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• Blake sends Gwen cute birthday message — but her response is even sweeter

  03-10-2017 23:50 via today.com
  When country star Shelton wished his pop-star girlfriend a happy birthday on Tuesday, she responded in the sweetest way ever.
  
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• Las Vegas shooter modified rifle to shoot like automatic weapon

  03-10-2017 23:45
  
  Bump fire stocks are legal modifications to the lower receiver of rifles that simulate automatic fire.
  
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• Onondaga County greenlights $8.5 million facelift at War Memorial

  03-10-2017 22:56
  
  All the financing is in place, county officials say.
  
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• Justin Hartley shares daughter's take on heartthrob status: 'I'm no Zac Efron'

  03-10-2017 22:46 via today.com
  Justin Hartley has more parenting experience than some "This Is Us" co-stars. But he's not giving pointers to Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia.
  
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• Mila Kunis on motherhood: 'I literally drove myself crazy with my first kid'

  03-10-2017 22:35 via today.com
  Mila Kunis tells TODAY that when filming "Bad Moms Christmas," she channeled her own frustrations as a stressed-out mom.
  
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• 'Mean Girls' cast reunites to ask fans to donate to shooting victims

  03-10-2017 22:22 via today.com
  The hit comedy's cast members reunited to ask the "groolest" fans ever to join them in helping victims of the Las Vegas attack.
  
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• Westbound Thruway lanes closed near Liverpool after crash

  03-10-2017 21:44
  
  Traffic is moving slowly on the Thruway across Onondaga County up until East Syracuse.
  
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• Update: Westbound Thruway reopens near Liverpool after crash

  03-10-2017 21:44
  
  Traffic is moving slowly on the Thruway across Onondaga County up until East Syracuse.
  
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• Substitute teacher's car stolen from Syracuse high school

  03-10-2017 21:21
  
  Two 14-year-old boys were charged.
  
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• Troopers: Canastota couple stole more than $100,000 from elderly man

  03-10-2017 20:29
  
  A Canastota couple was recently charged with grand larceny for stealing more than $100,000 from an elderly man, according to New York State Police.
  
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• Ex-coach settles with OCC in lawsuit over race in basketball recruiting

  03-10-2017 20:27
  
  Dave Pasiak sued OCC after the college fired him for refusing to recruit players based on race, according to the lawsuit.
  
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• Power restored after large outage near Syracuse University

  03-10-2017 20:25
  
  Tree limbs pulled down power lines and damaged a pole on the city's East Side.
  
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• Get free Cafe Kubal coffee, baked goods, at upcoming Downtown Coffee Break in Syracuse

  03-10-2017 20:05
  
  The Downtown Coffee Break is designed as a think you to downtown employees.
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres shares tear-jerking reminder of hope after Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 19:56 via today.com
  The talk show host opened her show Tuesday with a heartfelt monologue honoring those who do good in the world.
  
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• Uber safety tips: Ridesharing company gives advice to help riders stay safe

  03-10-2017 19:54
  
  The company has worked with law enforcement to create a list of tips to help customers stay safe while riding with Uber.
  
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• Body found in woods in Oswego County

  03-10-2017 19:53
  
  The badly decomposed, believed to be a male, was transported to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office, troopers said.
  
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• Uber calls incident with SU student 'deeply upsetting,' removes driver's access

  03-10-2017 19:51
  
  Syracuse police are investigating a report that an Uber driver attempted to sexually assault a Syracuse University student in a parking lot.
  
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• Where Katko, Tenney stand on gun silencer bill after Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 19:44
  
  A GOP bill to make it easier to buy gun silencers and roll back firearms rules has been moving swiftly through Congress.
  
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• High school football players kicked off team for anthem protest in Texas

  03-10-2017 19:44
  
  The coach had told the team he didn't want anyone to kneel for the anthem.
  
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• Tom Petty's daughter shares heartbreaking posts about beloved dad

  03-10-2017 19:25 via today.com
  In his final hours, the rock star's daughter took to Instagram to express her heartbreak, and how much she admired her famous father.
  
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• Oneida Nation to hire first 60 of 250 workers needed for new Point Place Casino

  03-10-2017 19:14
  
  The new casino is expected to open in spring 2018 in Bridgeport, near the Cicero town line.
  
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• More than 3,000 customers lose power near Syracuse University

  03-10-2017 19:01
  
  A large outage was reported after a transformer fell near Buckingham Avenue, according to police scanner reports.
  
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• Debbie Reynolds' ranch is up for auction — including the film studio inside

  03-10-2017 18:53 via today.com
  The estate she owned for more than two decades will be going on sale, and it's just as classic as the legendary actress herself.
  
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• Syracuse woman accused of stabbing stranger in back says others had reason to kill

  03-10-2017 18:48
  
  Shanta Washington is facing a manslaughter charge in the April stabbing on Palmer Avenue.
  
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• Marriott Syracuse Downtown receives historic hotel award

  03-10-2017 18:02
  
  The former Hotel Syracuse reopened in 2016 after an $82 million renovation.
  
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• Julia Roberts talks motherhood and being a 'selfish little brat' early on

  03-10-2017 17:54 via today.com
  She's almost 50 years old, and over the decades America's sweetheart has discovered a few things about life and herself.
  
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• Russell Brand on recovery from addiction and his 'villainous' baby daughter

  03-10-2017 17:37 via today.com
  Comedian Russell Brand is out with a new book, "Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions." On Megyn Kelly TODAY, he admits, "I was a terrible drug addict" and advises an audience member in early recovery to reach out to other people like herself. He also talks about his baby daughter Mabel (and her tendency to painfully twist his chest hairs).
  
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• Central New York spine doctors agree to $2 million fine for improper billing

  03-10-2017 17:28
  
  Investigators said the medical practice, which focuses on pain management and spine and back procedures, had improperly billed patients and insurance companies for "moderate sedation."
  
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• 'The Encore,' earrings to benefit breast cancer research: KLG and Hoda's Favorite Things

  03-10-2017 17:18 via today.com
  For her Favorite Thing of the week, Kathie Lee Gifford's pick is the new book "The Encore" by Charity Tillemann-Dick, an operatic soprano who had two double lung transplants. Hoda Kotb chooses pink triple-ball pierced earrings by Jennifer Miller and Kenneth Jay Lane; 20 percent of each earring set purchased benefits breast cancer research.
  
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• Meet the inspiring young woman who adopted 13 girls in Uganda

  03-10-2017 17:17 via today.com
  When Katie Davis Majors was just 18, she traveled to Uganda for three weeks. She returned to teach in an orphanage and wound up adopting 13 girls there - as well as meeting her husband. She joins Kathie Lee and Hoda to talk about her new book, "Daring to Hope: Finding God's Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful."
  
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• New townhomes proposed near Township 5

  03-10-2017 17:04
  
  The developer built Canal Crossing apartments near the shopping center.
  
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• Syracuse University profs had hand in Nobel Prize-winning gravitational waves research

  03-10-2017 17:01
  
  Syracuse University physicists were part of a group of scientists who made the first observation of gravitational waves in September 2015.
  
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• Today's obituaries: Mexico graduate Terry Stowell owned dairy farm, was cattle dealer

  03-10-2017 16:51
  
  He was a life resident of Mexico.
  
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• From a bar to a Baptist church: Syracuse's 'Klub Polski' is sold and remade

  03-10-2017 16:48
  
  For decades, people played darts, bowled and drank beer at Klub Polski. It was sold in March to the Syracuse Karen Baptist Church.
  
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• What is a cardiac arrest? Tom Petty's death puts focus on condition

  03-10-2017 16:31 via today.com
  Tom Petty's death is putting the spotlight on a condition that often strikes without a warning and can kill a person in minutes.
  
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• Vigil for Las Vegas shooting victims to be held at Onondaga Lake

  03-10-2017 16:18
  
  The vigil will start at 6 p.m. at the Peacemaker's Sanctuary on the West Shore Trail.
  
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• Lawyer: Syracuse man admits felony for dumping flour on TV reporter Farah Jadran

  03-10-2017 16:14
  
  Devin Helmer pleaded guilty to placing a fake hazardous substance during a live broadcast.
  
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• Winning TAKE 5 ticket worth $72,000 sold in East Syracuse

  03-10-2017 16:04
  
  The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were: 01 - 08 - 29 - 34 - 38.
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel gets emotional in monologue about his hometown Las Vegas

  03-10-2017 15:06 via today.com
  The late-night host fought back tears and championed gun laws while speaking about the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas.
  
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• Keith Urban describes how he told his daughter about the Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 14:48 via today.com
  The country star participated in a vigil in Nashville Monday evening in honor of the victims of the mass shooting.
  
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• 'HeartBROKEN': Celebrities remember rock legend Tom Petty

  03-10-2017 14:17 via today.com
  Tom Petty's fellow entertainers took to social media to honor the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who died Monday following a heart attack.
  
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• Miley Cyrus, Adam Sandler perform moving Las Vegas tribute on 'Tonight Show'

  03-10-2017 14:07 via today.com
  The unexpected pairing opened the show with a rendition of Dido's "No Freedom."
  
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• Linda Alexander on leadership: Empower people and see results

  03-10-2017 11:05
  
  When people work in fear or worry about giving the right answer, you're not going to get the best out of them.
  
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• Oneida County teenager killed when car, tractor-trailer crash head-on, police say

  03-10-2017 04:21
  
  Andrew L. Salmon, 18, of Annsville in Oneida County, was killed in the crash.
  
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• Auburn cemetery worker: 'I've seen a lot of dead bodies, but nothing like this'

  03-10-2017 03:45
  
  The body of a woman in her 30s was found Monday at Fort Hill Cemetery, near Fitch Avenue in Auburn.
  
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• Auburn police investigating 'suspicious death' of woman in 30s found in cemetery

  03-10-2017 01:00
  
  A Fort Hill Cemetery employee in Auburn found the woman's body while mowing the lawn Monday morning, police said.
  
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• Country music star rethinks gun control stance after Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 00:03 via today.com
  After witnessing the massacre at a Las Vegas music festival, Josh Abbott Band guitarist Caleb Keeter is calling for stricter gun control laws in the U.S.
  
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