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Lunchtime Links: Starting today, cheese will finally be even on Subway subs
Also: Flash mob plans to torture BP execs with daylong vuvuzela blasts. SubwayOld-school tuna, with crooked cheese. From Chicago Tribune: To the geometrically inclined, the term is "tessellating" —...
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It's official: New Process Gear coworkers claim Mega Millions prize
Freddie Hands, Ronald Edward and Douglas Tedford are Central New York's newest millionaires. David Lassman / The Post-StandardWinners in the $26 million Mega Millions jackpot receive their prize today...
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Indoor tanning lovers now endure 10 percent tax for golden glow
Will the new tax stop you from tanning? Thinkstock The price of your golden glow is hiking up 10 percent today when the indoor tanning taxby the U.S. health-care reform bill takes effect. The tax is...
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New jobless claims rise in sign of weak job market
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week for the second time in three weeks. At the same time, more than a million people have lost benefits and more could be cut off...
View ArticleCarousel Center store manager loses tooth after punch by robbery suspect
Syracuse, NY -- A Carousel Center store manager is missing a tooth after he was punched in the face last weekend while trying to stop a robbery near his store, police said. Two women wanted in the...
View ArticleTwo teenagers charged in Syracuse assault and purse snatching
Syracuse, NY -- A 16-year-old from East Syracuse and a 14-year-old were arrested this morning in connection with a purse snatching that occurred hours earlier on Syracuse's North Side. Laquan Taylor,...
View ArticleFormer Henninger High School football player pleads guilty in burglary
Syracuse, NY -- Dressed in a blue rose print dress, Linda Wilson stood by the railing in Onondaga County Court Thursday trembling and choking back tears. Ten feet away at the defendant’s table, her...
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Google to pay gay employees more to cover benefits tax
Do you think more companies should follow suit? (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Working for Google has its benefits. Employees enjoy free food, free laundry, a doctor on duty at its headquarters and...
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Update: Pompey couple killed while flying to Arizona for Fourth of July
Oskaloosa, Kan. — A couple from Pompey were killed in a small plane crash in Kansas today, soon after taking off on the second leg of their trip to Arizona, according to a close family friend. Gregory...
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Adam Theall waives appearance in Floyd court, awaits action of Oneida County...
A Blossvale man accused of shooting his 3-month-old son with a shotgun awaits the action of the Oneida County grand jury after waiving his appearance in Floyd court Tuesday. Adam Theall, 21, of 167...
View ArticleWhat's going on: President Obama takes stance on immigration
Also, fallen soldier's mother shares memories of her son, and details over Syracuse schools district's "swing space" are still being worked out. From The New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama...
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Pompey couple killed while flying to Arizona for Fourth of July
The couple met while taking flying lessons at Hancock airport. They took to the sky every chance they got. View full sizePhil Anderson/The Capital-JournalA couple from Pompey died Thursday morning...
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Your Comments: Want to be equal? End all benefits for everyone
Google is attempting to eliminate the tax burden for its gay and lesbian workers by covering a cost that gay and lesbian employees have been subjected to when their partners receive domestic partner...
View ArticleNew York state buys two Finger Lakes that supply Rochester drinking water
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has completed its $13.7 million acquisition of two Finger Lakes that supply drinking water to the city of Rochester. State...
View ArticleNew York lawmakers approve no-fault divorce
ALBANY, N.Y. — New Yorkers would be able to file unilaterally for no-fault divorce under a measure that received final legislative approval Thursday. Under current law, New York judges can grant...
View ArticleMan arrested after throwing slice of pizza at his child's mother
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man was arrested Tuesday night after he threw a piece of pizza at the mother of his child, police said. Terry Walker, 32, of Syracuse was charged with harassment in relation...
View ArticleNew York lawmakers back rights for domestic workers
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York domestic workers will be the first in the U.S. guaranteed overtime pay, as well as time off and protections against sexual harassment, under a measure given final legislative...
View ArticleIndiana says it has successfully kept Asian carp out of Great Lakes for years
CHICAGO — Environmentalists raised an alarm Thursday about Asian carp found spawning in the Wabash River in northern Indiana and the possibility that flooding could push them into other waterways that...
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Syracuse's lawyer warns Common Council not to approve classroom rental deal...
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse officials Thursday advised Common Council not to vote on a controversial 15-year lease of temporary classrooms at the former Syracuse Developmental Center until it has a...
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'Future scientists' get to poke, prod, observe during Bristol's weeklong program
Syracuse, NY -- Middle school students from around Onondaga County visited Syracuse University Thursday afternoon to dissect pig fetuses at the 18th annual Science Horizons camp. The free weeklong...
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