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Asian shares rise after rally on Wall Street as data show US inflation slowing
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (635+ words) The screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) is displayed at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Credit: AP/Lee Jin-man TOKYO — Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, tracking a rally on Wall…...
How a new Melville hospital could improve LI healthcare — and affect costs
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (63+ words) Newsday NYU Langone Health plans LI's first new hospital since 1980. It could increase competition and lead to fewer trips to Manhattan for medical procedures. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa leads a discussion with Newsday health reporter David Olson and Cindy Kaye-Fink, a…...
The new malaria vaccine helps in Africa but faces a test: Completing all 4 doses
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (1074+ words) A woman leaves after attending a malaria vaccination rollout session at the Soa District Hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Credit: AP/Angel Ngwe YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Rain had turned the dirt road into thick mud, but Mabel Djoumessi kept walking…...
Writers Guild of America seeks to block Paramount's buyout of Warner in latest merger challenge
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (607+ words) The Warner Bros. water tower appears at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2025. Credit: AP/Jae C. Hong NEW YORK — The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge Paramount's $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on…...
Department of Defense signs 10-year lease at once struggling Carle Place office building
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (489+ words) The Department of Defense has signed a 10-year lease for 23,600-square-feet of space at a five-story office building at 1 Old Country Road in Carle Place. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp A massive Carle Place office building once troubled by high vacancy…...
Trump touts 'tremendous chemistry' with new Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi during White House visit
16+ hour, 5+ min ago (951+ words) President Donald Trump meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave Iraq's new prime minister an effusive welcome at…...
Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (633+ words) Elon Musk hands over a million dollar check to Nicholas Jacobs during a town hall in Green Bay, Wis., March 30, 2025. Credit: AP/Jeffrey Phelps MADISON, Wis. — Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to…...
Northwell Health leases 30,000 square feet at Station Yards, becoming project's largest tenant
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (384+ words) Northwell Health has leased 30,000 square feet of medical office space at a planned expansion of Station Yards in Ronkonkoma. Credit: Tritec Real Estate Developers behind the $1.3 billion mixed-use Station Yards project in Ronkonkoma have announced that Northwell Health will become…...
Broadway Commons owner seeks Oyster Bay approvals for mall
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (578+ words) A rendering of The Shops on Broadway in Hicksville, which would redevelop the Broadway Commons shopping mall into an open-air concept. Credit: K/BTF Broadway LLC A long-awaited $200 million redevelopment of the former Broadway Mall in Hicksville inched closer to…...
Takeout Boxes Are Filling Landfills. This Town Has A Plan To Phase Them Out
20+ hour, 3+ min ago (1647+ words) The disposable cups, plates and bowls that make it possible to eat and drink on the run typically don’t receive much attention on their one-way trips to the landfill. But what happens when that landfill reaches capacity and you have…...