Dave Collins
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Associated Press reporter in CT
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Lawsuit accuses firearms industry group of using gun owners' personal data to tailor political ads
A new lawsuit filed in Connecticut accuses a firearms industry group of secretly building a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and using the data to target gun righ...
https://apnews.com/article/national-shooting-sports-foundation-database-lawsuit-b910ac0f784f244c3d90689b2f0ef71e
8 days ago
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apnews.com/article/cold...
Man charged in 1973 killing of woman in Connecticut after confessing to detectives, warrant says
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Man charged in 1973 killing of woman in Connecticut after confessing to detectives, warrant says
A man with a lengthy criminal history has been charged with murder in the 1973 killing of a woman in Connecticut, four years after he was arrested in another cold case.
https://apnews.com/article/cold-case-killing-arrest-connecticut-eb62f338838f34e724351bfea4f243f8
12 days ago
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US Justice Department official questions retired FBI agent's role in $1.4B Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones
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US Justice Department official questions retired FBI agent's role in $1.4B Sandy Hook lawsuit
A senior U.S. Justice Department official has sent a letter to a lawyer for relatives of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, asking pointed questions about a retired FBI agent...
https://apnews.com/article/newtown-school-shooting-alex-jones-f00583c26f266934feca7ff3cdebfaac
14 days ago
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State of Connecticut settles lawsuit over convict's killing of visiting nurse for $2 million
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State of Connecticut settles lawsuit over convict's killing of visiting nurse for $2 million
Connecticut officials have agreed to a $2.25 million settlement of a lawsuit over a sex offender’s killing of visiting nurse Joyce Grayson in 2023.
https://apnews.com/article/connecticut-visiting-nurse-killed-lawsuit-6ad6a122e887b1022dfd7f93df7cf69d
14 days ago
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Alex Jones asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment
Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hoo...
https://apnews.com/article/newtown-school-shooting-alex-jones-6da0730e49f56a2e156df30365b88932
28 days ago
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Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says
Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis.
https://apnews.com/article/catholic-school-shooting-minneapolis-victims-0a935fe3a8deeb58f4fb119eb2deb928
about 1 month ago
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Billy Joel closing beloved Long Island motorcycle shop
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Billy Joel closing beloved New York motorcycle shop after brain disorder diagnosis
Billy Joel’s beloved motorcycle shop on Long Island, New York, is closing down after nearly 15 years.
https://apnews.com/article/billy-joel-motorcycle-shop-new-york-10c03fae5315f88a1f5d8d13c0e3dd84
about 2 months ago
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Previous sexual assault convict whose killing of a nurse led to safety changes sentenced to 50 years
A man previously convicted of sexual assault who killed a Connecticut visiting nurse at a halfway house has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder.
https://apnews.com/article/visiting-nurse-killed-rapist-connecticut-63929110202974237dcf67c12a33bfe4
about 2 months ago
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From the Stones to Cardi B, this college haunt has attracted big acts for 50 years
A Connecticut nightclub with a storied history is celebrating its 50th year in business. Toad's Place in New Haven has drawn legendary acts ranging from The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and B...
https://apnews.com/article/toads-place-music-club-new-haven-1856abb962348b7313e6a5cfd285e938
2 months ago
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RIP Mark. A great journalist who always asked the first question at every news conference, no matter how hard everyone else tried. Office building buddy and neighbor of the AP’s Hartford bureau.
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Former News 8 Chief Capitol Correspondent Mark Davis dies
Former News 8 Chief Capitol Correspondent Mark Davis has died.
https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/former-news-8-chief-capitol-correspondent-mark-davis-dies/
4 months ago
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Retired detective found dead in hoarding conditions in Connecticut, months after she went missing
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Retired detective found dead in hoarding conditions in Connecticut, months after she went missing
A retired Connecticut police detective who went missing last year was found seven months later buried under debris in hoarding conditions in her home.
https://apnews.com/article/missing-woman-death-hoarder-house-connecticut-1ba97a81ca9463e21a270e974dc52443
4 months ago
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Ex-Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, who resigned amid a corruption scandal, pardoned by Trump
Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, whose promising political career was upended by a corruption scandal, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump.
https://apnews.com/article/former-connecticut-governor-john-rowland-pardoned-trump-3f64b89567cb5f688808eb1b1ddd581f
4 months ago
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Man charged in Connecticut mall shooting that wounded 5 as lawyer claims self-defense
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Man charged in Connecticut mall shooting that wounded 5 as lawyer claims self-defense
A 19-year-old man has been charged with assault and weapons crimes in a shooting at a Connecticut mall that wounded five people.
https://apnews.com/article/mall-shooting-waterbury-connecticut-b856a402752175b963c901a83a419a2a
4 months ago
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Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon
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Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE
A former WWE executive who had been fighting sexual abuse allegations in a lawsuit by an ex-employee has agreed to a confidential settlement and will now help the accuser as she continues suing the co...
https://apnews.com/article/wwe-vince-mcmahon-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-05792aa2fbe66d3a50f9b5935a76cc6b
4 months ago
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Budget airline that flies out of New Haven begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations
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Budget airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations
A U.S. budget airline has begun making deportation flights out of an Arizona airport, an unusual and controversial move for a company that depends heavily on its consumer brand.
https://apnews.com/article/avelo-airlinea-deportation-ice-arizona-39da77896eaf15c9bcaaf09d617c0c6b
5 months ago
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Fight at a funeral in Connecticut erupts into gunfire and stabbing, wounding 2
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Fight at a funeral in Connecticut erupts into gunfire and stabbing, wounding 2
A fight between family members at a Connecticut funeral erupted into a melee where a man was stabbed and a woman grazed by gunfire.
https://apnews.com/article/shooting-at-funeral-hartford-connecticut-a2ca0e3cea3b4273e232846ebc499ad7
5 months ago
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6 months ago
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Man who says he was held captive in Connecticut home for 20 years makes his first public comments
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Man who says he was held captive in Connecticut home for 20 years makes his first public comments
A man who told police that he was held captive in a Connecticut home for 20 years says he recently celebrated his first-ever birthday party as he turned 32.
https://apnews.com/article/captive-man-connecticut-waterbury-fire-2b2b24bf8168ea4e5338046dad6d563d
6 months ago
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Driver acquitted in bikers' deaths in New Hampshire pleads guilty to impaired driving in Connecticut
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Driver acquitted in bikers' deaths in New Hampshire pleads guilty to impaired driving in Connecticut
A commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to impaired driving in Connecticut a month ...
https://apnews.com/article/motorcycles-crash-new-hampshire-connecticut-95bf3e95c3cd301f007153e772cd4105
6 months ago
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Family seeks reunion with man who says he was held captive for 2 decades
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Family seeks reunion with man who says he was held captive for 2 decades
Relatives are hoping to reconnect with a 32-year-old man who told police he was held captive and given limited food for two decades in his Connecticut home.
https://apnews.com/article/captive-man-stepmom-connecticut-fire-arrest-07ac458ff85f0618da4e6457c64346e9
6 months ago
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People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released
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People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released
The John F. Kennedy assassination documents released this week disclosed sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers.
https://apnews.com/article/jfk-assassination-files-personal-information-5609ccd6e106c5b30ee6b6cca3a30e3c
7 months ago
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Man describes cruelty during his two decades of captivity at his family home in Connecticut. Police wondering how it could have happened without anyone noticing
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Man describes cruelty during his two decades of captivity at his family home in Connecticut
Police in Connecticut are trying to determine how a man could have been held captive in his home for 20 years without anyone noticing.
https://apnews.com/article/captive-man-stepson-connecticut-fire-arrest-9cbbf9bea0a0fb369711181b70b03f4a
7 months ago
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Child illegally taken by her mother from Connecticut to Mexico in 1999 is found and reconnects with dad
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Child illegally taken by her mother from US to Mexico in 1999 is found and reconnects with dad
A Connecticut father’s quarter-century search for his missing daughter has come to a happy conclusion. She has been found safe and sound in Mexico.
https://apnews.com/article/abducted-child-found-connecticut-mexico-4d8683d5fcea67b420d06f7635d2ff6d
7 months ago
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Connecticut Supreme Court upholds conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor
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Court upholds conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's Fitbit ...
https://apnews.com/article/fitbit-evidence-murder-connecticut-1622942f936e01e7289c97d5790c84c1
7 months ago
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Keith Richards gets some satisfaction from new award honoring Connecticut residents
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Keith Richards gets some satisfaction from new award honoring Connecticut residents
Legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has another honor to add to his massive collection.
https://apnews.com/article/keith-richards-connecticut-governor-award-ecd217a5f64ed5cf848c425ee7955b88
7 months ago
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AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
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AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.
https://apnews.com/article/ap-lawsuit-trump-administration-officials-0352075501b779b8b187667f3427e0e8
8 months ago
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Democratic political operatives charged with absentee ballot crimes in Connecticut’s largest city, authorities say
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5 tampered with absentee ballots in Connecticut's largest city, authorities say
Five people including prominent Democratic political operatives in Connecticut’s largest city have been criminally charged with tampering with absentee ballots during the 2023 local election.
https://apnews.com/article/bridgeport-connecticut-absentee-ballots-arrests-3ece0f508b718522a107cb5022659414
8 months ago
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White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP style policy on 'Gulf of America'
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White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP style policy on 'Gulf of America'
The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from attending an event in the Oval Office after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump has ...
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ap-journalism-first-amendment-8a83d8b506053249598e807f8e91e1ae
8 months ago
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Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as a stranger repeatedly stabbed him on stage
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Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as a stranger repeatedly stabbed him on stage
Salman Rushdie has described in graphic detail the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him with lif...
https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-hadi-matar-stabbing-169c2e4672952d48499e66c8ce57bd01
8 months ago
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13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
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13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states are vowing to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans’ sensiti...
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-trump-doge-states-47912249bf4b79477cbe211565c9743c
8 months ago
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Connecticut panel denies early parole for man convicted in 1991 slaying of state trooper
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Connecticut panel denies early parole for man convicted in 1991 slaying of state trooper
A Connecticut panel has denied early parole for a man convicted in a notorious 1991 ambush-style killing of a Connecticut State Police trooper during an early morning burglary of a gun shop.
https://apnews.com/article/connecticut-trooper-ambush-killed-parole-7fdae239c872dc54e8945df26aab75bf
8 months ago
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Connecticut to award $5.9 million to family of wrongfully imprisoned disabled man who died in 2020
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Connecticut to award $5.9 million to family of wrongfully imprisoned disabled man
Connecticut is set to award $5.9 million to the family of a disabled man who served a quarter century in prison before his murder conviction was overturned.
https://apnews.com/article/murder-wrongful-conviction-connecticut-richard-lapointe-396b7ef25cb3228bfb95f4d9770e787b
9 months ago
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Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case
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Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case
A Connecticut man who was convicted in one of the state’s most notorious murder cases was one of the nearly 2,500 people whose federal drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President J...
https://apnews.com/article/biden-clemency-connecticut-adrian-peeler-28fa099588ec3f0d2555e036fda16be3
9 months ago
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Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'
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Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'
The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”
https://apnews.com/article/drake-kendrick-universal-0513635a9bf6bb42feea78522bb59527
9 months ago
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Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars after failed bankruptcy auction
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Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars after failed bankruptcy auction
A company linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is now offering over $7 million to buy his Infowars platforms as part of Jones' bankruptcy.
https://apnews.com/article/infowars-onion-alex-jones-sandy-hook-74cc3ea85352c468de88486e517c1cc0
9 months ago
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Man pleads guilty in kidnapping/ransom plot in Connecticut that may have been linked to $240M crypto heist
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Man pleads guilty in failed ransom plot that may have been linked to $240M crypto heist
A Florida man has pleaded guilty in connection with the carjacking and kidnapping of a Connecticut couple, in what authorities call a failed ransom plot that may have been linked to a $240 million cry...
https://apnews.com/article/kidnapping-connecticut-bitcoin-crypto-theft-4de70daefae2efe9516aa6316d60faa9
9 months ago
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Mother who fought for justice in daughter's murder case involving Kennedy cousin has died
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Mother who fought for justice in daughter's murder case involving Kennedy cousin has died
Dorthy Moxley, the mother who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter’s killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut murder case, has died. She was 92.
https://apnews.com/article/dorothy-moxley-obituary-martha-kennedy-cousin-skakel-c03a89f7b6f83fed39566c16fccc34af
9 months ago
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More drone-a-rama, by The AP:
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Drone detectors in New Jersey have found 'little or no evidence' of wrongdoing, governor says
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Drone detectors in New Jersey have found 'little or no evidence' of wrongdoing, governor says
Drone-detecting devices deployed in New Jersey within the past week have shown little to no evidence of anything nefarious or threatening.
https://apnews.com/article/drones-mystery-new-jersey-york-b37fda04755803392178b1f39b76ccd8
10 months ago
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'Childless Cat Lady' Taylor Swift tops Yale list of 2024's most notable quotations
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'Childless Cat Lady' Taylor Swift tops Yale list of 2024's most notable quotations
Pop superstar Taylor Swift tops a list of 2024's most notable quotations compiled by Yale University, with her declaration that she's a “childless cat lady" while endorsing Kamala Harris for president...
https://apnews.com/article/quotes-year-yale-taylor-swift-biden-trump-5009b3e97ed231a62800dc8bb147ed02
10 months ago
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First popularly elected Black mayor in New England, Thirman Milner, has died at 91
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First popularly elected Black mayor in New England, Thirman Milner, has died at 91
The Connecticut NAACP says that former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner has died. He was 91. Milner was the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England.
https://apnews.com/article/thirman-milner-harford-connecticut-black-mayor-dfb7c5ed1af55756050225094d73f1ac
10 months ago
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The Onion's bid for Alex Jones' Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing
A federal judge in Texas has delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.
https://apnews.com/article/8352f1e442c5d37f64a798416ff5afa8
11 months ago
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One Tech Tip: How to get started with Bluesky
Looking for a new social media platform? You could try Bluesky, where the vibe is seemingly welcoming and there are noticeably fewer trolls.
https://apnews.com/article/1a5a658a0c5a339e53fcb0e1928df6ee
11 months ago
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M. Jodi Rell, who became Connecticut governor after running mate resigned, dies at 78
Republican Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has died at age 78. She took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her running mate resigned.
https://apnews.com/article/27319b5f00b8287f5666a47f8561aa4c
11 months ago
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Georgia election workers seek more penalties against Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them
Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani have asked a judge to penalize him even more.
https://apnews.com/article/19705fbbd222903d2e3b106c64510fa8
11 months ago
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Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, after Jones and his lawyers ra...
https://apnews.com/article/6496f198d141c991087dcd937b3588e9
11 months ago
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