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Free Fishing Weekend will be this weekend
New Yorkers and visitors to the state may take advantage of the year’s second Free Fishing Weekend on June 24-25, when the requirement for a freshwater fishing license is waived. Free fishing day participants are reminded that although the requirement for a freshwater fishing license is waived during Free Fishing Days, all other fishing regulations…
Singer Bebe Rexha says she’s OK after being hit in the face on stage by thrown phone
NEW YORK (AP) — Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit in the face and injured by a cellphone hurled from the audience at a hometown show in New York City Sunday night, and a man was arrested, police said. The Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter was taken to a hospital after the phone hit her, police said.…
Public hearings on proposed LIRR fare and toll increases start this week
Commuters can take part this week in a series of public hearings about the MTA proposals to hike transit fares by around 4% and tolls by as much as 10%. The MTA is also hosting four hybrid public hearings from its headquarters at 2 Broadway in Manhattan. There will be two hearings on Thursday, at…
A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic
(AP) A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a submersible vessel that carries people to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia said the vessel was reported overdue around 9:13 p.m. Sunday, about 435 miles (700…
Blinken meets Chinese President Xi in bid to ease soaring US-China tensions
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday as he wrapped up a two-day high-stakes visit to Beijing aimed at easing soaring tensions between the countries. The meeting at the Great Hall of the People had been expected and was seen as key to the success…
‘The Flash’ opens to $55 million, a step off the typical superhero pace
(AP) DC and Warner Bros.’ long-in-the-works superhero movie “The Flash” opened to $55 million in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Though a fair amount of money by normal standards, a sizable jump from DC’s last release, the “Shazam!” sequel, and enough for a first place start,…
A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate?
(AP) For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil war, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since it was designated a…
Long Island animal rescue’s Facebook page hacked
Michelle DeSanti The owner of Remember Me Rescue New York a Huntington-based animal rescue says she’s been hacked and someone is using her Facebook page to scam people. Two days ago, DeSanti received a message from Facebook that she had been hacked. She then she saw a post about a dog that needed a home…
Long Island animal rescue’s Facebook page hacked
Michelle DeSanti The owner of Remember Me Rescue New York a Huntington-based animal rescue says she’s been hacked and someone is using her Facebook page to scam people. Two days ago, DeSanti received a message from Facebook that she had been hacked. She then she saw a post about a dog that needed a home…
Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after operation; surgeon says ‘he’s better than before’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday was discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery nine days earlier to repair a hernia and remove painful scarring, with his surgeon saying the pontiff is now “better than before” the hospitalization. Francis, 86, left through Gemelli Polyclinic’s main exit in a wheelchair, smiling and…
Al Pacino, 83, is a father for the fourth time, welcoming son Roman with Noor Alfallah
Al Pacino is a father for the fourth time. Pacino’s publicist, Stan Rosenfield, confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the actor, 83, and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah welcomed a son named Roman. No other details, including when or where the baby was born, were released. The news was first reported by TMZ. He is…
De Blasio fined for misusing city resources during presidential run
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was fined $155,000 and told to repay the city another $320,000 for taking his security detail along with him on trips for his failed 2019 presidential campaign. It’s the largest fine ever imposed by the city Conflict of Interest Board. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)