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• Katko, Hanna help House rebuke Obama over Iran nuclear deal

  10-09-2015 23:36
  
  House GOP vote is symbolic after Senate fails in effort to reject the deal.
  
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• Onondaga County sheriff to swear in 18 new recruits at ceremony

  10-09-2015 22:53
  
  Sheriff Gene Conway will swear in the recruits during a brief ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Onondaga Town Hall, 5020 Ball Road.
  
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• Confession of Syracuse dad accused of killing son can be used, judge rules

  10-09-2015 22:19
  
  Police say Anthony Lebron, 3 months old, was fatally injured Jan. 5 when his father shook him.
  
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• Senate Democrats prevail on Iran nuclear deal, without Schumer support

  10-09-2015 22:18
  
  A disapproval resolution backed by Republicans fails to gain the required 60 votes.
  
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• New owner to lay off 50 at Welch Allyn in Skaneateles

  10-09-2015 21:33
  
  The layoffs come two days after Hill-Rom Holdings completed its purchase of the medical device maker.
  
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• State DOT to hold public meeting regarding pavement project in Baldwinsville

  10-09-2015 20:49
  
  The project will address the pavement condition on the 1.4-mile section of Route 31 between the east and west intersections of Oneida Street.
  
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• New York's $15 wage for fast-food workers is approved by the labor commissioner

  10-09-2015 20:47
  
  The final hurdle for a plan for raise wages for fast-food workers to $15 an hour was cleared today when the state labor commissioner signed off on the recommendation.
  
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• Upstate Medical University hires its first woman president

  10-09-2015 20:27
  
  Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena, 60, will be take over from interim president who filled the role after Dr. David Smith resigned amidst a pay scandal.
  
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• Carl Paladino takes shot at Mahoney, endorses Democrat in Conservative primary for exec

  10-09-2015 20:00
  
  Paladino makes robo call to support Toby Shelley: "Send Joanie Mahoney a very clear message."
  
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• 95 Percent of Streaming Music Catalogs Are ‘Irrelevant’ to Consumers, Study Finds

  10-09-2015 19:52
  
   
  Spotify has 20 million paying subscribers, but only a percentage are paying $9.99.  And, 55 million are paying $0 a month.  “Organic subscription growth… is not growing fast enough,” declared MiDIA analyst Mark Mulligan asserted in a recent research note, while pointing to Spotify’s cut-rate pricing surge as an exception.
  So why aren’t those numbers better?
  Mulligan feels that a big part of the problem is that the average consumer s
  
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• Coyne Textile says reorganization is on track

  10-09-2015 19:47
  
  The Syracuse-based industrial laundry company is waiting for a bankruptcy court to approve the sale of its operating units.
  
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• Executive Shuffles: Live Nation, Capitol Music, Billboard

  10-09-2015 19:44
  
  Carrie Davis, Live Nation Entertainment Chief Communications Officer
  Carrie Davis has been named Chief Communications Officer at Live Nation. Davis was previously VP of Communications at Disney Interactive.
  Capitol Music Group has named Gary Gorman SVP of Alternative Promotion. Gorman was previously VP of Alternative Promotion at Atlantic Records.
  Billboard reports that their former Senior Correspondent Andrew Hampp is now Vice President/Bra
  
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• Cold case homicide victim's sister: 'Today, we her family, are still haunted by this horrendous crime'

  10-09-2015 19:39
  
  Family of Terry Cornell looking for answers more than 40 years after her brutal killing on Syracuse's South Side.
  
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• Settlement reached in Manlius pickup, homeowners' association case

  10-09-2015 19:17
  
  The pickup lawsuit attracted national attention after a local couple was sued by their homeowners' association for parking their vehicle in their driveway.
  
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• CNY 9/11 ceremonies list: Where services are being held

  10-09-2015 18:52
  
  Syracuse, DeWitt and other communities plan services to remember the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
  
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• R.E.M. Offers Suggestions to Donald Trump on Where to Stuff Something

  10-09-2015 18:13
  
   
  What, R.E.M. doesn’t support the goals and aims of Donald Trump?  After Trump used “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” as intro music during a speech at the Tea Party-hosted ‘Stop the Iran Deal’ rally in Washington, DC, Michael Stipe shared these supportive thoughts to Daily Beast. 
  Mills also channeled Michael Stipe, who expanded the feedback to include Ted Cruz.Later, R.E.M. offered a measured statement on
  
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• Upstate New York farms eligible for federal disaster aid for crop loss

  10-09-2015 18:02
  
  Feds says 44 counties suffered 2015 crop losses from excessive rain, high winds, hail and a tornado.
  
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• Restaurant inspections by the Onondaga County Health Department from August 23 to 29

  10-09-2015 17:58
  
  Restaurant inspections from August 23 to 29
  
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• Two red panda cubs born at Syracuse zoo

  10-09-2015 17:40
  
  Male cubs were born June 25
  
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• British Labels to BBC: ‘Just Pay for the Damn Streaming Service, Okay?’

  10-09-2015 17:33
  
   
  Earlier this week, the BBC unveiled plans to expand their Playlister service into an on-demand streaming services.  “We have developed a digital music proposal with the music industry, which builds on BBC Music’s Playlister,” the strategy document described.  “It would make the 50,000 tracks the BBC broadcasts every month available to listen online, for a limited period. Audiences would be able to access this music via playlists curated by the BBC, and t
  
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• Oswego County 2015 list of primary candidates: Who is on the ballot today?

  10-09-2015 17:26
  
  Who is running today in the Oswego County primary?
  
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• Do your homework: 6 candidates compete for 4 Syracuse school board seats

  10-09-2015 17:08
  
  Before you go into the voting booth, here's a rundown of the six candidates for four Syracuse school board seats.
  
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• Playboy Sues MediaTakeOut Over Nude Azealia Banks Photos

  10-09-2015 17:01
  
  “Upon information and belief, defendant knowingly altered and/or falsified copyright management information to conceal defendant’s infringement of plaintiff’s registered and unregistered copyright works.”Text from Playboy Enterprises’ lawsuit against MediaTakeOut, filed this week.
  This music theft is out of control?  Try photos.  But this time, the photographer in question was shooting for one of the most iconic brands in naked ladyshots.  E
  
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• CNY volunteer fights an Oregon wildfire: 'It's dangerous work'

  10-09-2015 16:34
  
  Donald Nelson, 53, of Spafford, a state Department of Environmental Conservation employee, volunteered to put himself in the line of fire in Oregon. He shared the following photos of his experiences there. He took some of the photographs himself, and fellow firefighters took the rest.
  
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• Report: Cuomo set to back $15 minimum wage for all at event with Biden

  10-09-2015 16:07
  
  Cuomo, who pushed for a $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers, is expected to extend the fight to all industries in the state.
  
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• 'Please don't hurt me': SU grad describes carjacking by accused murderer

  10-09-2015 15:35
  
  Police say Kevin Farley carjacked Lauren Ciciarelli in Syracuse hours after murdering an Oneida woman.
  
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• Erie Canal trail paving on track despite protests, state says

  10-09-2015 15:33
  
  Opponents have moved their protest to Clark Reservation State Park, where the state parks' regional offices are located.
  
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• Man killed in fall from Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge while sneaking into U.S.

  10-09-2015 15:22
  
  The man fell about 100 feet and landed on rocks along the Niagara River just below the falls.
  
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• Pastor who worked at 'ground zero' to speak at DeWitt 9/11 ceremony

  10-09-2015 13:52
  
  Annual ceremony will remember those killed on Sept. 11, 2001 in the attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, Pa.
  
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• Ogdensburg man faces hate crime for burning bench painted rainbow in support of gay rights

  10-09-2015 13:48
  
  Ogdensburg man charged with intentionally burning bench painted rainbow in support of LGBT rights.
  
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• Donald Trump insults Carly Fiorina's looks, asks CNN to donate debate revenue

  10-09-2015 13:45
  
  "I mean, she's a woman, and I'm not supposed to say bad things, but really, folks, come on."
  
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• Rainy weather returns to Central New York in time for weekend

  10-09-2015 13:29
  
  A variety of possible weather scenarios are on the table for Central NY this weekend, and all of them involve at least some- if not a lot of rain.
  
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• Today's obits: Kayla N. Elmore graduated from Cicero-North Syracuse in 2011

  10-09-2015 13:07
  
  Elmore, 22, lived in Syracuse and had attended Onondaga Community College.
  
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• Your guide to voting in today's primary election in Central New York

  10-09-2015 12:28
  
  What you need to know about voting in Thursday's primary
  
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• Big dreams in Elmwood: For new church in struggling neighborhood, the harvest is changed lives

  10-09-2015 12:25
  
  An open invitation to a cleanup in Jim Gifford's honor, on Sept. 26.
  
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• Mich. driver 'circled back' to fatally hit firefighter doing fundraising in road, police say

  10-09-2015 06:50
  
  Dennis Rodeman, a seven-year veteran of the Lansing Fire Department, died Wednesday night, Mayor Virg Bernero said.
  
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• R.E.M. tells GOP candidates Trump, Cruz to 'cease and desist' using its songs

  10-09-2015 05:32
  
  The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame group is the latest to object to its songs used at political events
  
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• Police: Sherburne man stole pressure washer from dad to sell for heroin

  10-09-2015 04:58
  
  Adam E. Stone, of Sherburne, was charged Monday with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
  
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• Police: Girl, 1, killed in Herkimer County when she crawled behind vehicle

  10-09-2015 04:37
  
  The accident occurred just after 6:30 p.m. on state Route 28 in the town of Poland.
  
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• British Airways jet fire: Why did some risk lives to grab carry-ons before fleeing?

  10-09-2015 04:36
  
  While flight crews tell people to leave belongings behind in an evacuation, pilots say they seem increasingly inclined to grab whatever they brought on board.
  
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• Camillus firefighters accused of drug theft are on suspension, department says

  10-09-2015 02:24
  
  In a statement the fire department said its both members are "currently on suspension by the chief of the department pending further action by the board of fire commissioners."
  
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• Report: Endicott firefighters find trip wires, jugs of gasoline inside former synagogue

  10-09-2015 02:03
  
  Officials say an arsonist rigged up multiple accelerants and trip wires inside an unoccupied former synagogue.
  
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• 'American Dresser' outtakes: Why is Tom Berenger making that motorcycle sound?

  10-09-2015 01:27
  
  Find out how movie extras get paid. Learn about the village of "Salvoy." And don't blow off those Hollywood calls.
  
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