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Only in NewsdayLI student with Tourette syndrome alleges school staff mocked her and questioned her diagnosis

Magdalyn Abcug, who recently graduated from Longwood High, alleges the district failed to follow her 504 plan, which allows for certain accommodations due to her medical conditions.

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4-year-old boy dies of injuries sustained in Southern State Parkway crash

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Nassau police launch $1 million drone program

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Sickle cell patients hit the fashion runway for disease awareness

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Thousands of disabled veterans in Nassau could get property tax break thanks to newly passed bill

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Weekly vigils honor ICE detainees from Port Washington community

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Police: Shirley man drove over 100 mph in April crash

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Newsday InvestigatesLI woman served as Gilgo Beach serial killer's therapist. She had no license to practice.

While she gave clinical observations about the killer, Alison Winter never held a license to practice clinical social work in New York State.

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LI businessman charged with stealing $2.5M from Medicaid, using funds for luxury cars, mansion mortgage

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Only in Newsday2 former patients' lawsuits accuse LI oncologist of sexual misconduct

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Mastic Beach man charged with possessing child pornography, assault rifles

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Lindsay Lohan, Kit Harington filmed Hulu limited series on LI

"Count My Lies" will be Lohan's first scripted TV series.

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Newsday InvestigatesAdventureland had 65 safety violations since 2023, state records show

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Be cool! How to beat the heat when it gets sweltering

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NYC Council employee, detained by ICE on LI, released after months of detention

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'Humongous' dead whale removed from Montauk's Ditch Plains Beach

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Only in Newsday63,000 LIers will lose health coverage July 1. Here's how it'll impact healthcare.

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Only in Newsday8 in 10 on LI fear affordability crisis will force out younger generations, poll finds

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Only in NewsdayNew laws aimed at ICE take effect in NY. Why Bruce Blakeman is criticizing them.

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'A part of the horizon': Restoration efforts save East End lighthouse

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Rabid raccoon scratches Manorville resident

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Rick Martel, former Southampton Town councilman, dies at 66

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Former LI village deputy treasurer dies at 101

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DeportedBroken families. Disappearing workers. Empty classroom desks. How the ICE crackdown is reshaping LI.

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DeportedMap: See where ICE made arrests on Long Island

Pedestrian fatally struck by tractor trailer

First in NewsdayBOE election results voided, revote ordered after fraud alleged

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Blakeman accuses Jewish congressional hopeful of antisemitism, says he 'would've been a camp guard'

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NY, Nassau fertility rates take dive, U.S. Census data shows

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Ridership on LIRR sets record during Knicks parade, U.S. Open

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Police: LI man had over 1,000 child sex abuse images

First in NewsdayJudge orders Thomas Valva wrongful death lawsuit to trial in September

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12-year-old girl seriously injured after being struck by Jeep in Center Moriches

Haitian community reeling at Supreme Court decision revoking TPS status

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First in NewsdayLI man alleges he lost part of big toe after officer yanked him in front of police horse

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LI police fired after internal investigation

LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI police fired after videos show them kicking handcuffed man, lying about crash, records reveal