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Protestors Tell Hanna: 'Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share'

Utica, NY (WIBX) - About two dozen people gathered at Congressman Richard Hanna's Utica office today calling for corporations and the rich to 'pay their fair share.' Ted Tottey is a member of...

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Former New York State Worker Dangles from Bridge With Protest Banner [VIDEO]

On Monday morning, Michael A. Davitt, a former New York State employee and known rabblerouser, delayed traffic on the Tappan Zee bridge in Rockland County. As a form of protest, he unfurled a rope...

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Protesters Calling On State To Reconsider MVPC Closure

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The state's plan to close the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center and consolidate services with the Syracuse based Hutchings Psychiatric Center, has many up in arms. Read More|Comment...

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Protesters Rally For Justice Reform In Utica

Last night on Genesee Street members of Occupy Utica and other community action groups held a rally for justice reform to protest the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial and the "stand your ground...

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Nun Gets Three Years in Prison for Nuclear Protest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An 84-year-old nun has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for breaking into and defacing a storage bunker holding bomb-grade uranium in a peace demonstration at a...

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[VIDEO] Local Group Protests Supreme Court Ruling On Hobby Lobby

The Central New York advocacy group CNY Citizens in Action held a demonstration in front of the Hobby Lobby Store in New Hartford last night against the craft store's corporate policies on employee...

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[VIDEO] Protest For Michael Brown Held In Utica

Dozens of Utica residents fought the rain to hold a demonstration at Watson-Williams park last night to protest police violence in Ferguson, Missouri and the killing of Michael Brown. Read More|Comment...

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Hamilton Students Drop Dead Serious About Changing the Justice System

Students at Hamilton College are drop dead serious about changing the justice system. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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[VIDEO + GALLERY] Hamilton Students Hold 'Die-In' After Ferguson Decision

A walk out and die-in was held this afternoon at Hamilton College in protest of the no-indict decision in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Hundreds Protest in Berkeley Over Police Deaths, Block Train, Highway

BERKELEY, CA (AP) — Hundreds of protesters are blocking a major highway and train tracks in the latest demonstration in Northern California against grand jury decisions not to indict white police...

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Horn Player Has Hilarious Response to Confederate Flag Supporters

It's time for defenders of the Confederate flag in South Carolina to face the music. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Cows Roam in Supermarket to Make Political Statement

So, a cow walks into a supermarket. It sounds like the beginning to a dumb joke, right? Not really. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Protest Planned In Ohio Over Fatal Police Shooting Of Teen

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group calling for an independent investigation after an Ohio officer fatally shot a 13-year-old boy while investigating a reported armed robbery is planning a protest in...

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Upstate New York Soccer Team Protests During National Anthem

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York boys soccer team has staged a silent protest during the national anthem for the second time in three days. Continue reading…

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Protesters Emerge From Pipeline Stored At Construction Site

VERPLANCK, N.Y. (AP) — Four protesters have emerged from an above-ground section of a steel natural gas pipeline that's being built underneath the Hudson River after they climbed into it to protest a...

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Why The Women's March on Washington Mattered

The numbers were too great to ignore and I was one of them. The Women's March on Washington happened on President Donald Trump's first day in office on January 21st. Here's a look into my personal...

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Trump's Immigration Policies Cause Nationwide Protests & Spark Necessary...

President Trump further divides our country with his immigration ban and plans to build the wall. Last Friday he signed the executive order to ban nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from...

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Nearly 70 People Protest Congresswoman Tenney Re-Election Campaign Announcement

A group of nearly 70 people gathered outside of Claudia Tenney's re-election campaign announcement in protest. Continue reading…

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Protestors Tell Hanna: 'Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share'

Utica, NY (WIBX) - About two dozen people gathered at Congressman Richard Hanna's Utica office today calling for corporations and the rich to 'pay their fair share.' Ted Tottey is a member of...

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Former New York State Worker Dangles from Bridge With Protest Banner [VIDEO]

On Monday morning, Michael A. Davitt, a former New York State employee and known rabblerouser, delayed traffic on the Tappan Zee bridge in Rockland County. As a form of protest, he unfurled a rope...

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