Connecticut | October 18, 2021
ESPN Reporter Allison Williams Quitting Over Network’s Vaccine Mandate
Connecticut | October 18, 2021
ESPN college football reporter Allison Williams announced on Friday that she has decided to leave the network after her request for an exemption to the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate was rejected.
The sports broadcaster, who last month announced that she was opting out of the season over ESPN’s vaccine mandate while she and her husband “try for a second child,” said on Friday night that her “request for accommodation” had been denied.
Williams, 37, said in an Instagram video that she will be “separated from the company” effective next week. She said last month that it would be the first time in 15 years that she wouldn’t be on the sidelines for college football.
“Belief is a word I’ve been thinking about a lot lately because, in addition to the medical apprehensions regarding my desire to have another child in regards to receiving this injection, I am also so morally and ethically not aligned with this,” Williams said in her five-minute clip. “And I’ve had to really dig deep and analyze my values and my morals, and ultimately I need to put them first…. (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
Connecticut, International | September 30, 2021
Democratic Senator Blumenthal: ‘Nobody is in charge’ on Afghanistan
Connecticut, International | September 30, 2021
Senator Richard Blumenthal suggested Tuesday that the Biden administration’s current approach to Afghanistan is beset by chaos. “Nobody is in charge,” the Connecticut Democrat told generals appearing at a hearing of the Senate Armed Service Committee. The outrage is so great over Americans and our Afghan allies being left to the Taliban that even some Democrats are willing to abandon their partisanship to speak the truth…. (Excerpts from the White House Dossier)
Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia | September 3, 2021
Ida death toll nears 50 as flooding pounds Northeast states; 25 dead in New Jersey, 6 missing
Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia | September 3, 2021
Nearly 50 people across multiple states have died due to flooding and extreme weather conditions in the Northeast United States caused by heavy rainfall from the remains of Hurricane Ida.
In New Jersey, at least 25 people have died, most of whom were caught in their vehicles by the flooding, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday morning. The Garden State has the most loss of life from the storm that made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday and moved northward over the week.
The extreme weather from the storm system has resulted in fatalities in Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mississippi and Louisiana. .. (Excerpts from the Christian Post)
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island | August 22, 2021
Tropical Storm Henri Tracks North After Landfall, Biden Makes Emergency Declaration
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island | August 22, 2021
Tropical Storm Henri, which has winds of 40 mph, made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is continuing to track north in New England.
The storm is continuing to weaken, according to a 5 p.m. ET update from the agency. Tropical-storm-force winds currently span about 125 miles away from the center of Henri.
“On the forecast track, Henri is expected to slow down further and possibly stall near the Connecticut-New York border tonight, with an east-northeastward motion across northern Connecticut and southern Massachusetts expected on Monday,” said the NHC at 2 p.m.
The storm, which was downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, made landfall in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, at 12:15 p.m. ET, the NHC said.
President Joe Biden said at 4 p.m. ET that “thousands of additional line crews” from out of state and Canada are heading to the northeast…
(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
Connecticut | August 19, 2021
Republican Flips State Senate Seat Where Biden Won By 25%
Connecticut | August 19, 2021
A Republican candidate for state senate in Connecticut flipped a seat where then-candidate Joe Biden won by just over 25% during the 2020 presidential election. Ryan Fazio, a member of Greenwich, Connecticut’s Representative Town Meeting, defeated Alexis Gevanter, a gun control advocate who had never before held public office on Tuesday by less than three percentage points in the wealthy, suburban 36th State Senate District. Republicans are hailing the victory as a preview of the 2022 congressional midterms… (Excerpts from the Daily Caller)
California, Connecticut | June 15, 2021
Pro-Life Group Issues Warning After Dems Reintroduce ‘Egregious’ Bill Guaranteeing Abortion Up Until Birth
California, Connecticut | June 15, 2021
One pro-life group is warning Americans about a bill that was reintroduced by Democrats last week and aims to override state restrictions on third-trimester abortions. The Women’s Health Protection Act would allow abortion all the way up until birth and has been presented in every session of Congress since 2013 but has never been up for a vote.
On Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) brought the bill forward again.
Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List President Marjorie Dannenfelser called the legislation “egregious.”
“While most Americans want reasonable pro-life protections for unborn children, pro-abortion Democrats are moving swiftly in the opposite direction,” Dannenfelser said in a statement. “This radical bill would destroy existing pro-life protections at the state level and prevent future pro-life limits from being enacted. This a direct attack on the will of the people as demonstrated by the groundswell of pro-life legislation we’ve seen this year.”
In a series of tweets, SBA pointed out that an overwhelming majority of voters oppose this abortion extremism and being forced to pay for abortions with their tax dollars.
He argued that Democrats “have decided to serve the abortion lobby’s interests over the American public which opposes unlimited abortions paid for by taxpayers.
Meanwhile, lawmakers described the reintroduction of the bill as a response to the Supreme Court’s review of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – a case asking whether Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks is constitutional.
Blumenthal claims the Women’s Health Protection Act “has never been more urgent or more necessary” because of the impending Supreme Court case….
(Excerpts from Faithwire)