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2 Arrested After Long Island Taxi Driver Is Shot In Face (WCBS 880 New York) - Two people have been arrested weeks after a Long Island taxi driver was shot in the face while sitting in his car.

Long Island Fishermen Saved From Sinking Boat (WCBS 880 New York) - Two men have been rescued from a life raft after their sport-fishing boat sank about 9 miles off the Long Island coast.

Long Island Company Raided Following New York Crane Inspector's Arrest (FOX 5 New York) - The investigation of a building crane inspector accused of taking thousands of dollars in bribes has now led to a Long Island Company. Sources tell Fox 5 that the Nu-Way Crane Service is at the center of the crane safety scandal. Officials said the home of Nu-Way's owner was raided Saturday morning.

Ces Target For Island Hero (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport) - Connections of Bell Island are dreaming of a long-term tilt at the Cesarewitch after the French import got off the mark in the Get Your Chips @ williamhillcasino.

Girl born after pregnant woman's Long Island car crash dies (Asbury Park Press) - STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Police say a girl born after her pregnant mother crashed her car head on into another car on a Long Island road has died. Twenty-eight-year-old Jennifer Jorgensen was eight months pregnant when she crashed last week on a winding road in Ridge. Suffolk County police say she had crossed the road's center line. The 74-year-old man driving the other car was killed. His ...

Long Island woman with mite-infested bird nest in home's bathroom vent is quarantined (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - LEVITTOWN, N.Y. - A Long Island woman has been found by police with her skin crawling with nearly invisible bloodsucking parasites from an infested bird's nest in her home. She's been taken to a hospital quarantine unit.

Stranded divers chase off Komodo dragon on island (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scuba divers swept away in strong currents survived 12 hours in shark-infested waters before scrambling onto a remote Indonesian island where they faced yet another threat: a Komodo dragon.

The ferry option on Long Island (Newsday) - Sunshine and warm temperatures often can be reason enough for a ferry ride. But these days, saving time and money as well as avoiding traffic aggravation have become larger parts of that calculation.

Long Island Teens Give Up Cars in Gas Protest (NPR) - A class discussion on civil disobedience inspired a group of seniors at a Long Island high school to organize a protest against high gas prices. Despite heavy rain, hundreds of students left their cars at home and walked, scooted or biked to school.

Indonesia: Stranded Scuba Divers Chase Off Komodo Dragon On Remote Indonesian Island (Sin Chew Jit Poh) - Rescued diver Kath Mitchinso from Britain, center, embraces fellow diver Ernest Lewandowsky, left, as they arrive in Labuhan Bajo port, Flores island, Indonesia, Saturday, 7 June 2008.