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• Ole Miss student senate seeks removal of Mississippi flag at university

  21-10-2015 23:21
  
  The flag contains a Confederate battle emblem that some say is an offensive reminder of slavery and segregation.
  
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• Man whose son died in state care calls for new ways to handle abuse complaints

  21-10-2015 23:09
  
  Michael Carey stopped in Syracuse on state tour. State officials say complaints handled correctly.
  
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• Onondaga County girl missing since Oct. 1 found alive at Fort Drum

  21-10-2015 22:57
  
  Allison Fletcher was located around 3 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Drum in Jefferson County. The Solvay teen was in good health.
  
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• Stephanie Miner: Why I raised Syracuse workers' minimum wage to $15/hr

  21-10-2015 22:52
  
  Should she have asked for a city council vote first?
  
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• Camerawoman plans to sue Facebook, refugee she tripped at Hungary border

  21-10-2015 22:36
  
  The video journalist was caught tripping a man carrying a boy through a police barricade.
  
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• United Nations Day: 25 Celebrity U.N. Ambassadors (Photos)

  21-10-2015 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Emma Watson, Nicole Kidman, David Beckham and Angelina Jolie are among celebrities who are taking action on issues confronting humanity.
  
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• Plans for Destiny USA Revolutions change for second time in less than two months

  21-10-2015 21:34
  
  A new company planned to take over management and ownership of the venue. That's not happening anymore.
  
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• How CNY boy battling rare cancer gained 150 brothers, sisters

  21-10-2015 21:34
  
  Moyers Corners Fire Department volunteers take TJ Zimmerlee into their department and into their hearts.
  
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• Police: Drunk parolee leads officers on car, foot chase in Ithaca

  21-10-2015 21:26
  
  Speeds reached 65 mph during the 2.7-mile chase, troopers say.
  
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• 95% of YouTube Views Come from Just 5% of Videos

  21-10-2015 20:53
  
   
  According to just-released stats from Tubular:
  There are roughly 1.1 billion videos on YouTube.
  There are roughly 7.8 trillion all-time views.
  Of the 1.1 billion videos, just 5.3 percent (roughly 58.6 million) of videos on YouTube have 10,000 views or more.
  These videos have generated a cumulative 7.4 trillion views, or about 95% of all views.
   
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• Syracuse cop who admitted to DWI, fighting with other cops, returns to full duty

  21-10-2015 20:30
  
  Ty Cogan, a decorated Syracuse police officer who admitted to driving drunk in December, has returned to full duty.
  
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• Oneida Nation targets Lago casino in ads charging it will cost NYS money, jobs

  21-10-2015 20:25
  
  The developer of Lago Resort & Casino called the ads "a new low."
  
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• Baby Chance: Father beat 9-week-old baby to death in Florida home; parents charged

  21-10-2015 20:17
  
  Joseph Walsh, the father of baby Chance Walsh, is now charged in his death.
  
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• New Hartford church victim: Family beat me with 4-foot whip made of a cord

  21-10-2015 19:47
  
  Word of Life church member Sarah Ferguson will go before a grand jury, judge ruled Wednesday
  
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• Take underwater tour of 1850s shipwreck in Lake Ontario (video)

  21-10-2015 19:43
  
  Bay State steamship sank during a storm in 1862 killing everyone on board.
  
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• Mayor Miner sets $15 minimum wage for Syracuse city workers

  21-10-2015 19:40
  
  Pay increase affects 61 employees.
  
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• Spotify Could be Liable for ‘Tens of Millions’ In Unpaid Songwriter Royalties…

  21-10-2015 19:26
  
   
  This could be the beginning of a very serious showdown between Spotify, independent labels, publishers, and songwriters, with potentially tens of millions — or more — at stake.  “Victory might be the beginning of something here, [Spotify] might actually owe tens of millions on mechanicals,” one music industry told DMN over the phone last night.
  “Guaranteed, Spotify’s lawyers are looking at this very, very carefully.”
  Earlier this week, Spoti
  
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• Opening date set for newest Byrne Dairy store

  21-10-2015 19:21
  
  Construction on the retail store/gas station began over the summer.
  
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• Schumer to Upstate New Yorkers: Tell me about wireless dead zones

  21-10-2015 19:20
  
  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer launches campaign to show where cell phone companies fail to provide promised coverage.
  
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• Injured bicyclist hit by police car files notice to sue Syracuse

  21-10-2015 18:36
  
  The case may rekindle debate over whether off-duty Syracuse police officers should be allowed to take city cars home.
  
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• 'Delayed start to winter' in CNY with warm November: forecast

  21-10-2015 18:27
  
  Temperatures will likely be above normal through November
  
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• Former Camillus fire chief pleads guilty to misconduct in drug theft case, resigns

  21-10-2015 18:04
  
  Former Camillus Fire Chief Douglas Groesbeck pleads guilty to official misconduct, a misdemeanor, in drug theft case.
  
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• Abandoned factory near Syracuse Inner Harbor to be redeveloped

  21-10-2015 17:48
  
  Commercial use and housing are options for former washing machine factory.
  
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• Destiny USA working on deals for Bon-Ton space

  21-10-2015 17:38
  
  The mall's Bon-Ton will close when its lease expires early next year.
  
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• J-D sub, DeWitt rec employee says he 'never intended to harm anyone' in abusing 4 boys

  21-10-2015 17:16
  
  Paul Haley expressed remorse at sentencing today.
  
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• Libya to allow 2 Pan Am Flight 103 suspects to be questioned

  21-10-2015 17:08
  
  The 1988 terrorist attack killed 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students and five others with ties to Central New York.
  
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• Longtime department store anchor to close at Destiny USA

  21-10-2015 15:51
  
  Bon-Ton has been at Destiny since the 1990s.
  
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• Do you know this man? Baldwinsville police seek info on drug store thief

  21-10-2015 14:36
  
  Baldwinsville police looking for alleged Kinney Drugs shoplifter.
  
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• Black Friday 2015: Will it be the biggest shopping day of the season?

  21-10-2015 14:32
  
  The big day is always busy, but will it be the busiest?
  
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• Syracuse's flying boat and other New York treasures in Washington, D.C. (photos)

  21-10-2015 14:30
  
  A New Yorker's guide of what to see in the nation's capital.
  
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• 2015 Elections: Rapp vs. Seamans for Onondaga County Legislature 5th District

  21-10-2015 14:16
  
  Election Day is Nov. 3
  
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• Firm taking over Destiny USA Revolutions sued for millions in back rent

  21-10-2015 13:55
  
  The company, Latitude 360, announced plans to take over Revolutions earlier this year.
  
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• Fixing Syracuse's schools: Is more money the answer?

  21-10-2015 13:53
  
  128th Assembly District candidates Pam Hunter, John Sharon and David Stott give their opinions.
  
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• Today's obits: Alex Frazier retired from Lockheed Martin after 30 years of service

  21-10-2015 12:51
  
  Frazier, 68, was a member of the Syracuse Cinephile Society.
  
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• Amidst Serious Accusations, Spotify Removes Victory Records’ Catalog

  21-10-2015 08:37
  
   
  The following is a statement issued by Victory Records to Digital Music News this morning regarding their complete removal by Spotify last (Monday) night.  We’ll have more as this situation develops.Victory Records’ catalog of music was pulled from Spotify last night as a result of Spotify not properly paying publishing revenues due to Victory Records’ artists in blatant violation of US Copyright laws.  Spotify also pulled down a very large number of albu
  
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• Sugar maples mysteriously in decline in Adirondacks: ESF study

  21-10-2015 06:01
  
  'The stakes could be high,' researcher says.
  
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• Oswego County pair charged with making meth for second time in 2 months

  21-10-2015 05:45
  
  Michael Bratchie and Cassie Bennett were charged with third-degree unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
  
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• Onondaga County ending practice of holding teens in solitary confinement

  21-10-2015 04:44
  
  The end to solitary confinement for teen offenders in Onondaga County comes after a lengthy effort by activists, who say the practice does more harm than good to youths.
  
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• Ahmed Mohamed, Muslim boy whose homemade clock was mistaken for bomb, moving to Qatar

  21-10-2015 03:54
  
  The family has been "overwhelmed by the many offers of support" since Ahmed's arrest.
  
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• NY dermatologist died of acute cocaine, alcohol poisoning, officials say

  21-10-2015 03:37
  
  The death of Kiersten Cerveny, a doctor from Long Island, was ruled an accident.
  
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• Mourners call for New Hartford church closure at prayer vigil

  21-10-2015 03:18
  
  The Word of Life Christian Church has put the town on the map for all the wrong reasons, neighbors said.
  
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• Tompkins County man arrested again, charged with using residence to sell drugs

  21-10-2015 01:51
  
  Aljamal Bovian stands accused of selling heroin, troopers say.
  
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• Ex-NY Senate leader Dean Skelos, son, lose bid to reduce charges

  21-10-2015 00:23
  
  Dean Skelos was the state's most powerful Republican when he was arrested in May.
  
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• George Pataki to speak at Central New York Conservative Party dinner

  21-10-2015 00:22
  
  Former U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle among those who will be honored Oct. 26.
  
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• James Blunt Says Spotify Pays Him £00.0004499368 Per Stream

  21-10-2015 00:17
  
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