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Agreement in Albany on helping ailing cities but no deals on casinos
Protesters sit outside the office of Independent Democratic Conference leader Sen. Jeffrey Klein, D-Bronx, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Thursday, June 18, 2013. Protesters blocked the doorway to Klein's office to to urge Senate votes on several ...
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Oneida County man charged with stealing lotto tickets beer cigarettes from store
Jonathan V. Evans, 29, of Richardson Avenue, was charged with three counts of third-degree burglary, one count of third-degree criminal mischief and three counts of petit ...
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Utica man who waited to report son missing was present at death of another infant police...
Utica police Chief Mark Williams, reached by phone Tuesday night, said Jevon Wameling was with his girlfriend at the time when her baby died in ...
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Stocks post solid gains Tuesday
U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors ...
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U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday
A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...
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New York regulators fine Deloitte $10m over StanChart
Nikhil Kumar is The Independent's New York correspondent. He was formerly assistant editor on the foreign desk and has also done a variety of jobs on the city desk, where he wrote about markets, commodities and other business and economics ...
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LGBTQ Muslims seek sexual asylum from persecution in Islamic countries
LGBTQ Muslims face intrusive applications for "sexual asylum," and struggle to reconcile same-sex relationships with traditional Islamic ...
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In Syracuse well cool quickly this evening
Cooler and drier air is pressing south across Central New York. With drier air settling in and clearing skies, the temperature this evening will cool fast. We will probably be in the 50s by 9 or 10 p.m. The ground is pretty moist, and as the wind settles down tonight, some of our soil moisture will evaporate into the air. This added moisture into the the air may result in some ground fog in ...
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MLB Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees ppd. rain
Tuesday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees has been postponed due to rain in New York. The game will be made up Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT as part of a split doubleheader, with the second game scheduled for 7:05 ...
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Appeals court OKs E. 91st street garbage facility
A state appeals court approved the controversial plan to put a massive garbage facility on E. 91st Street, arguing that the Dept. of Sanitation took required steps to evaluate the environmental impact on the neighborhood. Assembly Member Michael Zellner sued the city in Manhattan Supreme Court last May to block the proposal, claiming the sanitation agency did not comply with the state rules. ...
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18 mayors Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary ...
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Surveillance helped stop plots against NYSE and New York subway official says
FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce details how the NSA's phone surveillance program foiled a terror plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. Joyce made the remarks while testifying Tuesday at a House ...
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Harvey flirts with no-no fans career-high 13
NYM@ATL: Harvey sets new career-high in strikeouts ATLANTA -- Until Tuesday, Matt Harvey had always been the main event. The Man. In each of his first two-dozen games as a big leaguer, he was the overriding reason why people came to the ballpark, flipped on their televisions and watched, mesmerized, as he succeeded. Then Zack Wheeler came along, arriving at Turner Field for the second half ...
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Justices wont take abortion-doctor killers case
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition to review the case of an anti-abortion extremist who claims his constitutional rights were violated during the state and federal trials that sent him to prison for life for the sniper-style slaying of an abortion ...
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New leader for operator of NY thoroughbred tracks
NEW YORK (AP) -- The directors of the New York Racing Association have chosen a lawyer without a background in horse racing as the organization's new president and ...
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Mother in upscale New York suburb indicted as marijuana dealer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A mother of three in an upscale New York suburb was indicted on Tuesday on charges she ran a sophisticated marijuana operation, federal law enforcement officials ...
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Syracuse Chargers one step closer to bigger boathouse on Onondaga Lake
The Chargers operate out of a boathouse in Onondaga Lake Park. The bill would allow the Chargers to lease space from the county in anticipation of a bigger ...
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Your Comments on Schumer and vacant gas stations Perfect example of government overreach
Sen. Charles Schumer's visit to urge the owners of two vacant gas stations to clean up and work with city hall fuels reaction from syracuse.com ...
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Cops bust man accused of stabbing cab driver in the eye with umbrella
Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
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Former New York City Councilman Pedro Gautier Espada Sentenced to Six Months’ Imprisonment
Earlier today, Pedro Gautier Espada was sentenced before Judge Frederic Block in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, to six months’ imprisonment, to be followed by six months’ home confinement and one year of supervised release, for theft of federal funds from Bronx-based non-profit healthcare clinics, Soundview Healthcare Network ("Soundview") and for failing to ...
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Cuomo leaders seeking deals to end 2013 session
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have met behind closed-doors in attempts to conclude major deals in the final days of the 2013 ...
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Wilson Nobel winner for physics dies in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Physicist Kenneth Wilson, who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions, has died in Maine, where he retired to enjoy kayaking with his wife. He was ...
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NY Senate passes bill to make electronic monitor tampering a crime
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Legislation that would make tampering with an electronic monitoring bracelet a felony passed in the New York State Senate today. Under current law, tampering can be a violation of parole or pre-sentence release, but it is not a separate crime. The legislation is prompted by ...
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Protesters arrested blocking door at NY Capitol
Police arrested 21 protesters who demanded the state Legislature pass bills on campaign finance reform, transgender rights, farm worker wages, women's rights, decriminalizing marijuana and prohibiting ...
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3-year-old Syracuse boy fell from unscreened window while briefly unattended family says
The apartment complex located at 300 W. Ostrander Ave., where a 3-year-old fell from a second floor window and is now in critical condition. Mike Greenlar | ...
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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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