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Two kiteboarders rescued from Long Island Sound (WTNH-TV New Haven) - (WTNH, April 6, 2008 11:00 PM) _ Two people were rescued Sunday afternoon from Long Island Sound.

Man Shot Walking Down Long Island Street (FOX 5 New York) - A man walking down a Long Island street was shot Saturday, police said. The 19-year-old victim told officers he was on Babylon and Forest avenues in Roosevelt when he heard five gunshots and felt pain in his left arm. He then ran to a friend's house for help. Police said the victim was treated at a local hospital and released.

LONG ISLAND BOOBY-TRAP 'CUTUP' IS BUSTED (New York Post) - A Long Island loon was nabbed yesterday after he booby-trapped his home, police said. Eric Stetz, 44, of Bay Shore, rigged his front and bedroom doors with a pair of crutches with blades - including a carving knife and a hooked carpet knife -...

Long Island Man Charged With Leaving Trap for Visitors (FOX 5 New York) - Police charged a Long Island man with reckless endangerment Saturday, saying he left a dangerous trap in his apartment for a phone company worker and his building superintendent.

Long Island's Hieron keeps his IFL title (Newsday) - IFL welterweight champion Jay Hieron took the center of the ring against Mark Miller Friday night at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. In front of thousands of fans and at least 50 friends and family, the Long Island native and Freeport product was a long way away from when his life was at a dangerous crossroads.

Defining the state of Long Island (Newsday) - Sure, the idea sounds enticing: Long Island as the 51st state.

Lucky Duck on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - Circles the duck has become a bit of a celebrity on Long Island. Police issued an order of protection for Circles and her human family after the bird was shot with a pellet gun. The attack was recorded on a surveillance camera. Circles has recovered and the spotlight hasn't ruffled her feathers one bit.

Periodic Table: Nuclear Scientists Eye Future Landfall On A Second 'Island Of Stability' (Science Daily) - Those exploring the uncharted seas at the fringes of the Periodic Table of the Elements have landed on one long-sought island -- the fabled Island of Stability, home of a new genre of superheavy chemical elements sought for more than three decades. Researchers now are eying other islands on the more-distant fringes of the periodic table.

Lucky Duck on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - Circles the duck has become a bit of a celebrity on Long Island. Police issued an order of protection for Circles and her human family after the bird was shot with a pellet gun. The attacks was recorded on a surveillance camera. Circles has recovered and the spotlight has not ruffled her feathers one bit.

Nuclear scientists eye future landfall on a second 'island of stability' (PhysOrg) - Modern-day scientific Magellans and Columbus`s, exploring the uncharted seas at the fringes of the Periodic Table of the Elements, have landed on one long-sought island — the fabled Island of Stability, home of a new genre of superheavy chemical elements sought for more than three decades.