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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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Movie Review
The Fourth Man (De vierde man)
The opening scene of Paul Verhoeven's Dutch erotic comedy/thriller "The Fourth Man" is none too subtle: in queasy close-up it shows a large spider capturing and devouring a helpless fly that has become caught in its web. For a film that deals with a blond femme fatal who may or may not have knocked off three husbands and may or may not be positioning herself to get a fourth, this is not a good sig ... ...
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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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Venetian Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
In the middle of the Strip, and opposite the Mirage and Treasure Island is the Venetian, adjacent to its sister ...
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- Jurors deadlock on death penalty for convicted murderer Jodi Arias retrial set for July...
- Fired teacher says meaning lost in translation after calling student Negro
- Boy Scouts drops ban on openly gay boys
- Pineda goes five innings in extended spring game
- Bloomberg adds 2 Hamptons properties info shows