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Editorial: Alex Jones verdict sends a strong message to those who profit from cruel lies

It’s unfortunate that the families of Sandy Hook probably won’t actually get anything close to the nearly $1 billion that a Connecticut jury assessed Wednesday against right-wing conspiracy monger Alex Jones for his monstrous lies about the massacre that killed their children. But the historic verdict nonetheless sends a strong…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

$1B judgment against Alex Jones not the final word

The nearly $1 billion judgment against Alex Jones for spreading false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre bought long-sought relief to family members and hopes the eye-popping figure would deter people from broadcasting falsehoods

The Independent UK

Two police officers killed, one seriously injured in shooting in Conn.

Two police officers were fatally shot and one was seriously injured in a shooting in Bristol, Connecticut, late Wednesday night, according to the Connecticut State Police.

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Police: 2 officers fatally shot, 3rd wounded in Connecticut

Authorities say two officers were fatally shot and a suspected gunman was killed during a domestic violence call in Connecticut

The Independent UK

Editorial: The price of Alex Jones: The wretched liar must pay $965 million to the families of Sandy Hook victims

Six Connecticut jurors — or shall we call them justice actors? — just ordered Alex Emerick Jones to pay $965 million total to 14 parents and siblings of children and teachers murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, and one smeared FBI agent. America’s First Amendment free…

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Prosecution in slaying of Connecticut mother Jennifer Farber Dulos tries to disqualify lawyer of defendant as trial nears

HARTFORD, Conn. — State prosecutors want to disqualify Michelle Troconis’ lawyer from defending her because they may call him as a witness to testify about how he obtained a mysterious box of evidence containing a sweatshirt police believe is similar to one connected to the killing of Connecticut mother Jennifer…

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Jones verdict: Nearly $1 billion owed

Jones owes $965 million in compensatory damages to Sandy Hook families and, according to Infowars, that's a win?

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Jury reaches verdict of nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook trial

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut jury on Wednesday ordered broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of eight Sandy Hook shooting victims and a law enforcement first responder to compensate them for a decade of abuse from people who believe his…

Tribune News Service

What next for Alex Jones after Connecticut jury awards $965m to Sandy Hook families?

Alex Jones is worth an estimated $270m due to the financial success of his Infowars site

The Independent UK

Connecticut GOP candidate acknowledges work in Saudi Arabia

The Republican candidate for governor in Connecticut has acknowledged for the first time that he has been a consultant for a proposed futuristic city in Saudi Arabia, backed by the powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

The Independent UK

Deliberations resume in trial over Jones' Sandy Hook lies

Six Connecticut jurors have returned for a third full day of deliberations in the trial over how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for calling the massacre a hoax

The Independent UK

Jury resumes deliberations in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial

A Connecticut jury has resumed deliberations on how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay for spreading the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax

The Independent UK

Voters in some key swing states to decide on voting access

Voters in some battleground states will be deciding ballot proposals this November that could reshape the way they vote in the 2024 presidential election

The Independent UK

Jurors weigh cost of Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook lies

A Connecticut jury is set to resume deliberations on how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company must pay victims’ families for calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax

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Dublin Live

Aer Lingus announce return of flights from Dublin Airport to US city for summer

The daily service will resume from 26 March next year

The Independent UK

Jury resumes deliberations in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial

A Connecticut jury has resumed deliberations in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ defamation trial over his calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Jurors weigh cost of Alex Jones' Sandy Hook lies

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Closing arguments set in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial

A Connecticut jury is expected to hear closing arguments Thursday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ defamation trial over his calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax

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Blame, threat and clash: the war between pickleball and tennis players is escalating – on and off the court

Pickleball is booming among the older generation in the US and often space is created by encroaching on tennis players’ territory

Tribune News Service

VP Kamala Harris defends abortion rights in Connecticut with US Rep. Jahana Hayes 34 days before election

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — With 34 days before the election, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to New Britain on Wednesday to show her support for the most controversial issue in the divisive campaign — abortion rights.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declined to put on a defense at his defamation trial in Connecticut and was back in Texas as the a jury was sent home in advance of closing arguments over how much he should pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting…

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Figure tied to disappearance of Conn. mother is back in custody after allegedly tampering with GPS monitor

HARTFORD, Conn. — Kent Mawhinney, who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection to the disappearance of Connecticut mother Jennifer Farber Dulos, was brought back into custody this week after a judge increased his bond to $1.5 million, according to court records.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones’ attorney says he will not testify again in Sandy Hook trial after claiming judge wants to jail him

The Infowars conspiracy theorist decided against taking the stand in his second defamation trial, this time in Connecticut, for spreading hoax lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting

The Independent UK

Jones back in Connecticut for Sandy Hook defamation trial

Alex Jones returned to a Connecticut courthouse Tuesday where he is expected to retake the stand in his defamation trial, as a jury decides how much he should pay for spreading the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax

The Independent UK

Why Alex Jones is facing trial again over his Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ lies – and what it could cost him

Jones is currently in the middle of his second defamation trial - this time in Connecticut

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