@ashanti, Ashanti
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Ashanti hails from Glen Cove. Credit: Getty Images
The 31-year-old singer/songwriter is a Glen Cove native and uses Twitter to correspond with fans. She also retweets inspirational tweets from her friends, fans and colleagues, posts updates about her career and plugs videos for her new music.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.