Congel and Pyramid Face 100 Million Lawsuit
Syracuse based Pyramid Co and Congel linked to a federal RICO lawsuit filed by minority partners. The suit accuses funneling funds through Pyramid projects and alleges breach of contract claims. Defendants include SR Group and several Congel family entities with Long Island law firm Endler, Schiller & Flexner LLP representing the plaintiffs.
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Hansener Revert
Cemng
Pyramid
Syracuse
Pes
Endler
Withies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
David Baies
Baies
Congel
Pyramid Co
Ononda
Pyramid Management Group
Scott R. Cengel
SR Group Inc
S&r Group Inc
Robert Cengel
Scout R. Congel
Bontel Corp
PoMarco, Abiusi & Pascarella
Clinton pardon and gifts stir political scrutiny
The piece details ongoing controversy over Bill Clinton pardon merits and gifts to the Clintons, including Denise Rich items valued at thousands. Hillary faces renewed questions as Senate debates gift bans. Duke Ellington photo to school noted as a donation from Ken Burns amid broader post presidency activities.
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Switzerland
Clintons
New York
Denise Rich
Clinton
Susioga
Senate
Hillary Clinton
Trent Loty
Lincoln
Cooper Union
Buddy
China
Duke Elington
Duke Elington School For the Arts
Washington
Ken Burns
National Archives
White House
Sean
Ehud Barak
Manhattan
India
NBC Faces Tough Thursday As Survivor Tests Friends
NBC has long dominated Thursday primetime while CBS upset the balance with Survivor opposing NBC’s top lineup. The 8 p.m. clash drew about 12 percent more viewers, prompting NBC to extend Friends to 40 minutes and insert SNL sketches to fill the hour, boosting overall network viewership by around six percent.
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Friends
CBS
Decisen
NBC
Corrections policy note from Herald Journal staff
Herald Journal staff invite readers to report errors to ensure full fair and accurate coverage. Readers are asked to call with corrections to improve the newspaper's reporting and coverage integrity.
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Herald-Journal
Tacivalinac
Albany Lottery Draws Friday Numbers and Results
The state Daily Number game produced 256, the Win Four number was 0761, Take 5 delivered 1 4 6 14 34, and Pick 10 listed 7 14 15 19 23 25 31 34 36 99 41 55 57 58 59 63 65 08 71 72. Associated Press reports the results from Albany.
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Albany
Unclear OCR Stance Notice From Syracuse Area Post
Fragmentary text from a Syracuse area post notice references postage rates and member shares. The legible items mention a mailing address in Syracuse and a general remark about charges and a repeater service, but details are incomplete and uncertain.
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Syracuse
Limiting access to state ballot questions debate heats up
The article discusses a proposed 100000 vote threshold that would limit minor party lines, noting Pataki and the Independence Party votes in 1998 and county counts. It quotes Martin Hasner and Mark Dunlea on ballot access, with politicians from Onondaga County weighing impact and officials proposing voting machine upgrades and commission reforms to address ballot crowding.
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Pataki
Independence Party
John Golisano
Onundaga County
Nundaga County
Oswego County
Cayuga Y
Madison County
New York State
Liberal Party
Martin Hasener
Hassner
New York
Green Party
Mark Dunlea
Onondaga County
Hubert Romeo
Romeo
Elections) Board
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Tno
John de
DeFrancisco
Nency Lorraine Hoffmann
Senate
Elections Commissioners’ Association
Boards of Election
Buble
Unclear Source Improper Text Card
The readable fragments do not reveal a coherent event or entities. No identifiable person, organization, place, date, or outcome can be established for a concise T and S.
St Lawrence pollution case set for March 6 court
Roger Arcand, fired last year from the water pollution plant, faces seven charges under Ontario law for allegedly discharging waste water into the St Lawrence River and attempting a cover up. Court documents say the pollution may have impaired water quality. Assencer Free.
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St. Lawrence
Irving
Roger Arcand
Ontario Water Resources Act
Arcand
Sey Cour
Cable blamed for fatal rail crash in Los Angeles
Federal investigators say a faulty moving cable on a historic downtown railway allowed a railcar to slip and roll down a hill, slamming into another car and killing an 83-year-old man while injuring seven others. NTSB member Dave Watson noted the top‑of‑hill operator activated emergency brakes, reducing the impact. Investigators are dismantling the spool to determine slack in the cable.
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Los Angeles
Dave Watson
National Esportation Safety Board
Watson
Man with machete attacks at elementary school
A man armed with a machete entered North Hoperwell-Winterstown Elementary School and fought with a principal and teachers in a kindergarten room. Three women and six children were injured but not critically. William Michael Stankewicz, 55, was arrested about 20 minutes later and faces multiple counts, with motive undetermined.
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Felon
William Michael Stankewicz
North Hoperwell-Winterstown
Philadelphia
Stankowicz
Johnson City
Tenn
Pennsylvania
Thomas Kelley
Man threatens overpass. Van Halen song used in standoff
A man in Omaha threatened to jump from an overpass as officers negotiated for hours. Police spokesman Dan Cisar said a Van Halen song played over police radios during the incident, which the chief called inappropriate and ordered an internal review. The man, who had a domestic violence warrant, surrendered after four hours. authorities consider possible cross-agency involvement.
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Mastic Beach
Suffolk County Police
Portia
Peter Wells
Pepper
Locust Drive
Grove Road
Foglia
New York Police Department
Thomas Burroughs
New York
Burroughs
Brookhaven Animal Control
Omaha
Cisar
Weather data and hotline codes from Syracuse papers
Information lines provide weather forecasts and warnings via coded phone and online access. Multiple four digit codes link to forecast from WIXT-TV, Upstate Waves travel advisories, current conditions, Red Cross survival ops, and a daily weather trivia question. Online links point to Syracuse.com for forecasts, summaries, and Nexrad images.
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NewsLine
Auet
Nand Weedenort
Oswego
Pulaski
Averinom
Wixt-Tv
Channel 9
The
Red Cross
Brian Samson
Mexico Middle School
Syracuse
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