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ALBANY — Mario Cuomo had a loud and liberal voice that inspired a generation of politicians to turn to public service, and a story of humble beginnings that he wove into calls for social justice during his three terms as ...
Read More »NYC inmate ‘baked to death’ in cell
NEW YORK (AP) — Jerome Murdough was just looking for a warm place to sleep on a chilly night last month when he curled up in an enclosed stairwell on the roof of a Harlem public housing project where he ...
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Read More »NYSBA mourns Justice Buckley
New York State Bar Association President David M. Schraver of Rochester has issued a statement on the death of former Justice John T. Buckley. “With the passing of Justice John Buckley, we have lost a respected representative of the legal ...
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Read More »New York leaders mourn Judge Jones
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing two vacancies on New York’s top court following the death Monday of Judge Theodore T. Jones Jr., just hours after he left Rochester. The state Commission on Judicial Nomination had already started the review process ...
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Read More »President monitoring reports from North Korea
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama is monitoring reports of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Kim’s death was announced by state media in a “special broadcast” from the Pyongyang late Sunday. The reports ...
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Read More »Oil prices fall after Gadhafi’s death
NEW YORK — The price of oil fell after the death of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, although it should take months for Libya’s oil industry to recover and for the full impact to be felt on world markets. Oil fell $1.08 to $85.03 per barrel in New York on Thursday.
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Read More »After student’s death, Cornell moves to end hazing
Cornell University is moving to eradicate “demeaning or dangerous” pledging practices at campus fraternities and sororities.
Read More »State cites theme park in vet’s coaster death
BUFFALO — New York state officials have issued two violations to an upstate theme park where an amputee Iraq war veteran fell to his death from a roller coaster. The Labor Department found James Hackemer's death ...
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Read More »Probe continues after vet falls from coaster
BUFFALO — An investigation is continuing into the death of an Iraq war veteran and double amputee who fell from a 208-foot-tall roller coaster in upstate New York. Sgt. James Thomas Hackemer, who had lost both his legs to a roadside bomb ...
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Read More »Comp awarded for computer-bound worker’s death in N.J.
Sitting in front of a computer for hours at a time is not the healthiest way to make a living. And with more employees being tied to their computers, it was only a matter of time before courts started grappling with workers’ compensation claims addressing the unique injury issues of those with sedentary jobs.
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Read More »Bin Laden’s death sparks new talk over Patriot Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freshman Republican Randy Hultgren had no problem voting against extending the Patriot Act in February. But the death of Osama bin Laden, just weeks before part of the terrorist-fighting law expires, raises new questions for the Illinois congressman.
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Read More »Former state supreme court Justice LaMarca dies
A former supreme court justice in Nassau County who ruled on such high profile cases as the validity of Richard Ravitch’s appointment as lieutenant governor, has died. William LaMarca died Thursday at the age of 77.
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