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• WTIC’s Closing Bell Stock Report: May 16, 2017

  16-05-2017 23:03
  
  See where the market closed today with WTIC’s Closing Bell Report, brought to you by Toomey Investment Management, Inc.
  
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• Activists React To 15-Year-Old Boy’s Killing In Bridgeport

  16-05-2017 22:51
  DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Bridgeport Police are facing increasing calls to release surveillance videos related to an officer’s killing of an unarmed 15-year-old driver.
  Authorities say Bridgeport Officer James Boulay fatally shot Jayson Negron and wounded a 21-year-old May 9. Police say Boulay opened fire when the car nearly ran over him.
  Negron’s relatives dispute the police story and say they were initially told he died shortly af
  
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• Pedestrian Dies of Injuries After Being Hit by Amtrak Train

  16-05-2017 22:15
  
  BRANFORD, Conn. (AP) — A pedestrian is dead after being struck by an Amtrak train near a stop in Branford.
  An Amtrak spokesman says an Acela Express train from Boston to New York struck the person on Tuesday afternoon. The individual, whose identity was not immediately released, died of injuries sustained in the collision.
  The Hartford Courant reports that there were 171 passengers on the train. No one on the train was hurt.
  Amtrak and Shore Line East trains were temporarily halted as a r
  
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• East Hartford Warrant Sweep Nets Dozens Of Arrests

  16-05-2017 22:08
  
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – East Hartford police say a multi-day warrant sweep has netted dozens of arrests.
  Police say many of the 43 suspects rounded up were wanted on felony charges.
  Twenty-four of the arrests occurred Tuesday morning, with teams of police and parole and probation officers fanning out around town and rounding up suspects.
  Those charged range in age from 19 to 66. Most of the suspects reside in East Hartford. The charges include failure to appear in court an
  
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• Democratic Budget Includes Legalized Pot, Tolls And A Casino

  16-05-2017 20:55
  By SUSAN HAIGHAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Democratic legislative leaders are proposing to legalize the retail sale of marijuana, authorize at least one new casino and “pave the way for tolls in Connecticut” as ways to balance the state’s deficit-plagued budget for the next two fiscal years.
  The updated plan released Tuesday will be part of the bipartisan budget negotiations lawmakers are scheduled to begin Wednesday with Democratic Gov. Dan
  
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• 5 Must Haves For Every Overseas Traveler

  16-05-2017 20:00
  By Laurie Jo Miller Farr
  Don’t leave home without these five utterly essential items and accessories when planning your next jet-setter jaunt or an impromptu trip. And of course, your passport makes six! Do use your phone to take a photo of your passport and/or keep a photocopy of it in a separate place. An emergency trip to the US consulate in case of theft or loss will go a lot more smoothly when you can produce a copy.
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• Shoddy Roads Cost State Motorists $6.1B A Year: Report

  16-05-2017 19:49
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A new report from a Washington DC-based transportation group finds that rough and congested roads that often lack modern safety features cost Connecticut motorists $6.1 billion a year.
  Carolyn Kelly, with the group TRIP says that includes, wasted time and fuel, safety expenses, and vehicle operating costs from roads in need of repair.
  “Statewide, 79 percent– four out of every five miles– of major roads are in either poor or mediocre con
  
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• Fake Tax Checks To Land Store Owner In Prison

  16-05-2017 18:37
  MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) – A Manchester convenience store owner has pleaded guilty to illegally cashing 126 false federal income-tax refund checks totaling more than $787,000.
  The U.S. Attorney’s office says 50-year-old Asafak Bhura pleaded guilty last week to attempting to interfere with the administration of internal revenue laws.
  Court records show Bhura cashed the checks for a person he knew only by his first name.
  Bhura also deposited checks into his personal bank accounts.
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• 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Preview

  16-05-2017 18:34
  By Rahul Lal
  It’s finally time for the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. After an incredible back-and-forth series between the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics, the DC curse holds, and Beantown can celebrate… for now. While Boston has many reasons to be excited, it faces an even more difficult task starting Wednesday: beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  James has taken his teams to the NBA Finals, representing the East, in each of the las
  
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