September 2010
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Sex and the lottery
The question is, was the lottery ticket scratched off before or after the transaction?
WATERFORD — A Troy man got his winning lottery ticket but he hardly hit the jackpot, police said.
John J.G. Trotter, 22, of Third Avenue negotiated the price — $35 and a winning scratch-off lottery ticket — to perform a sex act on another man Tuesday, police said.
The lottery ticket paid...
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Hannity Hunger Strike called on account of hunger
“I’m sore,” said Tom Cavanaugh. “I’m very tired. I really need a steak.”
Speaking by cell phone from outside the studios of WABC in midtown Manhattan, the East Berne conservative activist announced he would be ending his fast at midnight tonight. Cavanaugh began his protest Thursday morning to convince Fox News personality and radio host Sean Hannity to interview GOP gubernatorial hopeful...
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Oops.
Partying college students drinking flaming shots of rum accidentally started a 15th Street fire early Thursday, officials said.
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“Eric: “W….”
Google: “Weather… you want weather, right? Well come on down”...”
– Tech Blog writer Eric Millington, on Google Instant
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“He was a real gentleman, a soft, quiet kid who had a real fire to compete...”
– Goffstown High School Principal Frank McBride, talking about Philip Gerald Eichner Charte, killed in Afghanistan
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'Unburnable Qurans'
From the Saratoga Seen blog:
Skidmore College’s Office of Religious and Spiritual Life will host the program “Unburnable Qurans” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday – the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Manhattan and Washington, D.C., on the Case Center patio outside of the Burgess Café.
The event is planned by a student, and designed to counter Saturday’s “International Burn a Koran...
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WatchRensselaer County Republican election commissioner Larry Bugbee walks us through using an optical scan voting system. He likes fish, sugar and sausage. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
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No money, no rain
The homepage of TimesUnion.com right now looks like the start of a country song: Farmers are feeling the pinch from a lack of rain, while New York students have been defaulting on college loans to the tune of nearly $2 billion.
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“Yeah, I think it’s a cult. I definitely acknowledge there are good parts...”
– Becca Friedman, a former student of NXIVM
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For reals this time
Remember the local guy who turned down numerous NFL teams who wanted him, then changed his mind and signed with the Dallas Cowboys? He’s pulled another U-turn and is walking away from professional football despite offers from three other teams.
The agent said what’s different this time is Sicko at least got a taste of what the NFL is all about, and what he was turning down.
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What the heck is a 'sharrow?'
Apparently, the fact that they’re popping up in Albany is a good thing for the city’s bicyclists.
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“The curt message of Labor Day 2010 is that if you’re bringing home a...”
– In need of work, on Labor Day, today’s editorial
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Monkey on the loose
The owner of a Catskill Inn is believed to have fled to Venezuela with his capuchin monkey after the animal allegedly attacked a guest, who suffered a gash to her face.
Parvin Hajihossini of Flushing and her boyfriend were staying at The Kaaterskill, a century-old inn, when she went outside to take photos of the picturesque scenery. But after she snapped a picture of Benjamin in his cage, the...
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Least surprising news of the day?
Staff writer Brian Nearing reports on a fight at the Chatham Fair that resulted in the arrests of three people.
That led to “an unruly crowd challenging officers outside the fair’s command center,” requiring more officers and a police dog.
Where did the fracas start? The beer tent.
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“You know how in some movies people become estranged and yet, if they’d...”
– Mick LaSalle, in a review of “Going the Distance”
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Albany: Still kicking
The ranking, however, is complete bunk — a vague list compiled by people who probably haven’t traveled to the cities they’re declaring dead.
Chris Churchill disagrees with Albany’s inclusion in a financial website’s list of “Dead Cities.”
I’m a little disappointed. Between that and the city being named one of the 20 brainiest cities in the U.S., I was hoping...
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One-eyed horse can be queen in Saratoga
(Skip Dickstein / Times Union)
Lisa’s Booby Trap has been winning despite being blind in her left eye, and she’s not the only horse with such a handicap making a run for it.
