BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN Fantasy Football, by far the No. 1 fantasy football game, continues to make playing fantasy football easier, faster and more fun in 2024, with new features and tools, along with unique content, insights and analysis across ESPN platforms. The ESPN Fantasy App, the most popular fantasy sports app, makes playing ESPN Fantasy Football a breeze, providing more information and insight for fans than  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement following today's decision in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that Google illegally maintained an online monopoly in the online search market. "As Judge Mehta writes in his decision, Google acted as a monopolist and was in direct violation of the Sherman Act by squeezing out o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented The Connecticut Light and Power Co., a subsidiary of Eversource Energy, in its $300 million registered offering of its First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2024 Series B. Eversource operates New England's largest energy delivery system and serves approximately 4.4 million electric, natural gas and water utility customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The deal tea  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: ESPN today released the trailer and announced the premiere date for a new E60 documentary on the highly successful University of Nebraska women's volleyball program. No Place Like Nebraska, which chronicles the 2023 season, debuts on Sunday, August 25, at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN, streaming afterward on ESPN+. For the 60-minute documentary, E60 gained unprecedented access to the Cornhusker  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN has agreed to a new, multi-year contract renewal with sports betting reporter David Purdum. Purdum, who has been with ESPN since 2014, will continue his role reporting on all aspects of the sports betting industry from business and odds to industry features and beyond. "David is a well-established, well-respected reporter, who has done a great job covering the sports betting industry for ESPN,  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: ESPN today announced an update to its 2024 Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One schedule. The National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will visit the Atlanta Braves and Marcell Ozuna on September 15, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Karl Ravech, the voice of Sunday Night Baseball, is joined by analyst and five-time World Series Champion David Cone and fellow  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen today announced that, beginning in the 2025 filing season, Connecticut will join IRS Direct File - a newly launched option to file federal tax returns online that is provided to users at no cost, empowering residents to file with ease and without having to pay the fees associated with for-profit tax software c  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the impending launch of the In-Home Safety Grant Program, a new state grant program administered by the Connecticut Department of Social Services aimed at enhancing the safety and security of home health care workers in Connecticut. Established by the enactment of Public Act 24-19 - which was approved by the Connecticut General Assembly during   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of Lead Free CT, a new campaign overseen by the Connecticut Department of Public Health with the goal of protecting children from the harmful health impacts of lead and creating a lead-free Connecticut. Its objectives of include: * Making older homes where children or pregnant people live lead safe; * Collecting information on all   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that it has selected the Power Up New England proposal submitted by Connecticut and its neighboring New England states to receive an award of up to $389 million through the second round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive Grid Innovation Program (GIP). Power Up feat  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: (NEW BRITAIN, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today joined state agency leaders and law enforcement officials at a news conference to highlight steps Connecticut is taking to combat a rise in credit, debit, and EBT card skimmers targeting consumers. This includes the launch of an education campaign to help people learn the signs of skimmers and fraud, police investigations, and increase  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 9 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell secured summary judgment on behalf of Zillow in a nationwide punitive class action lawsuit brought by a Connecticut real estate agent. The plaintiff claimed that the structure and function of Zillow's website violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) by diverting clients to "advertising agents" and by using Zestimates, which improperly interfered with the plaintiff'  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * The Blue Center will support interdisciplinary work focused on advancing national defense, diplomacy, intelligence, and international economic relations. * * * The Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs has announced the launch of the Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment, which will support interdisciplinary teaching and research focused on generating actionable knowledge that contributes to the strategi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today upheld Maryland's assault weapons ban in its decision in Bianchi v. Brown, a case involving a constitutional challenge to a Maryland law banning these weapons. Maryland's ban on assault weapons was enacted in 2013 after a shooter used an assault weapon in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary Sc  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Using 25 years of genetic and demographic data, Yale researchers shed light on what causes owl monkeys to leave their parents. * * * By Mike Cummings There comes a point in the lives of young owl monkeys when they leave their parents and strike out on their own to find a mate. In a new study of a wild population of Azara's owl monkeys in northern Argentina, Yale researchers reveal that a combination  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * * Coverage begins at 6:45 a.m. ET tomorrow, continues through Final Round on Sunday, August 11 * Marquee and Featured groups include major winners Spieth, Rose, Harman, Lowry, Bradley, Glover * Also players on "bubble" for FedExCup Playoff qualification: Dunlap, Vegas, Perez, Riley * Subscribe to ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPN.com and connected TV devices * * * PGA TOUR LIVE  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: SEC Network is ready for another stellar season of college football, welcoming back its fall lineup ahead of kickoff for the 2024 campaign and the network's 10th anniversary. This year's college football slate brings both new programming and new voices to SEC Network's lineup. Burns Hits the Road with SEC Now: Live Presented by Avocados from Mexico Peter Burns, entering his 11th year with SEC Netw  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Mental disorders can be characterized by many symptoms, but certain symptom combinations are more common than others, researchers find. * * * By Mallory Locklear Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals receiving the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of those symptoms. This way of defining mental disorders ha  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Firm is Finalist for Connecticut Law Tribune's Social Impact, Legal Innovators & Disrupters Distinctionsdrrt5t * * * BOSTON - The Connecticut Law Tribune has recognized Troutman Pepper's William Belanger, Max Gladstone, Mayisha Khan, and Gwendolyn Tawresey with New England Legal Awards in three categories, and the firm is a finalist for two additional awards. All winners will be announced at a September  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * This fall, new artificial-intelligence technology will help further Yale Hospitality's sustainability efforts by finding ways to reduce food waste. * * * By Lisa Prevost Stale bread. A surplus of scrambled eggs. Unused broccoli stems. Much of the detritus regularly carted from Yale's dining hall kitchens doesn't end up in the landfill -- instead, it is taken to a compost facility in Southington, Con  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: In a report released recently by the online site PraxisExam.org, Western Connecticut State University was noted as one of the top four Connecticut higher education institutions with a Praxis Elementary Education exam first-time pass rate higher than the state average. Dr. Joan Palladino, dean of WestConn's School of Professional Studies in which the Education Department is housed, responded   more

DANBURY, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: If you've ever asked Alexa a question or had your phone attempt to auto-fill a text message for you or had your email provider flag an email as likely spam, you've probably had an experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI). It's a growing technology and one that will provide considerable employment opportunities for individuals who are trained in the theoretical and practical applications o  more