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• Solar panel seller to close Syracuse and Henrietta offices

  05-04-2016 23:07
  
  Fifty-nine Direct Energy employees will lose their jobs.
  
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• Showtime Developing Cuban Missile Crisis Miniseries

  05-04-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Eyed as a four-hour limited event, the project is an adaptation of James Blight and Janet M. Lang's 'The Armageddon Letters.'read more
  
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• Sony Music Files Fraud Lawsuit Against Rdio Executives Over Pandora Deal

  05-04-2016 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The major label claims that Rdio executives induced content licensing extensions with misrepresentations, false statements and concealment of an impending bankruptcy.read more
  
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• CNY police say man stole $900 in groceries: Do you recognize him?

  05-04-2016 21:22
  
  Manlius police say the man stole $900 in groceries from the Tops store in Fayetteville's Towne Center. He's suspected of hitting other stores.
  
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• Upstate NY weather: More record-cold temperatures possible tonight

  05-04-2016 21:19
  
  Temperatures will "drop like a rock" overnight
  
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• Upstate fast food workers could make more than other minimum wage workers

  05-04-2016 21:19
  
  New York lawmakers created a different minimum wage for Upstate New York workers than the wage set last year for fast food workers.
  
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• Joel McHale to Portray Chevy Chase in Netflix's National Lampoon Origins Movie (Exclusive)

  05-04-2016 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Four Seasons Restaurant: When Anna Wintour Was Served Raccoon and Other Amazing Tales

  05-04-2016 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Julian Niccolini — the colorful proprietor of New York's loftiest lunch room, set to close later this month — opens up about his A-list clientele, from past presidents to Donald Trump, why the Pool Room is more desirable than the Grill Room and why "Silicon Valley types" choose to eat elsewhere.read more
  
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• Ricardo de Montreuil's 'Lowriders' to Open LA Film Festival

  05-04-2016 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ryan Coogler will serve as guest director and Ava DuVernay will be honored with the Spirit of Independence Award.read more
  
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• Central Square board votes to re-open one school, close other

  05-04-2016 20:35
  
  The Central Square Board of Education voted Monday to re-open Cleveland Elementary School, which was closed nearly two years ago.
  
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• Jared Leto to Star in Crime Thriller 'The Outsider'

  05-04-2016 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Andrew Baldwin wrote the script, set in post-World War II Japan.read more
  
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• 'Wicked' Composer Calls for North Carolina Boycott: "Expect Consequences" for Anti-LGBT Laws

  05-04-2016 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stephen Schwartz reveals to THR that the production ban in the state extends to all of his works.read more
  
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• ER docs use Fitbit, smartphone to treat patient's heart problem

  05-04-2016 20:20
  
  Data on devices helped guide treatment of irregular heart beat.
  
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• Clinton, Sanders face off on fracking; Cruz bashes Kasich: 2016 Presidential Buzz

  05-04-2016 19:56
  
  Climate change and opposition to fracking a key issues for the Democratic base in New York, according to the New York Times.
  
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• Fayetteville deer culling 'a success': How many deer were killed?

  05-04-2016 19:49
  
  Federal sharpshooters went out six times to reduce the number of deer in the village.
  
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• After cold start, April in Upstate NY might not end up so warm after all

  05-04-2016 19:45
  
  It will warm up, but not enough to overcome the cold start
  
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• Icelandic PM to resign amid offshore holdings controversy

  05-04-2016 19:41
  
  No replacement has yet been named, and Iceland's president has not yet confirmed that he has accepted the resignation.
  
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• Watch live: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks at Syracuse University

  05-04-2016 19:30
  
  The event begins at 3 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse University campus.
  
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• Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to make Bible official state book

  05-04-2016 19:13
  
  Critics of the proposal attacked it as both unconstitutional and sacrilegious, NPR said.
  
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• Solar gardens on old CNY landfills? Towns plan to cut resident energy costs

  05-04-2016 18:55
  
  Central New York municipalities are signing on to build solar arrays on unused land and sell the cheap power generated to residents.
  
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• Hollywood Reporter Nominated for 3 Webby Awards

  05-04-2016 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  THR's Roundtable series was honored in two categories, competing against Jimmy Fallon and James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke,' while its Holocaust documentary series "Hollywood's Last Survivors" also was nominated for the Internet's highest honors.read more
  
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• TV Ratings: 'Walking Dead' Cliffhanger Nears Season High, 14.2 Million Viewers

  05-04-2016 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The finale does not match last season's highs — though it jumps from the previous week's. read more
  
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• Hulk Hogan's Lead Lawyer Explains How His Team Beat "Arrogant," "Defiant" Gawker (Guest Column)

  05-04-2016 16:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fresh from a $140 million verdict, the wrestler’s lead attorney Charles Harder reveals his winning strategy, the mistakes Nick Denton made and the crazy backstory behind a surreal (and influential) trial.read more
  
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• Paramount Pictures Disputes Being a "Producer" of Renee Zellweger Film In Battle With Labor Guild

  05-04-2016 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  A lawsuit over a film score produced overseas has suddenly become an important labor case in Hollywood.read more
  
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• Record cold grips much of Upstate NY in early April

  05-04-2016 15:39
  
  One city broke a 137-year-old record
  
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• Twitter to Stream Thursday Night Football Games

  05-04-2016 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 10 matchups broadcast on NBC, Fox and the NFL Network will also be available for free worldwide on the social media platform.read more
  
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• Funeral set for Pompey man who died from transplant complications

  05-04-2016 15:33
  
  Services for Lee Van Boden Saturday at Abundant Life Christian Center.
  
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• Prosecutors seek long jail terms for ex-NY Senate leader, son

  05-04-2016 14:59
  
  Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos should be sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison for extortion, prosecutors say.
  
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• April storm dumps nearly 1 foot of snow in Upstate NY: See statewide totals

  05-04-2016 14:14
  
  One small town in Central New York was snow king
  
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• Police: Fire that killed Vernon 8-year-old may have been started by candle

  05-04-2016 14:02
  
  Investigators say they believe the fire started in a corner of the first-floor living room.
  
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• Firefighter injured during Cayuga County fire taken to Auburn hospital

  05-04-2016 07:33
  
  An Aurelius volunteer firefighter was hurt during a fire in Throop, Cayuga County.
  
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• Red Cross helps man, child after Oswego County fire

  05-04-2016 06:46
  
  Firefighters were called to the home on county Route 22 in Orwell twice within seven hours.
  
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• Manlius resident who trained as F-16 pilot takes over 174th Fighter Wing Air National Guard unit

  05-04-2016 06:10
  
  Col. Michael R. Smith, trained as an F-16 pilot and served in the Air Force until 1998 when he joined the 174th.
  
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• Disney Succession: Peter Chernin Won't Pursue Bob Iger's Job

  05-04-2016 05:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  The former Fox film chair is said to be uninterested in returning to the corporate world.read more
  
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• Ruling: Syracuse house fire 'intentionally set'

  05-04-2016 04:11
  
  The fire started on the first-floor, back porch at 124 Peters St., Syracuse.
  
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• 'Highly intoxicated' man accused of breaking into alcohol rehab center in Syracuse

  05-04-2016 03:15
  
  Derrick Lewis is a former patient of Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare, according to an internal email.
  
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• Baldwinsville school board president: Superintendent's resignation was mutual

  05-04-2016 03:05
  
  Baldwinsville schools Superintendent David Hamilton suddenly resigned tonight.
  
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• Syracuse firefighters investigate vacant house fire

  05-04-2016 01:43
  
  National Grid told investigators there was no power to the house at 124 Peters St. when the fire started.
  
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• No appeal: Has Miner surrendered in battle with Syracuse Inner Harbor developer?

  05-04-2016 01:00
  
  Deadline passes to appeal dismissal of mayor's lawsuit against COR Development.
  
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• Baldwinsville Superintendent David Hamilton to resign

  05-04-2016 00:12
  
  David Hamilton, who has been with the district for less than two years, submitted his letter of resignation to the Baldwinsville Central School District Board of Education.
  
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