Iconic Movie Theater Closes, New Use For Site Unveiled: CT News
Over the weekend, we present a week in review of top stories and headlines from across Connecticut. Here’s a roundup of some of the most read stories across the state. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on these stories by clicking here. The theater had been a community institution for more than five decades and was sold earlier this month to new owners, who unveiled new plans for the site.>>>Read more. The father was teaching the teenager, who was taken to a trauma center through Life Star, the gun to familiarize him with the gun, police…
Read More »Sri Lanka allows entry for controversial Chinese ship despite India’s concerns | World News
Sri Lanka’s government on Saturday granted permission to a controversial Chinese research vessel to visit the island despite concerns from neighboring India that it could spy on New Delhi’s military facilities, officials said. The Yuan Wang 5 is described as a research and survey vessel by international shipping and analysis sites, but according to Indian media it is a dual-use spy vessel. New Delhi is wary of Beijing’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean and influence in Sri Lanka, seeing both as firmly within its sphere of influence. The Yuan Wang 5 was initially scheduled to call at Sri Lanka’s…
Read More »Innocan Pharma Is Reaching Close to 100% CBD Bioavailability In a Dog Clinical Study For its Proprietary LPT CBD Liposomal Delivery Platform
Herzliya, Israel and Calgary, Alberta – Innocan Pharma Corporation (CSE: INNO) (FSE: IP4) (OTCQB: INNPF) (the “Company” or “Innocan”) is pleased to announce results approaching 100% of bioavailability after subcutaneous injection of their proprietary LPT delivery system of CBD in a clinical study in dogs suffering from pain (compared to literature data after intravenous administration1). Oral administration of CBD by humans typically results in bioavailability levels of between 6.5 and 20% of the administered dose. Bioavailability refers to the exposure to the drug in the bloodstream when administered extravascularly compared to the exposure obtained after intravenous administration, when normalized to…
Read More »Six Trinidadians including a police officer charged in connection with attack on World javelin champion Anderson Peters
The president of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC), Brian Lewis, has expressed his shock and dismay at the content of a video showing Grenada’s javelin world champion, Anderson Peters, being hit and thrown from ‘a ship Wednesday. The incident, which has caused an uproar in the region, is still being investigated in his native Granada, where it occurred. The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) is expected to send a file to the country’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) shortly. Details about the causes of the incident, however, are still unclear. However, the company at the center of…
Read More »An old-time political tradition in CT returns but Democrats largely skipped this year
BRISTOL — A long journey tradition of putting political differences aside for comic relief and a good cause – a dying art in today’s partisan political landscape – returned after a two-year hiatus with some notable guests missing. No Democrats running for statewide office showed up Friday at the 139th annual Crocodile Club Luncheon at the historic Lake Compounce Ballroom. Nearly the entire top of the Republican ticket, including candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, Secretary of State, Comptroller and Attorney General, appeared on stage before a crowd of 200 politicians, who sat at long tables lined with American flag tablecloths….
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Salman Rushdie stabbed, Live Updates: Rajiv Gandhi’s decision to ban ‘The Satanic Verses’ was justified, says Natwar Singh
It was Salman Rushdie in January 2013, at The Indian Express, where he had gone through the Idea Exchange, the newsroom’s weekly interaction with newsmakers. He was referring to his 1988 novel that had prompted a series of death threats against him and forced him to live in hiding for nearly a decade after a fatwa was issued against him by the religious leader of the ‘Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini. Details are still sketchy about his condition and the man who attacked him, but Rushdie was reportedly on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, when the attack took…
Read More »Lubbock’s latest bakery offers variety, vegan-friendly options
A stroll around Lubbock would show several businesses offering CBD and Delta 8. Lubbock’s newest bakery is jumping on the trend by offering baked goods with CBD and hemp, along with dozens of options. Samantha Beach, owner of Texas Sweet Box, has been a pastry chef since 2016 and previously owned a bakery in San Antonio. He also has a heart condition and started using CBD to help, with his doctor’s approval. Those experiences, along with planning for the new store while he had COVID-19 in 2021, led to his latest venture: Texas Sweet Box, a Lubbock bakery with freshly…
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Governor Lamont Highlights Expansion of Food Assistance Programs To Increase Access to Locally Grown Food at Connecticut Farmers Markets
Press releases 08/12/2022 Governor Lamont Highlights Expansion of Food Assistance Programs to Increase Access to Locally Grown Foods at Connecticut Farmers Markets (MIDDLETOWN, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont visited the Middletown Farmers Market today to celebrate National Farmers Market Week and highlight the recent expansion of the state’s food assistance programs to provide greater access to food locally grown fresh at Connecticut farmers markets. National Farmers Market Week, which runs this year from August 7-13, is an annual celebration that highlights the vital role that farmers markets play in the nation’s food system. There are more than 200 certified farmers…
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