Quiet New York Summer Dampens Insect Chorus
Albany reports a cooler, wetter season reducing cricket and cicada sounds across the state. Entomologist Michael Birmingham notes dwindling activity of cold blooded insects due to chill and rain, while University of Albany sociologist Richard Lachmann says fewer people notice subtle nature cues.
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Rare parasitic disease kills 21 hunting dogs
The Millbrook Hunt in Dutchess County reports 21 Maxhounds dead from leishmaniasis and about 20 more ill. Researchers at North Carolina State University identify a sandfly transmitted strain of leishmaniasis as the cause. The disease has killed humans in other countries but is rare in the United States.
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Underground marijuana farm unearthed in Addison raid
After an 18 month probe local state and federal agents raided Roger Spencer s barn 75 miles southeast of Rochester uncovering a 3200 square foot underground operation producing 12 pounds of marijuana weekly Police charged 39 year old Spencer and 34 year old Andrew C Hurd with running the grow room using generators to power 32 high pressure sodium lights and air conditioners Each street pound was valued at 3200 police said
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Bus Driver Wins 30 Million Lottery Jackpot in Brooklyn
Brooklyn bus driver John Welsh has won a 30 million dollar Lotte prize with a lump sum payment of 14.3 million. He said his first priority is caring for his ailing wife Josephine who has battled emphysema and spent years in hospitals and nursing homes. Officials announced the win at a Brooklyn news conference.
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