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  • Spectators cheer on parade-goers during the NYC Pride March.
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    As federal protections for LGBTQ+ youth face rollbacks under the Trump administration, Connecticut advocates are stepping up to defend students’ rights, access to care and basic safety. Despite growing fear and uncertainty, they say the fight for inclusion and hope is far from over.
  • FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2001 file photo, firefighters make their way over the ruins of the World Trade Center through clouds of dust and smoke at ground zero in New York. With the Oct. 3, 2013 deadline looming, more than 32,000 people have applied to the federal compensation fund for people with illnesses that might be related to toxic fallout from the attacks, program officials said. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool, File)
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    Almost 25 years after the September 11 attacks, some first responders still show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a new study by researchers at Stony Brook Medicine and the World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program at Stony Brook University.