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• I-84 eastbound in Cheshire closed following multi-vehicle accident

  27-06-2017 23:39
  
  CHESHIRE —   Part of Interstate 84 eastbound is closed following a multi-vehicle accident Tuesday evening. The incident occurred between exits 26 and 27 which is currently shutdown. Traffic is congested between exits 25A and 27. No word at this time on any injuries or if any other vehicle is involved. FOX61 will provide updates as soon as they come in.
  
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• Malloy Signs Bill Authorizing East Windsor Casino Gaming Facility

  27-06-2017 22:56
  
  Gov. Dannel Malloy signed legislation that authorizes the operation of a casino gaming facility in East Windsor.
  
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• Malloy Signs East Windsor Tribal Casino Bill

  27-06-2017 22:51
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed legislation into law that could lead to a new tribal casino in East Windsor, the first casino to be built on non-tribal land in Connecticut.
  The Democrat said Tuesday the legislation “is about jobs for the residents of Connecticut, and securing those jobs in our state.”
  The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes say the proposed jointly owned and operated casino will help them compete with the MGM Resor
  
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• Malloy signs bill authorizing East Windsor casino

  27-06-2017 22:42
  
  EAST WINDSOR — Gov. Dan Malloy signed legislation into law Tuesday that authorizes a casino in East Windsor. The bill, Public Act 17-89 – An Act Concerning the Regulation of Gaming and the Authorization of a Casino Gaming Facility in the State, was passed by the state house and senate with bipartisan support. The bill calls for the casino to be operated by a joint venture of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes. The legislation calls for a $1 million initial […]
  
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• Senate delays vote on GOP health care bill; Trump meeting with GOP senators

  27-06-2017 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON —  President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are hosting Republican senators at the White House to discuss flailing efforts to pass a new health care bill. Most of the GOP senators arrived at the White House Tuesday after Senate Republican leaders shelved a vote on their prized health care bill Tuesday until at least next month. A GOP rebellion left them lacking enough votes to even begin debate. Trump said Tuesday that “we’re getting very close but [
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Why Is EVERYTHING So Important?

  27-06-2017 22:25
  Chris Powell, Managing editor of The Journal Inquirer, asks why legislatures and the press pretend EVERYTHING is so important.
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• Body found in Oklahoma Walmart 3 days after woman entered store

  27-06-2017 22:23
  
  SAND SPRINGS, Okla. – Police in one Oklahoma community are investigating after a woman’s body was discovered in the bathroom of a grocery store. Surveillance video showed the woman walking into the store about 6 p.m. Friday afternoon, according to the Associated Press. Investigators tell KJRH that an employee at the Sand Springs Walmart tried to get into the family bathroom on Friday, but it was locked.  At that point, the employee placed an out-of-order sign on the door. S
  
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• Interview: James Wolk And Billy Burke Preview ‘Zoo’ Season Three

  27-06-2017 22:18
  Zoo returns for its third season on June 29th at 10/9c on CBS. Season three picks up ten years after the Noah Objective lead to the mass sterilization of all humans. The regular animals of the world have been cured of their aggressive behavior towards humans, but a new threat arises in the form of “the hybrids” – genetically altered animals developed by a shady organization known as “The Shepherds.” With a dwindling human population and the constant threat of attack
  
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• Real Estate Broker Accused Of Taking Items From Home

  27-06-2017 22:07
  
  NORWALK, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police have charged a Connecticut real estate broker with taking more than $400,000 worth of personal items from a foreclosed home.
  The News-Times reports that 66-year-old Barbara Morris, of Ridgefield, was charged with attempt to commit first-degree larceny.
  Morris was hired by a finance company to oversee a foreclosed Wilton home while litigation continued.
  Police say a 70-year-old woman filed a report claiming personal items had been taken from
  
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• Scattered storms bring hail throughout state

  27-06-2017 22:02
  
  Scattered thunderstorms will bring hail to parts of the state from now through about 7 PM this evening.  While hail looks like the biggest threat, it goes without saying that heavy rain and lightning are also likely in any thunderstorm. Viewers sent in photos from around the state. Wednesday and Thursday look dry and pleasant with lots of sun and low humidity. Then as heat and humidity rise towards the end of the week. So will the chance for thunderstorms. […]
  
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• PD: Man accidentally killed friend in drive-by shooting in Bridgeport

  27-06-2017 22:00
  
  BRIDGEPORT — Authorities said a Bridgeport man accidentally shot and killed his friend while the two were doing a drive-by shooting. The Connecticut Post reports 22-year-old Terrell Evans pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Bridgeport to first-degree manslaughter and gun offenses in the death of 22-year-old Kyree Kennedy. He chose a jury trial. Police said witness told them Evans had gone for a ride with Kennedy on May 2 to shoot up a car that belonged to a person Kennedy was feuding [&hell
  
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• Wallingford Man Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Phishing Scheme on Dark Web: Officials

  27-06-2017 21:55
  
  A Wallingford man has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges connected to a scheme to steal more than $365,000 worth of bitcoins on the dark web, according to federal officials.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Middletown school custodian fired following video on predator website

  27-06-2017 21:29
  
  MIDDLETOWN – City Mayor, Daniel Drew, said they have fired a Middletown School employee Tuesday after a video of him surfaced on a predator website. On Monday, POPSquad posted a video to its website featuring Dean Marston who is a custodian at Snow School. In the video, Marston admits to planning a meet-up with POPSquad founder, “Incognito”, who was posing as a 14-year-old boy. “When I asked him if he was mad about my age, he said not one bit, […]
  
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• Mayor: School Custodian Fired After Trying To Meet Teen

  27-06-2017 21:15
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Middletown Mayor Daniel Drew has fired a custodian who was employed at Snow School in the city following revelations that he attempted to meet a teen boy at a local Wal-Mart, according to a statement from the mayor’s office.
  The statement says the man texted the 14 year old in an attempt to set up a meeting.
  The matter has been referred to the Middletown Police Department for further investigation.
  The mayor’s office, in its statement, did
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Fungus Killing Caterpillars

  27-06-2017 21:00
  Tom Worthley, Associate Extension Professor, Forest Resources UConn Extension, shares an update on the danger facing moth caterpillars in Connecticut.
  A report on the fungus that kills moth caterpillars was released Monday, “UConn Educator Grades Effect of Lethal Fungus.” Learn more…
   
  
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• Man Wanted for Hitting Victim With Bottle in West Haven: Police

  27-06-2017 20:55
  
  A 29-year-old man is wanted for serious assault in West Haven, police said.Photo Credit: West Haven Police
  
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• Middletown School Staff Member Fired After Allegations

  27-06-2017 20:53
  
  A staff member at a Middletown elementary school has been fired after allegations of inappropriate conduct surfaced.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Gov. Malloy discusses the latest on the state budget

  27-06-2017 20:48
  
  HARTFORD —  Gov. Dannel Malloy held a press conference to discuss the latest on the state budget. The start to the new fiscal year is quickly approaching and lawmakers have yet to pass a budget agreement. So Governor Dannel Malloy is laying out two options for legislative leaders for a path forward after July 1. The first option is a “Resource Allocation Plan” for operating without a budget. Governor Malloy would have to run the state through executive authority, whic
  
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• GOP Healthcare Bill Could Cost CT Nearly $3 Billion a Year

  27-06-2017 20:35
  
  The Senate Republican version of the federal healthcare legislation could threaten healthcare coverage for tens-of-thousands of Connecticut residents, raise health care premiums and cost the state as much...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Best Flower Beds In Connecticut

  27-06-2017 20:00
  
  By Joshua Palmes
  Few things can brighten up your day like the sight and scent of fresh flowers. With the warmest months of the year now upon us there is not a better time to view the many wondrous flower beds planted throughout Connecticut. Set aside time this summer to visit these state museums, parks and arboretums for a peek at some beautiful blossoms.
  Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
  151 Brookdale RoadStamford, CT 06903(203) 883-4052
  www.bartlettarboretum.org
  Nature lovers can lose themselv
  
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• Ray Dunaway: A Look At Trump’s Travel Ban

  27-06-2017 19:55
  
  Prof. William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection.com weighs in a the U.S. Supreme Court reinstates substantially all of the Trump Travel Ban.
   
  
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• Connecticut Democrats don’t have a budget deal to vote this week

  27-06-2017 19:55
  
  HARTFORD — Legislative Democrats said they won’t have a budget ready for a vote this week, making it more likely Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will have to temporarily run state government using his executive authority. House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz had said last week that his rank-and-file members preferred voting Thursday on a new two-year budget before the fiscal year ends Friday. However, a House Democratic spokesman said Tuesday they’ve been unable to reach an agreement
  
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• Mother, Son Charged With Stealing From Elderly Relative

  27-06-2017 19:32
  
  ANSONIA, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A mother and her son are accused of stealing approximately $200,000 from the bank and investment accounts of an elderly relative over the course of roughly three years.
  Police say Kristina Ukanowicz, 62, of Shelton had power of attorney over her elderly mother’s finances. Ukanowicz and her son, Joseph Ukanowicz, 29, also of Shelton, are charged with first-degree larceny and larceny conspiracy.
  Police say a complaint from another relative two years a
  
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• Police search for missing 21-year-old South Windsor man

  27-06-2017 19:17
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR —  South Windsor Police are searching for a twenty one-year-old that has been missing for several weeks. Police say that Jamal Bulter, 21 of South Windsor, went missing in mid-May. Bulter is 21-years-old, 5’10” and 150 lbs. Police are asking anyone having had recent contact with Butler or who knows of his whereabouts is requested to contact SWPD  Ofc. David Johnson #193 @ 860-644-2551 or our confidential tipline, 860-648-6226.
  
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• Gas Leak Closed Middletown Avenue in Wethersfield

  27-06-2017 19:13
  
  A gas leak closed part of Middletown Avenue in Wethersfield, according to the fire department, but it has reopened.Photo Credit: Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department
  
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• Large Amounts of Trash Left at Guilford Town Docks

  27-06-2017 19:11
  
  Large amounts of trash have been left at the town docks at the town marina in Guilford and police are warning people to clean up after themselves.Photo Credit: Guilford PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Ansonia PD: Mother, son stole tens of thousands of dollars from family member

  27-06-2017 19:01
  
  ANSONIA —  Police said a mother and son took thousands of dollars from a family member over a three-year period. Ansonia police said Joseph Ukanowicz, 29, and Kristina ,62, of Shelton, were arrested after a two-year long investigation into the theft of tens of thousands of dollars from Kristina’s mother while Kristina was power of attorney over her mother’s finances. Police said the alleged theft occurred while the victim was in her 80s. “The victim&rs
  
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• Snap Map Location Feature Raises Privacy Concerns

  27-06-2017 18:59
  
  Snapchat’s new Snap Map location feature allows users to pinpoint the exact location of their friends in real time and that is causing some concern.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State Budget Deal Unlikely This Week, New Fiscal Year Starts Saturday

  27-06-2017 18:52
  
  SUSAN HAIGHAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz says he won’t call lawmakers back to Hartford to vote on a proposed mini-budget Gov. Dannel P. Malloy offered up, now that there’s no agreement on a two-year budget in sight.
  The Democrat said Tuesday the mini budget will “kick the can down the road,” delaying action on a final budget “that moves the state forward.”
  Malloy and Democratic Senate President Martin Looney want le
  
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• Democrats Don’t Have A Budget Deal To Vote This Week

  27-06-2017 18:52
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Legislative Democrats say they won’t have a budget ready for a vote this week, making it more likely Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will have to temporarily run state government using his executive authority.
  House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz had said last week that his rank-and-file members preferred voting Thursday on a new two-year budget before the fiscal year ends Friday. However, a House Democratic spokesman said Tuesday they’ve be
  
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• Mother and Son Charged with Stealing from Elderly Relative

  27-06-2017 18:44
  
  A Shelton mother and her son are accused of stealing over $200,000 while acting as power of attorney for an elderly relative.
  
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• 34 hurt in NYC derailment; none life-threatening

  27-06-2017 18:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fire officials say 34 people have suffered non-life-threatening-injuries from a Harlem subway derailment that frightened passengers and resulted in system-wide delays. The chairman of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority says transit officials are investigating why the train’s emergency brakes went on before the derailment approaching the station at 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.. Joe Lhota says there were no initial indications of equipm
  
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• Ray Dunaway: How the Senate health Care Plan Could Hurt Medicaid in CT

  27-06-2017 18:40
  Bill Young, Chief Strategy Officer for InterCommunity, Inc., a community health center (Federally Qualified Health Center) located in Hartford and East Hartford, joins Ray to discuss the potential damaging impact the U.S. Senate’s current plan to change Obamacare could have on the state’s Medicaid patients.
  
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• Swimming and your health

  27-06-2017 18:26
  
  HARTFORD — Summer is here and that means swimming in pools, ponds, lakes, and oceans! Just about everyone has been told by their parents to wait at least an hour to swim after eating a meal. This is a common old wives tale, where people feared that eating would deflect blood flow to the stomach and you would get muscle cramps and drown. No one has ever reported an actual case of drowning due to eating food, but 70 percent […]
  
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• Alabama governor briefed about Huntsville military post on lockdown

  27-06-2017 18:18
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A north Alabama military post said in a tweet it was on lockdown Tuesday amid reports of possible active shooter, telling workers to “run hide fight.” Redstone Arsenal received reports of a person possibly armed with a weapon at a building on the base, spokesman Christopher Colster told WAFF-TV in a live broadcast. An Army email sent to facility personnel and relatives was more explicit, saying an active shooter was on Building 5301’s second floor. &ldq
  
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• Trumbull Police Seek Suspect in Daytime Burglaries

  27-06-2017 18:08
  
  Trumbull police are looking for the suspect in two residential burglaries that happened Monday morning.Photo Credit: Trumbull Police Department
  
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• Public hearing Tuesday night on Mohegan/Norwich Hospital site

  27-06-2017 18:05
  
  HARTFORD – The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday night to discuss the multi-million dollar plans to turn the site of the former Norwich Hospital in Preston into a new resort. Mohegan Tribal leaders have been talking about building a large entertainment resort on this site for quite some time. The project has already been endorsed by the Preston Redevelopment Authority. This past March, it was approved by the town of Preston electors at a referendum. [&hellip
  
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• Police search for burglary suspect in Trumbull

  27-06-2017 18:04
  
  TRUMBULL — Police are looking for any information of one male suspect believed to be in connection to burglaries in Trumbull. On the morning of June 26, police responded to homes on Walker Road and Thomas Street that were said to be robbed. Police say that the suspect enter through the windows and stole small items. Police obtain a surveillance video of the man on his bicycle from one of the burglaries. The man’s description is a white, possibly Hispanic male, […]
  
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• Todd Feinburg: Travel Ban Update

  27-06-2017 17:37
  Bob Romano, Senior Editor for Americans For Limited Government, talks with Todd about the latest news on the travel ban by President Trump.
   
  
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• Missing Man In South Windsor

  27-06-2017 17:32
  (South Windsor, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – South Windsor police are searching for a man whose family says hasn’t been seen or heard from in several weeks.
  Jamal Butler is 21.
  Police say according to the family, Butler was last seen some time in mid-May in town.
  He is described as black, about 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds.
  Anyone with any information is urged to contact South Windsor Police Officer David Johnson at (860) 644-2551 or the department’s tipline at (860) 648-6226.
  
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• Couple Located Thanks To State Police, K9

  27-06-2017 17:13
  
  (Meriden, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – It was a harrowing night for a pair of hikers on Monday.
  State Police say around 9:00, the Troop F barracks in Westbrook received a call from a man who said his five months pregnant girlfriend became lost on a trail in the Meriden/Middlefield area.
  The man stated his girlfriend’s cell phone had lost power.
  In attempting to locate her, troopers say the man himself became lost.
  A K9 and trooper from the Troop I Bethany barracks were dispatched and loc
  
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• South Windsor Police Seek Missing 21-Year-Old

  27-06-2017 17:12
  
  Police in South Windsor are trying to locate a 21-year-old man who hasn’t been heard from in several weeks.Photo Credit: South Windsor Police Department
  
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• Fireworks, What’s Allowed and What’s Illegal in Connecticut

  27-06-2017 16:58
  
  State law does not allow non-professional, non-licensed users to set off fireworks in Connecticut.
  
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• State Police K-9 Unit Finds Lost Pregnant Woman and Her Boyfriend

  27-06-2017 16:52
  
  A state police dog found a pregnant woman who was lost on a trail Monday night and her boyfriend, who got lost when he went to look for her.Photo Credit: Connecticut State PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Couple Has No Regrets Despite Fire During Wedding Reception

  27-06-2017 16:47
  
  A Middletown couple made the best of it when their wedding reception cut short when the venue caught fire on Sunday.Photo Credit: Contributed Photo
  
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• Maimaiga Fungus Finally Killing Off Gypsy Moth Caterpillars

  27-06-2017 16:05
  
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the maimaiga fungus is finally beginning to kill of the gypsy moth caterpillars that have been wreaking havoc on trees in southeastern...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 5 Best MLB Catches So Far This Season

  27-06-2017 15:43
  By Rich Arleo
  Baseball has been called a game of numbers for years, and for good reason. There are stats to judge almost everything a hitter or pitcher does these days, and while the ever-evolving process of quantifying these stats has long been in place for pitching and offense, measuring defense has been a true challenge.
  Beyond using your eyes to tell you what looks like a great catch or a great throw, the process of analyzing a players’ defense has been far from precise. Most fielders
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway June 27, 2017

  27-06-2017 15:29
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Tom Worthley, Associate Extension Professor, Forest Resources UConn Extension, shares an update on moth caterpillars in Connecticut. A report on the fungus that kills moth caterpillars was released Monday, “UConn Educator Grades Effect of Lethal Fungus.” Learn more…
  7:20- Chris Powell, Managing editor of The Journal Inquirer, asks why legislatures and the press pretend EVERYTHING is so important.  He
  
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• State Official Sentenced To 120 Days In Prison

  27-06-2017 14:16
  TRUMBULL, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut State Board of Education member has been sentenced to 120 days in prison following four arrests for drunken driving in a 12 week period.
  The Connecticut Post reports 62-year-old Stephen Wright pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license for the first of his arrests.
  Wright is facing trials for additional arrests in Norwalk, Derby and Shelton.
  Wright was appointed to his position by Democratic Go
  
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• Jerry Remy Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery

  27-06-2017 14:15
  
  Red Sox Broadcaster Jerry Remy is recovering after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.Photo Credit: NBC Boston
  
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