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• New Haven Unveils Family Immigration Emergency Guide

  25-07-2017 23:11 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  It has been five days since mother of four Nury Chavarria decided to defy a deportation order by seeking sanctuary in a New Haven church.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Yard Goats to Host 'What If' Night on Thursday

  25-07-2017 22:48 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The Hartford Yard Goats will become the Praying Mantis for one night. On Thursday, July 27, the Goats will host "What If" night celebrating the name Praying Mantis, one of the five finalists when the team...Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Car Damaged by Gunfire in Meriden

  25-07-2017 22:45 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Meriden police are investigating after a car was found damaged by gunfire on Sherman Avenue Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2017 Emmy Nominee List

  25-07-2017 22:36
  The 69th Emmy Awards will be held on September 17, 2017 at 8 p.m. EST, only on CBS. This year’s awards will be hosted by none other than The Late Show‘s Stephen Colbert.
  See below for a complete rundown of this year’s nominees.
  Drama Actor
  Sterling K. Brown
  Anthony Hopkins
  Matthew Rhys
  Liev Schreiber
  Kevin Spacey
  Bob Odenkirk
  Milo Ventimiglia
  Drama Series
  Better Call Saul
  The Handmaid’s Tale
  The Crown
  House Of Cards
  Stranger Things
  Westworld
  This Is Us
  Comedy Series
  
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• Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus

  25-07-2017 22:35
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – There have been more signs of West Nile Virus activity reported in Connecticut.
  The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is reporting mosquitoes trapped in four towns have tested positive for the disease.
  Scientists say those mosquitoes were trapped in West Haven, Stratford, Westport, and Greenwich.
  That brings to seven, the number of mosquitoes trapped that have tested positive for WNV.
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• Victims Of Ransomware Attacks Have Paid $25 Million Last Two Years, Report Says

  25-07-2017 22:16
  CBS Local — Ransomware, the malware hackers use to lock victims’ computers and demand money to unlock them, has garnered more than $25 million in payments for those responsible for deploying viruses in just the last two years, The Verge reports.
  A study on 34 separate cases of ransomware by researchers from Google, Chainalysis, UC San Diego, and the NYU Tandon School of Engineering were able to better map out the ransomware underworld.
  Specifically, they discovered Locky, a
  
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• Mom’s wish for letters from around the world for Wentzville boy battling cancer

  25-07-2017 22:00
  WENTZVILLE, MO —  It’s been just over one month since 15-year-old Sulley Menne was diagnosed with Leukemia in June. “You think it must be the worst thing in the world and then you get it and it’s the worst thing in the world” Sulley told FOX2. “I thought he had a resistant bug or something and he would be fine” said Sulley’s mom Mande. “Maybe stay a couple of nights in the hospital but he would be fine. Never in […]
  
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• 2017 Mid-American Conference Football Preview: West Division

  25-07-2017 22:00
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl bidders are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to get into cont
  
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• 127 Stab Wounds: Cabbie Killer Gets 60 Years In Prison

  25-07-2017 21:54
  STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man who was convicted of killing a cab driver who was stabbed 127 times has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after having testified that he acted in self-defense.
  Shota Mekoshvili was sentenced to the maximum prison time on a murder conviction Tuesday in Stamford Superior Court.
  Prosecutors say the 32-year-old Stamford man killed Mahomed Kamal during a botched robbery in August 2014.
  Mekoshvili testified he was defending himself
  
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• Mosquitoes in Four Towns Test Positive for West Nile Virus

  25-07-2017 21:52 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Mosquitoes trapped in Greenwich, South Windsor, Stratford, and Westport have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to state officials.
  
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• Thief Stole Package from Vestibule of West Hartford Home

  25-07-2017 21:25 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A West Hartford resident is hoping the public can help him identify the suspect who stole a package from the vestibule of his home on Vera Street Sunday.Photo Credit: Contributed
  
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• President Trump, Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon hold joint news conference

  25-07-2017 21:25
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has welcomed Lebanon’s prime minister to the White House for talks. Trump and Prime Minister Saad Hariri  are scheduled to answer reporters’ questions during a joint news conference in the Rose Garden after they meet. The White House said last week that the leaders would discuss terrorism, refugees and the economy, among other issues. Hariri is likely to ask for U.S. financial aid to cope with the flood of Syrian refugees entering
  
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• Multiple Fires Set in Hartford, West Hartford Overnight: PD

  25-07-2017 21:22 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Police in Hartford and West Hartford are investigating a series of suspicious fires that occurred in both cities.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Silver Alert Issued for 9-Day-Old Baby and Her Mother

  25-07-2017 21:20 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Silver Alert has been issued for a 9-day-old baby and her mother.Photo Credit: Meriden Police Department
  
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• Pence breaks tie, Senate takes up health bill

  25-07-2017 20:41
  WASHINGTON — The Senate voted in favor of a motion to proceed with debate on the GOP health care bill Tuesday afternoon. After seven years of Republicans vowing to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and following several months of internal deliberations and setbacks, GOP lawmakers tipped the vote in favor of proceeding with debate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needed 50 out of 52 Senate Republicans to support the bill, along with Vice President Mike Pence, who issued [&he
  
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• Sun Forward Chiney Ogwumike Shares Her Unique Experience With Sports

  25-07-2017 20:33
  By Matt Citak
  Some people are born into sports. Others happen to find good fortunate and stumble across a sport they are good at. For Chiney Ogwumike, the latter could not be more true.
  “I always tell people we fell into basketball, and I say ‘we’ because it is a journey with my sisters. We fell into basketball and we fell in love with it,” Ogwumike told CBS Local. “We were tall. My mom’s coworker was like, ‘Put them into basketball. That’s for tal
  
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• UTC Reports 2Q Profit Boost, Raises Outlook

  25-07-2017 20:07
  NEW YORK (CBS Connecticut and AP) – United Technologies Corp. on Tuesday reported a boost in second-quarter profit on sales gains from key business units while also raising its outlook.
  The maker of elevators, jet engines and other products reported a 4.4 percent increase in profit to $1.44 billion, or $1.80 per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, came to $1.85 per share.
  Meanwhile, revenue for the Farmington, Connecticut company rose 2.7 percent to $15.28 billion.
  The resul
  
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• Echoes of Sinatra to Take the Stage at Simsbury Meadows!

  25-07-2017 20:04
  The Echoes of Sinatra show is a full production based on the life of Francis Albert Sinatra.  Join us as we take you through a musical journey of the golden era of one of the greatest performers of all time – Frank Sinatra.  Get your tickets by visiting www.cbsconnecticut.com/echoesofsinatra!
  Gates open at 6:00 PM and the show starts at 7:30 PM!  Please, no outside food/drink.  Echoes of Sinatra is rain or shine!
  Join us at the beautiful Simsbury Meadows for stories and
  
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• Complete Guide To Burning Man

  25-07-2017 20:00
  By Randy Yagi
  In a matter of weeks, an estimated 70,000 people will gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to co-create a temporary city dedicated to art and its eclectic community. Burning Man is described as a global cultural movement and typified by radical self-expression, self-reliance and communal effort among its many valued principles. Although this guide borrows heavily from the official Burning Man site, it isn’t intended to replace official information provided by the organi
  
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• Sale of Aaron Hernandez’s home falls through

  25-07-2017 19:49
  NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Aaron Hernandez’s home is back on the market after an agreement to sell it for $1.3 million fell through. The Boston Herald reports that a lawyer for the late New England Patriots player told a probate judge on Monday that Hernandez’s estate has also been bolstered by the discovery of a 401(k) plan valued at about $167,000 and another account totaling $50,000. No beneficiary for either was named. Hernandez bought the 7,100-square-foot home in North Att
  
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• Malloy Orders Assessment Of Millstone Viability

  25-07-2017 19:32
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Governor Dannel Malloy has signed an executive order calling for an assessment of the long-term viability of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford. The order follows the failure of legislation this year that would have allowed Millstone to sell electricity in Connecticut via long-term contract– a practice currently used for renewable energy sources.
  The owner of the plant, Virginia-based Dominion Energy, said the legislation was needed t
  
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• 2017 Mid-American Conference Football Preview: East Division

  25-07-2017 19:00
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl bidders are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to get into cont
  
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• Lyft’s ‘Taco Mode’ brings riders to closest Taco Bell

  25-07-2017 18:55
  WASHINGTON — Some Lyft customers will soon notice something different in the app: Taco Mode. The ridesharing company and fast food giant — whose customers overlap a great deal, both companies said — are teaming up to drive hungry passengers to the nearest Taco Bell for a free taco on route to their final destination. The service is beginning as an experiment Thursday in Orange County, California, but is expected to expand nationally in 2018. “We have a feeling it&rsq
  
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• Waterbury man arrested in Norwalk drug bust

  25-07-2017 18:50
  NORWALK — Police have one man in custody after an undercover drug bust Monday. During the sting, an undercover officer contacted Derrick Wiggins. Police say that they learned  Wiggins was selling crack cocaine in Norwalk. The undercover officer met with Wiggins and found him to be in carrying crack. Officers then moved in and arrested Wiggins on New Canaan near Tindall Place. Wiggins resisted arrest and was tasered before he was finally secured. Police say the crack cocaine that Wiggi
  
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• Groton police pull over stolen car in Hartford; find drugs

  25-07-2017 18:48
  GROTON —  Four people are facing criminal charges after police said they pulled over a stolen car and found drugs inside Monday. Groton police, with the help of a regional task force, said they were doing surveillance at a Groton hotel when they came across “suspicious activity” near a car. Police said the car, which was identified to be stolen out of Hartford, was stopped and all four people in the car were arrested. William K. Llorens, 58, of New […]
  
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• Woman accused of beating pregnant niece during fight over Elvis memorabilia

  25-07-2017 18:44
  MUNCIE, Ind. – Several members of an Indiana family are accused of beating a pregnant woman during an argument about Elvis Presley memorabilia. According to court documents, Tammy Ann Lasley got into an argument with her 22-year-old niece. The niece reportedly wanted to sell her late grandmother’s Elvis memorabilia, but Lasley did not want that to happen. During the argument, Lasley shoved and hit her niece, even though she knew the victim was pregnant, according to the documents. Th
  
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• New Haven Police Arrest Man in Shooting of 13-Year-Old

  25-07-2017 18:42 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  New Haven police have arrested a man accused of shooting a 13-year-old boy in the leg over the weekend.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/ New Haven Police Department
  
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• New Haven raid leads to arrest of man who shot 13-year-old

  25-07-2017 18:20
  NEW HAVEN — A raid on a house in New Haven on Tuesday led to the arrest of a man accused of shooting a 13-year-old. Police said they arrested Charles Worthington, 21, at his home at 39 Lilac Street. According to police, Worthington was arrested in connection with the shooting of the 13-year-old, who was hit in the leg in the area of Shelton Avenue and Ivy Street on Saturday. The teen suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Wort
  
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• Police looking for a Wal-Mart shoplifter

  25-07-2017 18:16
  HAMDEN — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a Wal-Mart shoplifter. Police say that in the afternoon on July 12, a man stole $739.05 worth of merchandise, including several electronic items.  He then exited through the side of the building into a blue Buick, possible a Verano.  Security cameras were able to pick up a picture of the suspect. The man is described as white, wearing a gray baseball hat, black shirt and blue pants. Hamden police […]
  
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• Arrest Made In New Haven Shooting

  25-07-2017 18:11
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in New Haven have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of a 13-year-old boy last weekend.
  Twenty-year-old Charles Worthington was picked up at his Lilac Street home, police said.
  The victim was shot in the leg just before 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. He was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment of non life threatening injuries.
  Worthington faces charges of assault, carrying a pistol without a permit and risk of injury. His bond w
  
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• Police: Crack Dealer Charged In Norwalk

  25-07-2017 17:55
  (Norwalk, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Norwalk police say a man suspected of selling crack cocaine put up a fight before officers were finally able to subdue and arrest him Monday.
  Investigators say they were tipped off 43-year-old Derrick Wiggins of Waterbury was conducting sales.
  Officers in the Special Services Division set up a buy on New Canaan Avenue and say they found Wiggins to be in possession of crack.
  As he resisted arrest, police say Wiggins was tased and handcuffed.
  Detectives say
  
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• Is Zika still a threat?

  25-07-2017 17:40
  HARTFORD — From the summer of 2015 leading all the way up to the Olympics in Rio in 2016, the Zika virus was a hot news story. Since then, news reports have tapered off, leading us to ponder if this means that there is less to talk about or if it is just being reported less frequently. The Zika virus is still a problem worldwide with mosquitos capable of transmitting it in Mexico, Central and South America, Central Africa, the […]
  
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• Norwalk police arrest man for suspected sexual assault

  25-07-2017 17:35
  NORWALK — Police arrested a Norwalk man Tuesday for suspected sexual assault. Special Victim’s Unit began their investigation July 20 and quickly learned that the suspect had sexual contact with a victim that he knew. Police say that during the assault, the suspect was said to have threatened to kill the victim’s family if the victim told anyone. Officers located and arrested Carlos Olivera, 49, on North Main Street. Olivera is being charged with sexual assault in the fourth de
  
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• West Hartford Police Probe String Of Overnight Fires

  25-07-2017 17:34
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – West Hartford police are working with their counterparts in Hartford to investigate a string of overnight fires that authorities believe were intentional.
  In West Hartford, there were five blazes early Tuesday morning– four along Park Road and one on New Britain Avenue. Authorities say there were around the same number over the city line in Hartford as well.
  One of the fires on Park road involved an American flag that was set ablaze on a porch
  
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• Pet of the Week – Clifford

  25-07-2017 17:23
  HARTFORD — Clifford is a year-and-a-half-year-old Guinea Pig who was living with 17 other family members! That household started with a few and things got out of hand because the boys were mixed in with girls. Someone who knew of the situation worked with the owners and helped get them to a shelter. Many of the females were pregnant and they gave birth a few days after arriving at the shelter, who put out a request for donations of carefresh guinea pig bedding, Oxbow [&
  
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• Call For Blood Donations

  25-07-2017 17:18
  (Farmington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Summer proves to be a down time for blood donations and, that being the case, the American Red Cross is putting the word out that they’re in need.
  Thousands responded to an emergency call earlier this season.
  But Kelly Isenor, spokeswoman for Red Cross Blood Services in Connecticut, says there continues to be a need for all types.
  She says Type-O negative is the universal type that can be used in trauma situations were doctors don’t have ti
  
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• Man Threatened Victim's Family After Sexual Assault: Police

  25-07-2017 17:07 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Norwalk police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile victim then threatening to kill the victim’s family.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department
  
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• Ask the Attorney – Bridging the insurance coverage gap

  25-07-2017 17:05
  Atty. Chris Murray, I was involved in a bad car accident. My medical bills are over $80,000 and I have been out of work for three months now. The at-fault party only has $20,000 worth of insurance coverage, which has been offered by his insurance company. Unfortunately, I only have $20,000 of coverage myself, so I cannot make an underinsured motorist claim. I am reluctant to accept the offer because it doesn’t fully compensate me. What should I do? Max […]
  
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• Man Walking Along I-95 Struggles with Troopers: State Police

  25-07-2017 16:59 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Connecticut State Police have arrested a man accused of walking along Interstate 95 and struggling with officers who responded to remove him.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Special program in New Hartford helps kids achieve

  25-07-2017 16:41
  NEW HARTFORD — The Oak Hill School is an enclave, of sorts, because it’s a school for special needs students that tucked within a public school – The Ann Antolini School in New Hartford.  It’s a situation that allows students like Lanaya Viarengo to befriend, and learn from, a wider range of students. Lanaya’s mother, Kirsten, said the interaction, and attention she gets from the students and staff at Oak Hill, has been invaluable. “For her not even being
  
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• Microsoft Paint expected to stick around

  25-07-2017 16:23
  REDMOND, WA– It appears Microsoft will not delete its iconic paint application after all. According to a post on Windows’ blog site, the Microsoft Paint app will be available for free in the Windows store. The company said that they received an overwhelming outpouring of support for the app after fans were concerned it would be removed in the Windows 10 Creators update. Recently, Microsoft Paint landed on the company’s list of “deprecated” features for future softwa
  
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• Bus Carrying Tobacco Workers Crashes, 21 Hospitalized

  25-07-2017 16:13 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Twenty-one people were taken to the hospital after a crash between a bus carrying tobacco workers and a pickup truck in Suffield.Photo Credit: Suffield Police
  
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• 5 Biggest Trade Deadline Needs

  25-07-2017 16:03
  by Rob Joyce
  Last week one of our “five burning second half questions” in the majors included which players would be moved at the trade deadline. Now with less than a week to go, the rumors and conversations between teams is only going to heat up. We’ve seen a few teams make some much-needed improvements already – the Cubs added starter Jose Quintana, while the Nationals and Yankees both bolstered weaknesses in the bullpen (and in New York’s case, did it at the expe
  
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• Car crashes into a McDonald’s in Enfield

  25-07-2017 15:55
  ENFIELD — A car has crashed into a McDonald’s restaurant early Tuesday morning. Around 8:00 a.m., police responded to calls that a car had crashed into the building at 28 Hazard Avenue, in Brookside Plaza. Police say there were minor injuries but were unable to say the extent of the damage. From the picture we’ve received from our crew on scene, the car struck the wall of the building and put good size hole into it. Enfield Fire and Health Departments […]
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Cost of Cutting Kaspersky

  25-07-2017 15:42
  Lon Seidman, Lon.tv, checks in from New York for Motorola’s next Phone announcement.
  The U.S. General Services Administration has removed Kaspersky Lab from its list of approved vendors for federal systems, which also eliminates the discounts it previously offered to state governments.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Laying the Blame on Immigrants?

  25-07-2017 15:42
  Chris Powell, managing editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, asserts that the heartbreak of deportation is immigrants’ own doing. Find out why he says this…
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Latest Votes In The Capitol

  25-07-2017 15:42
  Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz shares the latest on votes in the Capitol, the Labor Agreement, Affordable Housing, and more.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: How Students Can Avoid Financial Disaster

  25-07-2017 15:42
  Howard Schwartz, Executive Communications Director with the Better Business Bureau talks students and the financial perils they face. The Connecticut BBB explains how students can avoid financial disaster. Students lose money and risk identity theft through debt relief scams.
   
  
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