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Should NY ban indoor tanning by minors?
State also considers outlawing smoking in car with passengers under 14, and protecting teens from harsh 'sexting' penalties. Jennifer Grimes / The Post-Standard, 2001Maria Garuccio of Syracuse tans in...
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Obama expected to call on Congress to extend jobless benefits
In June, jobless Americans could qualify for up to 99 weeks of jobless benefits. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Barack Obama is photographed after delivering a televised address from the Oval Office...
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Your comments: NY's new license plates resemble Ohio's drunk-driver plates
Readers compare new colors to mustard, vomit. Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardBoxes of New York's new license plates are ready to be given a final inspection before being shipped out from...
View ArticleFailed HVAC motor forces evacation of OCC student center
Town of Onondaga, NY – Students and administrators evacuated the Gordon Student Center at Onondaga Community College for about 15 minutes this morning after a heating and air conditioning unit failed...
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'Top Secret America' report: Intelligence community has grown 'beyond control'
Obama administration official calls Washington Post investigation a threat to national security. AP The Washington Post began to unveil the findings on Monday of a two-year investigation into the...
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Schumer demands criminal investigation into release of Libyan bomber of Pan...
British prime minister now agrees bomber's release was wrong. Abdel Magid Al Fergany / APLibyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, is seen in his room at...
View ArticleNorth Medical Urgent Care center relocates after fire
Syracuse, N.Y. -- North Medical Urgent Care has temporarily relocated to Suite 1G at the North Medical Center, 5100 W. Taft Road, Clay after a small electrical fire last week caused minor smoke and...
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Lunchtime Links: You'd be happier if you lived in Denmark
Also: Motorcyclist hits deer, found shot in head ... deer's revenge? Kyrre Lien / Scanpix via APSure, they were disappointed at losing a World Cup soccer match to Spain July 11, but people from the...
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Palin slams idea of building mosque near 9/11 terror attack site in NYC
Palin also tweeted that she wants to add words to the English language, including "misunderestimate." APSarah Palin. Sarah Palin is weighing in on yet another controversial topic. This time, she calls...
View ArticleSyracuse Center of Excellence awards $246,475 in grants to Upstate companies
'Green' technologies include computer cooling system, air cleaner. Syracuse, NY -- Five Upstate New York companies will receive a total of $246,475 to bring their "green'' technologies to market, the...
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Constantia man goes over 100 mph, hits two police cars and crashes twice,...
Parish, NY -- A high-speed chase ended Sunday after a Constantia man hit two marked police cars and crashed twice while topping 100 mph, according to Oswego County Sheriff's deputies. Anthony W. Burk,...
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Restored B-17 'Flying Fortress' brings war over Europe alive
Central New Yorkers can see for themselves on Sunday. Salina, NY -- It’s one thing to see an old war plane like the B-17 Flying Fortress in a documentary or listen to a World War II veteran talk about...
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Credit union started 50 years ago by East Syracuse school employees named...
The CORE Federal Credit Union of East Syracuse has been named Federal Credit Union of the Year for its size by a national credit union group. The National Association of Federal Credit Unions will...
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Lawmakers want federal investigation into BP's role in deal with Lockerbie...
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei called today on the U.S. government to investigate whether British oil giant BP played a role in the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel...
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Central New York students explore engineering, science careers this week at...
Thirty high school students from across Central New York explored careers in the engineering field Monday at Lockheed Martin in the town of Salina. The students are taking part in a five-day Science...
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Oil leaking from cap on ruptured BP well no reason for alarm, government says
BP, government at odds over keeping cap closed APRetired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen speaks to the media Monday in Washington about the BP gulf oil spill. He is in front of a line drawing of the...
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Part of PBS series to be filmed in Syracuse next week
Syracuse, NY -- Central New York’s green efforts will get their close up next week when a crew shoots for an PBS series on “Building Healthy Communities” planned for broadcast next year. The filming...
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Clay residents cheer withdrawl of zone change proposal
Proposed change would have allowed construction of office building Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post- StandardTown of Clay residents Linda Caiella and Denise Murray pose last month in front of sign...
View ArticleWomen unhurt in partial collapse of fire escape
Syracuse, NY -- Two women got another reason to quit smoking Monday night when the fire escape on which they were sitting broke away from the wall to which it was attached. Firefighters were called to...
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Wounded families suffer new pangs of injustice; want probe of BP role in...
'We had a measure of justice. We thought it was over.' Mike Greenlar / The Post StandardHelen Engelhardt of Brooklyn holds up a picture of her husband, Tony Hawkins, who was killed on Pan Am Flight...
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