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Nets land No. 6 pick in NBA Draft Lottery after another painful slide – Oneida Dispatch
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (277+ words) Brooklyn had the NBA's third-worst record, a 14% chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick and a 52. 11% chance of landing in the top four. I...
Agway of Holland Patent expands store
16+ hour, 32+ min ago (87+ words) Oneida Dispatch UTICA, N. Y. " The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in honor of Agway of Holland Patent's recent store expansion. One of two Agway's in the area, Agway of Holland Patent is located at 7794 Park Ave, Holland…...
Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (220+ words) Google has settled with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022. The settlement was announced in May 2025 and granted final approval this week. Google said when the settlement was reached…...
Worries about AI's risks to humanity loom over the trial pitting Musk against Open AI's leaders
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (716+ words) By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O'BRIEN, AP Technology Writers It turned sour, and the jury is charged with settling the ensuing legal dispute between the two Silicon Valley titans. Musk, the world's richest person, filed the case accusing his fellow…...
Search warrant served at home connected to killer of California college student Kristin Smart
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (306+ words) Her remains were never found and she was declared legally dead in 2002. Paul Flores was convicted later that year and ultimately sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that…...
Redistricting war accelerates winner-take-all political combat
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (939+ words) Willie Simon stood outside the Memphis motel where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, now a museum dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. Days after the U. S. Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Simon…...
Angels tag Ryan Weathers, Yankees for 5 solo homers while silencing Bombers" bats
3+ week, 5+ day ago (648+ words) It was the worst of times, and then it was the best of times for Ryan Weathers, who logged a bizarre start in the Yankees" 7-1 loss to the Angels on Tuesday night. The southpaw set two season-highs for the pinstripers…...
FIFA to put more World Cup tickets on sale after adding new, more expensive categories
2+ week, 5+ day ago (174+ words) FIFA is putting more World Cup tickets on sale after angering some fans by adding new, more expensive categories. Soccer's governing body announced Tuesday it will make more tickets available at 11 a. m. EDT Wednesday for all 104 games in Categories 1, 2 and 3 plus…...
May advances legislation to cut energy costs by reducing need for costly infrastructure
2+ week, 5+ day ago (336+ words) Oneida Dispatch ALBANY, N. Y. " The state Senate passed Senator Rachel May's bill (S2708 A), focused on bringing down energy costs for New Yorkers by changing how utilities upgrade the electric grid. The bill requires utility companies that are requesting to raise rates to…...
Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts
2+ week, 6+ day ago (946+ words) By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Thousands of survivors of the 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, have elected to accept an upfront settlement from the utility accused of causing it, forgoing future litigation for a faster payment that could help them rebuild…...