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Patrona Jones-Rowser was among those who voted 5 to 4 on legislation that gives council and the city clerk more oversight of the CRB>
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Syracuse Common Councilors approved the amendments to the legislation governing the Citizen Review Board last week. The mayor will either sign or veto the changes. -
President Joe Biden confirmed a $6 billion federal investment for the Micron Microchip plant that will reboot manufacturing in US that had largely moved to Asia. -
Protest organizers say they represented more than a dozen local and regional groups. -
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit the Syracuse area Thursday for an announcement of billions of dollars in incentives for Micron to build huge microchip plant. -
Voting participation among the 18-to-24 age group has been increasing over past election years, but still remains low. -
The Syracuse Common Council voted to take over the hiring of the head of the Citizen Review Board. Opponents say it will make the board less independent on police issues
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The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. -
Mammograms should start at age 40, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce. And a new study finds hormone therapy for menopause symptoms is safe.
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Campus protests have mushroomed across the U.S. in recent days but the protest movement actually started in October, not long after Israel began its war against Hamas in Gaza.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Whoopi Goldberg about her new memoir, "Bits and Pieces," and about the influence of Goldberg's family on her.
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Many rural communities lack affordable housing. One university in Alabama is trying to help with some experimental architecture.
