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• What No One Tells You About Medicare Coverage — Carol (Vol. 2)

  24-10-2016 23:33
  
  The following is an excerpt from Phillip Moeller’s Get What’s Yours For Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs, out now on Simon & Schuster. This is the second of a three-part series on Medicare coverage.
  The Medicare rules say that private Medicare Advantage insurance plans must cover at least the same things that Original Medicare (Parts A and B) covers. Many people naturally assume this means the two approaches to Medicare are the same.
  Big mistake.
  Phillip Moel
  
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• NBA 2016-17 Season Preview: Eastern Conference

  24-10-2016 23:25
  
  Bryan Altman
  Believe it or not the NBA season is nearly upon us. After an offseason chock full of free-agent drama, it’s time for teams to actually take to the court. With that in mind, we preview the league, giving an overview of what each team can expect this season. They break down into four categories: the elite, playoff contenders, on the rise and rebuilding. Let’s dive into the East, where some upstart young squads are looking to challenge the defending world champion Clev
  
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• Chill in the air, tracking the potential for first flakes on Thursday

  24-10-2016 23:22
  
  A chill is in the air for the next few days, even with a lot of sunshine on tap for the next couple of days. A Northwest breeze continues to take a chunk out of the low temps, with highs struggling to get to the low 50s, before you factor in the winds. By Tuesday night, temps are down to the low 30s, so a Freeze Watch is up for the Shoreline. It looks like this may be it for […]
  
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• Obama administration: Obamacare premiums to see double-digit hikes next year

  24-10-2016 23:17
  
  WASHINGTON — Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. That will stoke another “Obamacare” controversy days before a presidential election. Before taxpayer-provided subsidies, premiums for a midlevel benchmark plan will increase an average of 25 percent across the 39 states served by the federally run online market, according to a report fr
  
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• Nearly 3 in 5 Americans are making this huge financial mistake

  24-10-2016 23:07
  
  NEW YORK — Americans on a whole just aren’t great savers, to the point where almost 70 percent don’t even have $1,000 in the bank. Furthermore, almost half of Americans claim that to cover a $400 emergency, they’d need to borrow the money or sell something quickly to round up the cash. And though some can legitimately point to low earnings as a reason for not saving, for many it’s a matter of poor money management — namely, failing to […]
  
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• Twin Brothers Wanted In Bank Job

  24-10-2016 22:54
  
  (Danielson, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police are looking for twin brothers wanted in bank robbery from last month.
  They say the brothers, 50-year-olds Vince Rollins and Vance Coffin, should be considered armed and dangerous.
  They’re wanted in connection with a robbery in Canterbury on September 23..
  Rollins and Cofffin’s last known address was on Clinton Avenue in Norwich.
  They could be driving a black Chevy Tahoe that troopers say was used in the stickup.
  Both are still b
  
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• 'Armed and Dangerous' Norwich Twins Wanted by Police

  24-10-2016 22:51
  
  Norwich twins are wanted by police for their involvement in a bank robbery last month, state police said.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Colder Air Arrives Tuesday, Snow Possible Thursday

  24-10-2016 22:49
  
  The coldest air of the season so far will arrive in Connecticut on Tuesday.
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Sound Off Connecticut With Sen Chris Murphy

  24-10-2016 22:47
  
  Sen. Chris Murphy joined Jim in the studio today to discuss health care, gun legislation and mental health initiatives.
  Hear from the Senator below:
  
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• State police issue warning for ‘armed and dangerous’ twin brothers from Norwich

  24-10-2016 22:29
  
  CATERBURY — Connecticut State Police issued a warning Monday afternoon about twin brothers deemed armed and dangerous. “We need your help locating this bank robbery duo. Please share!” they wrote on their Facebook page. Troop D in Danielson is attempting to locate Vince Rollins and Vance Coffin, 50, originally of Norwich. Police say the pair was involved in a bank robbery in Caterbury on September 23. Both Rollins and Coffin were was last known to be driving a black 2000 C
  
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• Jets Smith Tears ACL

  24-10-2016 22:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and is seeking a second opinion on the injury that would end his season _ and likely his time with the team that drafted him.
  NFL Network first reported the severity of Smith’s injury on Monday.
  Smith, a second-round pick in 2013, injured his knee while taking a sack from Baltimore’s Matt Judon in the second quarter of the Jets’ 24-16 win Sunday.
  Smith, who got the
  
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• Instructor badly burned in East Hartford plane crash released from hospital

  24-10-2016 22:18
  
  EAST HARTFORD — About two weeks after an ‘intentional’ plane crash left one dead and on injured in East Hartford, the injured person has been released from the hospital. On October 11 around 3:40 p.m., a small plane crashed in front of Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford. The plane was carrying a student pilot and an instructor, and authorities say the student pilot, Feras Freitekh, intentionally downed the plane in an attempted suicide. The instructor, Arian Prevalla, wa
  
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• Instructor in East Hartford Plane Crash Out of Hospital

  24-10-2016 22:13
  
  The surviving pilot in the plane crash in East Hartford has been released from the hospital, according to hospital officials.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/Facebook
  
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• Court docs describe horrific scene where 224 neglected & dead animals were found in Weston

  24-10-2016 22:10
  
  WESTON — A man who police say is responsible for 224 neglected and dead exotic animals found in a Weston home appeared in court Monday. Court documents describe in detail the horrific scene investigators discovered back in September. Daniel Kopulos is charged with cruelty to animals, and faces up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine if he is found guilty. He was released on a promise to appear in court October 24, when additional charges could be added […]
  
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• Squirrel Causes Widespread Power Outage At UConn

  24-10-2016 22:00
  
  STORRS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A squirrel caused a power outage that affected more than 50 buildings on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs Monday.
  A university spokeswoman says the animal got into a transformer on a utility pole along North Eagleville Road, sending a spark down a utility line that knocked out the main circuit on campus. The outage began around 10:30 a.m.; the all-clear was given around 2 p.m.
  Classes in the affected buildings were canceled for the rest of th
  
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• Squirrel Caused Power Outages at UConn

  24-10-2016 21:55
  
  A squirrel caused widespread power outages on the Storrs campus of UConn today, which led to school officials canceling several classes and sending some employees home.Photo Credit: Heather Haycock
  
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• Former State Rep. Sentenced to Probation for Mortgage Fraud Scheme

  24-10-2016 21:45
  
  A former state representative who admitted to a mortgage fraud scheme has been sentenced to one year of probation and has been fined $1,000 fir conspiring with others to commit bank fraud in connection with his...Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Meriden Humane Society Has Until February to Leave Building

  24-10-2016 21:44
  
  The city government in Meriden on Thursday gave the Meriden Humane Society until the end of February to leave its building, which a board member said is not nearly enough time to find a new home.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Squirrel sneaks in transformer, blowing power to 50+ buildings on UConn campus

  24-10-2016 21:43
  
  STORRS–Many students on UConn’s Storrs campus got an unexpected long weekend on Monday after a squirrel caused quite a bit of trouble. Around noon, about 50 buildings on the college’s main campus–including academic and administrative buildings, as well as residence halls–lost power for several hours. All classes in the effected buildings were cancelled, and employees working in those buildings were sent home for the day. Eversource responded to fix the issue, which
  
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• Mayor Goes On Tweetstorm After 'Walking Dead' Premiere

  24-10-2016 20:54
  
  A Connecticut mayor who is a huge fan of The Walking Dead and is particularly upset about last night's shocking reveal.Photo Credit: FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Crews Responded to Crash Involving Car, Tractor-Trailer in Windsor

  24-10-2016 20:41
  
  Police responded to a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car at Day Hill Road and Poquonock Avenue in Windsor and there were reports that people might have been trapped.Photo Credit: Traffic Cameras
  
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• Connecticut Law Enforcement, Business Leaders Work Together to Fight Cyber Attacks

  24-10-2016 20:39
  
  Just days after a massive cyber-attack blocked access to major e-commerce websites for many Americans, Connecticut law enforcement and leaders of the private sector are trying to figure out how to stop that kind...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Former Lawmaker Sentenced In Mortgage Fraud Scheme

  24-10-2016 20:37
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A former Democratic state representative from Waterbury has been sentenced to a year of probation and a fine of $1,000 for conspiring with others to commit bank fraud in connection with applications for mortgages on a home he was seeking to buy in Bristol, federal prosecutors said.
  Victor Cuevas, 52, pleaded guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
  Federal prosecutors say Cuevas illegally claimed that he was “gifted” m
  
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• NEW EPISODE: Money Wisdom – Managing Taxes & Retirement Plans

  24-10-2016 20:30
  
  Eric Hogarth discusses the tax implications of your various savings accounts and how to manage those tax issues in your retirement plan.
  
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• NEW EPISODE: Voices of Recovery – Consequences Of Drinking

  24-10-2016 20:29
  
  Host Ann Baldwin is joined by Mark-- who is facing jail time after receiving two DUI's-- to talk about the consequences of drinking, both legally and physically.
  
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• Manchester Teen Has Been Missing for a Month

  24-10-2016 20:29
  
  A 16-year-old Manchester girl has been missing for more than a month and police have issued a Silver Alert for her.Photo Credit: Silver Alert
  
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• Service For Missing Boater Back On

  24-10-2016 20:22
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A memorial service for a Connecticut woman who was lost at sea during a fishing trip with her son will take place this week after all, but at an undisclosed location.
  An attorney for Linda Carman’s son, Nathan Carman, tells the Hartford Courant that friends and family have been invited to a private service on Wednesday morning.
  A memorial Mass was originally scheduled at a church in West Hartford, but church officials said it was canceled. Linda Carman&rsq
  
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• Keidel: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions’ Forgotten Star

  24-10-2016 20:13
  
  By Jason Keidel
  When Calvin Johnson retired at the end of last season, it wasn’t seen as a simple transaction by some geriatric who can’t cut the muster. It was Barry Sanders redux — a giant stiff-arm to a forlorn franchise that hasn’t won an NFL title since 1957, and hasn’t played in a single NFL title game since Lamar Hunt named the game the Super Bowl.
  Another surefire Hall of Famer, in his relative prime, was running from his million-dollar paychecks rather
  
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• Jared Fogle’s ex-wife sues Subway, claims company knew about his interest in children

  24-10-2016 20:13
  
  NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — The ex-wife of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is suing the restaurant chain for damages, saying the company received three reports indicating his sexual interest in children but failed to take proper action and continued promoting him as their spokesman. The lawsuit filed Monday in Hamilton County Superior Court on behalf of Katie McLaughlin says Subway sent a public relations employee to ask Fogle about the allegations in two of the reports. The lawsuit says Subway
  
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• Girl Scout cookie cereal is a real thing and happening soon

  24-10-2016 19:46
  
  NEW YORK — When fans of Girl Scout cookies place their orders next year, they won’t have to wait weeks for the boxes to arrive. They’ll only have to wait till breakfast. General Mills announced plans Monday for limited-edition Girl Scout cookie cereal. Yes, it's true! Girl Scouts Cookie cereals will hit U.S. stores in January. We'll share more details soon! pic.twitter.com/sVHprf6bzc — General Mills (@GeneralMills) October 24, 2016 It will come in two flavors, Thin Mints
  
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• Milford Police Arrests Suspects in Attempted Tire Thefts from Car Dealership

  24-10-2016 19:39
  
  Police arrested two men accused of trying to steal rims and tires from a Milford car dealership last week.Photo Credit: MIlforrd Police
  
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• Maryland troopers find 124 pounds of marijuana in Connecticut man’s car

  24-10-2016 19:37
  
  WHITE MARSH, Md.  — Maryland State Police have arrested a Connecticut man after they say they found 124 pounds of marijuana in his car. Local news organizations report that 67-year-old John Paul Demorest was arrested on drug possession and drug kingpin charges. The incident began Saturday after state police pulled over Demorest on Interstate 95 near White Marsh due to speeding. The trooper who pulled him over called for a K-9 unit to inspect the car after noticing indications of [&hel
  
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• Wife gives husband life-saving gift after meeting on Match.com

  24-10-2016 19:17
  
  MILWAUKEE — If you’ve ever moved to a city where you didn’t know anyone at all, you’ll understand how Frank Fostering and Lynne Woehrle felt. They moved to Milwaukee for work, and they hoped to make friends and find someone special — and they did. But they never imagined how they’d find each other, and what they now share. Like most couples, Lynne and Frank say their relationship involves a lot of give and take. Most nights involve a hectic rush […
  
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• Waterbury Man Arrested With 124 Pounds Of Pot: Police

  24-10-2016 19:00
  
  WHITE MARSH, Md. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Maryland State Police have arrested a Connecticut man after they say they found 124 pounds of marijuana in his rental van.
  Police say 67-year-old John Paul Demorest of Waterbury was arrested on drug possession and drug kingpin charges.
  The incident began Saturday after state police pulled over Demorest on Interstate 95 near White Marsh due to speeding. The trooper who pulled him over called for a K-9 unit to inspect the car after noticing indicat
  
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• Officers Found Tire Theft Suspects in Stolen Van: Police

  24-10-2016 18:49
  
  Branford police arrested two men accused of stealing tires and rims at a local car dealership.Photo Credit: Branford Police Department
  
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• Private service set for Middletown woman lost at sea in boat sinking

  24-10-2016 18:47
  
  WEST HARTFORD — A memorial service for a Middletown, Connecticut woman who was lost at sea during a fishing trip with her son will take place this week after all, but at an undisclosed location. An attorney for Linda Carman’s son, Nathan Carman, tells the Hartford Courant that friends and family have been invited to a private service on Wednesday morning. A memorial Mass was originally scheduled at a church in West Hartford, but church officials said it was canceled. Linda [&hel
  
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• 60s singer Bobby Vee dead at age 73

  24-10-2016 18:42
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Pop singer Bobby Vee, whose early 1960s hits included the chart-topping “Take Good Care of My Baby,” has died. He was 73. Vee’s son, Jeff Velline, says Vee, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2011, died Monday. Born Robert Velline in Fargo, North Dakota, Vee was just 15 when he took the stage in nearby Moorhead, Minnesota, to fill in after the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Rich
  
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• Route 156 in Lyme Reopens After Fire

  24-10-2016 18:38
  
  Power was out for a quarter of Eversource customers in Lyme on Monday after a tree branch took down power lines and caused a fire.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Norwalk Police Seek Burglary Suspect Who Failed to Appear

  24-10-2016 18:22
  
  Norwalk police are asking for the public’s help to locate a suspect wanted for failure to appear on burglary and larceny charges.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department
  
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• Murphy: Mental Health Discrimination ‘Rampant’

  24-10-2016 18:15
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Even though the law requires insurers to treat mental health issues just like physical ones, Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy says discrimination is still “rampant.”
  Murphy is proposing legislation which he says would cut through red tape that patients often encounter when they are seeking treatment for a mental health crisis.
  “It is so very difficult for us to get pre-authorization in an insured patient in order to get
  
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• Mumbai raid shuts down call center responsible for scam IRS robocalls

  24-10-2016 17:40
  
  CROMWELL– One of the most persistent scams reported to Better Business Bureau involves impostors who call unwitting consumers, pretending to be with the Internal Revenue Service, and use threats to extort money from frightened victims. An intervention by law enforcement in India appears to have reduced the number of calls reporter to BBB to a trickle. Since the arrests of 70 suspects and shutting down of a the Mumbai, India, call center, BBB reports the number of complaints from
  
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• Coaches Pick Cincinnati To Win American Athletic Conference

  24-10-2016 17:23
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – American Athletic Conference coaches have picked Cincinnati to win the league title this season.
  The Bearcats edged UConn in the poll, which was released Monday at the conference’s annual media day.
  Cincinnati received 95 points and six first-place votes, while UConn claimed the other five and finished with 94 points.
  Cincinnati guard Troy Caupain and Memphis’ Dedric Lawson were chosen as the league’s preseason co-players of the year.
  Caupain is joined
  
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• Hamden Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Teen: Police

  24-10-2016 17:18
  
  Hamden police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenager back in June.Photo Credit: Hamden Police Department
  
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• Hartford company has local Cubs connection

  24-10-2016 17:16
  
  HARTFORD – The Chicago Cubs are going to the World Series and a local company is making the baseball caps that celebrate their championship run. “The Cubs hats have a flavor of the Red Sox hats from 2004 when we did the hats for the World Series champs in 2004 when they hadn’t won in, I think it was 80-something years,” said Roberto Giansiracusa, Gima Sports owner. Gima is located at 241 Ledyard Street in Hartford but if you want to but one the [&helli
  
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• Eli Manning Denies Yelling ‘Trump’ To Signal Audible

  24-10-2016 17:11
  
  LONDON (AP) – Eli Manning says he wasn’t using Donald Trump’s name in order to signal an audible during the New York Giants’ victory over the Los Angeles Rams in London on Sunday.
  The Giants quarterback was caught by microphones yelling out something that sounded a lot like “Trump” ahead of a snap in second quarter of the 17-10 win.
  The play was a run up the middle that gained a yard.
  Some on Twitter speculated that the call was a signal for blockers to form a
  
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• Coldest Air So Far This Season Arrives Tuesday

  24-10-2016 17:09
  
  The coldest air of the season so far will arrive in Connecticut on Tuesday.
  
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• Crews Responding to Crash Involving Car, Tractor-Trailer in Windsor

  24-10-2016 17:04
  
  Police have responded to a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car at Day Hill Road and Poquonock Avenue in Windsor and there are reports that people might be trapped.Photo Credit: Traffic Cameras
  
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