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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An attorney for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing scrutiny from a Connecticut judge, who began hearing testimony Wednesday about whether the attorney should be disciplined for delivering to other Jones attorneys highly sensitive documents, including family members’ medical records. of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Attorney Norman Pattis represents Jones in a defamation lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families against Jones for calling the 2012 shooting… READ MORE HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An attorney for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing scrutiny from a Connecticut judge, who began hearing testimony Wednesday…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Emil Andrae broke a tie midway through the third period and Sweden beat Latvia 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the world junior hockey semifinals. Isak Rosen opened the scoring for Sweden on a power play in the first period. Gustavs Ozolins equalized at the end of the second period. Jesper Wallstedt made 12 saves for Sweden. In the first quarter-final, Finland beat Germany 5-2. In the evening session, Canada took on Switzerland, and the defending champions, the United States, faced the Czech Republic. Roby Jarventie had two goals and two assists for Finland. Kasper Simontaival and…

Download PDF The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) submitted a Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) on August 15 to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of the Interior (col collectively, “Service”) alleging an endangered species violation. Act (“ESA”). CBD alleges that the Service has violated section 4 of the ESA by failing to designate critical habitat for what it describes as the “critically endangered barrens topminnow.” The Barrens topminnow is said to be found in only a handful of streams on the Barrens Plateau in central Tennessee. When the Service identifies a species as threatened or…

Connecticut is joining a $450 million national settlement with opioid maker Endo International that would fund treatment and prevention programs, while banning the company’s marketing of opioids and forcing disclosure of millions of documents, it announced state Attorney General William Tong on Wednesday. The settlement in principle with Endo, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, is the latest in several settlements involving Connecticut aimed at holding drug companies accountable for their role in the nation’s opioid crisis. The settlement resolves allegations that Endo boosted sales through misleading marketing that downplayed the risks of addiction and exaggerated the benefits…

EPD Sgt. Kenneth Carter reads a prepared statement to the media at Wednesday’s news conference. Credit: Alex Harrison The Evanston Police Department announced Wednesday that a juvenile suspect has been arrested and charged in the July 25 shooting in a backyard on Fowler Avenue, and that the investigation is still ongoing. The department held a press conference at 2:30 p.m. at the Fire Department headquarters, where Sgt. Kenneth Carter read a prepared statement in English and Detective Pedro Carrasco read the same statement in Spanish. Commander Ryan Glew opened the briefing by stating that the department would not be answering…