Author: Syracuse News
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After 15-day ‘regrouping’ period, the Brooklyn-style bagel shop near SU reopens
Syracuse, N.Y. — After a 15-day pause to ‘regroup and get it together,’ a Brooklyn-style bagel shop has reopened near the Syracuse University campus. Schoolyard Bagels opened Feb. 8 to lines of customers that stretched out the door and down University Avenue. After two days of low inventory and long wait times, the owners decided…
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US Army cutting thousands of jobs in major revamp to prepare for future wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5%, and restructuring to be better able to fight the next major war, as the service struggles with recruiting shortfalls that made it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to fill all the jobs. The cuts will…
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Fast food restaurant chain to begin surge-pricing based on demand
A popular fast food restaurant chain says it will begin surge-pricing, using new digital menu boards to change its prices at different times of day due to demand. Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner said on a recent earnings call that Wendy’s will start testing “a variety of enhanced features on these digital menu boards like dynamic…
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Company seeks tax breaks for $122 million expansion expected to create 400 jobs in DeWitt
DeWitt, N.Y. — A California company is seeking nearly $16 million in local tax breaks for a $122 million expansion in DeWitt that is expected to create 400 jobs. TTM Technologies Inc. has applied to the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency for a payment-in-lieu-of-tax agreement that would save the company $10.6 million in property taxes…
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Photographer accuses Taylor Swift’s dad of punching him in the face
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A photographer told police he was punched in the face by Taylor Swift’s father on the Sydney waterfront on Tuesday, hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended. Ben McDonald said he provided police with a statement alleging that Scott Swift assaulted him at the Neutral Bay Wharf, where the father…
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High wind watch for Central NY for Wednesday and Thursday
The National Weather Service issued a high wind watch at 3:20 a.m. on Tuesday valid from Wednesday 2 p.m. until Thursday 7 a.m. for Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga and Madison counties. “West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 58 mph possible,” explains the weather service. “Gusty south to southwest winds will develop…
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High wind watch for Cayuga and Oswego counties for Wednesday and Thursday
A high wind watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 3:14 a.m. valid from Wednesday 2 p.m. until Thursday 7 a.m. for Cayuga and Oswego counties. The weather service comments, “West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.” “Damaging winds could blow down some trees and…
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Skaneateles boys hockey rolls to Section III Division II title with 8-1 win over CBA/J-D
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Buffalo Bills’ Dion Dawkins blasts Micheal Clemons, New York Jets: ‘I hate them’
The Buffalo Bills’ matchups against the New York Jets in 2024 may be must-see TV. The Jets have not been very competitive in the AFC East, finishing in third or fourth place in the division the past eight seasons, but a rivalry with the Bills seems apparent based on comments made by left tackle Dion…
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Pregnancy care was always lacking in jails. It could get worse.
Originally published by The 19th It was about midnight in June 2022 when police officers showed up at Angela Collier’s door and told her that someone anonymously requested a welfare check because they thought she might have had a miscarriage. Standing in front of the concrete steps of her home in Midway, Texas, Collier, initially barefoot…