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Birds learn another 'language' by eavesdropping on neighbors
WASHINGTON - For birds, understanding neighborhood gossip about an approaching hawk or brown snake can mean the differen…
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OUR VIEW: Remember the patriots who fought at Oriskany
We need to do a better job teaching our kids - some adults, too - about the role our region played in America's fight fo…
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PITTS: President Trump's words are weightless
Maybe you remember when Mexico was going to pay for the wall.You should. It was as recently as May. Donald Trump went to…
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Earth, Wind and Fire backfield strengthens Yard Dogs
UTICA - As a joke, Utica Yard Dogs head Frank Palmisano used to call his running back trio "I, Me and My."Since then, Th…
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King of Kings playoffs begin Monday
Eggan Excavating and Utica Elite - both with unblemished records - are the top seeds for the King of Kings Pro-Am Basket…
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Back-to-college shopping? Decorate your space with these dorm must-haves
Somehow, it's already that time of year: back-to-school season. For students going away to college, this means more than packing just a backpack with some pencils: we're talking dorm decor and bedspreads, and maybe some furniture if they're going...
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Kids get their kicks during soccer clinic
UTICA - Liam Callahan, a Utica City FC player, didn't expect to be charged by nearly 125 children from the Utica Safe Sc…
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Omarosa's back, charges Trump showed signs of mental decline
WASHINGTON - A former White House staffer is claiming in a new book that President Donald Trump has exhibited a "mental …
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US wants ACLU to take lead on reuniting separated families
SAN DIEGO - The Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday revealed widely divergent plans …
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Cuomo appoints group to draft bill for regulating marijuana
ALBANY - A group consisting of New York state government and law enforcement officials, advocates and academics has been…
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Beckham Jr.'s agent talks with Giants assistant GM
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The agent for New York Giants star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. had a long conversation with the t…
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At Watkins Glen, Bell seeks record-tying Xfinity win
WATKINS GLEN - Christopher Bell has been called the next Kyle Larson, a future Joe Gibbs Racing star and a young driver …
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Cuomo wants to kill the death penalty; remove from law
Cuomo to push bill that would end NY's death penalty lawALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll introduce legislation that…
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Assembly candidate Bova opposes downtown hospital
UTICA - Republican candidate for the New York State Assembly Dennis Bova Jr. came out against the proposed downtown hosp…
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Rome Lab to get $14.2M in federal funding for fence
ROME - The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act includes $14.2 million in federal funding to enhance secur…
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Brindisi announces $300K in funding for local libraries
Three libraries in Herkimer and Oneida counties are receiving nearly $300,000 in state funding for construction projects…
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