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New Hampshire Bans Puberty Blockers for ‘Trans’ Minors
PJ Media - Virginia
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August 3, 2025
New Hampshire has become the first New England state to ban harmful puberty blockers and “top surgeries” specifically for kids who identify as “transgender.” New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, signed the legislation this week after it...
Portland tech firm Uprise Partners adds 2 executives
Mainebiz - Oregon
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Uprise Partners, a Portland-based provider of information technology and cybersecurity solutions, has added two executives to its leadership team. Photo / Courtesy of Uprise Partners Jon Zawrotny Jon Zawrotny has been named vice president of...
Connecticut wants to make generic GLP-1s. It needs RFK Jr.'s help.
Yahoo Finance
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Connecticut passed a new law last week in an effort to lower its spending on weight-loss drugs for its state insurance program — HUSKY Health, which includes Medicaid and CHIP enrollees — and it could help other states do the same if it succeeds....
Climate Science Digest: July 24, 2025
Muser Press
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July 24, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Ecosystem engineers at risk: Underground maps reveal 90% of mycorrhizal fungal...
NC AG Jeff Jackson: Over $200M from Gilead Sciences Kickbacks to Doctors
WNCT - North Carolina
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Raleigh-- July 24, 2025: Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to physicians in exchange for promoting its HIV drugs, which led to millions of dollars in fraudulent claims being filed to government...
Spotted lantern fly poses threat to Connecticut farms and vineyards
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 24, 2025
The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest from East Asia, threatens Connecticut vineyards by draining nutrients from grapevines. CONNECTICUT, USA — The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that arrived in Connecticut roughly five years ago from...
'Tough to swallow': Cancer research cuts could lead to fewer lifelines
Journal and Courier - Indiana
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Proposed White House budget cuts threaten to significantly reduce cancer research funding. These cuts could affect a generation of cancer researchers and limit the development of new treatments. Clinical trials, often the last resort for patients...
APT Observation: Issues at a New Haven methadone clinic
Connecticut Inside Investigator
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August 3, 2025
The APT Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides addiction services at five locations in Connecticut. But despite the services provided by the organization to opioid users, not all its locations carry the same reputation or have as...
“And Morgan Wallen is his best friend” - Internet reacts as Drake laughs at Anthony Fantano via IG story following backlash over his racist past
Sportskeeda
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August 3, 2025
Drake recently shared his response to the viral videos of Anthony Fantano that grabbed attention on social media amid the racism allegations against the latter. One of them featured Fantano saying the n-word, and it was shared by DJ Akademiks...
Home Care Leaders Rewrite Tech, Payer Strategy, Policy Playbooks
Home Health Care News
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July 24, 2025
Last week, home care leaders Chris Gerard, Michael Slupecki and Mike Trigilio joined our Home Health Care News Executive Outlook On An Industry In Transformation webinar. I had the chance to connect with these leaders — from TheKey, Griswold Home...
Connecticut DEMANDS BY LAW that all citizens be poisoned daily with fluoridated water in move to preempt federal changes
Natural News
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July 19, 2025
Connecticut DEMANDS BY LAW that all citizens be poisoned daily with fluoridated water in move to preempt federal changes On Tuesday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a new law mandating that public water systems continue poisoning their...
Rhode Island Native Launches Science-based Skincare Brand for Streamlined Results
Rhode Island Monthly
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July 24, 2025
Becky Martin recently launched GRAES, a new skincare company designed to streamline the beauty routine. (Photos courtesy of Jennifer Manville and Josh Robitaille at Jennifer Manville Photography) For Cranston resident Becky Martin, figuring out...
'I don’t trust anyone here': Culture of fear persists among Asian immigrants in Connecticut
Vermont Public Radio
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July 24, 2025
Earlier this year, an international student from China, who wishes to be addressed as “G” due to safety concerns, decided to transfer out of Wesleyan University in Middletown. The move was partly due to financial reasons. It was also due to...
Scientists who Only Look for Newer Safer Pesticides as a Solution Will Fail Miserably to Deliver
The Connecticut Examiner
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July 19, 2025
— Mike G. Papa, 7.19.2025Hydrilla in the Connecticut River (contributed) To the Editor: In our humble opinion , we live in a world lacking stewardship knowledge. As a result of using salts and poisons in the environment for the last 70 years we...
Science Hartford Courant Mystic Aquarium scientist to lead research expedition to underwater canyons ‘deeper than the Grand Canyon’
Yahoo News
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Mystic Aquarium “will lead an interdisciplinary team of scientists on an oceanographic research expedition to study vibrant marine life, biodiversity, and the changing ocean environment within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National...
AG Jackson announces major settlement with Gilead Sciences over kickbacks
WLOS - North Carolina
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve claims it paid in kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medication, which resulted...
Connecticut's aerospace industry takes off with new jobs, growth and investment
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 18, 2025
Connecticut’s aerospace industry is soaring, adding jobs and investments as legacy giants and new players drive economic growth across the state. CONNECTICUT, USA — Connecticut’s aerospace sector is reaching new heights. From helicopters to jet...
Connecticut paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies
News 12 Connecticut
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Local paranormal investigator Dan Rivera has died, New England Society for Psychic Research announced. Rivera was a lead investigator for the society and lived in Connecticut. Rivera was discovered in his hotel room by co-workers, according to...
Lamont nixed overdose prevention centers, but advocates fight on
The Connecticut Mirror
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August 3, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. In late May, a group of people who had lost friends and family to drug overdoses gathered behind the velvet ropes just outside the House chamber at the...
‘This is bad news’: Netizens raise grave concerns after Matt Rife buys Annabelle doll's haunted home
Hindustan Times
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August 3, 2025
Netizens have raised grave concerns after comedian Matt Rife and YouTuber Elton Castee purchased the home of the haunted Annabelle doll. The building that houses the Raggedy Ann doll is located in Monroe, Connecticut. Netizens raise grave concerns...