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Officials applaud pro bono work of anti-violence group as they await funding during Connecticut’s budget impasse

by Brian Seay

‘Project Longevity’ has been fighting gang violence in the state’s largest cities since 2012. But a budget impasse is forcing the group to work without pay.

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Military to use low levels of electricity to stimulate troops’ brains

by Brent McCluskey

In an effort to increase troops’ attention span and quicken their reaction times, the Pentagon is exploring the possibility of replacing caffeine and nicotine intake with low levels of electrical stimulation. The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio has already conducted “noninvasive” brain stimulation on dozens of volunteers, and the […]

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