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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...
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...
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...
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...
Judge seals court filing after Janel Grant’s medical records mistakenly surface amid legal battle with Dr. Carlon Colker
The Times of India
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Dr. Carlon Colker and Janel Grant. Image via: Peak Wellness | Facebook The federal court dispute involving former WWE employee Janel Grant and physician Dr. Carlon Colker escalated this week after sensitive medical records appeared publicly...
Businesses face new challenges under SALT tax changes
Rochester Business Journal - New York
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August 21, 2025
Key takeaways: • SALT deduction cap raised to $40K under OBBB through 2029, then reverts to $10K. • Businesses must monitor PTET policies, apportionment, and digital taxation. • New York’s Convenience of the Employer Rule impacts remote worker...
Connecticut’s Controversial Baserunning Strategy Sparks Little League World Series Rules Debate
BroBible
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August 21, 2025
© Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Audio By Carbonatix Fairfield will play for an American championship at the Little League World Series as the undefeated representative from the Metro region. The Connecticut-based baseball program got to this point, in...
Top law schools for family law
The National Jurist
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August 21, 2025
Family law encompasses a variety of issues, from domestic violence and child abuse to divorce and homelessness. It is one of the most important legal specialties, considering who’s often involved: children. Family law attorneys not only need...
Bacon Wilson’s Gina Barry Recognized by Best Lawyers for Excellence in Elder Law
Health Care News
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August 21, 2025
SPRINGFIELD — Bacon Wilson, P.C. announced that attorney Gina Barry has been recognized in the 32nd edition of Best Lawyers in America for her expertise in elder law. In addition to this prestigious recognition, Barry has been named the 2026...
‘Life Is Full of Surprises’: Turkish Immigrant Keeps Growing Pizza Business With Truck No. 3
PQM Pizza
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August 21, 2025
Osman Tunali came to the U.S. from his native Turkey to learn English, not to get into the pizza business. He ended up doing both. As he recently told the New Haven Register, “Life is full of surprises. You never know where you’ll end up.” After...
I-Team: ‘Ghost student’ scammers target Connecticut colleges
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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August 21, 2025
(WFSB) - “Ghost students” are becoming a problem for colleges across the country. These aren’t the paranormal kind of ghosts. A “ghost student” is a type of scammer that goes after real money. CT State community colleges are getting students ready...
CT Democratic lawmakers explore changes to statewide housing bill vetoed by Gov. Lamont
Connecticut Public Radio
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August 21, 2025
State lawmakers are reconsidering what it may take to get a sweeping housing bill passed by the legislature and governor. State Senate and House of Representative Majority Leaders Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) and Jason Rojas (D-East Hartford) gathered in...
AP News: James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and key leader on the Christian right, dies at 89
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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James Dobson, who founded the conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, died on Thursday. He was 89. Born in 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Dobson was a...
ICE arrests 65 'dangerous criminals' in 4-day Connecticut operation, lays blame on state 'Trust Act'
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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August 20, 2025
During a four-day enforcement operation, federal immigration agents arrested 65 people in Connecticut from Aug. 12-15, according to a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday. ICE Boston, working with federal law enforcement...
Lawsuits Targeting Sanctuary Policies Test Balance of Federal, State Power
The Epoch Times
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August 21, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detain an man after a court hearing at the Connecticut Supreme Court in Stamford, Connecticut, on July 3, 2025. John Moore/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s administration has sued multiple...
Lawmakers take aim at boarding in hospital emergency rooms | Bills & Laws
Chief Healthcare Executive
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August 21, 2025
The skinny Lawmakers in the House and Senate have sponsored legislation that is aimed at addressing the high volume of patients in hospital emergency departments. Summary The legislation, dubbed the Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the...
Amy Klobuchar Promotes Law Against Deepfakes While Denying She Said Sydney Sweeney Has ‘Perfect Titties’
Gizmodo
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August 21, 2025
Democratic Senator from Minnesota Amy Klobuchar recently appeared on social media in a video saying that actress Sydney Sweeney had “perfect titties” and that Democrats were “the party of ugly people.” It was a deepfake, of course, and Klobuchar...
Wipro acquires HARMAN’s Digital Transformation Solutions business unit for $375 million
The Hindu Business Line
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August 21, 2025
Wipro, a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business of HARMAN, a Samsung company, in an all-cash transaction of $375 million,...
ICE immigration crackdown | 65 illegal aliens nabbed in Connecticut under 4-day ‘Op Broken Trust’
The Economic Times
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August 21, 2025
Amid the intensifying US immigration crackdown, ICE arrested 65 illegal immigrants in Connecticut during a four-day sting called 'Operation Broken Trust.' The operation came shortly after Connecticut expanded its sanctuary state law, blocking...
This Ridiculous Gun Control Law Is on Borrowed Time Thanks to a Federal Judge
Townhall
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August 21, 2025
It appears another unconstitutional gun control law will be on the chopping block soon after a federal judge issued a ruling allowing a legal challenge against New York’s prohibition on nonresidents obtaining concealed carry permits. Gun Owners of...