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Two more Capital Region bear sightings; one caught
Another day, another bear sighting - or actually two bear sightings - around the Capital Region. This time, a young male black bear was the center of attention in North Greenbush , near the corner of Williams Road and Meadow Drive , right behind Hudson Valley Community College and Joe Bruno Stadium, and right near the former Troy dump. After
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Cohoes father in custody
A father is in custody in Cohoes, after police say he threatened to set his house on fire with his family inside. Police say the man poured gasoline in a home on Tanguay Drive Wednesday morning, with his wife, two kids, and two grandkids inside. The son was able to call 911. Everyone got out okay and there was no
State News
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1 of 5 People Shot In Buffalo Park Attack Dies
Buffalo, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say one of the five people shot in a Buffalo park during a picnic has died. Marquay Lee had been in the hospital since being brought there in critical condition Saturday evening. An Erie County Medical Center spokesman says Wednesday that the 26-year-old died overnight. Lee, along with three other men and a
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Mueller Confirms Preliminary Probe Of JPMorgan
(AP) - FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched a preliminary investigation of JPMorgan Chase & Co. following a $2 billion trading loss at the bank. Mueller's comment Wednesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was the first on-the-record confirmation of the probe. On Tuesday, a law enforcement official said that the FBI's New York office
National News
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Edwards defense rests, closing arguments tomorrow
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow at the North Carolina trial of two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, with jury deliberations expected to start the following day. The defense rested today without calling Edwards or his former mistress to the stand. The defense also chose not to question the former senator's oldest daughter, Cate, who has
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Lawyer: Mary Kennedy found dead
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York. Kerry Lawrence says Mary Kennedy died on Wednesday. He says he doesn't know the cause of her death. Police confirm a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, north of New York City. Lawrence had represented
World News
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Syrian leader says terrorists are behind unrest
BEIRUT (AP) — In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted Tuesday his regime is fighting back against foreign mercenaries who want to overthrow him, not innocent Syrians aspiring for democracy in a yearlong uprising. The interview with Russian TV showed Assad is still standing his ground, despite widespread international condemnation over his deadly crackdown on dissent.
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US sees deal near; Pakistan haggling over money
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hopes of reopening Pakistan's supply routes for the Afghanistan war ahead of next week's NATO summit are going down to the wire. Washington is hopeful of an imminent deal. But Pakistan is insisting that the United States pay more to repair relations and end the blockade. Both sides say negotiations continued in Islamabad on Wednesday. The