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No, sunscreen will not give you skin cancer
The Express Tribune
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July 20, 2025
Posts on social media have popped up recently, claiming that applying sunscreen reportedly increases the risk of skin cancer. Even though ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the main cause of melanomas, and sunscreen helps protect skin by filtering UV...
Metinteractive Leads Training Rooms’ Design/Build Project for Middletown, Connecticut’s The Connection
Sound & Video Contractor
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July 8, 2025
Based in Middletown, Connecticut, The Connection offers programs that address complex community problems such as homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse and community justice rehabilitation. The agency uses evidence-based practices help...
Busta Rhymes, Mariah the Scientist, Jesse Uribe highlight Summer in the Park concert series in CT
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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July 8, 2025
A star-studded three-week Summer in the Park outdoor concert series begin this week in Stamford’s Mill River Park with a July 10 double bill of iconic rappers Busta Rhymes and Fabolous followed by the pop duo Aly & AJ (of “Potential Breakup Song”...
AV/IT Team, Class of 2025: Olds College of Agriculture and Technology
AVNetwork
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July 8, 2025
AV/IT TEAM: Joe Guenther, Information Technology director; Danny Belanger, Information Technology team member The Center is capturing HD footage for use in future course materials and to provide better access for students during procedures. (Image...
Why Connecticut needs wildlife funding now more than ever
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 8, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. A quiet stream in northwest Connecticut, hidden beneath a forest canopy and shielded from development, holds more than scenic charm. In these protected...
Stress is wrecking your health: how can science help?
Nature
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George Slavich recalls the final hours he spent with his father. It was a laughter-packed day. His father even broke into the song ‘You Are My Sunshine’ over dinner. “His deep, booming, joyful voice filled the entire restaurant,” says Slavich. “I...
Connecticut Enacts Wide-Ranging Health Care Law Modifying Various Existing Rules and Laws
National Law Review
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July 1, 2025
On June 25, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 25-97, “An Act Concerning Various Revisions to the Public Health Statutes” (the Act). The Act includes a wide range of provisions affecting patient confidentiality,...
Connecticut Governor signs bill banning public officers from using BTC and other crypto assets
Cryptopolitan
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July 1, 2025
The Governor of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, has banned public officers from using Bitcoin and other crypto assets. In a bill signed June 30th, the governor also prevented the state’s storage, exchange, and transactions. The law, now known as House...
AT&T boosts speeds across Connecticut with two new cell sites
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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July 7, 2025
In Connecticut, we invested nearly $500 million in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Photo courtesy of AT&T AT&T has improved the speed of its wireless cell network throughout Connecticut in...
Scientists Find Cellular Brain Changes Tied to PTSD
Psychiatric Times - New Jersey
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July 1, 2025
[Press release is provided by Yale Department of Psychiatry via its Strategic Alliance Partnership with Psychiatric Times.] The human brain is made up of billions of interconnected cells that are constantly talking to each other. A new Nature...
Researchers develop new method to convert the nitrate found in contaminated water into ammonia
Smart Water Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Electrochemically converting the nitrate found in contaminated water into ammonia offers a potentially environmentally friendly solution for both water treatment and developing fossil-free fertilizer and carbon-free fuels. Finding an efficient,...
Connecticut’s Jewish community wonders: What happened to Chris Murphy?
Jewish Insider
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July 1, 2025
When Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) walked up to the microphone at the “Rally for Israel” in West Hartford, Conn., two days after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks, sporting a well-worn UConn baseball hat and a quarter-zip sweatshirt, the first...
AV/IT Team, Class of 2025: University of Connecticut, Storrs
AVNetwork
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July 7, 2025
AV/IT TEAM: David Kaplan, associate athletic director for Broadcast and Video Services; Evan Feinglass, associate director of athletics, Facilities Management and Planning; Jeff Mele, chief commercial officer at Metinteractive and project...
Research says this way of eating may impact your fertility — doctors reveal the truth
AOL
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Does Fasting Impact Your Fertility? malerapaso "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Time-restricted eating (TRE) is having a moment in the sun, to say the least. The eating method—which...
Connecticut’s new towing law will help some, but not all, drivers. Here’s what they told us.
The Connecticut Mirror
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June 30, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. This article was produced in partnership with ProPublica through its Local Reporting Network. Sign up for our newsletter to get stories like this one as...
'She's a trooper': Four-year-old battling leukemia hosting fundraiser for research
Daily Herald - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
The family of Kinsley McLamore, center, pictured with friend, Brooklyn, left, and little brother, Cooper, held their first Kinsley Crushes Cancer benefit in June 2024 at Lindy’s Landing in Wauconda. The fundraiser returns July 12. Courtesy of the...
Connecticut Sun vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction and Betting Tips - June 29 | 2025 WNBA Season
Sportskeeda
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June 29, 2025
One of the five games scheduled for Sunday is the Connecticut Sun vs. Minnesota Lynx matchup at the Target Center. The Sun are hoping to snap an eight-game losing streak, while the Lynx will try to start another winning streak after beating the...
Las Vegas visits Connecticut after Wilson’s 29-point game
Lethbridge Herald
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July 5, 2025
By Canadian Press on July 5, 2025. Las Vegas Aces (8-9, 4-6 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (2-15, 2-6 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aces -16; over/under is 158.5 BOTTOM LINE: Las...
CT Examiner Tweet Misleads Public on Diquat
The Connecticut Examiner
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July 19, 2025
To the Editor: I’m writing to express my serious concern about the Connecticut Examiner’s recent social media activity particularly your outlet’s tweets regarding the controversial herbicide Diquat and its use in Connecticut waterways, which claim...
Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm prediction and betting tips - June 27 | 2025 WNBA Season
Sportskeeda
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June 27, 2025
After hosting the NY Liberty and Indiana Fever in consecutive games, the Seattle Storm will welcome another Eastern Conference team, the Connecticut Sun, to Climate Pledge Arena on Friday. This will be their first meeting of the season, with two...