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What to know about a NH law that invalidates drivers’ licenses for undocumented immigrants
Vermont Public Radio
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August 22, 2025
Starting Sept. 30, some people with certain out-of-state licenses can’t drive legally in New Hampshire – this applies to people with a standard, or drive-only, license. Connecticut and Delaware are currently the only states that issue these types...
Federal appeals court upholds Connecticut's assault weapons ban
NBC Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
A ban on assault weapons that Connecticut put in place after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is constitutional, a federal appeals court said Friday, as it rejected challenges by gun rights advocates who claim it violates the Second...
Federal appeals panel upholds Connecticut’s assault weapons ban
Associated Press
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August 22, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A ban on assault weapons that Connecticut put in place after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is constitutional, a federal appeals court said Friday, as it rejected challenges by gun rights advocates who claim it violates...
Federal appeals panel upholds Connecticut's assault weapons ban
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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NEW YORK (AP) — A ban on assault weapons that Connecticut put in place after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is constitutional, a federal appeals court said Friday, as it rejected challenges by gun rights advocates who claim it violates...
Big waves, powerful rip currents on Connecticut's coastline as Erin moves away from the East Coast
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
Big waves and powerful rip currents on Connecticut's coastline as Erin moves away from the East Coast STONINGTON, Conn. — Rough surf is impacting parts of the shoreline as Hurricane Erin continues to move away from the Northeast, which may...
Texas law showed electronics repair is bipartisan. What’s next?
Manufacturing Dive
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As of this year, legislators in every U.S. state have at some point introduced bills to improve the repairability of consumer technology such as electronics. Texas was the latest to pass such a law and advocates predict even more in the years to...
Utah veteran says Kratom eases pain as lawmakers weigh new restrictions
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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August 22, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah veteran says kratom helps him manage pain. But health experts warn it’s risky — and now Utah’s part of a nationwide debate over how to regulate it. For Thor Bebout, living with daily pain means finding alternatives. “Being...
Hurricane Erin exits stage right as new systems bubble in Atlantic
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
Hurricane Erin continued to churn in the North Atlantic well southeast of New England on Friday. Rip currents will continue to plague parts of the U.S. East Coast, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada into the weekend, as Erin’s massive circulation –...
Sorry, New England: Connecticut’s not going anywhere
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. Recently my colleague Billy Baker argued it is time to kick Connecticut out of New England, and perhaps some of you taking time to read this agree with him. Sure, the southernmost...
James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and key leader on the Christian right, dies at...
Journal News - Ohio
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At its peak, Focus on the Family had more than 1,000 employees and gave Dobson a platform to weigh in on legislation and serve as an adviser to five presidents. His broad reach includes authoring more than 70 books, being translated into 27...
Immigration News Today: Hurricane Season Raises Fears for Those Without Legal Status
Documented - New York
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August 22, 2025
Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here. Around the U.S. As...
The State of Employment Law: 12 States Prohibit Captive Audience Meetings
National Law Review
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August 21, 2025
Employers can make their employees do many things they may not want to do. However, in 12 states (Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington) with captive audience...
Connecticut roofing contractor confesses to million-dollar tax evasion scheme
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
Anthony Delmaro, 48, of Woodbridge, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to tax evasion Wednesday. He must pay more than $1.7M in restitution. HARTFORD, Conn. — A roofing contractor from Connecticut pleaded guilty to tax evasion in...
Wipro shares in focus after $375 mn acquisition of HARMAN’s digital transformation solutions business
The Economic Times
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August 22, 2025
The shares of IT major Wipro will be in focus on Friday, August 22, after the company announced a $375 million agreement to acquire the Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit of Harman Connected Services and its subsidiaries, along...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
CFO Dive
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Connecticut 67, Washington 56
The Porterville Recorder - California
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WASHINGTON (56) Citron 5-9 4-4 15, Iriafen 4-7 5-6 13, Austin 3-9 0-0 6, Melbourne 1-7 2-2 4, Sutton 1-5 2-2 4, Clark 0-4 0-0 0, Engstler 1-3 2-4 5, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Dolson 3-4 0-0 7, Olsen 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-51 15-18 56. CONNECTICUT (67) Mabrey...
Psychopath? Or Just Broke? Family Court Manipulator Christopher Ambrose Lawsuit Exposes More Than He Meant
Artvoice
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August 22, 2025
By Frank Parlato On March 16, 2025, former Hollywood screenwriter Christopher Ambrose filed a federal defamation suit against psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee. He said her online writings about him prevented him from getting work. Now he says he is dead...
Mystics' 20 turnovers dooms playoff hopes in 67-56 loss to lowly Connecticut
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 22, 2025
Tina Charles scored 21 points, Aaliyah Edwards added 10 points against her former team, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 67-56 on Thursday night to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Connecticut (8-27) won...
Lawmakers Slam DOE for Suspending 3 Million Borrowers’ Student Loan Forgiveness
Truthout
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August 21, 2025
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. A group of Democratic senators is demanding answers from the Department of Education (DOE) on...
Hurricane Erin impacts on Connecticut, Rhode Island shoreline
NBC Connecticut
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August 21, 2025
Hurricane Erin did not make landfall in Connecticut, but people flocked to the beaches on the New England Shoreline to see bigger waves. In Westerly, Rhode Island, surfer Saxon Herbert of Waterford said the waves reached seven to nine feet. “It’s...