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UConn returns to top of women’s basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title

2 weeks ago | stripes.com | Doug Feinberg |Joe Fleming

UConn guard Azzi Fudd shoots against South Carolina forward Sania Feagin during the first half of the national championship game, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/AP) TAMPA, Fla. — UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.
Lebanon says it will retaliate for gunfire from Syria after deadly cross-border fighting

1 month ago | stripes.com | Kareem Chehayeb |Joe Fleming

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president on Monday ordered troops to retaliate for gunfire from the Syrian side of the border after more deadly fighting erupted overnight along the tense frontier. The fighting occurred after Syria’s interim government accused militants from Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group of crossing into Syria on Saturday, abducting three soldiers and killing them on Lebanese soil.
Here’s why Connecticut’s newest ‘shed’ is worth $640M; what’s inside is even more costly

1 month ago | stripes.com | Alexander Soule |Joe Fleming

The South Yard assembly building at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn. — dubbed Building 600 — has been assigned an appraised value of nearly $640 million. (General Dymanics Electric Boat) (Tribune News Service) — The USS District of Columbia will be among the most expensive ships in U.S. history, when the nuclear submarine launches years from now into the Thames River at a projected cost of $16 billion, at last report.
Emirati diplomat identified as having Trump letter meets with Iran’s foreign minister

1 month ago | stripes.com | Jon Gambrell |Joe Fleming

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, as armed forces commander slisten, at rear, in a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding

1 month ago | stripes.com | Michael Casey |Joe Fleming

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP) BOSTON — A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.
One Wisconsin county’s plan to revive the American Dream

1 month ago | stripes.com | Kevin Frazier |Joe Fleming

Resist the urge to publish the American Dream’s obituary. It’s alive, though unwell. It’s no secret that the hallmarks of the dream have become unreachable for many Americans. Homeownership seems impossible in communities. Marriage rates have dropped. Families have shrunk. Even lifespans are on the decline. The dream’s vital signs are cause for immense concern. There are signs of life — Washington County, Wis., is testing two remedies that might just revive the dream there and across the country.
Airstrike by CENTCOM forces kills senior official of al-Qaida affiliate

2 months ago | stripes.com | Joe Fleming

An airstrike conducted by U.S. Central Command forces on Friday in Northwest Syria killed a senior official in an al-Qaida affiliate, CENTCOM announced Saturday. The precision airstrike killed Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, a senior leadership facilitator of the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din. The strike comes just a week a similar airstrike killed another Hurras al-Din senior operative.
‘My dog is my medication’: Veterans with PTSD paired with service dogs

2 months ago | stripes.com | Ashley Ahn |Joe Fleming

With the help of a therapist, the Top Dogg K9 Foundation in Georgia pairs veterans with available service dogs in-training based on their needs. The pair must attend weekly trainings for about eight months where dogs learn skills and veterans learn commands.
A humpback whale nearly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia - and it’s all captured on camera

2 months ago | stripes.com | Joe Fleming

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral as one of the most remarkable footage in Chile in recent years. Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell, in Bahía El Águila near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale surfaced, engulfing Adrián and his yellow kayak for a few seconds before letting him go.
Progress on removing hurdles for Stripes journalists

2 months ago | stripes.com | Jacqueline Smith |Joe Fleming

Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith. (Carol Kaliff/Hearst Connecticut Media Group) Thanks to so many of you, the ability of Stars and Stripes journalists to report the news independently and thoroughly has been on a path of gaining strength. Mostly. You might recall that in June I put out the call through this column asking you to speak up and support journalists’ rights that were in danger in three ways. First the why, then the how.

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Articles

UConn returns to top of women’s basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title

Lebanon says it will retaliate for gunfire from Syria after deadly cross-border fighting

Here’s why Connecticut’s newest ‘shed’ is worth $640M; what’s inside is even more costly

Emirati diplomat identified as having Trump letter meets with Iran’s foreign minister

Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding

One Wisconsin county’s plan to revive the American Dream

Airstrike by CENTCOM forces kills senior official of al-Qaida affiliate

‘My dog is my medication’: Veterans with PTSD paired with service dogs

A humpback whale nearly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia - and it’s all captured on camera

Progress on removing hurdles for Stripes journalists

Journalists covering the same region

Richard Humphreys

Frances Vinall

Ben Clarke

Nancy Truman

Tatenda Karuwa

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