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An alarming new study even worried our infectious disease expert, Dr. Browne. A new study warns that 39-million people could die worldwide by 2050 due to antimicrobial resistance.  It's related to superbugs that don't respond to antibiotics because they've been used so much including for colds or other viruses. How do we handle antibiotics moving forward? Dr. Browne gave us advice. 

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State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding stopped by Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" to chat with host Paul Pacelli on the lack of information regarding a possible deal to join Massachusetts and Rhode Island in buying electricity generated by an offshore wind farm (00:33). Hearst Connecticut media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar on some early state budget requests (08:31)

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Connecticut is experiencing an alarming rate of alleged school threats at the start of this new academic year. Why is that happening and how is the state responding? We spoke with Timothy Silva, Fusion Center Manager of the Connecticut Intelligence Center.

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Fairfield County is navigating yet again another student athlete death. 16-year-old Elliot Kropf was described as an excellent student, a talented hockey player, and beloved by the New Canaan community. The New Canaan High School student died over the weekend after police say he was hit by a train. How can we better support student athletes struggling with mental health and effectively hiding it? We spoke with Glenn Lungarini, Executive Director of the CIAC.

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Instagram has created teen accounts private by default to try and better protect kids using the social media platform. Meta announced the move this week and it’s now in effect across the US, Canada, UK and Australia. But will it make any difference? We asked Dr. Don Grant, a National Advisor of Healthy Device Management for Newport Healthcare. Newport Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of evidence-based mental health treatment for youth, young adults, and families. 

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Federal prosecutors are claiming Sean "Diddy" Combs has been abusing and exploiting women since at least 2008.   The hip hop mogul appeared in a New York court Tuesday after being arrested on counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution. We talked about human and sex trafficking here in Connecticut with Jamie Manirakiza from the Fairfield County non-profit, Partnerships to End Human Trafficking.

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The next chapter of the Success Village Saga is expected to continue tomorrow in court. Will the chapter 11 bankruptcy filing get approval for the 924-unit complex between Bridgeport and Stratford? The city of Bridgeport and Town of Stratford are saying “I hope not!” Tom Gaudett, the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Bridgeport, weighed in on the issue and explained why he believes the best course of action is still a receivership.

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"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli started Tuesday's show wondering if we should be concerned about growing marijuana sales in the state (00:33). CBS News Jerusalem correspondent Linda Gradstein had the latest on the Israel-Hamas war and reports of exploding Hezbollah pagers (08:18). University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray talked about the latest apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump (16:40), while Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio stopped by with her weekly update (25:32)

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A new study suggests the pandemic caused some adolescents’ brains to age much faster than they normally would. According to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the average teen girl had their brains age more than 4 years faster. For boys, the study found on average, adolescent brains aged close to a year and a half faster. Why did that happen and why was there such a stark contrast between boys’ and girls’ brains? Dr. Yann Poncin of the Yale Child Study Center answered our questions.

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In one week, Fairfield County experienced two tragic, sudden student deaths: 18-year-old Max Harper from Staples High School and 16-year-old Elliot Kropf from New Canaan High School. How do we help teens make sense of the youth deaths? We got advice from counselor, Julius Dudics.

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