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New York sheriffs voice opposition to strict gun law seek to join lawsuit
ALBANY, N.Y. – County sheriffs have asked to join the federal lawsuit challenging New York's tough new gun restrictions, calling some provisions vague and impossible to enforce fairly. The New York State Sheriffs' Association and five individual sheriffs are asking U.S. District Judge William Skretny to add their position to the record. They support gun rights advocates seeking ...
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Actress Amanda Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge police say she threw bong out window
FILE - This 2012 police booking photo released by Los Angeles Conty Sheriff's Department shows actress Amanda Bynes, 26, who was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after allegedly hitting a sheriff's patrol car. Bynes was been arrested in midtown Manhattan Thursday May 23, 2013 after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Conty Sheriff's ...
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Seach for Ithaca man who went missing on Cayuga Lake to resume authorities say
Christopher Dennis, of Cayuga Heights Road, left a campsite around 5 a.m. Wednesday in the town of Covert and put a canoe into Cayuga Lake alone. When Dennis didn't return later in the day, his friends began looking for him and found an overturned canoe in the middle of the lake around 12:30 p.m., the sheriff's office said. The friends called 911. On Thursday searchers from the ...
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I-5 bridge collapses in NW Wash. no fatalities reported
An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol ...
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New York tour operator cancels Bronx ghetto tours
NEW YORK, NY - A New York company offering tours of Bronx neighborhoods has shut down after officials objected to its advertising that claimed to give visitors "a ride through a real New York City 'ghetto'," according to a statement from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. The tour's controversial description states that when thinking of the Bronx, people envision ...
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New York biker events May 24-26
The D.U.P.A. event which was held last Sunday was a great success, with about 30 people in attendance at Petrocelli Photography studio in Latham, NY. Participants learned some valuable information from Attorney Ben Rabin from the Rabin Law Firm in Syracuse, and Hank McGrath of Bikers Against Discrimination, as well as compelling stories of police aggression suffered by their own peers in the ...
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Man survives kidnap ordeal in New York
Police have rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3-million ransom from his family in ...
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Obama defends use of drones offers to cut some slack for heckler from anti-war group
Obama defended his controversial drone-strikes program as a linchpin of the U.S. response to the evolving dangers. He also argued that changing threats require changes to the nation's counterterrorism ...
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Bloomberg accused of threatening to destroy New Yorks taxi industry
USA New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has found himself at the center of unwanted media attention after allegedly unleashing a profanity-laced tirade against the CEO of a large taxi fleet company over his opposition to the city's "Taxi of Tomorrow" plan. The altercation, which is said to have occurred last Thursday during a basketball game at Madison Square Garden's private ...
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Hail destroys West Monroe farmers berry crop
Greg Levkefech, of Syracuse, with pails of blueberries he picked for S.G. & S. Farms in Cato in 2008. On Wednesday, a severe thunderstorm produced hail that destroyed this year's berry crop for one farm in West ...
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Jurors deadlock on death penalty for convicted murderer Jodi Arias retrial set for July...
A new panel likely will be seated to try again to reach a decision on a sentence - unless the prosecutor takes death off the table and agrees to a life sentence. The judge scheduled a retrial for July ...
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Fired teacher says meaning lost in translation after calling student Negro
A Bronx teacher says her language lesson was lost in translation when she was fired for calling a student "Negro" - though she claims she was simply using the Spanish word for the color "black" at the time, according to a new lawsuit. The non-tenured junior high instructor, Petrona Smith, 65, was booted from the bilingual PS 211 in March 2012 after a seventh-grader reported ...
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Boy Scouts drops ban on openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout ...
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Pineda goes five innings in extended spring game
Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda was acquired in a trade with the Mariners on Jan. 23, 2012. (AP) Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda tossed five innings on Thursday at the club's Minor League complex, the Star-Ledger reported. General Manager Brian Cashman told the Star-Ledger that Pineda's velocity was around 93 mph and that Pineda could begin a rehab assignment following his ...
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Bloomberg adds 2 Hamptons properties info shows
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has added to his roster of high-end real estate, buying a house and a vacant parcel last year next to a 35-acre estate he already owns in tony Southampton, information released Thursday ...
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Ann Marie Buerkle will be nominated to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle was nominated tonight by Prexident Barack Obama to serve as a Republican commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Buerkle is shown here in November, conceding the 24th Congressional District election to Dan Maffei at a news conference outside the Federal Building in downtown ...
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A change to much cooler weather in Syracuse and a look through Memorial Day Weekend
After 8:00 this evening, the greatest threat for strong thunderstorms will shift to areas well south and east of Syracuse and our weather will begin to cool ...
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Stirpe Magnarelli still support Sheldon Silver as New York Assembly speaker
Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. -- Two Syracuse-area state lawmakers say they still support New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who ...
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Oswego County firefighters battle apartment fire in Granby
Granby, NY -- Oswego County firefighters are battling a large apartment fire on county Route 8 west of Fulton. There were no reported injuries in the 5 p.m. fire near 1592 county Route 8, between Somers Road and Ceder Wood Drive, a 911 dispatcher said. No one was believed to be inside the three-apartment building. The fire was still raging at 5:20 ...
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Portion of South Warren Street in Syracuse will close for most of Friday
Syracuse, NY - South Warren Street between East Fayette and East Washington streets will be closed from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, according to a traffic advisory sent out by the city. The portion of street will be closed due to construction in the area. South Warren Street is expected to reopen at 6 ...
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Syracuse-area officials cautiously optimistic about Cuomos Tax Free NY
David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Several Syracuse-area politicians and business leaders expressed enthusiasm today for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new business development initiative, Tax Free NY, with one caveat: It can't repeat the mistakes of the Empire Zone program. "I think it's important to make sure that the way we do this doesn't lead to the same ...
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Boy 12 first to find pirate treasure in New York scavenger hunt
A New York 12-year-old won $10,000 worth of actual pirate treasure in a scavenger hunt organized to promote a Discovery Times Square exhibit. Sebastian Bekkaoui was one of 700 participants to receive the first clue Friday, and he and his mother, Sheila Doherty, 45, followed the clues to city locations where people in pirate garb handed out fresh clues. Bekkaoui and Doherty were the first to ...
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Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of tawdry tweets, and obfuscating ...
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Bruins Live Blog B’s Looking To Sweep Rangers In New York
5 p.m.: It’s hard to believe it, but tonight, the Bruins will be playing for the sweep. There is no way to track down every prediction for this series, but it is safe to assume that the people who called for a Boston sweep account for less than 1 percent of the prognosticators. With two teams seemingly so evenly matched, a six-game series seemed to be the shortest route possible to the ...
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Man says missing students parents harassing him
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- A man who was one of the last people to see an Indiana University student before she vanished in 2011 says the student's parents are harassing ...
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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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