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NY's Main Beach tops annual survey of best beaches Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:24 pm, Thursday, May 23, 2013 In an announcement that coincides annually with the unofficial start of summer, coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman on Friday released the 23rd version of his Top 10 Beach List, placing Main Beach in East Hampton at the top. "The thing about the Hamptons is that people are so proud of their beaches out there," Leatherman told The Associated Press in an interview in advance of the release of his list. Leatherman, a professor at Florida International University in Miami, has visited beaches around the world and uses criteria like water and sand quality, as well as safety and environmental management, to compile his annual list. Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki, Hawaii; St. George Island State Park, Fla.; Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii; Waimanalo Bay State Park, Oahu, Hawaii; Barefoot Beach Preserve County Park, Bonita Springs, Fla.; Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, Fla.; Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, N.C.; Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Mass.; and Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, S.C. Non-residents can buy parking passes at $25 per day but they are limited in number, with only 40 non-resident daily parking passes sold on weekends and holidays.

Carla HintonThe Wagner Warriors, three brothers from  from Tulsa and Owasso,  are competing tonight in the Season 2 final competition of “The American Bible Challenge.” The trio, Joshua, Daniel and Jesse Wagner, will face off against the Sisters of Mary and the Girls of Grace. The brothers and their friends and family are planning to watch the finale together at the Oral Roberts University student center.

Sometimes your sprawling $20 million Hamptons estate just isn’t good enough. And if you’re Mayor Bloomberg, you don’t settle for second best.    

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