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  • Moscow safer than New York Russian minister

    Russian police reforms have proved so successful that, in some areas, Moscow outperforms New York on safety, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has boasted while on a visit to the US. Kolokoltsev made the claims during a meeting in New York late Monday with New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. "We have compared the crime situation in Moscow and New York, factoring in ...

  • Shocking lawsuit claims NY high schools admissions policy racially biased

    New York City high school admissions policies are racially biased against black and Hispanic students. A lawsuit filed in a federal civil rights complaint said that parents and activists have charged the school. According to the New York Daily News, in the complaint, filed with the federal Office of Civil Rights, the parents and their lawyers call for a federal investigation and overhaul of a ...

  • US charges three NYU researchers for taking bribes from Chinese company

    Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses. Federal prosecutors said that Yudong Zhu, a U.S.-educated NYU professor, and Xing Yang, a lab engineer, were released on bail after appearing in federal court in Manhattan to face commercial bribery and other charges. ...

  • Ray Rice Guns cash stolen from running backs Maryland home

    TOWSON, MD. — Police said the home of Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens running back and New Rochelle High School graduate, was burglarized over the weekend, and $2,000 and two guns were stolen. Baltimore County police spokeswoman Cpl. Cathleen Batton said Monday that the burglary happened between 8:30 p.m. Friday and 12:50 a.m. Saturday at the home in Reisterstow. Batton said Rice was out of ...

  • Yanks bullpen gives way in 10th at Baltimore

    NYY@BAL: Yankees lose on walk-off homer in the 10th BALTIMORE -- Nate McLouth delivered a game-winning home run off rookie left-hander Vidal Nuno in the 10th inning, lifting the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday at Camden Yards. Nuno served up the deciding drive in his third big league appearance, facing his first batter of the game after Phil Hughes and four relievers ...


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Movie Review

Machine Gun McCain (Gli intoccabili) [Blu-Ray]

Machine Gun McCain (Gli intoccabili) [Blu-Ray]

At no point in Machine Gun McCain is John Cassevetess character Hank McCain actually referred to by that marquee-ready nickname, and he only wields a machine gun twice in the film, but its still a great, trashy title that grabs your attention, even if its for all the w ... ...

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  • Onondaga County voters approve 16 school budgets North Syracuse results unknown

    Terry McElroy, resource teacher teacher at Liverpool and Andrew Calderwood, earth science teacher at Liverpool, vote before school starts. They take about five minutes after voting to fill out a survey on how they ...

  • Fayetteville-Manlius voters approve $76.4 million budget

    Fayetteville-Manlius voters approve a $76,410,610 2013-14 budget, along with several propositions. The budget vote was 1,111 to 418. The district also placed several propositions before voters. A proposition for safety and security enhancements costing $989,300 was approved by a vote of 1,119 to 414. A land purchase proposition for $220,000 was approved by a vote of 1,036 to 491. A school ...

  • Rikers guard allegedly offered to speed up release dates in exchange for cocaine or cash

    A crooked Rikers guard offered to break into the system computers and advance the release dates of no fewer than five inmates -- demanding to be paid in cocaine or cash, according to shocking testimony in a Manhattan bribery trial."The officer said he preferred drugs because he could make more money with drugs," inmate Rafael Montadoca told jurors of disgraced correction officer Robert ...

  • Rocky first inning costs Mets in loss to Reds

    CIN@NYM: Wright's error gives Reds an early lead NEW YORK -- On a daily basis at Citi Field, a complete and utter lack of offense continues to undermine the Mets. And so they continue to lose, despite obvious improvements in their rotation and bullpen. All it takes these days is one mistake for the Mets to suffer defeat. Tuesday's blunder came in the first inning of a 4-0 loss to ...

  • 1000 pm update Another round of showers and storms for Syracuse before midnight

    The radar image from 9:45 this Tuesday evening shows one more round of showers and thunderstorms approaching from the west. After this moves through, thunderstorms will tend to settle down overnight. The new activity is approaching at about 35 mph. That should bring it through the city of Syracuse by around 10:30 p.m. There are also some strong winds in these storms, and intense lightning. ...

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