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  • NYT website attacked by unknown hackers

    The New York Times has revealed that its website was hacked earlier this week, preventing access to a small number of users. The newspaper claimed that earlier Chinese hackers had attacked the website for months, but did not mention the sources for the latest round of attacks. The Chinese hacking led the paper to turn to an outside security firm to block future attacks. A Huffington Post ...

  • 60 hurt as US trains collide New York-Boston corridor closed

    Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston. A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m. Friday, hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, about 60 miles northeast of New York City ...

  • Iranian Wrestlers Abruptly Leave US Early

    The U.S. State Department has denied Iranian media reports that the United States deported the Iranian wrestling team ahead of a Sunday meet in Los Angeles. A State Department official tells VOA's Persian News Network that U.S. authorities had nothing to do with their departure. The wrestlers abruptly returned home after beating the American team in an exhibition Wednesday at Grand ...

  • US Russian Missile Shipments to Syria Very Unfortunate

    The top U.S. military officer says Russian missile shipments to Syria are "ill-timed" and "very unfortunate." The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, said Friday the missiles will embolden President Bashar al-Assad and prolong the suffering in Syria. He said Mr. Assad could think the missiles somehow will make him safer and more prone to a miscalculation. The ...

  • Parole escapee identified as shooter in Hofstra home invasion

    A career criminal who fled parole last month has been identified as the shooter in the stunning death of a Hofstra University student in a home invasion robbery just off campus.Dalton Smith, 30, was identified by his fingerprints after he was shot dead during the early Friday morning encounter with cops inside the Uniondale home, Nassau County police said.Police had issued a warrant for ...


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Movie Review

Storytelling [DVD]

Storytelling [DVD]

Prior to Storytelling, Todd Solondz had only written and directed two feature films, 1995's Welcome to the Dollhouse and 1998's Happiness, both of which were at the center of critical and cultural controversy owing to Solondz's darkly comic willingness to creatively explore taboo topics. Adolescent sadism, pedophilia, sexual hang-ups--all of these are central to Solondz' visi ... ...

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  • Granderson plays right field for first time in Majors

    Email NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson's versatility is only matched by his affability. The Yankees lined Granderson up for his first Major League game in right field Saturday against Toronto, and the longtime center fielder assured his manager that he wouldn't have a problem at the new position. "When I talked to him about it, he was like, 'Fine. No problem,'" said ...

  • Joba moving closer toward rehab assignment

    Email NEW YORK -- Joba Chamberlain may be getting closer to a return to the mound. Chamberlain, who has spent the last two weeks on the disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle, threw a long-toss session Saturday and will throw one more bullpen session before going out on a rehab assignment. Chamberlain, who has been limited to less than 30 innings in each of the last two seasons, ...

  • CNY Komen Race for the Cure Results by name age division hometown

    Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure drew more than 6,200 runners and walkers to the state fairgrounds in Geddes Saturday, according to organizers. The event - which included a 5K run/walk, along with a one-mile Kids for the Cure Dash, followed by a fun walk over that distance - has been held for 19 years. The fastest runner in the 5K was Matt Giannino, 20, of Syracuse with a time of 17:44. The ...

  • Onondaga Community College celebrates 50th commencement ceremony

    Syracuse, NY -- Onondaga Community College celebrated its 50th commencement ceremony today. Approximately 1,367 students were eligible to receive their diplomas this afternoon at the SRC Arena. Graduating student Garrett Sisson, a humanities major, was the keynote speaker. Sisson is one of six OCC students who earned a SUNY Chancellor's Award for student excellence. Sisson plans to ...

  • Amazing no one died in devastating Conn. Metro-North train crash officials say

    FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after the crash, which damaged the tracks and threatened to ...

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