HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 20: As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2020: Data updates on testing in Connecticut The following is a summary of the day-to-day newly reported data on cases, deaths, and tests in Connecticut. It is important to n  more

NEW YORK, April 21 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, CEP researchers located multiple pro-ISIS and neo-Nazi accounts advocating for violence on the Instagram platform. CEP also found that Telegram increased its removal of ISIS channels, chats and bots during the month of Apri  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 20: Two Massachusetts organizations are among the 2019 winners of the National WasteWise Awards announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The awardees are Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston, which was recognized as a Partner of the Year in the Non-profit Organization Category; and Home Market Foods, of Norwood, which was recognized as the Honorable Men  more

ORONO, Maine, April 21 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: A University of Maine and Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) innovation team developing solutions to COVID-19-related health care challenges has worked with in-state hospitals and manufacturing partners to build, test and start production of two variations of an "aerosol box" meant to protect frontline medical staff as they intubate or transport patients who may be sick with the disease. The  more