Senator Zooming Mad

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee with oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and consumer privacy, released the following statement in response to the FTC’s settlement with Zoom after the company engaged in “a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of its users.” The settlement does not include any refunds or specific redress for consumers who were harmed by Zoom’s misleading privacy and security claims. Blumenthal wrote Zoom in April seeking clear answers about its consumer data privacy rules and safety practices, and called for a national security investigation into Zoom this July. “The FTC has failed again – an abjectly inadequate slap on the…

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Covid Vaccine

Senator Tony Hwang (R-28) as co-chair of CT Bioscience Caucus issued the following statement on Pfizer’s announcement today that they are making incredible progress developing a vaccine for Covid-19. Pfizer and BioNTech announced their vaccine candidate against Covid-19 achieved success in first interim analysis from an advanced phase 3 study. Their vaccine was found to be more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 in participants without evidence of prior SARS-CoV2 infection in the first interim efficacy analysis. As we endure a second surge of the Covid-19 virus, Connecticut’s bioscience industry is hard at work so our state, country and world can someday move beyond the risk and fear of contracting this terribly infectious virus. Today’s news is a beacon of…

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I-95 Crash

2020-11-10@12:30pm--#Fairfield CT--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic-- A one car accident on I-95 northbound near exit 18 in the left lane. It appears everyone is out of the vehicle.

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Bridgeport News: Person Shot

2020-11-09@8:26pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police reporting that a person was shot twice in the leg on Arctic Street. This press release was made possible by:

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Platform to Employment for Veterans Now Accepting Applications

November is National Veterans and Military Families Month and this year on Veterans Day, we honor those who have served and those who continue to serve our country. Veterans living in Connecticut have served in every branch of the military, and in every era, during peace and war. They contribute to the community at every level in the private and public sectors. According to VA Claims Insider, Connecticut is home to over 180,000 Veterans. The WorkPlace has dedicated resources to assist Connecticut Veterans with finding employment and our new Platform to Employment for Veterans program is designed to empower Veteran jobseekers with the skills and tools needed to find employment in this turbulent job market. Platform to Employment for Veterans…

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Crashes

2020-11-09@12:05pm--#Stratford CT-- A rollover crash with people trapped in the vehicle in front of 1010 Woodend Road. 12:07pm--#Fairfield CT--#cttraffic-- A crash in the left lane I-95 northbound near exit 20 with injuries.

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#Fairfield CT-- First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick-- said the over the past year she has heard repeatedly from our residents that our town operations need to be modernized and improved, which has become a central focus of my vision for Fairfield. I spoke about modernizing and improving our town government and services during my inauguration speech and in my January State of the Town address. After having spent nearly a year managing our town government, I had the opportunity to see firsthand the reason our residents email and call asking for changes.  Many of the initiatives I wanted to deliver for our residents had to be put on hold because of the pandemic. However my vision for the town remains the same, to…

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STAR Awards

STAR, Inc. Lighting the Way… a local not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving peopleimpacted by intellectual and developmental disabilities from infants to adults, as well asproviding support services to their families, recently held its 68 th Annual Meeting andAchievement Awards on zoom. As part of the annual meeting to elect STAR’s board ofdirectors and share highlights of the year, a pre-recorded video of the awardees receiving theirawards in a socially distanced setting was shared with scores of people who joined on zoom. Hosted by STAR Executive Director, Katie Banzhaf, the annual meeting was called to order byMeghan Cioffi of New Canaan, president of STAR board of directors.  In addition to STAR’sboard, families, participants, and members, a host of local dignitaries joined…

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Ansonia News: Hair Caught In Equipment

2020-11-8@4:04pm--#Ansonia CT-- Firefighters dispatched to Beaver Brook Apartments at 445 Beaver Street for a woman who was using beaters to mash potatoes and got her hair caught in it. This news report is made possible by:

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