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Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain
HARTFORD (AP) — The Connecticut Senate pressed ahead Wednesday with one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm, including manufactured videos or deepfakes. The vote was held...
Connecticut House votes to expand state's paid sick leave requirement for all employers by 2027
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law from 2011 moved closer Wednesday to being updated, requiring all employers, down to those with a single worker, to provide their employees with time off by 2027. Cheers were heard from the House of...
Ex-Connecticut city official is sentenced to 10 days behind bars for storming US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Connecticut business owner who has served as an elected alderman in his hometown was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days behind bars for joining a mob's assault on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, court records show. Chief Judge James Boasberg also ordered Gene...
United Rentals: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — United Rentals Inc. (URI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $542 million. On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $8.04. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $9.15...
New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State. Their home...
Amphenol: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) — WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amphenol Corp. (APH) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $548.7 million. The Wallingford, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of 87 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, came to 80 cents...
Otis Worldwide: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Otis Worldwide Corporation (OTIS) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $353 million. On a per-share basis, the Farmington, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of 86 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time...
Synchrony: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Synchrony Financial (SYF) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $1.29 billion. On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $3.14. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to...
Avangrid: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
ORANGE, Conn. (AP) — ORANGE, Conn. (AP) — Avangrid Inc. (AGR) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $351 million. The Orange, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of 91 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 88 cents per share. ...
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public Monday as some of the most prestigious U.S. universities sought to defuse campus tensions over Israel's war with Hamas....
