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UpdatedThu, Jan 7, 2021 at 3:39 pm ET Replies(30) The new variant of the coronavirus is widely assumed to be more contagious, but not more deadly than the predominant strain. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT — Two cases of the coronavirus variant first discovered in the United Kingdom have been identified in Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. Connecticut joined five other states that have identified cases of the virus variant. The two people are between 15 and 25 and reside in New Haven County. They both recently traveled outside Connecticut — one went to Ireland and the other went to ...

Replies(3) Two Santa Cruz County mountain lions have been spotted in residential areas within days of each other. (Shutterstock) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — A second mountain lion has been spotted slinking about the streets of Santa Cruz County. The first big cat was spotted last week in the Westside Santa Cruz area, in the area of Mission and Bay streets, near the northern end of Leary Lagoon. Residents near the lagoon contacted the Santa Cruz Police Department last Thursday and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife arrived, sedating the mountain lion, and transporting it to receive a...