Movieplex 8 is offering free popcorn to patrons who bring a copy of the constitution. Orpheum Theatre in Saugerties and the Movieplex in North Adams, Mass. are also showing the film. It is also available online to rent or buy.
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December 26, 2014
December 24, 2014
Sheehan fights to keep Half Moon in Albany
Updated: 12/23/2014 5:12 PM
Created: 12/23/2014 5:04 PM WNYT.com
By: WNYT Staff
Created: 12/23/2014 5:04 PM WNYT.com
By: WNYT Staff
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan -- along with other local officials are trying to keep the Half Moon from leaving for the Netherlands.
The replica of the historic vessel that Henry Hudson sailed up the Hudson River in 1609 has been in financial difficulty for years and has never had a home port.
The owner made a deal with the town of Hoorn to move the Half Moon there.
Now, Mayor Sheehan wants to hear from the ship's owner about what it would take to keep the Half Moon.
For nearly 25 years, school groups in the Hudson Valley have set sail on the Half Moon for adventures of discovery.
Kenneth White's father denied custody of other two kids
Updated: 12/23/2014 6:27 PM
Created: 12/23/2014 12:19 PM WNYT.com
By: Anna Meiler
Created: 12/23/2014 12:19 PM WNYT.com
By: Anna Meiler
Jayson White hoped to get custody of his two daughters who were in the Knox trailer home last week when their brother, Kenneth White, 5, was murdered.
Their cousin, Tiffany VanAlstyne is charged with killing him.
Many aspects of the family's history came to light inside that court room that led the judge to believe it's in best interest of Kenneth’s sisters to remain in foster care.
Kenneth's father, Jayson White, broke down crying when his custody was denied.
“I'm here to fight for my kids. I will fight ‘til my dying day for them kids to stay out of the home where they had to witness their brother get murdered in cold blood,” he vowed.
December 23, 2014
In 2015, Time Warner customers will see an increase in their bills
Updated: Tuesday, December 23 2014, 07:18 PM EST ALBANY - Time Warner Cable customers will see an increase on their bills come the new year, the cable company is raising three existing fees and adding a new, "sports programming" surcharge of $2.75 per month. The increase for Capital Region customers will start with the January 18th billing cycle.
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A spokesman for Time Warner Cable tells CBS6 the cost the cable company pays to carry sports networks has gone up more than 90% in the past 5 years."It just got worse and worse and worse and I said, I've had it, I was just waiting for the best deal, so I went with one of the satellite companies," says Michael Calcone of Watervliet who was a TWC customer until just a few months ago.
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DA: Guns smuggled on planes in Atlanta an 'egregious' security breach
Atlanta (CNN) -- The breakup of a gun smuggling ring allegedly involving a current and former Delta Air Lines employee has exposed what a New York prosecutor described as an "egregious breach of security" at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said Tuesday that the investigation was "deeply troubling" -- not only for the havoc the gun running unleashed on the streets but because of the vulnerability to acts of terrorism on air travel that it revealed.
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said Tuesday that the investigation was "deeply troubling" -- not only for the havoc the gun running unleashed on the streets but because of the vulnerability to acts of terrorism on air travel that it revealed.
We have an egregious breach of security" at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport because airport employees "are not required to go through screening," said Thompson.In total, 153 guns were recovered as part of a complex investigation that Thompson outlined by using charts and surveillance video during a press conference in New York.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: "This is an important wake-up call," analyst says of employee screening
- 153 guns were recovered as part of a complex undercover investigation, DA says
- Delta employees entering their parking lot and the secure area of the airport aren't screened
- Agent: After clearing security, the employee met an accomplice in a restroom with a backpack
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