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Fairfield will partner with Habitat for Humanity to build an affordable housing complex. A candidate for Bridgeport mayor has called for an election monitor. An auction of former Coast Guard property in the Hamptons gets delayed again. And 3M Company agrees to pay veterans with hearing damage $6 billion.

New Haven gets hacked

New Haven schools lost more than $6 million to cyberattacks this summer. Connecticut lawmakers can’t seem to agree on how to reduce gun violence. The state continues to face a teacher shortage. And Governor Hochul looks to bolster cybersecurity in New York.

Dante Martin addresses the parents of Robert Champion on the witness stand on Friday. Martin was sentenced to six years in connection with the hazing death of Champion.

Former Florida A&M Student Sentenced To 6 Years In Hazing Death

The judge said Dante Martin, who was convicted in the death of his fellow band member, Robert Champion, was a "willing participant" in the ritual.

Baltimore police spokesman T.J. Smith said a school bus rear-ended a car early Tuesday morning, then struck a pillar at a cemetery and veered into oncoming traffic, smashing into a Maryland Transit Administration bus on the driver's side.

School Bus Hits Car, Pillar And Commuter Bus In Baltimore, Killing 6

No children were on the yellow school bus at the time of the accident, police say. The school bus was traveling to pick up a student when the series of crashes occurred. The driver is among the dead.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, is seen on a screen during a House Select Committee hearing to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol in June.

In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

In this photo released by Dnipro Regional Administration, emergency workers extinguish a fire after missiles hit a multi-story apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Russian missile attack on Ukrainian president's hometown kills at least 6

At least six people were killed when Russian missiles hit civilian buildings in an overnight attack Tuesday in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

Wray Defends FBI's Intelligence Sharing Ahead Of Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

"I didn't see the report myself even until after the 6th, but the way in which it [was] handled ... strikes me as consistent with our normal process," said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Proud Boy members Joseph Biggs (left) and Ethan Nordean, carrying a megaphone, walk toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. They were among four people indicted over conspiring to attack the Capitol.

4 Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

They were indicted over allegedly conspiring to obstruct Congress' certification of the Electoral College, including in discussions on encrypted messaging apps.

Trial of Oath Keepers involved in Jan. 6 Capitol Riots gets underway

Opening statements began Monday in the trial of five members of the Oath Keepers accused of seditious conspiracy. Prosecutors say they wanted to use violence to overturn the results of the election.

Research firm Graphika says a shadowy group of operatives in Russia produced more than 2,500 pieces of false information across seven languages on 300 different social media platforms. In one example, a fabricated tweet appears as if Sen. Marco Rubio is accusing British authorities of spying on President Trump.

Study Exposes Russia Disinformation Campaign That Operated In The Shadows For 6 Years

The "Secondary Infektion" campaign spread thousands of false stories, including forged documents and fake tweets. Still operating, the campaign may now target the November election, researchers say.

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