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8 hrs ago | CNN

Damaged rail dings Conn. commuters

Telecommuting and carpooling are the recommended options for folks who would normally take the train between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York in the aftermath of a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Train Disaster, Connecticut, New Haven, CT

8 hrs ago | National Public Radio

Conn. Train Travelers Brace For Commuting Chaos

Officials in Connecticut are warning commuters to be prepared for travel chaos Monday and throughout the week.

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8 hrs ago | Ctnewsjunkie.com

ANALYSIS: Will Trial Increase Voters Apathy?

An associate political science professor from the University of Hartford said Sunday that there is less cynicism now than there was before Connecticut created the Citizens' Election Program.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Larson, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Connecticut, University of Hartford

Sun May 19, 2013

North Port Sun

Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

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Related Topix: Fairfield, CT, Connecticut

Red Bluff Daily News

Federal investigators seek cause of Connecticut train crash

Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut causing one to derail injuring numerous passengers, May 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Connecticut, Bridgeport, CT

Sat May 18, 2013

WCSH 6 Portland

Maine fugitive with loose lips arrested in Conn.

Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him bragging aboard an Amtrak train about being wanted in Maine.

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Related Topix: Connecticut

Fri May 17, 2013

The Globe and Mail

'Major derailment' in Connecticut sends 60 to hospital

Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday, May 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Connecticut, Fairfield, CT

KARE-TV Minneapolis

Conn. commuter trains collide; 60 go to hospitals

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says a total of 60 people have been taken to hospitals with injuries from a collision between two New York-area commuter trains.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Train Disaster

Connecticut Post

Ken Dixon: Legislature 2013 heads for the eggs-it

After all, the 2013 legislative session is not going to be measured by the number of "studies" that will gather dust in the Legislative Library , or its bold initiative on the chicken crisis.

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Related Topix: Guns, Connecticut

Thu May 16, 2013

The Miami Herald

Conn. lawmakers seek federal funds for Newtown

Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are attempting to secure federal funds to help Newtown build a new elementary school after last year's massacre - and they say senators owe the residents after failing to support legislation that would have expanded background checks for certain gun purchases.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Representative Elizabeth Esty, US House of Representatives, Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut

New York Daily News

Conn. guv meets with Bloomberg on gun control

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy stopped by City Hall Wednesday and held a closed-door strategy session on gun control with Mayor Bloomberg .

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StamfordPlus.com

City of Hartford: Zero Tolerance for Underage Drinking at Concert Venue

City, state and medical officials today warned that parents need to take stronger roles in curbing the underage drinking of teens going to concerts or risk the possibility of serious injury or death from alcohol poisoning.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Connecticut

Naugatuck Daily News

Crisco supports bill to protect consumers after storms

Just pick the golfers you think will finish 1st through 10th for each of the tournaments.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Weather, Home Listing, Home

Boston.com

Conn. Registrars push for election-related bills

Dozens of Registrars of Voters from across Connecticut are gathering at the state Capitol complex in Hartford to discuss proposed legislation affecting elections.

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Wed May 15, 2013

WTNH

Budget deficit: searching for solutions

With three weeks to go in the General Assembly Session, a solution to the billion dollar projected budget deficit is hitting a snag.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Smoking, Medicine, Health, US Governors, Dan Malloy

WTNH

Bill sets rules for two-for-one sales

Connecticut consumers who miss out on getting a free item from a "two-for-one sale" may receive a second chance.

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WTEN-TV Albany

UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution

Britain's Prince Harry capped his weeklong trip to the U.S. by winning a charity polo match at a star-studded event in Connecticut.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Arkansas

The Miami Herald

Conn. chef planning to feast on cicadas

A chef in Connecticut is looking forward to the upcoming cicada invasion, and the chance to try out a few recipes for the insects.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Recipes, Entomology, Science

Environmental Leader

Conn. Energy Rules Spark Clash With Green Groups

Energy policies in Connecticut that are designed to promote multiple, competing sources of energy in a bid to drive down energy costs have set the Democratic administration and environmentalists - a traditionally Democratic support bloc - at loggerheads, reports the Associated Press.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Boston.com

Model plane with camera lands at Conn. power plant

The FBI says there was apparently nothing nefarious in the flight or crash of a camera-equipped model airplane at a Bridgeport power plant.

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