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New Rep. George Santos gets 2 House committee

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Defiant Rep. George Santos refuses to step down in face of GOP party calls for his ouster over serial lies

NEW YORK — Controversial Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., defiantly refused to step down Wednesday despite a new call from some fellow Republicans for his ouster over unending lies about his background, education and finances.

Tribune News Service

Defiant Rep. George Santos refuses to step down in face of Long Island Republicans calling for his ouster over serial lies

NEW YORK — Controversial Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., defiantly refused to step down Wednesday despite a new call from fellow Republicans for his ouster over unending lies about his background, education and finances.

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Criminal case against George Santos in Brazil is revived as NY congressman-elect set to be sworn-in

A prosecutor’s office in Brazil said that it was reviving a long-dormant criminal case against George Santos, as the fabulist Long Island congressman-elect prepared to take his House seat on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

'SALT' cap foes poised to influence House GOP tax agenda - Roll Call

Republicans from blue districts plan to pressure their slim House majority against a GOP-created limit deductions for state and local taxes.

Roll Call

N.Y. Rep.-elect George Santos is being investigated for lying about his past

Santos is under investigation by Long Island prosecutors, after disclosures surfaced that the embattled Republican lied as he campaigned for office.

WEKU

New York Representative-elect Santos under investigation for false claims

US Representative-elect George Santos of New York was under investigation by Long Island prosecutors on Wednesday, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office.

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Newly elected Republican admits to lying about his background but insists he won’t step down

Santos won Long Island’s Nassau County seat in midterm elections

The Independent UK

Three teens killed in Christmas horror smash after car crashes and overturns in woods

Three teenagers, Cem Gunes, Taylor Beltramini and Landon Kromhout Auditore were killed on Long Island, New York, after they were ejected from the 2009 Infiniti G37 they were in

Daily Mirror

Losing candidate calls for ethics probe of New York Rep.-elect George Santos over fake résumé reports

NEW YORK — The Democratic candidate who lost a Long Island congressional seat to Rep.-elect George Santos says the incoming GOP lawmaker should face major investigations over shocking reports he faked big chunks of his résumé.

Tribune News Service

Bud Harrelson’s family, teammates working to make sure nobody forgets about beloved former Met

NEW YORK — It was something so normal: Just two former teammates playing catch.

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UConn finishes nonconference slate unbeaten, eases past Long Island, 114-61

STORRS, Conn. — Andre Jackson jumped into the passing lane and ripped the ball from Long Island’s Quion Burns at full speed. Tearing down the court in a footrace with Burns, Jackson went behind his back, sending Burns in the other direction, and landed a two-handed slam that got the…

Tribune News Service

Gabby Petito's parents seek to include Brian Laundrie family lawyer in lawsuit

The parents of Gabby Petito, the Blue Point, New York, native whose 2021 disappearance and homicide while on a cross-country road trip with her fiance captured national attention, have asked a Florida judge to add a Long Island attorney as a defendant to their lawsuit against the parents of their daughter’s…

Newsday

‘Torso killer’ behind bars for killing six pleads guilty to five more cold case murders

Richard Cottingham, who is known as ‘Torso killer’ or ‘Times Square Killer’ claims to have killed up to 100 women

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‘Times Square Killer’ Richard Cottingham admits to murdering 5 Long Island women 50 years ago, families lash out in court

NEW YORK — A convicted serial murderer known as the “Times Square Killer” whose savage string of sexually charged murders stretched from New Jersey to Manhattan for nearly 15 years confessed Monday to the half-century-old homicides of five women on Long Island.

The Independent UK

‘Torso Killer’ admits killing 5 women decades ago near NYC

A serial killer known as the “Torso Killer” has admitted to killing a 23-year-old woman outside a Long Island shopping mall in 1968 and four other women decades ago

Tribune News Service

How New York became friendly turf for Trump-aligned candidates

WASHINGTON — Last week, voters from Arizona to Pennsylvania rejected politicians who embraced former President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Roll Call

How New York became friendly turf for Trump-aligned candidates - Roll Call

New York Republicans defied the political headwinds and won 11 of 26 seats, including four that had been previously held by Democrats

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Uneven election night for New York Democrats draws out divisions within party

NEW YORK — In the end, the contest between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island, was not quite as close as some Democrats had feared in the final days of the New York governor’s race.

The Independent UK

Battle for US House goes through New York's suburbs

The fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives will be partly decided Tuesday on a battleground that seemed unlikely a year ago: New York City's suburbs

Tribune News Service

Rep. Lee Zeldin and GOP optimistic as Republicans eye gains in Long Island state Senate races

ALBANY, N.Y. — Lee Zeldin believes a red wave will once again wash over Long Island and help the GOP gain seats in the state Senate.

Tribune News Service

NY Gov. Hochul rips Rep. Lee Zeldin over his defense of far-right Long Island Loud Majority political group

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday ripped her Republican rival, Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island, after he declined to denounce a far-right, pro-Trump political group.

Daily Mirror

Hero boy, 13, dies days after pushing sister out of way of hit-and-run driver

Tyler Phillips and Krystal Randolph, both 13, were both hit as they made their way back home from the park down a bike lane in Long Island, New York, in the US

Tribune News Service

Rep. Lee Zeldin downplays support from Trump as texts reveal his proximity to election denial push

ALBANY, N.Y. — Lee Zeldin downplayed an endorsement from former President Donald Trump on Monday as texts emerged showing the Long Island congressman was in touch with the former president’s team amid efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The Guardian - UK

‘Success is a seductive thing’: Ralph Macchio on life after the Karate Kid

Ralph Macchio assured himself of Hollywood immortality when he was cast in The Karate Kid, but then followed a long fallow spell. Now, at last, he’s back – and he wouldn’t have it any other way

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