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Vice President Addresses Coast Guard Graduates
NEW LONDON -- Vice President Joe Biden told graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony Wednesday morning that they will face new challenges in a rapidly changing world. "This is not your father's Coast Guard," Biden told cadets under...
Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , U.S. Coast Guard, Government, Executive Branch, Politics
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Crime & Punishment: Commissioner of Torrington's Board of Public Safety Accused of Making Threats Against His Office
A British man was convicted of defrauding an aging musician/author in a scheme to sell key chains supposedly containing dirt from Yankee Stadium. Mark Hayward, president of the Mark I Group, a Westport marketing company, approached Bob Runk of Fairfield...
Tags: Yankee Stadium, Prescription Drugs, Westport, Torrington, NBC (tv network)
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Atlanta to get 20-story Ferris wheel from Paris, via Pensacola
ReutersATLANTA (Reuters) - Downtown Atlanta will soon look a little more like London, after a decision by city council members on Monday to allow the construction of a 20-story Ferris wheel similar to the popular London Eye on the banks of the Thames River. The...Tags: Downtown (Miami, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Summer Olympics
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Middletown Police: Worker Stole 2,800 Pounds Of Crushed Aluminum
The Hartford CourantA worker at a recycling business, accused of stealing more than 2,800 pounds of crashed aluminum cans, faces criminal charges, according to police. Gerardo Cardoso, 35, of Holmes Avenue in New Britain, was charged with third-degree larceny and third-...Tags: New Britain, Middletown, Theft
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Fishing Report
INLAND TROUT Rivers and streams: Conditions should be good for the weekend. Last week's rains and some cool overnight temperatures earlier this week have refreshed streams, although flows in many areas are again well below typical mid‐May levels....Tags: Haddam, Naugatuck River, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Middletown
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UConn Should Live Sustainably Within Its Watershed
The Hartford Courant"Unquenchable" is the title of Robert Glennon's scorching critique of U.S. historical water policy. The word also applies to the University of Connecticut's seemingly unlimited thirst for water. To ensure the growth of its Technology Park, hedge against...Tags: Environmental Politics, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), University of Connecticut Health Center, Conservation, Willimantic (Windham, Connecticut)
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Keeping the storm at bay
NEW YORK -- Let me propose an initiative for the next administration, starting with Day One: Get the nation started on the surge barriers, flood walls and other big infrastructure projects that can protect our coastal cities from being ravaged by the next...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Global Change, Bodies of Water, Conservation, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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On top of the world in Europe
The Cube, a unique, temporary "pop-up" restaurant that first surfaced in Brussels and Milan, is making its way through Stockholm and London. At every stop, this whimsical, one-of-a-kind dining experience is commanding attention from foodies. In each...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Stockholm (Sweden), Dining and Drinking
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This Week's Travelzoo Deals
KTLA NewsGrand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa Kauai Luxury 4-Star property named one of the world’s best 500 hotels by Travel & Leisure Resort finished a multimillion dollar revamp in 2011 and features 6 bars/restaurants and top-rated spa/golf course While there,...Tags: Travelzoo Inc., Hotels and Accommodations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Greg Norman, Anglicanism
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London gears up for Olympics as only the British can
The Olympic torch came to Brixton on Thursday, and so did Amy Cohen. She lived in the South London district until recently, a job change and the continuing financial crisis sending her to live back home with her parents at age 34. Among the throngs who...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Labor Day, 2012 Summer Olympics, Economy, Business and Finance, Paralympic Games
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PIMCO begins worldwide volunteer week
About 900 employees with Pacific Investment Management Co., or PIMCO, are spending this week reading to children, restoring the Back Bay and serving meals at a soup kitchen as a part of the Newport Beach-based company's fourth annual Global Week of...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Soups, Abusive Behavior, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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July 31, 1:32 a.m.: We're On The Scene And Ready For Some Badminton
My family has been in London for a day or so now; the beautiful sightseeing spots like Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace have been filling our cameras. The highlight so far was the London Eye, an enormous ferris wheel in the middle of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Westminster Abbey, Christianity
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