Doctors are warning against a new COVID-19 variant that could be more contagious than other variants we have seen so far. The new variants are the newest offshoots of the Omicron variant, and officials say they are even more contagious than previous variants. Dr. Browne says he’s surprised the numbers are so high in the middle of the summer and what you should do to protect yourself.
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“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli spoke with University of New Haven Professor of Accounting, Finance and Marketing Leah Hartman on the latest inflation numbers (0:25). Paul also had a few thoughts on campaign finance limits (7:47). Author and Washington Times Online Opinion Editor Cheryl Chumley joined the show to weigh-in on the latest from D.C. (16:09)
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1. Attorney General William Tong sought a full public hearing before the Department of Insurance to scrutinize a series of 13 rate filings from nine health insurers seeking average rate hikes of 20.4 percent for the individual market and 14.8 percent for small groups. Award-winning broker, Alan Sheketoff, answered listener questions about the fears of insurance price hikes. ((00:00))
2. Monkeypox cases have been confirmed in Connecticut but what are the risks for you to be aware of? Bridgeport’s health director shared information on it. ((15:15))
3. Science you may not Know: Reusable rocket parts ((23:27))
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Meet Gideon! This 5 year old male, black with white cat! He is neutered and up-to-date with vaccines and just as important a complete Ladies man! When The volunteers come in for their shift many first ask If Gideon is still here. Of course, we want all our animals to get adopted and into their new homes but it’s nice to have a familiar face to first visit when you come in.
Gideon was a stray found by a good Samaritan; This person saw another What we now say is endearing feature of Gideon. His deformed paw. One of his front paws has a defect and walks on the side of his foot. He walks around just fine and jumps on and from our counters too. Now it’s not causing any issues but something to keep an eye on as he gets older.
Gideon loves attention and will sometimes ask for pets with little love nips so we don’t recommend him to go with a first time cat owner or small children.
If you’re interested in adopting Gideon or any one of the great pets please visit us at CT humane.org/adopt
1. A Connecticut mother shared her story of losing her newborn to a horrific illness called parechovirus. Kat Delancy told us about her son Ronan and what doctors found out too late. ((00:00))
2. And continuing the conversation about parechovirus, Dr. Andrew Wong, a primary care physician with Hartford HealthCare Medical Group in Westport, informed us about the illness. What is it? How do you contract it? Can you test for it? How common is it? ((13:11))
3. Republican candidate for governor, Bob Stefanowski, answered listener questions about his run for office and what he would do when it comes to hot-button topics. ((23:54))
4. The Power to B jewelry collection was created to empower people with inspirational phrases. Now the founding sisters of the popular jewelry line have put those words into action by donating nearly $3,000 to charities that help families and children. ((36:22))
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1. A 15-year-old Bridgeport boy is dead and a female victim is wounded following a shooting at a large party in Fairfield. Lt. Michael Paris gave us the latest on the investigation. ((00:10))
2. Brad Pitt recently shared that he has undiagnosed facial blindness. What is that and how do you cope with it? Dr. Zara Kahn is a neurologist and gave us the details on this. ((08:14))
3. A new program is pairing musicians with The Greater Bridgeport Symphony and city students. GBS Executive Director, Mark Halstead, shared the big news. ((15:40))
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“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli spoke to State Senate GOP leader Kevin Kelly of Stratford about proposed health insurance rate hikes that could hit policy holders who bought coverage from the Access Heath CT exchange (0:34). University of New Haven Political Science Professor Dr. Matthew Schmidt talked about the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (13:03). Paul also had a few thoughts on the continued debate over abortion rights in the U.S. (24:19).
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1. Mix 16oz of sour cream and 16oz of cream cheese (at room temp) together.
2. Squeeze juice from one lemon over the mix
3. Add a dash of garlic salt, dress mixture with Worcestershire sauce
4. Add 16oz of crab sticks — chop into 1/4 inch pieces
5. Once everything is mixed together, add some shreddded cheese and shaved almonds on top.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or until bubbling.
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1. We took questions from listeners and asked Governor Lamont for answers. We talked about state parks, oil and electricity prices, police policies, the mental help crisis line and so much more. ((00:10))
2. Following tragedies, how much support do police get for their emotions? Gary MacNamara serves on a committee that tackles this for Connecticut officers. He shares why it’s working. ((15:06))
3. Well hot dog! Rawley’s Hot Dogs in Fairfield is being featured on national television! Owner, AJ Ruberti has the details. ((24:34))
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“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute for Public Policy correspondent Marc Fitch to talk about Connecticut’s new online unemployment system (0:24). Paul also talked about WNBA star Brittney Griner’s continued detention in Russia (11:42).
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