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Hartford, Connecticut

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 10 m

The one-time @UConnWBB star got one technical too many in the @ConnecticutSun @WNBA loss to @LASparks trib.al/wdUkteF

hartfordcourant's tweet card. The Connecticut Sun trailed the Los Angeles Sparks by one at halftime, but the team collapsed after Bria Hartley’s ejection in the third.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 4 h

Trump signs executive order seeking to clarify college athletes’ employment status trib.al/2PaoAJD

hartfordcourant's tweet card. The move comes amid a dramatic increase in the money flowing into and around college athletics.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 4 h

CT senator introduces legislation to give college athletes federal right to NIL opportunities trib.al/YPF9CIl

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at establishing a federal right for college athletes to market their Name, Image and Likeness.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 5 h

Trump says countries will face tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% trib.al/OIhL8Jh

hartfordcourant's tweet card. U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that he would not go below 15% as he sets so-called reciprocal tariff rates ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline, an indication that the floor for the increased levies …

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 5 h

Thailand hits Cambodia with F-16s as deadly border clash erupts trib.al/c67mnZk

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Thai F-16 fighter jets struck military sites in neighboring Cambodia as a border dispute between the Southeast Asian nations, stretching back decades, erupted in fresh violence that killed at least…

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 5 h

House heads home for summer, avoiding decisions on Epstein and spending trib.al/fi3ogBM

hartfordcourant's tweet card. WASHINGTON — Republicans delivered some big legislative victories this month in Congress for President Donald Trump. But when it comes to funding the government, it’s a familiar story o…

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 5 h

3 protesters charged in 2024 Emory University crackdown plead not guilty trib.al/onT1L4g

hartfordcourant's tweet card. ATLANTA — Three demonstrators arrested during last year’s pro-Palestinian protest at Emory University pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges their attorneys said are politically motiva…

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 5 h

Original Alice Cooper lineup regroups for first new album in 52 years trib.al/LX7593I

hartfordcourant's tweet card. “The Revenge of Alice Cooper,” marks the first time the originals released a full album of new material since “Muscle of Love” in 1973.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 5 h

Police: 2-year-old found unresponsive in CT pool last week has died trib.al/5CtTK5q

hartfordcourant's tweet card. The boy was found after police responded to the report of a missing child.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 6 h

Summer Block Party returns to CT town with music, food, art and family fun trib.al/9CY1My7

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Blue Back Square is hosting its second Block Party today, July 24 from 6 to 8 p.m., according to a release.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 6 h

Chicharito faces backlash in Mexico for ‘very sexist’ remarks on gender roles trib.al/o1NVBXf

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Over the weekend on social media Chicharito said to women ”you are eradicating masculinity, making society hypersensitive.”

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 7 h

Venus Williams says she is engaged to Andrea Preti after her first singles win in 16 months trib.al/60YvIzP

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Venus Williams’ winning return to the professional tennis came with a surprise announcement: She is engaged.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 7 h

Two children, one adult rescued from residential fire in Bridgeport that displaced 11 people trib.al/ZqcDbR1

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Officials said firefighters used a portable ladder to rescue two children and one adult from the roof of the front porch.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 7 h

Second TBT run a learning experience for Stars of Storrs as Marc D’Amelio continues push to host in CT trib.al/guj8zro

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Marc D’Amelio, founder of the Stars of Storrs TBT team, hopes a future regional in CT will help attract more UConn basketball alumni to the roster.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 8 h

Yale follows Connecticut Children’s in gutting pediatric gender care trib.al/gkPfqXV

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Under threat from the Trump administration, Connecticut hospitals are ending gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse youth, leaving hundreds of young people without lifesaving care…

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 9 h

UConn men to face Michigan State in exhibition series over next two seasons trib.al/IJUI91U

hartfordcourant's tweet card. The UConn men’s basketball team will face off with Michigan State in a home-and-home exhibition series over the next two years. The first game will be ahead of the upcoming season, on Oct. 28…

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 11 h

$100,000 Cash5 ticket sold in CT. Here are the winning numbers trib.al/yE56574

hartfordcourant's tweet card. A $100,000 Cash5 ticket was sold for the Wednesday, July 23 drawing, according to the CT Lottery.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 11 h

Dom Amore: CCSU, true to itself, opts out of NCAA revenue sharing. Most other CT schools are in trib.al/UQCWszp

hartfordcourant's tweet card. Some of the state’s colleges are all in on NCAA revenue sharing, others, notably CCSU, are navigating the new landscape their own way.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 12 h

CT man charged with DUI after allegedly admitting to drinking with three children in car trib.al/YLLJHVU

hartfordcourant's tweet card. A man was arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop in Naugatuck after allegedly admitting that he drank three beers while driving with young children in the car.

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Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant · 12 h

CT man killed in motorcycle crash on I-95 in Stonington involving tractor-trailer trib.al/GtdtPF3

hartfordcourant's tweet card. State police said the motorcycle struck the rear of the tractor-trailer, throwing the rider from the bike.

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