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  • Wannabe jumper talked down by cops in Midtown

    A woman who threatened to jump from a Midtown building was talked down by police this morning, authorities siad.She began threatening to jump from the ledge of a balcony on the 20th floor of 112 West 38th Street, near Sixth Avenue, at 7:50 a.m., according to witnesses and authorities.She could be seen texting and gesturing angrily. Police set up a large air bag on the street.Two ESU cops talked ...

  • Pailles late goal gives Bruins 3-0 playoff lead over New York Rangers

    2-1 on Tuesday to take a 3-0 series lead.Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period to take what has historically been a nearly unbeatable series lead. Only ...

  • Most NY school district budgets OKd by voters

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- New Yorkers have voted to pass 98 percent of proposed school budgets that contained tax increases within state-imposed ...

  • For business Cuomo missing in debate on key bill

    Andrew Cuomo to publicly lead the charge in scaling back a law they blame for driving up building costs and driving out insurers. Their focus is the scaffold law, which addresses safety and "gravity-related" workplace injuries. The courts have applied the law to mean that ...

  • Scranton homicide suspect arraigned in Syracuse criminal court Wednesday

    Ryan Harding, 18, a teenager arrested in connection with a May 5 homicide, is being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in county court on Thursday at ...


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Movie Review

The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

In the mid-1960s, the Beatles starred in two films directed by Richard Lester, A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), that not only helped solidify the all-encompassing global star power of the Fab Four, but also helped to revolutionize cinema. According to Andrew Sarris, A Hard Day's Night was a "cataclysmic cultural event" that marked the end of an era, and film schola ... ...

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  • Central Square voters approve $68 million budget

    Central Square, NY -- Voters in the Central Square Central School District approved a $68 million budget for the 2013-14 school year. The budget was approved by 512 votes; 836 people voted for the budget and 324 people voted against the budget. The public also voted on an additional proposition. Proposition 2 asked voters to authorize a bus replacement proposition of $797,387 for five 65 ...

  • Today in Washington Schumer takes heat from gay rights groups

    U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, flanking Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, speaks about immigration reform legislation by the Senate's bipartisan "Gang of Eight" that would create a path for the nation's 11 million unauthorized immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship, on Thursday, April 18, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gay ...

  • One baby swan in Manlius dies one remains

    hatched May 13 at the Manlius Swan Pond has died. The baby swan died about 6:30 p.m. Monday, said Manlius Village Clerk Martha Dygert. The cygnet had been swimming at one end of the pond away from parents Manny and Faye when a bystander noticed it was in distress. The bystander then jumped into the pond to rescue the flailing cygnet, and took it home to care for it. Village officials called ...

  • Experimental drug touted as potential game changer for asthma sufferers

    Syracuse, N.Y. -- An experimental asthma drug is being touted as a potential game changer for people with the chronic lung disease who do not respond well to existing medicines. The drug, which is designed to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease, slashed asthma episodes by 87 percent in a 12-week study, according ...

  • New York City FC Name Reyna as Director of Football

    (Reuters) - Former Manchester City and United States international midfielder Claudio Reyna was named as the first director of football for new Major League Soccer (MLS) team New York City Football Club, the team said on Wednesday. The new club, which will start playing in 2015, is jointly owned by Premier League club City and baseball's New York Yankees. The 39-year-old Reyna, who ...

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