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Griffin Obtains Search Warrant For Shot-Up Honda; Harp Stands By Griffin
As investigators obtained a search warrant for the car shot up by two cops last week, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp expressed her faith in State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin’s ability to oversee the investigation.
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Pitbulls Kill 6 Chickens, 1 Rooster
Two pit bulls — one white, the other white and brown — ran into a man’s Pond Lily Avenue backyard.
The white and brown pit bull did the killing. The same dog killed the man’s rabbit last year. But this year the dog got caught, by New Haven Animal Control.
Meanwhile, the police department’s bomb squad also got to detonate a Japanese World War II grenade found in a resident’s garage.
Top Westville /West Hills/ Amity/West Rock/ Beverly Hills cop Lt. Rose Dell details this incident and other crimes...
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Quinnipiac River Fund Announces 2019 Awardees
The following was provided by The Community Foundation For Greater New Haven.
The Quinnipiac River Fund has awarded $138,000 in grants to study the Quinnipiac River and its wildlife, reduce pollution, and increase access and recreational opportunities. Eleven competitive grants were awarded to organizations working in Greater New Haven, according to a press release from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
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Analyst: Strike Deal A "Pyrrhic Victory"
A just-ended strike cost Stop & Shop up to $50 million as well as possible customers — which may cost its union as well.
So warns a retail analyst who monitored the dramatic 11-day walkout.
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McConnell ready to 'move on' from high crimes and misdemeanors he sought to impeach Clinton for
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s mastery of hypocrisy was on full display Monday when he was asked about impeachment during a stop in his home state of Owensboro, Kentucky.
“Well, look, I think it’s time to move on. This investigation was about collusion, there’s no collusion, no charges brought against the president on anything else, and I think the American people have had quite enough of it,” McConnell responded.
Actually, Mitch, the probe wasn’t about collusion: it was about...
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The Modern Opium Den: Starbucks Installs Needle-Disposal Boxes Across US Locations
The 19th century had opium dens. We have Starbucks.
A little over half a year after it became the "world's biggest public toilet", Starbucks' efforts to address the resulting spiraling drug use (including opioids) in its bathrooms - while alienating as many of its legacy clients as possible - are expanding.
According to Business Insider, Starbucks - which is now moonlighting as a safe house for both needles users across the country - will install needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms in stores in...
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Exploding Vehicle in Shanghai Hurts Tesla Stock
However, tech and energy stocks helped the Entrepreneur Index™ post a small gain.
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Nanny state nonsense: Mitch McConnell doesn't want to let 20-year-olds smoke or vape
At age 20 in the United States, you’re old enough to fight in the military overseas, work full time, have a child, and even vote to determine the future of our country. But apparently Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., doesn’t think a 20-year-old is mature enough to buy a pack of smokes.
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Washington Post puts focus on 'far-right anger' in wake of Sri Lankan church bombings
On Monday, the Washington Post published an "analysis" article questioning if "Christianity [is] under attack?" in the wake of the bombing of multiple churches on Easter in Sri Lanka. The authors also shifted the focus from the close to 300 victims of what the Sri Lankan government believes is Islamic terrorism to Western "far-right" anger.
The Post analysis cites statements from French politician Marie Le Pen, Germany's AfD party, Katie Hopkins, and former Reagan administration official Frank...
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Chicago: The 51st State?
Authored by Kelli Ballard via Liberty Nation,
Illinois Republicans push to be rid of Chicago by making it the 51st state – but will that help the conservative cause, or hurt it?
Illinois just tried to jump on the newest trend of separating cities from states with a new proposal, HR101. If approved, this would detach the city of Chicago and make it the 51st state. While this is nothing new for Illinois, which has been fighting for years to distance itself from the more liberal and powerful...
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Updated pediatric blood pressure guidelines catch more kids at risk for heart disease
(Reuters Health) - Pediatric blood pressure guideline changes issued in 2017 increase the number of children diagnosed with high blood pressure, a new study finds.