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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to effectively end its decides-long land claim in Oneida and Madison counties in exchange for exclusive rights to operate a casino in Central New York.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Syracuse University is preparing for this weekend’s graduation ceremonies, including extra security measures.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  If you hate your job, you may not be the only one. CareerCast has released its list of best and worst jobs you could get.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Police say a 38-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car when he was thrown from his motorcycle during a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of James Street and Sedgwick Street in Syracuse. It happened around 8:05 Wednesday night.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The Catholic church has chosen a new pope. White smoke is rising over the Vatican City, signaling that a new pope has been elected. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina was named as pope. He is the first pontiff from South America.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Larry Flynt, free speech activist, and publisher of Hustler magazine (a monthly pornographic magazine), addressed hundreds at Syracuse University's Goldstein Auditorium on Tuesday evening, trying to spread education on the First Amendment.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Flynt is an outspoken defender of First Amendment rights. Throughout his career, he has been involved in numerous legal battles regarding the regulation of free speech in the U.S., including the Supreme Court case HUSTLER Magazine vs. Falwell back in 1988.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  The New York State Public Service Commission announced today that it will be performing an independent and comprehensive audit of National Grid’s various natural gas companies.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  An audit finds national grid overcharged upstate electric and gas customers $8.5 million in 2009. Downstate customers may have been overcharged $35 million in gas usage around the same period. Now the Public Service Commission is working to determine whether customers should be refunded.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  A month after criticizing a parking contract between Onondaga County and the owners of the Galleries project in downtown Syracuse, County Comptroller Bob Antonacci says he's exposed taxpayer waste in a separate parking deal.

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Friday, November 16, 2012  A Saudi Arabian prince was on the Syracuse University campus today

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012  The former clerk of a Central New York town court has been charged with embezzling $27,000 from traffic fine payments.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  A former central New York mail carrier has been sentenced to more than a year in prison and ordered to pay back the more than $325,000 in workers compensation funds she stole from the federal government.