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Ireland’s ‘brutally misogynistic culture’ saw the death of 9,000 children in mother and baby homes, report finds

Thousands of babies and children died in 18 of Ireland’s mother and baby homes — church-run institutions where unmarried women were sent to deliver their babies in secret, often against their will — over eight decades, according to a landmark report. On Tuesday, the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related

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Portland Street Response gearing up to soon tackle nonemergency calls related to mental health, homelessness

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A brand-new public safety program in Portland has launched as an alternative to sending police to mental health calls and homeless issues. The program, Portland Street Response, has started training for its five-person team comprised of a firefighter, paramedic, mental health clinician, and two

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Teacher’s coalition ask Gov. to create uniform policy regarding COVID-19 quarantines in schools

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The Connecticut Board of Education Union Coalition sent a letter to the governor to create uniform policy for managing COVID-19 quarantines in schools. On Tuesday, the letter was sent to Governor Ned Lamont outlining the need for the uniform policy regarding how school districts

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Fire displaces family of 10

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — A family of ten is without a home Tuesday night. At about 3:30 p.m. Honolulu Fire Department responded to a two-alarm building fire at 94-286 Kahuawai Street in the Waipahu area. Upon arrival, personnel found a two-story home with smoke and flames coming from the

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Connecticut companies see sensors as game-changing technology

Click here for updates on this story     WALLINGFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — When Wallingford-based Amphenol Corp. announced plans last month to acquire sensor-technology company MTS Systems Corp. for $1.7 billion, the price tag was eyebrow-raising, but the strategy made sense. “For many many years, we have seen more and more of our interconnect products

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Connecticut tech startup DineSafe helps prove restaurant cleanliness, safety

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connectitcut (Hartford Business Journal) — Connecticut restaurants have had a tough year as COVID-19 has forced temporary — and permanent — closures and made some customers skittish about eating out. Now a Connecticut tech startup is developing a new web-based platform that aims to give diners reassurance

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