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People form long lines in Europe, Asia to buy Apple's iPad
A Madrid store sold out in less than three hours. View full sizeAngelo Carconi / APCustomers wait Friday for the Apple store to open for the launch of the new iPad tablet computer in Rome, Italy....
View ArticleNew York won't give schools all the aid money they were expecting
At least one district, Syracuse, won't be able to repay a loan because of the delay. Syracuse, NY -- School districts will get some, but not all, of the state aid they were expecting June 1. The state...
View ArticleRick Lazio wins backing of New York's Conservative Party in race for governor
NEW YORK — Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio has won the endorsement of New York’s Conservative Party. It’s a boost for Lazio, a former Long Island congressman seeking the GOP nomination...
View ArticleNew York Assembly, Gov. Paterson agree to raise limit on charter schools
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s Legislature and Gov. David Paterson on Friday agreed to expand the number of charter schools in an effort to qualify for more than $500 million in federal Race to the Top...
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Honeywell's mounds along Interstate 690 in Camillus are lifeless despite...
Among the theories to explain the lack of growth are lack of water, presence of toxins. View full sizeDennis Nett / The Post-StandardTwo months ago, crews working on Honeywell International’s Onondaga...
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Syracuse bus driver recalls driving into police shootout
Syracuse, NY - It was shaping up to be an uneventful night for veteran Centro bus driver Mike Walsh when he took the wheel for the 7:15 p.m. run down South Salina Street April 13, 2009. “It was a nice...
View Article'Bob school' in Syracuse has become Bob Huss' legacy after his death this week
Refugees who came to Syracuse found new lives with his help. Syracuse, NY -- For more than 30 years, Bob Huss helped Syracuse’s newest residents learn English, find housing, get jobs, bring their...
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Wells College grad does not allow losses to define her and comes back stronger
Heading into her junior year at Auburn High School, Kayleen Wilkinson’s personal world was cascading into aToday's commencement What: Wells College graduation ceremony When: 10 a.m. Where: Aurora Inn...
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Drone crew blamed in Afghan civilian deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Inexperienced operators of a U.S. drone aircraft ignored or downplayed signs that Afghan civilians were in a convoy blasted in a deadly American missile attack earlier this...
View ArticleAP Video: California marijuana workers vote to unionize
About 100 workers in Oakland, California's medical marijuana industry voted to join the Retail, Statewide Agriculture, Food Processing and Community Patient Care Union. It's believed to be the first...
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Americans wait to learn if top kill will stop oil flow into Gulf
ROBERT, La. (AP) -- As the nation remained transfixed by a busted oil well spewing millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, BP offered few details on its latest bid to plug the worst oil...
View ArticleObama: Memorial Day is time to honor fallen troops
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than just barbecues and family time, Memorial Day is the chance to honor members of the military who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of their country, President Barack...
View ArticleRochester man drowns in Lake Ontario
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old Rochester man drowned in Lake Ontario Friday after leaping off a pier with some friends. Authorities say Edward McMillon was pulled from the water in Ontario Beach...
View ArticleSyracuse man arraigned on gun charges after girlfriend's death
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man was arraigned this morning on charges accusing him of shooting at a car a week ago, setting off a chain of events that ended with the death of his girlfriend. This...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Memorial Day parade in Jamesville
Scenes from Saturday's parade. » Did you take photos of the parade? Add them to syracuse.com here. It's free and easy to do. » Did you take video of the parade? Add your clip here to syracuse.com. »...
View ArticleAT&T had banned shooter from New York Mills store
NEW YORK MILLS, N.Y. (AP) — A man who shot a clerk Thursday at an AT&T store in central New York had been to the shop so many times to rant and rave that the company banned him, cut off his...
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BP says so far, Gulf well plug isn't working
The top kill began Wednesday, and "to date it hasn't yet stopped the flow." AP Photo/BP PLCThis image made from video released by British Petroleum (BP PLC) early Saturday morning shows drilling mud...
View ArticleInmate convicted of asbestos removal fraud in Central New York seeks furlough...
ALBANY -- A federal judge in Albany has been asked to release an inmate convicted of asbestos-removal fraud — including cases in Central New York — long enough for him to donate a kidney to his...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in Oswego crash
Update, 8:10 p.m. --- A man riding a motorcycle on county Route 89 in the town of Oswego was injured when he ran his vehicle into a ditch, Oswego County sheriff's deputies said. The man, who is not...
View ArticleSouthern Tier trash-picker chooses clean yard over $79,000 fine
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (AP) — After neighbors turned her in, a woman in this village outside Binghamton nearly had to pay $79,000 for her hobby of picking through curbside trash and piling the items in...
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