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October 20, 2020 at 9:17 am

Labor Dept: Women basketball coaches at UConn were underpaid

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven women, including four members of...

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September 17, 2020 at 12:16 pm

Federal funding threatened over transgender athlete policy

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold some federal funding from Connecticut school districts if they follow a state...

September 16, 2020 at 6:50 am

Pandemic spells opportunity for marooned Coast Guard cadets VIEW

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Branyelle Carillo was facing the prospect of a summer marooned by the pandemic at the Coast Guard Academy in New...

September 13, 2020 at 5:25 am

UConn may go beyond patches in support of BLM

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut officials have discussed creating helmet stickers, warm-up T-shirts and altering athletic uniforms in other ways to show support...

September 11, 2020 at 10:38 am

Connecticut stadium to serve as Toronto FC’s temporary home

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Toronto FC has announced plans to move at least its next home game to Connecticut for the upcoming phase of the...

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September 5, 2020 at 6:54 am

Colleges using COVID dorms, quarantines to keep virus at bay VIEW

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — With the coronavirus spreading through colleges at alarming rates, universities are scrambling to find quarantine locations in dormitory buildings and off-campus...

FILE – In this July 12, 2020, file photo, visitors sit on a bench on the pier amid the coronavirus pandemic in Santa Monica, Calif. California will roast in a dangerous heat wave through the Labor Day weekend and options for cooling off may be limited by coronavirus concerns at beaches and calls for energy conservation that could limit use of air conditioning at home. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) FX401 FX401

September 4, 2020 at 10:45 am

Will long Labor Day weekend mean another coronavirus spike? VIEW

Dr. Anthony Fauci called the holiday weekend "a critical point" in determining the country's momentum in fighting the pandemic. The numbers have improved a bit...

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Beachgoers create a forest of umbrellas as thousands seek refuge in Santa Monica with temperatures reaching triple digits and beyond in inland valleys and deserts on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. A heatwave caused by a high pressure system over Southern California is expected to last through next week. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS) 1744561 1744561

August 16, 2020 at 10:00 pm

In places with in-person school, families urged to be careful if taking a late-summer vacation.

People are being advised to avoid coronavirus hotspots or face the potential of mandatory quarantine that would interfere with the beginning of school.

August 10, 2020 at 2:01 pm

UConn’s Bueckers marches for her little brother’s future

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn freshman Paige Bueckers marched for racial justice in her home state of Minnesota after the death of George Floyd and...

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July 9, 2020 at 6:39 am

UConn rowing team considers Title IX response to elimination

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women's rowing coach Jen Sanford said she isn't looking for a villain to blame for the school's cost-cutting decision to...

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