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Nationally, the unemployment rate remains below 10 percent — thank goodness. But among 16- to 24-year-olds, unemployment hit an astonishing 18.5 percent in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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9/17/09
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With school back in session, many are concerned that another outbreak of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, is just around the corner. An outbreak in the New York area in the spring spread fear about this new, unknown disease. Many parents kept their children home from school when cases were confirmed, leading to high absentee rates. Some schools closed entirely.
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9/17/09
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Eight years after the horror of seeing thousands of people die, towering buildings crash to the ground and a war declared on terrorism, we must not let our proclivity to move on eclipse our need to remember the victims, the heroes and the enemies of our way of life.
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9/10/09
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Millions of iPhones and BlackBerrys are being used every second, and few adults in Nassau County are without a cell phone of some kind. These devices enable more than phone calls. We can type text messages, read e-mails, connect to the Internet and type Twitter messages and Facebook updates. We can find out where the nearest pizzeria, gas station or hospital is. We can check the weather. We can get a movie review, find the closest theater where that movie is playing and when the next show starts, and then get directions to the theater. All on the phone.
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9/10/09
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A former Australian Vogue cover girl, Liskula Cohen, recently sued Google, calling on the Internet search engine giant to reveal the identity of a blogger who had been anonymously badmouthing her on her blog site, “Skanks in NYC.” Cohen won.
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9/3/09
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The new school year is almost upon us. Students will return to classes on Wednesday in Valley Stream’s 14 schools.
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9/3/09
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