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Summer heat a threat to health at CT prisons, report says

The report detailed conditions at Hartford Correctional Center, Bridgeport Correctional Center and Osborn Correctional ...
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Health insurance premiums are going up next year — unless you work at these companies

As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but ...
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Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater find the heartbreak in 'Blue Moon'

Director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke discuss their new film Blue Moon, which focuses on one fateful night toward ...
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For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business

With the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems ...
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CT program offers cash for utility customers to weigh in. But few know it exists

Only a handful of groups are participating in Connecticut's two-year-old push to get more utility customers with diverse ...
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Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti's capital

Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its ...
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Connecticut is recognizing Taínos and the contributions of the native Caribbean people. Tribal leaders say it’s the first state to do so

Connecticut has officially become the first state in the U.S. to formally recognize the contributions of native Caribbean ...
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Vermont state senator says he hasn’t decided if he’ll resign over racist Young Republicans chat

Sen. Samuel Douglass said he was unaware of the “disgusting comments” made by his colleagues in his first public comment ...
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Argentina: The queen of bailanta

One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document ...
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Democratic governors form a public health alliance in a rebuke of Trump

They're framing it as a way to share data and messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy at a ...
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Hegseth orders troops to watch his speech decrying a 'woke' military

During the speech last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lectured senior military officials on the "warrior ethos," ...
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Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it's melting

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...