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UConn fans gathered in Hartford on Saturday to get a glimpse at the NCAA men’s basketball champions. The team was honored with a parade to celebrate their fifth national championship win. The procession included local businesses, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/connecticut-celebrates-uconn-mens-basketballs-5th-national-championship

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

NEWTOWN — Residents rallied around a Sandy Hook mom who founded an animal sanctuary in her slain daughter’s name and railed against a plan to build 170 apartments next door to the nonprofit preserve as "monstrous" at a packed public hearing this past week. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/housing-plan-near-slain-sandy-hook-girls-sanctuary-decried-as-abject-demonstration-of-disrespect

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

HOUSTON - Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has apologized after calling Downtown Houston "butt ugly" during a radio interview, Mayor Sylvester Turner said. On Twitter Thursday, Mayor Turner said he spoke with the Gov. Lamont who apologized about the remarks ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/connecticut-governor-ned-lamont-apologizes-for-calling-downtown-houston-butt-ugly-mayor-says

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

Klever Ortega and Cristina Lema had a good life until COVID-19 crippled Ecuador's economy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/more-ecuadorians-move-to-u-s-spared-many-others-hurdles

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received the alleged hush money payment at the center of the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, says she is not afraid to take the stand against the former president but worries about violence from his supporter https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/stormy-daniels-not-afraid-to-take-stand-against-trump-worries-about-violence-from-supporters

Darien, a town along the Connecticut coast that is one of the nation’s wealthiest municipalities, is selling about $115 million of debt next week, the bulk of which will finance the acquisition of a private island on its shoreline. Municipalities sell ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/wealthy-connecticut-town-sells-bonds-for-85m-island-purchase

Danny Hurley stands two wins away from the top of the college basketball world. Hurley will coach the University of Connecticut in the Final Four against the University of Miami 8:49 p.m. Saturday in Houston. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/must-win-danny-hurleys-south-jersey-friends-rooting-for-connecticut-coach-in-final-four

Mike Rhoades has agreed to become the next men's basketball coach at Penn State and leave VCU, which is close to hiring Utah State's Ryan Odom as his replacement, sources told ESPN. https://ourcommunitynow.com/sports/sources-rhoades-to-psu-as-vcu-eyes-odom

BRISTOL, Conn. — The brother of the late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is facing criminal and motor vehicle charges in Connecticut. He is accused of throwing a brick onto the ESPN headquarters campus and eluding police during brief pursuits ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/aaron-hernandezs-brother-faces-charges-in-connecticut-after-allegedly-throwing-brick-onto-espns-campus

The cryptocurrency entrepreneur's latest indictment alleges conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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The legislature’s Transportation Committee concluded earlier this month its proceedings for the 2023 session without voting on any bill that would allow Tesla and other electric-vehicle manufacturers to sell directly to customers in Connecticut, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/cts-tesla-problem-why-electric-vehicle-makers-cant-sell-directly-to-customers

Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, who had called for a halt on sweeping judicial reforms. Netanyahu's proposal has sparked months of protests in Israel and abroad.
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The Huskies recorded a fourth straight blowout victory and punched their ticket to the Final Four when Gonzaga couldn’t recover from a controversial foul call. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/controversial-call-sparks-connecticut-blowout-in-west-final

There is a purity to the tournament, the idea that anything is possible playing out before our eyes. So long as Alabama remained, that was tainted.
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Toyota owners can get 10% off on genuine Toyota accessories at Gale Toyota in Enfield, Connecticut. ENFIELD, Conn., March 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gale Toyota, an automotive dealership in Enfield, Connecticut, is offering a 10% discount on the ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/drivers-in-enfield-connecticut-can-get-10-off-on-genuine-toyota-accessories-at-a-toyota-dealership

The closure comes on the heels of a company declaration that 20 to 30 stores will be closed by the end of fiscal year 2024. The Best Buy in Orange was at 53 Boston Post Road. Another recent closure in Connecticut was in 2021 in Enfield. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/connecticut-left-with-10-best-buy-stores-with-closure-in-orange

A Boston sports radio talk show host is under fire for using an ethnic slur to describe ESPN personality Mina Kimes.
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After nine years, the sixth generation Camaros will come off the assembly line at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in January 2024.
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Prepare for what’s to come with this breakdown of what these laws are and their effects on marketing strategy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/new-utah-and-connecticut-data-privacy-laws-are-coming-are-you-ready

Amazon will be eliminating roles in its cloud computing unit, human resources division, advertising and Twitch, CEO Andy Jassy said Monday.
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones takes the witness stand to testify at the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial a Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/trump-legal-troubles-protests

There is no March Madness – or college sports at all – without the athletes. So why are they getting cheated out of the money they rightfully earned?
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Miquel A Jones was arrested Nov. 18 after he was stopped by police while driving. Johnson was arrested Nov. 26 during a car stop in New Haven, Connecticut, and Clayton was arrested Dec. 9 in Connecticut. Following their arrests, Jones and Johnson pleaded ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/three-suspects-indicted-on-federal-charges-related-to-vineyard-bank-robbery

USA TODAY's Women of the Year project honors local and national women who are making life better in their communities every day.
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