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• The 17 Most Expensive Concert Tickets of 2015

  12-01-2016 23:57
  
  More than half of all the money people spend on music is now going to live concerts, according to data released last week.  Now, we have an idea as to why that is.
  According to Pollstar, these were the most expensive concert tickets of 2015, worldwide.  Each features the average ticket price, as well as the number of cities and shows performed during 2015.
   #17. Taylor Swift‘The 1989 World Tour’53 cites, 83 shows in 2015
  Average Ticket Price: $110.15
   
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• Box-Office Preview: Michael Bay's Benghazi Movie '13 Hours' Could Be Politically Divisive

  12-01-2016 23:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The 2012 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, remains a lightning-rod issue for Hillary Clinton, even if the movie doesn't reference the presidential candidate; '13 Hours' opens opposite 'Ride Along 2' and 'Norm of the North' over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.read more
  
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• Travel advisories issued for Onondaga, Oneida counties ahead of snowstorm

  12-01-2016 23:49
  
  A travel warning will be in effect in Onondaga County from Wednesday at midnight and last until noon.
  
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• Police say Oneida County steakhouse fire is 'suspicious'

  12-01-2016 23:17
  
  The Oneida County Sheriff's Office said that the investigation into the fire at the Stampede Steakhouse and Saloon is continuing.
  
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• Ex-cop must give up guns, but gets no other punishment for Cicero road-rage shooting

  12-01-2016 23:17
  
  Mark Miller was sentenced to a conditional discharge this afternoon before Cicero Town Justice David Bruffett.
  
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• How Bill Cosby's Slipping Eyesight Factors Into His Criminal Defense

  12-01-2016 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  It's no accident that his attorney called him "blind."read more
  
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• 'Making a Murderer': Steven Avery Files Appeal, Requests Murder Conviction Be Thrown out

  12-01-2016 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Netflix series focal point lists numerous reasons why he did not receive a fair trial.read more
  
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• Powerball freebie: How to get a free lottery ticket at Vernon Downs

  12-01-2016 22:54
  
  First 2,000 people to visit the racetrack/casino Wednesday get voucher for a free Powerball ticket.
  
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• Cops in Cortland County charge 2 after finding meth lab equipment, drugs in car

  12-01-2016 22:24
  
  On Wednesday police pulled over a 1997 Chevrolet Blazer on Fisher Avenue in Cortlandville, arresting two people and seizing methamphetamine.
  
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• Obama, Biden weigh in on Trump; Clinton criticizes Sanders: 2016 Presidential Buzz

  12-01-2016 22:06
  
  Vice president Joe Biden seems much more open to the idea that Donald Trump could win the presidency.
  
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• Warm fall, warm Great Lakes help fire CNY lake effect snow machine

  12-01-2016 22:05
  
  Warm lakes and cold air are two major ingredients of lake effect
  
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• What do you think are the chances of a snow day Wednesday in CNY? (poll)

  12-01-2016 22:03
  
  Snow is in our forecast for tonight and Wednesday.
  
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• NY Powerball retailers make millions as jackpot grows to $1.5 billion

  12-01-2016 21:44
  
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• Low-income Syracuse tenants displaced as Franciscans close North Side apartments

  12-01-2016 21:30
  
  Tenants have been advised to move by March 31.
  
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• 2016 State of the Union: Live stream, TV channels, time for Obama's final address

  12-01-2016 20:32
  
  Obama's final SOTU address is expected to be 'brimming with optimism,' and tout the successes of his administration.
  
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• Syracuse man charged in beating of elderly woman also assaulted girlfriend, police say

  12-01-2016 20:22
  
  A Syracuse man charged with brutally beating a 78-year-old woman during a robbery on New Year's Day was also charged with assaulting his girlfriend on Christmas Eve, according to a Syracuse police report.
  
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• Utica declares snow emergency as storm approaches

  12-01-2016 20:13
  
  Vehicles still on Utica's roads after 10 p.m. may be towed, the city warned.
  
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• Plaque honoring Hotel Syracuse's first president to hang in hotel once again

  12-01-2016 20:13
  
  Joseph Griffin's great-grandson returns the bronze plaque to the hotel's new owner.
  
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• How Powerball jackpot odds compare to other NY Lottery games

  12-01-2016 19:36
  
  Powerball has only had one jackpot winner since the odds of winning the largest prize decreased in October 2015.
  
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• Fleeing man acquitted of shooting at Syracuse recording studio

  12-01-2016 19:32
  
  Omar McClinton was found not guilty last week of a shooting at Spinn Citi on North Crouse Avenue.
  
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• As storm approaches, some CNY schools cancel after-school activities: Tuesday Jan. 12

  12-01-2016 19:11
  
  One district even had an early dismissal. We'll continue to update the list as it changes.
  
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• Syracuse robbery suspect shot in buttocks by cops faces 25 yrs as repeat felon

  12-01-2016 18:57
  
  Jeremy Jackson, 26, of Holden Avenue, served time in prison a decade ago for weapons possession.
  
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• Why South Korea’s Biggest Streaming Service Sold for $1.6 Billion

  12-01-2016 18:52
  
  On the surface, streaming music is a hopeless money pit, with high licensing costs, bad margins, and far too many competitors plaguing profitability.  Just shake a stick, and there’s a troubled tale: Spotify has incinerated hundreds of millions without a clear exit; Pandora has yet to turn a profit; Deezer canceled its IPO; Rdio went out of business.But over in South Korea, there’s a success story.  Just this week, messaging giant Kakao agreed to purchase a majority positi
  
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• Poll: Should Whitesboro change its seal?

  12-01-2016 18:23
  
  Residents of the village of Whitesboro voted to keep its seal, which some have found to be racist and offensive.
  
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• Former Syracuse police deputy chief tapped for Citizen Review Board

  12-01-2016 18:16
  
  Dave Barrette, the police department's former No. 2 man, is now tasked with evaluating cases of alleged officer misconduct.
  
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• Inside El Chapo's capture: See photos and video of the raid

  12-01-2016 18:06
  
  Mexican authorities recaptured the drug lord six months after he escaped from prison.
  
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• Chobani's controversial ads spark Greek yogurt war with Dannon, Yoplait (videos)

  12-01-2016 18:04
  
  A series of Greek yogurt ads take shots at ingredients used in Dannon and Yoplait yogurts.
  
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• How much snow will you get in CNY lake effect storm? Check our interactive map

  12-01-2016 17:49
  
  Lake effect storms are difficult to predict, so stay tuned
  
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• Search national database of every police agency that got funds under federal seizure law

  12-01-2016 17:42
  
  The civil asset seizure law allows the government to seize property without having to prove a crime.
  
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• What Syracuse area schools get hurt the most by aid cut Senate votes to end?

  12-01-2016 17:38
  
  Last year's New York state budget cost Onondaga County school districts $13 million in Gap Elimination Reduction cuts.
  
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• From porn to the pulpit: A former Oswego adult film actress is becoming a minister

  12-01-2016 16:59
  
  Crystal Bassette's x-rated past makes it easier for women to talk to her about their problems of abuse and prostitution, she said.
  
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• Nor'easter, polar vortex, lake effect: Central New Yorkers explain the weather (video)

  12-01-2016 16:00
  
  Do we know what we're talking about when we talk about the weather?
  
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• Excellus giving away $87,000 to fund nonprofit health programs

  12-01-2016 15:46
  
  Deadline to apply for grants is Feb. 5.
  
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• 'Ice car' owner explains how, why car got completely frozen in Upstate NY (photos)

  12-01-2016 15:34
  
  "I hope summer comes soon," Justin Yelen, 24, said.
  
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• Why your office may be making you stupid

  12-01-2016 14:35
  
  Good indoor air can make workers mentally sharper, study says.
  
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• Want to see the Montezuma eagles? Better go there soon

  12-01-2016 14:31
  
  As cold weather moves in some of the 77 eagles now at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge will head south.
  
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• Report: Rome man charged with manslaughter in baby's shooting death

  12-01-2016 13:55
  
  Henry W. Bartle was originally charged with criminally negligent homicide.
  
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• 56 years ago, Syracuse Nats star Dolph Schayes was the first in the NBA to score 15K points

  12-01-2016 13:00
  
  On Jan. 12, 1960 Syracuse Nationals star Dolph Schayes became the first NBA player to score 15,000 career points.
  
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• Today's obits: David F. Hildenbrand had just retired from the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office

  12-01-2016 12:44
  
  Hildenbrand, 59, received the Distinguished Service Award from the sheriff's department in 2014 and had played Santa Claus for a local library.
  
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• 'The X-Files': TV Review

  12-01-2016 04:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  In messy, tedious form, the revered sci-fi series starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson limps back for a limited run on Fox.read more
  
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• Whitesboro residents vote to keep controversial 'racist' village seal

  12-01-2016 04:01
  
  The controversial village seal depicts a white man wrestling with a Native American.
  
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• Unlike Spotify, Pandora Says They Will Not Launch New Streaming Service Without “Appropriate Licenses”

  12-01-2016 03:33
  
  In the wake of, count ’em, 2 class action law suits filed against Spotify in the past month, Pandora isn’t taking any chances.
  +Why, Exactly, Is Spotify Being Sued And What Does This Mean?
  The internet radio service acquired the interactive streaming service Rdio this past November.  Similar to how Apple acquired Beats which they relaunched and rebranded into Apple Music, Pandora hopes to do the same with Rdio’s technology.
  +Pandora Is Paying $75 Million To Buy A Ban
  
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• Bill Cosby seeks dismissal of 'illegal' charges, 'politically motivated' prosecutor

  12-01-2016 02:33
  
  Bill Cosby's lawyers attacked the criminal charges lodged against him as "illegal," saying they violate a prosecutor's pledge that he would never be charged over a 2004 sexual encounter with a Temple University employee.
  
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• Macy's shopper helped security guard take down shoplifter at Destiny USA, police say

  12-01-2016 02:32
  
  Paul Ross was charged with third-degree robbery, a felony.
  
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• Fayetteville signs agreement to use sharpshooters to reduce deer herd

  12-01-2016 02:08
  
  The village will use USDA sharpshooters instead of archers to kill deer.
  
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• Northern NY teen who inspired several bone marrow drives dies from leukemia

  12-01-2016 01:46
  
  Alyson Stiles, of Natural Bridge, died Friday due to complications with leukemia. She was 16.
  
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• DA: Road-rage victim lied in interview, had agreed to charge against ex-cop shooter

  12-01-2016 01:36
  
  District Attorney responds to interview Robert Tifft gave Syracuse.com this afternoon about the Dec. 2 road-rage incident in Cicero.
  
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