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  • Did Justin Theroux have bachelor party at NYC

    Justin Theroux is rumoured to have had celebrated his bachelor party in New York City. The 41-year-old actor, who was photographed enjoying a stag party at the Big Apple on Sunday, is fuelling speculation that he could be tying the knot with Jennifer Aniston sooner than expected, Contactmusic reported. A pal of Theroux, writer Gavin McInnes, posted a photo of himself fooling around with the ...

  • Sleepy Hollow high school talks to its seniors about Hofstra shoot slay

    The high school alma mater of the Hofstra University student accidentally killed by a police officer is discussing the shooting with its graduating seniors.Sleepy Hollow Principal Carol Conklin-Spillane said Monday that graduating is a "scary proposition" in itself. So school staff is talking informally with the seniors about "any extra anxiety" related to the ...

  • We wont screw it up Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes

    The statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer begins with a promise "not to screw it up", whilst assuring users that David Karp will remain CEO and that Yahoo! will "operate Tumblr independently".The deal went through for $1.1 billion (723 million) in cash, a sum justified by Tumblr's impressive numbers as one of the world's fastest growing social-media networks.The ...

  • Man wants pay for snakes seized in Miss. porn case

    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A man serving 30 years after pleading guilty to enticing a teenager to pose for pornographic pictures with venomous snakes has filed a federal lawsuit seeking compensation for the loss of his ...

  • Former Niagara Mohawk CEO William Donlon dead at 83

    William J. "Bill" Donlon, 83, who made his way up from meter reader to chairman and CEO of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., died Saturday at a Charlotte, N.C., hospital after a short illness. Donlon joined Syracuse-based Niagara Mohawk in 1947 as a meter reader. After serving in the Navy during the Korean War, he returned to the utility company as a lineman and then worked his way up ...


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Movie Review

Chicken Little

Chicken Little

Exhibit A in the case of Why Disney Needs Pixar is Chicken Little, Disneys first solo computer-animated effort. Although a perfectly presentable animated comedy, it lacks any sense of magic or true innovation. Its cobbled-together story feels like Childrens Comedy 101 thrown ... ...

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  • Restaurant inspections by the Onondaga County Health Department from April 28 to May 4

    The following restaurants were found by the Onondaga County Health Department to be operating within acceptable standards at the time of the inspection from April 28 to May 4. American Legion Post ...

  • Sylvan Beach warned for 22 years to do annual audits but still doesnt

    Back in 1991, the state comptroller told Sylvan Beach that the village board must conduct an annual audit of the clerk-treasurer's financial records. The comptroller said the same thing in 1994. And again in 1997. In a report released today, the Comptroller's Office notes once again that Sylvan Beach is still not complying with state law. "Four of the five board members told us ...

  • Allstate Sues 6 Physicians Medical Corporations in New York

    Allstate Insurance Company is seeking to recover $3.8 million against six physicians and five medical professional corporations in its third insurance fraud lawsuit of 2013. Since 2003, Allstate has filed 47 fraud lawsuits in New York State seeking more than $235 million in damages. Allstate alleges that the defendants routinely submitted fraudulent billing for medical examinations and ...

  • NFP PC Services Hires 2 Account Executives in New York

    NFP Property & Casualty Services (NFPPC) recently hired two account executives in its New York office. NFPPC said Janine Fleury joined the firm as a senior account executive in the commercial lines department, handling a $6 million book of business. For eight years prior to NFPPC, Fleury was employed at York International Agency LLC, specializing in property and casualty lines of business, ...

  • NYC No racial motivation in stop-frisk tactic

    By Colleen Long Associated Press NEW YORK - The federal civil rights challenge to the contentious New York Police Department tactic of stop, question and frisk is winding down after more than nine weeks of testimony from men who say they were wrongly stopped because of their race and police officials who believe the nation's largest force operates with integrity. City attorney Heidi ...

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