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Wednesday, November 23, 202211/23/2022

Local Dancers in the Macy’s Parade!

Thursday, November 17, 202211/17/2022

This Thanksgiving food has the biggest price jump this year.

A: Stuffing is up 69%!

Monday, July 25, 202207/25/2022

You’ll probably follow this “rule” 4 times this month.

A:  The “Five Second Rule”

Friday, March 18, 202203/18/2022

This is surprising: A quarter of students will do this over spring break.

A:  Put in extra hours at work.

Thursday, February 10, 202202/10/2022

Men are more likely to do this than women at the gym.

A:  Take a selfie!

Monday, February 7, 202202/07/2022

A group of these cute critters is called a “Business”!

A:  Ferrets!

Wednesday, January 12, 202201/12/2022

It’s illegal in NY to put an ice cream cone here!

A: In your back pocket…on a Sunday…. Well, that’s the way the law reads.

Thursday, December 23, 202112/23/2021

For 1 in 10 of us, this is the same as last year.

A: The list of new year resolutions.

Thursday, December 2, 202112/02/2021

53% of people under 25 have never bought one of these.

A:  A Cup Of Coffee!

Tuesday, November 30, 202111/30/2021

These guys have way outlived their 15-18 year life expectancy!

A:  Santa’s reindeer! (“Twas the Night Before Christmas” was published in 1823)

Headlines

10 hours ago in National, Trending

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.

10 hours ago in Sports

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller's full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team's dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners at the corners. Then plate umpire Cory Blaser emphatically signaled strike three, stranding the potential tying run at third base and giving the United States a 2-1 win Sunday night that advanced the Americans to the World Baseball Classic championship game against Venezuela or Italy.

10 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Duke heads into March Madness ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25, Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

15 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

Cortland woman charged with apartment arson

61-year-old Jacqueline Rood is accused of intentionally setting a fire Sunday inside an apartment building on Main St.

21 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

IPD looking at alternatives to Flock Safety

Despite the Common Council voting to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety, IPD Chief Tom Kelly says the search is on for alternatives. 

21 hours ago in Community, Local, National, Politics, Regional, World

AAA: Ithaca’s gas prices up 15 cents since Monday

Triple A says Ithaca’s average price jumped 15 cents in the last week to $3.55 a gallon.