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Names of injured Syracuse firefighters released no information on victim
Syracuse fire district chief Steve Evans leaves 356 Clairmonte, as fire investigator John Cussen enters to look at the damage and the cause of a blaze that left one dead and five firefighters ...
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Mets hope Ikes woes dont extend to defense
Email CHICAGO -- Part of the reason the Mets were able to persevere through Ike Davis' early-season struggles last year was his vitality at first base. And as he slumps again to start this season, the club hopes his defense won't also fall victim in the meantime. Davis, who made just eight errors last season and has a career fielding percentage of .994, has three miscues this season. ...
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Murphy gets a shot to be Mets leading man
Email CHICAGO -- The Mets are going with a new leadoff hitter in an attempt to spark their struggling offense. Daniel Murphy was at the top of the order for Sunday's series finale against the Cubs for the first time this year and the fifth time in his career. He has hit second, third, fifth and sixth this season. "Let's see how it goes," manager Terry Collins said. ...
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Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot
View Photo Associated Press/Ben Margot - A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. A record Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 ...
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Blue Jays-Yankees finale postponed by rain
The Blue Jays will next visit Yankee Stadium for a three-game set on Aug. 20-22, and both teams have an off-day Aug. 19. (Getty) NEW YORK -- Persistent morning rain washed away the Yankees' finale against the Blue Jays before it even started on Sunday, and no makeup date has been announced. New York won the first two games of the series and will resume its season Monday against the Orioles ...
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Syracuse police investigate shooting of two victims
Syracuse, NY - Syracuse police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday night on Steuben Street. Two people were shot at about 9:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Steuben St., police said. Their injuries are not life-threatening. The victims are Nestor Carrasquillo, 20, of Syracuse, who was shot in the buttocks; and Vizael Roman, 31, of Syracuse, who was shot in the lower back and left ...
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New York officer accidentally kills victim of home intrusion
People gather near a home that was invaded early Friday morning, in Uniondale, N.Y.. A Hofstra University student was fatally shot during the home invasion by a police officer. (ROBERT ...
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Hofstra graduates honor student killed in home invasion
Students at Hofstra University wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony to honor a fellow student who was accidentally killed by a police officer confronting an armed intruder.Sunday's ceremony came two days after Andrea Rebello died when the masked man entered her off-campus home on Long Island.A police officer aiming at the would-be robber opened fire, hitting the 21-year-old ...
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Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22 study shows
New York city could experience up to 22% more deaths from extreme summertime heat in the coming decade under global warming, according to a study of the impact of climate trends.The higher deaths will be partially offset by a reduction in deaths due to the milder winters predicted in Manhattan.Overall, however, the net effect of the new temperature norms ...
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Metro-North Conn. train outage expected for days
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - The Metro-North commuter rail line says crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals damaged in a derailment and crash in ...
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NY frisk judge calls criticism below-the-belt
NEW YORK -; The federal judge overseeing the stop-and-frisk trial that has put New York Police Department officers in the spotlight says she knows she's not the government's favorite ...
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Bicyclist stuck and killed after swerving in front of livery cab in Crown Heights
A bicyclist was killed after veering in front of a livery cab driver in Crown Heights this morning, police said. The unidentified man was peddling eastbound on Eastern Parkway, between Underhill and Washington avenues, around 1:15 a.m. when he swerved in front of a car that was also traveling east and was struck by the vehicle, cops said.The victim was taken to Methodist Hospital, where he was ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19
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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Pacers knock out Knicks in six
On to the next one: The Pacers' David West (right) vies for a loose ball against Knicks guard Raymond Felton during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday in Indianapolis. The Pacers won 106-99 to win the series 4-2. | ...
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North ...
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Pacers hold off Knicks to reach Eastern finals
Roy Hibbert (left) of the Indiana Pacers goes to the basket during game six of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. Photo: CFP Lance Stephenson scored a career playoff-high 25 points on Saturday to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 106-99 victory over the New York Knicks and into the NBA Eastern Conference finals.The Pacers withstood 39 ...
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Pacers beat Knicks to join Heat in Eastern Finals
New York Knicks in six games with a 106-99 victory on Saturday. The Pacers thrilled their home crowd with the win to take the seven game series 4-2 and advance to the finals for the first time in nine years to take on the NBA champion Heat ...
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NYPD hunts gunman in fatal bus shooting
New York police said they were looking for an unidentified gunman who shot and killed a teenage girl Saturday as she boarded a city bus in Queens. The 14-year-old victim was on her way home from a birthday party at a neighborhood club when someone on the sidewalk opened fire on the bus at a stop in the Jamaica section of the borough. The girl, whose name was not released, was struck in the ...
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On Basketball Latest Knicks Failure Has Its Roots at the Top
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Trains damaged in Conn. Metro-North crash being removed from tracks Monday morning rush-hour plans to be announced later today
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The transit agency that runs the Metro-North commuter rail line says trains damaged in a Friday crash in Connecticut are being removed in the first step to making repairs and restoring service.Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, says the trains will be removed Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating, gave ...
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Five firefighters hurt battling fatal fire in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY - UPDATE: Four firefighters were burned and one suffered a broken finger while battling a fire near Upper Onondaga Park that killed one person early this morning. The firefighters are at Upstate Medical hospital and their conditions are unknown. The fire department has not released their names. The fire happened at 4 a.m. at 354-56 Clairmonte Avenue, a two-family home near the ...
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Man wants to see Hotel Syracuses glory days again
Spencer Wallace stands outside the entrance to the Hotel Syracuse on South Warren Street in Syracuse. Wallace was general manager of the hotel from 1964 to ...
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Sen. Gillibrand proposing new legislation to ease student-loan burden
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is proposing new legislation to ease the burden for students who have borrowed to pay for their education.The New York Democrat will announce Sunday morning new legislation that would allow student borrowers currently repaying their federal student loans to refinance at a lower interest rate.The Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act would enable students and graduates who ...
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R.A. Dickey Blue Jays look to avoid sweep in New York
Yankee Stadium continues to be a source of disappointment for the Toronto Blue Jays. The New York Yankees can claim their second home sweep of Toronto this season Sunday when CC Sabathia squares off against R.A. Dickey. The Blue Jays came into the series winners of four in a row and seven of 10 after starting 10-21. But the Yankees have outscored Toronto 12-2 in winning the first two games of ...
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Greg Cote Knicks would have been spicier matchup for Miami Heat
Miami Heat players have been steadfastly neutral in claiming no preference as they waited for Indiana and New York to figure out which would play the underdog in the NBA’s upcoming Eastern Conference finals. Confident champions do not deign to worry about who’s next; they leave the worrying to opponents. The lion who runs the jungle does not much care if he is feasting on zebra or ...
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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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