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Stew Leonard's store in Newington, Conn., is shown Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Mislabeled cookies containing peanuts that were sold at Stew Leonard’s grocery stores in Connecticut were recalled this week after the death of a woman from New York City. The company announced Tuesday, Jan. 23, that Vanilla Florentine Cookies sold in its stores in Danbury and Newington from Nov. 6 to Dec. 31 were being recalled in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration.

After recent death tied to its cookies, Stew Leonard's recalls chicken products

The Norwalk-based supermarket chain is recalling a range of sliced chicken, shaved chicken, chicken salad and chicken salad sandwiches.

Western Connecticut State University student Sadie Boisvert speaks at a press conference to voice her opposition of the administration’s deficit mitigation plans to cut nearly $100 million from the most vulnerable college students, leaving them with fewer courses, reduced services and increased costs to attend state universities and community colleges at the State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut February 05, 2024.

Students, unions call on CT lawmakers to avert funding ‘crisis’ at public colleges and universities

The president of the union representing faculty in the state universities and community colleges system said working and middle-class individuals face the most barriers to advanced degrees due to these funding challenges.

Democrats want to convince Nevada voters they should still support Biden

Democrats have one very clear goal: to get people excited for the general election in the pivotal swing state. But they're finding that policy wins aren't always easy to communicate to voters.

A deeper look at the representation issues Jay-Z talked about in his Grammys speech

While accepting an honorary Grammy, Jay-Z criticized the Recording Academy for ignoring Black artists, including his wife, Beyonce.

The headquarters of TimberHP, located at the old paper mill in Madison. TimberHP is the first company in North America to offer wood fiber insulation.

Wood fiber insulation company TimberHP to expand production and staff in Maine

The first company in the country to offer wood fiber insulation will expand production in the coming months. TimberHP was approved last month for a million dollars in loans from the Finance Authority of Maine and the Maine Rural Development Authority.

CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® campaign

Roughly 1 in 10 CT adults still use cigarettes, as CDC urges smokers to quit

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched new ads Monday to encourage people to quit smoking.

What we know about King Charles III's cancer diagnosis

Less than 18 months into his reign, King Charles is suspending public duties. Buckingham Palace says he'll continue the paperwork of state business as he undergoes outpatient treatment for cancer.

Blinken is back in the Middle East as U.S. responds to attack

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East, reassuring the region that the U.S. is seeking to de-escalate tensions and pushing for more aid to get into Gaza

Physicians who admit to mental health or addiction issues typically are required to share more details and submit to scrutiny such as monitoring or periodic drug tests.

Doctors face huge stigma about mental illness. Now there's an effort to change that

Doctors have long dealt with perceived threats to their careers if they are open about mental illness and addiction. Now about two dozen states are changing licensing forms to lessen the stigma.

How nicotine pouches became the latest political battle

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Semafor reporter David Weigel about the political fight over nicotine pouches and how conservatives think it could mobilize voters in this year's election.

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