ElPais
El síndrome de Alabama
Esta crisis ha puesto en marcha tendencias centrífugas muy difíciles de detener que están separando a Europa progresivamente
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perez hilton
One Direction Take Fans On A Trip To Bel-Air!
Those One Direction boys sure know how to win over their American audience!
On Tuesday, the boybanders took the stage in Connecticut for the first date of their Up All Night North American tour and treated fans to their rap skillz!
Check out 1D gettin' jiggy with the Fresh Prince theme song (above)!!!
Ha!
We love it!! Nice job, [...]
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Daily Mail
NOT funny: Two students arrested and expelled for 'threatening to blow up school and shoot people' in tweets meant as 'JOKES'
A junior and sophomore at West Haven High School in Connecticut have been charged with felonies for posting the terrorizing tweets just days apart in two separate incidents.
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physorg
Not a one-way street: Evolution shapes environment of Connecticut lakes
Environmental change is the selective force that preserves adaptive traits in organisms and is a primary driver of evolution. However, it is less well known that evolutionary change in organisms also trigger fundamental changes in the environment.
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SI
Andy Staples: Big East still hopeful, but tectonic shifts have league's fate in doubt
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma remembers when everyone affiliated with the Big East -- then a tight-knight cadre of northeastern schools -- could fit comfortably into a room at the Ponte Vedra Inn to discuss conference matters. When he arrived at the conference's annual meetings Sunday, Auriemma saw representatives from Memphis, Southern Methodist,...
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Huffington Post
Mitt Romney Raising $10 Million On Fundraising Swing In New York, Connecticut
NEW YORK -- Chasing President Barack Obama's cash advantage, Republican challenger Mitt Romney expects to raise $10 million during a three-day fundraising swing through the New York area that included a video meeting with donors in China.Romney's top finance aide told donors in New York City on Monday that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was set to raise at least that – and "pot...
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AP
Romney to raise about $10 million in NY, Conn.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mitt Romney is set to raise about $10 million during a fundraising swing through New York and Connecticut....
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politico
House Dems take on WI's Walker
House Democrats are taking a swing at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker by demanding that he clarify congressional testimony last spring on his efforts to take on the state’s unions — a request that Republicans quickly panned.
In a letter released Monday, Reps. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Chris Murphy of Connecticut said Walker’s comments in a recently-disclosed video ...
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Pravda
Iraq Genocide Memorial Day
In New Haven, Connecticut, on the 12th of May, marking the day of Albright’s infamous broadcast (i) a banner was unfurled and a minute’s silence held as the Middle East Crisis Committee, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CT), the Tree of Life Education Fund and We Refuse to be Enemies, inaugurated the first Iraq Genocide Memorial Day.
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USA Today
Tennessee, Connecticut join forces for Summitt
Former Lady Vol Kara Lawson and the Connecticut Sun will donate $100 to the Pat Summitt Foundation for every 3-pointer Lawson hits this seas ...
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Daily Mail
Could fungi break down plastic and stop a very modern scourge?
A group of students from Yale University, Connecticut, have found a fungus in the Amazon rainforest that can break down the common plastic polyurethane.
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White House
Presidential Nomination Sent to the Senate
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE:
Derek J. Mitchell, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Union of Burma.
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Washington Post
ESPN announces times, channels for early-season football games
Maryland’s football season opener against William & Mary will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 1 and televised online at ESPN3.com, the network announced Thursday.
Terrapins Coach Randy Edsall will face his former team, Connecticut, on Sept. 15 at 12:30. The game will be picked up regionally by the ACC Network and also televised online at ESPN3.com.
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USA Today
Home invasion convict weighed death request
A man on death row in Connecticut for a brutal 2007 home invasion says that during his hardest days, he has considered asking to be killed.
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AP
AP: Killer of 3 tries not to think about murders
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) -- The Connecticut killer who once called himself one of the most hated men in America said in a death row interview that he tries not to think about the murder of a suburban mother and her two daughters, suffers no nightmares and has nothing to say to the only survivor of the brutal 2007 attack....
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WSJ
Connecticut Aims for Revitalization
After allocating $27 million on a soul-searching advertising campaign, Connecticut proclaimed that the state is "Still Revolutionary."
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webwire
Great Lakes Psychology Group Offers Free Online Mental Health Screenings
Clarkston, MI, May 14, 2012 - Great Lakes Psychology Group now offers free online mental health screenings for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and adolescent depression. A recent study conducted by the Institute...
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The New Yorker
Mariana Cook photographs Maurice Sendak.
In 2005, Maurice Sendak, who died last week, posed for this photograph by Mariana Cook, at his home, in Ridgefield, Connecticut. What follows is edited from an interview that Cook had with him in 2009.
I am in my bathrobe in the forest with my dog, Herman, who is a . . . (Subscription required.)
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Slashdot
Connecticut Resident Stopped By State Police For Radioactivity
Okian Warrior writes "A Milford, CT man was pulled over when a state police car radioactivity scanner flagged his car as being radioactive. The man had been given a cardiac exam using radioactive dye, and had a note from his physician attesting to this, but it raises questions about the legality of the stop. Given that it is not illegal to own or purchase or transport radioactive materials (wit...
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Reuters
Connecticut, Wisconsin parties consider Senate nominees
(Reuters) - The Connecticut Democratic convention on Saturday endorsed Congressman Christopher Murphy for an open U.S. Senate seat, but former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson failed to win the Republican party convention endorsement in that state.
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Reuters
Tanned mom action figure created by Connecticut company
NEW YORK (Reuters) - She doesn't walk or talk, but this doll is really, really tan.
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BoingBoing
Toxic cloud of Axe Body Spray triggers fire alarm in high school locker room
A student going a little too heavy on a brand of spray-on stench popular with teens set off the fire alarm at a Connecticut high school: “It was some kid in the locker room using body spray and it created a cloud of mist right underneath the sensor,” Fire Marshal Albert Santostefano told the Middletown [...]
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Gizmodo
Man Pulled Over by Cops for Being Too Radioactive [WTFriday]
If you're ever driving around after taking a nuclear stress test, like one man in Connecticut was, you better hope your doctor gave you a note, otherwise you're gonna have a hard time explaining to cops why you set off their nuclear detectors. Oh, and did I mention cops have nuclear detectors??? More »
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AP
Conn. teen's body spray sets off school fire alarm
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Officials say a fire alarm that went off at a Connecticut high school was activated by a student's "overabundance" of body spray in a locker room....
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CNN
Home search is about missing artwork, alleged mobster's lawyer says
Law enforcement agents began searching the Connecticut home of an alleged mobster on Thursday. But the suspect's attorney says authorities are actually hunting for hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen art that went missing from a Boston museum more than 20 years ago.
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omg
Agents swarm reputed mobster's home in Conn.
FBI agents on Thursday searched the property of a reputed Connecticut mobster who is suspected of withholding information about an infamous unsolved art heist in Boston.
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Huffington Post
Dan Reimold: Soccer Coach Steals 150 Copies of Student Newspaper at Central Connecticut State
Shaun Green, stole and trashed roughly 150 copies of The Recorder student newspaper late last week in response to an article he didn't like.
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Hoy
Fallece Maurice Sendak, autor de 'Donde viven los monstruos'
El autor de clásicos de la literatura infantil Maurice Sendak (Nueva York, 1928) falleció ayer a los 83 años de edad en un hospital de Connecticut por complicaciones derivadas de un derrame cerebral, informó su editor, Michael di Capua. Sendak es considerado uno de los mayores referentes de la literatura infantil del siglo XX, tanto por su labor de escritor como de ilustrador. Estudió pintura a...
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Al Jazhera
Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak dies
The 83-year-old Where the Wild Things Are writer suffered a stroke and was rushed to hospital in Danbury, Connecticut.
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euronews
Décès de l'auteur pour enfants Maurice Sendak
Aux Etats-Unis, l'écrivain et dessinateur Maurice Sendak est mort à l'âge de 83 ans. Il est décédé dans un hôpital du Connecticut où il avait été…
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el universal
Fallece el literato infantil Maurice Sendak
considerado uno de los ilustradores de cuentos infantiles más importantes del siglo XX, falleció hoy en un hospital de Connecticut a los 83 años por complicaciones de salud
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DerSpiegel
Kinderbuchautor Maurice Sendak tot: Wenn die wilden Kerle weinen
Seine Figuren waren zum Fürchten - doch gerade deshalb finden sich Kinder bis heute wieder in Büchern wie "Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen". Maurice Sendak, einer der größten Kinderbuchautoren des 20. Jahrhunderts, ist am Dienstag in Connecticut gestorben. Er wurde 83 Jahre alt.
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Hoy
Muere Maurice Sendak, autor de 'Donde viven los monstruos'
Maurice Sendak, autor de clásicos de la literatura infantil como 'Donde viven los monstruos', ha fallecido hoy en Connecticut (EE UU) a los 83 años. Según ha informado su editor la causa de la muerte ha sido "una complicación por un reciente infarto".
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dlisted
Farewell, Maurice Sendak
Attention all GOOP haters of the world, we have lost one of our own. Legendary children's book author, illustrator and King of All Wild Things (not these kind of wild things, though) Maurice Sendak passed away at 3 this morning at a hospital in Connecticut. Maurice was 83. Maurice's partner of 50 years, Eugene Glynn, passed away in 2007. They're now having a wild rumpus together u...
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FOX
Battle Ahead for Man Fired After Joining Reserves
Legal experts say Connecticut mechanic fired after joining Marine Reserves has tough burden of proofOlder Reservists Feel Call of Duty, Volunteering to Deploy Full TimeIf Army Nurse Wasn't Shot, Then What Killed Him?
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New York Times
Connecticut Passes a Marijuana Bill
The Connecticut Senate passed a bill on Saturday legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, with tight restrictions.
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USA Today
Connecticut passes medical marijuana bill
Connecticut lawmakers' approval of the use of medical marijuana includes strict regulations intended to avoid problems other states faced.
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New York Times
Connecticut Passes Marijuana Bill
The Connecticut Senate passed a bill on Saturday legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, with tight restrictions.
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Le Echos
Obama-Romney : un combat au centre
Après avoir facilement remporté les primaires à New York, en Pennsylvanie, au Connecticut, à Rhode Island et au Delaware, Mitt Romney est désormais assuré d'être le concurrent de Barack Obama dans un peu plus de six mois. Les républicains se sont vus contraints de choisir le candidat de la raison,...Articles en rapportContinuer à faire « comme si »Confiance dans l'hôpital publicLe droit du seig...
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Los Angeles Times
U.S. coach has a golden name in women's basketball
U.S. women's basketball Coach Geno Auriemma, whose Connecticut teams have had four undefeated seasons, says the most pressure he's felt was while coaching an Olympic gold medal game.He's a one-named wonder in the women's basketball universe, tantamount to Pele, Magic and Michael in their domains.
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Daily Mail
That¿s freaky! Meet the SIXTEEN sets of twins who are all in the same high school class
32 student from Staples High School are hoping to set a world record for being the largest gaggle of twins in one class, beating the current Guinness World Record of 13, held by Pomperaug High School in Southbury, Connecticut.
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UN
UN welcomes abolition of death penalty in US state of Connecticut
The United Nations human rights office today welcomed a new law in the state of Connecticut, in the United States, that abolishes the death penalty and urged other states to follow suit.
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FOCUS
Sex-Reisen des Secret Service - Neue Vorwürfe gegen Leibwächter von Obama
Dienstreisen nach Mittel- und Lateinamerika erfreuten sich beim Secret Service offenbar großer und freizügiger Beliebtheit. Nach dem Sex- und Prostitutionsskandal in Kolumbien werden nun auch aus El Salvador Vorwürfe gegen Leibwächter von US-Präsident Obama laut.Mehr zum ThemaTodesstrafe abgeschafft - Connecticut will keine Menschen mehr hinrichtenSecret Service im Zwielicht - Neue Sex-Vorwürfe...
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Washington Post
Ann Romney’s Super Tuesday MS ‘scare’
Ann Romney has become one of her husband’s most vocal and visible campaign surrogates, hitting the trail as recently as this past Monday to address the Connecticut Republican Party on the GOP frontrunner’s behalf.
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Irish Times
Connecticut repeals death penalty
The governor of Connecticut has abolished the death penalty in all future cases, making it the fifth US state in recent years to abandon capital punishment.
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Le Point
États-Unis - Le Connecticut abolit la peine de mort
Le Connecticut est devenu, mercredi, le 17e État américain à abolir la peine...
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Krone
Connecticut schafft als 17. US-Staat die Todesstrafe ab
Connecticut hat als 17. US-Bundesstaat die Todesstrafe abgeschafft. Gouverneur Dannel Malloy unterzeichnete am Mittwoch ein entsprechendes Gesetz, das vor zwei Wochen vom Parlament in dem kleinen Bundesstaat im Nordosten des Landes endgültig beschlossen worden war. Die Abschaffung gilt jedoch nicht rückwirkend - elf Verurteilte müssen daher weiter auf ihre Hinrichtung warten.
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amNY
Connecticut becomes 17th state to ban the death penalty
Yesterday, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed legislation abolishing the death penalty for future crimes, making the Nutmeg State the 17th in the nation to outlaw executions and the fifth state in five years to repeal executions.
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lesoir
Le Connecticut abolit la peine de mort
L’Etat américain du Connecticut est le dix-septième à abolir la peine de mort. « Le Connecticut rejoint 16 autres Etats et le reste du monde industrialisé en a...lire la suite
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Le Point
Le Connecticut devient le 17e Etat américain à abolir la peine de mort
Le Connecticut est devenu mercredi le 17e Etat américain à abolir la peine...
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BBC
US state abolishes death penalty
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signs the repeal of the death penalty into law, making the state the 17th in the US to end capital punishment.
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lesoir
21:58 L’Etat américain du Connecticut abolit la peine de mort
Le gouverneur du Connecticut Dannel Malloy a promulgué mercredi une loi abolissant la peine de mort, faisant de cet Etat du Nord-Est des Etats-Unis le 17e à abolir la peine capitale. Cette l...lire la suitehistoires liées20:36 SNCB: les investissements wallons pas suffisamment prioritaires, selon Henry21:08 Sarkozy assure n’avoir « jamais assimilé » les électeurs du FN et du MoDem21:26 Problème...
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The Jerusalem Post
Romney targets Obama after sweeping 5 primaries
Republican presidential hopeful rolls to easy double-digit victories in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
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Le Figaro
Romney remporte cinq nouvelles primaires
Le candidat républicain à la présidence américaine a largement remporté les États de New York, du Delaware, du Connecticut, de Pennsylvanie, et du Rhode Island, se posant en candidat investi face à Barack Obama. » Les chiens s'invitent dans la campagne USArticles en rapportÉtats-Unis : John Edwards jugé pour détournement de fondsLes deux Soudans s'enfoncent dans une guerre sans issueDavid Camer...
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Telegraph
US election 2012: Mitt Romney's speech in full
Here is the full transcript of Mitt Romney's speech after winning five primaries in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York.
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sueddeutsche
Fünf Vorwahlen der US-Republikaner: Romney triumphiert und attackiert Obama
Fünf Staaten, fünf Siege: Mitt Romney hat sich bei den Vorwahlen der Republikaner überlegen durchgesetzt. Der Favorit des Partei-Establishments erhielt in New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island und Connecticut jeweils mehr als 50 Prozent der Stimmen. Anschließend verkündete der Ex-Gouverneur "das Ende der Enttäuschung der Obama-Jahre".
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Reuters
Romney rolls to wins in Connecticut, Rhode Island
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney rolled to easy wins in presidential primaries in Connecticut and Rhode Island on Tuesday, NBC News projected, moving closer to the delegates needed to clinch the nomination as he shifted his focus to the general election battle with President Barack Obama.
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Washington Post
Editorial Board: Maryland’s missed chance to repeal the death penalty
CONNECTICUT IS set to become what Maryland should have been: the most recent state to abolish capital punishment.
With the expected signature of Gov. Dan Malloy (D) within the next few days, Connecticut would become the 17th state to repeal the death penalty and the fifth in the past five years. Life without the possibility for parole would become the highest level of punishment in the state, w...
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Mashable
Follow Tuesday’s Five East Coast Primaries on Social Media
It’s primary day up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Voters are headed to the polls in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Isl…
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Los Angeles Times
MPAA's Dodd urges industry to reach out to 'connected consumers'
LAS VEGAS -- Motion Picture Assn. of America of Chief Executive Chris Dodd touted a strong rebound at the box office this year but said the industry needs to find new ways to stay relevant to younger, "connected consumers."
"We need to make the case -- both to the new, younger, 'connected consumers,' and to others who wonder if the moviegoing experience remains something special, something to ...
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New York Times
Women’s Olympic Basketball Roster Heavy on Huskies
Asjha Jones became the 12th member of the United States women’s Olympic basketball team, making half the roster former Connecticut Huskies.
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APA-OTS
Skanska entscheidet sich im Universitätskrankenhaus New Karolinska Solna für energieeffiziente Aufzüge von Otis
Farmington, Connecticut (ots/PRNewswire) -- Eines der modernsten
und energieeffizientesten Forschungskrankenhäuser der Welt wird mit
40 Otis Gen2®-Aufzügen ausgestattet
FARMINGTON, Connecticut, 23. April 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Elevator
Company [http://www.otisworldwide.com/], ein …
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TechCrunch
“In the Studio,” Why Zimride’s John Zimmer Left Wall Street to Start a Company
"In the Studio" has a special segment this week, hosting a Valley entrepreneur who grew up on the East Coast, studied at an Ivy League school, was lured to Wall Street, and eventually decided to leave the pinstriped suits behind to start building his own startup, eventually finding his cofounder via Facebook, moonlighting as an entrepreneur after the markets closed in NYC, and is now helping ru...
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Telegraph
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit's home for sale for $4.3m
Vikram Pandit, chief executive of US bank Citigroup who this week suffered the embarrassment of shareholders rejecting his pay plan, has put his house in Greenwich Connecticut up for sale for $4.3m.
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Irish Times
Connecticut to become 17th US state without death penalty
CONNECTICUT IS to repeal the death penalty, becoming the 17th state of the United States and the fifth in five years to abolish capital punishment.
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Human Rights Watch
US: Momentum Against the Death Penalty
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NEWS.au.com
Connecticut abolishes death penalty
AFTER years of failed attempts to repeal the death penalty, Connecticut lawmakers have passed legislation that abolishes the punishment for all future cases.
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Handelsblatt
USA: Connecticut votiert für Ende der Todesstrafe
Die Abgeordneten des US-Bundesstaates Connecticut haben für eine Abschaffung der Todesstrafe gestimmt. Damit wird Connecticut der 17. Staat in den USA, der die Strafe abschafft.
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NZZ
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siliconindia
NRI Body to Honour Five Indian Americans
Five Indian Americans will be honoured by the Connecticut chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) for their achievements
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Rolling Stone
Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' Host, Dead at 93
CBS News announced this morning that veteran broadcaster Mike Wallace died on Saturday night in New Canaan Connecticut He was 93 years old and had been ill for several years Wallace is best known as the fiercely persistent interviewer on CBS's prime-time news program 60 Minutes where he pioneered the confrontational...
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Reuters
Connecticut lawmakers seek review after NCAA bans UConn
(Reuters) - Two members of Congress said Friday they would seek a review of the National Collegiate Athletic Association after its decision to ban the University of Connecticut from the 2013 "March Madness" post-season basketball tournament due to low academic grades by players.
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AP
NCAA turns down UConn appeal of academic sanctions
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- The NCAA has turned down what the University of Connecticut says is its final appeal for a waiver of academic requirements that would allow the Huskies to play in next season's postseason tournament....
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New York Times
The Loyal Opposition: Connecticut Senate Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
Connecticut state senators voted 20-16 in favor of ending capital punishment.
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Amnesty International
Vote to Remove Death Penalty in Connecticut shows ‘great leadership’
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Connecticut votes to end death penalty
05 April 2012
A vote to repeal the death penalty by Connecticut’s State Senate is a leap forward in the battle to end capital punishment, Amnesty International said.The vote was passed after ten and a half hours of debate...
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USA Today
Hayes propels UConn back to Final Four
Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points and top-seed Connecticut beat Kentucky 80-65 on Tuesday night.
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American Scientist
Bringing Dinosaur Footprints to Light in Connecticut
A group of Connecticut geologists want to unearth hundreds of dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur State Park that were buried in 1976 to protect them from the ravages of weather. They say it's high time the public got to see them. ...
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science blogs
Cant even get your science right in a botched extortion attempt... [erv]
This is an... odd... educational opportunity...
Anne Bass' boyfriend mesmerized jury with frightening account of Connecticut mansion invasion:He said, "I love you, Anne" -- then prepared to die.
Wealthy philanthropist Anne Bass' boyfriend yesterday mesmerized a jury with a frightening account of how three armed men "dressed like ninjas" invaded her Connecticut mansion with a "war cry," tied t...
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AP
Senator: Employers shouldn't seek site passwords
SEATTLE (AP) -- A Democratic senator from Connecticut is writing a bill that would stop the practice of employers asking job applicants for their Facebook or other social media passwords, he told The Associated Press on Thursday....
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Reuters
Analysis: Investors weigh chaos as high court reviews health law
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Aetna Inc's headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, about two dozen employees devote all their working hours to one task: making sure the health insurer is up to speed with President Barack Obama's U.S. healthcare overhaul law.
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Fortune
Murray Lender, of Lender's Bagels, dies at 81
Murray Lender, who helped make bagels a breakfast staple for Americans nationwide with Lender's Bagels, has died at the age of 81. A spokeswoman for Pinnacle Foods, which now owns the Lender's brand, said Lender passed away on Wednesday. Lender's was founded in 1927 by Harry Lender, a Polish immigrant and Murray's father. It started as a family bakery in New Haven, Connecticut, beginning...
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Rolling Stone
KISS and Motley Crue Announce 'The Tour'
KISS and Mötley Crüe gathered today at LA's Roosevelt Hotel to announce "The Tour" a joint summer package that kicks off July 20th in Bristow Virginia and runs through September 23rd in Hartford Connecticut Each band will play about 90 minutes and KISS will close every night Calling...
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SI
Baylor named women's overall No. 1
Baylor, Connecticut, Notre Dame and Stanford are the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA tournament.
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DieZeit
Basketball: NCAA: Giffey mit Meister UConn gescheitert
New York (SID) - Der deutsche Basketball-Nationalspieler Niels Giffey muss in der amerikanischen Collegeliga NCAA mit Meister Connecticut Huskies die Titelverteidung abschreiben. Im Viertelfinale des...
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FOCUS
Basketball – College - NCAA: Giffey mit Meister UConn gescheitert
Der deutsche Basketball-Nationalspieler Niels Giffey muss in der amerikanischen Collegeliga NCAA mit Meister Connecticut Huskies die Titelverteidung abschreiben.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Syracuse squeeze past Connecticut at Big East tournament
Top seed win their 11th straight game overall to advance to tournament semis
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Daily Mail
Charla Nash chimp attack: Speaks about new face she received in transplant
Speaking at her rehabilitation center, Charla Nash, 58, (pictured) said she focuses 'on one day at a time' and is glad she survived. A 200lb male ape tore off her hands, nose, lips and eyelids three years ago. She was also blinded by her friend's pet in Stamford, Connecticut.
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TMZ
Rapper Jim Jones -- Arrested AGAIN [VIDEO]
Just three days after Jim Jones was arrested for assault on a police officer following a casino brawl in Connecticut, the rapper was arrested AGAIN -- law enforcement sources tell TMZ.According to law enforcement sources, Jim was pulled over earlier…
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Los Angeles Times
Patt Morrison Asks: Hollywood's pol, Chris Dodd
The head of the Motion Picture Assn. of America talks piracy, politics and box office as the Oscars draw near.Hollywood loves comeback stories. Will SOPA/PIPA be one of them? The anti-piracy bills that were working their way through Congress with Hollywood's blessing got tanked by a massive online campaign — petitions, website blackouts, even T-shirts. From 1981 until 2010, Christopher J. Dodd ...
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Salon
Rick Santorum’s wasted moment
Every once in a while, presidential primary campaigns produce moments of almost surreal suspense, where an outcome that was once unimaginable suddenly seems on the verge of happening.In 1984, for instance, Walter Mondale looked like he had the easiest path to the nomination of any recent candidate, but after a shocking loss to Gary Hart in New Hampshire, he found himself on the brink of being k...
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Nature
Biology: Immunity's circadian link
Daily patterns in the body's biochemical and physiological processes called circadian rhythms may influence immune-system function. Erol Fikrig and his colleagues at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, have found that the expression of an immune protein called TLR9 rises and falls with the circadian
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CNN
AOL may never be able to patch up Patch
FORTUNE -- It was supposed to be a savior. AOL's hyperlocal news venture Patch was created to fill the void left by the death of local newspapers around the country. Finding a dearth of online news in his Riverside, Connecticut hometown, Tim Armstrong co-founded Patch in 2007. Embedded editors would file local news and maintain neighborhood activity calendars; the local ad market was largely un...
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AP
'Cupcake Wars' judge settles Conn. name lawsuit
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- A judge on the Food Network reality television show "Cupcake Wars" has resolved her lawsuit with a Connecticut cupcake store over its name....
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chinatechnews
Former Oracle Global VP Joins 360buy.com
Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has announced that Wang Yaqing, former global vice president for Oracle, has joined the company to become its first chief technology officer. Wang studied in Shanghai Tongji University and Shanghai Jiaotong University, and he gained his masters from University of Connecticut in 1995. Prior to joining 360buy.com, Wang worked for [...]
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BBC
Crash SUV lands on US man in bed
A man in New Haven, Connecticut, is injured after an SUV crashes through his home and lands on top of him during a police car chase.
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AllThingsDigital
Social Discovery Start-up Hyphos Helps College Students Find Activity Partners
Hyphos is a social discovery start-up focused on finding offline activity partners for college students.
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Los Angeles Times
Rockefeller impostor dyed hair, changed appearance, witness says
Rockefeller impostor dyed hair, changed appearance, witness says. An ex-girlfriend testified at the preliminary hearing of Christian Gerhartsreiter, a 50-year-old man who witnesses said also went by Christopher Crowe, Clark Rockefeller, and before that, Christopher Chichester of San Marino.
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Daily Mail
G-spot still not found by scientists after 60 years
It's a sexual quest that has frustrated many couples for decades - and now scientists from Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut say there may be no such thing as a 'G-spot' after all.
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Scientific American
Red-Wine Researcher Implicated in Data Misconduct Case
A three-year investigation into a University of Connecticut biology laboratory has found its chief guilty of falsifying and fabricating data on more than two dozen papers and grant applications. [More]
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USA Today
Hartford, other schools offering parent workshops
Parent groups and schools officials throughout Connecticut are setting up workshops to help families become more involved in education.
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New York Times
Fraud Charges for Dipak K. Das, a University of Connecticut Researcher
A charge of fraud involving 26 articles was leveled by the University of Connecticut against Dipak K. Das, whose work reported health benefits in red wine.
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AP
Red wine researcher accused of falsifying data
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A University of Connecticut researcher known for his work on red wine's benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances, university officials said Wednesday....
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Entertainment Online
So What Happens to That Tiger Russell Brand Gave Katy Perry as a Wedding Gift?
Didn't Russell Brand give Katy Perry a tiger as a gift? What will become of the animal?
—Silent and Close, Connecticut, via the inbox
You speak of Machli, the female...
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insideedition
The Tragic Connecticut Fire Funeral
The children who lost their lives at that horrific Christmas Day fire in Connecticut are laid to rest. INSIDE EDITION has the story.
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WSJ
A Mix in Stamford, Conn.
A Connecticut developer that is remaking Stamford, Conn.'s waterfront is tackling a vacant downtown office complex that was part of Lehman Brothers' huge real-estate portfolio.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Police fear four-year-olds attacker will strike again
Little girl from Connecticut visiting Toronto for Hanukkah has been released from hospital
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Rangers Steve Eminger out eight to ten weeks
New York recalls defencemen Stu Bickel and Tim Erixon from Connecticut
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Entertainment Online
Quelle actrice oscarisée vend cette maison du Connecticut ?
On dirait un endroit sorti d'un film, non ?
Peut-être que c'est ce qu'a pensé cette actrice oscarisée quand elle a acheté cette maison avec quatre...
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Fortune
If Amazon's Kindle Fire is so hot, why is it still in stock?
A spot check of retail sales a week before Christmas raises an interesting question
Kindle Fire
In a note to clients issued Monday, Hudson Square Research's Daniel Ernst reported on the results of a pre-holiday scouting trip he took to retail stores in New York and Connecticut over the weekend -- only a handful of shopping days before Christmas -- where he found "floor traffic up materially, bu...
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USA Today
Great American Bites: A taste of hamburger history in Connecticut
While the burger has evolved into a pretty standard design elsewhere, here in its birthplace in Connecticut the burger remains, well, odd.
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Entertainment Online
Welche Oscar-Gewinnerin verkauft ihr Haus in Connecticut?
Dieses Haus könnte glatt einem Film entstammen, oder?
Vielleicht dachte sich diese Academy-Award-Gewinnerin genau das, als sie das Anwesen mit vier Schlafzimmern und drei...
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AP
APNewsBreak: Man charged in attack on Simmons site
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Connecticut man affiliated with the Anonymous hacking group was arrested Tuesday on federal charges for an attack on a website belonging to Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, authorities said....
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People
Joshua Komisarjevsky Gets Death Penalty in Petit Family Murders
Komisarjevsky was convicted of murder, kidnapping and more in the Connecticut home invasion
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USA Today
Man condemned to death in Connecticut home invasion
A jury condemned a U.S. man to death Friday for raping and strangling a woman and killing her two daughters in an attack that led to the defeat ...
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Irish Times
School of hard knocks prepares Peterson for world title tilt
BOXING KHAN v PETERSON:AL AND his pal were shooting the breeze about the football flickering on the television in the Lucky Bar on Connecticut Avenue, Washington DC, and the talk turned to boxing.
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science blogs
Die Anlagemanager und der Mega-Lottogewinn [Geograffitico]
Na sowas. Da hört man einerseits immer wieder, dass Lottospielen eine irrationale Tätigkeit sei, der nur ökonomisch Minderbegabte so etwas wie eine Gewinnerwartung beimessen können (wird daher regional auch Deppensteuer genannt) - und dann lese ich hier, dass drei Top-Kapitalmanager der Investmenfirma Belpointe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut - darunter der Firmengründer Brandon Lac...
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CNN Money
Connecticut asset managers win $103.5 million in lottery
Three Connecticut asset managers claimed the largest Powerball jackpot in the state's history on Monday.
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Reuters
Three asset managers win $254 million Powerball prize
(Reuters) - In a twist of lottery fate, three Connecticut money managers took home the state's largest Powerball jackpot. The trio came forward with the winning ticket at a press conference on Monday.
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New York Times
In the Region | Connecticut: Connecticut/In the Region - Developers Teach Buyers What ‘Green’ Means
Many builders are using energy-efficiency to distinguish their homes from older oil guzzlers.
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The Nation
Woman jailed for stealing from Mark Twain house
A former employee of author Mark Twains historic Connecticut home who admitted to embezzling more than $1 million from it in a long-running scheme was sentenced on Monday to 3-1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of and taxes on the stolen funds.
Judge Warren Eginton of US…
Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story
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APA-OTS
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The Nation
India a threat to US: Panetta
GROTON, Connecticut (AFP) US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta referred to India and China as threats on Thursday, but his spokesman quickly sought to clarify his remarks.The Pentagon chief, speaking to workers at a Connecticut shipyard that builds attack submarines, described an array of threats facing the United States, including Iran, North Korea and cyber attacks.He then strayed from stand...
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Times of India
Lee Pockriss, who wrote 'Itsy Bitsy bikini', dies
Lee Pockriss, who wrote the music for midcentury pop hits like “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” “Catch a Falling Star” and “Johnny Angel,” died on Monday at his home in Bridgewater, Connecticut. He was 87. His death was confirmed by his nephew Adam Pockriss.
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Zeit
Wetter: Tausende Haushalte an US-Ostküste noch immer ohne Strom
New York (dpa) - Mehr als eine Woche nach dem Schneesturm an der US-Ostküste sind noch immer Tausende Haushalte ohne Strom. Die letzten Kunden in Connecticut sollen erst im Laufe des Tages wieder ans...
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MIX |
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| 5 | Philipines | 0.270 |
| 6 | Poland | 0.260 |
| 7 | Brazil | 0.240 |
| 8 | Norway | 0.220 |
| 9 | Spain | 0.200 |
| 10 | Mexico | 0.120 |
| 11 | Romania | 0.115 |
| 12 | Germany | 0.080 |
| 13 | Sweden | 0.080 |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0.080 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 0.050 |
| 16 | Argentina | 0.050 |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.040 |
| 18 | Nepal | 0.020 |
| 19 | Thailand | 0.020 |
| 20 | New Zealand | 0.001 |
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Media |
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| 2 | USA Today | 2.000 |
| 3 | National Geographic | 1.200 |
| 4 | AARP Bulletin | 1.200 |
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Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 29.792 |
| 2 | Malayalam | 0.400 |
| 3 | Spanish | 0.370 |
| 4 | Tamil | 0.350 |
| 5 | Polish | 0.260 |
| 6 | Portuguese | 0.240 |
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| 8 | Romanian | 0.115 |
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| 10 | Swedish | 0.080 |
| 11 | Dutch | 0.050 |
| 12 | Finnish | 0.000 |
| 13 | Chinese | 0.000 |
| 14 | Italian | 0.000 |
| 15 | Korean | 0.000 |
| 16 | French | 0.000 |
| 17 | Indonesian | 0.000 |
| 18 | Turkish | 0.000 |
| 19 | Russian | 0.000 |
| 20 | Hindi | 0.000 |
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