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Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, NY Native Says Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, NY Native Says
Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, NY Native Says One day after Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel returned home from Russian imprisonment, another American hostage is expected to be freed, President Trump’s special envoy for hostages, Adam Boehler, told Fox News. The unnamed hostage is expected to be released on Wednesday, Feb. 12, Boehler, an Albany native and UPenn graduate, said during an interview with Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11. “It’s another in a stream of hostages. It’ll be unilateral as well. And I can’t release [the person’s name] until the person’s released, obviously it could endanger the hostage release and that I c…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
Events
NYC Gets 'Closer' To Nine Inch Nails: Rock Hall-Of-Famers To Perform At Barclays Center NYC Gets 'Closer' To Nine Inch Nails: Rock Hall-Of-Famers To Perform At Barclays Center
NYC Gets 'Closer' To Nine Inch Nails: Rock Hall-Of-Famers To Perform At Barclays Center Nine Inch Nails are heading out on tour for the first time in three years, the rock band said. Nine Inch Nails have announced their long-awaited "Peel It Back Tour 2025", Live Nation said in a news release on Wednesday, Jan. 22. It's the first tour for the band led by singer and composer Trent Reznor since a 2022 tour across the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The group known for 90s alt-rock hits like "Closer" and "The Hand That Feeds" will play throughout Europe in June and July. The first U.S. show will be in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Nine Inch Nails will perform at&n…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
NYers To Receive Cut Of $4.8M Settlement With SmileDirectClub Over Improper Billing NYers To Receive Cut Of $4.8M Settlement With SmileDirectClub Over Improper Billing
NYers To Receive Cut Of $4.8M Settlement With SmileDirectClub Over Improper Billing Thousands of New Yorkers will benefit from a $4.8 million settlement with the now-defunct SmileDirectClub over improper billing practices. The former Nashville, Tennessee-based teledentistry company agreed to the move after it continued to charge more than 28,000 consumers despite filing for bankruptcy and stopping services in September 2023. Multiple complaints were filed with the New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) after consumers were told to keep making monthly installment payments despite no longer receiving aligner treatment. In December 2023, OAG sent a cease-and-de…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
LI Native Melissa Joan Hart Touts Relief Fund After ‘Devastating’ Fire Damages Businesses LI Native Melissa Joan Hart Touts Relief Fund After ‘Devastating’ Fire Damages Businesses
LI Native Melissa Joan Hart Touts Relief Fund After ‘Devastating’ Fire Damages Businesses Actress Melissa Joan Hart is showing some love for her hometown on Long Island following a fire that damaged several businesses. The “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star, who grew up in Sayville, took to Instagram to share a relief fund created to help the half dozen businesses that were damaged in the blaze along the beloved Main Street on Friday, Oct. 25. “The town I grew up in, Sayville, New York, had a devastating fire yesterday and many small businesses suffered big losses,” the 48-year-old Hart wrote. “I'm donating to the chamber of commerce to help them get back on their feet hopefully i…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
'Insane Crossover:' Fans Go Nuts For Bon Jovi Surprise At Jones Beach Pitbull Concert 'Insane Crossover:' Fans Go Nuts For Bon Jovi Surprise At Jones Beach Pitbull Concert
'Insane Crossover:' Fans Go Nuts For Bon Jovi Surprise At Jones Beach Pitbull Concert Worlds collided at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island earlier this month when Pitbull brought out Jon Bon Jovi to Wantagh. Footage of the New Jersey rocker's performance of "It's My Life" alongside Mr. 305 on Thursday, Sept. 12 has been going viral on TikTok, where fans went nuts for the collaboration no one saw coming at the Party After Dark Tour. "Can they drop this remix on Spotify please?" one fan commented on a clip with 1.1M views. "Insane crossover episode," another said. A comment on a different clip with more than 1.9M views said, "Most unexpected collab I didn't know I…

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by Cecilia Levine