Onondaga County
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Onondaga County’s republican and democratic redistricting commissioners presented their respective draft maps Wednesday, and it probably comes as no surprise there were accusations on both sides of gerrymandering and disenfranchisement.
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Early Voting 2021 is Going Well in Onondaga County. We check in with Elections Commissioners. -
Syracuse Football came from behind to take down Virginia Tech on the road. WAER’s Kyle Loughran looks into Garrett Shrader’s career day in the Orange’s first ACC win of 2021.
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State Assembly Member Al Stirpe hopes the legislation he's helped pass aides those struggling with substance abuse.
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Syracuse football travels to Virginia Tech; aiming to snap three-game skid. WAER's Jackson Holzer details the pivotal midseason matchup.
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Proposal Two would enshrine clean air and clean water as a fundamental right in the New York Constitution.
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A handful of concerned residents gave Onondaga County’s Reapportionment Commissioners an earful Friday at the first of several public hearings about the plans to redraw district maps. Five of the six commissioners were on hand at Clay Town Hall, where about a dozen people showed up.
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Pop Life host Kendall Phillips chats with American author Victor LaValle about the way the horror genre has changed over the years, how it is appearing in more pop culture than ever before, and where the genre of horror is headed.
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Syracuse football has lost two in a row and heads into a matchup with Clemson this week. No chance for an Orange win, right? Wrong. With the Tigers at just 3-2, hosts Ben Shulman and Johnny Gadamowitz discuss the potential for an SU upset. Plus, Robbie Faulk of the Starkville Daily News (14:13-31:13) details the Garrett Shrader's journey through Mississippi State, and how it can help him with Syracuse.
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The villa in Rome will be auctioned at a starting price of $547 million in January. Inside the villa is the world's only ceiling mural by the Italian painter Caravaggio.
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Voters in Virginia will choose a new governor next Tuesday. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, is running for his seat again, while Republican Glenn Youngkin is a first-time candidate.
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NPR's A Martínez talks to Liz Hamel about new research from Kaiser that suggests parents might be more cautious when it comes to deciding if they'll get their younger kids vaccinated against COVID-19.
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There are plans to open the U.K.'s first new coal mine in three decades — just as the government is trying to tout its environmental record as host of the U.N.'s climate meeting.