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York Tops Long Island (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., July 4, 2007) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution on Wednesday 8-3 in front of a past-capacity crowd of 7,002 at Citibank Park.

Girl, 3, Dies In Long Island Fire (WNBC) - A fire swept through a Long Island home on Monday night, killing a 3-year-old girl in her bed, authorities said.

LI Police Say Toddler Is Dead After Fire In Long Island Home (WCBS 880 New York) - A fire swept through a Long Island home tonight, killing a toddler. Suffolk County police say the child was found in the house at 119 Ryder Avenue in Dix Hills. Police got the call for the fire at 9:11 p-m. They say an unconfirmed number of people were taken to the hospital.

Testing for toxins on Long Island (Newsday) - As EPA and health officials check for soil vapor intrusion, many residents are worried about the health risks When the Khanzadas bought their Franklin Square house in 2001, the family didn't realize it was next door to a Superfund site.

Dodo skeleton found on Indian Ocean island may yield extinct bird's DNA (ANI via Yahoo! India News) - Washington, July 4 (ANI): The most complete and well-preserved dodo skeleton found till date could yield the first useful samples of the long extinct flightless bird's DNA, researchers have said. The skeleton was found during an exploration of a cave on an island off the coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. This is the only island were dodos were known to have lived. Very little has been ...

UN official: Cuba solved energy crisis (AP via Yahoo! News) - Cuba has solved crippling energy shortages that plagued the island as recently as 2004 without sacrificing a long-term commitment to promoting environmentally friendly fuels, the head of the U.N. Environment Program said Wednesday.

Long Island village to get first Indian American mayor (IANS via Yahoo! India News) - New York, July 1 (IANS) Harvinder Anand, who originally hails from Punjab, will Monday be sworn in as the first Indian American mayor of Laurel Hollow village in Long Island, New York state.

NBK staff and volunteers clean Kubbar Island (AME Info) - National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) in its continuous efforts to build awareness on the growing environment challenges being faced by Kuwait, recently organized a day long beach clean up event at the Kubbar Island.

Rudd vows lift in Pacific island aid (Perth Now) - FEDERAL Labor leader Kevin Rudd has promised a big increase in Australian aid to Pacific island nations to end instability in the region.

Fire on Long Beach Island extinguished (Asbury Park Press) - Firefighters are responding to a fire at the store Just Bead It. The business is located at the corner of Long Beach Boulevard and 13th Street, according to a dispatcher at the Long Beach Township Police Department. As of 8 p.m. officials were still on the scene, and no further information was available.