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SHANGHAI, China – China’s largest city and the host of a dozen Olympic football matches started tightening security over the weekend at airports and train stations, according to reports in state-run media Monday. Surveillance systems also are being installed on Shanghai’s subway trains, a report said. The measures go along …

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. – The Huntington Town Council is getting serious about Silly String. The issue: a claim that the plastic goo mars the finish on fire trucks during parades. Town spokeswoman Fran Evans said a public hearing will be scheduled to air a proposal to ban Silly String and similar …

NEW YORK – Police and school officials are investigating a mother’s allegations that her 5-year-old son was handcuffed and taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation after throwing a temper tantrum in his Queens kindergarten. Jasmina Vasquez tells the Daily News her son, Dennis Rivera, was “scared to death” …