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Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case
BUFFALO, N.Y. -; Drug-maker ISTA (IS'-tah) Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty in New York in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom (ZY'-brum) and has agreed to pay more than $30 ...
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Family friends mourn 14-year-old girl slain on Queens bus by gang bullet
Daja Robinson The grief-stricken best friend of slain teenager Daja Robinson collapsed into tears at a funeral today – vowing to help her heartbroken family get through the tragedy."I'm gonna miss you baby - but I'll try to help [your] mommy be strong," pal Shaquana Almonds, 16, said between tears.She added, "Who would have known I’d never see my best friend ...
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Tot injured in stroller fall during robbery attempt
A 2-year-old girl was injured when she fell out of her stroller during robbery attempt in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, cops said.The tot’s 29-year-old mother was pushing the stroller near Dekalb and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant at around 12:20 p.m. when the thief ran up and tried to snatch the woman’s purse from the handlebars of the stroller, cops said.The woman put a fight ...
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Actress Amanda Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window
In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013, in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment ...
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New York sees more mortgage violations report
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that banks have violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing abuses, according ...
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Weiner vs. Quinn New York Citys TMI Primary
Reuters New Yorkers -- they all have such interesting lives. This year, some of those lives are going to be on extraordinarily display in the political arena. Between newly announced mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner's extra-marital sexting and the impending June 11 release of City Council Speaker Christine ...
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Real Housewives Salary Dispute LuAnn de Lesseps Is New Yorks Lone Holdout
that de Lesseps still refuses to sign a deal that would have her return to the reality series -- though, with production already underway, that offer is said to be for a diminished role than the one originally on the ...
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Firefighters respond to house fire on Davis Street in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY -- Firefighters responded to a house fire in Syracuse this afternoon. Around 2:55 p.m. firefighters were called to 219 Davis St. after a caller reported smoke coming from the windows. The house is reportedly vacant, Onondaga County 911 dispatchers reported. The fire was out by 3:30 ...
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Its official President Obama nominates Ann Marie Buerkle to $155000 per year post
President Barack Obama today sent the name of former U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle to the U.S. Senate as his nominee to serve as a Republican commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Buerkle is pictured in September 2012 during her unsuccessful campaign to be re-elected to the 24th Congressional District ...
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Memorial Day A list of parades services across Central New York
This weekend and Monday, dozens of Central New York communities will hold Memorial day parades and services. Above you'll find photos from parades and services last ...
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United offering more premium perks from New York
United Airlines says it now offers flat-bed seats and on-demand personal entertainment systems in premium cabins on every international flight from New York area airports. No matter what the surveys say about the quality of its service, Chicago-based United Airlines is charging ahead with upgrades of its service in a variety of ways. Today, United bragged that it is now the only United ...
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US Park Police to end furloughs next week
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis says the furloughs will end on June 3, after just three days off, because the agency has found other ways to offset automatic budget cuts imposed by ...
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Port Authority fires treasurer 2 top staffers after accepting valuable gifts from vendors sources
The Port Authority’s veteran treasurer and two of her top associates were summarily fired yesterday morning after it was revealed that they had accepted valuable gifts, meals and theater tickets from vendors doing business with the agency during their local and international travels, The Post has learned.The treasurer, Anne Marie Mulligan, a 35-year veteran, was dismissed, along with ...
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Sandy-damaged New York Aquarium reopens this weekend
Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy.The shorefront aquarium will partially reopen on Saturday.Visitors will be able to peer down into pools containing walruses, harbor seals and other mammals. Sea lions will perform in the renovated aquatheater.And there ...
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Pedro Portugal Ecuadorean businessman found in New York after kidnapping
NEW YORK – Police have rescued an Ecuadorean businessman who was kidnapped in New York City and held hostage for a month while his captors demanded his family pay ...
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Fitch Rates New York City NYs GO Bank Bonds AA Outlook Stable
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to bank bonds corresponding to the following New York City variable rate general obligation (GO) bonds: -- $275,000,000 GO bonds, fiscal 2006 series I, Subseries I-4, I-5, and I-6. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The ratings are being assigned in connection with issuance of letters of credit provided ...
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Exclusive New York claims more proof of bank mortgage abuses
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo and Co and other banks violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing ...
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Finch Paper changes CEOs
Debabrata Mukherjee . Finch Paper reported $280 million of revenue in 2012. The mill has about 500 hourly workers and another 200 salaried employee, making it among the largest manufacturers in the 11-county Capital Region. Raccuia, a Wilton resident, was hired in February 2009--as the recession and Internet were beating margins to a pulp. He cut 100 jobs that year, ...
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Cicero-North Syracuse student suspended after speaking out against failed budget on Twitter
Twitter about the district's failed 2013-14 school budget. Brown, who has never been in trouble with the district before, started a hashtag on Twitter Wednesday to discuss things the district could cut in its budget for next year. The ...
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Syracuse woman who saved her family from fire dies 10 years later in another fire
Natasha McGlown was 13 when she saved her family from a house fire in 2002 but 10 years later she couldn't save herself when her own apartment caught fire, police ...
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Syracuse fourth-grader taken to hospital after incident on school bus
Syracuse -- A 10-year-old girl was taken by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital Tuesday after an incident on a school bus at Dr. Weeks Elementary in Syracuse, police say. The girl, an Ethiopian whose family arrived in the United States from Kenya recently, was taken to the hospital as a precaution after she was kicked and choked by a 10-year-old boy, the girl's father said. The girl, ...
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Seneca County sheriff Search for missing Ithaca man suspended Friday due to weather
A continued search for Christopher T. Dennis, who went canoeing alone on Cayuga Lake has been called off for the day due to increasing bad weather, Seneca County Sheriff Jack Stenberg ...
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Making the case for lower property values grievance day is coming up in Onondaga County
Syracuse, NY - In retailing the busiest day of the year is called Black Friday, for property assessors the busiest is Grievance Day. This year grievance day for most municipalities is Tuesday. That's the day owners go before a local board of assessment review to make the case that their property assessment has been set too high. A sampling of tax assessors in Onondaga County said they ...
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Company news First Niagara Financial Group recognized by Preservation Association of Central New York
Also in company news, McClurg Remodeling & Construction Services, American Fashion Network, Rural/Metro Medical Services, Meier Supply Company, Taylor-Brown Auxiliary, Le Moyne College, Michels ...
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Political newcomer Ronnie Bell to challenge Onondaga County Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon
courtesy of Kate Szrom SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Ronnie Bell is jumping into the deep end of the pool with his first political campaign, in which he will challenge Onondaga County Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon to represent the Legislature's 15th District. Until a few days ago, Bell, a Democrat, had campaigned for a seat on the Syracuse school board. Having failed to win his party's ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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