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• Ex Ballpark Developers Seek $90M From City of Hartford

  01-03-2017 23:40
  
  The former developers who were fired from the minor baseball stadium in Hartford project have filed a legal complaint against the city of Hartford and claim the city might be liable for more than $90 million...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• NTSB Preliminary Report for East Haven Plane Crash Released

  01-03-2017 23:39
  
  The preliminary report for the plane crash that killed the student and injured the instructor in East Haven has been released by the National Transportation Safety Board.Photo Credit: East Haven Mayor's Office and Family PhotoThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• First Alert: Strong Winds & Falling Temperatures

  01-03-2017 23:31
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists have issued a First Alert for high winds throughout the day on Thursday. A cold front will move through the state tonight. Behind the cold front are some cooler temperatures...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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• Business up as young professionals flock to apartments in Hartford

  01-03-2017 23:28
  
  HARTFORD — Downtown Hartford is arguably seeing a resurgence. The city has seen a host of luxury apartment complexes recently crop up, including the Capewell Lofts. The 72-unit complex is housed in the old Capewell Horseshoe Nail Company. “Since the 80s, it’s been vacant,” said Jeff Ferony, a partner in Trio Properties, which owns the building. “It looks like a whole new world now, it’s tremendous,” said Ferony. Ferony said demand for the building has be
  
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• Alleged Diamond Thieves Denied Bail in Georgia

  01-03-2017 23:22
  
  A Connecticut couple accused in a million dollar Ponzi scheme involving gold and diamonds will stay behind bars after a judge in Georgia denied their bail.
  
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• WTIC’s Closing Bell Stock Report: March 1, 2017

  01-03-2017 23:00
  
  See where the market closed today with WTIC’s Closing Bell Report, brought to you by Toomey Investment Management, Inc.
  
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• Scattered Showers Through this Evening

  01-03-2017 22:45
  
  First Alert for strong winds Thursday afternoon.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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• Giraffe gives birth at Denver Zoo as millions wait for New York calf to arrive

  01-03-2017 22:44
  
  DENVER — The Denver Zoo welcomed a baby giraffe Tuesday as the nation anxiously awaits the arrival of another giraffe across the country. Dobby was born to mother Kipele around 3 a.m. measuring 5-foot-7 and weighing 73 pounds, PIX11 reports. Officials say Dobby was very small and not well when he was born. It was a surprise to zoo officials to find out Kipele was pregnant. “Zookeepers suspected she might be pregnant, despite birth control, because her stomach and udder […]
  
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• NTSB Report: Stall Warning Heard Before Crash

  01-03-2017 22:42
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — A National Transportation Board report on last week’s deadly plane crash in East Haven says another pilot nearby listened to an emergency transmission from the Piper PA-38, and could hear a stall warning horn in the background.
  The stall warning horn goes off when there is not enough airflow around the wings to provide lift.
  A stall can be caused if a plane’s speed becomes too slow, or if the angle of the wings is wrong.
  One man was killed in the crash, anot
  
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• Tracking severe weather tonight, windy Thursday with temps in the 50’s

  01-03-2017 22:22
  
  There may be a period of heavier rain potentially in the evening. There’s even the potential for an isolated severe thunderstorm. This is part of a front that will swing away the warm air, after records fall. Thursday’s highs will only be in the 50s with a chance of rain, with 30s by the end of the week, and a chance of snow for Friday! Be sure to download the FOX 61 Weather app for the latest. Forecast Details:  Tonight: Warm […]
  
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• Gov. Malloy on the FOX61 News on immigration and the Trump administration

  01-03-2017 22:21
  
  HARTFORD — Governor Dannel Malloy has captured the attention of the Trump administration and national media primarily because of his response to President Trump’s policies on immigration. In a directive to local police departments and school superintendents last week, Gov. Malloy said those community leaders don’t have to cooperate with federal authorities when it comes to immigration enforcement, and only need to follow Connecticut’s laws. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughto
  
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• NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal East Haven plane crash

  01-03-2017 22:10
  
  WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on last week’s fatal plane crash near Tweed-New Haven Airport indicating the plane stalled before the crash. The flying student Pablo Campos, 31, of East Haven, died in Wednesday’s crash. Rafayel Hany Wassef, 20, of New London, was critically injured. The NTSB said the pilot of the plane had been practicing landings and take offs, called “touch and go’s.&rdq
  
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• Police Search for Suspect in West Hartford Bank Robbery

  01-03-2017 21:44
  
  Police are searching for the man who robbed a bank in West Hartford on Wednesday.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police
  
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• Don't Have Time for Church? Get Your Ashes on the Go

  01-03-2017 21:26
  
  It's Ash Wednesday.Christians around the world are stopping in to church to receive their ashes, a custom that occurs 46 days before Easter.But one church in Durham is giving parishoners little reason...Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Ballpark Developer Seeking $90M In Lawsuit Against City

  01-03-2017 21:07
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — The former developers of Dunkin’ Donuts Park today filed an update to their lawsuit against the city of Hartford seeking damages of more than $90-million.
  In the new court filing, developer Centerplan blames cost over-runs on the minor league baseball stadium on bad city management.
  The developers write that the city never acted as if it was constrained by any budget concerns.
  The company claims costs increased by 20 percent when the city required that unionized c
  
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• Man Tried to Lure 11-Year-Old at Milford Bus Stop: Police

  01-03-2017 20:54
  
  A man tried to lure an 11-year-old into his car as the child was waiting for the bus Tuesday morning in Milford and police are searching for the man.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Judge agrees to free widow of Orlando shooter

  01-03-2017 20:30
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge in California has agreed to release on bail the widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub until she faces trial on charges of aiding his attack. U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu decided Wednesday that 31-year-old Noor Salman isn’t a flight risk or a danger to public safety. The judge says there’s no evidence that Salman has connections to the Islamic State or holds extremist views. Her husband, Omar Mateen, […]
  
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• Danny Garcia: Thurman’s ‘Never Been In The Ring With A Guy Like Me’

  01-03-2017 20:25
  
  Jason Keidel
  When Danny Garcia fights Keith Thurman on March 4 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, it will mark the first time two undefeated welterweight champions will fight each other since Oscar De La Hoya battled Felix Trinidad. Perhaps this fight doesn’t have the precise cash or cachet attached, but it’s still a hallmark event for a sport that’s looking to fill the Floyd Mayweather Jr. void.
  And while he’s not as open or loquacious as Thurman, Garcia fights and speaks w
  
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• Hangry in the school caf: Sharing some food is off the table

  01-03-2017 20:20
  
  WALLINGFORD — Those lessons about sharing? At lunchtime in Connecticut schools, they come with an asterisk. School officials in a Connecticut town are criticizing new restrictions on lunchroom “share tables,” which encourage students to donate uneaten food for any classmates who may be hungry. The concept has been promoted by the U.S. Agriculture Department as a way to reduce waste, but it is up to local governments to determine what health codes will allow. Under a Connecticut
  
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• Judge releases man declared insane after 2001 fatal shooting in Salem

  01-03-2017 20:13
  
  NORWICH — A  judge has freed a 64-year-old inmate who was found to be insane when he fatally shot a man in Salem 15 years ago. Norwich Superior Court Judge Arthur Hadden granted the release of William Adamson from the supervision of the state’s Psychiatric Security Review Board on Monday. Two psychiatrists testified in November that the Montville man is no longer a threat to the public. Hadden wrote in his decision that although Adamson continues to have “an active [&helli
  
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• White House: Conway acted ‘without nefarious motive’ in Ivanka Trump plug

  01-03-2017 19:58
  
  NEW YORK — The White House has concluded that Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President Trump, was acting “without nefarious motive” when she plugged Ivanka Trump’s products in a TV interview, according to a letter obtained by CNNMoney. The letter, from the White House to the Office of Government Ethics, says a White House lawyer met with Conway to review federal rules prohibiting endorsements by government employees. It makes no mention of plans for disciplinary actio
  
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• Malloy Unveils Revised Juvenile Justice Reform Package

  01-03-2017 19:52
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Preventing Connecticut’s adult prisons from becoming crime schools for the young. Governor Dannel Malloy says that’s the of objective of a revised juvenile justice reform package unveiled in Hartford Wednesday.
  Speaking  at the Asylum Hill Boys & Girls Club in Hartford, Malloy said the measure would gradually increase from 18 to 21, the age that crimes are handled by the juvenile justice system. Vincent Schiraldi, a senior research f
  
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• Boy asks mom for haircut to ‘look like his friend’

  01-03-2017 19:33
  
  A sweet photo making waves across social media shows a young boy who wants to get a haircut to match his friend. A photo posted by Lydia Stith Rosebush on Feb. 24 shows the two childrens’ close bond, surpassing race and “prejudice.” Rosebush said she and her son Jax were talking about haircuts when he asked her if he could cut his hair short to look like his friend Reddy. The photo shows Jax and Reddy in their Christmas program. […]
  
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• Crews Battle Fire on Maple Street in Naugatuck

  01-03-2017 19:27
  
  Firefighters have responded to a fire at 149 Maple St. in Naugatuck and fire departments from surrounding towns have been called to provide mutual aid.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State Troopers Find ATM Behind Building in Southbury

  01-03-2017 19:22
  
  State troopers are investigating after finding an ATM in Southbury.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Elizabeth Smart and Amanda Berry meet, discuss the horrors they survived

  01-03-2017 19:21
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Amanda Berry went to work this month in television, reporting a daily segment on Missing Persons for WJW TV in Cleveland. She knows what it’s like to be missing. Berry, 30, spent 10 years in captivity after she was kidnapped the day before her 17th birthday in 2003. She was held by her friend’s father, along with two other women, in the former bus driver’s house. The captor, Ariel Castro, impregnated Berry, and she gave birth to his […]
  
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• Judge Releases Man Declared Insane After 2001 Fatal Shooting

  01-03-2017 19:06
  
  NORWICH, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut judge has freed a 64-year-old inmate who was found to be insane when he fatally shot a man in Salem 15 years ago.
  Norwich Superior Court Judge Arthur Hadden granted the release of William Adamson from the supervision of the state’s Psychiatric Security Review Board on Monday.
  Two psychiatrists testified in November that the Montville man is no longer a threat to the public. Hadden wrote in his decision that although Adamson cont
  
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• Former State Police Spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance to Retire

  01-03-2017 18:52
  
  Lt. J. Paul Vance, who served at the spokesman for the Connecticut State Police for over 15 years and served the department for over 42 years, will retire on April 1.
  
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• Coalition Seeks State Education Funding Study

  01-03-2017 18:43
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — The Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding today called on state lawmakers to authorize a year-long, $300,000 study to look at how much it would cost to properly educate all students in the state.
  Coalition official Jim Finley says there is a lack of hard data in the governor’s current school funding plan.
  “In our view, he has manipulated the formula to  predetermine a spending amount that they are comfortable with, and it is not reflect
  
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• COMPUTER TALK with TAB: Solar Systems, SlingTV and Going off the Grid

  01-03-2017 18:39
  
   Erik flies solo while taking your computer questions.
   There is evidence of a chaotic solar system found in rocks in Colorado. Apple investigates the case of an iPhone 7 Plus that blew up. Discover tips on how to find the best lithium batteries. Are you looking to cut the cable cord?  SlingTV offers low-cost options.
  A listener wonders about a mysterious Google Account log out. Find out how to fix TurboTax issues and problems with Windows System Restore.  Discover how to pr
  
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• Former State Police spokesman Lt. Vance to retire after 42 years

  01-03-2017 18:13
  
  MIDDLETOWN — One of the most recognized faces in the Connecticut State Police, Lt. J. Paul Vance, has announced his retirement effective April 1. Vance, best known for his 16 years serving as the spokesman for the department, has been with the force for 42 years. Most recently, he was working as the Department Traffic Coordinator and commanding officer responsible for dignitary protection and other specialized assignments. Vance received international attention and praise for his
  
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• Former CSP Spokesman Paul Vance Retiring

  01-03-2017 18:08
  
  (Middletown, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Connecticut State Police Lieutenant Paul Vance, who was the face of the agency in the days after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over four years ago, is retiring.
  Vance at the time was the commanding officer of the CSP public information office.
  He was credited with providing the public and media information on the shooting under the most difficult of circumstances.
  Vance says he put in his papers last week for retirement effective April 1.
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• Man Kidnapped, Robbed Trying to Meet Woman He Met Online

  01-03-2017 17:51
  
  A Bridgeport man who showed up in New Haven to meet a woman he communicated with online instead found himself meeting with two men he said kidnapped and robbed him.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Oprah 2020? Winfrey Won’t Rule Out Running For Office Thanks To Trump

  01-03-2017 17:49
  
  CBS Local– One of the largest emissions from Donald Trump’s Presidential election, despite no history dabbling in politics, is that similarly successful and famous people are now tipped for potential campaigns. President Trump is a trailblazer in that regard and 2020 will be interesting. Could it be Mark Zuckerberg running for office? Kanye West said he wants in? What about Mark Cuban? Well, how about Oprah Winfrey?
  Winfrey told David Rubenstein she’d consider as much
  
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• Clean up from Naugatuck second alarm fire causes road closures

  01-03-2017 17:41
  
  NAUGATUCK — Police are warning residents that several roads in the area of a fire Wednesday morning will be closed. The fire, at 149 Maple St., damaged an retail/residential building that housed an antique shop. The fire started around 9 a.m. and went to a second alarm. There were no reports of injuries. Naugatuck Police said the following roads would be closed or restricted until some time in the afternoon. Maple Street at South Main Route 8 south Exit at Maple […]
  
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• Milford Police: Man tried to lure 11-year-old girl into his SUV

  01-03-2017 17:40
  
  MILFORD — A man driving a white BMW SUV with dice on the rear view mirror and flames on the rims tried luring an 11-year-old girl into his truck while she was walking to the bus stop, according to police. The Milford Police Department is investigating the incident that happened on Tuesday morning at around 7:30 on Baxter Lane near Apple Jack Lane. Police said the man claimed to be a family friend and asked the girl to open the rear hatch to the vehicle an
  
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• Suspect Sought In Gas Station Stickup

  01-03-2017 17:36
  
  (West Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – West Hartford police are investigating a Tuesday early morning armed robbery at a gas station in town.
  Officers say just before 4 a.m., a clerk at the Shell station on Farmington Avenue reported he had just been held up at knifepoint.
  The suspect fled the station with the cash drawer, police say.
  No injuries were reported.
  The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male, wearing a light blue colored hooded jacket, gloves, black sneakers, black
  
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• 5 MLB 2017 Breakout Stars

  01-03-2017 17:30
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Baseball has started! (Kind of). Spring training games are underway, and now more than any other time of year fans overreact to what happens in the seemingly countless exhibitions. Did that Double-A player hit four home runs in three games? It’s not likely he’s the next Babe Ruth? Is a perennial All-Star struggling? He’ll likely be okay. Yet there are a handful of players that, with experience, should be ready to take the leap from either fringe- or average starter
  
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• Ex-Navy servicemen gets 10 years in online sex case

  01-03-2017 17:20
  
  HARTFORD — A former Navy petty officer who pleaded guilty to enticing young girls to perform sexually explicit acts during online video chats has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Adam Simpson was also sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford to five years of probation. The 30-year-old Simpson, of Benton, Pennsylvania, was stationed at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton and served aboard the USS Hartford at the time. He pleaded guilty in June to using an […]
  
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• YES Network to Return to Comcast Channel Lineup

  01-03-2017 17:10
  
  The YES Network is coming back to the Comcast channel lineup after a dispute over fees.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• ATM Found In Southbury

  01-03-2017 17:04
  
  (Southbury, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – It was a rather unusual find in Southbury early this morning.
  State Police say an ATM machine was found in the back of a building in town just before 7:30, cast aside like a piece of junk, in the area of 1266 Main Street.
  They haven’t said from where the ATM came.
  Western District Major Crimes detectives are trying to figure that out.
  Anyone who thinks they may have information regarding the missing ATM should contact State Police Troop A in South
  
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• SOUND OFF CT: Should Paul Ryan Step Down?

  01-03-2017 17:03
  
  Betsy McCaughey, senior fellow at the London Center for Policy Research, constitutional scholar with a Ph.D. from Columbia University, a public policy expert, and a former Lt. Governor of New York State, says that Speaker Paul Ryan should step down if he cannot pass an Obamacare repeal package.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Do CT’s Suburbs Exclude The Poor?

  01-03-2017 17:01
  
  Chris Powell, Managing Editor of the Journal Inquirer, says what Connecticut’s suburbs do ‘right’ is mainly just excluding the poor.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: The Shopping Bag Tax

  01-03-2017 17:00
  
  President of The Connecticut Food Association Wayne Pesce looks at the proposed bag tax. Environmentalists and grocers are urging a 5-cent tax on plastic and paper shopping bags. And Gov. Malloy is seeking a budget boost in 10-cent deposits.
  
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• Connecticut Business Spotlight March 1, 2017: Carolyn’s Place

  01-03-2017 17:00
  
  One of the many things that makes Connecticut great is its local businesses! WTIC Newstalk 1080, along with Merritt Graphics Print Solutions support local businesses in Connecticut and want to thank them for the wonderful work they do.
  This week’s Connecticut Business Spotlight is Carolyn’s Place.
  Carolyn’s Place Pregnancy Care Center is here for you; to encourage and support you on your walk of life. Carolyn’s Place offers free and confidential childbirth prep and p
  
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• Autism Speaks aims to raise awareness for upcoming walks in East Hartford and Waterbury

  01-03-2017 16:57
  
  HARTFORD — April is National Autism Awareness Month and Lauren Amendola, senior director for field development with Autism Speaks, stopped by FOX61’s Good Day Connecticut to talk about an event on Thursday. The New England Chapter of Autism Speaks is hosting the event at Max Downtown from 4:30 to 6 p.m., to recruit walkers and other supporters for their upcoming walks in Waterbury in May and East Hartford in June. A government survey of parents suggests that 1 in 45 childre
  
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• March Madness: Tournament Watch 3/1

  01-03-2017 16:38
  
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – It’s only been two days since the last update, but still a lot has happened. Welcome to college basketball in March. It’s only going to get more crazy and more ridiculous as the days go on. What adds to the craziness is that each and every game seems to matter to some degree to the majority of the teams playing. Whether it’s improving your chances at a good seed in the tournament, beating your conference rivals in the c
  
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• Watch: Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez double murder trial gets underway

  01-03-2017 16:36
  
  Video may be interrupted depending on the actions of the court, such as a court ordered recess.  BOSTON  — Opening statements are underway Wednesday in the double murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez. The former New England Patriots tight end already is serving a life sentence after being convicted in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player. Hernandez is charged in the 2012 fatal shootings of two men he encountered at a Boston nightclub. Ma
  
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