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![SCSU senior Jordan Davis' athletic career was nearly ended by a serious automobile accident in Wallingford, but it actually began him on a journey that has led him to the brink of a place in the Paris Olympics in the javelin throw. ... UConn's Stephanie Labbe tells her inspiring story in a new documentary. ... Wolf Pack;s Riley Nash the ultimate grizzled veteran ... Let's not overthink this historic Jalen Brunson run, and more in your Sunday Read. SCSU senior Jordan Davis' athletic career was nearly ended by a serious automobile accident in Wallingford, but it actually began him on a journey that has led him to the brink of a place in the Paris Olympics in the javelin throw. ... UConn's Stephanie Labbe tells her inspiring story in a new documentary. ... Wolf Pack;s Riley Nash the ultimate grizzled veteran ... Let's not overthink this historic Jalen Brunson run, and more in your Sunday Read.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/jordan-davis.png?w=620)
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Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Meet SCSU Olympic hopeful Jordan Davis; a UConn inspiration and more
SCSU senior Jordan Davis' athletic career was nearly ended by a serious automobile accident in Wallingford, but it actually began him on a journey that has led him to the brink of a place in the Paris Olympics in the...
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![Two horses stuck deep in the mud for hours are free after being pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers in Connecticut. The animals emerged tired, but safe. Members of the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department who responded to the call Saturday afternoon found the horses partially on their sides with their legs covered by mud. Dozens of rescuers worked to clear an escape path and position sleds under the animals so they could be pulled out. More than a dozen people pulled the horses free using the sleds and rope. Two horses stuck deep in the mud for hours are free after being pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers in Connecticut. The animals emerged tired, but safe. Members of the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department who responded to the call Saturday afternoon found the horses partially on their sides with their legs covered by mud. Dozens of rescuers worked to clear an escape path and position sleds under the animals so they could be pulled out. More than a dozen people pulled the horses free using the sleds and rope.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Horses-Mud_Rescue_81710.jpg?w=525)
Rescuers free 2 horses stuck in the mud in Connecticut
Two horses stuck deep in the mud for hours are free after being pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers in Connecticut. The animals emerged tired, but safe. Members of the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department who responded to the...
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![By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built […] By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built […]](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Film_Review_-_Kingdom_of_the_Planet_of_the_Apes_10966_242da6.jpg?w=620)
‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at box office with $56.5 million opening
By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to...
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![The administrative state continues to run amok under President Joe Biden. Recently, a judge with the National Labor Relations Board found that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated federal labor law. His crime? Offering his opinion about the consequences of employees forming a union. Jassy in April 2022 had the gall to tell a CNBC host that Amazon employees would be “better off” without a union ... The administrative state continues to run amok under President Joe Biden. Recently, a judge with the National Labor Relations Board found that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated federal labor law. His crime? Offering his opinion about the consequences of employees forming a union. Jassy in April 2022 had the gall to tell a CNBC host that Amazon employees would be “better off” without a union ...](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405110400MCT_____PHOTO____OPED-BILL-OF-RIGHTS-EDITORIAL-DMT.jpg?w=596)
Editorial: The administrative state and the Bill of Rights
The administrative state continues to run amok under President Joe Biden. Recently, a judge with...
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![When we take children, often already traumatized children, and shove them in jail cells, we submerge them into a sea of isolation When we take children, often already traumatized children, and shove them in jail cells, we submerge them into a sea of isolation](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/03/28/XBA3OEMKMBELFDSMACJGM6ZRB4.jpg?w=535)
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Opinion: Reforming incarceration to keep CT youths safe
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![By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY (Associated Press) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When West Virginia Republicans vote in Tuesday’s primary, they will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Embracing or skirting the line on election […] By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY (Associated Press) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When West Virginia Republicans vote in Tuesday’s primary, they will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Embracing or skirting the line on election […]](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CORRECTION_Election_2024_West_Virginia_Denialism_90069.jpg?w=557)
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Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY (Associated Press) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When West Virginia...
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