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• Girl who won a $70,000 SUV and gave it away catches congressman's attention

  20-10-2015 23:32
  
  Erin Byrnes, the 13-year-old girl who gave the SUV she won back for Joseph's House, was praised by John Katko for her generosity.
  
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• Medical marijuana 101: NY offers class to docs so they can register pot patients

  20-10-2015 23:22
  
  Doctors must take online course before they can approve patients for marijuana.
  
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• NY lawmakers question plan to move disabled from institutions

  20-10-2015 23:13
  
  New York plans to move 250 people with disabilities from institutions in Brooklyn, Binghamton and Queens in next 1 1/2 years.
  
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• Cats missing in Eastwood neighborhood; $1,500 reward offered

  20-10-2015 22:58
  
  A $1,500 reward is being offered after cats disappeared from an Eastwood neighborhood.
  
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• Oswego Hospital parent company getting $3 million infusion to stabilize finances

  20-10-2015 22:54
  
  Money will help Oswego Health avoid big budget cuts.
  
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• Report: NJ elementary school bans Halloween parties, cites 'diverse community'

  20-10-2015 22:38
  
  According to the school, about 20 percent of students didn't participate last year.
  
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• Feds reject prisoner halfway house near Syracuse Boys & Girls Club

  20-10-2015 22:38
  
  Families in Syracuse's Tipperary Hill neighborhood opposed having ex-cons near children, schools and churches.
  
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• Police searching for missing Solvay teen near Fort Drum

  20-10-2015 22:00
  
  Allison Fletcher has been missing since Oct. 1.
  
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• Judge tosses elderly abuse charges against Loretto nurse due to lack of evidence

  20-10-2015 22:00
  
  Natalie Harris, 42, was facing felony charges, accused of abusing a 92-year-old Loretto resident.
  
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• Have a question for the Syracuse police chief? Attend 'Coffee with the Chief'

  20-10-2015 21:21
  
  The public is invited to meet with Frank Fowler Thursday morning at a Syracuse Dunkin Donuts.
  
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• 'Floating City' mirage in sky over China sparks conspiracy theories

  20-10-2015 20:52
  
  Weather experts say the phenomenon was an optical illusion known as a Fata Morgana.
  
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• Shipwreck explorers discover mid-19th century steamship in Lake Ontario

  20-10-2015 20:37
  
  The Bay State is the oldest propeller driven steamship found to date in Lake Ontario.
  
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• Jack Welch to headline business conference at Turning Stone

  20-10-2015 20:12
  
  The former General Electric CEO will deliver the keynote address at the two-day conference.
  
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• Syracuse traffic alert: Ramp from NYS Thruway to I-481 south to close Wednesday

  20-10-2015 19:57
  
  The ramp from the NYS Thruway at Exit 34A to southbound I-481 will close Wednesday morning for resurfacing.
  
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• Oswego County has highest unemployment rate in NY

  20-10-2015 19:49
  
  The Syracuse metro region unemployment dropped again in September
  
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• Redevelopment of former Excellus HQ in Syracuse gets tax breaks

  20-10-2015 19:20
  
  Work has started on transforming the downtown building into a mix of apartments and commercial space.
  
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• Five things former Syracuse police deputy chief saw in 40-plus years of policing

  20-10-2015 19:05
  
  Dave Barrette, who retired in June after 41 years at Syracuse Police Department, reflected on his decades of service in a recent sit-down interview.
  
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• NY Assembly candidate Pam Hunter shifts stance on tearing down I-81 (video)

  20-10-2015 18:58
  
  Pam Hunter, John Sharon and David Stott are running for the 128th Assembly District -- and are all over the map when it comes to the future of I-81.
  
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• Uber pushes to expand to Upstate New York

  20-10-2015 18:48
  
  Uber calls on state lawmakers to pass regulations allowing the ridesharing company to operate in Syracuse and other Upstate cities.
  
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• eMusic Sold to Personal Cloud Service TriPlay

  20-10-2015 18:36
  
  TriPlay calls its business model a ‘next-generation personal cloud company,’ though it’s questionable why anyone would want to directly compete with Apple, Google, Amazon, and about five other heavyweights.  Either way, the New York-based company has now scraped up eMusic, a once-promising, indie-focused music download service that has spent the last decade getting brutally overrun by the like of iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon Music, among many others.
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• Fewer mammograms for women recommended in new breast cancer screening guidelines

  20-10-2015 18:25
  
  American Cancer Society's new guidelines recognize mammograms can do harm as well as good.
  
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• Syracuse judge slams 'insanity' in sex offender program, supports chemical castration

  20-10-2015 18:11
  
  Judge James Tormey likened a confined offender's treatment to Albert Einstein's definition of "insanity."
  
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• Syracuse man lucky to avoid max murder sentence in high-stakes poker shooting

  20-10-2015 17:56
  
  Charquan Edwards was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison today.
  
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• Surprise! Apple Music Has 6.5 Million Paying Subscribers

  20-10-2015 17:51
  
   
  Forbes declared Apple Music a failure after three months, but maybe that was premature.  According to details just shared by Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple Music has 6.5 million paying subscribers, with an additional 8.5 million trialling the service.  “The runway here is really good,” Cook told attendees at The Wall Street Journal’s WSJDLive in Laguna Beach, CA.
  Previously, industry insiders pointed to something in the 3-4 million range, specificall
  
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• 'Extremely eccentric' asteroid to pass close to earth on Halloween

  20-10-2015 17:41
  
  The asteroid will be moving at 78,000 mph.
  
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• Alabama fugitives nabbed in Herkimer after multi-agency police chase

  20-10-2015 16:33
  
  Brian R. Woody, 26, and Gerica L. Cammack, 22, both from Birmingham, Ala. began fleeing police by vehicle in Utica.
  
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• Dr. Phil McGraw Re-Ups With CBS Through 2020

  20-10-2015 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The daytime talk show host has extended his pact with CBS Television Distribution, taking his series though at least its 18th season.read more
  
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• 2015 Elections: Tassone vs. Foster for Onondaga County Legislature 4th District

  20-10-2015 15:15
  
  Election day is Nov. 3
  
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• Women's Equality Party loses appeal in Onondaga County, 20 candidates off ballot line

  20-10-2015 15:09
  
  GOP Chair Tom Dadey argued the party had no valid rules
  
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• Ryan Seacrest Inks New Deal for E! Red Carpet Shows

  20-10-2015 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Seacrest has inked a new two-year deal to continue manning the major award shows through 2017.read more
  
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• Today's obits: Daniel L. Epolito had been a teaching assistant with the Syracuse City School District

  20-10-2015 12:55
  
  Epolito, 45, was a life resident of Syracuse and had also worked as a carpenter.
  
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• Washington Post "Inadvertently" Publishes Article Declaring Joe Biden Candidacy

  20-10-2015 09:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Vice President Biden plans to enter the contest for the 2016 presidential nomination," the article read before it was pulled.read more
  
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• Texas teen arrested for homemade clock visits White House for 'Astronomy Night'

  20-10-2015 07:48
  
  Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teenager arrested after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a bomb, capped a whirlwind month with a visit to the White House on Monday.
  
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• China Box Office: 'Ant-Man' Goes Big With $43M Debut

  20-10-2015 07:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Local comedy 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' also had a strong week, grossing another $47 million as it approaches a $200 million total. read more
  
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• Watch the new 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' trailer that debuted on 'Monday Night Football'

  20-10-2015 06:28
  
  The Giants/Eagles game took a backseat to "Monday Night Football's" main event -- the halftime premiere of a new "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" trailer. It also went online moments after.
  
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• Entergy fires back after Cuomo remarks; FitzPatrick nuke talks shaky

  20-10-2015 06:19
  
  The company has been negotiating for a few months with New York officials, employees were told.
  
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• Watch 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Star Get Emotional While Viewing Trailer for First Time

  20-10-2015 05:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  "So, so, so incredibly awed to be part of this incredible legacy," Daisy Ridley captioned the video of herself shedding tears.read more
  
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• 'Fargo' Star Kirsten Dunst: Peggy's "Mental Illness" Is Manifesting

  20-10-2015 05:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  "She can't let anything stop her" from her search for a better life, Dunst tells THR.read more
  
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• Aging mobster on trial for heist dramatized in 'Goodfellas'

  20-10-2015 04:50
  
  An aging gangster went on trial Monday on charges he was in on the $6 million Lufthansa holdup in 1978, a legendary theft dramatized in the hit film "Goodfellas."
  
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• 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Trailer Breakdown — Mythology, Expectation and Missing Skywalkers

  20-10-2015 04:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Unlike in the real world, it appears few in the 'Star Wars' galaxy remember the events of the original trilogy.read more
  
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• Skaneateles official says high school safe after 'implied threat'

  20-10-2015 04:29
  
  Superintendent Ken Slentz assured students that the school is safe for staff and students Tuesday
  
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• Watch 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Final Trailer

  20-10-2015 04:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  "I was raised to do one thing, but I've got nothing to fight for."read more
  
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• 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Presales Crash Movie Ticket Sites

  20-10-2015 03:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Something funny is definitely going on. We're getting to the bottom of it," read a message on Fandango.read more
  
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• IHOP sends tweet suggesting women's breasts are like pancakes

  20-10-2015 02:58
  
  "Flat but has a GREAT personality," the tweet said alongside a photo of pancakes.
  
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• Rip It Down? Kanye West Delivers Two Fresh Tracks to SoundCloud…

  20-10-2015 02:54
  Some of the biggest DJs in the world can’t stop complaining about SoundCloud, with a warzone emerging between artists, labels, and the fast-surging platform.  That includes Hardwell and Skrillex, both of whom have actively complained about content removals and others complications from their labels.
  That said, SoundCloud’s traffic is surging, and this will only help: as of this (Monday) afternoon, Kanye West has uploaded two fresh tracks to SoundCloud after a two-year dormancy.
  
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• Ohio again delays executions because of trouble finding lethal-injection drugs

  20-10-2015 02:42
  
  Ohio's prisons agency said Monday it won't resume executions until 2017 because of continuing troubles finding lethal-injection drugs.
  
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• Amy Schumer Signs With Manager Guy Oseary

  20-10-2015 01:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Oseary manages Madonna and U2.read more
  
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• Amazon suing more than 1,000 people who offer bogus product reviews

  20-10-2015 01:16
  
  Amazon is suing more than 1,000 people for advertising their services writing fake reviews for as little as $5 as it seeks to crack down on bogus reviews on its site.
  
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• National Grid shut off 60,000 customers last year; PSC seeks solutions

  20-10-2015 00:58
  
  The Public Service Commission holds hearings in Syracuse.
  
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• Mother hid dead body of 11-year-old daughter missing for over a year in freezer, police say

  20-10-2015 00:30
  
  The body of an 11-year-old girl who had apparently been missing for more than a year -- though authorities say no one reported her disappearance or questioned her whereabouts -- was found in a freezer that her mother left at the home of some family members, police said Monday.
  
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