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What Are GMO's, And What Health Risks Do They Pose?
They’re in 80% of the food we eat: genetically modified organisms. Some say they pose serious health risks. Some believe those risks to be so serious, they’re willing to break the law in order to notify their fellow consumers that products...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Biotechnology Industry, Bones and Joints, Politics
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Nearly 25 percent of crashes linked to gadget use
Texting, checking email, talking on the phone. All things we shouldn't do while driving, and yet not surprisingly, things we still do while behind the wheel. But just how bad are these distractions? According to Cars.com, via Reuters, almost 25...Tags: Politics, Government, Elections
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Three More Rell Administration Appointees Get The Ax
The Hartford CourantThere were three more firings this week of Rell-administration political appointees -- both high-level and low -- who landed on the permanent state civil-service payroll during the waning months of Republican M. Jodi Rell's governorship. Officials in...Tags: M. Jodi Rell, Politics, Dannel P. Malloy , Connecticut, Public Employees
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Malloy Orders Layoffs Today; No Deal Reached With Unions
The Hartford CourantDespite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the state employee unions. Malloy had been warning workers...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Unions, Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting
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Local passengers affected by New York-New Haven Amtrak service suspension
The Day, New London, Conn.Amtrak service between New York and New Haven will not operate at least through Sunday, Amtrak announced this morning. Service was disrupted after two commuter trains collided Friday near Bridgeport, injuring 70. "The damage and destruction at the...Tags: Politics, Amtrak, Dannel P. Malloy , Regional Authority, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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In federal prison, ol' Bulldog faces sensual shock
If the federal prison that gets Tavon White is anything like the last one I visited, even a charmer such as Bulldog will have a tough time recreating the life of the libertine he had at the Baltimore City Detention Center. White, a reputed leader of...
Tags: Trials, Drug Trafficking, Politics, Martin O'Malley, U.S. Department of Justice
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Commuters Face Nightmare As Search Begins for Cause of Metro-North Crash
The Hartford Courant— Commuters face a potential nightmare of detours and traffic jams after the collision of two Metro-North trains near the Fairfield-Bridgeport line Friday night. Three people remained in critical condition on Saturday and than 70 people were...Tags: Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Dannel P. Malloy , Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Amtrak
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EDITORIAL: Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to spend $1 billion on Common Core deserves support
San Jose Mercury NewsOne of the biggest challenges California's 1,000 or so school districts face -- the implementation of transformational new Common Core standards, curriculum and testing over the next two years -- may be about to get a lot easier. Gov. Jerry Brown...Tags: Politics, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla., Robert Trigaux column
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.Forget those pricey state economic incentives used like catnip to persuade companies to expand to Florida. Want Fortune 500 corporations to replant their headquarters in the Sunshine State? Buy their CEOs nice beachfront vacation homes. That seems...Tags: Politics, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Regional Authority, Local Government, Tampa
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Bentley defends 2-year delay for school tax credits
The Montgomery AdvertiserFighting back against critical comments from a top legislator, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said Friday that he was never in favor of allowing people to use state tax dollars to go to private schools and said people in the state agree with him....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Regional Authority, Judges, Taxation
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Bonding bill in question
Duluth News TribuneThe future of a public works borrowing bill to fund state Capitol work, roads and bridges and other projects is in question after it failed in the Minnesota House. Representatives voted 76-56 Friday on a bill to sell bonds to fund public works projects,...Tags: Mark Dayton, Politics, Mary Murphy, Alice Hausman, Road Transportation
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