
Vera Chinese
Reporter at Newsday
@Newsday reporter covering Suffolk County politics and government
Articles
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Nov 14, 2024 |
newsday.com | Vera Chinese
It’s nearly the end of the year and a majority of Americans have regrets about their money moves, or lack thereof, in 2024. Whether they set New Year’s resolutions that didn’t work out, or just thought they’d be further ahead than they are now, a new NerdWallet survey, conducted in October 2024 by The Harris Poll, finds that 69% of Americans have financial regrets for 2024. The youngest adult generation — Gen Z (ages 18-27) — is most likely to be remorseful about money this year.
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Nov 6, 2024 |
newsday.com | Candice Ferrette |Vera Chinese
Suffolk County might be Trump country, as the lawn signs say, but these days Nassau isn't too far behind. On Long Island, Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in the presidential election, according to unofficial results.
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Nov 4, 2024 |
newsday.com | Candice Ferrette |Vera Chinese
More than half a million Long Islanders have cast their ballots during the nine-day stretch of early voting in federal, state and local elections, with a daily average 60,000 voters hitting their poll site ahead of Election Day. A total of 574,169 ballots were cast in-person during early voting between Oct. 26 and Sunday, according to both counties' Board of Elections. Nassau saw 284,742 voters and Suffolk saw 289,427 voters in those days.
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Nov 3, 2024 |
newsday.com | Vera Chinese
Polls open across Long Island from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Election Day Tuesday as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in federal, state and local races. At the top of the ticket, voters will select the 47th president as well as candidates for Congress, the state Senate, state Assembly, judgeships and some town offices. But election officials — having managed nine days of early voting since Oct.
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Oct 31, 2024 |
newsday.com | Vera Chinese |Bart Jones
Election officials are preparing for a large wave of early voting this weekend after more than 300,000 people across Long Island had already cast an in-person ballot as of Thursday morning, a record high leading to long lines and frustration at some polling sites. Some Long Islanders on Thursday said they tried two or three times to find a polling place where they would not spend hours.
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Suffolk County might be Trump country, as the lawn signs say, but these days Nassau isn't too far behind. Trump on Wednesday was on track to flip Nassau and become the first Republican presidential candidate to win the county since 1988 https://t.co/D0ZlSWDarr

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