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'Intern In Charge:' Trump's 22-Year-Old Anti-Terror Czar Mocked On Savage Parody Website 'Intern In Charge:' Trump's 22-Year-Old Anti-Terror Czar Mocked On Savage Parody Website
'Intern In Charge:' Trump's 22-Year-Old Anti-Terror Czar Mocked On Savage Parody Website President Donald Trump’s new appointee to oversee the federal government’s counterterrorism prevention strategy is drawing fierce criticism — and satire — for his youth and lack of experience. Thomas Fugate, 22, was named acting director of the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), which falls under the US Department of Homeland Security. Critics say Fugate, who graduated college just last year, has no clear background in national security. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow slammed the appointment on air. “One year out of college with no evident national security experience whatsoe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CNN Anchor From New England Announces Husband's Death In Heartbreaking Post CNN Anchor From New England Announces Husband's Death In Heartbreaking Post
CNN Anchor From New England Announces Husband's Death In Heartbreaking Post Alisyn Camerota, A CNN anchor from Fairfield County, CT and with New Jersey roots is mourning the loss of her husband, she announced in a heartbreaking post on social media. Camerota, who was born in Shrewsbury, NJ said on Friday, Sept. 20 on Instagram that her husband, Tim Lewis, died on July 27, 2024 — two years after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Lewis' obituary on the Harding Funeral Home website says that he and Camerota live in Westport, CT. "I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim," …

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: College Students To Sub For Teachers In Quarantine COVID-19: College Students To Sub For Teachers In Quarantine
Covid-19: College Students To Sub For Teachers In Quarantine Connecticut is seeking to use college and university students to fill staffing gaps at public schools reeling from COVID-19 infections. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, Gov. Ned Lamont expounded on a plan to recruit college students to work as substitute teachers, either on a volunteer or paid basis, in the state's public schools. The state has had to get creative due to a lack of available teachers during the pandemic. The requirement that people exposed to COVID-19 quarantine for 14 days has left many schools in Connecticut and neighboring Massachusetts short-staffed. With not enough faculty and st…

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by Kristin Palpini