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2 hours ago in Sports

Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum

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Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.

2 hours ago in Sports

Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final

Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.

5 hours ago in Entertainment, Regional, Sports

Gerrit Cole shines in Yankees’ win

Baseball pitcher in a gray New York Yankees uniform on the mound during a game.

On Wednesday, New York blanked Kansas City 7-0.

19 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

22 hours ago in Education, Entertainment, Local, Sports

Cornell men’s hockey coach names captain for next season

Cornell Head Coach Casey Jones has announced Ryan Walsh will again serve as captain.

1 day ago in Sports

Iga Swiatek improves career record at French Open to 42-3 as she reaches 3rd round

Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round on Wednesday.

Lifestyle

2 hours ago in Lifestyle

Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz

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Music recorded in 432 hertz (cycles per second) is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services, where users can find an increasing number of tracks and playlists employing the alternate tuning, everything from meditation soundscapes to reggae songs recorded by Ziggy Marley.

7 hours ago in Community, Entertainment, Food & Music, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

49th Annual Ithaca Festival begins with parade, road closures

Map showing a parade route through a downtown area: yellow street (Cayuga St) as main path, red dashed lines indicate barriers, green parks (T13 DeWitt Park, Thompson Park), blue canal/stream, and surrounding streets labeled (Geneva St, Buffalo St, Tioga St, Utica St).

The 49th annual celebration will officially kick off this evening with the traditional parade, which starts promptly at 6.

7 hours ago in Business, Community, Lifestyle, Local

Ahead of move, final day of ReUse MegaCenter set for this Saturday

This Saturday, May 30, is the final day of shopping at the Triphammer Marketplace store in the Village of Lansing.

19 hours ago in Lifestyle

Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out

Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does for a living. "It's all so funny," she says. "When I tell them I run the trade association for independent stores, they'll say, 'It's just so sad that they're disappearing.'

20 hours ago in Community, Environment, Lifestyle, Local

Town of Ithaca acquires 137 acres for new nature preserve

Six adults stand in a sunlit forest, each holding a yellow diamond sign and smiling at the camera.

On May 27, the town announced an acquisition of 137 acres on South Hill, which will be known henceforth as the Sage Preserve.

Entertainment

5 hours ago in Entertainment, Regional, Sports

Gerrit Cole shines in Yankees’ win

On Wednesday, New York blanked Kansas City 7-0.

7 hours ago in Community, Entertainment, Food & Music, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

49th Annual Ithaca Festival begins with parade, road closures

The 49th annual celebration will officially kick off this evening with the traditional parade, which starts promptly at 6.

19 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

22 hours ago in Education, Entertainment, Local, Sports

Cornell men’s hockey coach names captain for next season

Cornell Head Coach Casey Jones has announced Ryan Walsh will again serve as captain.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Music

The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’

Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.

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4 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local, Politics

Virgil appoints interim town justice

On May 14, the Virgil Town Board appointed Lynnsey Ingalls as interim town justice.

6 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

Charges pending after attack on the Commons, IPD says

Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, police say 22-year-old Isaish Standish and 30-year-old Marcus Collins were throwing items at someone, who then confronted them.

7 hours ago in Business, Community, Education, Local, Regional

Wegmans stores deliver over $5.8 million in tuition assistance for employees

On May 27, the Rochester-based regional grocery chain announced over $5.8 million in tuition assistance for the upcoming academic year.

7 hours ago in Local

Ithaca veteran and physician inducted into NYS Senate Veterans Hall of Fame

Two women in suits pose on stage, holding a triangular folded American flag plaque that reads 'Veterans Susan Herson, MD'.

On May 26, State Senator Lea Webb inducted Ithaca resident Dr. Susan Herson into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Albany.

7 hours ago in Community, Entertainment, Food & Music, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

49th Annual Ithaca Festival begins with parade, road closures

The 49th annual celebration will officially kick off this evening with the traditional parade, which starts promptly at 6.

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National

2 hours ago in National

Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter.

6 days ago in National

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.