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More than 160 fires are currently burning across Quebec. A stalled pressure system over Nova Scotia is sending smoke from those fires down into Connecticut. Federal and state forecasters are predicting the smoke to linger in New England for a few days.
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Mark Mirko/Connecticut PublicThe fight over abortion rages on across the country. This hour, we check in on abortion access in Connecticut and across the U.S. Plus, we preview the final day of Connecticut’s legislative session. -
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The park association has begun its season of guided hikes and trail clean-ups. -
A building under construction in New Haven, Connecticut, partially collapsed during a concrete pour, injuring eight construction workers, including two critically. But officials say there were no fatalities in Friday's collapse.
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The Board of Education's (BOE) decision to not ban two books from the Newtown High School library comes one day after the resignation of Republican BOE members Janet Kuzma and Jennifer Larkin.
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The workers are trying to convince Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders to add more funding for them in the state’s biennial budget, expected to come up for a vote before Wednesday.
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Lawmakers and advocates gathered Thursday with Robin Fierce, a Connecticut contestant from season 15 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” to celebrate the start of Pride Month with a flag-raising ceremony.
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The state Department of Agriculture estimates that frost and sub-freezing temperatures on May 18 destroyed millions of dollars in crops.
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Justice Clarence Thomas' disclosure form had been eagerly awaited in the wake of news reports that he accepted luxury trips worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.
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