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Team USA Renames 'Ice House' At Winter Olympics As ICE Outrage Grows Team USA Renames 'Ice House' At Winter Olympics As ICE Outrage Grows Team USA Renames 'Ice House' At Winter Olympics As ICE Outrage Grows
Team USA Renames 'Ice House' At Winter Olympics As ICE Outrage Grows Team USA has rebranded a Winter Olympics hospitality venue called "The Ice House" amid rising backlash against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and President Donald Trump's mass deportation policies. The name of "The Ice House" has been changed to "The Winter House," USA Today reported on Sunday, Feb. 1. The private space will be used by US Figure Skating, USA Hockey, and US Speedskating throughout the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee usually hosts athletes and sponsors at Team USA House during the Games…

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by Chris Spiker
Colchester, CT
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Chicken Prices Slashed At Major Grocery Chain To Celebrate Super Bowl LX Chicken Prices Slashed At Major Grocery Chain To Celebrate Super Bowl LX Chicken Prices Slashed At Major Grocery Chain To Celebrate Super Bowl LX
Chicken Prices Slashed At Major Grocery Chain To Celebrate Super Bowl LX Stop & Shop is cutting prices on chicken to help football fans celebrate the Super Bowl with their game day favorites. The supermarket chain announced lower chicken prices at its Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York locations on Monday, Feb. 2. The discounts come before the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks at Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8. The "More Cluck for Your Buck" deals cover Stop & Shop's own brands like Nature's Promise, along with Perdue and Bell & Evans. "With game day right around the corner and chicken tenders and wings among the most popula…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
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Dump Your Ex's Jewelry: Major Retailer Offers Free Diamond Necklaces For Valentine's Day Dump Your Ex's Jewelry: Major Retailer Offers Free Diamond Necklaces For Valentine's Day Dump Your Ex's Jewelry: Major Retailer Offers Free Diamond Necklaces For Valentine's Day
Dump Your Ex's Jewelry: Major Retailer Offers Free Diamond Necklaces For Valentine's Day JCPenney is helping you break up with your old jewelry for Valentine's Day. The department store chain will hold a one-day jewelry trade event called The JCPenney Ex-Change on Saturday, Feb. 14. Shoppers are invited to exchange a piece of jewelry for a brand-new half-carat lab-grown diamond necklace, with no added cost and no explanations required. The promotion is designed for customers ready to move on from jewelry tied to the past, offering a flat trade for a necklace set in 14-carat yellow gold over silver. "We all have that piece," JCPenney said in a news rele…

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National Interest
Music Stars Blast ICE At Grammys To Protest Trump's Immigration Policies: 'We Are Humans' Music Stars Blast ICE At Grammys To Protest Trump's Immigration Policies: 'We Are Humans' Music Stars Blast ICE At Grammys To Protest Trump's Immigration Policies: 'We Are Humans'
Music Stars Blast ICE At Grammys To Protest Trump's Immigration Policies: 'We Are Humans' Many superstars used one of the music world's biggest stages to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and President Donald Trump's mass deportation policies. Several musicians made their political statements at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, which were held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 1. The Grammys came as backlash grows nationwide against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, especially after federal agents killed two 37-year-old US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis in January. The highest-profile criticism came from super…

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by Chris Spiker
Bethesda, MD
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Child Dangers Spark Massive Recall Of Popular Multivitamin Supplement Child Dangers Spark Massive Recall Of Popular Multivitamin Supplement Child Dangers Spark Massive Recall Of Popular Multivitamin Supplement
Child Dangers Spark Massive Recall Of Popular Multivitamin Supplement Nearly 150,000 bottles of a dietary supplement are being recalled after federal regulators warned they could pose a serious and potentially deadly risk to children. Mindbodygreen issued the recall for about 148,370 Ultimate Multivitamin+ dietary supplement bottles after determining the packaging doesn't meet federal child-resistant standards, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The supplements contain iron, which is required under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act to be sold in child-resistant containers. The bottles aren't child-resistant, creating a p…

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by Chris Spiker
Bethesda, MD
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Design Flaw Linked To Child Drowning Risk Prompts Large Pool Recall Design Flaw Linked To Child Drowning Risk Prompts Large Pool Recall Design Flaw Linked To Child Drowning Risk Prompts Large Pool Recall
Design Flaw Linked To Child Drowning Risk Prompts Large Pool Recall Thousands of above-ground swimming pools sold nationwide are being recalled because a design feature could allow children to climb into the pools and drown. The recall affects Sunneday and Blue Bay brand above-ground pools that are 48 inches tall or higher, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Jan. 29. About 2,390 pools are included. The issue stems from a compression strap that wraps around the outside of the pool and over the vertical support poles. The strap can help a child to climb into the pool even if the ladder has been removed, but no injuries or incidents …

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Four CT Athletes Competing For Team USA At 2026 Winter Olympics: Find Out Who Four CT Athletes Competing For Team USA At 2026 Winter Olympics: Find Out Who Four CT Athletes Competing For Team USA At 2026 Winter Olympics: Find Out Who
Four CT Athletes Competing For Team USA At 2026 Winter Olympics: Find Out Who Dozens of Northeast athletes are preparing for the biggest winter sports spectacle on Earth. There are 57 Northeast athletes on Team USA's roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will run from Wednesday, Feb. 4, through Sunday, Feb. 22. The opening ceremony will air live on NBC at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, with a primetime re-air scheduled for 8 p.m. For the first time, the Winter Games will have co-host cities, with Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, sharing the duties. While this will be Milan's first Olympiad of any kind, the ski resort town of Cortina hosted the 1956 Winte…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
General Strike Planned As ICE Outrage Rises Nationwide: 'Enough Is Enough!' General Strike Planned As ICE Outrage Rises Nationwide: 'Enough Is Enough!' General Strike Planned As ICE Outrage Rises Nationwide: 'Enough Is Enough!'
General Strike Planned As ICE Outrage Rises Nationwide: 'Enough Is Enough!' Outrage over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has transformed into a nationwide general strike. Grassroots organizers are calling for people to skip work, school, and shopping on Friday, Jan. 30, in a general strike against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The call follows weeks of escalating protests after federal agents killed two 37-year-old US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in separate Minneapolis shootings. According to the campaign's website, more than 250 actions are planned across 46 states, with support from more than 1,000 organizations…

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by Chris Spiker
South Windsor, CT
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Costco Sued Over Popular Rotisserie Chicken's 'No Preservatives' Claims Costco Sued Over Popular Rotisserie Chicken's 'No Preservatives' Claims Costco Sued Over Popular Rotisserie Chicken's 'No Preservatives' Claims
Costco Sued Over Popular Rotisserie Chicken's 'No Preservatives' Claims Costco is accused of falsely advertising its popular $4.99 rotisserie chicken as having "no preservatives," according to a proposed class action lawsuit. The suit was filed against the wholesale retail giant in a California federal court on Thursday, Jan. 22. The complaint claims Costco's Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken contains sodium phosphate and carrageenan, even though signs and online listings said the chicken doesn't have preservatives. Two California women who brought the suit argue that the marketing misled customers nationwide and influenced purc…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
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Amazon To Pay $309M Over Claims Of Denying Refunds, Recharging Customers Amazon To Pay $309M Over Claims Of Denying Refunds, Recharging Customers Amazon To Pay $309M Over Claims Of Denying Refunds, Recharging Customers
Amazon To Pay $309M Over Claims Of Denying Refunds, Recharging Customers Amazon has agreed to pay more than $300 million and give hundreds of millions more in customer benefits to settle a class-action lawsuit over denied refunds, according to reports. The $309 million settlement was proposed in a Seattle federal court, Reuters reported on Monday, Jan. 26. Amazon's attorneys say the deal would also deliver more than $1 billion in total value to millions of US customers. The lawsuit claimed Amazon charged customers for items they properly returned, sometimes long after a return was completed. As part of the agreement, the plaintiffs said …

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