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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. 

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

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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.

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

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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.

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"Car fluff" is being deposited at Brookhaven landfill at a fast clip, but with little discussion.

Tons of car waste being dumped on LI, raising environmental concerns

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The new court follows Newsday reporting that revealed bureaucratic obstacles often block services for sex-trafficking victims.

New court on LI for trafficked children is first in NYS

Residents and lawmakers are seeking to determine whether there's a link between Grumman contamination and cancer.

'Our confidence has been shaken': Calls for Bethpage health study after drum discovery

The state's issuing of a new license undercuts its effort to uphold anti-discrimination laws and highlights New York consumers' lack of easy access to real estate agents' disciplinary histories.

NYS grants license in error to real estate agent after ban for housing discrimination 

The environmental agency conducted a minimal review and concluded in 2016 that no drums remained buried at Bethpage Community Park.

Grumman's toxic secret: How DEC dismissed a tipster's report of buried chemical drums at LI park

Key developments leading up to the discovery of 22 chemical drums in the Town of Oyster Bay park.

Timeline: Grumman contamination at Bethpage Community Park

On the occasion of the 156th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, a Newsday investigation reveals the increasing death rate of racehorses at Belmont Park.

Fatal Stakes: Racehorses at Belmont are dying at higher rates

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The top female sunfish sailors gathered in Amityville to prepare for this weekend's North American championships on the Great South Bay. 

'Competitors here from all over the United States'

All middle school students in the district will be required to lock up their cell phones in pouches for the entire school day. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  

Some parents say they won't allow their kids to comply 

Police said a Lindenhurst teen was arrested after threatening in an online chat to shoot people at the school.

Tensions high at West Babylon's Brennan H.S.

Police say the victim is 31-year-old Seikeya Jones. There is no cause of death yet, but the investigation is ongoing. NewdayTV's Ken Buffa reports. 

Police ID victim found dead in suitcase 

Police are asking anyone with information about the cause of death or the 31-year-old victim to call 1-800-220-TIPS (8477).

Police ID victim stuffed in suitcase in Huntington

Dix Hills native Evan Hirsch grew his audience on TikTok by showing what he's most known for in the fashion world — transforming dresses into other dresses. Hirsch, 26, is now preparing for his first solo show at New York Fashion Week.

Long Islander designs clothing line inspired by Dix Hills home

A Centerport mother faces murder charge in wrong-way crash that killed her son. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Mother indicted on murder charge in wrong-way crash that killed her 9-year-old son

The second phase of cleanup at Bethpage Community Park began Wednesday. It's a process to remove contaminants from the former Grumman Aerospace dumping grounds. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'This process will take months to complete'

Police say a body was found on Nassau Road in Huntington inside a suitcase just before noon on Tuesday. Additional information about the body was not immediately available.

Police: Body found in Huntington inside suitcase

Linda Sun, former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul, and her husband were both arrested and charged with acting as agents of the Chinese government. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Assisted law enforcement throughout this process' 

Daniel Coppola, who was charged with gunning down his ex-wife and her boyfriend, attempted to take his own life at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility, multiple sources told Newsday.

Man charged in LI double homicide attempts suicide in jail

Thomas Brienza, 20, of Centereach, allegedly told police at Charleston International Airport that he had a bomb and a gun. He was charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction for an act of terrorism, a police incident report shows. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Centereach man facing terrorism charge

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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.

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