By SUSAN HAIGH
Associated Press
Connecticut will no longer allow a religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy.
The legislation was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Ned Lamont, hours after the Democratic-controlled Senate passed the bill late Tuesday night. More than 2,000 opponents had rallied outside the state Capitol building, arguing the legislation unfairly infringes on their religious liberties and parental rights.
âProud to sign this bill into law to protect as many of our school children as possible from infectious diseases as we can,â Lamont said in a tweet, announcing he had signed the contentious bill.
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NEW YORK – Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani s Manhattan home and office Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice Department s investigation into the business dealings of former President Donald Trump s personal lawyer.
Giuliani, the 76-year-old former New York City mayor, has been under federal scrutiny for several years over his ties to Ukraine. The dual searches sent the strongest signal yet that he could eventually face federal charges.
Agents searched Giuliani s Madison Avenue apartment and Park Avenue office, people familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press. The warrants, which required approval from the top levels of the Justice Department, signify that prosecutors believe they have probable cause that Giuliani committed a federal crime.
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