{"id":12145,"date":"2013-10-10T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=12145"},"modified":"2013-10-10T16:30:29","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T20:30:29","slug":"thursday-news-roundup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2013\/10\/10\/thursday-news-roundup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday news roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coffee break: cappuccino. Photo: Baha’i Views \/ Flitzy Phoebie<\/a>, Creative Commons, some rights reserved<\/p><\/div>\n

There’s finally some \u00a0negotiation in Washington today. House Speaker John Boehner says he’s willing to pass a temporary extension of the debt ceiling<\/a>. But that won’t affect the government shutdown.<\/p>\n

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 28 years in prison on corruption charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ontario writer Alice Munro <\/a>has won the Nobel Prize in literature. She’s the 13th woman and the first Canadian<\/a> to win the prize.<\/p>\n

In Empire State news:<\/p>\n

Last week New York’s Attorney General has subpoenaed personal information on New Yorkers who use Airbnb<\/a>, the online housing marketplace. Airbnb \u00a0has filed a motion in New York State Supreme Court, saying the request was too broad, and that they won’t hand over the information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Six leading global technology companies will invest $1.5 billion to create \u2018Nano Utica,\u2019 a nanotechnology research hub in Utica, modeled after a similar effort in Albany. Governor Cuomo’s office says the project could create 1000-plus jobs.<\/p>\n

And news in our northern corner of the world:<\/p>\n

The Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports that new buses and trolleys are coming to Essex County — most of them to Lake Placid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police will have a major presence at the upcoming Phish show<\/a>\u00a0at Glens Falls Civic Center, according to the Glens Falls Post Star. “I think there will be a better handle on it this time,” Civic Center general manager Jeremy Huelsing told the paper, referring to the band’s legendary Glens Falls Halloween concert in 1994<\/a>. No sneaking through the roof hatches this year, it seems.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned tomorrow for these stories on the 8 O’Clock Hour:<\/p>\n

A legal wrangle over the amendment to expand casino gambling in New York State.<\/p>\n

For 35 years, Art Sennett taught ceramics at SUNY Potsdam. He inspired generations of students to work with clay. Art’s retired now. But he’s still passionate about making pots.<\/p>\n

North Country gardener Ellen Bieberman gives us a tour of her challenging growing climate in Vermontville.<\/p>\n

Also, live music-in-the-morning with the Alexander String Quartet.\u00a0 The San Francisco-based ensemble has been in residence this week at St. Lawrence University and will share some chamber music\u00a0 from the Peterson-Kermani Concert Hall.<\/p>\n

And John Warren has the latest outdoor conditions for the Adirondacks \u2013 now is the time for fall leaf peeping \u2013 for the Columbus Day\/Canadian Thanksgiving weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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