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Hamptons Democratic primary pits mayor against town supervisor
The race in the town of East Hampton has set off an intraparty feud.
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GOP backs Blakeman for governor, with support from Trump
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On the table in Albany: A better pension deal for new workers
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Suffolk GOP OKs slate of candidates for upcoming elections
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Northport Assemb. Keith Brown won't run again
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Clock ticks for D'Esposito to decide congressional bid
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State lawmaker misses 100 votes; unclear when he was last in Albany
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Stopping Trump deportation surge is topic of Mamdani-Minneapolis mayor meeting
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Mamdani seeks Albany's help with $7B budget gap
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In LI appearance, Hochul pledges effort to lower car insurance bills
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Brookhaven officials to consider more housing, office space for Station Yards project
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Hempstead OKs tax exemption for permanently disabled veterans
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Blakeman: Running mate switch won't hurt momentum
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Quanta appeals dismissal of lawsuit over LIPA grid operator contract
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Delgado drops out of race for governor
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9 top LIPA officials made $300,000 or more in 2025, data shows
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Blakeman taps Madison County sheriff as running mate
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Nassau wants tax break for spouses of fallen police officers
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Judge keeps Gateway funds frozen, as Trump administration pursues appeal
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Assembly GOP picks LI's Ra as leader
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Blakeman's ICE policy conflicts with pursuit of justice in some Nassau criminal cases
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Suffolk community protests recent ICE arrests of 3 men
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Southampton Inn expansion wins $1.64 million in tax breaks
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Dilemma for Albany Democrats: How much to help immigrants
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Blakeman's big moment in Garden City, and what it means for New York
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As GOP takes hard line on immigration, Blakeman charts his own path
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Southampton moves to ban new docks on Peconic bays, igniting property fight
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Unions accuse Suffolk of steering county contract to political donor
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NYS AG deploying legal observers to monitor ICE
New York Attorney General Letitia James is setting up a program to have legal monitor immigration enforcement across the state. Newsday Nassau County Politics Reporter Bahar Ostadan has more.
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NAACP asks judge to protect against 'misuse' of voter data seized by FBI in Georgia's Fulton County
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Rubio plugs Orbán's bid for another term after April elections during a visit to Budapest
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Brazil's Lula gets image boost at Rio Carnival, but also faces legal risks
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Hungarian opposition leader Magyar vows to pull Hungary back toward the West in campaign launch
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Orbán says the EU and not Russia is Hungary's real threat ahead of April vote
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Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman pledges to work for democracy after landslide victory in election
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African Union summit opens as youth anger grows over a 'bloc of old leaders'
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Virginia redistricting election will go forward while court considers appeal
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The Latest: Homeland Security seems certain to shut down tonight
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Thailand's ruling conservative party moves closer to forming new coalition government
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Thousands rally in support of Nepal's former king and call for monarchy's return
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Tarique Rahman spent 17 years in exile. He is now poised to lead Bangladesh
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At Fort Bragg, Trump says Maduro raid showed 'full military might' of US and means 'we are feared'
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As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in country's first election since 2024 uprising
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Arizona GOP candidate drops out of primary, narrowing field to two
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Analilia Mejia, progressive ally of Bernie Sanders, wins special New Jersey House primary
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As Guatemala begins high-stakes court elections, agents raid voting sites
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Venezuela's lawmakers postpone final debate on amnesty bill to address sticking points
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Barbados' prime minister clinches a third term in office after a clean sweep at the polls
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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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