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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...
Trump Vows To End Mail-In Ballots: What Connecticut Voters Need To Know
Patch
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August 20, 2025
CONNECTICUT — President Donald Trump vowed on his social media platform this week to make changes in how U.S. elections are conducted, including one that would end mail-in voting for the 2026 midterms. Trump pledged on Truth Social that he would...
Wipro To Acquire HARMAN's DTS Business Unit For $375 Million; Details Here
News18
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August 21, 2025
Last Updated:August 21, 2025, 17:53 IST Under the agreement, more than 5,600 DTS employees, including senior leadership, across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, will move to Wipro. The transaction is expected to be completed by December 31, 2025,...
Carmody Torrance adds two lawyers to Stamford office
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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August 21, 2025
Juliette Taylor STAMFORD – Two lawyers have joined the Stamford office of the law firm Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP. Madison Smith has joined as an associate to the firm’s Real Estate & Land Use team and Juliette Taylor has joined as an...
'Armed, Dangerous Suspect' Captured In Connecticut, Police Say
Patch
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August 20, 2025
Posted Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 3:46 pm ET|Updated Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 7:39 pm ET STAMFORD, CT — A man, who police said should be considered "armed and dangerous," was taken into custody in Stamford late Wednesday. Mason Payne, 23, is accused of...
Curious About Connecticut’s Skunks And Their Surprising Habits
I95 Rock - Connecticut
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August 21, 2025
On the way into work this morning I almost ran over a family of skunks in Bantam along 202, they were wandering along the side of the road and thankfully I missed them. Not 5 minutes later I had to swerve to avoid another skunk near the 202...
Irate parents turn to legal action over the marketing of so-called ‘toddler milks’
CNN
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August 21, 2025
Follow For people who cannot or choose not to breastfeed, infant formula is lifesaving, supplying their babies with precious nutrients they need to grow and thrive. Concerned about contaminants and the use of controversial seed oils in the...
Avangrid Utility Subsidiaries in Connecticut Celebrate New Line Worker Graduates of Trade Internship Program
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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ORANGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2025-- Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the graduation celebration of eleven students from the UI (United Illuminating) and SCG (Southern...
Immigrant advocates demand action from CT lawmakers as ICE announces arrests from 4-day operation
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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August 20, 2025
Around 100 community members huddled under a roof of umbrellas chanting “ICE out of Connecticut now” as rain poured down on Danbury Superior Court. Advocates with Greater Danbury Unites for Immigrants demanded action from state lawmakers after...
ICE arrests 65 illegal immigrants during 4-day operation targeting 'egregious offenders' in Connecticut
The Post Millenial
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August 21, 2025
Of those arrested, 29 had been convicted or charged in the United States with serious crimes, including kidnapping, assault, drug offenses, weapons violations, and sex crimes. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced that it...
Certares acquires majority interest in Connecticut Hyatt Regency
Hotel Dive
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August 21, 2025
Dive Brief: Trinity Investments sold its majority interest in Hyatt Regency Greenwich, located in the namesake Connecticut town, to an affiliate of global investment firm Certares Real Estate Management, Trinity announced Wednesday. The private...
Wipro to acquire HARMAN’s Digital Transformation Solutions business for $375 million, over 5,600 employees to join
Business Upturn
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August 21, 2025
Wipro Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit of HARMAN, a Samsung company, in a deal valued at up to USD 375 million (including earn-outs). The acquisition, announced on August...
Man accused of dragging Massachusetts state trooper arrested in Connecticut
New York Daily News
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August 21, 2025
A Vermont man accused of dragging a Massachusetts state trooper with his car, then leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase before fleeing into Connecticut has been apprehended, according to authorities. Mason Payne was taken into custody...
Mspalliance's Cyber Verify Provides Key To Texas' New Safe Harbor Law
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Applies to Texas businesses with fewer than 250 employees that own or license data containing sensitive personal information. Shields those businesses from exemplary (punitive) damages in breach-related litigation, provided...
BIG by Azim Premji as Wipro to acquire another company for Rs 3271 crore, its business is...
DNA India
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August 21, 2025
The company is headquartered in Connecticut, US. It is a global provider of ER&D and IT services. Wipro, an IT major founded by Azim Premji, is set to acquire 100 per cent stake in the Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit of...
FBI investigating threats made against Connecticut lawmaker
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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August 19, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - The FBI is now investigating threats made against a Connecticut lawmaker. State Representative Corey Paris received threatening phone calls after a post on social media went viral. The Connecticut State Police and the...
ICE Arrests Dozens In Four Day Connecticut Operation
WHYN - Massachusetts
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Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 65 people in Connecticut during a recent four day operation. ICE has not revealed when the sweep of offenders accused of violent crimes in the U.S. and in other countries took place. ICE...
CT lawmakers seek a public conversation on affordable housing
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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August 21, 2025
Members of a Connecticut legislative panel tackling the state’s affordable housing crisis are considering whether to continue to require that cities and towns have 10% of their housing stock be affordable. Some towns want a moratorium on...
CT Officials, Municipal Leaders Talk Affordable Housing Law, Possible Fixes
CT News Junkie - Connecticut
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August 21, 2025
State Rep. Jason Rojas speaks at a discussion on affordable housing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, CT or Aug. 20, 2025. Credit: Jamil Ragland / CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — Is State Statute 8-30g exacerbating the very problem — the...
Connecticut lawmaker’s Instagram post on ICE operations referred to Justice Department
DeKalb GA News - Georgia
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August 19, 2025
Jon Feere Chief of Staff | U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementJon Feere Chief of Staff | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has notified the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding a recent...