Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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Feb 22, 2012The Yale Muslim Students Association was shocked to learn over the weekend that the New York Police Department spied on their organization in 2006 and 2007.
The Associated Press reported last year that the NYPD cyber intelligence unit was checking the websites, blogs and forums of Muslim stud... read more
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Feb 9, 2012Diplomatic relations between Egypt and the United States have become increasingly strained in the year since the ouster of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The news this week that 19 Americans working in Egypt have been charged with operating in the country without a license and receiving... read more
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Feb 9, 2012Yesterday in his state of the state address, Governor Dannell Malloy outlined his proposed changes to the second year of state's 40-billion two-yea... read more
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Jan 25, 2012President Obama warned that "the basic American promise is at risk" in last night's State of the Union address. Mr. Obama offered what he called a... read more
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Jan 12, 2012If you wish your child spent more time outdoors, and less time playing computer games, here is one more thing to worry about - some of those comput... read more
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Jan 11, 2012Connecticut's child advocate is stepping down after 12 years. Jeanne Milstein said Tuesday she will retire March 1.
Milstein told WNPR's Mornin... read more
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Jan 10, 2012From The Time Machine to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, many movies either focus on scientists or are rooted in science. As part of a natio... read more
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Dec 20, 2011The University of Connecticut announced yesterday that it’s raising tuition starting in 2013. Yearly increases thru 2016 will be 6 percent, 6.3 per... read more
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Dec 16, 2011"Booker" is one of singer songwriter Milton's most well known songs, a tribute to the late New Orleans pianist James Booker. In fact it was the NPR... read more
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Dec 14, 2011The Connecticut Mirror's Mark Pazniokas looked at how Governor Dannell Malloy is taking a broad look at new ways to bring more gambling revenue int... read more
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Dec 13, 2011On Monday, Connecticut's new Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor addressed the task force charged with finding solutions to Connecticut's achievement gap - the disparity between poor and wealthy students. Connecticut's achievement gap is considered the widest in the nation. Commissioner Pryor joi... read more
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Dec 9, 2011Ballet companies far and wide are deep into Nutcracker mode this time of year. The Ballet Theater Company of West Hartford is no exception, but it... read more
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Dec 8, 2011A new online report in the current issue of Development and Psychopathology indicates that the stress orphaned children experience being separated... read more
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Nov 18, 2011Being overweight is the biggest reason why teens are bullied at school. That's according to a survey of Connecticut adolescents. Yale Rudd Center f... read more
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Nov 17, 2011Writer Roxanne Bok's book Horsekeeping chronicles her family's bold decision to take over an aging Horse Farm that adjoins their weekend home in Sa... read more
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Nov 8, 2011It's been 10 days since the unusual Autumn Nor'easter rocked Connecticut with heavy snow and massive power outages, and Connecticut is still feelin... read more
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Nov 4, 2011
Eastern Turkey is still reeling from last Sunday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake and the hundreds of aftershocks since then. For Turkish Americans living in Connecticut it's been a tense time. Joining us by phone is the president of the Turkish Cultural Center of Connecticut, Nebi Demirsoy.
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Nov 4, 2011New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry weaves factual history into his thriller novels. In his latest novel, The Jefferson Key he connects t... read more