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• Whoosh! smart phone app available again at all Syracuse parking meters

  17-09-2015 23:50
  
  The company that provides the service has resolved a technical problem that blocked about one of every six meters.
  
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• Glenn Collins could take witness stand Friday in daughter's death trial

  17-09-2015 23:28
  
  Glenn Collins will finally have a chance to tell his side in his daughter's death case.
  
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• Gear Factory renovations: 'It's like opening the shutters after a storm'

  17-09-2015 23:14
  
  Rick Destito has begun re-opening blocked-in windows at the century-old building
  
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• CNY workers take day off to help clean up, spruce up hospital grounds

  17-09-2015 22:54
  
  Immediate Mailing Services workers volunteered at Upstate University Hospital Community Campus.
  
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• John DeFrancisco wants NY ban on sale of fetal organs from abortions

  17-09-2015 22:22
  
  State senator from Syracuse says federal ban on for-profit sale of fetal tissue is not enough for New York.
  
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• Syracuse lost as many jobs as it grew in August

  17-09-2015 21:36
  
  Syracuse grew 300 private sector jobs and lost 300 government jobs last month, leaving a "0" in the job-growth column.
  
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• Restaurant inspections by the Onondaga County Health Department from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5

  17-09-2015 21:20
  
  Restaurant inspections from August 30 to September 5
  
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• Introducing the Popcorn Time for Music: Aurous

  17-09-2015 20:25
  
  Popcorn Time is public enemy no. 1 for Hollywood, with splinter versions still alive and delivering movies despite a ‘shutdown’ back in March.  Because it’s easy to smash a bunch of servers, but virtually impossible to wipe a codebase.
  Now, the concept of a BitTorrent-backed media application is coming to the music world.  It’s called Aurous, and it’s based on a BitTorrent-backed search engine called Strike Search.  “What sets Aurous
  
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• Say Yes to Education expanding to North Carolina

  17-09-2015 20:23
  
  The nonprofit that helps Syracuse high school grads attend college for free will pump $15 million into effort in North Carolina's Greensboro area.
  
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• Westcott Street Cultural Fair's future is uncertain, after major funding source expires this year

  17-09-2015 20:22
  
  Organizers worry the future of the Westcott Street Cultural Fair may be in jeopardy when its main source of funding expires this year.
  
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• While son recovered, Glenn Collins got into fights, drank at hospital

  17-09-2015 18:46
  
  Jaidon Collins, 15, testified that while he was recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning in the hospital, his father frequently yelled at him.
  
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• Spinoso Real Estate Group: What to know about Great Northern Mall's new management firm

  17-09-2015 18:42
  
  Spinoso is now managing Great Northern Mall in Clay.
  
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• In 2017, Facebook Will Be ‘Mostly Video’

  17-09-2015 18:24
  
  “A year or two from now, we think Facebook will be mostly video.”
  Facebook head of ad products Ted Zagat.
  In a very short time, Facebook has seriously started encroaching on YouTube’s once-dominant video turf.  Now, the social network with a billion same-day users wants to put YouTube in its shadow.  “A year or two from now, we think Facebook will be mostly video,” Facebook head of ad product Ted Zagat explained during Variety’s Entertainment an
  
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• Tax breaks sought to convert big Syracuse office tower to apartments

  17-09-2015 18:11
  
  The breaks would save the developer of Icon Tower $858,000.
  
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• Could a local company end up owning Great Northern Mall? Maybe

  17-09-2015 18:11
  
  The company now managing Great Northern believes in its future.
  
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• 9 CNY schools named among the best in the state

  17-09-2015 17:49
  
  Nine CNY schools were named high performing and/or high progress as New York State Reward Schools.
  
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• 5 things you won't find in Mahoney's 2016 Onondaga County budget

  17-09-2015 17:46
  
  Some are controversial, one shows change in direction for new sheriff
  
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• Zune Is Officially Being Killed on November 15th

  17-09-2015 17:22
  
   
  It was Microsoft’s answer to the iPod and its thriving iTunes ecosystem, but never gained traction and was ultimately marginalized by the iPhone.  Now, eight years after its splashy launch, the Zune is quietly being buried.  Effective November 15th, Zune’s will no longer be manufactured, and all Zune music services shuttered.   That includes DRM-protected content, which, according to Microsoft, ‘may not play’ in the future.
    
  The Zune act
  
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• Man faces new spike selling charge after Syracuse police raid 2 convenience stores

  17-09-2015 17:03
  
  Emmanuel Nyei becomes first person in Syracuse to be charged with stricter law against stores selling synthetic marijuana, also known as spike.
  
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• Recycle old TVs, electronics for free Saturday in the town of Clay

  17-09-2015 16:52
  
  The goal is to help ensure that hazardous materials do not end up in local landfills.
  
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• Ideas sought on ways to improve recreational, natural resources in CNY

  17-09-2015 16:25
  
  Public meetings will be held across CNY over the next several weeks to collect public input on ways to improve and enhance use of recreational and natural resources.
  
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• Today's obits: Michael Anthony Davis was a DJ for the Elks Lodge, many community events

  17-09-2015 16:11
  
  Davis, 54, had worked for Niland Cleaning Services, Upstate Medical Center and Syracuse University.
  
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• Judge to Glenn Collins: Knock it off

  17-09-2015 15:29
  
  County Court Judge Joseph Fahey wasn't happy Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• West Genesee school bus driver fired after being charged with trying to send illicit photos to child

  17-09-2015 15:13
  
  West Genesee bus driver Zachariah Madonna fired after arrest on charges that he tried to send inappropriate photos of himself to a child.
  
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• More EEE found in Oswego, residents urged to remain cautious of mosquitoes

  17-09-2015 15:10
  
  The sample was collected from near the village of Central Square and within the target area that was sprayed earlier this month and in August.
  
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• Fundraiser planned at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que to help firefighters battle cancer

  17-09-2015 14:25
  
  Fundraiser planned at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que to raise money for organization helping firefighters with cancer.
  
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• Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Pass is back with a twist: How to get yours

  17-09-2015 14:15
  
  Seven weeks of unlimited pasta for $100: Is it worth it?
  
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• Very warm Saturday turns into chilly Sunday across Central NY

  17-09-2015 13:20
  
  A cold front will bring a 20 degree drop in temperature this weekend, with highs in the mid 80s on Saturday, but only in the mid 60s on Sunday.
  
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• Today's obits: Janice A. Raus was a cheer director for ESM Youth Sports

  17-09-2015 13:13
  
  Raus, 43, had also been a Girl Scout leader and East Syracuse Pop Warner board member.
  
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• The Turks find the soul of lacrosse, with an assist from the Onondaga Nation

  17-09-2015 12:50
  
  Turkish lacrosse team at world games embraces the "force" and "fun." Just keep the ball out of the sea.
  
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• Vt. tweaks Amber Alerts due to delayed, vague messages before girl found in DeWitt

  17-09-2015 08:34
  
  The practice was reviewed in the aftermath of the state's third use of the Amber Alert system on Sept. 5.
  
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• 5 things to know about 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

  17-09-2015 07:00
  
  Thousands of lacrosse players and fans are arriving in Central New York this week for the games, which start Friday at the Onondaga Nation.
  
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• 1 out of every 2 children in Syracuse lives in poverty, new Census data shows

  17-09-2015 06:00
  
  New data shows that Syracuse is the 16th poorest city in the U.S., but the big Upstate cities are close behind.
  
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• GOP presidential debate: Fiorina, Bush thump Trump before talk turns to Iran, gay marriage

  17-09-2015 05:59
  
  The policy shift quieted Trump, the brash billionaire who has roiled the GOP field, for long stretches during the debate.
  
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• Winning New York Lottery numbers for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015

  17-09-2015 05:47
  
  These numbers were drawn Wednesday.
  
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• Upstate NY man was pilot of Alaska floatplane that crashed on fishing trip, killing 3

  17-09-2015 04:56
  
  Three of the 10 men died and the rest were injured when their floatplane crashed Tuesday as they headed to a remote fishing spot in southwest Alaska.
  
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• Update: Texas teen arrested after bringing clock to school plans to transfer

  17-09-2015 04:39
  
  A 14-year-old Muslim boy became a sensation on social media and got an invitation to the White House after word spread that he had been placed in handcuffs and suspended for coming to class with a homemade clock that school officials thought resembled a bomb.
  
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• Michigan woman with brain tumor denied sterilization procedure by Catholic hospital

  17-09-2015 04:08
  
  A Michigan woman suffering from a brain tumor is threatening to sue Genesys Regional Medical Center because it's allegedly refusing to tie her fallopian tubes.
  
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• Man shot in groin during argument with another man, Syracuse police say

  17-09-2015 03:53
  
  Syracuse police said the shooting occurred around 7:44 p.m. in front of 2121 E. Fayette St., near the Parkside Commons apartment complex.
  
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• Bicyclist hospitalized after being hit by Syracuse police car in Onondaga

  17-09-2015 03:31
  
  The crash occurred around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Split Rock and Harris roads in the town of Onondaga.
  
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• The Largest Independent Music Store Moves To Subscription Model

  17-09-2015 03:26
  
  One of the biggest complaints of Spotify from music’s biggest fans is that the money they pay to the streaming service never actually reaches their favorite artists. If one of my fans with a $10/mo Spotify subscription plays my music exclusively for the month, it would make sense that that $10 should all go to me. But, of course, it doesn’t. It goes into the giant black box and Spotify divvies it up proportionately to ALL plays across the entire platform. This model favors only
  
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• GOP presidential debate undercard: Candidates trash Trump, plus 4 other takeaways

  17-09-2015 02:48
  
  George Pataki, Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum and Bobby Jindal sought the kind of performance that former technology executive Carly Fiorina put on at the first GOP debate last month.
  
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• Tsunami alert issued for Hawaii after magnitude-8.3 earthquake rocks Chile

  17-09-2015 02:00
  
  Chilean authorities issued a tsunami alert for the country's entire coast, and U.S. officials posted an alert for Hawaii.
  
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• Second 2016 GOP presidential debate live updates: What Trump, Carson and more said

  17-09-2015 01:30
  
  Get live updates from the second GOP presidential debate.
  
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• Syracuse house fire forces 5 people from their home

  17-09-2015 01:17
  
  Around 5:30 p.m. firefighters responded to a reported house fire in the 600 block of Salisbury Park Drive,between Harwood and Milnor avenues, in the city of Syracuse.
  
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• Syracuse house fire forces 2 people from their home

  17-09-2015 01:17
  
  Around 5:30 p.m. firefighters responded to a reported house fire in the 600 block of Salisbury Park Drive,between Harwood and Milnor avenues, in the city of Syracuse.
  
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• Upstate NY inmate on synthetic pot tried to take officer's gun, union says

  17-09-2015 00:50
  
  The state Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association says Orlando McGregor admitted using synthetic marijuana.
  
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• Firefighters put out blaze at Syracuse home

  17-09-2015 00:37
  
  Firefighters quickly put out a fire at the Salisbury Park Drive residence.
  
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• Nearly 1,000 turn out for Hotel Syracuse job fair

  17-09-2015 00:21
  
  Job seekers packed the Onondaga County Convention Center for the seven-hour event.
  
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