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Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A federal jury has awarded $600,000 in back pay to a former college professor in central New York after ruling university officials retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Tattoo artist uses Syracuse China patterns as part of historical project

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Boston University graduate student Lingzi Lu was one of the three people killed in the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  New federal figures show the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped dramatically in 2012, making it very unlikely that global warming can be limited to another 2 degrees. Many governments set a 2-degree increase as the upper limit.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Syracuse Police say they are investigating an armed robbery that happened at the China House Restaurant on South Geddes Street around 9:45 p.m. Monday.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner issued a statement following the final presidential debate.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  CNY Central and the SRC Arena announce a partnership bringing a series of six shows to Syracuse for the fall Performing Arts Season.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  A 53-year-old Rochester man who admitted buying online and then re-selling about 7,000 fake Viagra and Cialis pills from China has been sentenced to three years on probation.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  Small, affordable three-wheel electric cars and scooters are gaining popularity in densely-populated cities in China, especially in the capital of Beijing.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Authorities say high tech, fake driver licenses used by a group of upstate New York teens were the product of a global network based in China.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  A U.S. Senator is calling in the military to buy steel from local companies instead of looking overseas.

Friday, November 11, 2011  Friday marked the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011. Around the world, people celebrated the triple convergence of 11s with a splash.

Saturday, November 05, 2011  Lenox and Hartmann hiring this weekend

Sunday, October 02, 2011  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says New York state lost more than 160,000 jobs since 2001 to China because of what he calls unfair trade practices and currency manipulation.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Minkyu Martin faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.