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• Local GOP office in North Carolina firebombed

  16-10-2016 23:15
  
  HILLSBOROUGH N.C.  — A GOP office in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was firebombed overnight, with a swastika and the words “Nazi Republicans get out of town or else” spray painted on an adjacent building, according to local officials. “The flammable substance appears to have ignited inside the building, burned some furniture and damaged the building’s interior before going out. The substance was housed in a bottle thrown through one of the building’s fron
  
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• Redskins beat up Eagles’ defense on way to 27-20 victory

  16-10-2016 23:03
  
  LANDOVER, Md.  — Kirk Cousins threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and the Washington Redskins ran roughshod over one of the NFL’s top defenses in a 27-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The three-headed running attack of Matt Jones, Robert Kelley and Chris Thompson combined for 231 yards and a touchdown as the Redskins (4-2) won their fourth consecutive game. After starting the season 0-2, Washington has its best record through six games since 2008. The Redski
  
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• Beckham’s career day, late 66-yard TD lead Giants

  16-10-2016 22:46
  
      EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A banged-up Odell Beckham Jr. turned a short fourth-and-1 pass into a winning 66-yard catch and run with 1:24 to play Sunday as the New York Giants snapped a three-game losing streak with a stunning 27-23 victory over the hurting Baltimore Ravens. The win was the 700th in franchise history. Beckham gave it to the Giants with a career day despite going to the locker room with a hip pointer […]
  
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• Brady has big day in homecoming, Patriots beat Bengals 35-17

  16-10-2016 22:42
  
    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady had a smooth regular-season home debut. Playing in his first game in Foxborough since the end of his “Deflategate” suspension, Brady had three touchdown passes and went over 5,000 completions for his career and the Patriots beat the Cincinnati Bengals 35-17 on Sunday. Brady finished 29 for 35 for 376 yards. Tight end Rob Gronkowski had seven receptions for a career-high 162 yards and a touchdown. Cincinnati drops to 2-4 for the first [&
  
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• Truck plunges off a San Diego bridge killing 2 men, 2 women

  16-10-2016 21:56
  
  SAN DIEGO  — Authorities say two men and two women were fatally crushed by a pickup truck that flew off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge onto people gathered at a festival at a park below. The California Highway Patrol says the deceased were a 62-year-old man and 50-year-old woman from Chandler, Arizona, and a 59-year-old man and 49-year-old woman from Hacienda Heights, a suburb east of Los Angeles. The CHP says 25-year-old Richard Anthony Sepolio lost control of a GMC pickup truck
  
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• UConn Student Struck and Killed By UConn Fire Dept. Vehicle

  16-10-2016 21:38
  
  A UConn student has died after being struck by a university fire department vehicle early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• This man built a VR app to cure his fear of spiders

  16-10-2016 21:14
  
  NEW YORK  — They say entrepreneurs need to embrace fear, but Tim Suzman may have taken that maxim a little too literally. After watching venture capitalists and tech companies invest in virtual reality products in early 2015, Suzman decided to build one of his own. Other VR startups focused on gaming and entertainment, but Suzman had his eye on something different: using virtual reality to treat our most common phobias. The idea was inspired by his dog. Baylie, a rescue […]
  
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• Clinton leads Trump, two new polls show

  16-10-2016 20:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters — but two new polls diverge on the size of her lead. Clinton is 11 percentage points ahead of Trump, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll out Sunday. An ABC News/Washington Post poll, meanwhile, pegs her lead at 4 points. For more information on the 2016 election, click here.  In the NBC poll, Clinton has 48% support compared to 37% for Trump, 7% for Libertarian Gary […]
  
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• Giuliani on rigged election: ‘Dead people generally vote for Democrats’

  16-10-2016 19:59
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. — Top Donald Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that Democrats could steal a close election by having dead people vote in inner cities, while vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said the ticket will “absolutely accept the result of the election.” “I’m sorry, dead people generally vote for Democrats rather than Republicans,” the former New York City mayor told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “You wan
  
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• Women Arrested After Fatal DUI Crash in Windsor Locks

  16-10-2016 18:16
  
  One person was killed in a crash on I-91 in Windsor Locks on Saturday.
  
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• Rocket launch should be visible in Connecticut Sunday evening

  16-10-2016 17:44
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station is about to get its first delivery from Virginia in two years, and people in Connecticut may get to see the rocket as it ascends into space. Orbital ATK, one of NASA’s shippers, aims to launch its own cargo ship Sunday night around 8:03 p.m. Eastern time from Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch window opens for five minutes at 8:03 p.m. The rocket should be visible in Connecticut about 2.5 minutes after launch […]
  
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• Rocket launch, expected to be seen from Connecticut, delayed until Monday

  16-10-2016 17:44
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The launch of a rocket carrying equipment and supplies for the International Space Station has been delayed 24 hours. Connecticut may get to see the rocket as it ascends into space. Orbital ATK, one of NASA’s shippers, had originally planned to launch its own cargo ship Sunday night around 8:03 p.m. Eastern time from Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch  postponed was  24 hours  due to a cable that did not perform as expected during the
  
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• Arrest Made In Fatal Highway Crash

  16-10-2016 17:10
  
  (WINDSOR LOCKS,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  – State Police have arrested a Newington woman in a Saturday afternoon fatal crash on Interstate 91 in  Windsor Locks.According to investigators  a vehicle  driven by  34 year old Katell Gunning rear-ended  one driven by 46 year old Kevin Dutra of Colchester near exit  45   northbound around  2 pm.
  Dutra  was killed. Police say Gunning fled the scene and was   found off  exit 44 in
  
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• UConn Student Struck By UConn Fire Dept. Vehicle, Killed

  16-10-2016 16:58
  
  A UConn student has died after being struck by a university fire department vehicle early Sunday morning.
  
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• UConn Student Struck And Killed

  16-10-2016 16:20
  
  (STORRS,Conn./CBS Connecticut) –  A  pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed on the UConn Storrs campus  early Sunday morning.The victim, a student.  was struck shortly before  3 am.
  At the request of the State’s Attorneys Office and the UConn Police Chief,troopers from Troop C, and the State Police  Crash Analysis  Reconstruction Squad assumed the investigation.
  The victim’s name  has not  been released.
  
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• Tractor-trailer crashes on Rt. 44 in Pomfret

  16-10-2016 16:19
  
  POMFRET — A tractor-trailer crashed on Route 44 Sunday morning. The accident happened near the intersection of Route 44 and Old Route 44 in Pomfret. The road was closed for a time but has since reopened. No other details were available. Check back for further details as they develop.
  
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• Tractor-trailer crash closes Rt. 44 in Pomfret

  16-10-2016 16:19
  
  POMFRET — A tractor-trailer crash closed Route 44 Sunday morning. The accident happened near the intersection of Route 44 and Old Route 44 in Pomfret. Police expected it would be cleared some time after 12 noon. No other details were available. Check back for further details as they develop.
  
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• State agency says Connecticut seatbelt usage climbing

  16-10-2016 16:05
  
  HARTFORD  — The Connecticut Department of Transportation says the vast majority of the state drivers are using their seatbelts. According to the agency’s highway safety office, Connecticut’s seatbelt usage in 2016 has increased to 89.4 percent. That’s up from 85.4 percent in 2015. DOT Commissioner James Redeker  says his agency has been working closely with law enforcement and others to “move the needle,” calling this increase “significant.&rdq
  
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• The Real Story – East Hartford’s response to plane crash

  16-10-2016 16:02
  
  East Hartford Mayor Marcia LeClerc reflects on the city’s response to a plane crash Tuesday right outside of Pratt & Whitney. Two people were on board during the crash; one, was taken to the hospital with significant injuries, and a second man is dead. The survivor is expected to survive, and he is speaking to investigators about what occurred. She also discusses East Hartford’s role in the ongoing investigation with federal agencies. Federal authorities believe Tuesday
  
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• The Real Story – State fiscal outlook

  16-10-2016 16:01
  
  State Comptroller Kevin Lembo weighs in on Connecticut’s fiscal outlook.  He also discusses a discrepancy in projected budget numbers from the Governor’s office, including a letter he wrote to Ben Barnes asking for clarification. The General Assembly’s nonpartisan fiscal office says Connecticut’s main spending account is currently projected to be almost $78 million in deficit. In a report released Thursday, the Office of Fiscal Analysis says the shortfall i
  
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• The Real Story – Doing business in Connecticut

  16-10-2016 16:00
  
  Carol Platt Liebau, President of the Yankee Institute, goes over a new campaign aimed at cutting red tape for businesses.  She discusses ways Connecticut can improve the business climate without costing the state dollars. On Sunday, Union members voted for a deal that would keep Sikorsky Aircraft manufacturing U.S. Navy helicopters in Connecticut for at least the next 16 years. More than 2,000 Teamsters voted Sunday for the state deal that includes a 25 percent pay cut for workers
  
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• UConn student from West Hartford dies after being hit by fire department SUV

  16-10-2016 15:50
  
  STORRS —  A University of Connecticut student died after being struck by a fire department SUV in an accident on campus Sunday morning. State police said the accident happened at the UConn Fire Department Public Safety complex on the Storrs campus. State police said Jeffny Pally, 19, of West Hartford was sitting with her back against a overhead garage door outside the Public Safety complex. Firefighters received a call for service at 1:13 a.m. and the Department Shift C
  
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• UConn student dies after being hit by fire truck

  16-10-2016 15:50
  
  STORRS —  A University of Connecticut student died after being struck by a fire truck on campus Sunday morning. State police said the accident happened at 2:48 a.m. when a pedestrian was struck by a UConn Fire Department vehicle on the Storrs campus. The victim was a UConn student according to police. At the request of the State’s Attorney Office and the UConn police chief, troopers from Troop C-Mansfield and the Connecticut State Police Crash Analysis Reconstruction Squad (CARS
  
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• Woman arrested for DUI after Windsor Locks fatal crash

  16-10-2016 15:42
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS — A woman was arrested for driving under the influence after a crash Saturday that killed a Colchester man. Katell Gunning, 34, of Newington, was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, evading responsibility and operating with a suspended license after Saturday’s crash in Windsor Locks. Police said additional charges are pending. Police said Kevin Dutra, 46, of Colchester died in the crash when the Ford F 350 pickup he was driving was h
  
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• UConn Student Dead After Being Struck By UConn Fire Dept. Vehicle

  16-10-2016 15:35
  
  A UConn student has died after being struck by a university fire department vehicle early Sunday morning.
  
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• Women Arrested After Fatal DUI Crash in Windsor

  16-10-2016 15:30
  
  One person was killed in a crash on I-91 in Windsor Locks on Saturday.
  
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• High winds, rain lash Pacific Northwest

  16-10-2016 14:51
  
  SEATTLE — High winds and rain whipped Oregon and Washington Saturday, downing trees and wires, causing flooding and knocking out power for tens of thousands of customers in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest. The fierce storm spawned by Typhoon Songda put 13,700 customers in the dark in the Portland area, Portland General Electric reported at 11 p.m. (2 a.m. ET). Throughout the night, utilities worked to restore power to residents in Oregon and Washington. Around 11 p.m., Puget [
  
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• US Navy’s stealth destroyer joins the fleet

  16-10-2016 14:31
  
  BALTIMORE, MD — The US Navy officially welcomed its largest and most technologically advanced destroyer to the fleet Saturday as the USS Zumwalt was commissioned in Baltimore. The Zumwalt is striking in appearance, with sharp angles and weaponry concealed behind flat surfaces, a design that makes it many times more difficult to spot on radar than conventional destroyers. “If Batman had a ship, it would be the USS Zumwalt,” said Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr., commander of the US Pac
  
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• Sunday Forecast: Warming up to summer-like levels this week

  16-10-2016 12:48
  
  High pressure has settled over New England that will continue to deliver a beautiful Sunday with mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures.  Get ready for some beautiful New England fall foliage too, as the season tends to peak across Central New England this weekend.  The foliage is already past peak for Northern New England, but for us, you can expect moderate to near peak colors with the peak of the season coming late next week and weekend. New online hub […]
  
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• Flowers Accounts For 5 TDs, South Florida Beats UConn 42-27

  16-10-2016 05:09
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Quinton Flowers passed for two touchdowns and ran for three more and South Florida had 316 yards rushing in its 42-27 win over UConn on Saturday night.
  Flowers had 213 yards passing and 157 yards rushing as USF (6-1, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) scored at least 35 points for the 11th consecutive game, extending the program record. Marlon Mack added 107 yards rushing and a score on 16 carries and had six receptions for 75 yards.
  Flowers scored on touchdown runs of 5
  
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• Trinity beats Tufts 36-28

  16-10-2016 04:58
  
  HARTFORD — Trinity College hosted a battle of unbeatens in NESCAC football Saturday as the Jumbos of Tufts University came to Hartford. Both teams had a record of 3-0 in the conference and looked to stay in the hunt for the conference title. Tufts would get on the board first but the Bantams would quickly rattle off 23 straight points and would lead at the half 30-13. Bantams would come out flat in the second half according to Head Coach […]
  
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• Thanksgiving meals fill up a bus in Bristol

  16-10-2016 04:50
  
  BRISTOL — People  gathered Saturday to help “Fill the Bus.” Necessities Cupboard was collecting donations from people who went to shop at a local Walmart in Bristol. As people walked into the store, they were asked to shop for non-perishables and hygienic products to give to families in need. Diane Bruneau who donated some food said, “Everyone needs help and you know it`s sad so I really enjoy helping it makes me feel good.” Marie White who helped org
  
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• State Police: 2-Car Crash On Interstate Kills 1 Person

  16-10-2016 04:50
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — State police say one person has been killed in a two-car crash on Interstate 91 in Windsor Locks.
  The accident happened shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday on I-91 northbound. It caused traffic to be diverted off the interstate. All lanes had reopened by 7 p.m.
  Police did not release details about the crash or the victim. 
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• UConn loses to University of South Florida 42 – 27

  16-10-2016 04:39
  
  TAMPA, Fl. — The UConn Huskies lost to the University of South Florida 42 to 27 Saturday. The Huskies drop to 3-4 overall and will host UCF next Saturday at Pratt and Whitney Stadium in East Hartford.
  
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• Former NFL player Dennis Byrd killed in car accident

  16-10-2016 04:21
  
  TULSA, Okla. — Dennis Byrd, the former NY Jets defensive lineman whose career was ended by neck injury, was killed Saturday in a car accident. He was 51. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Byrd was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Oklahoma 88 north of Claremore. The Tulsa World first reported Byrd’s death. He starred at Tulsa before playing for the New York Jets The highway patrol said the crash happened about 11:15 a.m. between Oologah and Claremore. It said […]
  
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• Giffords brings discussion of gun violence prevention to Newtown

  16-10-2016 04:13
  
  NEWTOWN — The spotlight was on gun violence Saturday in Newtown, as the presidential election creeps closer. “This is our opportunity now to stand up for what is right,” said U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty who represents the fifth district. Esty, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and other Connecticut leaders, sat with former U.S Rep. Gabby Giffords for a serious talk about gun violence and a need to vote this November with the issue in mind. “Smart laws, tough laws, good laws that [
  
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• Fire damages building in Norwich

  16-10-2016 03:30
  
  NORWICH — Crews were called to a fire on Franklin Street Saturday afternoon. Fire crews said no one was in the building at the time and the building did suffer extensive water damage. The fire remains under investigation.
  
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• 1 Dead in Crash on I-91 in Windsor Locks

  16-10-2016 02:22
  
  One person was killed in a crash on I-91 in Windsor Locks on Saturday.Photo Credit: Connecticut DOT
  
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• Greenwich High apologizes for ‘Hitler’ football play

  16-10-2016 02:19
  
  GREENWICH  — The headmaster of a Greenwich high school has apologized after its football team named one of its plays “Hitler.” Chris Winters, of Greenwich High School, issued the apology Friday. He called the designation offensive and said the practice has been stopped. A Trumbull mother tells the Connecticut Post her son’s freshman football team was playing Greenwich on Thursday when the players charged onto the field shouting “Hitler.” Debbie
  
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• Amistad returns to New Haven harbor

  16-10-2016 01:52
  
  NEW HAVEN — Lawmakers and members of the community celebrated the return of Connecticut’s flagship, the Freedom Schooner Amistad, to New Haven Harbor. The replica was refurbished at Mystic Seaport over the winter and it returned Saturday to New Haven‘s Long Wharf Pier. Slaves aboard the Amistad took control of the original ship in 1839 as it sailed from Cuba. After sailing in the wrong direction, the Africans on board were captured by the Navy and towed to New London harbo
  
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• Paul Ryan expresses confidence in electoral system

  16-10-2016 01:18
  
  Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan on Saturday expressed his confidence in the US electoral system, an implicit rebuke to his party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump. “Our democracy relies on confidence in election results, and the speaker is fully confident the states will carry out this election with integrity,” said Ashlee Strong, a spokeswoman for Ryan. Trump, whose poll numbers have dropped in recent weeks, has repeatedly suggested that the election is “rigged.&rd
  
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• Clinton campaign discussed ways to refute rape accuser’s claims

  16-10-2016 00:59
  
  WASHINGTON — After Juanita Broaddrick tweeted in January that former President Bill Clinton raped her, Clinton’s attorney, David Kendall, and Hillary Clinton‘s campaign chairman, John Podesta, held a call to talk about the case and evidence that could be used to refute the allegations, according to hacked emails released by WikiLeaks. The hacked email, entitled “History of Juanita Broaddrick Allegations,” contained several attachments. The documents were made public
  
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