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• Hurricanes Katia forms in Gulf off Mexico’s coast, Jose in Atlantic

  06-09-2017 23:19
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —  Hurricane Katia has formed in the Gulf off the coast of Mexico with sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for the coast of the state of Veracruz from Tuxpan to Laguna Verde. Katia is anticipated to drift toward the coast on Thursday. The announcement of Hurricane Katia came minutes after the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Jose had formed in the open Atlantic, far […]
  
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• People Over 60 More Content In Life Than Others, Study Says

  06-09-2017 23:13
  CBS Local — People say that with age comes wisdom, but according to a new study, age also comes with another valuable trait: satisfaction.
  In a survey conducted by AARP, Americans over the age of 60 were much more content with their lives than all other groups. The American Association of Retired Persons polled over 2,600 adults and found that two-thirds of respondents over 60 reported being “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their lives. Only 61 percent of a
  
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• This might be the worst first date in Tinder history

  06-09-2017 22:46
  This might be the worst date in Tinder history. Or the worst date in history, period. Two Brits were on a first date when the woman reportedly went to use her date’s bathroom, only to soon find herself in that most terrifying situation: Her poo wouldn’t flush. So she allegedly went with plan B: removing the poop, wrapping it in toilet paper, tossing it out the window, and, perhaps less explicitly, telling date Liam Smith what she just did. As […]
  
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• Washington National Cathedral removing Confederate general windows

  06-09-2017 22:34
  WASHINGTON D.C. — The Washington National Cathedral is removing two stained glass windows that depict two famous Confederate generals. Cathedral authorities announced Wednesday that windows depicting generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson will removed and stored pending a decision about their future. A cathedral statement says the images are “inconsistent” with its mission and “a barrier to our important work on racial justice and racial reconci
  
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• Fake Hurricane Irma videos are getting tens of millions of views on Facebook

  06-09-2017 22:22
  NEW YORK — Videos and live streams described as showing the effects of Hurricane Irma clocked up tens of millions of views on Facebook by Wednesday; the only problem: they weren’t of Irma, and they weren’t live. One stream went “live” just before 11 a.m. ET described as “shocking video” of Irma. The video gained more than 6 million views and more than 160,000 shares on the platform, with hundreds of comments from concerned viewers. “Blessings to ev
  
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• LOOK: Amazing Radar Images Show Final Flight Escape Puerto Rico Before Irma Hits

  06-09-2017 21:53
  CBS Local — As Category 5 Hurricane Irma made its way through the Caribbean towards the Florida Keys, millions were forced to find safe places of refuge or escape the region and the hurricane’s fury.
  On Wednesday afternoon, just before Irma struck Puerto Rico, Delta Airlines was able to help roughly 200 passengers get out of harm’s way just in the nick of time.
  MORE: Latest Hurricane Irma Updates From CBS Miami
  Incredible satellite images detail the journey of the las
  
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• Gubernatorial candidate Mayor Dan Drew announces running mate

  06-09-2017 21:49
  CHESHIRE — Middletown Mayor Dan Drew announced his running mate for the 2018 race for Governor. Drew picked State Representative Liz Linehan to serve as Lieutenant Governor. Representative Linehan is a 2-year council member from Cheshire and currently represents the 103rd district. Representative Linehan said in a statement: “I stand here before you today, humbled by the prospect of leading alongside Dan Drew, and fighting for the people of Connecticut. Perhaps because we are so unli
  
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• Connecticut Joins DACA Suit

  06-09-2017 21:47
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Governor Dannel Malloy and state Attorney General George Jepsen are announcing the state is joining a coalition of 14 other states as well as the District of Columbia in filing suit against the Trump Administration over its plans to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  Jepsen says their hope is that the courts block the proposed phase out of the program.
  About 10-thousand eligible youth in Connecticut have been shielded by deport
  
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• Saturday’s UConn Football game rescheduled due to Hurricane Irma

  06-09-2017 21:36
  EAST HARTFORD — UConn says that their Saturday game that was originally scheduled for noon has been changed to 10:30 a.m. due to Hurricane Irma. UConn is scheduled to play the University of South Florida at Rentschler Field. UConn was forced to rethink the game plan due to the impending storm that’s set to slam into Florida later this week. Related, UConn also says they are reaching out to their 148 students from Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and […]
  
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• UConn-USF Start Time Changed

  06-09-2017 21:21
  (Storrs, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – UConn’s athletic department says the start time for Saturday’s Huskies-USF tilt has been changed, thanks to the impending arrival in Florida of Hurricane Irma.
  The game, originally scheduled for a noon kickoff at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, has been moved up an hour-and-a-half to 10:30 a.m.
  That’s pending any other significant weather changes that impact travel for USF, UConn said.
  Tailgate lots for fans will now open a
  
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• Ranking UConn Football’s 2017 Opponents

  06-09-2017 21:21
  by Rob Joyce
  Game one of the Randy Edsall re-boot didn’t go as smoothly as planned, but 1-0 is 1-0, and UConn will take it after coming from behind at halftime to defeat Holy Cross 27-20. Now they are in the thick of their schedule, with possibly their toughest test of the season coming in Saturday’s home opener against South Florida.
  As we’ve done each of the past two seasons, here is a preview of the Huskies’ 2017 opponents, ranked from least to most difficult (excludin
  
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• 200 Gap and Banana Republic stores closing, company focusing on Old Navy and Athelta stores

  06-09-2017 21:18
  HARTFORD — It’s going to be a little harder to find a Gap or Banana Republic store — but expect to see more Old Navy and Athleta locations pop up. Gap, the parent company of all of those brands, said Wednesday that it plans to close about 200 “underperforming” Gap and Banana Republic locations. There are currently about 2,000 Gap and Banana Republic stores worldwide, according to public filings, so the closures would likely impact about 10% of them. Gap […]
  
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• Mom, boyfriend arrested in 2-year-old’s death blame sleepwalking for child’s injuries

  06-09-2017 21:10
  SHAWNEE, Okla. — A mother and her boyfriend told police sleepwalking caused injuries that resulted in a 2-year-old’s death, according to KFOR. Police and paramedics rushed to Whitney Breslin’s home on Friday after her boyfriend, Cashe Graham, called 911 to report a 2-year-old girl who was having trouble breathing. “She’s breathing in and out maybe every 15 seconds. She’s breathing real hard,” Graham said during the 911 call. “We just thought s
  
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• Wedding ring missing for 11 years found in Colorado family’s toilet

  06-09-2017 21:06
  DENVER, Colorado — A Colorado family found a lost wedding ring in a toilet over the Labor Day weekend, according to KDVR. The Hatsfield family is currently remodeling their home.  On Monday, their daughter, Kiara, went to move a toilet to the garage when she thought she found a rusty washer. After she showed her parents the washer, Sheila Hatfield quickly recognized her missing wedding ring. “I was looking at it and [my husband’s] like, ‘What is that?’” S
  
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• Connecticut part of 15 states suing Trump on rollback of immigrant protections

  06-09-2017 20:55
  HARTFORD — Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in New York challenging President Donald Trump’s plan to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation known as DACA, or, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The suit was first announced by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who called Trump’s act “a dark time for our country.” Plaintiffs include New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Connecticut, Delaware, D
  
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• Connecticut Among 15 States Suing Trump Administration Over Ending DACA

  06-09-2017 20:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen states and the District of Columbia on sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation — an act Washington state’s attorney general called “a dark time for our country.”
  The lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs were New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, New Mexico, Nort
  
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• Restaurant Owner Sentenced For Cocaine Trafficking

  06-09-2017 20:49
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut restaurant owner has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking.
  Federal prosecutors say 29-year-old Paul Mott was sentenced Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute.
  Mott owns the New London-based Caribbean American Kitchen to Go.
  Prosecutors say Mott regularly drove to a cocaine supplier in New York City before heading back to Connecticut for further distribu
  
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• Boeing, Airbus Raise Alarms Over United Technologies, Rockwell Deal

  06-09-2017 20:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Airplane makers Boeing and Airbus raised concerns Tuesday about the proposed tie-up of industrial company United Technologies and aerospace parts maker Rockwell Collins, saying that the deal could raise costs or slow the production of planes. Boeing and Airbus both buy equipment from United Tech and Rockwell Collins.
  The comments from the two companies came a day after United Tech announced plans to buy Rockwell Collins for about $22.75 billion. The deal would create an ae
  
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• House Approves Harvey Relief Aid As FEMA Runs Low On Money

  06-09-2017 20:15
  CBS Local — Lawmakers have approved nearly $8 billion in funding for relief aid following the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana. The news comes as FEMA was reportedly set to run out of money as the organization helps flood victims rebuild.
  The House approved the $7.85 billion package in a near unanimous vote on Sept. 6. Only three of the 422 lawmakers present voted no on the measure. The funding package now heads to the Senate where a controversial hike in the nat
  
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• Hurricane Irma Could Affect UConn Football Game

  06-09-2017 20:05
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut officials say they’re working with the American Athletic Conference and No. 21 South Florida to review contingency plans for the planned game Saturday between the Huskies and Bulls.
  They’re scheduled to play in East Hartford, well out of Hurricane Irma’s path.
  The issue for USF is the potential impact the storm may have on the Tampa area, including if it would impede the Bulls getting home after the game. UConn s
  
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• 1 Dead, Trains Delayed In Southeastern Connecticut Following Storm

  06-09-2017 19:59
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – One person has died from a tree that fell on a car in New London and Amtrak is reporting delays following severe weather that swept through southeastern Connecticut.
  Amtrak said trains may be delayed more than an hour as crews clear the tracks of fallen trees and downed wires between Mystic and New London. One train from Boston to Washington, D.C. has been canceled.
  New London police say the male driver of the car struck by a tree along Pequot A
  
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• Lawyer: No Door Keys Found In Newtown Classroom Folders

  06-09-2017 19:53
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A lawyer for the parents of two children killed in the Newtown school massacre says emergency folders kept in two classrooms where victims were slain did not contain keys that could have been used to lock the rooms’ doors.
  Attorney Donald Papcsy says he examined the folders in state police custody Friday, as part of a wrongful death lawsuit against the Connecticut town for alleged inadequate security measures. He represents the parents of Je
  
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• Fan Essentials: Which Teams Will Make A Super Bowl Run?

  06-09-2017 19:44
  Ryan Mayer
  When the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots host the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night, the chase for the Lombardi Trophy officially begins again. The first question on everybody’s mind is whether or not any team will be able to knock the Patriots off their throne after Belichick and company seemingly got better during the offseason.
  In search of an answer to that question, we rounded up a group of CBS Sports Radio hosts and asked them who they think will make
  
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• Stocks Plummet, Flood Insurance Becomes Main Concern As Irma Nears

  06-09-2017 18:33
  CBS Local — As Floridians prepare for the potentially devastating effects of Hurricane Irma, many residents are finding they’ve waited too long to file for flood insurance.
  According to reports, homeowners seeking to join the National Flood Insurance program won’t be able to take advantage of the protection for a month after signing up.
  “People can sign up for flood insurance anytime, any day, but coverage doesn’t begin for 30 days,” said Tim Shaw, president o
  
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• Lawyer: No Door Keys Found In Newtown Emergency Folders

  06-09-2017 18:31
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Newtown school massacre says emergency folders kept in two classrooms where victims were slain did not contain keys that could have been used to lock the rooms’ doors.
  Attorney Donald Papcsy says he examined the folders in state police custody Friday, as part of a wrongful death lawsuit that accuses the Connecticut town of having inadequate security measures. He represents the parents of Jesse Lewis a
  
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• Which Rookies Will Have The Biggest Impact?

  06-09-2017 17:47
  By Matt Citak
  The 2017 NFL Draft produced what looks to be a strong rookie class. A number of top prospects seemed to land in perfect situations, and some are in great positions to make an impact on the field in their first professional season. It’s always tough to predict which rookie will be the biggest difference maker. No one expected Dak Prescott to play such a vital role in Dallas in 2016 prior to Tony Romo’s preseason injury. Yet Prescott went on to win Offensive Rookie o
  
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• Law Firm Probes Allegations Against Boarding School Faculty

  06-09-2017 17:35
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut boarding school that earlier this year detailed allegations of sexual abuse spanning several decades has hired a law firm to look into new allegations of inappropriate behavior by faculty members, including some who remain on staff today.
  Choate Rosemary Hall said the new reports involve “boundary crossing behavior” by a few current faculty members that took place in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  In April, the school released a repor
  
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• 1 dead after tree falls on car in New London

  06-09-2017 16:58
  NEW LONDON —  Police said one person has died after a tree came down and landed on a car Wednesday morning. Police said the incident happened on Pequot Avenue. No additional information was immediately available. FOX61 has a crew heading to the scene and will provide updates as soon as they become available.
  
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• ‘Boomer and Carton’ radio host Craig Carton arrested

  06-09-2017 16:57
  NEW YORK — Authorities say sports radio host Craig Carton engaged in a ticket-selling scam after accumulating gambling debts. Conspiracy and securities fraud charges were unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court against the host of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show. In a civil case, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Carton in mid-2016 solicited investments in ticket reselling enterprises after he accrued millions of dollars’ worth of gambling-related de
  
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• Gas Prices Expected To Drop

  06-09-2017 16:15
  (Stamford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – As quickly as gasoline prices have spiked during Hurricane Harvey, they’re expected to decline considerably.
  Mike Fox, executive director of the Stamford-based Gasoline and Automotive Service Dealers of America, says inventory wasn’t the issue; when power goes out there isn’t enough juice to move it through the pipeline.
  Fox tells the “WTIC Morning Show” we’re above the five-year average when it comes to inventory.
  He
  
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• Accused killer stands before judge as third trial begins in Bridgeport

  06-09-2017 15:25
  BRIDGEPORT —  Accused killer Jermaine Richards will appear infront of a judge Wednesday as opening arguments are expected to begin in his third trial. Richards is charged with killing and dismembering his girlfriend Alyssiah Wiley in 2013 after she broke up with him. The first two trials ended in mistrials after the juries deadlocked. Wiley was a student at Eastern Connecticut State University and was last seen with Richards outside her dorm room. Wiley’s remains were found in T
  
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• Police ‘terrified’ by red ‘It’ balloons tied to sewer grates

  06-09-2017 14:56
  LITITZ, Pa.  — Police officers in a small Pennsylvania town are evidently afraid of a certain homicidal clown. The Lititz police department on Tuesday posted photos of red balloons a prankster tied to a pair of sewer grates. A red balloon is the calling card of Pennywise, the sewer-dwelling, child-eating clown in Stephen King’s horror novel “It.” The hotly anticipated movie version opens in theaters Friday. In a playful Facebook post , police write they admire the pr
  
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• Death Of Officer Who Barricaded Self In Hotel Ruled Suicide

  06-09-2017 14:34
  SOUTHBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The death of a Danbury police sergeant who was found dead after he barricaded himself inside a hotel room has been ruled a suicide.
  The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Tuesday that 38-year-old Drew Carlson died of a gunshot wound to the head.
  Police attempted to make contact with him for hours on Sunday after he barricaded himself inside a Southbury hotel. When they entered the room, they found him dead.
  Carlson joined the Danbury
  
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• Hartford Police Make Arrest In Strangulation

  06-09-2017 14:29
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Hartford police have arrested a man they say strangled his girlfriend last weekend.
  Police say 38-year-old Lawrence Jennette was arrested at a New Haven hotel late Tuesday night and charged with murder.
  He is a suspect in the death Sunday night of 30-year-old Cieratiye Henry. Police say they were in a relationship.
  Police responded to a May Street apartment building in Hartford at about 7:30 p.m. after a neighbor called 911 to a woman screaming fo
  
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• State police investigating after car vs. train crash in Stafford; 1 person taken to hospital

  06-09-2017 13:59
  STAFFORD —  First responders are responding to a crash involving a car and a train in Stafford Wednesday morning. State police said the accident happened on Route 190 also known as West Street. The road is closed for four hours. STAFFORD UPDATE: West St will remain closed for at least 4 hours today. 1 pt xported to JMH ALS. #CTNews #CTTraffic #TrafficAlert — Tolland County 911 (@TNDispatch) September 6, 2017
  
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• AI Prince technical high school teacher charged with sexual assault

  06-09-2017 13:19
  HARTFORD — Connecticut State Police say a teacher at a technical high school has been charged with sexual assault for inappropriately touching a 14-year-old female student. Lawyers for 61-year-old Joseph Corbett call the allegations “outrageous.” They said Tuesday that Corbett, who has taught at A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford for 29 years, has never before had a complaint filed against him. The teenager told investigators that Corbett touched her inappropriately
  
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• Small boy’s body found encased in concrete in Kansas house

  06-09-2017 13:16
  WICHITA, Kan. — Police are investigating after the body of a small boy was discovered encased in concrete inside a rental home in Wichita, Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that the landlord was cleaning the house Saturday when he found a concrete structure and noticed an odor coming from it. Police removed the structure and discovered the remains of a 3-year-old boy inside. An Associated Press reporter has left phone and email messages with Wichita police for information about the [&helli
  
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• Norwalk Officer Accidentally Shot During Department Training: PD

  06-09-2017 13:08
  
  A Norwalk police officer is recovering after being injured by an accidental discharge of a gun during department training.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Boyfriend Charged in Violent Homicide of Hartford Woman: PD

  06-09-2017 12:51
  
  A New Haven man has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, who was found beaten and strangled in an apartment in Hartford on Sunday night after a neighbor called 911 reporting a woman screaming for her...Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Obama slams Trump for rescinding DACA, calls move ‘cruel’

  06-09-2017 12:44
  WASHINGTON —  Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday bashed his successor’s decision to rescind an immigration order shielding some children of undocumented immigrants from deportation, calling the move “cruel” and “self-defeating.” “To target these young people is wrong — because they have done nothing wrong,” Obama wrote in a post on Facebook hours after the decision was announced by President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff S
  
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• Hurricane Irma hits the Caribbean; upgraded to Category 5 storm

  06-09-2017 12:08
  As Hurricane Irma’s eye roars on away from the tiny island of Barbuda and toward St. Martin, residents along its path scrambled to evacuate and also stocked up on water, food and gas. The massive eye stared down on the tiny island of Barbuda early Wednesday, thrashing it with high winds before marching along its path on the Caribbean. Irma’s eye was bigger than Barbuda, CNN meteorologist Jenn Varian said. It packed winds of 185 mph, making it one of […]
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway September 6, 2017

  06-09-2017 12:02
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  7:20- Michael Fox, Executive Director, The Gasoline & Automotive Service Dealers Of America, Inc., discusses gas prices resulting from Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas.
  8:20- Daniela Altimari, statehouse reporter at The Courant, looks at why the state is looking to new economy firms for tax dollars.
  8:50- Dr. Howard Stoffer, associate professor at University of New Haven, talks North Korea.  What can we do to de-escalate t
  
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