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CT ranks first in the nation for measles vaccine rates among kindergarteners, CDC data shows

In the midst of statewide measles outbreaks and a general decline in vaccination rates, Connecticut public health authorities said Tuesday that the state leads ...

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New Haven alder proposes I-91 park project to connect the local community

Caroline Tanbee Smith serves as an alder for New Haven’s Ward 9. She speaks for portions of the East Rock and Fair Haven communities ...

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To afford a 2-bedroom apartment in CT, renters need to earn nearly $75K a year

One of the highest housing incomes in the country is found in Connecticut. This implies that, compared to other states, renters in Connecticut must ...

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US Sen. Blumenthal proposes federal housing bill to add 3 million homes nationwide

The goal of a recently proposed federal housing plan is to build millions of new homes around the country. Tuesday morning saw the announcement ...

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Greetings from Paris, where you can swim in the Seine for the first time in a century

NPR’s international reporters share snippets of their life and work from all across the world in their weekly series, Far-Flung Postcards. The Seine River ...

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White House calls for a ‘comprehensive review’ of eight Smithsonian museums

Ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary festivities, the Trump Administration wrote to The Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday, asking for a “comprehensive internal review” of ...

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Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60

Danielle Spencer, who portrayed the witty and tattling younger sister Dee Thomas on the comedy What’s Happening! in the 1970s, passed away at the ...

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Wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon arrested over corruption allegations

South Korea’s SEOUL Investigators are trying to accuse the wife of South Korea’s imprisoned former president Yoon Suk Yeol with a number of alleged ...

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The strange-but-true origin story of the humble potato

The potato: mash, bake, and cook Regardless of how you look at it, the potato is the embodiment of everything commonplace. However, there has ...

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Bridge too far? Public safety concerns upend NH-Vermont recreation project

On the New Hampshire side, a new $62 million bridge was been opened by the state of New Hampshire between Brattleboro and the town ...

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