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Balanced UConn women start NCAA Tournament with win over Mercer, 83-38

STORRS, Conn. — Defense usually doesn’t go into slumps or droughts and, if you have enough players, it doesn’t get tired.

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Warrant: Police were already watching arson suspect before synagogue, church fires in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. — Even before March 11 fires at a New Britain synagogue and church led to her arrest on arson charges, Kimorah Parker was on the radar of police, according to a warrant for her arrest.

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New details released in case of Connecticut judge who hasn’t shown up for work for 2 years while collecting $350K in pay

HARTFORD, Conn. — Dozens of pages of new details became public Monday about the strange standoff between the state Judicial Branch and Superior Court Judge Alice Bruno, who has collected more than $350,000 in salary while missing nearly two-and-one-half years of work for what she describes as health-related reasons.

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Dom Amore: UConn women’s Big East Tournament title run a feast for the eyes

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Rare is the team that grows this much during a season. Rare is the team that comes together at the right time, exactly the way the most starry-eyed optimist would have envisioned.

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Absolute Immunity from Libel Lawsuits for Witnesses Testifying in Private Universities' Title IX Proceedings?

Witnesses testifying in court have such "judicial immunity"; this is a longstanding principle, animated by a worry that otherwise angry litigants would otherwise routinely sue witnesses who testified against them, and that the threat of such lawsuits would deter witnesses from coming forward. (Prosecutors can of course still prosecute witnesses…

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UConn beats DePaul, 75-68, to clinch third seed in Big East tournament

STORRS, Conn. — On a day that honored seniors, sophomore Adama Sanogo stole the show.

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UConn women smother Georgetown in Big East quarterfinals, 84-38

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The UConn women came into the Big East tournament firing on all cylinders, and we’re not talking about a V-6 any more, or even a V-8.

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Dom Amore: UConn, with Paige Bueckers and everyone back, has the look of a juggernaut

HARTFORD, Conn. — That monster of a team everyone was envisioning during the dark, dreary days of December and January arrived.

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Paige Bueckers returns with a shout, a standing ovation and a few buckets as UConn routs St. John’s, 93-38

HARTFORD, Conn. — At 5:52 p.m., Paige Bueckers jogged out to the XL Center court with her teammates, letting out a yell. “Woooooo,” reverberated through the empty arena.

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R.J. Cole points the way as UConn stays on roll with 72-61 win over Xavier

STORRS, Conn. — Xavier had cut an 18-point UConn lead to just four with 10:11 left in the game. On the next possession R.J. Cole dribbled a bit, waited for his moment, and drove strong, finishing with a tough layup over the outstretched hands of the Musketeers defender.

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Adama Sanogo responds to Dan Hurley’s challenge, UConn men defeat Seton Hall and move into third place in Big East

STORRS, Conn. — After two straight quiet games, UConn coach Dan Hurley finally challenged Adama Sanogo, pushing his star to stay out of foul trouble and make his presence felt on the floor. On Wednesday the Huskies’ best player answered the call.

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Dom Amore: Pitcher Ken MacKenzie came out a winner with baseball’s most loveable losers, the 1962 New York Mets

GUILFORD, Conn. — The magazine was slipped across the kitchen table. Ken MacKenzie picked it up and stared at it smiling and chuckling.

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Sandy Hook families agree to $73 million settlement with gun maker Remington

HARTFORD, Conn. — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012.

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Sandy Hook families agree to $73M settlement with gun maker

HARTFORD, Conn. — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators in 2012.

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Hundreds vaccinated in Conn. will need another shot due to improper storage, officials say

HARTFORD, Conn. — Nearly 650 people who received a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in New Haven between Christmas and Feb. 7 will need to get another shot, city health officials said late Friday, because the vaccine was improperly stored.

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Short-handed UConn women’s basketball rebounds from Villanova loss to demolish DePaul, 84-60

STORRS, Conn. — Through all the adversity the No. 8 UConn Huskies have been through this year, they’ve tried to embrace a mentality that someone’s absence provides another player the opportunity to step up, and that as long as they have five players on the floor, they have a chance…

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A Connecticut judge hasn’t shown up for work for 2 years while collecting $350,000 in salary. Now she’s being summoned to answer for her absence

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court has summoned a Superior Court judge to explain why she has been absent from the bench for more than two years while collecting more than $350,000 in salary.

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UConn women drop conference game for first time since 2013 with 72-69 loss to Villanova

HARTFORD, Conn. — Sunday’s win over Tennessee may have represented the promise of this UConn women’s basketball team, but a mere three days later, on the same court in Hartford where the Huskies demolished a then-top-10 team, Wednesday featured an unraveling.

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Connecticut chief state’s attorney resigns amid probe into alleged patronage hiring

HARTFORD, Conn. — Embattled Chief State’s Attorney Richard J. Colangelo Jr. agreed to resign on Wednesday, amid mounting pressure over an alleged patronage hiring.

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Survey seeks to raise awareness of Connecticut turtles endangered by illegal trade, cars, habitat loss

HARTFORD, Conn. — How much do Connecticut residents know about the state’s native turtles and the many dangers they face, including illegal trade? That’s what a state-sponsored survey seeks to find out.

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Connecticut’s launch of expanded gambling yields billions for gamblers, millions for state and casinos, but deeper debt for some

HARTFORD, Conn. — Bettors dropped more than $2 billion late last year as Connecticut launched its long-awaited legalized sports betting and online gambling, generating tens of millions of dollars for the state, the two tribal-owned casinos and Connecticut Lottery Corp.

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As Connecticut’s COVID-19 numbers improve, what’s next? Experts are optimistic — with some important caveats

HARTFORD, Conn. — For at least the third time in the past two years, Connecticut finds itself moving past a devastating COVID-19 surge and hoping its coronavirus nightmare may finally be reaching an end.

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Some schools cancel, delay classes Monday as eastern Connecticut digs out from almost 2 feet of snow

HARTFORD, Conn. — Dozens of schools, most in eastern Connecticut, have closed or delayed opening Monday as they continue to remove up to 2 feet of snow that fell Saturday.

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Former Conn. House GOP leader drops out of governor’s race, running for US Senate seat

HARTFORD, Conn. — In a surprising turnaround, former Connecticut House Republican leader Themis Klarides dropped out of the race for governor Sunday and is instead running for the U.S. Senate.

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Parts of Connecticut dig out from almost 2 feet of snow

HARTFORD, Conn. — Parts of Connecticut were digging out from almost 2 feet of snow Sunday after a strong winter storm hit the state Saturday.

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