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SUSAN HAIGH

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Election|US

Connecticut becomes one of the last states to allow early voting after years of debate

Connecticut has finally launched an early, in-person voting system years after almost every other state in the country decided to offer a similar option to voters

Connecticut becomes one of the last states to allow early voting after years of debate
News|Technology

First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides

A group of lawmakers from six states have worked on the first major proposals to reign in AI discrimination

First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides
Business|Economy|Finance|News|US

New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next

New Jersey is incentivizing taxpayers who work from home for New York based employers to sue New York in court for taxing their wages

New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next
Business|Technology|US

Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain

The Connecticut Senate has passed one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to reign in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm

Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain
News|US

I-95 in Connecticut will close for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed for days around the area where a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95

I-95 in Connecticut will close for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says
News|US

Connecticut lawmakers take first steps to pass bill calling for cameras at absentee ballot boxes

Connecticut lawmakers are taking their first steps toward tightening absentee ballot laws since video last year captured people stuffing reams of ballots into collection boxes in Bridgeport, the state's most populous city

Connecticut lawmakers take first steps to pass bill calling for cameras at absentee ballot boxes
Education|Opinion

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held

Small pro-Palestinian protests are popping up sporadically as colleges and universities hold commencement services

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held
News|Crime|US

Former Connecticut budget official arrested, pleads not guilty to bribery and extortion charges

A former top official in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget office has pleaded not guilty to extortion, bribery, conspiracy and false statement charges

Former Connecticut budget official arrested, pleads not guilty to bribery and extortion charges
Business|Food|News|US

A real nut case: Cold Stone Creamery faces suit over lack of real pistachios in pistachio ice cream

A federal judge in New York has given the go-ahead to a New York woman’s class action lawsuit which claims consumers are being duped by Cold Stone Creamery when they purchase certain flavors that “do not contain their represented ingredients.”

Celebrity|News|Sports

Lawyer for Jontay Porter says now-banned NBA player was 'in over his head' with a gambling addiction

A lawyer for Jontay Porter says the former Toronto Raptors forward who was given a lifetime ban by the NBA because of a sports betting scandal was “in over his head” with a gambling addiction

Lawyer for Jontay Porter says now-banned NBA player was 'in over his head' with a gambling addiction
Crime|Election|US

Four Connecticut campaign workers charged with mishandling absentee ballots in 2019 mayoral primary

Four campaign workers have been charged with mishandling absentee ballots during the 2019 Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city

Four Connecticut campaign workers charged with mishandling absentee ballots in 2019 mayoral primary
Education|News|US

US Coast Guard boss says she is not trying to hide the branch’s failure to handle sex assault cases

The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has tried to assure frustrated senators she is not attempting to cover up the branch’s failure to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service academy in Connecticut

US Coast Guard boss says she is not trying to hide the branch’s failure to handle sex assault cases
Business|Economy|Education|Technology

As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind

States are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly smarter

As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind
Crime|News|US

Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has been taken into custody after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack

Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
Food|News|Sports

Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan’s Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champ

Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago has won his first men’s title at the annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest

Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan’s Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champ
News|World

Martin Indyk, former US diplomat and author who devoted career to Middle East peace, dies at 73

Veteran diplomat Martin S

Martin Indyk, former US diplomat and author who devoted career to Middle East peace, dies at 73
Education|News|US

US Coast Guard Academy works to change its culture following sexual abuse and harassment scandal

The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, is being revamped this year in light of a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the prestigious Connecticut service academy

US Coast Guard Academy works to change its culture following sexual abuse and harassment scandal
Election|US

Connecticut Republicans tap restaurant owner Matt Corey to challenge Sen. Chris Murphy in a rematch

Matt Corey, a Connecticut entrepreneur who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House and Senate in the past, has won the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy again

Connecticut Republicans tap restaurant owner Matt Corey to challenge Sen. Chris Murphy in a rematch
News

Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Ernesto still affects US beaches with rip currents, house collapse

Hurricane Ernesto was being felt this weekend along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore and crossing Bermuda

Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Ernesto still affects US beaches with rip currents, house collapse
Crime|News|US

Ex-Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in fraud case, AP source says

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter

Ex-Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in fraud case, AP source says
Celebrity|Crime|News|Sports

Former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey apologizes for posting Sandy Hook conspiracy online 11 years ago

Former MMA fighter and professional wrestler Ronda Rousey has issued an online apology for reposting a conspiracy video about the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting on social media

Former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey apologizes for posting Sandy Hook conspiracy online 11 years ago
Election|Political|US

Whether to publicly say Trump's name becomes issue in Connecticut congressional debate

U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes is criticizing her Republican opponent in Connecticut's hotly contested 5th Congressional District for not saying former President Donald Trump's name

Crime|Education|US

More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults

Nine additional former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have formally accused overseers of the prestigious service academy of failing to prevent and properly address sexual violence on campus, while also covering it up

More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults
Election|Political|US

Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot races

Inspired by the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, individual members of historically Black sororities and fraternities are working to help her presidential campaign and that of downballot candidates

Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot races
Arts|Celebrity|Education|Entertainment

Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy

Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course next year at Yale University

Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy

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