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Rep. Claudia Tenney
Group accuses Tenney of violating campaign pledge on term limits
When U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, who now represents New York’s 24th Congressional District, introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to establish term limits for members of Congress. more
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters during a news conference outside of the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The Senate is preparing to vote to repeal the 2002 measure that green-lighted that March 2003 invasion of Iraq. The measure would end more than 20 years of authorization for U.S. presidents to use force in that country and return those war powers to Congress.
Senate votes to repeal 2002 measure that approved Iraq war
The Senate has voted to repeal the decades-old congressional measure that greenlighted the 2003 invasion of Iraq. more
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FAA gives new flight authority to UAS Test Site
Oneida County’s UAS test site has been authorized by the FAA to operate drones up to 300 pounds throughout its 50-mile flight corridor to Syracuse. more

Jessica Perusse
Local social worker tapped for national rural leadership program
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance has selected a social worker with the Camden Life Center and Come to the Table Counseling, to be part of a group of fellows in a new rural leadership program. more
Fifty new citizens take the oath of citizenship Thursday, March 9, at the Alexander Pirnie Federal Courthouse in Utica.
New citizens celebrated at Naturalization Ceremony
The United States District Court in Utica welcomed 50 individuals from 27 nations as they were sworn in as American citizens. more
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Schumer seeks support for funding to assist firefighters
Two federal fire department grant programs are up for a reinstatement vote in the U.S. Senate this year. more
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A row of former concrete bunkers with thick, massive metal sliding doors, remain as relics on the former SAC Hill on the Griffiss Business and Technology Park, part of the former Griffiss Air Force Base, on Thursday, Feb. 23. The Air Force has announced it has expanded a study of cancers among its nuclear missile corps; the review does not include former workers at old sites in New York.
Air Force expands cancer review of nuclear missile personnel
The Air Force’s review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps will include all personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated the nation’s ground-based warheads, but does not appear to include any former crew who may have worked at the Griffiss Air Force Base. more
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 Two representatives of Haudenosaunee Confederation Clayton Logan, left, of the Seneca Nation, and Brennen Ferguson, of the Tuscarora Nation, hold boxes containing sacred objects during the ceremony of restitution of sacred object to the Haudenosaunee Confederation, at the Museum of Ethnography of Geneva in Switzerland on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The MEG has returned traditional sacred objects, a mask and a rattle, to the Haudenosaunee after 200 years in Switzerland. In addition to the Seneca and Tuscarora nations, the Haudenosaunee, “the people who are building the longhouse,” are comprised of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Cayuga Indian Nations.
SNAPSHOT: Sacred objects return to Haudenosaunee Confederation
The Museum of Ethnography of Geneva in Switzerland has returned traditional sacred objects, a mask and a rattle, to the Haudenosaunee after 200 years in Switzerland. more
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Area’s representatives pan Biden’s speech
Congressional representatives from Central New York are voicing their thoughts about President Joseph R. Biden’s State of the Union address.   more
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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.
Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow. more
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Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant Niederaussem, Germany, on Nov. 2, 2022. Researchers say efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere aren’t being scaled up fast enough and can’t be relied on to meet crucial climate goals. A report published Thursday by scientists in Europe and the United States found that new methods of CO2 removal currently account for only 0.1% of the 2 billion metric tons sucked from the atmosphere each year.
Study: Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals
Researchers say efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere aren’t being scaled up fast enough and can’t be relied on to meet crucial climate goals. more
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Rep. Brandon Williams, R-22, Sennett, speaks with his constituents at an open house for his Utica district office on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Rep. Brandon Williams hosts open house at Utica office
Rep. Brandon Williams R-22, Sennett, hosted an open house and ceremonial swearing-in on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at his new district office at 421 Broad St., Suite 7, in Utica. more
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In this image provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley meets with U.S. Army leaders responsible for the collective training of Ukrainians at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, on Monday, Jan. 16. At left is Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Hilbert, who is the commanding general for the 7th Army Training Command. Milley visited the training site in Germany for Ukrainian forces and met with troops and commanders. The Grafenwoehr Training Area includes a contingent of Army National Guard soldiers typically stationed in Utica.
Top U.S. general visits training site for Ukrainian soldiers where Utica-based National Guard unit is helping
Monday was just Day Two for Ukrainian soldiers at the U.S. military’s new training program, but the message was coming through loud and clear. more
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Rep. Brandon Williams R-22, Sennett
Williams to host open houses at Utica
Next week, Rep. Brandon Williams R-22, Sennett, will host swearing-in ceremonies and open houses to celebrate the openings of his district offices in Syracuse and Utica.    more
Utica has been thrust into the national spotlight as Stephen King, Jimmy Fallon and Al Roker all recently shared their opinions on the city and what it has to offer.
Celebrities thrust Utica into national spotlight
From Stephen King, to Jimmy Fallon and Al Roker, celebrities put Utica in the national spotlight as they shared their opinions on the city and what it has to offer, both good and bad. more
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988 Call Center Director Jamieson Brill poses for a photo in front of a desk where work workers take calls around the clock at a facility in Hyattsville, Md., Oct. 7, 2022. Brill works in one of more than 200 call centers fanned out around the country tasked with answering an uptick in calls around the clock from people considering suicide or experiencing a mental health emergency.
Cries for help pour into 988 mental health, suicide prevention helpline
With bipartisan congressional support and just under $1 billion in federal funds, the 988 mental health helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched. more
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pays tribute at a monument to Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian War in Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.
Local volunteers step closer to making area home for Ukrainian woman, children
The new non-profit Rome Refugee Services has come one step closer in helping to make Rome home for a Ukrainian native and her two children. more
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Many of the most visited sections of SSA.gov are now live with a more user-friendly and task-based approach. New pages and improvements based on public feedback will continue to be unveiled in the coming months.
Social Security Administration launches redesigned website
Visitors to Social Security Administration’s website at www.SSA.gov will now experience a fresh homepage. more
A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Rolling Meadows, Ill., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. On Wednesday, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for November.
US job openings stayed high in sign of economic resilience
U.S. job openings slipped in November but remained high, suggesting businesses are still determined to add workers. more
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Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful in front of the Old Chapel in Regensburg, southern Germany, in this September 2006 file photo.
Local bishop joins in mourning of death of Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI
Bishop Douglas J. Lucia, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, has joined Catholics worldwide in mourning of the death of Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday at age 95. more
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