Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Scammers seek to prey on our emotions — by scaring us with threats of lawsuits from the IRS, trying to blackmail us for money to keep them from disclosing embarrassing information and photos, or claiming that a grandchild or a loved one is in danger and needs money fast, or else something horrible will happen.
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By Debra Mulé
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5/15/26
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Last month, five students from Long Island High School for the Arts advanced from regional competition to the SkillsUSA state championships in an impressive showcase of career readiness and …
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By Larry J. Leaven
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5/15/26
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Mine isn’t a unique story. Long Island has some of the highest electricity costs in the country, and the bills keep climbing. All of my high school friends have moved away for various reasons, but a common denominator is the high cost of living here. This is the conversation taking place at every kitchen table from Mineola to Montauk.
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By Nick Guariglia
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5/15/26
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The bill has now gone to the State Senate, which, like the Assembly, has overwhelmingly passed it seven times. Yes, seven times. But Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed it four times. And her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, vetoed it three times.
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By Karl Grossman
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5/15/26
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Today the question isn’t simply, What do students need to know? but rather, What skills must students master to navigate the unknown?
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By Anthony Mignella
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5/8/26
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Our state was once the center of the universe economically, culturally and politically. Today the opposite is true. Costs have skyrocketed nonstop for years, families feel the burden of taxes and utilities, and the state that once led the nation is losing ground.
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By Jack M. Martins
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5/8/26
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When NATO was founded, its membership comprised Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. It now includes Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. It is a powerful union of allies who all have economic and strategic relationships with the United States.
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By Jerry Kremer
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5/8/26
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As education standards sink, we witness the rise of “influencers,” self-appointed experts who have co-opted the attention and expendable income of millions of people old enough to use a phone. We are ceding critical questions about our health and well-being to self-promoters who may have no real expertise and even less education. What many of them do have is a social media presence and the marketing know-how to garner thousands — even millions — of followers.
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By Randi Kreiss
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5/8/26
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This project began five years ago. After I retired from Congress in January 2021, I started to assemble my thoughts, news stories, photos and memorabilia from 28 years in office in an attempt to make some sense of, and put in some perspective, my experiences. The more I assembled, the more I realized how long and unlikely the journey had been — and how fortunate I had been.
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By Peter King
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5/8/26
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It began with a simple but deliberate decision: to accept and respect our differences and to embrace the discomfort of unfamiliarity. Over years of shared professional and personal experiences, we learned to understand and genuinely appreciate those differences. We discovered and cultivated our commonalities. What began as contrast became complement. That unlikely friendship became one of the most meaningful relationships of my life.
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By Scott M. Davis
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5/8/26
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