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Pride Month 2025: Under Trump 2.0, least safe US states for LGBTQ+ people revealed. Check details
The Economic Times
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June 2, 2025
As Pride Month kicks off, a new report reveals deepening disparities in safety, rights, and inclusion for LGBTQ+ Americans depending on where they live. From health care access and legal protections to the tone set by state leadership, conditions...
Transformative CT early childhood education bill gets full passage
The Connecticut Mirror
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June 2, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a priority bill on Saturday that promises to transform early childhood care and education for generations...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Connecticut employers classified under the Information industry during 2024?
Constitution State News - Connecticut
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June 2, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Under a New South Korean President, Can Peace Activists Push US Troops Out?
Truthout
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June 2, 2025
On June 3, South Korea will conclude a snap election prompted by the impeachment of former president Yoon Seok-yeol on insurrection charges for a failed coup. The strong frontrunner in the race is Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party pro-peace...
Culture shift: Reducing lights and siren vehicle operation
EMS1 - Texas
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June 2, 2025
By Douglas F. Kupas, MD, EMT-P, FAEMS; and Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT In early 2022, 14 international EMS, patient safety, quality and fire associations released a joint position statement encouraging EMS systems to reduce the incidence of lights...
New play on the groundbreaking Mae West creates a 1920s backdrop for today’s culture wars
MinnPost - Minnesota
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June 2, 2025
Artscape The latest news and events across all forms of the arts. Delivered every Friday. Artscape Newsletter | Subscribe for the latest news and events across all forms of the arts. Delivered to your inbox every Thursday. There’s an incredible...
'Don’t Worry. There’s Never Any Penalty For Fake Racism Reports': Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese WNBA ‘Race Hoax’ By Chiney Ogwumike, Emmanuel Acho Mocked By Megyn Kelly
Yardbarker
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June 2, 2025
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was the subject of the commentary of one conservative media personality, in light of the recent apology that ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike has issues on social media. In one of her recent videos, conservative...
Seth Meyers Stopped By to Support a Local Connecticut Business This Weekend
I95 Rock - Connecticut
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June 2, 2025
I've talked about this before, but I love watching celebrities come through Connecticut. It's actually been happening a little bit more often than normal lately. We had Blake Lively come to a Connecticut donut shop and we had Snoop Dogg stop at...
Connecticut leaders push back on federal 'sanctuary' label
News 12 Connecticut
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Connecticut officials are pushing back after the Trump administration labeled the state a "sanctuary jurisdiction." Attorney General William Tong said there is nothing in state law that designates Connecticut as a sanctuary state. The Department...
Least Safe US States for LGBTQ+ People Revealed
Newsweek
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June 2, 2025
As Pride Month begins, a new report highlights widening disparities in how LGBTQ+ Americans experience safety and equality across the country. From access to health care and legal protections to the tone set by state leadership, conditions vary...
Where does Florida rank among safest states for LGBTQ+ people?
Pensacola News Journal - Florida
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Florida was ranked the worst state for LGBTQ+ safety in a recent report. The report cited legislation signed by Governor DeSantis and a low hate crime reporting rate as contributing factors. Several anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in Florida in...
NY Attorney General Letitia James defends refugee program for Caribbean immigrants
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 2, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James, joined by 19 other state attorneys general, is urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to preserve the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), calling the Trump administration’s attempt to shut it down...
Amid crackdown fears, Mass. undocumented immigrants seem to be still getting driver’s licenses
WGBH - Massachusetts
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June 2, 2025
Massachusetts is still seeing strong demand for driver’s licenses, a trend some policy analysts are linking to undocumented immigrants choosing a path to legal driving that could protect them amid a heightened federal immigration crackdown. Demand...
Analysis | If It Passes, Congressional Bill Would Make 140,000 More People Uninsured In Connecticut
CT News Junkie - Connecticut
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June 2, 2025
If the current US House budget proposal passes into law, experts estimate that 140,000 more Connecticut residents will lose health coverage. They will join the 195,000 currently uninsured state residents and Connecticut’s uninsured numbers will...
High 5 Games withdraws its online casino operations in Connecticut
Gambling Insider
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The provider has paid a $1.5m settlement to the state for alleged unlicensed online casino operations. By Will Underwood Key points: - High 5 Games has exited the Connecticut online casino operator market - This action comes following a DCP Gaming...
Recent Graduates Were Told They Were Coming to the U.S. for Cultural Exchange. They Ended up Trapped in a Factory Farm.
The Good Men Project - California
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June 2, 2025
By Nina B. Elkadi, Sentient Media At the end of their studies at San Carlos University in Guatemala City, Fredy Alvarado Contreras, Sergio Escobar Gonzalez and Dennis Najera Barillas were recruited to participate in a special opportunity: a...
GOPIO-Connecticut hosts seminar on girls education, donates for building girls’ toilets in India
News India Times
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June 2, 2025
SHED Vice President Asad Latif (left) speaking at GOPIO-CT Seminar. Sitting next to him is Trustee and EC Member Prakash Kundaliia. ALL PHOTOS: GOPIO-CT The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin – Connecticut Chapter (GOPIO-CT) has been...
What Is Chelsea Gray’s Ethnicity, Religion, and Nationality? Exploring her Family Roots and Background
Essentially Sports
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June 1, 2025
Very few athletes have stared down the agony of injuries and come out stronger on the other side like Chelsea Gray. At one point, her dreams of having a professional career looked bleak. In college, she fractured her kneecap during her senior...
Connecticut strawberry growers face challenges from erratic weather and disease
Constitution State News - Connecticut
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June 2, 2025
Theodore G. Andreadis Director Emeritus | Connecticut Agricultural Experiment StationTheodore G. Andreadis Director Emeritus | Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Each summer, Connecticut's strawberry fields become a hub for families eager...
The moral — not fiscal –crisis in Connecticut
The Connecticut Mirror
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June 2, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Sixty-six days into Donald Trump’s second term, Gov. Ned Lamont convened a press conference at the University of Connecticut Health Center to announce...