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Connecticut Legislators Debate Tolls

Matthew McDonald

Tolls have been gone in Connecticut since 1985, two years after a truck crashed into several cars at a toll booth in Stratford, killing seven people. The Connecticut legislature was closely divided during the debate this week, but the House majority leader pulled the measure after a day of debate, saying it would have failed.

The Halberstam Book That Best Explains Trump Is By David’s Older Brother
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The Halberstam Book That Best Explains Trump Is By David’s Older Brother

Ira Stoll

The author and reporter David Halberstam is having a bit of a moment.

The Washington Post recently published a piece, headlined "The Greatest Reporter of Our Time," marking the tenth anniversary of his death. The New York Times caught Trump adviser Stephen Bannon reading a Halberstam book.

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