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• U.S. officials: Russian missiles heading for Syria landed in Iran

  08-10-2015 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON – A number of cruise missiles launched from a Russian ship and aimed at targets in Syria have crashed in Iran, two U.S. officials told CNN Thursday. Monitoring by U.S. military and intelligence assets has concluded that at least four missiles crashed as they flew over Iran. The U.S. believes, based on intelligence reports […]
  
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• Comptroller: Connecticut wage growth continues to lag

  08-10-2015 23:33
  
  HARTFORD — State Comptroller Kevin Lembo says wage growth in Connecticut and the U.S. remains below levels before the recession despite a rise in the number of jobs. A report he released Thursday shows lackluster wage growth has affected state revenue, including payroll taxes that also struggled to reach pre-recession growth levels. Connecticut relies heavily […]
  
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• More than $1.5M raised for charity at this year’s Traveler’s Championship

  08-10-2015 23:29
  
  CROMWELL–The Traveler’s Championship announced how much was raised at this year’s tournament. More than $1.5 million was collected, and it will benefit more than 140 community charities. Every year 100 percent of the net proceeds from the PGA Tour tournament are given back to the community.
  
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• Ansonia woman accused of fondling teen at Seymour Skate Park

  08-10-2015 22:56
  
  SEYMOUR – Police arrested an Ansonia woman Tuesday afternoon after she inappropriately touched  a juvenile teenager at a Seymour skate park. Police said Jennifer Johnson, 37, of Fitzpatrick Road in Ansonia,  also made inappropriate comments that were sexual in nature to other juveniles at the park. Police said shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon they […]
  
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• Police: Man’s body found in wood chipper in Stonington

  08-10-2015 22:41
  
  STONINGTON – Police said a man’s body has been found in a wood chipper at a residential farm property on Anguilla Road in Stonington. Stonington Police Capt. Todd Olson said the man’s death appears to be the result of an accident. Around 2:55 p.m. a co-worker of the victim called police to report the accident. […]
  
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• Bristol Issues Mandatory Water Restrictions

  08-10-2015 22:33
  
  Bristol announced on Thursday mandatory water restrictions for residents of the City.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• A few showers will move in overnight, more on Friday

  08-10-2015 22:16
  
  We’re wrapping up the week with some off and on showers throughout the day. Most of the activity is light, but a few downpours, and even some thunder is possible. Temps get to mild, above-norm levels, topping out in the low 70s. Behind this front, things cool down. Rain ends by the evening, and clearing […]
  
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• Car Recovered From Apparent Abduction

  08-10-2015 22:12
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – Police say they have recovered the car from which a teenager jumped after an apparent abduction attempt in Bridgeport.
  The incident Monday was captured on surveillance video and shows the 17-year-old girl jumping from the moving car shortly after 7 a.m. Monday. She told police she was lured into the Toyota Yaris while on her way to school Monday morning and sexually assaulted by the female driver.
  The victim described the suspect as a Hispanic woman in her 40s with
  
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• Groton Native Believed to Be Among Crew on Missing Ship

  08-10-2015 21:51
  
  Groton is mourning a man believed to be on the 790-foot freighter, El Faro, which officials presume sunk in the Atlantic during Hurricane Joaquin.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Police Respond to “Severe Incident" in Stonington

  08-10-2015 21:38
  
  Stonington police are at the scene of what dispatchers are calling a "severe incident" on South Anguilla Road.
  
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• Groton native among crew members killed in ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin

  08-10-2015 21:21
  
  GROTON–Last week, 33 crew members of the El Faro died when the ship got in the path of Hurricane Joaquin near the Bahamas. The El Faro cargo ship went missing on its trip from Florida to Puerto Rico, with 28 Americans and five Polish people on board. One of the missing shipmen has been identified […]
  
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• Day Kimball Healthcare Cutting 23 Full-Time Jobs

  08-10-2015 21:06
  
  Day Kimball Healthcare announced on Thursday that it is cutting costs, including 23 full-time positions, because of cuts in state Medicaid.
  
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• Police find car involved in attempted abduction of Bridgeport teen caught on camera

  08-10-2015 20:56
  
  BRIDGEPORT — Thursday afternoon, police announced they found a car used in an attempted abduction of a teenage girl. Police say they have identified a suspect in the case. On Monday around 7:15 a.m., police responded to reports of an attempted abduction at the corner of Boston Avenue and Palisade Avenue. Police said the 17-year-old abduction victim wasn’t […]
  
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• Man Accused of Stabbing at Family Member's Funeral Appears in Court

  08-10-2015 20:54
  
  A Meriden man who was arrested in North Haven on Wednesday, accused of stabbing a relative in a cemetery after a family member’s funeral, then trying to get away in a limousine appeared in court on Thursday.
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• Woman sues, says rival restaurant stole secret family recipe

  08-10-2015 20:44
  
  BOSTON — The owner of a Massachusetts dumpling restaurant has sued three people she says stole her secret family recipe and opened a nearly identical eatery. Nadia Liu Spellman, owner of Dumpling Daughter in Weston, says in her lawsuit filed in federal court this week that only three people knew her recipe: herself, her mother […]
  
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• Police Search for Condom, Baby Formula Thieves

  08-10-2015 20:36
  
  Two men stole baby formula, condoms, and more from a Fairfield Walgreens and police are trying to identify them.Photo Credit: Fairfield Police
  
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• NBC Connecticut and Yard Goats Team Up

  08-10-2015 20:34
  
  The Hartford Yard Goats announced on Thursday NBC Connecticut will be a leadership partner at Dunkin' Donuts Park beginning in 2016.Photo Credit: Hartford Yard Goats
  
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• 4 injured when van for people with disabilities crashes into truck in Bristol

  08-10-2015 20:12
  
  BRISTOL — 4 people were injured Thursday morning when a van carrying people with disabilities crashed into the back of a truck. Police say it happened just before 8:30 a.m. The transport van hit the back of the Bristol-Terryville Septic tank truck that was parked along the curb line on Waterbury Road. The van is a […]
  
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• Netflix announces price increase, standard plan now $9.99 per month

  08-10-2015 20:09
  
  NEW YORK – Netflix announced on Thursday a $1 price increase on its most popular plan to $9.99 per month, up from $8.99. The plan offers two simultaneous streams for each customer. Netflix said standard-plan customers not already grandfathered into a lower price will continue to pay $8.99 until October 2016. A cheaper, non-HD $7.99 […]
  
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• Police Seek Mail Thieves, Some Stolen Letters Recovered

  08-10-2015 20:04
  
  Video Berlin police released captures a passenger in a white, four-door sedan stealing mail out of a Berlin mailbox.Photo Credit: Berlin Police Department
  
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• Selena Gomez reveals rehab stint was for lupus diagnosis, chemotherapy

  08-10-2015 19:54
  
  Selena Gomez is opening up about a personal health battle she faced in a new interview with Billboard Magazine. “I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy,” she reveals. The singer has never spoken about struggling with the auto-immune disease before, so the revelation came as a surprise. Gomez puts those struggles in […]
  
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• Report: Former UConn Football Coach Likely To Be Fired From Maryland

  08-10-2015 19:53
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Inside MD Sports, via CBS Sports, reports that former UConn football coach Randy Edsall could soon be fired from his current job at Maryland.
  Read the CBS Sports article here.
  Edsall left UConn in 2011, for a new job leading Maryland’s football team.
  Maryland has 2 wins and 3 losses so far this season, including lopsided defeats at the hands of West Virginia, Bowling Green, and Michigan.
  
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• VIDEO: Little Girl Tells Dad Barbie Told Her To Paint Her Nails

  08-10-2015 19:49
  
  NEW YORK ( CBS Hartford) – “Barbie told me to,” was the response given by Sophie after she was caught painting her nails and Barbie doll with blue nail polish. Apparently the rule of the house is not to paint Barbie’s nails in her bedroom, but Sophie wanted to that day.
  Sophie’s father recorded her explaining why she did it and she kept the story going, never changing her response.
  “She told me a hundred times to,” protested Sophie.
  The dad exp
  
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• Road closures for Saturday’s Hartford Marathon

  08-10-2015 19:48
  
  HARTFORD — The running of the Hartford Marathon will lead to some temporary road closures for several towns on Saturday. Most closures will happen between 7:30 a.m. and noon time, with a lane on the Founders Bridge being closed until 2 p.m. The race kicks off just before 8 a.m. and the 26 mile course goes […]
  
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• Facebook adds ‘Reactions’ to Like button feature

  08-10-2015 19:40
  
  LONDON — The Facebook “Like” officially has company — but it’s not a “Dislike” button. On Friday, Facebook users in Ireland and Spain will be able to express a fuller range of emotions online with a set of new expressions and animated emojis. There’s a throbbing heart for “Love,” a fuming face for “Angry,” a […]
  
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• Chef Paul Prudhomme dies at 75

  08-10-2015 19:32
  
  NEW ORLEANS, Louisianna — Famed chef Paul Prudhomme died Thursday morning at the age of 75, according to the New Orleans restaurant he owned, K-Paul’s. Prudhomme died in New Orleans after a brief illness, according to the restaurant.
  
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• Celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme, portly Cajun who popularized Louisiana cuisine, dies at 75

  08-10-2015 19:32
  
  NEW ORLEANS, Louisianna – Paul Prudhomme, the Cajun who popularized spicy Louisiana cuisine and became one of the first American restaurant chefs to achieve worldwide fame, died Thursday. He was 75. Tiffanie Roppolo, the CFO of Prudhomme’s businesses, told The Associated Press that he died early Thursday after a brief illness. Prudhomme became prominent in the […]
  
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• Woman Charged With Crashing in Hartford Store and Fleeing

  08-10-2015 19:31
  
  A car slammed into the Boost Mobile on Albany Avenue in Hartford, shattering the glass and pushing in the store front, then fled the scene, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Kevin McCarthy drops out of House speaker race

  08-10-2015 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race to succeed Speaker John Boehner, a shocking move that throws the House into chaos. The move came without warning as House Republicans were in a closed-door meeting to select their nominee for speaker, with McCarthy’s wife and kids in the room. Boehner […]
  
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• Connecticut court stands by decision eliminating execution

  08-10-2015 19:19
  
  HARTFORD — The Connecticut Supreme Court is standing by its decision to eliminate the death penalty, but state prosecutors are challenging that ruling in another capital punishment appeal. Justices on Thursday rejected a request by prosecutors to reconsider their landmark 4-3 decision in August. The majority ruled a 2012 state law abolishing capital punishment for […]
  
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• 25 most dangerous threats to babies in your home

  08-10-2015 19:18
  
  Welcoming a newborn into your home brings a lot of joy and excitement—but also a good amount of risk. Many parents “baby-proof” their homes, meaning they cover sharp corners and block-off any areas that might cause their child to take a tumble. But despite these efforts, you can’t protect your baby against all danger. Accidents […]
  
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• Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found at Simsbury High School

  08-10-2015 19:15
  
  Anti-Semitic graffiti was found at Simsbury High School and school administrators said they have identified a student who is responsible for it.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Pogo sticks kicked up a notch

  08-10-2015 18:47
  
  WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — That flimsy, rickety, rusty metal pole filled with springs has been replaced, and, now,  the Pogo Stick as we know it has been kicked up a few notches.  The pogo stick of the future recently landed at the Big E fair where the team from “Xpogo” soared in the air performing […]
  
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• Simsbury officials identify student responsible for anti-Semitic graffiti at high school

  08-10-2015 18:40
  
  SIMSBURY – School officials said they have identified a student responsible for anti-Semitic  graffiti in the high school. Matt Curtis, Superintendent of School sent a letter to parents Thursday about two specific incidents at Simsbury High School. Curtis  and high school principal Andrew O’Brien said that Wednesday afternoon school officials, working with the Simsbury Police […]
  
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• Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in Quinnipiac polling

  08-10-2015 18:37
  
  WASHINGTON – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton each lead their party’s respective primary race in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to new polls from Quinnipiac University. Neither Clinton nor Trump fares as well as their top competitors in hypothetical general election match-ups in these three swing states. Home state politicians don’t fare well either — […]
  
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• State High Won’t Reconsider Death Penalty Ban

  08-10-2015 18:29
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The Connecticut Supreme Court has rejected a request by state prosecutors to reconsider its landmark decision that eliminated the death penalty.
  Justices turned down the request Thursday.
  A bitterly divided court ruled 4-3 in August that the death penalty violates the state constitution and no longer meets society’s evolving standards of decency.
  Justices ruled that a 2012 state law abolishing capital punishment for future crimes must be applied to the 11 men o
  
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• Family Finds 3-Foot-Long Python in Kitchen

  08-10-2015 18:09
  
  A Hartford, Connecticut, family had quite the scare on Thursday morning when they found a three-foot long python in their kitchen.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Family Finds 3-Foot-Long Snake in Kitchen

  08-10-2015 17:51
  
  A Hartford family had quite the scare on Thursday morning when they found a three-foot long exotic snake in their kitchen.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• American who stopped French train attack stabbed in Sacramento

  08-10-2015 17:41
  
  SACRAMENTO – A U.S. airman who was injured while helping thwart an attack on a train in France two months ago has been stabbed in northern California, a U.S. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said Thursday. U.S. Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone suffered multiple stab wounds after an incident at a bar near […]
  
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• American who stopped French train attack, Spencer Stone, stabbed in Sacramento

  08-10-2015 17:41
  
  SACRAMENTO – A U.S. airman who was injured while helping thwart an attack on a train bound for Paris two months ago has been stabbed in northern California, a U.S. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said Thursday. Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone suffered multiple stab wounds after an incident at a bar near Travis […]
  
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• Restaurant Raises Funds for Family of Boy Killed in Fire

  08-10-2015 17:31
  
  Community members are coming together to help the Townsend family in New Britain after a devastating fire that killed an 11-year-old boy.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and submitted
  
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• Driver Slams Into Hartford Store and Flees: Cops

  08-10-2015 17:11
  
  A car slammed into the Boost Mobile on Albany Avenue in Hartford, shattering the glass and pushing in the store front, then fled the scene, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Amazon’s ‘Homemade’ looks to challenge Etsy

  08-10-2015 17:07
  
  NEW YORK — Crafters of the world rejoice! Amazon has launched an Etsy-style online store called “Handmade.” Amazon Handmade now sells jewelry, furniture, stationary, pottery and other products from artists, artisans and crafters from around the world. Amazon Handmade, which launched Thursday, has categories like home décor, kitchen & dining, and bedding. All products are […]
  
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• Snake Found In Hartford Home

  08-10-2015 17:02
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A Hartford resident made an unusual discovery this morning.
  Police say the Deerfield Avenue resident discovered a five-foot-long snake in the home.
  Initially, officials thought the reptile was a boa constrictor but now the thinking is it may be a ball python.
  Hartford Police Animal Control officers have since found a home for the snake.
  
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• Guarding against internet identity thefts

  08-10-2015 16:56
  
   In the last five years, 41% of Americans have faced credit, debit or prepaid card fraud, and about half of people who engage in “risky behavior” such as, writing down a pin number or throwing away documents with banking information on them, end up being victims. Statistics show that 50% of people who engaged in […]
  
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• Pet of the Week – Peanut and Butters

  08-10-2015 16:50
  
  Peanut and Butters are a Pomeranian and Lab/Hound mix that have really bonded and Protectors of Animals would like to find them a home together. They were abandoned and found in a local park. It appears they were loved, but not getting the best care. Their nails were harmfully long, and the Pom’s fur and […]
  
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• Man who calls police to say he’s ‘too high,’ found in pile of Doritos

  08-10-2015 16:50
  
  AUSTINTOWN, Ohio — An Ohio man made a strange and not-so-wise call to police last Friday to tell them that he was “too high” on marijuana. Police arrived at the 22-year-old man’s home at approximately 5:20 p.m, according to WJW. Officers found the man on the floor “in a fetal position,” surrounded by “a plethora of Doritos, Pepperidge Farm […]
  
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• Creating an outdoor living space

  08-10-2015 16:47
  
  NORTH HAVEN — Home of Distinction, a beautiful design center under construction, will feature a huge space dedicated to outdoor living. Sarah Cody shows us the pavers being used on the patio, which come in a huge selection of styles and colors. You can see progress of Home of Distinction Tuesdays and Thursdays on Fox […]
  
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• Street Closures, Limited Access Due To Hartford Marathon

  08-10-2015 16:45
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Organizers of this year’s Eversource Hartford Marathon are advising of street closures Saturday due to this year’s races.
  Click here to see which roads will be impacted.
  http://www.hartfordmarathon.com/Street_Closures/Traffic_Impact.htm
  
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• Crews Respond to House Fire in Bristol

  08-10-2015 16:41
  
  Firefighters are battling a fire on Federal Street in Bristol.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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