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The National Weather Service said wind chills in Litchfield County could drop to as low as 25 to 30 degrees below zero. Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties could see wind chills as low as 35 degrees below zero.
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This hour on Where We Live, author and visual artist Willie Mae Brown joins us to talk about her first book for young adults, 'My Selma' and her experience growing up in the Civil Rights Movement.
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This hour, Stephanie Foo discusses her book 'What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma,' her own trauma, and the trauma that communities of color in the U.S. face.
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Right now, students who are taking at least six credits at local community colleges and are attending college for the first time don't have to pay for college in Connecticut. But a new proposal could extend free college tuition to all community college students and to some students attending state universities.
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Connecticut has seen a spike in the number of catalytic converters stolen from vehicles in public lots.
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English language learning parents call for translation and interpretation services across CT schoolsA new coalition of immigrant rights groups joined two Connecticut legislators calling for translation and interpretation services across Connecticut schools
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The Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce in Connecticut will increase prevention efforts, provide victim advocacy and support, and educate and train the community to detect and report potential human trafficking activity.
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WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with Jayanti Owens, assistant professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management, about her research that shows Black boys are more likely to be punished for acting out at school compared to their white classmates.
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A coalition of civic groups concerned with city government in Bridgeport, Connecticut, launched a campaign to influence this year’s mayoral election.
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Windchill warnings and advisories are in place for parts of the northern United States as regions see temperatures settle in the single digits.
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EzriCare artificial tears are suspected to be the cause of an outbreak of the VIM-GES-CRPA strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which the CDC said is the first outbreak of its kind in the U.S.
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