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Replica boat retraces historic Erie Canal journey 200 years later

GLENVILLE — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is slowly retracing the historic journey through the waterway and down the Hudson River. A few things ...

Alleged stolen vehicle leads to pursuit, crash in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — A Troy man was arrested Tuesday evening after allegedly stealing a truck at the Saranac Lake Stewart’s Shops and fleeing to Lake Placid, causing a police pursuit before crashing into a building. Brian C. Genthner, 46, was charged with third-degree unlawful fleeing a police ...

Renewed fighting tests Gaza ceasefire, Israel briefly halts aid

JERUSALEM — Gaza’s fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers, and an Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory was halted. The military later said ...

Senate Democrats reject government funding bill for 10th time

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats rejected for the 10th time Thursday a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up health care benefits. The vote failed on a 51-45 tally, well short of the 60 needed to advance ...