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Washington –- Lucy Truman and Kelli Ryan, a married same-sex couple living in Newtown, are considering leaving the country, but not because they want to.

Truman, who was born in the United Kingdom, has a visa she obtained as a research scientist at Yale University, but it expires June 30. Her wife, though a U.S. citizen, is not permitted to sponsor her for permanent residency.

Washington -– A compromise over visas for highly skilled workers has pleased many Connecticut companies –- and has angered labor unions.

The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to allow the number of  highly skilled foreign workers admitted to the country each year to rise from 65,000 to 110,000, with the possibility of a further increase to 180,000, depending in part on unemployment levels.

This story was revised May 22 to include additional information on the timing of track inspections.

Washington -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority inspected the tracks involved in Friday’s derailment two days before the collision that left dozens injured, the Federal Railroad Administration said Monday.

But a more rigorous federal inspection of the track had not been conducted in more than a year and a half.