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• Four Connecticut Swimming Areas Closed

  18-08-2017 23:52
  
  Four Connecticut swimming areas are closed after water tests revealed high bacteria levels or blue-green algae, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Girl, 11, Raises Money For Connecticut Humane Society

  18-08-2017 23:23
  
  The Connecticut Humane Society in Newington is gearing up for Clear The Shelters on Saturday, however, on Friday one little girl thought the organization could use just a special surprise.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man accused of trying to carjack three New Mexico football players

  18-08-2017 22:52
  ALBUQUERQUE – Police arrested a suspected carjacker who apparently made a poor choice of potential victims. Albuquerque officers booked 20-year-old Angelo Martinez after the attempted robbery last week, according to KRQE. The players said they saw Martinez hanging around the Loma Linda Community Center football field, but had no idea who he was, according to KOAT. When they walked to their car, one of the players told KOAT Martinez was “acting sketchy as if he was trying to get in.&r
  
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• Charlottesville mayor calls for removal of downtown Confederate statues

  18-08-2017 22:45
  CHARLOTTESVILLE — Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer on Friday called for the removal of Confederate monuments from the city’s downtown, including the controversial Robert E. Lee statue in Emancipation Park. The decision comes nearly a week after a group of neo-Nazis and white supremacists marched to oppose the statue’s removal and clashed violently with counterprotesters. “With the terrorist attack, these monuments were transformed from equestrian statues into lightning r
  
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• 10 Ways To Help Our U.S. Veterans

  18-08-2017 22:37
  Do you know a U.S. veteran? Perhaps you have an aunt or a brother or a neighbor who has served and contributed to our country. If so, why not make an effort to thank them in simple ways that may mean a great deal? Plenty of opportunities are already in place for this kind of recognition, but these aren’t the only routes to take in order to encourage the same kind of impact.
  If you’re interested in helping out our veterans, consider the following 10 options. Check out what NAPA A
  
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• Dog Attacks Animal Control Officer at Mansfield Animal Shelter

  18-08-2017 22:28
  
  A dog attacked an animal control officer at the Mansfield animal shelter on Friday morning and the officer has serious injuries.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Too Much Standing Linked To Heart Disease, Study Says

  18-08-2017 22:27
  CBS Local — A new look at the health of Canadian workers suggests that people who mainly stand to do their job are more at risk for heart disease than workers who sit.
  Researchers followed 7,300 workers in Ontario, Canada who were all reportedly free of heart disease when the study began in 2003. Over the next 12 years, nine percent of the workers were found to have a job that required them to predominantly stand all day and 37 percent of those surveyed sat most of the day.
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• Children in Deplorable Conditions Ate Dog Food Off Floor: PD

  18-08-2017 22:26
  
  A Middletown mother has been arrested after police officers found her children living in deplorable conditions and eating dog food off the floor, according to police.Photo Credit: Middletown Police
  
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• Man Accused of Killing Niece in Stratford Double Shooting

  18-08-2017 21:51
  
  A 21-year-old man is accused of killing his niece after police said he was involved in a double shooting in Stratford over the weekend.Photo Credit: Startford Police Department
  
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• Police ID Pedestrian Killed in Stamford Crash

  18-08-2017 21:38
  
  A pedestrian was struck and killed in Stamford Thursday night and police have identified the man after reaching out to the public for help in figuring out who he was.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Life Insurance Buyouts… Good Idea?

  18-08-2017 21:34
  Doug Miller, partner at Johnson Brunetti, talks selling your life insurance quote while you’re still alive… Is this a good idea?
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Breakthroughs In Cancer Screening

  18-08-2017 21:34
  Dr. Peter Yu, Physician-in-Chief at Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute discusses new cancer screening technology.  Researchers say they have taken a big step towards developing a test that can tell people if they have cancer long before the first symptoms show up. Learn more…
   
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Key To Healthier Communities

  18-08-2017 21:33
  Deb Polub, Director of Government and Media Relations for the Community Health Center Association of CT discusses National Health Center Week, celebrating community health centers as “the key to healthier communities.”
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Yale’s Opioid Addiction Treatment Study

  18-08-2017 21:31
  Cara Rosner, writer with C-Hit.org, says as the opioid epidemic deepens, Yale researchers have said starting treatment with medication is the most cost-effective way to treat patients in hospital emergency departments.
   
  
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• Shellfish Farming Meets Strong Opposition in Waterford

  18-08-2017 21:30
  
  A plan to farm scallops and oysters on the Niantic River met strong opposition from residents at a community meeting for the Waterford East Lyme Shellfish Commission.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New Haven Man Witnessed Barcelona Attack and Jumped to Safety

  18-08-2017 21:16
  
  A ticket to Barcelona, Spain was the graduation gift of a lifetime for Arnaldo Falcon, of New Haven. His father gave it to him to celebrate all Falcon’s accomplishments at Southern Connecticut State University.Photo Credit: Arnaldo Falcon
  
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• Stratford police make arrest in homicide

  18-08-2017 21:10
  STRATFORD — Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman on Sunday. Police said Michael “Buddha” Catchings, 21, of Stratford, was charged in the shooting death of Raenetta Catchings on August 13. A second victim was also shot but survived his injuries. Catchings is charged with manslaughter in the 1st degree with a firearm, criminal attempt murder, assault in the 1st degree. threatening in the 1st degree, criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession
  
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• Sound Off CT: Terror Attacks?

  18-08-2017 21:10
  Could the U.S. be facing another terror attack?
   
  
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• Man Steals from Grieving Family While Paying Condolences: PD

  18-08-2017 20:51
  
  A Vernon man is accused of stealing from a grieving family when he went to their home with someone who went to provide comfort after the loss of a family member.Photo Credit: Vernon Police
  
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• Police: Man Stole Cash, Credit Cards From Grieving Family

  18-08-2017 20:42
  VERNON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police say a man stole credit cards and cash from a Vernon family grieving the loss of a relative.
  Miguel Estrada faces larceny, narcotics possession and two counts of interfering with police.
  Police say that on Thursday evening, the 44-year-old accompanied a friend to the home of a family that had lost a close family member earlier that day.
  While the friend was comforting the family, police say Estrada took credit cards and cash from a purse as we
  
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• Keidel: Does Ezekiel Elliott Deserve Six Game Suspension?

  18-08-2017 20:35
  By Jason Keidel
  Few things are as ugly as domestic violence. But this escalating tete-a-tete between the NFL and the NFLPA over Ezekiel Elliott’s suspension is growing ugly, rancorous layers, from a basic union dispute to a referendum on domestic violence, appropriate punishment, and the appropriate power a commissioner should have to mete out said punishment.
  Not to mention accusations of victim-shaming, with all kinds of confidential details from the NFL’s investigation into Elliot
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect

  18-08-2017 20:27
  
  Our team of meteorologists has issued a First Alert for strong to potentially severe thunderstorms today.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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• Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner accepts new medical marijuana conditions

  18-08-2017 20:23
  HARTFORD — The Department of Consumer Protection today accepted added conditions for the use of medical marijuana. The DCP said they’ve accepted the new conditions, only available to patents over the age of 18, from the Board of Physicians. Back in June, the Board of Physicians met and recommended that 3 conditions be added. Today, two of those conditions  were asked to be replaced. In their place, there would be different conditions that would allow physicians to treat medical
  
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• Men Attack Man on Dance Floor of West Hartford Bar

  18-08-2017 20:05
  
  Three men assaulted another man on the dance floor at Los Imperios in West Hartford and police are asking anyone with information about the attack to come forward.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man arrested for attempted ATM theft in Torrington

  18-08-2017 19:57
  TORRINGTON – Police said they arrested a man after he attempted to rob a Webster Bank ATM in Torrington. The Torrington police responded to an alarm at 50 Litchfield Street, Webster Bank ATM on Thursday. Officers arrived to find a broken window on the building. Further investigation revealed the suspect was still inside actively trying to access the ATM machine. Police arrested Emmanuel Lorenzo, 30, of Waterbury, and charged him with burglary, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischie
  
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• Impaired Woman Drove Wrong Way on Route 9: Police

  18-08-2017 19:44
  
  A 47-year-old Tolland woman is accused of driving under the influence and going the wrong way on Route 9 in Middletown early Friday morning.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• New Treatment May Cure Peanut Allergies, Scientists Say

  18-08-2017 19:43
  CBS Local — A new therapy being tested to cure people of peanut allergies has reportedly resulted in a huge success among the children it was tested on. Australian scientists say that the new treatment has kept their patients from experiencing an allergic reaction from eating peanuts for the last four years.
  Researchers gave the children a mixture of probiotics and peanuts on a regular basis. The therapy was reportedly designed to build up the patient’s immune system to accept peanut
  
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• East Haven Animal Shelter Giving Dogs Special Training

  18-08-2017 19:35
  
  The East Haven Animal Shelter is gearing up for Clear the Shelters and getting their dogs ready with some special training.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Secretary of State Denise Merrill annouces reelection campaign

  18-08-2017 19:32
  HARTFORD — Secretary of State Denise Merrill officially filed paperwork to run for reelection Friday afternoon. Merrill said in a statement: “”Now more than ever, we need to protect voting rights and stand up for our democracy. There are voices calling for roiling back hard won voting rights. Their actions would erode our shared democracy. I say to them: “not on my watch”. We ‘ve come too far to turn back now.” Merrill is currently serving her secon
  
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• Failing To Identify Smells May Be A Sign Of Alzheimer’s, Study Says

  18-08-2017 19:22
  CBS Local — Your sense of smell may be the newest weapon in the ongoing battle to detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease. A new study says losing the ability to distinguish certain smells from one another may be a sign of the onset of Alzheimer’s.
  The study looked at 274 people considered to be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s because they each had a parent who was diagnosed with the condition. The researchers at McGill University in Montreal gave the vo
  
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• Vernon man arrested after stealing from a grieving family

  18-08-2017 19:21
  VERNON — Vernon police say they’ve arrested a man after he stole from a family who was grieving the death of a family member who died that morning. Just before 8 p.m. Thursday, police got multiple calls about a disturbance on Loveland HIll Road in front of the Rockville High School. WHen officers arrived, they found Miguel Estrada, 44, of Vernon, being held down inside a car. Officers learned that Estrada had allegedly stolen credit cars and cash from a […]
  
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• Malloy Plan Would Eliminate School Aid To 85 Districts

  18-08-2017 18:56
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s new spending plan would eliminate state education aid to 85 school districts and cut school aid to another 54 cities and towns, if the state budget impasse isn’t resolved by next month.
  The Democratic governor announced a new executive order Friday that would provide $1.46 billion to school districts with the highest student needs and greatest reliance on state aid. Thirty districts designated as the state&rsquo
  
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• Reports: Trump says he’s decided to ‘remove Stephen Bannon’

  18-08-2017 18:55
  WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon is out at the White House, two administration officials told CNN on Friday. Several media outlets are now reporting that the aides are discussing when to exactly dismiss Bannon. A person close to Bannon told the New York Times that he had wanted to leave and submitted his resignation to the president on Aug. 7. Bannon founded the ring-wing website Breitbart, which is known to serve the alt-right. Bannon’s appoi
  
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• Waterbury PD: Mother and 9-yr-old daughter murdered, suspect in custody

  18-08-2017 18:52
  WATERBURY — Waterbury Police arrested a suspect in the death of a mother and daughter Friday. Police say the responded to the residence after a disturbance call at 21 Third Street  just after 9 a.m. Friday. A two-yearold was found wandering outside crying. Police entered a unit and they found a mother and daughter dead in a residence. Police identified the mother as Chaqueniqua Brodie, 29, and her daughter who they did not name. Police located and arrested Anthony Rutherford, [&hellip
  
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• Waterbury PD investigating two dead bodies found inside home

  18-08-2017 18:52
  WATERBURY — Waterbury Police are investigating after they say they found two dead bodies in a residence at 21 Third Street. Police say the responded to the residence after a disturbance call just after 9 a.m. Friday. When they arrived, officers found two deceased bodies of two black female victims. This is an ongoing and active investigation.  Waterbury Police are currently developing a suspect in this case.  Anyone having information regarding this incident is encouraged to call
  
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• Waterbury Police Investigate Double Homicide

  18-08-2017 18:43
  WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Two women are dead in a double homicide in Waterbury.
  Police were called to a multi-family home on Third Street Friday morning for a disturbance call, to find the victims, said police.
  Detectives are developing a suspect in the case, said authorities.
  Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call Waterbury police at 203-574-6941 or Waterbury Crimestoppers at 203-755-1234.
  
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• IRS phone scams return to East Hampton – What you can do

  18-08-2017 18:37
  EAST HAMPTON — The East Hampton Police Department says they’ve received reports that the IRS phone scams are starting back up again. Police say residents have been receiving phone messages from out-of-state area codes, telling them to call back and claiming they are the IRS. The recorded message sounds official and states that the victim owes back taxes. According to the IRS, if there is an issue with your federal taxes, you’ll first receive a letter or notice in the mail
  
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• Teen saved by heart transplant dies on first day of school

  18-08-2017 18:19
  GOSHEN, Ohio — As he prepared for his first day back to school — even posing for a photo on his front porch — there was no sign anything was wrong with 13-year-old Peyton West. But less than an hour later,  the 13-year-old passed away after being rushed to the hospital. WCPO reports that Peyton was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and needed three open-heart surgeries before his fifth birthday. His health took another turn in March, and he […]
  
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• Senior officer on USS Fitzgerald to be relieved of command after crash that killed Oakville sailor

  18-08-2017 18:04
  WASHINGTON — The Navy said the commanding officer of a warship that lost seven sailors, including Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T. Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville,  in a collision off the coast of Japan will be relieved of command, and nearly a dozen other sailors face punishment. Adm. William Moran, the No. 2 Navy officer, told reporters at the Pentagon Thursday that the actions are to be taken shortly, although the Navy’s investigation into how and why the USS Fitzgeral
  
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• Fox’s James Murdoch slams Trump: ‘There are no good Nazis’

  18-08-2017 17:50
  HARTFORD — James Murdoch, the 21st Century Fox CEO and son of Rupert Murdoch, one of President Trump’s close informal advisers, has written a scathing email denouncing the president’s reaction to the violence in Charlottesville. The younger Murdoch also pledged $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League, the international non-governmental organization that works to fight anti-Semitism. “[W]hat we watched this last week in Charlottesville and the reaction to it by the Presid
  
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• Which NFL Team’s Fans Are The ‘Least Dateable’?

  18-08-2017 17:43
  CBS Local — Winning in the sports world brings plenty of rewards like trophies, glory, and unforgettable moments. According to a survey by wearefanatics.com though, it doesn’t give a team’s fans any help with their dating lives.
  The sports merchandise website surveyed nearly 3,000 football fans to see how their fandom affected their dating habits. It turns out, winning is a major turn-off for fans of rival teams. The website ranked fans of the Super Bowl champion New Engla
  
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• Here are all the active hate groups where you live

  18-08-2017 17:41
  HARTFORD – 917. That’s the number of hate groups operating in the US, according to data from the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Alabama-based nonprofit activist group tracks civil rights and hate crimes and defines a hate group as an organization with “beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.” “Over the course of a year, we have a team of investigators that scours the internet for racist p
  
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• DEEP: Four Swimming Areas Closed Due To Poor Water Quality

  18-08-2017 17:02
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – The swimming areas at four state parks are closed because of poor water quality today.
  The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection says high bacteria levels have shut down the swimming areas at Silver Sands in Milford, Indian Well in Shelton, and Lake Waramaug in Kent.
  Blue green algae blooms are to blame for the closure at Kettletown State Park in Southbury.
  
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• Democrat Leaders Moving Forward With State Budget Proposal, Sales Tax Increase

  18-08-2017 16:59
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Democratic legislative leaders say they’re moving toward a state budget agreement that would increase the sales tax, but by less than what House Democrats proposed back in June.
  House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz is hoping the package can be used as the basis for negotiations with legislative Republicans and Governor Malloy.
  “By no means am I saying the budget we put out next week from our separate caucuses is going on the board as-is,” he s
  
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• Tina Fey slams white supremacists after Charlottesville violence on ‘Weekend Update’

  18-08-2017 16:51
  NEW YORK — Tina Fey didn’t hold back on Thursday during her appearance on “Saturday Night Live’s” satirical “Weekend Update” show. She criticized President Trump for his failure to call out white supremacists and neo-Nazis whose rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, led to the death of a woman protesting the rally. After the tragedy, Trump called out both the national supremacists and the left-wing protesters. “Donny John comes out and says that he c
  
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• Look for ‘shadow bands’ before and after the total eclipse

  18-08-2017 16:49
  A total solar eclipse will be seen across the United States on August 21st, but the entire show won’t be up in the sky. Mysterious shadow bands will streak across the landscape seconds before and after totality. NASA says that scientists don’t fully understand what they are. Shadow bands are described as thin wavy lines that move in parallel over plain-colored surfaces. NASA reports that there have been many attempts to explain the phenomenon over the years: “Because shadow ban
  
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• Troopers stop wrong-way driver, charge her with DUI

  18-08-2017 16:43
  HARTFORD – Police arrested a woman and charged her with a DUI after seeing her driving the wrong way on Route 9. On Friday morning at around 2:20 a.m., police went to Route 9 in Middletown for a reported wrong-way driver. When they got there, they said they saw a grey 2002 Honda CRV going the wrong direction, north in the southbound lanes. An officer positioned his cruiser in front of the Honda, however the driver swerved around the cruiser and […]
  
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• Hartford Police Plan Largest Crackdown Ever On Underage Drinking at Concert

  18-08-2017 16:41
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Hartford police are planning their largest crackdown ever on underage drinking at tonight’s Florida Georgia Line concert, with more than ninety police officers planned to be on patrol at the Xfinity Theatre.
  Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley says some shows have a track record for trouble. “We know what a party concert is. Chance the Rapper is a party concert, Florida Georgia Line is a party concert. You look at the age group, and you look at w
  
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• Governor Malloy alters spending plan to aid schools

  18-08-2017 16:22
  HARTFORD — Governor Dannel P. Malloy  announced revisions to the Executive Order Resource Allocation Plan, along with new municipal aid distributions associated with the plan.  The changes accommodate the restoration of $40 million to private, nonprofit health and human service providers, prioritizing education funding to communities with the highest student needs by holding harmless the 30 Alliance Districts, and $60 million of other adjustments that must be made to ensure that
  
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• Several wounded in Finland stabbing; suspect shot in the leg

  18-08-2017 16:17
  TURKU, Finland —Police in Finland have shot and arrested a suspect after several people were stabbed in the city of Turku. The suspect was shot in the leg after the stabbings, said police. The public has been asked to move away from the city center, Turku police tweeted. Tabloid Ilta-Sanomat says six people were injured, one man and five women, and that a woman with stroller was attacked by a man with a large knife. Finnish police in the Eastern Uusimaa […]
  
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