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Reversing the president's decision to delay the purchase of one Virginia-class submarine was the top priority this year for submarine advocates in Congress, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney said Wednesday.
COMMENTS (7)New, stunning nighttime views of Earth unveiled
Twinkling city lights, raging wildfires and colorful auroras are lit up in dazzling nighttime views of Earth in photos released Wednesday, courtesy of a newly launched NASA-NOAA satellite equipped with a sensor to observe the planet at night.
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Representatives of the mayor and chief of police will not take part in closed-door Police Community Relations Committee reviews of police investigations of civilian complaints, New London's mayor said Wednesday.
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Lt. j.g. Marquette Leveque, of the USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) gold crew, and Lt. j.g. Amber Cowan and Lt. j.g. Jennifer Noonan, of the USS Maine (SSBN 741) blue crew, are now entitled to wear the dolphins pin on their uniforms.
COMMENTS (5)Tree filters to keep Niantic River water clean
Five saplings newly planted in a specially permeable soil and gravel mix and surrounded by concrete frames will be helping keep pollution from finding its way into the Niantic River.
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