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• Cuomo says he's unaware of federal probe of Buffalo Billion project

  18-09-2015 23:33
  
  The New York Post says federal prosecutor Preet Bharara is investigating Cuomo's economic development efforts in Buffalo.
  
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• Syracuse man who recorded dying baby not guilty of killing her

  18-09-2015 23:24
  
  Kendell Cooper was acquitted today of manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend's baby.
  
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• Cuomo says tax cuts for NY businesses can balance minimum wage hike

  18-09-2015 23:24
  
  New York's governor says the increase in wages for fast food workers would be made gradually and that business tax cuts could help offset higher labor costs.
  
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• Moms of Glenn Collins' victims: Verdict helps but doesn't heal children's suffering

  18-09-2015 23:11
  
  The verdict brings some relief, but each mom spoke of the lasting recovery and grief left by the carbon monoxide poisoning.
  
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• 'Stonewall': TIFF Review

  18-09-2015 22:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Roland Emmerich's drama revisits the 1969 riots in New York's Greenwich Village that ushered the fledgling gay rights movement into a bolder new era.read more
  
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• Ithaca head shop owner convicted of tax fraud

  18-09-2015 22:38
  
  Jonathan Pargh, 59, pays New York state more than $280,000 In overdue taxes, penalties and interest.
  
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• Aurous, the ‘Popcorn Time for Music,’ Is Now Crowdfunding for Cash

  18-09-2015 22:18
  
  Updated, Monday 6:30 am PT: Aurous has now canceled its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo with little explanation; more details ahead.Last week, Aurous revealed plans to develop a BitTorrent-enabled music application, essentially the music equivalent of Popcorn Time.  “The app itself is decentralized, nothing routes through any external servers for the primary features,” developer Andrew Sampson told Torrentfreak.  “Even if as a project, development stopped and we sh
  
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• Glenn Collins guilty on all counts, including manslaughter, in daughter's death

  18-09-2015 22:16
  
  Collins could face up to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge alone.
  
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• Human case of EEE confirmed in Oswego County, health department says

  18-09-2015 22:02
  
  The Oswego County Health Department said an adult living in the town of Albion has been hospitalized with EEE. That person is listed in critical condition.
  
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• 'Pawn Stars' Producers Claim Fox News Network Execs Outed Gay Man in Reality TV Lawsuit

  18-09-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Was the reason given to cancel a show really an attempt to save face with executives?read more
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio Developing 1980s Mafia Drama for Showtime

  18-09-2015 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The untitled drama is being written by 'Ray Donovan's' Brett Johnson.read more
  
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• Onondaga man, 74, who shot neighbor on rural road found guilty of assault

  18-09-2015 21:58
  
  Timothy Joyce faces a sentence of 5 to 25 years in prison.
  
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• Onondaga man, 61, who shot neighbor on rural road found guilty of assault

  18-09-2015 21:58
  
  Timothy Joyce faces a sentence of 5 to 25 years in prison.
  
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• Man stabbed in chest in Syracuse, but won't tell police what happened

  18-09-2015 21:35
  
  Syracuse police said officers responded to 381 Fobes Ave. around 12:58 p.m. Friday for a report of a man who had been stabbed.
  
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• Glenn Collins trial: Jury begins deliberations

  18-09-2015 21:27
  
  Prosecutors and the defense have finished making their cases, leaving the jury to decide Collins' guilt or innocence.
  
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• Syracuse City School District will get $3.2 million to pay for pre-k spots

  18-09-2015 21:24
  
  34 school districts across the state are receiving state funding to expand their pre-k programs.
  
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• Sex offender arrested for having child porn on cell phone

  18-09-2015 21:11
  
  Arrest caps off four-month investigation.
  
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• Florida Theater Drops Scientology Film 'Going Clear' After Pressure From Church

  18-09-2015 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Clearwater, Florida is home of the world spiritual headquarters of the Church of Scientology.
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• Pope Francis: See names of lucky CNY residents who won tickets to see him

  18-09-2015 20:01
  
  Several online lotteries were held for Pope Francis tickets in New York and Washington, D.C.
  
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• Collins defense: 'Justice will prevail;' DA: 'Where's justice for Gabriella?'

  18-09-2015 19:59
  
  Prosecutor Matthew Doran and defense lawyer Irene Aurora Flores offered closing remarks today in Glenn Collins' manslaughter trial.
  
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• Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Mel Brooks Round Out Emmy Presenters List

  18-09-2015 19:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Guest actor winners Reg E. Cathey, Joan Cusack, Margo Martindale and Bradley Whitford are also set to appear. read more
  
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• Glenn Collins changes mind, won't testify in daughter's death trial

  18-09-2015 19:09
  
  Glenn Collins had promised, through his lawyer, to testify. But he changed his mind during the lunchtime hour.
  
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• History Chief Dirk Hoogstra Out, FYI's Jana Bennett Takes Over

  18-09-2015 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A+E will look for someone to fill Bennett's former role atop FYI and LMN. read more
  
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• Gavin Polone: How TV's Golden Age Is One Big Hallucination (Guest Column)

  18-09-2015 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The only thing that has exploded in television is the bad and the mediocre, as the number of good writers remains the same while demand for shows increases, leading to sophomore slumps as streaming services thin out the talent pool.read more
  
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• House GOP votes to defund Planned Parenthood with help of John Katko

  18-09-2015 18:48
  
  Rep. Richard Hanna of Oneida County splits with Republicans, calls vote "political theater" to appease conservatives.
  
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• 'American Dresser' filming today at Carrier Circle, over weekend on Oneida Lake

  18-09-2015 18:27
  
  Movie stars Tom Berenger and Keith David
  
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• 'Mr. Right': TIFF Review

  18-09-2015 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Anna Kendrick rebounds from a bad relationship to fall for Sam Rockwell's eccentric assassin.read more
  
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• Glenn Collins' girlfriend: I had no problems at house before daughter's poison death

  18-09-2015 18:18
  
  Glenn Collins' current girlfriend, Nicole Dove, testified on his behalf this morning.
  
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• When Aaron Spelling Ruled Television: An Oral History of Entertainment’s Prolific, Populist Producer

  18-09-2015 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  No one made more of the small screen than this dirt-poor son of Jewish immigrants whose sense of glitz, glam and story spanned 'Charlie's Angels,' 'The Love Boat' and 'Dynasty' (ABC was nicknamed "Aaron's Broadcasting Company") and is recalled here by family, stars and colleagues as a man who "rooted for the underdog."read more
  
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• 10 Worst Emmy Winners of the Past 10 Years

  18-09-2015 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Margo Martindale's 'The Americans' win starts a new decade of bad Emmy decisions.read more
  
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• A CNY September for the record books? We're still on track

  18-09-2015 17:23
  
  Temperatures are well above normal so far this month
  
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• Syracuse man wielding gun during fight yelled 'Now what?' police say

  18-09-2015 17:17
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse police officers intervened on argument when a man went to get a gun and yelled, "Now what?" to his victims, police said. Two officers were "conducting surveillance" on the 1,000 block of South Townsend Street Wednesday...
  
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• Would You Spend $90 Million to Save an EDM Festival Company?

  18-09-2015 16:57
  
  SFX Entertainment, a company struggling on Wall Street and getting pummeled by investors and analysts, suddenly has some oxygen.  According to details now confirmed by the company, SFX has $90 million in cash to burn, thanks to a collection of named and unnamed investors.“…this solidifies SFX for the short and long term…”The first taker is an institutional investor that kicked in $30 million for Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, while apparently wishing to remai
  
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• Glenn Collins bursts into tears as doc describes how daughter died from poison gas

  18-09-2015 16:48
  
  Glenn Collins buried his head in his hands and wept during testimony today.
  
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• Box Office: Johnny Depp's 'Black Mass' Closes In On 'Maze Runner: Scorch Trials'

  18-09-2015 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Depp needs a win after a string of box-office misses; 'Everest' also opens this weekend in a limited engagement.read more
  
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• Downtown Syracuse workers to get free coffee, snacks next week

  18-09-2015 16:16
  
  The event takes place Sept. 24.
  
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• Emmys Style: How Record Number of African-American Nominees Will Glam It Up

  18-09-2015 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hollywood's top pros reveal the beauty secrets of stars like Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson and Uzo Aduba.read more
  
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• Rep. Richard Hanna splits with GOP over Planned Parenthood, calls vote 'political theater'

  18-09-2015 15:52
  
  Hanna: "Washington needs to grow up, stop deceiving the American people and do its job."
  
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• Owners of Laci's Tapas Bar plan tiny homes for female vets in Syracuse

  18-09-2015 15:50
  
  Three shed-sized homes are planned for a vacant lot near the Rescue Mission.
  
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• Emmys: 'Veep's' Tony Hale on How to Survive Small Talk at Afterparties

  18-09-2015 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "You can't spend too much energy on the awkwardness of conversation and the whole 'who wins and who loses' talk. The minute I find myself worried, just slap me."read more
  
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• FitzPatrick nuclear plant owner mulls shutting New England nuke, too

  18-09-2015 14:56
  
  Entergy Corp., which might close FitzPatrick, faces a big investment to keep the Pilgrim plant near Boston running.
  
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• Upstate reviving the house call to keep patients with minor problems out of its ER

  18-09-2015 14:46
  
  Doctors and nurse practitioners will treat patients at home for illnesses ranging from flu to urinary tract infections.
  
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• How to watch sold-out Iroquois vs. Team USA game, other world lacrosse games

  18-09-2015 14:00
  
  Tickets for the game, which included admission to the opening ceremony, sold out by Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Today's obits: Helen T. Klukiewicz was a certified clown known as 'Bubbles'

  18-09-2015 12:59
  
  Klukiewicz, 91, died Wednesday at The Centers at St. Camillus.
  
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• Mike Feng: Leadership is how well you serve people, not how well you dictate to them

  18-09-2015 11:11
  
  "The ability to manage a thing, does not equate to the ability to lead people."
  
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• Police: Upstate NY man repeatedly sexually abused child

  18-09-2015 05:48
  
  Troopers say Nicholas Sherwood had sexual contact with a child under the age of 11.
  
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• The Awards Pundits: Scott Feinberg and Stephen Galloway Talk Toronto

  18-09-2015 05:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  The two reporters discuss the big winners and acquisitions at the fest north of the border — and the debates they've sparked over categorizations, lack of diversity and more.read more
  
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• Cornell grad student's painful bee-sting research wins 'Ig Nobel' science prize

  18-09-2015 04:54
  
  Michael Smith's conclusion: The three most painful places to get stung are the nostril, the upper lip and the male sex organ.
  
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• Al Gore, Jim Brown among attendees at dinner to welcome lacrosse teams to CNY

  18-09-2015 04:26
  
  The dinner, which was hosted by the Onondaga Nation, featured the 13 teams competing in the world games, their coaches and more than 250 special guests.
  
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• Repeat DWI offender charged in fatal Seneca County crash

  18-09-2015 04:25
  
  Troopers say Earl J. Wilson was intoxicated Wednesday when his truck struck and killed two motorcyclists.
  
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