<p>Ethnic grocers, including stores that specialize in selling Asian, Latino and African&nbsp;goods, are a fast-growing business on Long Island. NewsdayTV&#39;s Drew Scott reports.&nbsp;</p>


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Las Vegas Sands wants to add one lane on each side of a stretch of the Meadowbrook Parkway in order to blunt the impact of a new casino-resort.

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Most people taking popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight have shed significant pounds.

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A federal watchdog found lenders were less likely to encourage Black borrowers to apply for loans and more likely to steer them toward high-interest alternatives.

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Modupe Ruth Ogunlaja Armstead and her husband, Don Armstead, owners of MRO Palace in Elmont, spoke about how they will be using Small Business Saturday to boost their business — not an easy task for a store where everything is custom-made.

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