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• Dozens of Cats Killed, 5 Rescued in West Haven House Fire

  10-07-2017 23:25
  
  Dozens of cats were killed and five rescued during a house fire at the home of a volunteer firefighter in West Haven Monday.Photo Credit: West Haven Police Department
  
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• Increased humidity Tuesday with a chance of thunderstorm

  10-07-2017 23:21
  
  As the humidity rises tonight, so will the threat for showers and thunderstorms. The first half of the night will be dry with increasing clouds. Then the chance for showers and storms will rise after midnight and especially as we head towards daybreak Tuesday. There are two windows for thunderstorms Tuesday, one in the morning and another in the afternoon. If we see enough sunshine, an isolated strong or severe storm is possible. While most of the day will be […]
  
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• Car slams into home in Newington

  10-07-2017 23:03
  
  NEWINGTON —  Police said a car drove into a home Monday afternoon. Newington police said the incident occurred at 124 Indian Hill Road. Police worked to extricate a victim from the vehicle. No word if the person(s) in the car was injured. No additional details have been released. FOX61 will provide updates as soon as they become available.
  
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• Keidel: Clayton Kershaw, MLB’s Best Pitcher, Should Not Win NL MVP

  10-07-2017 23:01
  
  By Jason Keidel
  From the desk of Captain Obvious…
  Clayton Kershaw is good. Really good.
  How good? It’s rare to dismiss the rest of a sport in the wake of a single player’s dominance or eminence, but Kershaw is not only simply the best pitcher on the planet, it’s not particularly close. The Dodgers starter just became the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out 13 batters in a complete game while throwing fewer than 100 pitches. Yeah, that kind of good.
  As SB Nation no
  
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• Hartford Nightclub Closed After Weekend Shooting

  10-07-2017 22:59
  
  The state Department of Consumer Protection has issued a suspension for Sexy Café on Maple Avenue in Hartford after a shooting at the bar over the weekend.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Over 25 cats die in West Haven house fire

  10-07-2017 22:44
  
  WEST HAVEN —  Firefighters said around 30 cats died in a house fire Monday afternoon. West Haven and West Shore Fire Departments said they responded to a fire to a one-story home at 95 Linden Avenue around 12:20 p.m. A total of 15 firefighters responded to the single-alarm fire. Firefighters said three adults and one child were unharmed in the fire and made their way out the house by the time they arrived to the scene. When they arrived, they said […]
  
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• Amber Alert Suspect Faces Judge in New Britain

  10-07-2017 22:38
  
  The Massachusetts father accused of kidnapping his 21-month-old son and sparking an Amber Alert on Sunday faced a judge in Connecticut on Monday.
  
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• Besito restaurant suddenly closes in West Hartford

  10-07-2017 22:23
  
  WEST HARTFORD— Besito closed their location at Blue Back Square in West Hartford after nine years. “After nearly a decade and with a heavy heart, we are sad to announce that we were unable to re-negotiate our lease at Blue Back Square and are closing our doors in our beloved West Hartford location,” said the restaurant in a statement. Besito has been consistently voted as a Top Mexican Restaurant by multiple magazines. “Thank you for 9 years of great conversation [&hellip
  
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• Trinity College prepping to open campus in downtown Hartford

  10-07-2017 22:20
  
  HARTFORD —  Trinity College announced that they are preparing to open at downtown campus at Constitution Plaza. Trinity said the campus will be built at 10 Constitution Plaza and plans to open in December 2017, the first of its two Constitution Plaza spaces. “In doing so, Trinity will join a growing presence of higher education institutions with students, faculty, and staff who have become part of the central business district community, helping Hartford evolve into a
  
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• Trumbull Man Charged in Violent Sexual Assault

  10-07-2017 22:02
  
  Trumbull police have arrested a man accused in a violent sexual assault.
  
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• Man Charged With Assaulting 11-Year-Old Girl

  10-07-2017 21:44
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police in Connecticut say a man has been charged with assaulting an 11-year-old girl.
  The Hartford Courant reports that 24-year-old Amilcar Lopez was arrested over the weekend on charges of third-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor. He is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
  Police say officers were called to a Middletown home on Saturday for a report of an emotionally disturbed person threatening family members. They say officers de
  
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• Torrington police identify body in untimely death

  10-07-2017 21:36
  
  TORRINGTON— After investigating an untimely death in Torrington last Friday, police have identified the body. Thomas Mead, 47, was identified after his body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy. Torrington police said they responded to 33 Wolcott Ave around 6:00 p.m. on Friday night. At 10:00 p.m. police located old military pressure release firing devices, and the bomb squad was called in to remove the devices. The devices weren’t attached to any exp
  
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• Guilford Police: Hateful Graffiti Found On Second Home

  10-07-2017 21:33
  
  GUILFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Guilford police say they’ve identified the person responsible for anti-Asian graffiti scrawled on two homes in town.
  The most recent incident occurred Sunday at a home on Old Whitfield Street. It follows a similar incident at another home in the same neighborhood June 20.
  Police say while they have identified the individual responsible, that person’s identity is confidential and will not be released.
  Authorities did say there is no known conn
  
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• Torrington Police Release Name In Untimely Death

  10-07-2017 21:24
  (Torrington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Torrington police are releasing the name of a person found dead last week in a city home.
  They say they’re treating 47-year-old Thomas Mead’s death as untimely.
  Mead’s body was found in the Wolcott Avenue home Friday evening, the same home, police say, that suspected military devices were found.
  Police say Mead’s death was not drug related and there doesn’t appear to be any criminal aspect to the case.
  His body will be exa
  
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• 1 man taken to hospital following condo fire in Rocky Hill

  10-07-2017 21:04
  
  ROCKY HILL —  Firefighters said one person was taken to the hospital after a condominium fire Monday afternoon. Rocky Hill Fire Department said the fire took place at 6 Chestunt Court and a man who lived there was outside and conscious when they arrived but was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. Firefighters said the fire took place around 2:30 p.m. and believe the man taken to the hospital might have been trying to go back inside to save his home with [
  
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• State Unveils Cyber Security Strategy

  10-07-2017 20:58
  
  Governor Dannel Malloy wants to do more to protect residents and businesses in Connecticut from cyber-attacks.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Type Of Grunts In Tennis Match Indicate Who Will Win, Study Finds

  10-07-2017 20:48
  
  CBS Local– With the quiet crowds during play at tennis matches, fans can hear just about any noise coming from the players. Typically they’re not words but grunts. Listen closely: those grunts can actually be an indicator as who is going to win, according to a study by the University of Essex in England.
  As Wimbledon rolls on, pay attention to the grunts. The player whose grunt has a lower pitch is more likely to win.
  Researchers analyzed 50 matches played between top 30 players
  
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• Man kills stepdad, tweets photo with dead body, police say

  10-07-2017 20:46
  
  BOWIE, Maryland — A Maryland man is under arrest after police say he killed his stepfather and then posted photos of himself next to the victim’s body. Police say Navar Beverly told his mother “I told you I would do it” after he allegedly strangled his stepfather, WJLA reports. Just after 8 a.m. Saturday, Bowie police responded to the home of Ronald Francis Pickney after his wife called saying her son had killed Pickney. When police arrived, she said that […]
  
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• Police ID Person Who Painted Anti-Asian Graffiti in Guilford

  10-07-2017 20:42
  
  Guilford police have identified a person accused of painting anti-Asian graffiti on two different occasions this summer, police said Monday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Sox Ace Sale To Start All Star Tilt

  10-07-2017 20:37
  
  MIAMI (AP) – Chris Sale will become the first pitcher to make consecutive All-Star starts representing different teams.
  The Boston Red Sox ace will start Tuesday night’s game for the American League, and Washington’s Max Scherzer will open for the National League.
  Then with the Chicago White Sox, Sale pitched the first inning of last year’s game at San Diego and allowed a two-out home run to Kris Bryant.
  Sale will be the 16th pitcher to make consecutive All-Star starts. H
  
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• Besito Closes at Blue Back Square in West Hartford

  10-07-2017 20:34
  
  Besito has abruptly closed its doors at Blue Back Square in West Hartford.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• An Increased Threat for Severe Weather Tuesday

  10-07-2017 20:31
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists have issued a First Alert ahead of tomorrow's severe weather threat.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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• Trumbull Man Charged With Leaving Kids In Vehicle

  10-07-2017 20:11
  
  MILFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Milford police have arrested a Trumbull man for allegedly leaving three children alone in a vehicle at the Connecticut Post Mall over the weekend.
  Police say Devon Brown, 33, left three children– ages 10, 6 and 22 months– alone in a locked, running vehicle for about 20 minutes Saturday, while he was inside the mall.
  In addition, police say Brown had two active arrest warrants. He was allegedly a no show for a court appearance on July 3 related
  
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• Body Found In Car On Yale Campus

  10-07-2017 19:56
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police are investigating after a person was found dead inside a vehicle at a Yale University parking lot in New Haven.
  A spokeswoman for the Ivy League school says the body was discovered around 8 a.m. Monday inside the car.
  No foul play is suspected. Yale and New Haven police are investigating.
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• Where Is Safest?: The 200 Largest Cities Ranked By Driver Safety

  10-07-2017 19:37
  CBS Local — Allstate released its annual safe drivers list,  ranking the largest 200 cities in the country for safe driving.
  The rankings sift through a trove of insurance claims data to make up the list. They looked at how often an average citizen of each city puts in a claim as well as “hard-breaking events” per one-thousand miles.
  Kansas City is the number one safest city to drive this year, improving on its second place finish from last year. In the city
  
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• Man Left Kids in Car While in Mall in Milford: Police

  10-07-2017 19:37
  
  Milford police arrested a man Saturday after they say he left three children in a car while he went into the Connecticut Post Mall.Photo Credit: Milford Police
  
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• 28 Years Ago - The 1989 Tornado Outbreak

  10-07-2017 19:14
  
  There are only a few “classic” northeastern U.S. tornado outbreaks that jump out in your mind. The 1985 Pennsylvania outbreak is one, the 1998 Pennsylvania/New York outbreak is another, and so is the 1989...Photo Credit: Schoharie County Emergency ManagementThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Person Found Dead in Car on Yale Campus

  10-07-2017 19:10
  
  A person was found dead in a car on the Yale campus in New Haven Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Rate Increases for Private Stonington Beach

  10-07-2017 18:56
  
  Day passes and season passes have increased for duBois Beach on Water Street in Stonington.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Yard Goats Host Whalers Alumni Weekend July 14-16

  10-07-2017 18:47
  
  The Yard Goats are organizing a Whalers Alumni Weekend from Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16. Each game during the weekend will allow the Yard Goats players to wear special jerseys made just for...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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• State Outlines Cybersecurity Strategy

  10-07-2017 17:57
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – State officials have unveiled a cybersecurity strategy for Connecticut.
  The strategy is based on 70 principals: leadership, literacy, preparation, response, recovery, communication and verification– applicable to every person, government agency and business in Connecticut, says Governor Dannel Malloy.
  The state’s chief information officer, Mark Raymond, says state IT systems are no stranger to attempted hacks– handling 4.8 billion reque
  
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• China’s richest man gives up on plans to beat Disney

  10-07-2017 17:54
  
  HONG KONG  — China‘s richest man is selling hotels and theme parks worth more than $9 billion as he steps back from plans to beat Disney. Dalian Wanda Group announced plans Monday to sell a 91 percent stake in more than a dozen tourist attractions to Sunac China Holdings. The $9.3 billion deal also includes 76 Wanda hotels. Wanda and Sunac said in a joint statement that the deal will be finalized by the end of July. The move comes […]
  
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• Animal Advocates Challenge Connecticut’s Dog Death Penalty

  10-07-2017 17:48
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A federal judge is being asked to decide whether Connecticut has violated the rights of dog owners by holding animals deemeddangerous for years on what amounts to a canine death row.
  A hearing on Monday comes in a class action lawsuit.
  The dogs involved include Kato and Kleo, a pair of Rottweilers who have been held since being ordered destroyed in 2012.
  Kim Miller, the dogs’ owner, says the pair got out of her Hamden yard and bit a neighbor only after they wer
  
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• Don’t fall for Facebook hoax messages from Jayden K. Smith

  10-07-2017 17:29
  
  NORTH HAVEN — A message spreading like wildfire on Facebook is warning users to avoid accepting a friend request from Jayden K. Smith — but the message is just the latest social media hoax. The message reads: “Please tell all the contacts in your messenger list not to accept Jayden K. Smith friendship request. He is a hacker and has the system connected to your Facebook account. If one of your contacts accepts it, you will also be hacked, so […]
  
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• Massachusetts man charged with murder to appear in court today

  10-07-2017 17:24
  
  ORANGE, MASS. — A Massachusetts man arrested on charges of killing a 48-year-old woman and shooting a co-worker is being held on $1 million bail after being apprehended in Orange Sunday morning, public safety officials said. Lewis Starkey III, 53 of Wendel Mass., was arrested on warrants after an Orange Police officer spotted his red 2013 Lincoln MKX at about 9:15 a.m. and pulled him over, Michael Wilk, Chicopee Police public information officer said. Starkey is now being held at the
  
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• Fantasy Baseball All-Star Team Is Often A Little Different Than MLB All-Star Roster

  10-07-2017 17:17
  
  By Sam McPherson
  Philadelphia Phillies reliever Pat Neshek made his second All-Star team this season, and anyone that loves baseball is happy for him. He’s overcome a major injury and personal trauma to be where he is today, offering inspiration to fans everywhere. However, in an 11-year career, Neshek has eight career saves along with a 30-21 record and a 2.80 ERA. He’s never started a Major League Baseball game in his life, and Neshek has finished in the To
  
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• Teen Shot in Norwalk

  10-07-2017 17:13
  
  Norwalk police are investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old on Sunday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Stabbing Suspect Turns Self In

  10-07-2017 16:49
  
  (Greenwich, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A stabbing in Greenwich last month has netted police an arrest.
  Police are charging 20-year-old Jeremy Bacon of Stamford in connection with the incident.
  He turned himself in late Sunday night.
  Officers say on June 9, an altercation occurred in which the victim sustained a stab wound and was transported to an area hospital.
  Detectives say they used witness statements and cell phone video in determining Bacon was responsible.
  He faces one count each of a
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway July 10, 2017

  10-07-2017 16:14
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
   
  6:20- Jill Schlesinger,  CFP® CBS News Business Analyst, is back.  It’s Half Time for the economy of 2017!
  7:20- Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, Speaker of the House, shares an update on the budget.
  8:50- Garry Brumback, Town Manager of Southington, is the subject of this week’s Mayor Monday.
  All this, plus Weather and Traffic on the 8′s and much more.  Tune in to WTIC NewsTalk 1080 or Cl
  
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• WIN BEFORE YOU CAN BUY: Tony Bennett

  10-07-2017 16:00
  
  Tony Bennett is coming to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, September 30th, 2017, and we want to send you to see the show.
  Tickets go on sale Friday, July 14th through ticketmaster.com and any Ticketmaster outlet, but we want you to win them right here.
  Tune in to Sound Off Connecticut with Jim Vicevich all week long…  When you hear the cue to call, dial 1-800-953-1080 and you could win two tickets to see the show!
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• Shooting Probe In Norwalk

  10-07-2017 16:00
  
  NORWALK, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut police are investigating a shooting that left a Norwalk resident seriously injured.
  Sgt. Ryan Evarts says police responded to a report of a shooting around 11 a.m. Sunday.
  The Norwalk Hour reports (http://bit.ly/2u9z4VZ ) the street was blocked off with police tape and there were multiple evidence markers on the ground _ indicating multiple rounds fired during the shooting.
  Police are asking anyone with information regarding the shooting to call their tip
  
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• Route 9 in Old Saybrook Reopens After Serious Crash

  10-07-2017 15:56
  
  A serious crash closed Route 9 in Old Saybrook on Monday morning.Photo Credit: See It Share It
  
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• Campaign Finance Deadline Looms

  10-07-2017 14:53
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The growing list of candidates and potential candidates for governor in 2018 is facing the state’s latest fundraising reporting deadline.
  Monday marks the cutoff date for when candidate and exploratory committees must submit their second quarter campaign financing reports to Connecticut’s State Elections Enforcement Commission.
  Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst, a Republican who recently switched from running an exploratory committee
  
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• Park Closes After “Suspicious Device” Found

  10-07-2017 14:27
  
  KENT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut state police say a “suspicious device” forced the closure of the Kent Falls State Park.
  An employee spotted the device in between a parking lot and the front entrance of the park around 10 a.m. Sunday.
  Park visitors were asked to leave, and the state police bomb squad responded along with the Department of Environmental and Energy Protection.
  Police say the device turned out to be a camping grill with wires used as an igniter.
  
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• Amber Alert Suspect to Appear in Court Today

  10-07-2017 14:25
  
  The Massachusetts father accused of kidnapping his 21-month-old son and sparking an Amber Alert on Sunday is scheduled to appear in court in Connecticut today.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man Arrested After Crashing Into Home

  10-07-2017 14:24
  
  STRATFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A man has been arrested for driving under the influence after police say he crashed into a Connecticut home.
  The owner of the Stratford home, Paulo Jorge, tells WVIT-TV he was awoken around 2:30 a.m. after the house began to shake.
  The car struck the front porch of the home, causing significant damage.
  The home sits on an intersection where police say cars easily lose control after taking a nearby curve too fast.
  Jorge says he hopes for a barrier
  
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• Win Tickets To Talcott Mountain Music Festival: ‘Broadway A To Z’

  10-07-2017 11:00
  
  Talcott Mountain Music Festival presents “Broadway A To Z” on Friday July 28, and we want you to see the show.
  Hear Broadway’s greatest hits of all time, performed by three amazing vocalists with music performed by your HSO! This concert will feature showstoppers from Chicago, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, Spamalot, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Jersey Boys, Wicked, My Fair Lady and more! Conducted by HSO Assistant Conductor Adam Boyles, with Broadway performers includ
  
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• Vigil for young Branford boy draws crowds of support

  10-07-2017 05:15
  
  BRANFORD —  Crowds of people filled the town green in Branford Sunday night for an emotional vigil in honor of 10- year-old Ben Callahan.  The young boy tragically drown while swimming in the Branford river with his two brothers Friday. Among the crowd of well over a thousand people were family, friends, teammates, members of opposing sports teams, teachers, town leaders, and even strangers of the Callahan family.   Some describing him as a boy who “stood out as j
  
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• Massachusetts Amber Alert Ends In Newington

  10-07-2017 05:13
  Newington, Ct. – (CBS Connecticut) An amber alert from Chicopee, Massachusetts ended in an arrest in Newington around 8:15 this morning when police took
  Joshua Calcorzi into custoday at a Berlin Turnpyke Motel. Pings from a GPS alerted law enforcement to the whereabouts of the suspects phone. Police say Calcorzi
  stabbed the boys mother and kidnapped the child. Calcorzi faces charges including assault in a dwelling, assault to murder and kidnapping a minor by a relative. The
  21 month old bo
  
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• Report: Trump Jr. was promised damaging info about Clinton

  10-07-2017 04:44
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump’s eldest son says he met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer shortly after his father clinched the GOP nomination, hoping to get information helpful to the campaign. A New York Times report Sunday citing advisers to the White House and other people familiar with the gathering says Trump Jr. agreed to the meeting after being promised information damaging to Hillary Clinton. The June meeting at Trump Tower with attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya involved Trump Jr.,
  
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