Eleanor Eagle, 89, Sandusky Melvin Guenther, 85, Marlette Elaine Hall, 81, Kimball Township Magline Hazely, 86, Port Huron Frank J. Hull, MD, 79, Brooklyn Center, Minn. More

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Yana Collins Lehman, a film production accountant who lives in Brooklyn, knew something was amiss when her 5-year-old son, Beckett, started to announce to no one in particular, “I'm John McCain, and I approved this statement.” Collins Lehman, 36, thought: “Oh my God, I'm watching too much news.” But it is hard not to, she said, with the financial markets in meltdown, and that crisis increasingly ... More

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Joe Paterno is having a throwback season, with the Nittany Lions having won all seven games so far. More

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Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Bayer AG 's defeat of a bid by U.S. rice farmers to sue the company as a group doesn't end the matter. The German producer of genetically altered seeds still faces 1,200 individual claims of crop contamination. More

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Barbara L. BonDurant, 71, died Tuesday afternoon, October 14, 2008, at her home on French Settlement Rd., Harrisville. A memorial service will be held at Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., 214 Sterling St., Watertown, on Sunday, October 19, at 1:00 PM. Burial will be at the conveniece of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations [...] More

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A series of Iraq war protests culminated with the arrest of 15 people on disorderly conduct charges at the gates of Hofstra University. Most of those arrested were from out of state and from New York City, police said Thursday morning. More

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Brooklyn * Cops are seeking the four thieves pictured above who swiped cellphones from a Bushwick store. According to police, the four thugs walked into the T-Mobile outlet at Knickerbocker Avenue and Himrod Street shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Aug... More

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Julius Caesar Caldara Ulysses Gooden Lee Freeman Wayne Tompkins Isabel Santiago Harry W. Denmead Marilyn Dorcas Bartow Raffaele "Ralph" Casale John Romagnoli Shirley M. Vertucci Cheryl Ann Milkowski... More

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CLASSIFIEDS! AUTOS 78 CHEV shortbed P/U, 4x4, 33" tires, Jasper 350, Holley 4 bbl., headers, clutch, all less than 5k mi., $3,000 o.b.o. Call 717-830- 2720. 10-2-3t 98 CHEVY SILVERADO, 4x4, burgundy, w/gray cloth, 230k, $3,800. Call 294-6866. 10-16-2t 2006 CHEV. COBALT SS, yellow, 65,000 mi., More

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Wissahickon Cyclocross UCI C2 - Round 4 Ludwig's Corner Jeremy Powers wins from the front. Roadie Laura Van Gilder takes third win in her new passion for CX. More

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