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  • New mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has less support among voters than he did last month poll

    On the same day that he took the plunge into the mayor's race, voters told Anthony Weiner he's not cutting the mustard with them.The timing was coincidental, but a Quinnipiac University poll was released this morning just hours after Weiner ended months of speculation ...

  • Manchester City and New York Yankees launch new MLS franchise - video

    Manchester City and the New York Yankees joined forces to create New York City Football Club . MLS commissioner Don Garber says competition between the two New York teams will help soccer make a breakthrough in the city's competitive sports ...

  • Anthony Weiner launches bid to become New York City mayor

    New York - Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some ...

  • Countrys most wanted deadbeat parent sentenced

    NEW YORK (AP) -- A Long Island man once dubbed by prosecutors as the country's most wanted deadbeat parent for owing more than $1.2 million in child support has been sentenced to two and a half years in ...

  • Schumer US needs storm app for tablets phones

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing a national application for smartphones, tablets and the Internet which would quickly update comprehensive storm warnings ...


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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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  • April home sales up 6 percent in Albany area

    Closed sales of homes increased 6 percent in April in the Albany, NY region while sales contracts, a sign of future activity, rose 15 percent, according to preliminary figures released today. The median sale price increased 4 percent, to $194,600, and the average price increased 5 percent, to $217,340 on homes sold through the Capital Region Multiple Listing Service. Total inventory of homes ...

  • Hudson Valley’s TEC-SMART early-college program grows 50 percent

    Hudson Valley Community College's TEC-SMART campus will increase more than 50 percent. Total enrollment for 2013-14 is 110, up from 72 this year. Fifty-eight of the students are juniors who will enter their first year of the two-year program. That's up from last year's approximately 40 juniors. Interest in TEC-SMART's high-school program is growing as more employers require ...

  • Local lenders take SBA pledge to loan more to veterans

    New York Business Development Corp. These lenders all agreed to increase their SBA lending to veterans by 5 percent. The 120 financial institutions include the nation's 20 largest SBA lenders along with regonal and community lenders. The SBA expects the $475 million to assist about 2,000 more veteran entrepreneurs than would otherwise have been ...

  • St. Regis Mohawks will pay $30 million a year to NY for exclusive casino rights

    Gov. Cuomo will grant the Mohawk Indian Nation exclusive casino rights for its upstate casino in exchange for a $30 million annual payment to the state. The ...

  • Sucess by 6 drive to support Syracuse kids learning to swim

    Syracuse, NY -- Every day about 10 people die from drowning, according to the Center for Disease Control. Of these, two will be young children. The YMCA of Greater Syracuse and the Syracuse Department of Parks & Recreation offer opportunities for kids to learn how to swim, but many children miss out because they don't own and cannot afford a swimsuit. But the United Way of Central New ...

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