Tickets go on sale for FTC Champions on Ice tour
Tickets start at 10 am for the FTC Champions on Ice show on January 14 at Syracuse War Memorial. Skaters include Brian Boitano Victor Petrenko Dorothy Hamill and the duo Elizabeth Punsalan Jerod Swallow. Price 50 dollars available at OnCenter box office TicketMaster outlets and by phone charge.
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OnCenter
TicketMaster
Warm West Slightly Higher Temperatures in W NY
Western New York is expected to be warmer than the eastern half with mid sixties in the west and around sixty in the east. Weather details show a high around 59 and a low near 46.
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Disenfranchisement hits one-eighth of Black men
Human Rights Watch and the Sentencing Project report that about 12.5 percent of Black men cannot vote due to criminal records. Except Maine Massachusetts Utah and Vermont most prisoners are denied voting rights, while 15 states bar felons after sentences. In Alabama and Florida nearly one in three Black men are permanently disenfranchised.
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Preoccupation With Ideal Hamstrings Affects Women Tests
A study found women wearing swimsuits scored lower on a math test than those in street clothes, while men's scores stayed same. Researchers say body image preoccupation drains cognitive resources, reflecting society’s unrealistic female body standards.
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Tomi-Ann Roberts
West and Northeast deemed best regions for women study says
A study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research ranks the Northeast and West as top regions for women based on wages reproductive rights and political opportunities. New York sits mid tier in employment earnings and autonomy but low in political participation.
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Sleep study links menstruation pregnancy and menopause to disrupted women’s sleep
The National Sleep Foundation reports that three biological events menstruation pregnancy and menopause disrupt women's sleep and impair daytime function. The finding highlights broader gender gaps in labor and pay. The calendar lists a Spooktacular at the Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology. For corrections call deputy executive editor Tim Bunn at 470-2240.
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Injured Woman Faces Long Recovery After Brutal Beating
Jill Cahill, 41, mother of two, survived an April 21 beating with an aluminum baseball bat. Surgeons removed part of her skull, she fell into a summer coma, and after multiple surgeries and meningitis bouts she remains in rehabilitation at University Hospital. Family recalls her humor despite grim injuries.
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Spafford
Joan Russell
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Cathy McDonald
University Hospital
Palestinians Agree to Remove Calls for Israel Destruction
Israeli and Palestinian leaders tentatively agreed on revising the Palestinian charter to eliminate calls for Israel's destruction. Diplomatic sources said the pledge was part of progress at the Middle East summit, with Gaza convening via the Palestinian National Council and other groups. Distilling the accord, Netanyahu and Arafat cleared major hurdles on the covenant while U S calls for a settlement expansion timeout remained unsettled.
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Monkeys learn to count and compare numbers
New York researchers Elizabeth Brannon and Herbert Terrace report monkeys can count from one to nine and grasp relational concepts like two and threeness. The study, published in Science, suggests animals may share rudiments of mathematical thinking with humans and could influence teaching methods for cognitive impairment.
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Columbia University
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Snow Facts From Weather Notes At Syracuse Airport
The article explains snow is transparent and appears white due to light reflection. It notes rare snowflakes reaching up to 4 inches in diameter and cites Syracuse’s 1993 Blizzard record of 35.6 inches in 24 hours, with measurements taken March 13 and 14 at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. It compares snow to rain, stating about 10 inches of wet snow equals one inch of rain.
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New Haven Receives First Snow of the Season
New Haven records its first snow as Cordral New York’s seasonal herald. Kellin Besselin reports two tenths of an inch in Port Pleasant with trace amounts Thursday morning. Forecasts show no significant snow for the next five days as Judy Levan of the National Weather Service notes. Redfield’s Carol Verdon laments missing snowfall on Tag Hill Plateau but remains hopeful for later in the season.
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