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State Senate votes to make embalming fluid an illegal drug

Albany, NY -- The state Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to ban using embalming fluid as a recreational drug. By a 61-0 vote, senators voted to make it a misdemeanor to possess embalming with the...

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Federal government removes Syracuse nursing home from its list of worst...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The federal government has taken Central Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center off its list of the nation’s worst nursing homes because the Syracuse facility has made significant...

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National Grid expects to hire 200 workers to back-office jobs

Syracuse, NY - National Grid officials today will dedicate a new Syracuse operation that is expected to grow by more than 200 employees in coming years thanks to a special union contract that lets the...

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Syracuse program celebrates success at keeping students from dropping out of...

Youth advocates support at-risk students with rides, jobs and a sympathetic ear. Syracuse, NY -- One day when seventh-grader Edgardo Pizarro was out in the hall, skipping class, he saw the man who ran...

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Auburn police accuse man of home invasion robbery

Auburn, NY--Auburn police Monday accused a 24-year-old of forcing his way into an Orchard Street home and using a large piece of wood to assault the victim and steal his money. Anthony J. Telego II,...

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What's going on: Gen. McChrystal meets Obama today, may resign

Also: Group sues McDonald's to ban toys in Happy Meals; alleged Jamaican druglord in custody. The White House, 2009President Barack Obama meets with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in...

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Fulton police probably won't charge man who drove car into Oswego River

See a video of Brad Bennett describing the rescue. Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardNo charges are expected to be brought in the case of a man who drove his car into the Oswego River Tuesday...

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Passengers screaming and fainting as they're kept on sweltering plane for...

Hartford, Conn. — Passengers on a Virgin Atlantic Airways flight say they were kept on a hot plane without food or water for more than four hours at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport....

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Nurse in famous WWII Times Square kiss photo has died

Edith Shain, the nurse who was captured in an iconic photograph being kissed by a celebrating sailor in Times Square on V-J Day, died Sunday at age 91. Shain had been working at Doctor's Hospital in...

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Winning $26 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Syracuse

Ticket sold at Syracuse Price Chopper. Winner hasn't come forward yet. Dick Blume / The Post-Standard, 2000The Price Chopper on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse sold the winning ticket in Tuesday's $26...

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Suburban teen sent to prison for near-fatal stabbing

Syracuse, NY - A town of Onondaga teenager was sentenced today to five years in state prison for a "senseless" stabbing that almost claimed the life of another youth who had given him a ride home from...

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Neighbors collect donations for Clay family who lost home in fire

See a video of neighbor Lateef Haskins recounting the rescue of the Poon family. Clay, NY--Neighbors gathering money, gift cards and other donations for the Bayberry family rescued from their burning...

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Gen. McChrystal finishes meeting with Obama; no word on whether he's fired

Washington -- Afghanistan war commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal has completed a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and has left the White House. There was no immediate word on whether...

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Lunchtime Links: Men decide to test theory that it hurts to get shot

Also: UFO over Saratoga County? » Australian men shoot each other 'to see if it hurts' [Herald Sun] » What happens to your body if you drink a Coke right now? [Blisstree] » America's most expensive...

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New York State pension fund to sue BP over oil spill

Syracuse, NY - State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced today that the state pension fund will file a class action suit against BP because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. DiNapoli, as...

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Update: Meridian man charged with attempting to murder girlfriend

Update: Meridian, NY – A Meridian woman ran from the home where her boyfriend allegedly slit her throat early this morning to a neighbor’s house to get help and call police, a Cayuga County Sheriff’s...

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Government investigator: Inmates fraudulently filed for homebuyer tax credits

Prisoners have defrauded taxpayers out of more than $9 million, report says. AP In a report released Wednesday, a government investigator estimates that 1,295 inmates filed fraudulent first-time...

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Liverpool man wins $1 million in scratch-off game

He plans to use money for children's education and a trip to Las Vegas. David Lassman / The Post-StandardCraig Jones of Liverpool won $1 million in the Stinkin' Rich New York State Lottery scratch off...

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NY Minute: Eliot Spitzer gets a job with CNN

Also: Paterson plan seeks cap on property taxes. CNNFormer New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker will host an 8 p.m. news discussion show on CNN. From The New York Daily News: Eliot Spitzer...

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Source says Gen. Stanley McChrystal is out, Gen. David Petraeus is in

Petraeus now oversees wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Drew Angerer / The Associated PressU.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies June 16 on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate...

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