How a single vote can tell politicians who's boss.
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Investors are methodically renovating former Ballantyne Apts in Syracuse's Valley section into upscale units similar to downtown offerings. They hope security & building upgrades will attract tenants.
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The good news: The budget is passed. The bad news: It was due two months ago.
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More than 8 million people in the state are set to receive checks to offset utility costs.
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The measures aim to shift more power to legislators and voters.
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A new teen mental health first aid protocol is rolling out ahead of next school year, and a statewide organization is looking to extend that training to school communities across New York state.
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The state bill includes sweeteners for public workers, which unions said were necessary to recruit and retain talent.
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Engineers at Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin are trying to figure out why their massive New Glenn rocket exploded on its launch pad Thursday night.
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In Laos, rescue efforts are underway to reach seven men who have been trapped inside a cave for over a week.
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A Kenyan court has temporarily halted the opening of a U.S. Ebola quarantine center. The move follows protests over infection risks and claims that the country could be used as a "containment colony."
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The Primary used to be just the first step in the electoral process — now the primary has transformed, in many places into the moment when the election is all but decided. It's shaping Congress.
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There have been hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides of the war in Ukraine, and by some estimates more than 80% are now caused by drones. It's changed the nature of battlefield medicine.