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Catching up with 'miracle baby' 21 years later

The DeMasi family talks about their 'Thanksgiving miracle' 21 years ago, when baby Gina came home from the hospital after being born four months early. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas

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Study: Black small business owners received less encouragement to apply for loans
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Residents rally to save Harborside retirement home 
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