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Gov. to give update on how the state is faring following a week of eased COVID restrictions

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — It’s been a week since the state significantly eased COVID-19 restrictions. Gov. Ned Lamont said he’ll give an update on the state’s economic and health condition on Wednesday afternoon. A news conference is set for 1 p.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

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Three arrested on manslaughter charges over fatal Italy cable car accident

Italian officials have arrested three people on manslaughter charges over a fatal cable car accident in northern Italy Sunday which left 14 people dead. The men “have admitted to what happened,” Carabiniere Lieutenant Colonel Alberto Cicognani claimed in an interview with CNN affiliate Skytg24 Wednesday morning. According to Cicognani, the suspects said in their interrogation

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Court releases man accused of kidnapping child at gunpoint, despite having “major concern” for child’s safety

Click here for updates on this story     CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — A Clay County court lowered the bond of a Kansas City man accused of kidnapping a child at gunpoint, despite the court having “major concern” for the safety of the child and her mother. After DeShawn Barr-Cotton’s bond was lowered from $100,000

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Dick Van Dyke Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor Dick Van Dyke. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1925 Birth place: West Plains, Missouri Birth name: Richard Wayne Van Dyke Father: Loren “Cookie” Van Dyke, a traveling salesman, Sunshine Biscuit Company Mother: Hazel (McCord) Van Dyke Marriages: Arlene (Silver) Van Dyke (2012-present); Marjorie (Willett) Van

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Diabetes Fast Facts

Here’s a look at diabetes, a disease that affects millions of people around the world. Diabetes is characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. The disease can lead to serious complications such as blindness, kidney damage, cardiovascular disease, limb amputations and premature death. Facts Worldwide,

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Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Facts “Doping” by professional athletes has been acknowledged as a problem since at least the 1960s. The issue gained prominence as a result of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) investigation, tell-alls by former professional athletes, a 2007 report on drugs in professional baseball

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Indigenous, rural residents left ‘more isolated’ after Greyhound leaves Canada

Click here for updates on this story     SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV Network) — Indigenous people, low-income Canadians and those living in rural Ontario and Quebec are disproportionately hit by Greyhound Canada shutting down its last routes in the country, advocates say. Earlier this month, the bus service announced it was permanently shutting down all operations in

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Feeling lonely? Try cranking up the volume

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — With COVID-19 keeping many people isolated and alone, one way to combat the loneliness is by cranking the volume up on your favourite song, show or movie, new research suggests. Researchers at Australia’s James Cook University found that people who felt socially isolated

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