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Coast Guard apologizes for mishandling of sex assaults at academy following revelation of probe
The U.S. Coast Guard apologized Friday for not taking “appropriate action” years ago when it failed to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service’s Connecticut academy. The service also acknowledged it did not widely disclose its six-year internal investigation into dozens of cases from 1988 to 2006. Two U.S. senators on Friday said in a...
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61-Year-Old Asian Man Head Stomped in Brutal NYC Attack Dies 8 Months Later
A Chinese immigrant who was brutally attacked in April while collecting cans in East Harlem has died of his injuries, and his case is now deemed a homicide, New York City police said Saturday. Yao Pan Ma, 61, died Dec. 31, police said. The attack drew national attention as part of a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in New York…
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Cuomo Cited in Call for Stronger Sexual Harassment Law in Nearby Connecticut
Leaders of the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities said Tuesday they support strengthening the state’s recent, wide-ranging anti-sexual harassment law, including changing the standard for harassment and addressing the fairness of non-disclosure agreements. Such proposed measures would come two years after the General Assembly passed the package of reforms in response to the #MeToo movement. Among other things, it...
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Connecticut Governor Unveils Plan to Cut Travel Time to NYC
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration unveiled an $8 billion to $10 billion plan Monday that aims to reduce commuter rail times from Connecticut to New York City by as much as 25 minutes by 2035, while pledging in the meantime to make the trip from New Haven to the Big Apple 10 minutes faster as early as 2022. The announcement…
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Conn. Senate Passes Marijuana Bill, But Lamont Vows a Veto
The Connecticut Senate has passed legislation for the second time in about a week that would legalize the recreational use of cannabis for adults
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Connecticut Lawmakers Get Warning for Excessive Drinking During Sessions
Connecticut Speaker of the House Matt Ritter says lawmakers who continue to drink alcohol excessively during legislative sessions could face serious consequences, including losing coveted committee assignments
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Connecticut Voters Choose Trump, Biden in Primary
As expected, voters on Tuesday rubber-stamped Republican President Donald Trump and former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden in primary elections in Connecticut, where officials anticipated large numbers of absentee ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the presidential races, voters cast ballots in two GOP congressional primaries to determine who will face long-serving Democratic incumbents in November. Secretary…
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Can Nursing Homes Dedicated to Virus Patients Stop Spread?
A few states may have found a way to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes by converting some of them into “recovery centers” set aside mostly for residents who have left the hospital but still might be contagious or lack immunity.
