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Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days ...
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The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard ...
A major CT arts organization has a new CEO. Here are some of her big ideas. Little ones too.
Roy, the newly-appointed chief executive of the Greater Hartford Arts Counci l, will similarly draw on new perspectives in ...
Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goals
“Trump has put pressure on a seeming plethora of Asian trading partners to buy more U.S. LNG,” said Tim Daiss, at the APAC ...
Men deported by US to Eswatini in Africa will be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time
Eswatini planned to ultimately repatriate the five to their home countries with the help of a United Nations agency.
President Donald Trump will sign a new cryptocurrency bill into law on Friday
President Trump will sign into law a new set of regulations for a type of cryptocurrency that are seen as a way to legitimize ...
Trump’s firing of 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission was unconstitutional, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump illegally fired two Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission earlier ...
What’s in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in ...
Teens, screens, time pressure and other challenges to navigate on a family road trip
Many road-trip veterans cite the chance to bond and create family memories. Eighteen-year-old Samara Worsham, for example, ...
CT Lottery: $25,000 a Year For Life prize claimed, $100,000 CA$HWORD winner
Check out the claimed prizes from Thursday, July 17, according to the CT Lottery: A major CT arts organization has a new CEO.
This CT baker uses an ingredient that’s growing broadly in popularity. There’s a reason she does it.
“What you’re getting is truly handcrafted food made with your well-being in mind. They’re sourdough, gluten-sensitive ...
The EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow’s energy revenue and spies are targeted.
The EU also targeted the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany to prevent Putin from generating any revenue from them in future, notably by discouraging would-be investors. Russian energy ...