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With plans to turn motel into shelter, Danbury is on forefront to maybe end homelessness FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Dorthy Day Hospitality House drops of 60 meals at theSuper * Motel homeless shelter. Danbury is poised to have a first-of-its kind homeless shelter at the motel. Danbury, Conn.. Wednesday, April 14, 2021.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Danbury is poised to have a first-of-its kind homeless shelter at the Super 8 Motel, on Lake Avenue Extension,...

The Biological Product Patent Transparency Act (“BPPT”) 1 – tucked into Congress’s omnibus spending bill (“Consolidated Appropriations Act,” H.R. 133, Pub. L. No. 116-260) signed into law on December 27, 2020 – is the first-ever provision requiring public listing in the FDA’s “Purple Book” of certain patents associated with biologic drug products ( e.g., monoclonal antibody products and other protein drug products). See the text of the BPPT here. The BPPT sidestepped some of...

DoorDash and Grubhub indicated they’ll continue to grow their policy apparatuses even after the pandemic ends. Consumer and small business advocates are lobbying the FTC to investigate alleged anti-competitive practices among the four major apps. In the past year, as restaurants closed their doors to diners during the pandemic and became more reliant on the delivery apps that used to provide a sliver of their annual sales, Silicon Valley’s venture capital-backed food delivery darlings esta...

Danbury Homeless Shelter May Be Forced to Shut Down Its been a staple in Danbury since 1983, but now the Dorothy Day Homeless Shelter may be forced to close their doors for good. The shelter lost its zoning appeal in Danbury Superior Court last week, and may now be forced to close its 16 bed facility. Zoning laws in Danbury no longer permit shelters in residential neighborhoods. The soup kitchen, which now serves to go meals to between 70-80 people daily, will not be affected by the latest ruli...

Print this article The Federal Trade Commission is expected to feature more aggressive antitrust enforcement in the Biden era, especially with regard to Big Tech. Former agency officials and anti-monopoly activists say that the agency was already trending toward greater scrutiny of corporate concentration in the Trump years, and it is now set to receive bipartisan support for funding and resources. “We’re traveling on an unmistakable path towards more activism and more aggressive antitru...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On February 10, 2021, acting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter delivered a keynote address on “Protecting Consumer Privacy in a Time of Crisis” 1 at the Future of Privacy Forum’s annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers event. She laid out her views on how the FTC can make its privacy and data security enforcement more efficient and effective, and identified areas that the FTC should focus on under...

It’s a fact that any and all events of national significance simply cannot go by without memes – it’s like the only thing normal people have to make events like these fun. There was Bernie Sanders’ appearance at Biden’s inauguration, where he got memed simply for sitting with a coat and gloves on. Or how about The Capitol Hill memes, where people still managed to poke fun at what was an all-out disaster? However, now it’s the turn of The Weeknd Superbowl memes, which completely too...

The Weeknds Super Bowl 2021 halftime performance becomes a viral meme. Best ones The Weeknds Super Bowl 2021 halftime performance becomes a viral meme. Best ones The Weeknds halftime performance at the Super Bowl became a viral meme after a close-up video from the act went viral online. advertisement The Weeknds Super Bowl performance becomes a meme. Canadian singer and songwriter, The Weeknd gave a blockbuster halftime show performance at the 55th Super Bowl. The halftime performance is one of...

The internet turned a moment from The Weeknd’s halftime performance into a meme and we can’t stop laughing Jack Roskopp, Digital Content Editor, Graham Media Group Published:  Updated:  Tags:  In this image released on February 7th, The Weeknd rehearses for the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium on February 04, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TW) (2021 Kevin Mazur) Last year, it was Shakira’s epic tongue trill, and this year, it’s The ...

The Weeknds Super Bowl Halftime Show Viral Clip Watched 25 Million Times On 2/8/21 at 4:38 AM EST The Grammy-winning Canadian singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, delivered a memorable show that featured fireworks and backup dancers with bandaged faces. He performed a medley of some of his most popular songs, from "The Hills" to "Blinding Lights." But it was a brief moment involving some close camera work by the singer before he launched into his 2015 hit "Cant Feel My Face" that went viral...