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Governor proposes health coverage for adult children

ALBANY –New York would join a growing list of states permitting young adults as old as 29 to remain on their parents’ health insurance policies under a plan Gov. David A. Paterson will propose today during his first State of the State address in the Capitol.

The proposal reduces the number of uninsured New Yorkers by as many as 80,000 people but without costing the deficit-ridden state a dime. Whether it raises premiums on othe...

 (Updated: 06:23 AM)

U. S. Judge John T. Elfvin, 91, dies

John T. Elfvin, a retired judge who was long known as a rebel in the federal court system, died Tuesday afternoon in a Lancaster nursing home. He was 91.  (06:16 AM)

TV’s Gupta is choice for surgeon general

WASHINGTON — America’s most famous television surgeon, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, is poised to take his black bag and microphone to the White House as President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for U. S. surgeon general.  (06:16 AM)

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Ruutu sinks his teeth into rivalry

There’s been no shortage of teeth to the hostile Buffalo-Ottawa rivalry in recent years, especially when you recall the teams’ playoff matchups in 2006 and 2007 and the infamous brawl during the ’07 regular season. (06:17 AM)

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Seeking truce amid carnage

GAZA CITY, Gaza — France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar rounds exploded near a U. N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by Israel’s offensive against Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians were killed. (Updated: 06:25 AM)

Opinion

Clark spoke his mind

Frank Clark usually had a good feel for the moment, whether the moment came in the courtroom, in County Hall or in front of the camera. That sense of timing served him well over 12 years as Erie County district attorney, including the day last year when he decided to call it a career. (06:16 AM)

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Waste NOT

Got a huge chunk of cheddar staring at you? Got half a ham? How about an extra pound or two of flour? (Updated: 06:32 AM)

Entertainment

Princess Mia graduates, so Meg Cabot moves on

NEW YORK — With a regal air kiss for Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldi, it’s time for girl fans of the smash-selling “Princess Diaries” to bid adieu, but author Meg Cabot isn’t going anywhere. (Updated: 06:35 AM)
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