All 50 US states have now at least partially reopened after Massachusetts and Connecticut lifted some coronavirus lockdown measures this week.Connecticut started lifting some restrictions on Wednesday in the first phase of Governor Ned Lamont's plan to reopen the state.The state will allow the reopening of outdoor dining areas, offices, retail shops and malls, museums…
(CNN)Massachusetts and Connecticut are set to partially reopen this week after prolonged coronavirus shutdowns, the final states to begin to do so. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker detailed a plan that begins Monday with the reopening of manufacturing facili…
A Connecticut police force is grounding its plans to test a "pandemic drone" that would detect a person with a fever or cough, after privacy concerns were raised.The town of Westport has chosen to opt out of the ‘“Flatten the Curve Pilot Program” from drone manufacturer Draganfly, according to NBC Connecticut. Westport Police Chief Foti…
Enforcing social distancing during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic is a tough thing to do, but the suburban town of Westport, Connecticut, might have found the most over-the-top solution yet: deploying specialized police drones to yell at people who aren’t standing six feet apart, as spotted by Gizmodo. In a post on Facebook announcing the…
| April 22, 2020 04:41 PM Police in Connecticut are trying out a special “pandemic drone” that can detect people who have symptoms of coronavirus infection from up to 190 feet away. The Westport Police Department, located in the state’s hardest-hit county of Fairfield, is testing the technology as part of its “Flatten the Curve…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…