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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The former mayor of Bridgeport, who spent seven years in federal prison for public corruption, was sworn in again on Tuesday as mayor of Connecticut's largest city. Joe Ganim's inaugural ceremony capped off a stunning political comeback. Just five years out of prison,
migrants
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A Syrian family that fled the war-torn country in 2011 was welcomed Wednesday to its new home of Connecticut after Indiana officials objected to plans for the refugees to resettle in their state. The married couple and their 5-year-old son had been living as refugees in
Massachusetts
Massachusetts may no longer represent a cash bonanza for casino developers. Industry experts are lukewarm about the future of gambling in New England as the market grows increasingly crowded. Meanwhile, old heavyweights in Connecticut and Rhode Island are moving to counter expected competition in Massachusetts, a development that threatens to
Connecticut
NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Moody is finally letting "The Ice Storm" and some of his other previous works come out as e-books. Electronic editions of four of Moody's books went on sale Tuesday, released by digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media. Besides "The Ice Storm,
election
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five years after his release from prison, former Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has ridden an unlikely comeback bid to the brink of winning back his old job in Connecticut's biggest city. Ganim, who spent seven years behind bars for corruption, enters Tuesday's election
Massachusetts
JERUSALEM (AP) — An American educator who marched for civil rights in the 1960s and advocated coexistence between Muslims and Jews when he moved to Israel died Tuesday after succumbing to wounds sustained in a Palestinian attack on a bus in Jerusalem two weeks ago. It was one of many attacks
crime
HARTFORD, Conn. — An Iranian-American engineer who tried to send sensitive U.S. military documents to Iran received a sentence of more than eight years in prison from a federal court judge Friday, after prosecutors called for him to spend 10 years behind bars. Mozaffar Khazaee, 61 and a former employee
New England
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The ubiquitous handicapped symbol that marks parking spaces, building entrances and restrooms around the world is getting an update, a modernization that emphasizes ability rather than disability. What started as a street art project has grown into official acceptance. Yet, the restyled logo has been rejected by
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