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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Angelina Jolie says she's had a preventive double mastectomy

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Graduation day is an emotional one for students filled with smiles, happiness and relief. Thousands of students from both Syracuse University and SUNY ESF received their degrees today in a dual ceremony.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Mayor was on flight from Newark when passengers were ordered off.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Syracuse University announced Monday that Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, will deliver 2013 Commencement address at the Carrier Dome on May 12.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The Times says security experts hired to plug the breach tracked the attacks to China -- in some cases computers identified with the Chinese military.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Columbia University professor who wrote "A Beautiful Mind" has filed suit against the school over almost $1 million that she says she's owed

Thursday, January 10, 2013  For only the second time since 1965, and first since 1996, voters failed to elect any players to baseball's Hall of Fame. The Thursday print edition of The New York Times featured the headline "Welcome to Cooperstown" across the front of the Sports page. Below it, there was only a blank page; a statement on the lack of inductees.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The New York Times is looking to cut costs and is offering buyouts to some of its staffers.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The new battle lines in the ongoing American involvement in Afghanistan are drawn in Central New York.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  No matter where you go, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is hard to ignore. It has several explicit sexual scenes and libraries in Florida and Wisconsin have refused to carry the book.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  A new report by the New York Times finds an alarming rise in the number of preschoolers in need of dental care.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  If you take your car to the Saab Sports Car Center in Syracuse, you will have to find a new place to get your car serviced.

Saturday, December 03, 2011  Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky said he never spoke with Joe Paterno about any suspected misconduct with minors, the New York Times reported Saturday.

Friday, December 02, 2011  Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Boeheim said tonight: " I am really sorry".  He apologized for his reaction to the alleged victims of sexual abuse in the Bernie Fine case.

Friday, December 02, 2011