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Gaming Commission still investigating “cybersecurity event” at Jake’s 58
Jake’s 58 casino reopened on Friday after it was forced to close most of the week because of what state Gaming Commission officials said was a “cybersecurity event” at an upstate office of the corporation that runs the state’s video lottery betting system.Security experts say regular customers of Jake’s 58 should be cautious and monitor…

Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted. Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt for now, but…

Jake’s 58 Casino reopened!
Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel reopened Friday.Jake’s 58 had been shut down since Tuesday due to a statewide service disruption.The cause of the disruption is unclear. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Billy Joel honored with street dedication in Oyster Bay
The Town of Oyster Bay dedicated a street to Billy Joel Thursday and presented him with a key to the town. The street was named Billy Joel Way. In addition, the town named Thursday Billy Joel Day.Local officials, veterans and students attended the event, along with Billy Joel.

Jurors ‘solidly deadlocked’ in retrial of Anne Marie Drago
Members of the Jury in the retrial of Anne Marie Drago say they are “solidly deadlocked” on the criminally negligent homicide charge in the case.The jury have, however, sent note to the judge that they’ve reached a verdict on criminal mischief and petit larceny charges.The judge told the jurors to come back Friday at 9:30…

Rite Aid to close 14 stores on Long Island
Rite Aid is expected to close multiple stores as part of its bankruptcy process.According to court documents the list of locations set to close includes 20 New York locations, 14 of which are on Long Island.The locations are:2 Whitney Avenue | Floral Park3131 Hempstead Turnpike | Levittown3199 Long Beach Road | Oceanside198 West Merrick Road…

Jake’s 58 casino still closed
Jake’s 58 casino has been shut down the last two days. Suffolk OTB president Phil Boyle said it will likely will be out of action today for a third day on Thursday after malfunctioning equipment upstate knocked out gaming operations at the casino.

Jake’s 58 casino still closed
Jake’s 58 casino has been shut down the last two days. Suffolk OTB president Phil Boyle said it will likely will be out of action today for a third day on Thursday after malfunctioning equipment upstate knocked out gaming operations at the casino.

President Biden to deliver a prime-time foreign policy speech
President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time foreign policy speech to the country on Thursday night. The Oval Office address is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and will address the administration’s response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia’s war in Ukraine. It comes after Biden flew to Tel Aviv on Wednesday pledging his…

Heuermann connected to 2 more victims
New evidence has been uncovered that could link Rex Heuermann to 2 more victims.Four women have recently come forward and detailed past experiences with Heuermann connecting him with two victims who were found dead on Long Island in 1996 and 2011 respectively. In July, Heuermann was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder charges. Rex…

Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School evacuated on Wednesday
Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School was evacuated Wednesday due to a threat made.Students were taken to another school accompanied by their teachers while Nassau County police searched the building.There was also a scare at Amagansett Schools where police say the district got an email saying bombs had been placed in schools. Nothing suspicious was found at…

Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot, but more votes are ahead
(AP) Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as an unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel.More voting is expected as Jordan works to shore up support to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for the job but…