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For now, oil spews unchecked in effort to cap well
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil are being allowed to spew into the fouled waters of the Gulf of Mexico while BP engineers prepare to install a new containment system they...
View ArticleUpdate: Rochester man dies in Oswego County ATV crash
Albion, NY - State police say a Rochester man died in an all-terrain vehicle crash Saturday evening in the town of Albion. Patrick S. Monagan, 41, of 67 Boca Ave., was riding an ATV north on a gravel...
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Attorney general: Russian spies posed threat to US
WASHINGTON (AP) -- While they passed along no U.S. secrets, the 10 Russian sleeper agents involved in the spy swap posed a potential threat to the U.S. and received "hundreds of thousands of dollars"...
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U.S. Marine from Clay: Being shot makes you grow up fast
Lance Cpl. Kyle Francis is recovering after suffering three bullet wounds in Afghanistan. View full sizeJim commentucci / The Post-StandardU.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Francis is recovering at home in...
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Obama's chief spokesman says Dems could lose House majority
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's chief spokesman Robert Gibbs says it's possible that Democrats could lose their majority in the House this fall. He says there's no doubt that enough seats...
View ArticleFour shootings; two teens and a home struck by gunfire overnight in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY - City police kept busy overnight, investigating two separate shootings in which two teenagers were shot in the buttocks. Police also say someone fired a gun and shot a house five times...
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Your comments: What's the hurry with drilling? Gas isn't going anywhere.
Nick Riolo didn’t want gas drilling beneath his property in the Madison County town of Lebanon, but he had no choice. Under what the law calls compulsory integration, a gas company can drill under...
View ArticleAP Video: Teen steals NYC bus, picks up passengers
Metro Transit Police officials are investigating how a 19-year-old Washington man was able to steal a Metrobus, crash it into a tree and ultimately abandon the bus when officers stopped the vehicle....
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BP happy with new oil-leak effort, but no promises
The new cap may allow all the crude to be captured for the first time since the April 20 rig explosion. View full sizeAP Photo/BP PLCIn this image taken from video provided by BP PLC, the transition...
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Syracuse University international students celebrate World Cup Final
Mike Greenlar/The Post-StandardSyracuse University students and family members react after the Netherlands team nearly scored a goal against Spain in the World Cup Final. The crowd was watching the...
View ArticleCheese plant expansion in Jefferson County is good news for CNY dairy farmers
Adams, NY - Farmers throughout Central New York are sending their milk to a newly expanded Great Lakes Cheese Co. plant in Adams, Jefferson County. A grand opening ceremony was conducted Saturday for...
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Teacher centers across state - including four here - face closure
Syracuse, NY -- Four teacher centers that serve school districts and thousands of teachers across Central New York will be forced to close unless the state restores funding or other money can be...
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Syracuse councilors appear poised to approve $28 million lease today
Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Common Council appears poised today to approve a long-debated $28.2 million lease of the former Syracuse Development Center as temporary classroom space while city schools...
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Crouse Hospital streamlines how it cares for lung patients to cut costs,...
SU management school helps prepare for expected surge in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases Crouse Hospital respiratory consult coordinator Renee Bear guides Pat Hagadorn in using a device...
View ArticleLawyers argue forgery vs. paramour's gift in bail hearing
Syracuse, NY - Defense lawyer Tylyn Bozeman was putting as positive a spin as possible on client Charisse McGee's case during a recent bail argument before state Supreme Court Justice John Brunetti....
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Man shot in ankle in fifth Syracuse shooting in 24 hours
Rash of violence hits city over the weekend. A member of the Syracuse Police Crime Scene Unit gathers evidence on Putnam St. near Geddes St. which was the scene of a shooting Sunday night. Mike...
View ArticleSyracuse man leads four police agencies on chase from Fulton to Tully
Fulton, NY – A Syracuse man is being held in the Fulton city lockup after he allegedly led officers from four police agencies on a chase Sunday night through Oswego and Onondaga counties. The incident...
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BP reports progress on oil cap; Gulf Coast waits
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Underwater robots steadily assembled heavy metal pieces Monday as BP prepared to install a tighter cap over its busted well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, offering hopeful...
View ArticleGas prices slide lower around Syracuse
Syracuse, NY – The average price of a gallon of gas crept lower in the Syracuse area over the past week, two price monitoring services say. Regular unleaded cost $2.78 a gallon on average Sunday, down...
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Documentary claims Obama campaign 'stole' Democratic nomination from Hillary...
Director says film exposes widespread voter fraud and intimidation tactics in the 2008 primary. John Raoux / Associated PressHillary Clinton and Barack Obama appear together at a campaign rally in...
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