The history of America’s relationship with the indigenous peoples who lived here before the arrival of European settlers has been fraught with sugarcoating, obfuscation, and downright ignorance.
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By Will Sheeline
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2/9/24
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Last week, NASA announced the names of the crew members who will fly the Artemis II mission in November 2024 . . .
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By James Bernstein
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4/13/23
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I’m known as a surly crank. I’m blunt but honest, satirical yet sympathetic. I can be both acerbic and considerate.
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By Mark Nolan
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4/20/23
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Forget everything I’ve said up until now. Over these 18 years, as you graduated from binkys to big-boy pants to bicycles to four-wheel drives . . .
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4/13/23
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Last week, a woman described as an “extreme athlete” emerged from a cave in Spain after 500 days in total isolation.
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4/20/23
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For all Americans, and particularly Long Islanders, who recall the horror of Sept. 11, 2001, reliving those tragic moments each year is devastating, and yet, at the same time, gratifying and reassuring.
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9/14/23
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Last year was the hottest ever recorded on Earth, with accompanying climate disasters. More than 40 percent of the planet’s surface was at least 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than in the late 19th century. Many scientists believe that a 1.5-degree increase over preindustrial levels is the point at which severe climate consequences begin.
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By Alan Singer
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1/26/24
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I have ridden through New York City in presidential motorcades with Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Looking out the window of the presidential limousine . . .
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4/13/23
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The Five Towns has always stood out as an affluent and well-respected region in southwestern Nassau County. But its political status has been overlooked.
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4/20/23
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As a result of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, signed into law in 2019, New York committed to ambitious targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 . . .
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By Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
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11/9/23
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