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Did Easter Island get 'ratted' out? (USA Today) - Rats and Europeans are likely to blame for the mysterious demise of Easter Island, a team of anthropologists suggests.The fate of the people who built hundreds of 10-ton stone statues on the South Pacific island and then vanished has long been seen as a cautionary environmental tale.

Long Island bakery owner found shot dead (New York Newsday) - WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. (AP) _ A Long Island bakery owner was discovered shot to death near a Westhampton Beach country club Saturday, and police are now searching for a motive.

Long Island U. 59, New Hampshire 56 (Boston Globe) - DURHAM, N.H. -- Paska Morkeliunas had 16 points, including two crucial free throws with eight seconds to play as Long Island held on to beat New Hampshire 59-56 on Saturday night.

Researchers Believe Rodents Deforested Easter Island (KXTV) - WASHINGTON - Rats and Europeans are likely to blame for the mysterious demise of Easter Island, suggests a team of anthropologists. The fate of the people who built hundreds of 10-ton stone statues on the South Pacific island and then vanished has long been seen as cautionary environmental tale.

Did Easter Island get 'ratted' out? (USA Today) - Rats and Europeans are likely to blame for the mysterious demise of Easter Island, a team of anthropologists suggests.

Asthma Coalition of Long Island Supports Families in Their Fight Against Asthma (RedNova) - By Ken Cerini Each day, 49,000 children grapple with asthma on Long Island.

Pipeline Firm Questions Proposal for Floating Liquid Natural Gas Terminal in Long Island Sound (RedNova) - By Ken Schachter Broadwater Energy, whose proposal for a floating liquid natural gas terminal touched off political storms on both banks of the Long Island Sound, is facing tough new questions from an unexpected source: the owners of the pipeline that would carry the gas.

New Creature Found On Tropical Island (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - A mysterious new creature has been discovered in dense tropical forest on the island of Borneo.It could be the first new carnivorous mammal to be found on the island for more than a century.

BU makes short work of Long Island (Boston University Daily Free Press) - Both teams who played in Saturday's game at Boston University's Case Gymnasium continued four-game streaks.

From Long Island to Mexico, with love (Newsday.com) - The electrical system in rural Tenango, Mexico, was so bad Martha Bernal Estrada couldn't iron clothes and watch television at the same time.