Balloons replace birds in lakefront area protest
Birds are deterred by giant eye balloons hung around a dredging site at Syracuse Inner Harbor as city officials balk at using cannons. Officials say dredging will unlock an 800 acre industrial wasteland into a tourism hub. projects include 348 million in investment, 1,000 new homes, 5,000 jobs, and a 380 million pollution cleanup over 15 years.
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Syracuse
John Foland
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Lakefront Development Corp
Onondaga County
State Barge Canal
Dredging the Inner Harbor in Syracuse causes sediment removal
The state begins dredging Onondaga Creek in Syracuse's Inner Harbor for the first time in 28 years, removing about 30,000 cubic yards of sediment over two summers. Contaminated mud must be kept away from birds as dredging deepens to 10 feet.
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Starr Faces Protests as Q&A Sparks Uproar
Starr engages reporters in a rapid discussion fueling an uproar among eager supporters and critics, with immediate reactions signaling heightened tension over the issue at hand.
White House backs longer handgun waiting period
A senior White House official says the five day waiting period for handgun purchases has saved lives and should be extended beyond its fall expiration under the Brady Act. The administration hopes to retain a transition period even with a nationwide instant background check.
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Sunbeam fires chairman Albert Dunlap amid cuts
The Wall Street Journal reports Sunbeam Corp is terminating Albert Dunlap known as Chain Saw Al for sweeping job cuts. Directors met in emergency session and plan to announce a second quarter operating loss and Dunlap's firing.
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New York City bunker aims to survive a nuclear attack
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani pushes a 15 million emergency operations center designed to withstand a nuclear blast and provide germ warfare and poison gas defenses, backup telecoms, seven days of supplies for 100, a private mayoral office, and a bathroom. Critics, including some allies, question the plan and its security benefits.
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Philat
Students Walk Out During Gingrich Commencement Speech at UCSD
About 40 graduates turned their backs on House Speaker Newt Gingrich as he spoke at UCSD commencement on Sunday. Protesting his selection and calling for student input in process, they drew cheers from some peers while Chancellor Dynes admitted the misstep and pledged student involvement next year.
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Newt Gingrich
University of California
San Diego
R-Ga
UCSD
Robert Dynes
Boy, 4, found OK after night in California mountains
A four year old boy spent a cold night alone in the San Bernardino Mountains and was found in good condition Sunday morning by a helicopter crew. Marcelino Sanchez waved from a ravine about three miles from his camped mother Amy Jane Sanchez and her boyfriend. He said he was thirsty and hungry but otherwise fine aside from mosquito bites. He wandered off Saturday wearing a shirt jeans and sandals and said he walked all night and hid under a rock for warmth.
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Marcelino Sanchez
Amy Jane Sanchez
Chip Patterson
San Bernardino County
Charity breaks record with fastest Habitat house raise
A Nashville crew set a new blitz build record by raising a 1,057 square foot Habitat for Humanity house in four hours 39 minutes 8 seconds beating Pensacola earlier best. Separate six zone crews assembled and dismantled the frame to ensure fit while roof work followed.
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Habitat For Humanity
Habitat For Humanity Affihate
Pensacola
Kentucky woman begins solo Atlantic row attempt
A Kentucky woman starts a 3,633 mile solo ocean crossing from Nags Head North Carolina toward Brest France aiming to be the first American and first woman to row the Atlantic. She sails with an equipped boat named The American Pear and plans ten hours of rowing daily at about 50 miles per day, with no escort and a four month schedule.
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Kentucky
Atlantic Ocean
Ton Murden
Nags Head
N.C
Ilo
Brest
France
Murden
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