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NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a U.S. judge to convert his bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation, giving up on an effort to settle massive legal judgments related to his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Jones believes that "there is no reasonable prospect of a successful reorganization" of his debts, most of which stem from $1.

Manchester is being awarded $3.5 million for a project to build a modern, accessible, downtown library surrounded by "complete streets" enhancements to safety. A total of $125,516 for Odyssey Community School for debt repayment was also approved on Friday. The state grant fund was created in 2022 to support economic development in what Gov. Ned Lamont termed "historically underserved

At least three more Red Lobster restaurants in Pennsylvania are in jeopardy of closing. CNN reports the chain said it wants to close dozens more restaurants after shutting down at least 50 locations this spring. Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in May after struggling for years with growing financial losses. The company had more than $1 billion in debt and less than $30 million in cash on hand

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, is calling for the defense budget to grow to 5% of gross domestic product, a proposal that would require either steep cuts elsewhere in the federal budget or cause the debt to soar. Defense spending is currently under 3% of the GDP. Defense hawks have long advocated an increase in that percentage, especially