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Sandy Hook families want another $320 million in damages to cover costs of suing Alex Jones in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1 billion from far-right broadcaster Alex Jones want another $320 million or so more to cover their legal costs, along with court orders that would force him to produce an accounting of his assets and block what they describe as…

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Lena Dunham reveals she built her home in her parents’ backyard: ‘Just as I always wanted’

‘When I was a little kid, I used to dread the idea of ever leaving my parents’ home,’ the actor said

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State financial officers—what they are and why you should care

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Before slicing into this year’s Thanksgiving turkey, get ready to dig deeper into your wallet. ‘It’s going to be more expensive.’

HARTFORD, Conn. — Carving into the most classic of all holiday main courses this year — the Thanksgiving turkey — will first mean shoppers digging a lot deeper into their wallets before they gather around the family dinner table.

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All candidates for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 — incumbent Lucy Dathan (D) and Donald Mastronardi (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

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Connecticut Senate candidate uses Trump's backing sparingly

Leora Levy is the only statewide candidate running in blue Connecticut to be endorsed by former President Donald Trump

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Connecticut: US Sen. Blumenthal battles Republican Leora Levy in 1st and only debate

HARTFORD, Conn. — In an increasingly bitter campaign, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal battled Republican Leora Levy Wednesday night on inflation, taxes, the economy, and abortion.

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Ex-lawmaker pleads guilty in theft of $1.2M in COVID-19 aid

A former Connecticut state representative has pleaded guilty in connection with the theft of more than $1.2 million in federal coronavirus relief funds from the city of West Haven

The Independent UK

The Monster Snowstorm That Canceled Halloween

An early-season nor'easter unloaded more than a foot of snow over parts of the Northeast in October.

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Connecticut US House seat targeted by national Republicans

National Republicans see an opportunity this year to finally flip a U.S. House seat in blue Connecticut

The Independent UK

From The Watcher to The Amityville Horror: The seven real homes which inspired these Halloween classics

The most frightening tales are usually the ones that stem from real-life cases – and often, real-life houses. Sheila Flynn explores seven of America’s most infamous homes, immortalised in horror films and programmes inspired by their chilling backstories

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These seven real homes inspired horror movies

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones seeks new trial after nearly $1bn Sandy Hook verdict

Jury ordered Jones to pay $965m in damages to families subjected to harassment from Jones’s lies about Newtown school shooting

The Guardian - US

Criminal charges dropped against man left with paralysis in US police custody

Randy Cox was arrested by Connecticut law enforcement and en route a detention center when he was knocked against a van wall

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Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdict

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families over Jones' lies that the 2012 Newtown school shooting was a hoax

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Sandy Hook families seek $2.75 trillion from Alex Jones

Sandy Hook families asked a Connecticut judge to order Alex Jones to pay $2.75 trillion in damages in addition to the almost $1 billion a jury awarded for defamation, claiming only “the highest possible punitive damages,” will stop the Infowars host from continuing to harm them.

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Sandy Hook families seek steep punitive damages after $1 billion Alex Jones verdict

Families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting on Friday asked a Connecticut judge to order Alex Jones to pay hefty punitive damages on top of nearly $1 billion a jury said the conspiracy theorist owes them for falsely claiming the massacre was a hoax.

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Reports: Curt Miller to leave Connecticut Sun to join Los Angeles Sparks

The Connecticut Sun will be on the market for a new head coach and general manager this offseason.

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Thousands expected at funeral for 2 Connecticut officers

A joint funeral service for two Connecticut police officers shot to death in an apparent ambush is expected to draw scores of law enforcement officials from around the country

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All candidates for Connecticut State Senate District 8 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Connecticut State Senate District 8 — Paul Honig (D) and Lisa Seminara (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Black bear mauls and tries to drag off boy, 10, playing in grandfather's garden

The terrifying incident took place on Sunday morning at around 11am in the town of Morris, Connecticut when the bear attempted to drag the child across the lawn of the garden

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In partisan year, some Democrats stress work with Trump, GOP

WASHINGTON — Like many Democrats, Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut hasn’t been hesitant to attack Donald Trump. She accused him when he was president of bullying and racism and said his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, posed a grave threat to democracy.

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What’s next for Alex Jones? ‘He doesn’t have a billion dollars,’ UConn law prof says

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Jones was bragging Friday that he won’t be stopped by a nearly $1 billion judgment against him earlier in the week for spreading phony conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and claiming the families suing him were actors in a plot to outlaw…

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New body cam video shows Bristol, Conn., officer fire back at suspect as comrades are killed

Newly released body camera video shows a wounded Bristol, Connecticut., police officer fatally shooting a man who killed two other cops.

The Independent UK

Bodycam shows hurt Connecticut officer shoot ambush suspect

Connecticut's Office of the Inspector General has released body camera footage in connection with last week's shooting of three police officers in the town of Bristol

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