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Netflix drama's key players include John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson.

 'The Piano Lesson' review: Grand in every way

Scarborough has been with Ch. 4 since 1974.

Longtime WNBC anchor Chuck Scarborough retiring

Ralph Macchio attended a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday in Los Angeles. 

Ralph Macchio honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The  celebration will feature live musical performances, stand-up comedy, a visit from Santa Claus and more in Stony Brook.

LI Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame celebrates 20th anniversary with 2-day event

Director Ridley Scott knows how to give the people what they want.

'Gladiator II': Sequel is slightly silly, but very entertaining

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The Oscar-nominated animated charmer "Robot Dreams" and the romantic comedy "Sweethearts" are some of this week's new streaming entertainment releases.

What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan

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Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement.

Actor Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star

The microbudget movie "Hundreds of Beavers" has turned into lo-fi legend.

How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024's biggest indie hits

Two of the new holiday movies coming to TV this season have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding.

Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with two Swift-inspired films airing this year

The low-budget movie "Hundreds of Beavers" has turned into a lo-fi legend.

What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?

When the photographer Ernest Cole died in 1990 at the age of 49 from pancreatic cancer at a Manhattan hospital, his death was little noted.

'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found' resurrects a once-forgotten anti-apartheid photographer

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Federal transportation officials have approved New York's congestion pricing plan to charge vehicles $9 for driving below 60th Street in Manhattan beginning Jan. 5.

Feds give green light for congestion pricing

Frankie Floridia of Strong Island Animal Rescue League rescued a young buck stuck in a pool in Holtsville in October after it tried to drink water off the cover.

Young deer rescued from swimming pool

A tipster says he told the state about buried drums at Bethpage Community Park nearly a decade ago. Newsday's Ken Buffa reports.

Uncovering the truth about the chemical drums

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.

Las Vegas Sands proposes Meadowbrook Parkway expansion 

The family of accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann will be moving out of their Massapequa Park home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Heuermann's wife 'no longer feels connected' to their family home

Darius Paduch, a former LI urologist, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge for repeated sexual abuse of his male patients. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Former urologist gets life sentence 

Brian Cordovano, of Ronkonkoma, was sentenced by a Suffolk judge to 30 years for killing a friend and another man over a loan. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

LI man killed longtime friend and another person over a loan

An NYPD officer shot and killed a robbery suspect Tuesday in Queens during a gunfight that left both the officer and a bystander wounded.

Gunfight leaves suspect dead; cop, bystander wounded

The mother of a man who died of a fentanyl overdose at the Nassau County jail alleges correction officers failed to provide adequate care for her son before he died.

Lawsuit alleges jail staff failed in overdose death

Southold Police Chief Steve Grattan said three people who were inside the house at the time of the fire made it out safely. Those residents reported that a fourth person who was on the second floor of the home may have been trapped inside.

One dead in Mattituck house fire

New York City officials said a homeless man allegedly went on an unprovoked stabbing spree across town in Manhattan Monday, killing two men and a woman.

NYC stabbing suspect arrested by cop who hails from LI

Brookville Village Police Chief Kenneth Lack says license plate readers are an essential tool for law enforcement. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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