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TikTok Access Restored In United States TikTok Access Restored In United States
TikTok Access Restored In United States Americans regained access to TikTok after a 14-hour ban left the popular app unavailable. As of Sunday, Jan. 19, it remained unclear why the app was once again operational in the United States. The Supreme Court had previously upheld a ruling to enforce the ban, citing national security concerns linked to TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance. President Trump reportedly said he planned on issuing an executive order giving ByteDance more time to sell the video-sharing platform.

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Trump Unveils Plan For TikTok After App Used By 170M Americans Goes Dark Trump Unveils Plan For TikTok After App Used By 170M Americans Goes Dark
Trump Unveils Plan For TikTok After App Used By 170M Americans Goes Dark President-elect Donald J. Trump announced Sunday, Jan. 19, that he plans to issue an executive order to delay the federal ban on TikTok, just hours after the app went dark for 170 million US users. UPDATE: TikTok Access Restored After 14 Hours In United States The popular social media platform ceased operations late Saturday, Jan. 18, as a federal law requiring its sale or ban took effect.  The legislation passed last year by Congress amid concerns over TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, raised fears that the app could enable data collection or propaganda by the Chinese gover…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
New Haven City Employee Sent 'Suspicious' Marriage Licenses To Feds, Mayor Says New Haven City Employee Sent 'Suspicious' Marriage Licenses To Feds, Mayor Says
New Haven City Employee Sent 'Suspicious' Marriage Licenses To Feds, Mayor Says A Connecticut city employee who allegedly sent what she thought were suspicious marriage license applications to federal authorities has been placed on leave. According to New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker the employee who worked in the city's Office of Vital Statistics, sent dozens of marriage licenses she thought were questionable, reported NBC Connecticut. NBC said the employee, Patricia Clark, told her supervisor she had sent 73 marriages that occurred between August and November to the US Citizens and Immigration Services. The marriages involved non-US citizens. Clark repo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Here's How Much Longer Lamont Wants Executive Powers Extended COVID-19: Here's How Much Longer Lamont Wants Executive Powers Extended
Covid-19: Here's How Much Longer Lamont Wants Executive Powers Extended Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that he expects to extend his emergency powers for another 90 days as he works with state lawmakers on certain COVID-19 mandates and protocols. With his emergency powers to expire on Thursday, Sept. 30, Lamont said he plans to extend his emergency powers 90 days further, saying that action through the General Assembly “takes too long.” The emergency powers would then be extended through Wednesday, Dec. 29. Lamont previously said that in order to continue issuing COVID-19-related executive orders, he would have to extend his emergency powers past Sept. 30. …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CT Requires All Long-Term Care Facility Employees To Get Vaccinated COVID-19: CT Requires All Long-Term Care Facility Employees To Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: CT Requires All Long-Term Care Facility Employees To Get Vaccinated All employees of Connecticut's long-term care facilities are required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 under a new executive order from Gov. Ned Lamont. Lamont announced on Friday, Aug. 6, that the employees will be required to receive at least their first vaccine dose no later than Tuesday, Sept. 7. The types of facilities impacted by this executive order include: Nursing homes Residential care homes Assisted living services agencies (i.e. agencies that provide staff to certain long-term care facilities) Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities M…

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: Citing 'Huge Privacy Implications,' Florida Bans 'Vaccine Passports' COVID-19: Citing 'Huge Privacy Implications,' Florida Bans 'Vaccine Passports'
Covid-19: Citing 'Huge Privacy Implications,' Florida Bans 'Vaccine Passports' With more Americans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and hoping to get back into a sense of normalcy, the idea of using “vaccine passports” to prove a person has been vaccinated for the virus has been picking up steam in many states. Florida is not one of those states, as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis outright rejected the idea of them being used to restrict admissions to sites or events, while also citing “huge privacy implications.” On Friday, April 2, DeSantis signed an executive order that bans the "vaccine passports." Specifically, it prohibits government offices from issuing any "stand…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Lamont Weighs Mitigation Options Amid Rise In Cases, Hospitalizations COVID-19: Lamont Weighs Mitigation Options Amid Rise In Cases, Hospitalizations
Covid-19: Lamont Weighs Mitigation Options Amid Rise In Cases, Hospitalizations Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is weighing his options as he and his health officials attempt to curtail the spread of COVID-19, which has been surging during the fall. During his latest COVID-19 briefing, Lamont said that as the virus continues to rapidly spread throughout the state and country he is looking at every option available, including limits on elective surgery and rolling back the reopening of the economy. Related story - COVID-19: CT Ranks No. 1 Nationally In Cases Per Capita, According To New Data The move to mitigate comes as Connecticut has seen a spike in cases, infection ra…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New CT Executive Order On Substitute Teachers Takes Effect COVID-19: New CT Executive Order On Substitute Teachers Takes Effect
Covid-19: New CT Executive Order On Substitute Teachers Takes Effect Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed a new Executive Order that will grant school districts additional hiring power to help avoid staffing shortages during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont’s 83rd Executive Order since the pandemic began, signed this week, will allow the short-term hiring of substitute teachers who have not yet received their bachelor’s degree. Specifically, the new edict allows Miguel Cardona, the state’s Commissioner of Education to suspend the requirement that local school districts request and receive a waiver from the commissioner to hire short-term su…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Starting Thursday, Towns Can Roll Back COVID-19 Restrictions To Phase 2 Starting Thursday, Towns Can Roll Back COVID-19 Restrictions To Phase 2
Starting Thursday, Towns Can Roll Back Covid-19 Restrictions To Phase 2 Cities and towns will soon be able to make their own decisions on whether to loosen COVID-19 restrictions as Connecticut moves forward with reopening the economy. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order giving community leaders the power to go back to “phase 2” of reopening their local economies if COVID-19 infections spike there.  This means cities and towns could choose to go back to COVID-19 restrictions that were in place prior to Oct. 8. Such restrictions included smaller caps on gatherings and fewer activities. Towns can put the brakes on reopening if thei…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Lamont Order Bans Chokeholds, Tells CT State Police To Stop Acquiring Surplus US Military Gear Lamont Order Bans Chokeholds, Tells CT State Police To Stop Acquiring Surplus US Military Gear
Lamont Order Bans Chokeholds, Tells CT State Police To Stop Acquiring Surplus US Military Gear Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a new executive order that includes sweeping police reform statewide. On Monday, June 15, Lamont announced that he was signing an executive order “on police use of force and accountability,” in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The order includes the ban of chokeholds, police departments have been barred from acquiring surplus military gear from the federal government, and each state police troop will now be required to have a dedicated community liaison. “The Constitution of the State of Connecticut guarantees every person equal protect…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Man Not Wearing Mask Throws Rock Into CT McDonald’s, Police Say COVID-19: Man Not Wearing Mask Throws Rock Into CT McDonald’s, Police Say
Covid-19: Man Not Wearing Mask Throws Rock Into CT McDonald’s, Police Say A 37-year-old man threw a large rock through the window of a McDonald's in Connecticut after he was asked to leave for not wearing a mask amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to police. The incident happened earlier this month in Brooklyn, Connecticut, located about 45 miles east of Hartford. Jason Daddario agreed to leave when he was asked at about 8 p.m. Friday, May 1, but after throwing the rock ran over to a Walmart store where police say he stole several pairs of ladies' underwear, according to the Hartford Courant. He was apprehended after he initially ran away f…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
COVID-19: ICYMI - Here's When Masks Or Cloth Face Coverings Are Required To Be Worn In CT COVID-19: ICYMI - Here's When Masks Or Cloth Face Coverings Are Required To Be Worn In CT
Covid-19: ICYMI - Here's When Masks Or Cloth Face Coverings Are Required To Be Worn In CT An executive order signed by Gov. Ned Lamont will require cloth face coverings to be worn in public wherever close contact is unavoidable. It goes into effect at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 20. In addition, Lamont ordered a further postponement of Connecticut's presidential primary. It's now been moved to Tuesday, Aug. 11. Here are details of the order on face coverings: "Cloth face coverings or higher level of protection required in public wherever close contact is unavoidable: Effective at 8 p.m. on April 20, 2020, any person in a public place in Connecticut who is unable to or do…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Lamont Extends Closures For Restaurants, Bars, Provides Relief For Renters COVID-19: Lamont Extends Closures For Restaurants, Bars, Provides Relief For Renters
Covid-19: Lamont Extends Closures For Restaurants, Bars, Provides Relief For Renters Gov. Ned Lamont is keeping Connecticut effectively closed down for non-essential business for at least another month due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, even as the number of hospitalizations statewide has begun to stabilize. Lamont announced on Friday, April 10, that he is signing an executive order extending the deadlines for all of the previously enacted closures, distancing, and safety measures until at least Wednesday, May 20. There are currently 9,784 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Connecticut, which resulted in at least 380 deaths. More than 1,400 patients have been hos…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Executive Order Reserves CT Hotels, Short-Term Rentals For Essential Workers COVID-19: Executive Order Reserves CT Hotels, Short-Term Rentals For Essential Workers
Covid-19: Executive Order Reserves CT Hotels, Short-Term Rentals For Essential Workers Short-term rentals, motels, and hotels in Connecticut will be repurposed and utilized by essential workers and the vulnerable as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread through the state. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order that will “ensure that hotels and other types of short-term rentals are being used by those who need it most at this challenging time.” Among those the beds are reserved for includes healthcare workers, first responders, essential employees and the most vulnerable populations, including the homeless.  Residents who need a place to qu…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CT Stores, Supermarkets Ordered To Enforce Social Distancing Measures COVID-19: CT Stores, Supermarkets Ordered To Enforce Social Distancing Measures
Covid-19: CT Stores, Supermarkets Ordered To Enforce Social Distancing Measures Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is taking extreme measures to ensure that shoppers practice proper social distancing protocols amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On Wednesday, April 1, Lamont signed his 20th executive order, which will require retail stores and supermarkets to take additional protective measures to reduce the transmission of the virus. The “Safe Store Rules” take effect as of Friday, April 3. Stores will have occupancy capped at 50 percent of store capacity, and at the entrance, staff members will maintain a count of the number of customers entering and exiting.…

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by Zak Failla