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Connecticut School District to Arm Nurses With Narcan After Fatal Overdose
As Hartford police continue to investigate how three 7th grade boys got their hands on deadly fentanyl inside their school on January 13, the district announced new efforts to ensure it never happens again.
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Instagram Taking Its Toll on Teen Girls' Mental Health: Report
Social media is all about sharing, but it’s what Facebook has not been sharing with the public about its photo-sharing app Instagram that is getting the attention of lawmakers. The Wall Street Journal reports that the social media giant has been tracking Instagram’s impact on its teen users and it’s not good. The newspaper says Instagram is hurting the...
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State's Age-Based Vaccine Plan Faces Civil Rights Challenge
“My birthday’s Monday. I’m turning 39,” said Amanda Robinson of Madison. What Robinson wants most for her birthday is the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m going to appointments like every day, I’m out being exposed,” she explained. Diagnosed with breast cancer, she started chemotherapy last Thursday and needs the vaccine before her immune system gets too weak. “Her doctors were like,...
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Ransomware, Disinformation: Connecticut Targets Threats to the 2020 Election
The Secretary of the State said Connecticut’s voter list gets a million pings a day from illicit IP addresses mining for data. “They want the data that’s in these lists but you can’t tell which ones are bad actors and which ones are just doing it for commercial purposes. It’s really a needle in a haystack,” explained Connecticut Secretary...
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Polling Places Wait for the Lights to Go On As Primary Day Approaches
Just four days before the state’s historic double primary election, officials in many Connecticut communities were looking for a new place for voters to cast their ballots. Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power to dozens of polling places on Tuesday. Despite pressure from the governor to get those polls back open in time, local registrars weren’t taking any chances....
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Michelle Troconis Pleads Not Guilty
Michelle Troconis, the former girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, was in court Friday with her new attorney, who has filed a motion to take her off house arrest. Troconis, 45, was dating Fotis Dulos and has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the disappearance of Dulos’ estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos. Jennifer Dulos has been missing since May…
