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ExploreLI: Long Island Tomato Challenge (Newsday) - Who will grow Long Island's biggest tomato this year? Get tips and sign up to join us on Aug. 22 for the 2nd annual weigh-in.

Long Island Millionaire Gets Prison for Enslaving Workers (FOX 5 New York) - A judge has handed an 11-year prison sentence to a millionaire who inflicted years of abuse on two Indonesian housekeepers held as virtual slaves in her Long Island mansion. Varsha Sabhnani was convicted with her husband in December on a 12-count federal indictment that included forced labor, conspiracy, involuntary servitude and harboring aliens.

Long Island Yoga workshop (Babylon Beacon) - The Long Island Yoga Association is holding a workshop Sat., July 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 407 Main St., Farmingdale. For information, call 631-261-1777.

Long Island police say suspect in a bank robbery tried to get away by hailing a cab (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - COPIAGUE, N.Y. - Police say a suspect in a bank robbery on Long Island tried to get away by hailing a cab. Police say a man walked into a Washington Mutual Bank on Merrick Road in Copiague about 10:02 a.m. Tuesday and passed a note to a teller announcing a robbery and demanding cash.

Long Island Senator Dean Skelos elected majority leader (WRGB Albany) - ALBANY, N.Y.-- Long Island Sen. Dean Skelos is the new majority leader of the New York Senate, replacing SenatorJoseph Bruno. Republicans met behind closed doors and voted in their new leader Tuesday afternoon, one day after the 79-year-old Bruno announced he would not seek re-election.

TEEN ARRESTED AFTER GIRL DIES AT LONG ISLAND PARTY (New York Post) - MINEOLA, N.Y. -- An attorney says a Long Island teenager arrested after a party where a high school senior died had nothing to do with the girl's demise. Attorney Vincent Trimarco spoke following Tuesday's arraignment of 19-year-old See Woo Sung...

Power in the State Senate shifting to Long Island when Skelos becomes majority leader (The Buffalo News) - Republican lawmakers this afternoon will tap a Long Island lawmaker to be the new Senate majority leader, one day after Sen. Joseph Bruno said he is retiring from his seat.

Russian duo, other music events on Long Island (Newsday) - RUSSIAN DUO

Taiwan relaxes control of investment between the island and China (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) - Taiwan will relax long-standing investment restrictions between the island and rival China in a bid to bolster the economy, an official said on Thursday.

Upcoming art exhibits on Long Island (Newsday) - FINDING STILL LIFES