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New Study Reveals Shocking Amount Of Phone Use By Teens While At School New Study Reveals Shocking Amount Of Phone Use By Teens While At School
New Study Reveals Shocking Amount Of Phone Use By Teens While At School A brand-new study has uncovered surprising trends in teen phone use during school hours, raising fresh concerns about digital distractions in the classroom. The study, published by JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, Feb. 3, found that students spent a significant portion of the school day on their phones, with messaging, Instagram, and video streaming among the most-used apps. Researchers also noted that a quarter of students logged more than two hours of screen time during class. In addition, students whose parents held bachelor’s degrees or higher spent about a half-hour less on their phones dur…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Monday, Feb. 3 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $100M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, Feb. 3 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $100M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, Feb. 3 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $100M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, Feb. 3 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $100 million with a $45.3 million cash option after a recent winner reset the prize pool. If no winner claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 12-37-47-54-60 with a Powerball of 17 and the Power Play was 3X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to o…

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by Zak Failla
News
LIRR Train Crashes Into Vehicle In Hewlett, Halting Service LIRR Train Crashes Into Vehicle In Hewlett, Halting Service
Lirr Train Crashes Into Vehicle In Hewlett, Halting Service A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train collided with a vehicle near the Hewlett station, temporarily halting service on Monday, Feb. 3. An eastbound Far Rockaway train struck a car that was illegally on the tracks near the West Broadway grade crossing at around 1:15 p.m., an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. Nobody was injured in the ordeal, and the vehicle only suffered a clipped bumper. A preliminary investigation found that the grade crossing was functioning as intended, according to the MTA. LIRR Far Rockaway train service was temporarily suspended between Far Rockaway and Valley Stre…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Richard Gere 'Happier Than Ever' After Ditching NY, CT Mansions For Spain: Report Richard Gere 'Happier Than Ever' After Ditching NY, CT Mansions For Spain: Report
Richard Gere 'Happier Than Ever' After Ditching NY, CT Mansions For Spain: Report Richard Gere said he doesn't regret leaving the US for his wife's homeland of Spain. In fact, he said in a recent interview that his family has never been happier. The "Pretty Woman" star and his wife, Alejandra Silva, sold their New Canaan mansion in October for $10.75 million before moving abroad. Gere found a buyer for his $28 million Pound Ridge, NY mansion in 2022, MansionGlobal reports. "The truth is that you are seeing us in our momentum," the 75-year-old told Elle España. "We are happier than ever. She is, because she is home, and I am because, if she is happy, I am happy." Gere's&…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Long Island Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Long Island
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Long Island The search is on for a missing teenager from Long Island. Tyler Graham, 15, of Riverhead, was last seen on Monday, Feb. 3, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Additional details surrounding his disappearance were not immediately available. Graham was last seen wearing a windbreaker jacket, blue jeans, and white sneakers. He is believed to be in the Riverhead area, authorities said. The teen was previously reported missing in November 2024, as Daily Voice reported. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New York State Missing Persons Clearingho…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Proposed 25% US Tariff On Canadian Goods Will Be Paused After Earlier Deal With Mexico Proposed 25% US Tariff On Canadian Goods Will Be Paused After Earlier Deal With Mexico
Proposed 25% US Tariff On Canadian Goods Will Be Paused After Earlier Deal With Mexico Just hours after a similar agreement was reached with Mexico, the United States has agreed to paused planned tariffs on Canadian goods for 30 days. The deal was reached late Monday afternoon, Feb. 3 after President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concluded their second conversation of the day. "I just had a good call with President Trump," Trudeau said in a statement announcing that Canada is implementing a $1.3 billion border plan  "reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increase…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Hochul Won't Extradite NY Doctor Charged With Prescribing Abortion Pill: 'We Will Not Comply' Hochul Won't Extradite NY Doctor Charged With Prescribing Abortion Pill: 'We Will Not Comply'
Hochul Won't Extradite NY Doctor Charged With Prescribing Abortion Pill: 'We Will Not Comply' New York will not extradite a Hudson Valley doctor who was criminally charged with violating Louisiana’s abortion laws, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. It comes after a jury indicted Ulster County-based Dr. Margaret Carpenter, of New Paltz, along with her company, Nightingale Medical, and the mother of a minor girl on Friday, Jan. 31, alleging that Carpenter shipped the girl an abortion pill. The pill, Mifeprestone, caused the girl to have a medical emergency which terminated the pregnancy, Baton Rouge CBS affiliate WAFB reports. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-in…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Valentine's Day Spending To Hit Record High—And Not Just On Romantic Partners: Survey Valentine's Day Spending To Hit Record High—And Not Just On Romantic Partners: Survey
Valentine's Day Spending To Hit Record High—And Not Just On Romantic Partners: Survey Gift buying and date expenses for Valentine’s Day may reach new heights as Americans plan to spend more than ever on loved ones, a new survey said. US consumers will spend an estimated $27.5 billion in 2025, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. That would surpass the previous record of $27.4 billion in 2020 and 2024's total of $25.8 billion. Valentine's Day shoppers will spend an average of $188.81, slightly up from $185.81 in 2024. More than 56 percent plan to celebrate the holiday, an increase from 53 percent in 2024. M…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Suspect Vehicle ID'd After 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Suspect Vehicle ID'd After 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Suspect Vehicle ID'd After 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash A major break in the case of a hit-and-run crash that killed a 24-year-old woman on Long Island was announced by authorities. Detectives believe it was a 2006 or 2007 dark gray Honda Accord that struck Sampada Aduulla on Nesconset Highway in Lake Grove early Saturday Feb. 1, Suffolk County Police said. Aduulla, of Lake Grove, was struck by an eastbound vehicle while crossing Nesconset Highway near Hallock Road at around 6:20 a.m., according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene, as Daily Voice reported. The driver fled the scene. Detectives released the suspect’s vehicle info on …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: NYSP Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: NYSP
Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: Nysp Two people were injured after a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into a another vehicle on the Southern State Parkway.  The wreck occurred near exit 20S in Hempstead, at around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Troopers witnessed a Nissan driving westbound in the eastbound lanes before it struck a Toyota head-on in the center lane, New York State Police said. Both vehicles contained a driver and one passenger. The occupants in the Toyota had to be extricated from their vehicle and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Nissan, Giovannie Merisier, 43, of West Babylon, was a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
US, Mexico Reach Deal To Delay 25% Tariffs US, Mexico Reach Deal To Delay 25% Tariffs
US, Mexico Reach Deal To Delay 25% Tariffs Mexico and the US have reached an agreement to delay steep tariffs that were set to take effect on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Click here for a new, updated story: Proposed 25% US Tariff On Canadian Goods Will Be Paused After Earlier Deal With Mexico Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the deal Monday morning, Feb 3. It will pause the 25 percent levies for a month, and follows negotiations between Mexican officials and the Trump administration on border security and drug trafficking.  Mexico committed to deploy 10,000 troops dedicated to stopping illegal drugs and migrants from…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO) Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO)
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (Video) The black box from the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia has been located, providing investigators with a key piece of evidence to determine the cause of the deadly crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Sunday evening, Feb. 2. Black Box, Flight Data Components Recovered The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as a black box, was found buried eight feet underground at the crash site, officials said. Investigators also recovered the plane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), which may contain flight data cru…

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by Jillian Pikora