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NY Winter Olympics? Decades from now, it could be 'climate risky,' research says.
The Olympics Committee now requires aspiring winter hosts to be "climate-reliable" — it has to stay cold and, ideally, covered in real snow.
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State cancels solicitation for new offshore wind energy projects
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How have the animals fared during LI's long, hard winter?
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Researchers seek bait alternatives to horseshoe crabs to catch whelk
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Sunrise Wind work to resume as injunction granted for stop-work order
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Skating off the winter blues at Hempstead Lake State Park
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Ex-Bay Shore teacher found guilty of sexually abusing students
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Judges are freeing more ICE detainees on LI
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GOP backs Blakeman for governor, with support from Trump
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Yankees open 2026 spring training
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LI Works: LI Wrap Pros & Mechanic
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Museum of Disability History opens in Albertson
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Out East: Long Island Aquarium
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Creating junk journals in Babylon
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This LI high school has a marching band for the first time ever
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