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• Pandora Is Paying $75 Million to Buy a Bankrupt Rdio

  16-11-2015 23:41
  
  Pandora is burning an epic pile of cash.  Rdio has already burnt theirs.  Which brings us to the latest music industry acquisition: a $75 million acquisition of a bankrupt streaming music platform by a cash-hemorrhaging streaming radio platform.  Seems like a pretty awesome idea!
  In its multi-year tenure, Radio achieved virtually zero traction against Spotify, and plunged into bankruptcy as a result despite $125 million+ in financing.  Now, the woefully-underperforming
  
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• Buffalo man, who jumped out third-floor window at police station, charged with rape

  16-11-2015 23:35
  
  Timothy DiCenzo, 33, managed to open a lock on an interview room window and jumped
  
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• Heidi Allen kidnapping hearing ends: Read the final arguments from both sides

  16-11-2015 23:32
  
  Gary Thibodeau's lawyer claims new evidence and withheld documents should reverse his conviction; DA says the right man's in prison.
  
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• Syracuse mayor, others keep welcome mat out for Syrian refugees

  16-11-2015 22:55
  
  CNY leaders say refugees are not the cause of terrorist attacks like the one in Paris.
  
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• French national soccer team to play England in act of defiance, solidarity

  16-11-2015 22:38
  
  The French motto, "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite" will be projected onto the front of the stadium.
  
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• NY hospital successfully transplants new face, scalp to burned firefighter

  16-11-2015 22:13
  
  Patrick Hardison, a volunteer firefighter badly burned in 2001, has received the most extensive face transplant ever.
  
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• Jury selection to continue in trial for CNY man charged in teen's drowning death

  16-11-2015 22:10
  
  Steven Szatanek, of Baldwinsville, is charged in the murder of Anna-Rose Shove, 17.
  
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• Deadly pit bull attack: Breed can be risky because it won't let go, dog warden says

  16-11-2015 21:45
  
  In general, families with children should get a golden retriever instead, dog warden says.
  
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• NY Papa John's pizza franchise owner gets jail time in wage theft case

  16-11-2015 21:41
  
  Abdul Jamil Khokhar will have to pay $280,000 in penalties and $230,000 in restitution.
  
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• Retired clerk's attempt to repay $36K missing from NY town triggers her arrest

  16-11-2015 21:01
  
  An odd $20,000 deposit into the town of Alexandria's accounts led investigators to discover the theft, according to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
  
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• Paris Body Count Now Includes 5 Music Industry Executives

  16-11-2015 20:55
  
  As of Monday, the following music industry executives have lost their lives as a result of the ISIS-directed attacks on Paris.  We update as we know more.William B. Decherf (1972-2015)
  Inrocks reporter and music critic.  Killed while attending the Eagles of Death Metal performance.  This was his last review.
   Thomas Ayad (1981-2015)
  International Product Manager, Mercury Records (UMG).  “At this point, we have confirmed that Thomas Ayad, an international product ma
  
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• DEC removing dumped steel canister from Skaneateles Lake tributary

  16-11-2015 20:55
  
  The Spafford landowner still wants to know who put it there and is offering a $500 reward.
  
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• Antonacci: Mahoney could have doubled parking lot income for Onondaga County

  16-11-2015 20:48
  
  Antonacci calls on county to reopen bids
  
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• Unwitting jurors provide applause as retired Onondaga Co. jury commissioner honored

  16-11-2015 20:36
  
  The dozens of prospective jurors who showed up today for their civic duty found themselves in the middle of a dedication to retired jury commissioner Sid Oglesby.
  
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• Katko: After Paris attacks, U.S. must tighten screening of Syrian refugees

  16-11-2015 19:54
  
  House ready to act this week on Katko's foreign fighter task force report after Paris terror attacks.
  
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• NY hospitals, doctors fear Health Republic meltdown will cost them millions

  16-11-2015 19:47
  
  Hospitals ask New York state to set up special fund to make sure they get paid.
  
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• See full video of Vice President Joe Biden's 'It's on Us' speech at Syracuse University

  16-11-2015 19:45
  
  Biden visited campus Nov. 12 to talk about sexual assault on campus
  
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• New Jersey mall says kids must pay $35 to see Santa Claus; parents express outrage

  16-11-2015 19:39
  
  Admission to the Cherry Hill Mall's "Adventure to Santa" costs between $35 and $50.
  
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• Breaking: Anonymous Declares War on ISIS

  16-11-2015 19:32
  
   
  The barbaric bloodbath on Paris executed by ISIS has now drawn the ire of Anonymous, the oft-feared hacker collective with the potential to wreak havoc on digital networks and communication.  “Expect many cyberattacks,” a YouTube video purportedly from the loosely-knit organization declared.  “War has been declared. Get ready.”“We do not forgive and we do not forget.”Anonymous is already a declared enemy of ISIS, especially following the Char
  
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• ESPN executive: network 'really lowered the bar' in Bernie Fine reporting

  16-11-2015 19:19
  
  Laurie Fine's lawyer files ESPN meeting minutes, emails that reveal internal concerns about the story
  
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• Tale of two 15-year-old killers: One back in school, 2nd facing life behind bars

  16-11-2015 19:15
  
  The stories of Ander Grady and Brandon Grant show rigidity of state's juvenile system, which is under scrutiny.
  
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• $66,000 Raised for Slain Eagles of Death Metal Crew Member

  16-11-2015 18:39
  
  Core members of the band Eagles of Death Metal all managed to escape the nightmarish bloodbath of Le Bataclan late Friday night in Paris.  Merchandising manager Nick Alexander was not so lucky.  “It is with huge sorrow that we can confirm that our beloved Nick lost his life at the Bataclan last night,” Alexander’s family stated the following day.
  Over the weekend, a memorial fund for Alexander began, with funds quickly passing $65,000 by Monday evening (Parisian time
  
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• Family's pet pit bull kills 11-month-old in Oneida County

  16-11-2015 18:38
  
  Police said the child may have been near the dog's food dish at the time of the attack.
  
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• GEICO drivers in NY can use smart phones as proof of insurance

  16-11-2015 18:36
  
  GEICO is the first insurance company to be certified in a new e-card system in New York.
  
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• Today's obits: Hannibal crash victim John W. Fredette Jr. was known as 'Johnny Corvette'

  16-11-2015 17:48
  
  Fredette, 66, graduated from John C. Birdlebough High School in Phoenix and lived in Fulton.
  
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• Corcoran HS alum helped connect 100 Haitian children with life-saving heart surgeries

  16-11-2015 17:24
  
  Owen Robinson, a Corcoran High School alumnus, founded the non-profit Haiti Cardiac Alliance in 2013.
  
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• Architect who helped bring down Syracuse Mayor Lee Alexander dies at 88

  16-11-2015 17:02
  
  Gregory D. Ferentino wore a wire for the FBI to help expose mayor's $1.5 million extortion-kickback scheme.
  
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• Onondaga County to get 10 percent of power from 31,000 solar panels

  16-11-2015 16:20
  
  The county signs 20-year contracts to get 10 percent of its electricity from solar power.
  
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• Police identify man killed in Hannibal crash involving fuel tanker

  16-11-2015 16:11
  
  John W. Fredette died at the scene of the Nov. 10 crash.
  
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• Trial set to start for Baldwinsville man charged with murder in teen's drowning

  16-11-2015 15:08
  
  Steven Szatanek, 33, is charged with both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
  
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• Trial delayed for Cazenovia man charged with defrauding investors

  16-11-2015 14:50
  
  A new date may be set at the end of the month.
  
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• Men injured in separate falls in Ithaca

  16-11-2015 14:47
  
  One man fell from a roof hours before another man fell from a balcony, firefighters say.
  
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• Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney to host live chat

  16-11-2015 14:07
  
  Join us at noon Tuesday
  
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• NY HEAP: How to get help with heating bills

  16-11-2015 13:46
  
  Find out who to call to apply for HEAP benefits.
  
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• Today's obits: Anita Jacob-Gilbert was a private investigator in Auburn

  16-11-2015 13:31
  
  Jacob-Gilbert, 44, graduated from West Genesee High School and received a criminal justice degree from OCC.
  
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• Pleasant weather across Central NY to start the week, but winter may come soon

  16-11-2015 13:13
  
  The weather this week will start sunny and pleasantly warm, but a storm system later in the week may usher in a prolonged, wintry cold spell.
  
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• Syracuse University students mourn terrorism victims in Beirut, Paris, elsewhere

  16-11-2015 05:05
  
  About 100 students gathered for moments of silence and reflection.
  
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• 2 babies found dead near Pa. lot underwent autopsies some time ago, police learn

  16-11-2015 02:14
  
  Although police originally said the babes were newborns, a spokeswoman said Sunday night that the medical examiner was "unable to provide an approximate age."
  
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• Music Industry Adopts a ‘Hi-Res Music’ Logo

  16-11-2015 02:10
  
  The unveiling of the new ‘Hi-Res MUSIC’ logo is being billed as a significant step forward in the digital listening experience, one that will allow digital retailers to mark recordings that meet the official definition for ‘High Resolution Music.’
  And what is that definition?  High Resolution Music is now officially defined as “lossless audio capable of reproducing the full spectrum of sound from recordings which have been mastered from better t
  
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• Man stabbed at Syracuse shelter, possibly over cigarette, witness says

  16-11-2015 01:24
  
  A confrontation between two men at the Dickerson Street shelter ended with bloodshed Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Memorials held simultaneously after two Syracuse shooting deaths

  16-11-2015 00:45
  
  Candlelight vigils in remembrance of 32-year-old Kingston Ellis and 25-year-old Tony Guyton, Jr., were held Sunday.
  
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• 2 newborns found dead near Pa. used-car lot were initially mistaken for dolls

  16-11-2015 00:12
  
  Police said the bodies of the baby boy and baby girl were found in the Kensington neighborhood just before 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
  
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