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State Investigation Into Connecticut AT&T Store Business Practices Deepens
Patch
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August 18, 2025
STAFFORD, CT — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong Monday announced a more intense investigation into AT&T over "unauthorized charges added to customer accounts." The civil investigation follows criminal charges filed against a former...
Economic Development: Manufacturers Are Making …Investments
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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August 18, 2025
Kentucky’s local economic developers had a mostly happy first half of 2025, despite a chaotic national and international scene of changing trade policies, up and down equity markets and dropping consumer sentiment. Most local officials across the...
Connecticut Sales Tax Free week offers savings to shoppers
News 12 Connecticut
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It's a great chance to save on your back to school shopping. Sales Tax Free Week started Sunday and runs through Saturday. Connecticut Sales Tax Free week is underway. It's a great chance to save on your back-to-school shopping. Sales Tax Free...
Connecticut's Sales Tax Free Week helps shoppers save
News 12 Connecticut
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It's a great chance to save on your back to school shopping. Sales Tax Free Week started Sunday and runs through Saturday. Sales or purchases of certain items of clothing or footwear costing less than $100 per item are exempt from sales tax. With...
Connecticut Recovers: The Flood of 2024
NBC Connecticut
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August 18, 2025
One year ago, devastating flooding hit parts of southwestern Connecticut. The storm killed three people and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes and businesses. The rain started during the morning of Aug. 18, 2024 and by afternoon, the torrential...
Stop & Shop closing fulfillment centers in Connecticut
Drug Store News
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August 18, 2025
Stop & Shop is streamlining operations, shuttering two distribution centers in Connecticut. The grocer, an Ahold Delhaize USA banner, confirmed that its facilities in the towns of Windsor and Norwalk will wind down sometime in the fall. The DCs...
How Affordable Is Connecticut for Recent College Grads?
Voices News - Connecticut
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Image Credit: PrasitRodphan / Shutterstock As summer winds down and a new academic year approaches, many young adults across the U.S. are preparing to start college, while others are navigating the transition from campus to career. For the class...
4 Years After Kabul's Fall, Afghan Families in Connecticut Call for Protection and Support
Military.com
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August 18, 2025
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Four years after fleeing Kabul, Afghanistan, New Haven resident Hashima Moradi and her family resettled in Bridgeport, beginning the long process of rebuilding their lives. "I still remember the airport. Children were crying,...
A retired Crozer nurse unleashed her anger at Prospect Medical in a letter to the bankruptcy judge
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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When Mary Ellen DeAngelo received a postcard last month sent to former Crozer Heath patients about its bankruptcy, she didn’t toss it into recycling like she usually does with mass mailers. After all, DeAngelo, 72, was more just than a patient of...
Politics: 2025Talks - August 18, 2025
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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Politics and views in the United States. Connecticut creates new rules for gun sales, Texas redistricting maps face pushback over minority representation, Nebraska advocates press Congress for immigration reform and ICE officers expand their role...
Obama stays in political fray as Democrats look for new leader
Washington Examiner
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August 18, 2025
Former President Barack Obama refuses to leave the political spotlight, even though his last election was more than a dozen years ago, and Democrats are trying to find a new leader to rally behind.Obama has been seen as of late speaking to Texas...
5 High-Quality Regional Bank Stocks Breaking Out
Benzinga
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Small regional banks in the U.S. witness a surge in their “Quality” scores, with big improvements over the past seven days alone, signaling robust financial health and stability. Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings assigns scores to stocks based on...
Connecticut braces for potential health insurance rate hike decision Monday
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 18, 2025
The health insurance rate increase could potentially affect 224,000 people across the state. HARTFORD, Conn. — While Connecticut's political parties may be divided over who they want to be the next governor, the goal to potentially reduce health...
Dairy Boy Brings a Connecticut Farmhouse to Soho
The Business of Fashion
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August 18, 2025
This weekend, less than a block away from Polo Ralph Lauren’s Soho store, a gaggle of shoppers waited hours to buy from a brand that offers a decidedly more Gen-Z take on Americana. They were lined up to get their hands on sweats, hats and fleeces...
Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun Player Stats and Box Score for Aug.17 | 2025 WNBA season
Sportskeeda
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August 17, 2025
Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun was one of the five games scheduled on Sunday. The Fever were once again playing without Caitlin Clark. After a massive win over the Chicago Sky on Aug. 9, they lost their last two games and are desperate for a...
Bush Family Dips Toes Back in Political Waters To Support a Cousin for Governor of Maine
The New York Sun
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August 17, 2025
After being cast out of the national political scene by President Trump, members of the Bush family are rallying to one of their own who is considering a run for public office next year. Jonathan Bush — the cousin of President George W. Bush and...
Connecticut Attorney General Tong sues Trump, DOE over proposed cuts to state energy programs
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 17, 2025
William Tong joined 18 states and the District of Columbia Friday in suing to stop the U.S. Department of Energy from limiting funding for state-run energy program. HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a new...
Stop & Shop To Close 2 Facilities As ‘Difficult’ Decision Announced: CT Business News
Patch
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August 17, 2025
There was plenty of business news across Connecticut. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the most-read stories. A spokesperson for the company said "Stop & Shop has made the difficult decision to close…" the...
Connecticut man convicted for threatening shooting at Yale
Yale Daily News - Connecticut
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August 17, 2025
In a handwritten civil complaint against “Yale New Haven Inc.” in March 2023, Mandel Bidone threatened violence against Yale students and staff if the lawsuit was dismissed. Reeti Malhotra & Baala Shakya 8:06 pm, Aug 16, 2025 Staff Reporters...
ICE Refers Democrat Connecticut Lawmaker to DOJ After Instagram Post Reveals Agents’ Live Location
[your]NEWS
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August 17, 2025
State Rep. Corey Paris is accused of doxxing ICE operations and warning illegal aliens to avoid detention. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has formally notified the Department of Justice after Connecticut...