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In 1776, independence spirit thrives in Long Island (New York Newsday)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:12:19 GMT

When Huntington patriots learned that the Declaration of Independence had been approved in the summer of 1776, they read it aloud, marched in impromptu parades and hanged an effigy of King George III before burning it to ashes.

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Husband, wife killed in car crash (New York Newsday)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:12:24 GMT

A husband and wife died when their car was hit in Oceanside Saturday, Nassau police said.

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On patrol for drunken drivers (New York Newsday)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:59:00 GMT

Newsday rides along with Nassau police the night before July 4 as they patrol the county's roadways in search of drunken drivers. | PHOTOS of the ride-along

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The saga of a soldier's post-war descent into insanity (New York Newsday)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:37:00 GMT

The March 2003 image became one of the most iconic of the U.S. invasion of Iraq: that of a bespectacled American soldier carrying an Iraqi child to safety. The photograph of Army Pfc. Joseph Dwyer, who was raised in Mount Sinai, was used by news outlets around the world.

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Wife of pastor, gospel singer dies in car crash (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:20:11 GMT

Betty Wright of Roosevelt, wife of the Rev. Timothy Wright, died and Wright and the couple's teenage grandson were critically injured in a three-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania The wife of the Rev. Timothy Wright of Roosevelt was killed, and Wright and the couple's teenage grandson were critically injured in a three-vehicle crash in central Pennsylvania, state police there said.

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1 dead, 2 wounded in Wyandanch shooting (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:55:10 GMT

Two masked men looking to rob a Fourth of July card game during a party that went into the early morning hours Saturday broke into a Wyandanch house, shooting and killing the party host and seriously wounding two women, Suffolk County police said.

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Jones Beach closed after fireworks shells wash ashore (New York Newsday)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:10:00 GMT

About 100 unexploded fireworks shells washed up at Jones Beach Saturday, forcing closure of the state park while police swept the beach for additional shells.

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Shoppers praise Steve & Barry's stores (New York Newsday)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:50:00 GMT

The Jaime family trucked out of Steve & Barry's Saturday toting three large, bulging bags with seven pairs of pants and 10 shirts. The cost: $250.

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1 killed when tree falls on car on I.U. Willets Road (New York Newsday)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:49:00 GMT

A person was killed when a large tree toppled onto a car Saturday afternoon on I.U. Willets Road at the border of the villages of Old Westbury and Roslyn Heights.

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1 dead in E. Meadow chain-reaction crash (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:50:00 GMT

A Hempstead man died and a North Merrick man was seriously injured in a chain-reaction involving four cars and a traffic signal pole, Nassau police said.

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2 fishermen in canoe missing off South Shore (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:56:00 GMT

Coast Guard and a host of police and fie agencies are searching for two men missing off the South Shore since Wednesday.

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E. Northport man arrested as cops shut down fireworks display (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:11:53 GMT

An East Northport man was arrested late Friday and charged with producing an unlicensed fireworks display as he launched it for a crowd outside a Smithtown residence.

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Republic Airport gets $3.3M more to move taxiway (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Republic Airport has received an additional $3.3 million from the federal government to pay for its ongoing project to relocate one of the taxiways at the general aviation facility in East Farmingdale.

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Suit against ExcelAire for Brazil jet crash thrown out (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A federal judge in Brooklyn has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Ronkonkoma-based ExcelAire by the families of Brazilians killed in a September 2006 jet crash in the Amazon rain forest, saying the case is better tried in Brazil. But attorneys for the families plan to appeal.

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LI celebrates the Fourth (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:56:00 GMT

From Sunken Meadow Park to Jones Beach -- What a day it was on Long Island for the Fourth of July.

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Police: Phony officer pulls woman over (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Police are looking for a driver who pulled a woman over on a Long Island road, flashed a badge but disappeared when she threatened to call authorities.

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Six-year-old Suffolk girl hurt by firework (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:48:00 GMT

A 6-year-old Suffolk County girl was airlifted to Nassau University Medical Center Friday when a firework landed in her lap at a Bayville Fourth of July celebration, Nassau police said.

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85% of Nassau voting equipment needs repair (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:51:00 GMT

After discovering that 85 percent of its new voting equipment needs repair, Nassau urges state to review manufacturer s quality control A top state elections official says testing procedures for new voting machines will be reviewed after criticism from Nassau officials over the way the equipment was certified.

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Frantic scene where nanny died (New York Newsday)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:45:00 GMT

Family asks why help came too late Detectives continued to investigate the drowning Thursday of a Brooklyn woman who died while trying to save a toddler she cared for in a Syosset home.

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Blog: Restaurants that give you gas (New York Newsday)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:13:02 GMT

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