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Shark Attack: July 4th Beachgoer Hospitalized After New Incident On Long Island Shark Attack: July 4th Beachgoer Hospitalized After New Incident On Long Island
Shark Attack: July 4th Beachgoer Hospitalized After New Incident On Long Island A second shark attack has been reported in as many days on Long Island, with the latest incident coming on Tuesday afternoon, July 4. It happened around 1:50 p.m. on Independence Day in Suffolk County in the Village of Quogue (marked in red in the image above). According to Lt. Daniel Hartman of the Quogue Police Department, a beachgoer, identified as a 47-year-old man, was swimming in chest deep water at the Quogue Village Beach on Dune Road when he suffered lacerations to his right knee. The shark was not observed, Hartman said, but it was determined the bite was from a "larger…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Northwell Named One Of Nation’s Best In LGBTQ Health Care Northwell Named One Of Nation’s Best In LGBTQ Health Care
Northwell Named One Of Nation’s Best In LGBTQ Health Care The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has named Northwell Health one of the nation's most inclusive medical facilities for LGBTQ individuals, and the most inclusive health institution in New York State.  Just three other facilities outrank the Northwell Health hospitals--27 facilities in all -- in the HRC's 2020 Healthcare Equality Index. The HRC analyzed the patient visitation records and employment policies of over 1,700 facilities nationwide to compile their 13th yearly index. Northwell facilities mandate employees to: ask hospital patrons for their preferred pronouns,  offer …

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by Christina Coulter