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The snow storm that blanketed Syracuse and the region Monday night and all-day Tuesday is the result of unique winds and weather patterns that bring moisture from 3 great lakes bands of snowfall.
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Lawmakers are reconsidering prison sentencing and rehabilitation with the Earned Time Act, the Marvin Mayfield Act, and the Second Look Act. -
Heavy equipment has arrived and is helping with the repair of a large water supply pipe in Onondaga County. Water conservation is also helping. OCWA officials add severe weather could hamper efforts. -
Pieces of the project are falling into place, including new ramps and bridges. -
After an up-and-down start to the season, Syracuse men's basketball looks to prove it can consistently compete as it opens ACC play vs. Clemson. Sydney Chan sets the scene -
Hiscock Legal Aid Society is hiring nearly a dozen additional attorneys, plus support staff, to take on the cases of those who can't afford an attorney. -
Textile recycling, clothes, mattresses, rugs, etc., is challenging, generally not handled by municipalities. Other groups such as Planet Aid, are tackling it through donations, innovative methods.
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Israel became the first country in the world to recognize Somaliland, part of a wider Red Sea rivalry also playing out in Yemen
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The longtime leader of an iconic Niagara Falls tourist attraction has died. James Glynn, who first worked at Maid of the Mist in 1950, then bought the company in 1971, passed away on Sunday at the age of 91. -
Journalist and author Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has died after battling a rare form of cancer.
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Israel is halting operations for humanitarian groups working in Gaza. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Shaina Low with the Norwegian Refugee Council about what that means for aid on the ground.
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Throughline host Rund Abdelfatah brings us the story of the origins of chocolate.
