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Initial job claims down to nearly two-year low, continuing claims up
Initial job claims fall to lowest in nearly two years. AP Initial unemployment insurance filings dropped to the lowest level in almost two years last week, according to a government report. There were...
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Iroquois coach: 'We're lacrosse players, not terrorists'
While political forces collide, team tries to stay focused on possible games. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post StandardIroquois Nationals assistant coach Freeman "Boss" Bucktooth says the whole...
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NY State Fair avoids union boycott for now
The New York State Fair has responded to a threat from labor unions to boycott the state fair if its leaders did not start talking about changes in employment there by today. Dennis Nave, president of...
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What's going on: Oil cap repaired, BP says cutoff test can proceed
Also, Arizona immigration law heads to court; Specter says he'll support Kagan. The Associated PressIn a photo made from video released by BP PLC, oil emerges from a cap placed on the broken wellhead...
View ArticlePolice chief: Four force their way into Solvay home, rob occupants at gunpoint
Solvay, NY -- Four Syracuse residents are facing felony charges after a Solvay home was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night, Solvay police said. The trip to an Alice Avenue home was organized by...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Bad day for cops -- one Tasered by a fellow officer and...
From the Eagle Tribune (Mass.) HAVERHILL — Two police officers were in Haverhill District Court yesterday — not as prosecution witnesses, but as defendants in late-night fracas during which one...
View ArticleMinor fire causes water damage at North Medical P.C. in Liverpool
North Syracuse, NY – A faulty power strip is the cause of a fire that struck North Medical Urgent Care shortly before 10:57 p.m. Wednesday, North Syracuse Fire Chief Patrick Brennan said. The blaze...
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Marcellus Shale drilling company volunteers to disclose hydrofracking chemicals
From The Patriot-News:Range Resources, of Cannonsburg, Pa., was the first company to drill a Marcellus Shale gas well in Pennsylvania. Wednesday it became the first to disclose the chemicals used in...
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Stuck in Queens, Iroquois Nationals sing, see movies to keep spirits up
Waiting for a decision, time passes with a mix of an Adam Sandler movie and a spiritual chant. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post-StandardIroquois Nationals lacrosse team players spend time in...
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Camillus man indicted in gunpoint theft of church's collection basket
Syracuse, NY - A Camillus man was indicted today in connection with the gunpoint theft of the collection basket from Holy Family Church two years ago. Michael P. Delaney Jr., 18, of 3981 Onondaga...
View ArticleIroquois Nationals still plan to play, despite what British paper says
Manchester, UK -- A British newspaper is reporting that the Iroquois Nationals have dropped out of the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships, but that's news to tournament organizers and team officials....
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State rules proposed YMCA is OK for Radisson
Empire State Development Corp. rules the project is a community facility that’s allowed in the Lysander development. Li-Hua Lan /The Post-Standard, file photo 2008A YMCA proposed for Radisson moved...
View ArticleSweet rides begin to arrive for Syracuse Nationals; Parkway Cruise canceled
Update: The Parkway Cruise tentatively scheduled for tonight on the Onondaga Lake Parkway has been canceled, according to the Onondaga County Parks Department, and the parkway/Route 370 will remain...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Argentina becomes first Latin American country to legalize...
Also, nine vessel stuck in St. Lawrence Seaway after oil spill, and experts work to free buried ship at ground zero. From Time magazine: The debate within the Argentine Senate would take 15 hours,...
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Congress passes sweeping Wall Street reform legislation
Senate votes 60-39 to approve stiffest restrictions on financial institutions since the Great Depression. View full sizeThe Associated PressFrom left, Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, Sen. Ben Cardin,...
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Is kindergarten too early for sex education?
Curriculum proposal has sparked outrage among parents in a Montana school district. AP Parents in Helena, Montana, are divided over a proposed sex education curriculum. The plan begins in...
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As game goes on, Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team seeks Liberty
New York City – While the World Lacrosse Championships opening game that they were supposed to play in took place in Manchester, England, members of the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team cruised New...
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University Hospital-Aetna dispute means patients will pay more
Upstate can't reach an agreement with the insurer for higher reimbursement rates. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post StandardUpstate University Hospital's contract with Aetna expires at midnight...
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Students get hands-on experience at ESF science camp
Salina, NY -- Institute of Technology High School students from Syracuse are getting a hands-on college experience while learning about science and the environment this week. Upcoming sophomores and...
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Activist, lawyer who helped bring equality for women in Syracuse dies at age 82
East Syracuse, NY -- Growing up, Lois Kriesberg always thought she could have been a good athlete. But there were no organized sports teams for girls when she was in school in early 1940s. “She’d say,...
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