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All Connecticut U.S. House incumbents file to run for re-election

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Connecticut this year was June 7, 2022. Eleven candidates are running for Connecticut’s five U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and six Republicans. That’s 2.2 candidates per district, down from 2.6 in 2020 and 2018.

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Inside Ivana and Donald Trump’s first mansion worth £31M and ‘dripping in gold leaf’

Former president Donald Trump and his late ex-wife Ivana purchased the Connecticut property for $4million in 1982 and decorated it with chandeliers and a gold leaf finish

Daily Mirror

Jill Biden, education chief to kick off summer learning tour

Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona are kicking off a summer learning tour this week with stops in Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan over two days

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To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution

Midsummer is the time for forecasts of the size of this year’s “dead zones” and algal blooms in major lakes and bays. Will the Gulf of Mexico dead zone be the size of New Jersey, or only as big as Connecticut? Will Lake Erie’s bloom blossom to a human health…

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signs executive order to protect abortion-seekers traveling from other states

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania has joined New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in offering protections for out-of-state women seeking reproductive health services, including abortion, as roughly half of U.S. states ban or work to impose restrictions on abortion.

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Sig Sauer Libel Suit Bumped from N.H. to Connecticut

A good illustration of how many courts deal with personal jurisdiction in libel cases.

Reason

What Does Connecticut "Racial Ridicule" Law Mean?, Federal Court Asks Conn. S. Ct.

Connecticut General Statutes § 53-37 provides: "Any person who, by his advertisement, "ridicules or holds up to contempt any person or class of persons, "on account of the creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race of such person or class of persons, "shall be fined not more than fifty dollars…

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BOOM! Ohio State gets commitment from Connecticut offensive lineman

Ohio State lands its fourth offensive lineman in the 2023 class. #GoBucks

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Family of man hurt in police van seeks civil rights charges

The family of a Black man who was seriously injured in the back of a police van in Connecticut is asking federal authorities to file civil rights charges against the officers involved

The Independent UK

State Reactions to the SCOTUS Ruling Against Discretionary Carry-Permit Laws Range From Compliance to Defiance

Some states promptly eliminated subjective standards, while others refused to recognize the decision's implications.

Reason

CT governor invites businesses to relocate from states with restrictive abortion policies

Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz are linking abortion rights with economic development, issuing an invitation Friday to businesses to leave states with restrictive policies and move to Connecticut where access to abortion has been law for 32 years.

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Bear cub rescued after getting head stuck in plastic jug

Wildlife biologists in Connecticut had to rescue a bear cub that got its head stuck in a plastic container

The Independent UK

Man arrested as shocking video shows him pushing 11-year-old off his bike in suspected race hate crime

The suspect allegedly asked the child if he grew up in Connecticut before pushing him off of his bike

The Independent UK

Gun-makers face new legal threat from families of mass shooting victims

Families of children and teachers killed in last month’s Texas school massacre face a formidable legal battle if they decide to sue the gun-maker whose AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was used in the attack.

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Maury Povich is done with TV and he couldn’t be happier about it

LOS ANGELES — Inside a studio in Stamford, Connecticut, a man and a woman were at each other’s throats.

The Independent UK

Ghislaine Maxwell asks to serve 20-year sex trafficking sentence at ‘Disneyland’ prison in Connecticut

Maxwell will likely be moved to Connecticut facility that inspired Netflix’s ‘Orange Is The New Black’

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Connecticut’s minimum wage rises again, to $14 an hour July 1. It won’t be the last increase

Connecticut’s minimum wage rises to $14 an hour July 1, up $1 and cheering low-wage workers while adding to business owners’ worries about labor shortages and inflation.

Financial Times

Democrats create ‘sanctuary states’ for abortion as legal battles loom

A patchwork of rules determines reproductive rights across US after Roe vs Wade is overturned

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How to watch Travelers Championship, live stream, TV channel, Final Round tee times, live coverage

The 2022 Travelers Championship, Final Round will resume on Sunday from the beautiful TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.

Reason

Seaweed Is a Promising Food Tangled in Regulations

Regulatory uncertainty is keeping the seaweed market from reaching its full potential.

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2022 Travelers Championship Saturday tee times, TV and streaming info

The 2022 Travelers Championship heads to the weekend in Cromwell, Connecticut.

The Guardian - UK

‘I was worried I had been permanently mutilated’: what abortion was like before Roe v Wade

In 1968, Ann Hill discovered she was pregnant while a law student. With abortion illegal, she was forced to have a backstreet operation. She explains how it inspired her to become a women’s rights campaigner

Tribune News Service

As the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Connecticut continues to be ‘safe harbor’ for women seeking an abortion

HARTFORD, Conn. — As the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade national protections for abortion on Friday, Connecticut has become a “safe harbor” for women seeking an abortion.

The Independent UK

Court: Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos

A Connecticut woman who says she's descended from slaves shown in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard University can sue the school for emotional distress

The Independent UK

2 officers put on leave after man injured in police van

Officials in Connecticut say two New Haven officers have been placed on paid leave and three others were reassigned after a man was seriously injured in the back of a police van

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