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The judge overseeing former President Trump’s Georgia election interference case on Thursday rejected his attempt to toss his charges under the First Amendment. Trump and some of his co-defendants had contended their charges must be tossed because their efforts to contest the 2020 election comprised constitutionally protected “core political speech.”  “Even core political speech addressing…

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A longtime Massachusetts educator has been appointed as the new president of the University of Hartford, as announced by the school. Lawrence P. Ward, referred to as a “dynamic leader in the national higher education landscape with deep Connecticut roots,” will begin his new role on July 1, according to the University of Hartford. Ward obtained his bachelor’s degree in […]