Will Harwood, director of communications at Lidl US, tooks Newsday behind the scenes Sept. 3 at one of three employee training centers the discount grocer is building on Long Island.


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After Joney Bermudez was laid off from his job at Capital One, he decided to go back to school and earned a degree in teaching. Now at 33, he's a teacher at Roosevelt High School. 

'I've always loved to teach kids' 

3,000 American flags were placed in Ackerson Plaza in Brightwaters to honor those lost on 9/11. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'It does take a village'

The FDNY honored added the names of 32 firefighters who have died of 9/11-related illnesses to its memorial wall in a ceremony Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'My dad, he was a hero to us all'

The 44-year-old man will be sentenced in November, according to the Suffolk district attorney.

Ex-president of Dix Hills Soccer Club pleads guilty to stealing $77,000

Daniel Coppola, accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend, pleaded not guilty from a hospital bed. Coppola, who injured himself while under suicide watch, had surgery this week for a spinal cord injury, attorneys say.

Man accused in St. James double homicide pleads not guilty

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Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9%, slower than the earlier report for 3.1% growth, in the April-June period, boosted by better wages and spending.

Japan's economy is growing, but political uncertainty is among the risks

Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle House and a member of the board of trustees for the Atlanta Police Foundation, has died at age 58.

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer has died at age 58

Boeing has a tentative agreement with its largest union on a new contract for factory workers that could avoid a threatened strike.

Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists

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Fifty-three years after its founding, Starbucks is unhappy with what it's become – and trying to figure out how to meet customers' changing needs without losing its coffeehouse roots.

Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile orders

Apple's ubiquitous iPhone is about to break new ground with a shift into artificial intelligence that will do everything from smartening up its frequently dim-witted assistant Siri to creating customized emojis on the fly.

Apple's upcoming iPhone will catapult the tech trendsetter into the age of AI

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Home prices continue to rise on Long Island, giving potential buyers headaches and heartbreak. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson reports.

'It's still a seller's market'

The state announced on Friday that about 1 million New Yorkers' monthly health insurrance premiums will go up next year by as much as 35%. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I don't want consumers to panic just yet'

Money brought in from local tourism shattered the previous year's record by one billion dollars. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'People are spending money'

Danielle Edwards, of Merrick, has a full-time job as a mortgage processor, but says in the next five years she'd like to be able to transition completely over to her side hustle, the balloon business "Havin' a Blast."

Mortgage processor by day, balloon artist by night

Richard York of Patchogue Shoes, after nearly a century in business, is holding its going-out-of-business sale, to the shock and sadness of many. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'After 97 years, it's a shame that they're closing'

Newsday business reporter Tory Parrish talks about how more parents are thrift-shopping for back-to-school supplies.

'Trying to cut costs'

Small craft-alcohol manufacturers are cheering a new law that soon will allow them to ship spirits, cider and mead directly to New York State consumers, potentially boosting their profits by skipping the "middlemen" distributors.

Craft alcohol makers will soon be able to ship directly to customers

Three millennials who grew up in Montauk and now run or own their longtime family businesses spoke about how they've kept their businesses relevant and modern.

'We just need to keep it in our family'

Newsday's business reporter Jonathan LaMantia and NewsdayTV's Jill Wagner break down the new home sales data for July from OneKey MLS.

'Pretty big increase for one year'

Mortgage rates are falling. What does that mean here on LI?

What does it mean when mortgage rates fall?

Stony Brook officials say the university hospital is required by the state to report all accounts past due by 180 days, $2,500 dollars or more to the attorney general's office. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'I have hundreds of thousands of dollars of medical bills'

The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.47% this week, its lowest level since May 2023. Newsday business reporter Jonathan LaMantia reports.

'A little bit more buying power'

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"Car fluff" is being deposited at Brookhaven landfill at a fast clip, but with little discussion. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie and Newsday investigative reporter Paul LaRocco have the story.

'Need to step up regulations and testing'

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