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Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on faulty fentanyl test strips that overstated the influx of contraband sent ...

Health - ABC News - 3 days ago

Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on faulty fentanyl test strips that overstated the influx of contraband sent ...

Health - ABC News - 3 days ago

Rebirth Island Removed From Warzone Just Hours After It Returned

Rebirth Island has been removed from the Call of Duty: Warzone playlist due to "map-specific issues," just hours after the popular map returned. Players are waiting on further updates from ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 days ago

Scotland's islanders bid fond farewell to much-loved ship

Memories of a much-loved CalMac ship now retired after 39 years of service off Scotland's west coast.

Restart of Three Mile Island tests US appetite for nuclear revival

Legal threats, skills shortages and regulatory challenges complicate reopening of plant at site of nuclear accident

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Here's a look inside the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant

The tech sector's growing power needs are breathing new life into the nuclear power industry. Restarting a reactor at Three Mile Island is part of the plan.

Business - CNBC - November 16

The Stats Behind Game #15: Islanders 5, Canucks 2

A look at some of the analytics from the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 15

How a Democrat Turned Back the Trump Tide on Long Island

Laura Gillen was elected to Congress in Nassau County, where Democrats are grappling with a new political reality.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

New York firefighter accused of intentionally setting brush fire on Long Island

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island, New York, was arrested Tuesday after he intentionally started a brush fire, authorities said.

Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island

Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-Pacific

Entertainment - ABC News - November 13

Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali

Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali because of an ongoing volcanic eruption

World - ABC News - November 13

Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island

Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-Pacific

World - ABC News - November 13

Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year

World - ABC News - November 13

Iran cites 19th century British maps in row over ownership of islands

Tehran cites 1888 charts in effort to prove ownership of islands near strait of Hormuz that are also claimed by UAE. Maps drawn up more than 130 years ago on the instruction of the Marquess of ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island

Hurricane Rafael has pushed into the Gulf of Mexico after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country’s power grid

World - ABC News - November 6

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as powerful Category 3 storm after knocking out power on island

World - ABC News - November 6

Why Sidney Crosby's Goal Wasn't Deemed Offside After Islanders Challenge, Patrick Roy's Thoughts

Islanders head coach Patrick Roy was heated after Sidney Crosby's goal wasn't overturned for offside.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

Vanishing act: Panama’s Guna people forced to move as the sea swallows their island – in pictures

Earlier this year, families from the Indigenous Guna people on the tiny island of Gardi Sugdub became the first to undergo a climate-related relocation by the Panamanian government because of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Harris wins New York, Rhode Island; Trump wins Louisiana, CBS News projects

CBS News projects that Vice President Kamala Harris will win New York and Rhode Island. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump is projected to win Louisiana. CBS News' Major Garrett and Robert ...

Tropical Storm Rafael chugs past Jamaica as Cuba prepares for another hurricane hit

Tropical Storm Rafael is chugging past the western tip of Jamaica and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it heads toward Cuba

World - ABC News - November 5

Watch Rhode Island Rams vs. Fairfield Stags: TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch Rhode Island vs. Fairfield basketball game

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

Mexican fuel flows to Cuba as the island faces blackouts and the loss of Russian and Venezuelan oil

Mexico has sent nearly half a million barrels of crude oil and diesel in just a span of days, oil shipment data shows

World - ABC News - October 31

Severson scores and Merzlikins stops 28 shots as the Blue Jackets beat the Islanders 2-0

Damon Severson broke a scoreless tie in the third period, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 shots in recording his first shutout of the season and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New York Islanders 2-0

Sports - ABC News - October 30

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand

The Pennsylvania plant, site of the worst U.S. nuclear energy accident, is at the forefront of efforts to expand nuclear capacity to meet rising electricity demand.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Carlsson, Terry score power-play goals and Dostal stops 41 as Ducks top Islanders 3-1

Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry scored power-play goals, Lukas Dostal turned aside 41 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Islanders 3-1

Sports - ABC News - October 29

Islanders Not 'Comfortable' With Who They've Tried In Final Two Forwad Spots, Looking For Someone To Rise To Occasion

The Islanders have a depth issue that they are trying to resolve early in 2024-25.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

We asked Puerto Ricans about 'island of garbage' joke. Here's what they said

Puerto Ricans have said the joke Tony Hinchcliffe made at Trump’s Sunday rally was “disrespectful” and “racist”.

Bad Bunny backs Harris after comedian's 'island of garbage' remarks at Trump rally

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny signaled his support for Vice President Kamala Harris moments after a speaker at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico 'a floating island of garbage.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 28

2024 election updates: Trump concludes MSG rally with anti-immigrant rhetoric

Donald Trump and some prominent supporters will speak at a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden.

French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe orders a curfew a day after a strike prompted a blackout

The government of the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has ordered a curfew, a day after a strike by workers left 370,000 people in darkness for nearly 24 hours

World - ABC News - October 26

Bo Horvat's one-timer lifts Islanders to 4-3 OT win over Devils

Bo Horvat scored 1:09 into overtime winner and the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Friday night.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

No 'external force' can change our future, Taiwan president says on frontline islands

No “external force” can change Taiwan’s future, President Lai Ching-te said as he visited frontline islands near China for the 75th anniversary of a key victory over communist forces.

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