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Beached Long Island Whale Loses Fight For Life (WCBS-TV New York) - A pilot whale found beached on Long Island's Lido Beach has died, rescuers said Tuesday. The stranded whale's fluke and fins were moving amid the fiercely blowing wind and sand when the mammal was discovered Monday morning. An immediate SOS was relayed to the Riverhead Foundation Rescue Program. Its marine biologists did manage to move the whale to their base in Riverhead. However, they said, the ...

Former Long Island Teacher and Elementary School Principal Arrested for Child Exploitation and Enticement (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Suffolk County resident John Monetti, 38, a former Long Island school teacher and elementary school principal, was arrested this morning on federal charges relating to child exploitation, announced U.S. Attorney Roslynn R. Mauskopf for the Eastern District of New York and U.S. Attorney Joe W. Stecher for the District of Nebraska.

Raw Materials--Clinic with Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Tuesday, ... (All About Jazz) - RAW MATERIALS, featuring Pianist VIJAY IYER and alto saxophonist RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA, will perform as part of Long Island University's Jazz Clinic Series.

A job can provide a wealth of benefits to those born rich (Market Watch) - SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- A psychiatrist I know who counsels rich kids on Long Island's north shore, a bastion of Old Money, says one of the first things he recommends is that they get a job.

Utility to fix faulty wires after LIRR disruption (Newsday) - The Long Island Power Authority is conducting aerial inspections along 130 miles of Long Island Rail Road tracks and plans to replace fraying wires and faulty equipment within two months, LIPA President Richard Kessel said Tuesday.

Whale dies after stranding in Long Beach (Newsday) - A pilot whale that washed ashore near Long Beach Monday died shortly after being transported to Riverhead for treatment.

Beached Whale Discovered On Long Island Shore (WCBS-TV New York) - A pilot whale is fighting for survival after beachgoers found the massive mammal beached, but still breathing on Lido Beach this morning. The stranded female whale's fluke and fins were moving amid the fiercely blowing wind and sand as she desperately fought to return to the open ocean waters off the beach.

The Long Island University Small Jazz Combo and Vocal Jazz Ensemble at the Jazz Vespers Service @ St. Peter's Church on ... (All About Jazz) - The Long Island University Small Jazz Combo and Vocal Jazz Ensemble (under the direction of Sam Newsome and Dr. Gloria Cooper) will perform at the Jazz Vespers Service @ St. Peter's Church on Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 5:00 PM.

China general warns of response to Taiwan (AP via Yahoo! News) - China's top general said the nation's military would block any attempt by Taiwan to formalize its independence, restating long-standing policy following remarks by the self-governing island's president that it should be an independent nation.

N.Y. Teacher Fights Modern-Day 'Witch Trial' (WCBS-TV New York) - A Long Island elementary school teacher is suing the Hampton Bays school district after she was fired because her administrators allegedly believed she was a witch teaching witchcraft to her students. Her lawyer is calling the case a "21st century re-enactment of the Salem Witchcraft Trials."