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Editors of a top medical journal are questioning whether the diet pill Meridia should stay on the market even if it's restricted to people without heart disease.

Last weekend marked the end of the Little League Baseball World Series, where Japan defeated a plucky Hawaii team, 4-1, to take home the title.

The Indian Government is continuing to threaten a crackdown on the encryption of online and telco data, driven by concern terrorists may be using the services.

NEW YORK & STAMFORD, Conn., September 1, 2010-- Aquiline Capital Partners LLC , a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services, today announced that its funds have made a $225 million investment in CRT Capital Group , an independent institutional broker-dealer based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Connecticut Probes First Niagara-NewAlliance Deal Banktech Sign up for Bank Systems & Technology's daily e-mail newsletter to get more news and analysis delivered right to your in-box. and more »

CMAI Expands Global Business Advisory Service Offerings With Addition of Four ... PR Newswire (press release) He has an MBA in Finance and BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and started his career as a chemical process engineer at John ... and more »

Fully revamped Michigan Stadium opens for business on Saturday AnnArbor.com The Wolverines open the season in their renovated home Saturday with a 3:30 pm game against Connecticut. Saturday also is Martin's final day as a university ... and more »

Water authority upgrading billing, service systems New Haven Register (subscription) NEW HAVEN — The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority is in the midst of a $13 million upgrade of its ...

Proton Energy, Toyota ink deal? New Haven Register (subscription) The cars will arrive in Connecticut in mid-October, around the time that a hydrogen refueling station opens at Proton Energy's Technology Drive headquarters ...

Taking a break from technology is a good idea McCook Daily Gazette In response, a Connecticut high school announced today that it plans to ban the use of technology every Tuesday in September. Dubbed "No-Tech Tuesdays," the ... and more »

Stock Market News for Verizon, Motorola and IBM WallStNation.com To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in New Haven County, Connecticut, Verizon Wireless has ... and more »

Smidler Assumes Presidency at Kaman Industrial Technologies MarketWatch (press release) Steve and his wife Cindy live in West Hartford, Connecticut. KIT is a leading distributor of industrial parts, and operates more than 200 customer service ... and more »

Hospital awarded for use of technology to enhance patient care NORWALK Norwalk Hospital is one of just three hospitals in Connecticut -- and only 134 in the nation -- to be recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society for achieving a Stage 6 designation for use of advanced information technology to support clinical care

New York, NY - XDSL-gained more than 25% to close at $0.0157 trading on heavy volume due to the anticipation of some late day news.

In one corner are candidates who began their political careers in the era of the ink-stained "Boys on the Bus," of male-dominated capitols, and of public cynicism stirred by Vietnam and Watergate.

A pair of dueling horses left an announcer at a New Jersey racetrack sounding more like a confused husband.

Colorado's once missing moon rock is about to go on public display. Gov. Bill Ritter and Colorado School of Mines president Bill Scoggins will unveil the rock Wednesday at the school in Golden, its new home.

The elephant and the donkey are going into hiding at an Ohio voting board. A Libertarian candidate saw ceramic figurines of the Republican and Democratic symbols on the counter at the Licking County Board of Elections when he filed paperwork to run for county commissioner.

The next time you feel like dipping your toes in the Chicago River - beware. A second alligator has been captured from the waterway that winds through downtown Chicago.

Spain says its economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the second quarter, less than the initial estimate of a 0.2 percent decline.

MiamiHerald.com

Bradley Moves Into Next Generation Of Flight Hartford Business Civil aviation has a $14.3-billion economic output in Connecticut, accounting for 75526 jobs in the state. The state ranks No. ... American Air Flight Signals Larger Role for GE, Boeing with FAABloomberg American Airlines flies new, more precise Dallas/Fort Worth route to

Center Takes Shape Hartford Business M. Jodi Rell announced that a deal had been struck to create a University of Connecticut Health Network, which would establish a partnership among major ...

Stem Cell Ruling Fights Wrong War Hartford Business Connecticut has a proud spot at the forefront of efforts to advance innovation and technology. This is a fight that is ours, not just because of the ... and more »

UConn Bets On Tech Transfer Hartford Business That's an issue because obtaining financing for startup companies in Connecticut is a challenge. And about 84 percent of technology transfer programs don't ...

CT Accounting Industry Sees Fundamental Shift Hartford Business LLC, purchased Adnet Technologies Inc. of Farmington, expanding its client services to include information technology consulting. ...

Performance Analysis Rates Charities in CT Hartford Business Recent winners were the Lebanon Regional Agricultural Science and Technology Center for a honey bee raising project. The deadline for applications is Oct. ...

SunHydro: Partners with Toyota for fuel cell hybrids Energy Digital “The placement of the fuel cell vehicles in the Connecticut market will increase awareness of fuel technology and spur development of much-needed ... and more »

Biodel Inc., a diabetes-focused therapeutics firm in Danbury, Conn., has announced a registered direct offering of almost 2.4 million shares of common stock and warrants to buy the same number of shares, which will bring about $9.4 million to the biotech.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Smithfield, R.I.-based manufacturing facility as a second source of commercial supply its drug Soliris, a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Little League World Series Ct Post ... Niegelberg / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Members of the Fairfield American Little League attend a picnic at Pennsylvania College of Technology in ... and more »

Murphy Talks Energy at Cornwall Forum Litchfield County Times (blog) He noted, for instance, that Connecticut is the leader in fuel cell development. “We are poised to lead the world in the development of clean-burning fuel ... and more »

Wrapping up a fantastic Road Trip 2010 CNET (blog) ... translate what I see at those spots into something that can appeal to a broad audience that generally comes to CNET looking for news about technology. ... and more »

State faces growing list of transit woes Stamford Advocate Matthew Nemerson, president of the Connecticut Technology Council, said that Connecticut's successful technology companies are in the state partly because ... and more »

Bold leader needed TheDay.com Connecticut's next governor is going to have be ruthless about reining in state spending and proactive about private-sector job creation, tasks already on ... and more »

Amazon still setting pace in online retailing industry Chicago Tribune Regarding e-books, attorneys general in Connecticut and Texas are reviewing agreements between Amazon.com, Apple Inc. and book publishers to determine if ... and more »

College laptop with sensitive info stolen UPI.com 19 (UPI) -- A laptop computer stolen from a Connecticut university contained names and sensitive information on 10174 school applicants, school officials ... Laptop with Social Security numbers stolen from UConn West HartfordWest Hartford News UConn laptop stolen with info on 10174 applicantsJournal

Hands-on with Sharpie's Liquid Pencil CNET (blog) There's a slideshow and video embedded in this post, but if you just can't get enough talk about writing implements, I went on Connecticut Public Radio on ... and more »

Antiviral drug developer Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. said today that it plans to raise $50 million by selling stock to four venture capital firms.

Baldwin Schedules Earnings Announcement MarketWatch (press release) Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, the Company has operations strategically located in the major print markets and distributes its products via a global ... and more »

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States get federal help to keep health insurance affordable International Business Times ... and upgrade existing technology to streamline data sharing and put information in the hands of consumers more quickly. "Any increase for Connecticut ... Dodd: New health care law to provide CT with $1 millionStamford Plus Magazine State gets $1M

General Electric near Key Support Area TradersHuddle.com GE was founded in 1892 and is based in Fairfield, Connecticut. General Electric's current stock range is defined by current calculated support defined at ... and more »

Cox Launches DOCSIS 3.0 Internet in Connecticut Trading Markets (press release) Cox Communications announced the launch of Cox Ultimate Internet to residential and business customers in Connecticut, powered by DOCSIS 3.0 technology. ...

Nokia, Apple, Japan Post, Faiza, Franek, Wal-Mart: Intellectual Property Bloomberg PepsiCo Inc., the world's largest snack-food maker, sued two Connecticut-based makers and sellers of novelty products for trademark infringement, ...

Killing the Lecture With Technology, Part II Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog) Here are three of their stories: * David B. Miller, a psychology professor at the University of Connecticut, spent 400 hours producing 90 videos for a large ...

Forbes (blog)

Life Technologies Announces Agreement to Acquire Ion Torrent MarketWatch (press release) Ion Torrent is based in Guilford, Connecticut, with an office in South San Francisco. For more information about Ion Torrent, visit www.iontorrent.com. ... News galore at gene sequencing firmsInternational Business Times Life Tech buying Ion Torrent

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Princeton second in rankings, 4 other NJ schools make national list NorthJersey.com The University of Connecticut placed 69th on the list. Other New Jersey schools making that list are Stevens Institute of Technology (86), ... Harvard Tops U.S. News College Rankings as Princeton Falls to Second PlaceBloomberg Williams College, In

AOL CEO Armstrong Aims for 500 News Websites in Local-Ad Bet BusinessWeek ... volunteer opportunities in Connecticut. AOL bought the company last year after he became CEO. The two executives leading Patch embody new technology ... and more »

Ion Torrent Systems Inc., a Connecticut DNA sequencing firm founded by life sciences entrepreneur Jonathan Rothberg, has been acquired today by Life Technologies Corp., a California biotech tools company, for $375 million in cash and stock, with the possibility of another $350 million in milestone payments.

Ari Bousbib, United Technologies Corp.’s executive vice president and president of commercial operations, is planning to leave his post to take the CEO role at IMS Health Inc., a pharmaceutical and healthcare-focused market research firm based in Norwalk, Conn.

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results MarketWatch (press release) The Company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Clean Diesel International, LLC is based in ... and more »

New York Times

A Quest to Make the Morgan Seaworthy New York Times AT REST IN CONNECTICUT The Morgan, built in 1841, has been docked in Mystic, Conn., since 1966. More Photos » But the Charles W. Morgan is still here — the ...

Insults abound in 2010 campaigns The Associated Press Then there's Connecticut, and a statement the Democratic National Committee sent around referring to the Republican Senate candidate as Linda ... and more »

CSC Wins American Legion Employer Award MarketWatch (press release) CSC employees in Connecticut joined forces with the American Legion and other local companies to provide support for the troops serving overseas. ... and more »

CNC Engineering, Inc. & Koma Precision, Inc. Spearhead 2nd Annual Golf Tournament Hartford Courant ... president of Koma Precision, Inc. in East Windsor Connecticut announce the 2nd Annual Manufacturing Technology Benefit Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. ...

Texas A&M University

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp For Veterans Offers Technology Twist Texas A&M University Now the program is offered in consortium with Mays, UCLA, Florida State University, Purdue and the University of Connecticut. The program consists of a ...

CO 2 pricing key to cutting coal wastes, panel says Boston Globe Senate Democrats were forced to shelve climate legislation advanced by John F. Kerry of Massachusetts and Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, an independent, ... and more »

Baldwin inks deal to upgrade Zurich press Danbury News Times The Hearst/Bloomberg Southwest Connecticut Index gained 0.37 to 111.61, although losers outpaced gainers 43 to 24. Twelve stocks were unchanged. ... and more »

UPDATED: Lesser busts scammer claiming to work for CL&P Middletown Press A man who claimed to be a Connecticut Light & Power employee showed up at Lesser's apartment Wednesday evening, claiming the company was “going through the ... and more »