Waste Management Inc., the nation's largest garbage hauler, on Monday withdrew its $6.73 billion bid to acquire smaller rival Republic Services, saying the move wouldn't be prudent given current financial market turmoil.

States ask baby product companies to avoid BPA

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Attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters Friday to 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers, asking they no longer use the chemical bisphenol A in their manufacturing because they said it was potentially harmful to infants.

Marriage ruling not the end of debate in Conn.

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Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on an infrequent ballot question in a longshot bid to block the unions.

GE 3Q profit off 22 pct, but meets lower forecast

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General Electric Co. spared investors any nasty surprises as it reported a 22 percent drop in third-quarter earnings on Friday, meeting its own lowered forecast and blaming the decline on its struggling finance arm. The company's loan and lease business has been hammered by the worst financial crisis since the 1929 stock market crash.

Conn. high court rules gay couples can marry

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Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions. The ruling comes just weeks before Californians go to the polls on a historic gay-marriage ballot question, the first time the issue will be put before voters in a state where same-sex couples are legally wed.

Spokesman calls Conn. campaign win a 'lost cause'

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The spokesman for a Connecticut congressional candidate is learning that not everything is private on the Internet.

Judge orders priest to testify in sex abuse case

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A Superior Court judge has ordered a former Connecticut priest to return from Virginia by October 30 for a lawsuit on sexual abuse allegations or forfeit his right to defend himself.

Connecticut towns grapple with new Web law

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Harwinton residents hoping to learn about recycling policies and library hours online are out of luck.

Candy with chemical in Chinese milk found in Conn.

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An industrial chemical blamed for sickening thousands of infants in China was found in candy in four Connecticut stores this week, a state official said Wednesday.

Newman planned for charitable legacy after death

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Paul Newman broached the subject of his philanthropic legacy several years ago while fishing with friends Robert Forrester and David Horvitz off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.