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volunteer opportunities advertising and sponsorship cpbn donor member privacy policy search newtown ned gerard ap judge dismisses lawsuit against gun manufacturer by newtown families a connecticut judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by families of the victims in the newtown school shooting . they filed a suit against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the massacre . read more north dakota council brandon photos a visit to the standing rock pipeline protest camp in north dakota since april protesters against an oil pipeline have been camping in tents tipis and trailers at a site just across the missouri river from the standing rock reservation in north dakota . for a few days i stayed at the camp and met people who gathered there to support the effort . read more metcalf on muisc xavier badosa creative commons ten reflections on bob dylan our newest nobel laureate bob dylan s own reaction to winning the 2016 nobel prize for literature isn t known yet . in his first public appearance following the news a couple of days after the announcement he took the stage for a concert las vegas . he said nothing about the award . read more aaa northeast relents on drivers license renewals for non members by harriet jones oct 14 2016 hailshadow istock thinkstock one of connecticut s aaa affiliates announced it will now resume issuing drivers licenses to non members after the state threatened to sue . connecticut s medical marijuana program extended to children by harriet jones oct 14 2016 ct n children with certain medical conditions can now legally begin receiving medical marijuana in connecticut . governor dannel malloy signed legislation that extends the state s medical marijuana program to minors for the first time . archdiocese of hartford settles sexual abuse claim against priest by ray hardman oct 14 2016 facebook listen listening ... 1 16 the archdiocese of hartford has agreed to settle a 16 year old sexual abuse claim against one of its priests . feeling burned by the media trump turns up the heat by david folkenflik oct 14 2016 the whirling dervish that is donald j. trump spun ever faster on thursday shredding almost everything in his range of vision hillary clinton his fellow republicans who fail to support him unequivocally the growing chorus of women accusing him of sexual misconduct and especially the press . organ donations spike in the wake of the opioid epidemic by martha bebinger oct 14 2016 on the final day of june 2015 colin lepage rode waves of hope and despair . it started when lepage found his 30 year old son chris at home after an apparent overdose . paramedics rushed chris by helicopter to one of boston s flagship medical centers . doctors revived chris heart but struggled to stabilize his temperature and blood pressure . at some point a doctor or nurse mentioned to lepage that his son had agreed to be an organ donor . there was no urgency or hey you need to do this . i could see genuine concern and sadness . lepage says his voice quavering . report says brakes from hoboken train crash show no defects by sonari glinton oct 13 2016 the brakes on the new jersey transit train that crashed into the platform at hoboken terminal on sept. 29 show no signs of any defect . that s according to a preliminary report by the national transportation safety board released thursday . one person on the platform was killed and more than 100 passengers and crew members were injured . a list of the accusations about trump s alleged inappropriate sexual conduct by danielle kurtzleben oct 13 2016 the allegations against donald trump of inappropriate sexual behavior gathered momentum wednesday night with multiple women making new allegations about the republican presidential nominee . trump is thus far denying any of the incidents and has also threatened to sue the new york times which reported two of the new accusations . breast cancer death rates are down but racial disparities persist by nancy shute oct 13 2016 women are less likely to die of breast cancer than they were a decade ago but not all women are benefiting from that trend . white women saw more of a drop in death rates than black women 1.9 percent a year from 2010 to 2014 compared to a 1.5 percent decrease for black women according to a report published thursday by the centers for disease control and prevention . state health care panel considers how to keep costs down by jeff cohen oct 13 2016 philips communications creative commons the legislature wants to save money on healthcare and one issue has been whether it makes sense to penalize doctors who don t keep costs down . connecticut garden journal fall foliage by charlie nardozzi oct 13 2016 quartzla pixabay creative commons listen listening ... 1 59 ahh october in connecticut . cool weather pumpkins hot cider and gorgeous fall foliage . while mother nature does a pretty good job serving up an abundance of color in fall we can add to the rainbow of beauty in our own yards . pages1 2 3 4 next last students sage ross creative commons aetna will cut workforce change teleworking policies health insurer aetna is looking to reduce its workforce through early retirement and will also change some of its workforce policies . the hartford based company issued a statement saying it wants to position itself for continued growth in 2017 and beyond . read more science a friend for pluto astronomers find new dwarf planet in our solar system scientists in michigan have found a new dwarf planet in our solar system.it s about 330 miles across and some 8.5 billion miles from the sun . it takes 1 100 years to complete one orbit.but one of the most interesting things about the new object known for the time being as 2014 uz224 is the way astronomers found it.david gerdes of the university of michigan led the team that found the new dwarf planet . gerdes describes himself as an adult onset astronomer having started his scientific ... read more ask wnpr todd gray cpbn ask wnpr what have you always wondered about wnpr is taking your questions . read more more news business briefs ciaran griffin stockbyte thinkstock verizon to shutter connecticut call centers verizon wireless is to close two call centers in connecticut affecting 550 workers . the two sites that will be shuttered are in wallingford and meriden . verizon will offer the affected employees new positions outside of the state . those who don t relocate will be eligible for a separation package . read more the beaker you re looking at the surface of mars a little over a century ago we didn t even have airplanes . visit the beaker new england news collaborative black in blue a profile of police sergeant lakeisha phelps pilot program in new haven focuses on addiction treatment for inmates report claims 14 million kids could be exposed to toxic pcbs at school state economy strained by first generation immigrants but breaks even by third recent deaths entanglement shine light on right whale plight follow wnpr on twitter special coverage wnpr s coverage of a drug crisis the nation is in the midst of a opioid crisis and so is connecticut . we re focusing this week on special reporting . learn more more news medicine brianajackson istock thinkstock can the political leanings of your doctor impact your medical care politics plays a role in all sorts of things in life dating partners how we think about the economy and according to eitan hersh the choices doctors make . read more more news manufacturing sikorsky aircraft teamsters approve sikorsky deal including pay cut the teamsters union representing many workers at sikorsky aircraft in stratford has voted in favor of a deal that will bring production of a new heavy lift helicopter to connecticut . but the package also means a 25 percent pay cut for workers who are hired from 2017 onward . read more more news hartford ryan caron king wnpr outside mayor s home protesters rally against use of excessive force by police last week hartford police released a 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