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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine delivered his first State of the County address on Tuesday.
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The $650,000 comes from the first part of the city’s opioid settlement funds. More than $2 million from federal lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and retailers will be distributed in New Haven in the coming years.
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Unlike other college encampments around the country, Wesleyan’s administration has indicated that the encampment will not be removed, provided it stays peaceful.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded access to fertility treatments, reversing its decades-old policy that blocked in vitro fertilization for unmarried, single or LGBTQ veterans. But IVF is still out of reach for many other veterans due to the requirement that they prove their infertility was caused by their military service.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Yale University President Peter Salovey is set to testify before a U.S. House committee on antisemitism on campus amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Also, sexual assault investigations at the Coast Guard Academy are being mishandled, according to a Senate subcommittee.
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The Connecticut House of Representatives approved a controversial Democratic climate change bill. It passed along party lines after several hours of debate that reflected a sharp divide between Democrats and Republicans.
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A marine scientist, pianist, and composer with coding skills came together to create Harmony of Nature II, Waves, an album based off of coastal climate data from the Long Island Sound and beyond.
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International fentanyl trafficking will be declared a national emergency due to the passage of a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is more powerful than heroin and kills hundreds of Long Islanders every year.
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One truck was carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline, resulting in a huge blaze, causing possible structural damage and chemical runoff into the Norwalk River.
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University officials from the Long Island school said 29 individuals were arrested. Among them were students, faculty, and community members outside the campus.
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Students protesting late Wednesday night were tackled to the ground by the Yale Police Department and arrested, according to videos posted to social media by organizers.
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A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Subway has been accrued by Roark Capital. The equity company is now under investigation for monopolizing the fast food sandwich market.