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Yale seeks to sell billions in private equity investments as political pressures from Trump mount
In search of cash, Yale University and other private equity investors are turning to the secondaries markets to sell private ...
See how much your CT town made from 'nip' bottle sales in the last 6 months
Connecticut towns reaped $2.44 million in nickel-per-nip environmental fees since Oct. 1, 2024. Since then, nearly 50 million ...
Austin Monteiro making second bid to run for Brookfield first selectman, this time as a Republican
Brookfield Republican Austin Monteiro with running mate Selectwoman Tara Carr is challenging First Selectman Steve Dunn for ...
Amid contract talks, profits rise at CT-based Electric Boat's parent company
General Dynamics, the parent company of Groton-based submarine maker Electric Boat, saw its revenues and profits rise in the ...
Judge delays $2.8 billion NCAA settlement to address roster limit concerns, backs rest of plan
Steven Molo, an attorney for a group of athletes objecting to the plan, told the judge that roster limits would unnecessarily ...
Soccer player's wife and child kidnapped in Ecuador during home invasion
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez's wife and 5-year-old child were kidnapped early Wednesday, ...
Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee ...
Head of NAACP disinvited from speaking to Texas state bar over suit against Trump administration
HOUSTON (AP) — The State Bar of Texas rescinded a speaking invitation to the NAACP’s president after the civil rights group ...
No. 1 Darien leads three CT girls teams in USA Lacrosse Public Schools National Top 25
Darien girls lacrosse is ranked No. 1 in the USA Lacrosse Public Schools National Top 25, with New Canaan and Wilton also ...
CT sex offender gets 20 years in prison for having thousands of files of child sex abuse material
Gregory Butts of Sprague was found with more than 10,000 images and videos of child sex abuse while on probation for illegal ...
The owner of a Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for the first time
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A roof that collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic and killed 232 people ...
Gov. Tim Walz pledges to protect Minnesota from the 'chaos' he says Trump has unleashed on the world
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz pledged Wednesday night to do everything in his power to protect Minnesotans from the chaos that he said President Donald Trump has unleashed on the country and ...