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World War II Women Honored On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Anne King was 19 and earning $12 a week in a Kresge's dime store when she was recruited in 1942 to learn how to make airplane parts from blueprints. At Republic Aviation on Long Island, she worked both as a mechanic and riveter on P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and other aircraft.

Long Island Newsday Examines Medicare Rule That Will Deny Payment To Hospitals For Preventable Errors (Medical News Today) - Long Island Newsday on Wednesday examined a new rule from CMS that will deny reimbursements to hospitals for preventable errors that occur while patients are in their care, a move that advocates believe will encourage better quality and help reduce avoidable injury and infection rates. Hospital-acquired infections are the most common cause of preventable patient harm, with CDC estimating that 1. ...

Frightening home invasion, rape on Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - Police on Long Island are looking for a gunman in a frightening home invasion.

Cesidian Root Starts New Country of Independent Long Island (ILI) (PR.com) - The Cesidian Root, an alternative and intercontinental Internet, announced that it has started the new country project of Independent Long Island (ILI) with a working .ILI Top-Level Domain (TLD). [PR.com - August 31, 2007]

Long Island men held in Putnam shoplifting spree (The Journal News) - CARMEL - Two Long Island men are being held today at the Putnam County jail after police caught them with nearly $800 worth of items stolen from the Shop Rite supermarket on Route 52, police said.

Long Island Tomato Challenge (Newsday) - So many tomatoes, so little time... Thank you all for responding with interest to my call for gardeners across Long Island to join the Great Long Island Tomato Challenge. What a wonderful success it has been so far, with readers from the Queens line to Riverhead and beyond enjoying the competition.

Backpacker gored by bison on California's Santa Catalina Island, injured but alive (San Diego Union-Tribune) - LONG BEACH, 11:48 a.m. Aug. 31 (AP): A backpacker fell prey to one of Southern California's lesser-known hazards: being gored by an American bison on Santa Catalina Island.

Bison gores tourist on California island (El Paso Times) - LONG BEACH, Calif.—A backpacker fell prey to one of Southern California's lesser-known hazards: being gored by an American bison on Santa Catalina Island.

Long weekend sailings added (Parksville Qualicum Beach News) - VANCOUVER ISLAND — BC Ferries is extending its peak summer schedule through Labour Day, so travellers can enjoy the last long weekend of summer with a few more bucks in their pocket.

Bison Gores Tourist on Calif. Island (ABC News) - A backpacker was gored by a bison on Santa Catalina Island.