6/23/16
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Blessed Sacrament Church held a special dedication ceremony after Father’s Day Mass on June 19 to honor the late Henry Andresen, a Valley Stream man who died from a heart attack at the church last …
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By Nick Ciccone
nciccone@liherald.com
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6/22/16
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“I remember waking up Sunday morning, and it’s not the first thing you expect,” Long Beach resident Tommy Larson, 33, who is gay, said as he recalled hearing about the worst mass shooting in …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/15/16
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A 17 year-old believed to be a member of the MS-13 gang was arrested Sunday for his connection to a stabbing attack in Hempstead Lake State Park on May 24 which injured three teens.
The suspect, …
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/8/16
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Nearly a year after opening a free-standing emergency department in the wake of Long Beach Medical Center’s closure after Hurricane Sandy, South Nassau Communities Hospital last week issued the …
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By Tyler Marko
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6/1/16
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