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Lawsuit challenges NYPDs anti-theft sting tactics
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawsuit in Brooklyn is challenging the New York Police Department's anti-crime tactic of leaving wallets, cash and bags in plain sight to tempt ...
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Your comments on David Rubin Who will I-81 changes benefit
David M. Rubin wrote a guest column on Sunday supporting the removal of the I-81 viaduct, arguing that this is the most important civic decision of the past 60 years. He commented that the effect on Destiny USA's business was being given too much weight in the decision making process. He also said that groups like the Onondaga County Legislature should not be given too much voice in the ...
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Syracuse man charged with imprudent speed after hitting child 5 who ran into cars path
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man was ticketed after hitting a 5-year-old boy who darted into the path of his vehicle this afternoon on the city's North Side, police said. The 4:30 p.m. crash happened in the 700 block of East Laurel Street, near the intersection of Lodi and Butternut streets, said Sgt. Gary Bulinski. The boy was taken to Upstate University Hospital to be treated for scrapes. ...
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Thunderstorms for Cental New York as storm out west moves our way
Some thunderstorms may develop over Michigan later this evening. They are forecast to track southeast, and if they survive the trip, they could produce a little rain and thunder for Central and northern New York later tonight and early ...
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NYPD increasing patrols in wake of attacks on gay man
The NYPD will beef up patrols in several Manhattan neighborhoods following the fatal shooting of a gay man in the West Village and two earlier violent attacks on gay men nearby, officials said yesterday."New York City is a place where we know our diversity is our greatest strength – a place where we are never going to go back to the time when it was unsafe to walk down the street ...
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Thousands march in NY to protest gay mans killing
A spate of hate-fueled attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of gay pride ...
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Judge says NY rafter can resume trips with a bond
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A whitewater rafting company forced to halt tours after a customer drowned last year can resume guided trips in the Adirondacks with some restrictions, a judge ...
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Oklahoma City tornadoes Live video and latest updates
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. Get updates and live streaming ...
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Weekend getaways near New York City
You have a long weekend and want to shake off work without having to drive too far. Here are five great destinations in the northeast that won't take more than a tank of ...
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Knicks say they need time not an overhaul
GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Some of the players were old, though the New York Knicks say their team is young in its development.So they feel they need time, not an overhaul, to get further next season."We're just fine. I love our team just the way it is," point guard Raymond Felton said Monday. "When you start making too many changes, you can't build on something. If you're ...
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New York City police department defends itself in court over surveillance of Muslims
This undated handout photo obtained by The Associated Press shows New York Detective Stephen Hoban. The New York Police Department defends its surveillance of Muslims as narrowly focused in a new court filing in a civil rights lawsuit. But text messages between a detective and an informant obtained by The Associated Press reveal wide-ranging efforts to get Muslims to privately make incriminating ...
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US accuses 3 New York University medical researchers of taking bribes from Chinese institution
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a U.S.-funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Monday. Zhu Yudong, a U.S.-educated NYU professor, and Yang Xing, a lab engineer, were released on bail after appearing in court in Manhattan to face commercial bribery and other charges. ...
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Tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburbs
Television video showed debris from homes and businesses being carried aloft as the twister rolled through Moore, a community on the south side of Oklahoma ...
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AG Syracuse head shop owner will spend 60 days in jail in bath salts case
Syracuse Police Sgt. Tom Connellan and Lt. Steven Baratta, far right, investigate the robbery of Twisted Headz on North Salina Street in March ...
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Your Comments on Long Island shooting Were the cops actions justified
Andrea Rebello as she appeared in the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook. Rebello, 21, was killed Friday by a police officer who was shooting at the man holding her hostage, police ...
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Barbie dream house being reimagined in New York India
U.S. toymaker Mattel says it hired designers to come up with new dream home ideas for its Barbie doll but likely won't actually manufacture them. The toymaker said the interior designers will sketch up homes with a California, New York and India feel, with the top design to be chosen in August, the New York Post reported Monday. Celerie Kemble said her New York version resembles a ...
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New York Landowners Sue Norse Energy USA Over Leases
Eighty-nine New York landowners who once agreed to let Norse Energy Corp. USA drill for natural gas on their property have filed a lawsuit against the struggling company, arguing that its executives have unfairly extended the life of their lease agreements using a legal clause meant for natural disasters and terrorist attacks. The landowner group said that Norse Energy USA shouldn't be ...
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Caroline Kennedy and fellow jurors acquit accused Harlem crack dealer
Former First Daughter Caroline Kennedy and her fellow jurors took just over an hour today to acquit a Harlem man of charges that he sold four "nickel bag" crack rocks at $5 each to an undercover officer near Harlem River Park.Violent predicate felon Nelson Chatman, 31, smiled big as the jury foreman rendered the not guilty verdict in the circumstantial case after just 75 minutes of ...
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Study Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat
WASHINGTON -- A new government report details 87 shipwrecks - most sunk during World War II decades ago - that could pollute U.S. waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil.Even so, the potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. The report released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concludes "the scope of the problem is much more ...
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LIVE BLOG Yahoo New York Press Event
's master plan to dominate the news cycle is continuing into Monday night with a major press event that may or may not be tied to its $1.1 billion acquisition of social sharing platform Tumblr, which ...
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We wont screw it up Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes following negative reaction
The statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer begins with a promise "not to screw it up", whilst assuring users that David Karp will remain CEO and that Yahoo! will "operate Tumblr independently".The deal went through for $1.1 billion (723 million) in cash, a sum justified by Tumblr's impressive numbers as one of the world's fastest growing social-media networks.The ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Aardsma signs Minor League deal with Mets
The Mets signed right-hander David Aardsma to a Minor League deal and assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday. Aardsma, 31, opened the year with Miami's Triple-A affiliate in New Orleans, and he went 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 10 games (14 innings). He was released on Wednesday. The veteran hurler was in Spring Training this year with the Yankees, but was designated for assignment on ...
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Rep. Dan Maffei says he wants to hear from Central New York business owners
Rep. Dan Maffei (right), tours the Salina Industrial Powerpark, the former General Motors Inland Fisher Guide plant, on July 31. He is speaking with Randy Wolken (left) and Frank Devlin of the Manufacturers Association of Central New ...
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Autistic man scarred with heated kitchen tool files negligence suit
A severely autistic man will sue a New York City residential facility after he was branded by employees with a searing-hot potato masher, court documents said. Eduardo Sandoval, 24, was a resident of the Leake & Watts state residential facility when the incident occurred in June 2012. He has a permanent scar on the left side of his torso, indicative of a heated potato masher pressed into ...
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Buffalo Zoo goes ape for the gorillas
The Buffalo Zoo is a historic landmark in Buffalo city. It is the third oldest zoo in the United States and has an amazing array of over 1000 species of animal. The zoo is also a tourist attraction, bringing in 400 000 visitors each year.
Zoos are an important educational facility for children, a means by which younger generations can see wild and endangered animals in real life, in an environment as close as is reasonably possible to what their natural surroundings would be, and by seeing a real-life image, rather than a picture in a text book, children develop a more intimate understanding of the challenges facing these rare and beautiful creatures. Read more
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