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#Cyberbullying #BrigitteMacron #OnlineHarassment
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A Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France's first lady Brigitte Macron
PARIS (AP) -- A Paris court found Monday 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality, including allegations that she was born a male.
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#Archaeology #History #Education
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CT high school students unearthed the past. 'It is our history. We're all connected,' one said
The objects were delicately retrieved from the ground like pieces of the puzzles of history.
Broken shards of ceramic plates used long ago by students, chunks of roofing tile from a mansion that once stood on what is now an open field, known and unknown fragments of metal, all scraps of yesteryear that will help tell a story.
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#WhaleConservation #MarineMammals #OceanTraffic
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Whales are in danger in N.Y. waterways: 'Like deer crossing the road'
By The New York Times News Service Syndicate | wordpress@medianewsgroup. com
Just before noon on a Sunday in October, passengers settled onto the upper deck of the American Princess, a 95-foot cruising vessel that departed from Sheepshead Bay in New York's Brooklyn borough, into the Atlantic Ocean in search of whales.
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#GardeningTips #SoilHealth #MythBusting
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Five soil myths you need to know that cost CT home gardeners money
Every spring, I see the same scene in garden centers. Carts piled high with lime, fertilizer, gypsum, compost-in-a-bag, and something in a shiny package that promises instant results.
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#Popocatépetl #Volcano #SeismicResearch
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What's inside Mexico's Popocatépetl? Scientists obtain first 3D images of the whole volcano
POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) -- In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people.
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#Popocatépetl #Volcano #SeismicResearch
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What's inside Mexico's Popocatépetl? Scientists obtain first 3D images of the whole volcano
POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) -- In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people.
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#EmergencyMedicine #TraumaCare #BloodTransfusion
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In Fort Worth, mobile blood transfusion program has saved lives
DALLAS -- Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed. Blood splattered across the person's cheeks and neck, seeped through the gauze looped around a leg and dripped onto the floor.
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#AutonomousVehicles #Waymo #WinterDriving
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Waymo is coming. How will robocars deal with wintry Minneapolis roads?
By Greta Kaul, The Minnesota Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS -- News that robotaxi company Waymo is planning an expansion into Minneapolis was met with excitement in some corners, trepidation in others -- and one big question:
How is that going to work in a Minnesota winter.
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#AutonomousVehicles #Waymo #WinterDriving
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Waymo is coming. How will robocars deal with wintry Minneapolis roads?
By Greta Kaul, The Minnesota Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS -- News that robotaxi company Waymo is planning an expansion into Minneapolis was met with excitement in some corners, trepidation in others -- and one big question:
How is that going to work in a Minnesota winter.
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#RelationshipGoals #TimeManagement #WorkLifeBalance
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Why ordering takeout or calling the dog walker might lead to a happier relationship
It turns out, love may benefit from a little less labor.
Couples who spend money on time-saving services -- like getting takeout, hiring a housecleaner or calling a dog walker -- report greater relationship satisfaction, especially during stressful periods, says Ashley Whillans, a behavioral scientist and professor at Harvard Business School.
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#DinerRenovation #HistoricPreservation #UrbanRevitalization
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How $8M renovation of vintage but decaying CT diner could bring new life to a major thoroughfare
The stainless steel diner arrived in 1948 in three sections, delivered on flatbed trailers from a factory in New Jersey and bolted together over four months at the corner of Farmington Avenue and Laurel Street.
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#MLKDay #NewHavenMuseum #CommunityCelebration
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Looking to celebrate Martin Luther King Day in CT? Here's a free event for the whole family
The New Haven Museum is holding a free celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this month.
A "family friendly" celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.
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#Venezuela #Liberty #Immigration
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Ouster of Maduro government sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida
By VANESSA A. ALVAREZ, TIM REYNOLDS and BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press
DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Revelers chanted "liberty" and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the American military attack that toppled Nicolás Maduro's government -- a stunning outcome they had longed for but left them wondering what comes next in their troubled homeland.
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#CancerResearch #PancreaticCancer #ClinicalTrials
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Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest cancers. A new drug being tested at Penn is giving patients and doctors hope
PHILADELPHIA -- Irene Blair was expected to have another six to eight months to live in June, after her pancreatic cancer rapidly advanced to stage 4 less than a year after her initial diagnosis.
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#CancerResearch #PancreaticCancer #ClinicalTrials
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Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest cancers. A new drug being tested at Penn is giving patients and doctors hope
PHILADELPHIA -- Irene Blair was expected to have another six to eight months to live in June, after her pancreatic cancer rapidly advanced to stage 4 less than a year after her initial diagnosis.
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#Infrastructure #WaterCrisis #FederalFunding
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Officials want federal funds to help cover CT city's massive water problems, prevent them elsewhere
With the city of Waterbury back on its feet, officials pledged Friday to fight for millions of dollars in federal funding to pay for the damage from a recent water main break and then upgrade the system so that it is strengthened for the future.
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#EnvironmentalProtection #ClimateChange #ForestManagement
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CT develops management plan for large state forest. It contains 'critical habitats'
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has developed a management plan for an ecologically significant state forest that aims to protect wildlife, foster diversity and mitigate the impacts of climate change over the next decade.
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#WomensHistory #HorseRacing #Trailblazer
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Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died.
