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US conspiracy website Infowars declares bankruptcy

New York (AFP) - Alex Jones, the US conspiracy theorist who faces multiple defamation lawsuits by parents of victims of a massacre that he called a hoax, has declared bankruptcy for his far-right website Infowars, documents seen Monday showed.

AFP

Alex Jones Files For Bankruptcy Protection: What You Need To Know

Far-right media personality Alex Jones has filed for bankruptcy protection for his assets after losing defamation lawsuits brought by the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre in Connecticut, which he repeatedly and falsely described as a hoax.

Benzinga

Justices reject states' appeal over cap on tax deductibility

The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to the 2017 tax law that capped federal tax deductions for state and local taxes

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Connecticut may be vastly undercounting its COVID-19 cases. Here’s why

HARTFORD, Conn. — According to official state numbers, Connecticut has recorded 3,939 positive COVID-19 tests in the past week, most in a seven-day period since early March.

Tribune News Service

'Magic mushrooms' for therapy? Vets help sway conservatives

The medicinal use of hallucinogenic mushrooms is making inroads in U.S. states as military veterans advocate for the therapeutic value of psychedelic drugs, including in conservative states like Utah, Texas and Oklahoma

The Independent UK

Some state lawmakers calling it quits, can't afford to serve

Various state legislators around the country are calling it quits this year, in part because of the low pay

The Independent UK

Alex Jones to recoup $75,000 in fines in Sandy Hook lawsuit

Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be getting back the $75,000 in fines he paid to a Connecticut court for missing a deposition last month in a lawsuit over his assertions that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax

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Man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids, pet dog in Florida

A physical therapist from Connecticut has been convicted of killing his wife, three young children and the family’s dog two years ago in central Florida

The Independent UK

Anthony Todt trial: Jurors deadlocked on some charges in murder trial

ORLANDO, Fla. — After about five hours of deliberations Thursday, jurors said they are deadlocked on some of the charges against Anthony Todt, the Connecticut physical therapist accused of killing his wife, children and dog at their Central Florida home.

Orlando Sentinel

Anthony Todt trial: Jurors now deliberating in killings of wife, kids

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jurors began deliberating Thursday afternoon in the trial of Anthony Todt, the Connecticut physical therapist accused of killing his wife, children and dog at their Central Florida home.

Orlando Sentinel

Police: Olympian's mother unintended victim of drug dispute

Police say the mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home was an unintended victim of a drug dispute that erupted into the firing of more than 20 gunshots

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico Olympian's mother killed at home by stray bullet

The mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian has been killed by a stray bullet while sewing in her Connecticut home

The Independent UK

Brickbat: Bookkeeping Error

An audit has found that nearly $900,000 of about $1.13 million in COVID-19 relief funds received by the city of West Haven, Connecticut, were spent on ineligible items or lacked sufficient documentation. Auditors did not examine some $600,000 in COVID-19 funds received by the city that are the subject of…

Reason

Alex Jones says Sandy Hook families are ‘demonising’ him as he finally appears at deposition after paying $75k fines

‘These people want to put us in prison for our speech,’ Jones says of lawyers for Sandy Hook families

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4-star Finland OL includes UGA football in top 4

The 6-foot-6, 315-pound tackle plays high school football for The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut

The Independent UK

Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuit

Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has traveled to Connecticut to appear at a deposition in a lawsuit over his calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax

The Independent UK

A hit man's last job? Killer tells judge he's a changed man

A 73-year-old hit man who recently pleaded guilty to the contract killing of a political consultant in New Jersey says he’s finally through living a life of crime

Benzinga

DraftKings Expands Partnership With Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG) and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have agreed to expand their relationship to offer DraftKings online and retail sports betting in Puerto Rico. The move comes after Foxwoods and DraftKings launched sports betting and iGaming in Connecticut in October 2021. The DraftKings retail sportsbook will be located inside the Foxwoods…

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The Independent UK

Alex Jones attacks ‘lying’ judge in Sandy Hook case before she refuses to reconsider fines of up to $1.65m

‘We got this judge up in Connecticut, if you could call it that — this thing that has just cheated us every way, lied about us,’ Jones says on his Infowars show

Reason

Do Studies Show Gun Control Works? No.

Out of 27,900 research publications on gun laws, only 123 tested their effects rigorously.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones v Sandy Hook: Why the false flag conspiracist is now dodging paying the victims’ families

Far-right conspiracy theorist claimed that the mass shooting that killed 26 young children and staff at a Connecticut school never happened

The Independent UK

Alex Jones agrees to appear at deposition in Sandy Hook case

Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims

Tribune News Service

Soaring apartment rents in Connecticut squeeze tenants in a tight leasing market

Apartment rents in Connecticut soared by the double-digits in the last year, squeezing tenants in a market with dwindling leasing alternatives and more rent hikes expected at least through the end of the year.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones v Sandy Hook: Why the false flag conspiracist is now dodging court

Far-right conspiracy theorist claimed that the mass shooting that killed 26 young children and staff at a Connecticut school never happened

The Independent UK

Alex Jones faces fines for skipping Sandy Hook deposition

A Connecticut judge says Infowars host Alex Jones will be fined $25,000 to $50,000 per weekday until he appears for a deposition in a lawsuit brought by relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

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