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New York to impose the country's first statewide moratorium on data centers
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (369+ words) New York Governor Kathy Hochul participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new JPMorgan Chase offices in New York, Oct. 21, 2025. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig NEW YORK — New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for…...
I Do!: Kristin Sarris and Frank Rueb, of Ronkonkoma
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (435+ words) Kristin Sarris and Frank Rueb could be considered the epitome of the saying "right person, wrong time." Sarris, 34, a special markets customer care representative, and Rueb, 35, a transformer mechanic, both of Ronkonkama, first connected on social media in 2010. “We started…...
Suffolk County mail scheme: Three allegedly extracted almost $5 million in checks, money orders from USPS boxes in 20 communities
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (333+ words) Patchogue was one of the impacted communities. Credit: Barry Sloan Three New York City men allegedly used a glue trap and a belt to steal checks, money orders and gift cards from United States Postal Service mailboxes across Long Island…...
Musings: Revive an era of good feelings
1+ week, 1+ day ago (16+ words) Young children have opened doors for me; neighbors have plowed snow from my sidewalk and driveway....
Data center moratorium, open primaries, single-payer healthcare
1+ week, 6+ day ago (692+ words) The proposed Brookhaven Industrial Infrastructure Facility in Yaphank would be a data center occupying 549,000 square feet of space. Credit: Newsday/Drew Singh I am glad the Town of Brookhaven will likely institute an 18-month moratorium on data center construction, but…...
Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users' location history
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (459+ words) Activists and demonstrators wait outside the Supreme Court for the Justices to release opinions, in Washington, Monday, June 29, 2026. Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the…...
Long Islanders support data center moratorium, poll reveals
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (727+ words) Jennifer Fowkes, 58, at her East Hampton home on Monday. Fowkes, a participant in a recent Newsday/Siena poll, supported the State Legislature's one-year moratorium on data centers. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin ALBANY — Nearly half of Long Islanders support slowing the development…...
Methodology for AP/'FRONTLINE' investigation into how US tech is abused for global scams
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (356+ words) In this image provided by the Myanmar military on Oct. 19, 2025, soldiers stand next to Starlink satellite internet devices from the KK Park scam compound in Myawaddy township, Karen State, Myanmar. Credit: AP/Uncredited International Justice Mission, an anti-trafficking non-profit, obtained…...
WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (358+ words) A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone, Nov. 15, 2018, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Credit: AP/Martin Meissner LONDON — WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address…...
Ham radio aficionados surf the airwaves in Shoreham to reach across the world — and beyond
2+ week, 2+ day ago (666+ words) Richie Geraci, left, Robert Handel and Tony Mosono working to get a radio functioning at the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham Saturday. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. More than a century after Nikola Tesla experimented with wireless transmission technology at…...