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Sports travel teams lead us astray
They're expensive and promote a culture of privilege over talent.
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The hidden academic costs of concussions
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The EPA cannot backtrack on PFAS
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Name the truth of relationship violence
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Hochul's $100B nuclear plan will raise LIers' electric rates
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Seaweed is an asset, not a nuisance
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Ape's act matters in extinction fight
A Sumatran orangutan used a canopy bridge. Here's why you should care.
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Promise and possibility as new Belmont takes shape
Hundreds are readying LI's racing centerpiece for its moment in the winner's circle.
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NYC rising in Hochul's trail of 3 cities
Her increased presence in the city may be just a logical strategy in her blue-state career arc.
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Better internet coming to Long Island's dead zones
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Can I trust my AI 'best friend forever'?
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The hidden academic costs of concussions
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Thoughts on assassination try, Kimmel 'joke,' more
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Time for Port Authority to make airports safer
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In our ugly politics, rhetoric matters
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King Charles is doing an impossible job in America
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Conservatism could save America. The small-C kind.
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Blakeman and Hochul in an NFL Draft of their own
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The EPA cannot backtrack on PFAS
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Don't reduce points for parkway violators, 13% district tax levy, more
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Insecurity after a new close call threatens Trump
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Nassau OTB is betting yet again on Resorts World
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The Founders built safeguards. Our politics rendered them useless
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The math isn't working — More for war, less for America's future
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Musings: New sewer rates aren't fair at all
Musings: Snowbird is left out in the cold by USPS
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Musings: Look out for workers on roads
Moonshot reinforces that we must protect our planet
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Trump abuses his pardon power
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Our government is ignoring obvious affordability solutions
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The shadow docket is John Roberts' disappointing legacy
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Name the truth of relationship violence
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Put homeless as priority, Gilgo killer, 'no new wars'
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Albany leaders, get the budget done
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In Suffolk Dems fight, Hochul backs Schaffer
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Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules
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The Iran ceasefire offers the best path to regime change
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Citizen Adams joins a Balkan nation
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Hochul's $100B nuclear plan will raise LIers' electric rates
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Northport day care complaint, looking to toss Jan. 6 convictions
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A breath of fresh air on Earth Day
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LI has high eviction rates despite low rental housing inventory
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Doom-scrolling dangers are a worthy legal target
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Upcoming primaries will test Trump's hold on GOP
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Familiar face aboard this bid to make over Penn
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Pro-vax makeover doesn't undo damage
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Vaccine skeptics, World Cup transit fees
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For D'Esposito, there's no place like home
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Why MAGA takes the evangelical vote for granted
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Logic demands an Iran deal. Will Trump's fantasies allow one?
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Seaweed is an asset, not a nuisance
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Stakes high for a better Belmont
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Yale exam reveals propensity for the left
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America's place in the world, Christian services at the Pentagon
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Long Island's House Democratic primaries look like a bust
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The 38 million Americans who live alone need a 'buddy system'
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Why aren't Americans working as hard as they used to?
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Musings: Put planet before moon
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