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Trump Clears Air On Mystery Drones In CT Skies: 'Not The Enemy' Trump Clears Air On Mystery Drones In CT Skies: 'Not The Enemy'
Trump Clears Air On Mystery Drones In CT Skies: 'Not The Enemy' After months of speculation and sky-high conspiracy theories, the mystery around those mysterious drones has finally been grounded. Sort of. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt relayed a message “directly” from President Donald Trump during her first press briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 28, addressing the drones that have been seen over the tri-state since late last year. “After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) for research and various other reasons,” Leavitt quoted Trump as sayi…

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by Michael Mashburn & Cecilia Levine
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Why We Have Daylight Savings Time (It's Not Because Of Farmers) Why We Have Daylight Savings Time (It's Not Because Of Farmers)
Why We Have Daylight Savings Time (It's Not Because Of Farmers) As we’ve all set our clocks back an hour, many people are left wondering - Why are we still doing Daylight Savings Time? Daylight Savings Time, or DTS, ended on Nov. 1. Clocks were officially set back an hour at 2 a.m. that day. On March 8, Daylight Savings Time will begin again and we’ll set our clocks an hour forward. BUT WHY? To save money - that's the idea anyway.  DST began in the U.S. in 1918, according to TimeandDate, a time-tracking site. Some credit Benjamin Franklin with the idea of changing clocks to take better advantage of an extended summer evening light by starting the…

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by Kristin Palpini
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New President Named At UConn New President Named At UConn
New President Named At UConn The University of Connecticut has named a noted scientist and engineer with a long academic history to serve as its 16th president. Thomas C. Katsouleas was unanimously selected by UConn’s Board of Trustees at a special meeting on Tuesday, concluding an extensive, six-month national search. The former executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia will officially take over in Connecticut on Aug. 1. Katsouleas has been at Virginia since 2015, and previously worked as the dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. He was chosen out of more than 200 applica…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
These Connecticut Universities Rank Among Best In World These Connecticut Universities Rank Among Best In World
These Connecticut Universities Rank Among Best In World This story has been updated. Whether you are a Bulldog, Husky or Cardinal, your Connecticut university ranks among the best in the world, according to the Center for World University Rankings.  Yale University placed ninth nationally and 11th internationally, ranking the New Haven campus among the most prestigious higher education institutions in the world. (Their sports mascot is a Bulldog.) The University of Connecticut Huskies also made the higher education grade: UConn placed 75th in the nation and 193rd internationally. Wesleyan University ranked 871st worldwide. The university in Mi…

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by Jon Craig