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Melissa in the Morning: Player Behavior

A high school football player body slamming his opponent is now being punished – because someone caught it on video and it has since gone viral. This was not in Connecticut – it was in Michigan earlier this month. We talked about unsportsmanlike conduct among players with Glenn Lungarini, executive director of the CIAC. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference over sees high school sports in Connecticut.

Video of Body Slamming incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiycBxJlRQM

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Melissa in the Morning: Huntington’s Disease Breakthrough?

Could this be a major breakthrough for people diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease as well as their children? New research shows a one-time gene therapy treatment has shown remarkable success in slowing the progression of Huntington’s disease in a preliminary trial. We spoke with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Hospital about it.

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Melissa in the Morning: Valle Case Back in the Spotlight

The man accused of stabbing four high schoolers, killing one at a Shelton house party is back in the spotlight. Raul Valle will be back in court next month after the state filed amended charges. Valle killed Fairfield Prep student Jimmy McGrath in 2022 but over the summer the jury failed to reach a verdict leading to a mistrial. To get legal perspective on the case, we go to Attorney Bill Bloss. Bill is not at all connected to or involved in this case but has been providing legal expertise on this case to our WICC audience.

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Melissa in the Morning: Autism and Tylenol

President Trump’s suggestion that a link exists between autism and Tylenol has raised concerns within the scientific community as well as personal attacks on families touched by autism. We spoke with Dr. Fred Volkmar, Director of the SCSU Center of Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders, about what is known and still unknown about autism.

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Melissa in the Morning: YouTubers Censored

Google has admitted to censorship practices regarding YouTube accounts during the pandemic, under the direction of the Biden Administration. That’s according to the House Judiciary Committee. To see the full letter from Google: https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/google-admits-censorship-under-biden-promises-end-bans-youtube-accounts

We spoke about this with Ben Bogardus, professor and chair of the journalism department at Quinnipiac University.

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Melissa in the Morning: Adam’s House

We spoke with Allison Wysota, founder of Adam’s House, and Noelle Debes, Director of Communications at the nonprofit, about the work being done for local families frieving a loss. We also talked about the upcoming annual fundraiser for the nonprofit, Dancing with the Stars.

For tickets and more: https://adamshousect.org/

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Melissa in the Morning: Rail News

From safer trains to breaking archaic thoughts around mass transit, we got connected to Jim Cameron, the founder of The Commuter Action Group which advocates for faster, safer mass transit within the state. Cameron also served 19 years on the CT Rail Commuter Council and now writes a weekly commentary on transportation for CTMirror, called “Talking Transportation.”

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Stop Protesting On Highway Overpasses

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” criticizing the idea that limiting protests on state highway overpasses infringes on the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment freedom of speech (00:50). Quinnipiac University Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Chetan Jaiswal explained the discovery of an apparent plot to disrupt cell phone service in parts of the tri-state area (16:04). University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray talked about the security concerns presented by the recognition of a Palestinian state in the Middle East (23:57). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio took a look at the recent history of special legislative sessions at the General Assembly in Hartford (32:33)

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Melissa in the Morning: Jimmy Kimmel Returns

Jimmy Kimmel is set to make his return to late-night tonight after Disney suspended production of the show indefinitely last week. While Jimmy Kimmel has not publicly addressed the pause to his show, many here and around the nation have thrown around terms like his canceling is an attack on free speech. We spoke with Susan Campbell, a distinguished lecturer of communication, film, and media studies and is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, about the ongoing controversy surrounding Jimmy Kimmel.

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Melissa in the Morning: Wind Project Back On

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to lift the stop work order on the Revolution Wind project. Work on the six-billion-dollar wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island was 80 percent complete when the stop order was issued last month. The 65-turbine project is a partnership between Connecticut and Rhode Island, as the states will share the generated electricity. So, what happened? We asked Bryson Hull, Deputy Northeast Director for Consumer Energy Alliance.

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