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• Astros Rain On Red Sox Parade

  09-10-2017 23:48
  By JIMMY GOLEN   AP Sports Writer
   
   
   
  BOSTON (AP) _ Justin Verlander outpitched Chris Sale in a relief role reversal of aces, and the Houston Astros advanced to their first AL Championship Series, rallying past the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Monday in Game 4 of their playoff matchup.
  Houston will open the ALCS on Friday, either at Cleveland or at home against the New York Yankees. The Indians held a 2-1 edge over the Yankees going into Game 4 of the AL Division Series on Monda
  
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• PD: Wallingford man arrested with touching self in front of children at bus stop

  09-10-2017 23:47
  WALLINGFORD — A 72-year-old man is accused of public indecency after police said he was masturbating while standing outside of his house in front of  two children at a bus stop. On September 26, the father of an 11-year-old girl told police that Edward Buijnarowski had been acting suspiciously for several weeks. The father said that on several occasions, Buijnarowski stood outside behind either a tarp or open car door and appeared to be masturbating while watching the children at [&he
  
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• Columbus Statues in Connecticut Vandalized

  09-10-2017 23:41
  
  Statues of Christopher Columbus in Middletown and New Haven were found vandalized Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• New Haven Man Accused of Kidnapping 2 19-Year-Olds

  09-10-2017 23:09
  
  A North Haven man is accused of kidnapping two 19-year-old females at a gas station, police said.Photo Credit: North Haven Police
  
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• Wallingford Man Accused of Touching Self in Front of Kids

  09-10-2017 23:00
  
  A Wallingford man is accused of touching himself in front of children waiting for the bus, police said.Photo Credit: Wallingford Police
  
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• Fragile Planet?: Study Finds Earth Is Weaker Than Once Thought

  09-10-2017 23:00
  CBS Local — Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania are saying that the Earth may be even more fragile than most people thought. According to new findings about the substance that makes up most of the planet’s mantle, researchers are changing their theories on how the world’s tectonic plates move under us.
  The researchers say olivine, which is found throughout the Earth’s interior, is weaker than scientists had thought for years. Geologists reportedly found that the
  
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• ESPN’s Annual Tip-Off Marathon Won’t Happen This Season

  09-10-2017 22:59
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — There will be no 24-hour basketball marathon on ESPN to mark the start of the college season this year.
  The broadcasting giant says the annual event, which ran for nine seasons, presented programming challenges and won’t be part of this year’s schedule.
  The event featured more than a dozen games spread out over 24 consecutive hours.
  Spokesman Josh Krulewitz says the company may explore a return of the marathon concept at some point in the future.
  He notes
  
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• Police: Pair of Stabbings Kill 1, Injure Another

  09-10-2017 22:57
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police are investigating two stabbings in New Haven over the weekend that left one man dead and another injured.
  The New Haven Register reports that police responded to the first stabbing around 10:35 a.m. Saturday. Police say 51-year-old Keith Wylie, of New Haven, was taken to a hospital where he later died. Police have charged 33-year-old Daniel Streit, of New Haven, with first-degree manslaughter.
  Police responded to the second stabbing aro
  
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• Thousands Without Power As Nate Remnants Move Through

  09-10-2017 22:47
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists are continuing to track the remnants of Nate as it moves through Connecticut.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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• ‘You’re Going To Learn A Lot About These People’: Geneva Carr Talks Second Season Of ‘Bull’

  09-10-2017 22:45
  Geneva Carr is so humble and enthusiastic when she talks about Bull, you have to remind yourself that you’re not talking to a super fan, but one of the show’s main stars. In her own words, Geneva Carr is “really jazzed” about the the direction Bull is taking in its second season. She watches the premiere of each episode on the couch with a bag of popcorn like the rest of us, and she deserves it — she has worked hard to reach new depths with her character Marissa Mor
  
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• Police: Wallingford Man Charged With Public Indecency

  09-10-2017 22:30
  WALLINGFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Wallingford police have arrested a local man who allegedly touched himself outside of his Yale Avenue home in plain view of children at a bus stop.
  Police began investigating on September 26 after the father of an 11-year-old girl complained that an older man had been acting suspiciously and, on several occasions, stood outside– behind either a tarp or an open car door– and appeared to be masturbating while watching children at the bus sto
  
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• Legendary Hall of Fame QB Y.A. Tittle dead at 90

  09-10-2017 22:13
  Y.A. Tittle, the Hall of Fame quarterback and 1963 NFL Most Valuable Player, has died. He was 90. His family confirmed to LSU, where Tittle starred in college, that he passed away. No details were immediately provided. Known as “The Bald Eagle” as much for his sturdy leadership as his prematurely receding hairline, Tittle played 17 seasons of pro football. He began with the All-America Football Conference’s Baltimore Colts in 1948 and finished with the NFL’s New
  
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• PD: Tree falls into home in Gales Ferry

  09-10-2017 22:10
  GALES FERRY —  Officials are responding to Long Cove Road after they said a tree fell on a home Monday afternoon. Gales Ferry officials said the tree fell on a home in the 700 block of Long Cove Road. Anyone driving in the area is asked to seek an alternate route. GFFC now alerted to the area of Terry Road as well for power lines down on top of a vehicle, avoid the area. — Gales Ferry Fire Co. (@GFVFC) […]
  
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• ‘It’ Clown Costume Flying Off Shelves, Topping Halloween Lists

  09-10-2017 22:03
  CBS Local — If you’re afraid of clowns or have had enough of last year’s terrifying “creepy clown” incidents, then the hottest costume of 2017 will probably give you nightmares this Halloween. The evil clown from the hit film “It” is this year’s must-have costume for many.
  Will this be the most popular costume for halloween? #Halloween #pennywise #it #z90 pic.twitter.com/OlNG2d0P00
  — Z90.3 | San Diego (@Z903) October 1, 2017According to multi
  
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• ESPN suspends Jemele Hill over tweets

  09-10-2017 21:58
  BRISTOL —  ESPN has suspended host Jemele Hill for two weeks due to “a second violation of our social media guidelines,” the network announced Monday afternoon. Hill “previously acknowledged letting her colleagues and company down with an impulsive tweet,” ESPN said in a statement. “In the aftermath, all employees were reminded of how individual tweets may reflect negatively on ESPN and that such actions would have consequences. Hence this decision.&rdquo
  
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• 3-year-old missing after being punished for not drinking milk, told to stand in coyote-prone area

  09-10-2017 21:56
  RICHARDSON, Texas — Authorities in Texas are still searching for a missing 3-year-old girl who disappeared from a spot near her family’s home on Saturday. Investigators say 3-year-old Sherin Mathews was last seen by her father around 3 a.m. in Richardson, Texas, according to KXAS. Police say the girl’s father, 37-year-old Wesley Mathews, told detectives that he told Sherin to stand by a tree about 100 feet from the family’s home because she would not drink her milk.
  
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• Mother of 6 killed on way home from visiting premature twins at hospital

  09-10-2017 21:54
  LOS ANGELES — A 37-year-old mother of six who was returning to her California home late Friday night from a hospital visit with her premature twin babies was killed in a suspected DUI crash. Katie Evens was driving home when she was struck head-on by a vehicle that had lost control after it sideswiped another car, the Santa Clarita Valley Signal reported. “(The suspected drunk driver) sideswiped one car and then hit the other one head on,” Santa Clarita Valley […]
  
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• Bears break into pizzeria, feast on dough and salami

  09-10-2017 21:52
  ESTES PARK, Colo. — An Colorado pizzeria was raided by some very hungry criminals this weekend. Surveillance video shows a mother bear and her two cubs breaking into Antonio’s Real New York Pizza and polishing off some dough and salami. And while the video is arguably adorable and a tad funny, staff at the restaurant used the incident to appeal to police, calling on them to avoid injuring bears that might find themselves forced to forage for food in unusually […]
  
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• Boy with special needs lured, sexually assaulted inside Missouri H.S. bathroom, report says

  09-10-2017 21:49
  LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. – Police in Missouri are investigating reports that a teen with special needs was sexually assaulted several times by a fellow student, according to WDAF. According to the police report, the assaults began August 16th and lasted until Sept. 22nd at Lee’s Summit West High School. The police report indicates the student accused of sexual assault is a 17-year-old boy, and the assaults allegedly occurred in the school’s bathroom. The victim’s parents s
  
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• Angry man jumps on hood of school bus after student allegedly throws bottle

  09-10-2017 21:47
  PARKVILLE, Md. — Cellphone video captures a man clinging onto a moving school bus ordering the driver to open the door, according to WMAR. Baltimore County police said the incident happened around 3:15 p..m. on October 5, 2017 near Putty Hill Avenue and Hoerner Avenue. Several witnesses told police that the man had attempted to stop the school bus after a bottle was allegedly thrown from the bus and struck the man’s vehicle. The man banged on the doors, attempted […]
  
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• Southern California fire burns nearly 1,500 homes and commercial buildings

  09-10-2017 21:33
  A wind-driven wildfire is sweeping along the outskirts of a Southern California subdivision. The blaze erupted at late morning Monday in Anaheim and moved rapidly through hills and canyons in Orange County, about 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Authorities have ordered evacuations of neighborhoods and two elementary schools and shut down heavily traveled freeways. City officials could not immediately say how many people are affected. An evacuation center is being set up at a downtown communit
  
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• Chance the Rapper live streams traffic stop in case it ‘goes sideways’

  09-10-2017 21:01
  CHICAGO — When Grammy award-winner Chance the Rapper’s girlfriend was pulled over by police on Sunday, Chance live-streamed the traffic stop on Instagram in case it went “sideways,” according to WGN. Chance was riding with longtime girlfriend Kirsten Corley and their daughter Kensli when Corley was pulled over. Illinois State Police confirmed to the Chicago Sun-Times that Corley was stopped at 1 p.m. Sunday on the ramp from the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway to eastboun
  
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• Police Trying to Identify Woman Struck by Car in Windham

  09-10-2017 21:00
  
  A woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a car in Windham Sunday night, according to Connecticut State Police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Columbus Monument Dedication Draws Protesters

  09-10-2017 19:53
  SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — As the debate continues nationally about what should be done with historical statues, Southington on Monday, dedicated a new monument to Christopher Columbus at the town’s Municipal Center. The ceremony drew a few dozen demonstrators who say the Italian explorer is not worthy of being honored.
  Nationally, A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day is gaining momentum.
  Los Angeles recently became the bigg
  
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• 4-Hour Standoff Ends Peacefully In Stratford

  09-10-2017 19:44
  STRATFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Police say a four-hour standoff that started in the early morning hours when a man barricaded himself inside his Stratford home and threatened to harm himself has ended without injuries.
  Police say the standoff began at about 2 a.m. Monday at a home on Hurd Avenue and ended about four hours later when the man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
  Officers responded to the home to check on the 37-year-old man after receiving a report t
  
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• Naugatuck Police Seek Driver Who Fled Scene of Serious Crash

  09-10-2017 19:12
  
  Naugatuck police are searching for a driver accused of fleeing the scene of a serious accident on Prospect Street Friday night.Photo Credit: Naugatuck Police Department
  
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• Keidel: Is Big Ben Done?

  09-10-2017 18:59
  By Jason Keidel
  What the heck is wrong with Big Ben?
  I know, it’s typical shock-jock stuff to overreact to one play or one game, to call for a player’s vocational scalp on a microscopic sample size. That’s especially true when the athlete in question is a quarterback who started in three Super Bowls, won two of them, and will stroll into the Hall of Fame five years after he retires.
  Even still, you have to wonder what’s happened to the arm, body, and mind of Ben Roethlisb
  
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• Debate Over Columbus Statues Comes to Southington

  09-10-2017 18:31
  
  Both supporters and protesters are expected to turn up at a dedication ceremony Monday for a Christopher Columbus bust that sits outside town offices in Southington.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• The Connection: A Discussion on Mental Illness and Sexual Identity

  09-10-2017 17:48
  Hosts Ann Baldwin and Lisa DeMatteis-Lepore are joined by Artemis, a 22-year-old transgender woman. They discuss her struggle with mental illness and identifying her sexuality, as well as the programs available through The Connection, Inc. to help other people in similar situations.
  
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• Money Wisdom: 5 Retirement Traps To Look Out For

  09-10-2017 16:25
  Joel of Johnson Brunetti warns you about the five retirement tax traps that could needlessly cost you thousands of dollars.
  
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• Joe D’s Notebook: Memphis, The Recap

  09-10-2017 16:22
  Embarrassing.
  That was the common refrain in the post game interview room Friday Night at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. Coach Randy Edsall, Vontae Diggs, Bryant Shirreffs  and Anthony Watkins Jr. all used the word to describe their reaction to Memphis 70-31 win.
  In 1,087 previous games, UConn had never given up as many as 70 points in a game. Only one other time had they given up more than 711 yards of total offense. It was another in a series of difficult days for Billy Cr
  
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• Hartford’s Homestead Avenue Reopened

  09-10-2017 14:38
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Homestead Avenue in Hartford has reopened after a large void was found under the roadway a week and a half ago, prompting the street to be shut down as authorities conducted emergency repairs.
  Workers for the Metropolitan District Commission found the void— about 20 feet long and 14 feet deep– September 28, and the street was closed amid fears of a collapse.
  The thoroughfare was reopened late Sunday night. Some final cleanup was scheduled for
  
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• Police: Christopher Columbus Statues Defaced With Red Paint

  09-10-2017 14:23
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police have stepped up security after two Christopher Columbus statues were vandalized with red paint in Connecticut.
  Authorities say the statues at Harbor Park in Middletown and Wooster Square in New Haven were vandalized overnight Saturday.
  The paint has since been cleaned up.
  Both Middletown and New Haven Police Departments said Sunday that they are increasing patrols in the area as Columbus Day approaches.
  A number of similar statues have bee
  
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• State Budget Talks Continue as New Deadline Looms

  09-10-2017 13:59
  
  Monday marks over 100 days without a state budget and there are mixed messages on the status of budget talks from legislators and the governor.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Wildfires force evacuations in Northern California

  09-10-2017 13:38
  SANTA ROSA, Calif.  — Firefighters are battling several wind-whipped fires that forced evacuations of rural neighborhoods in Northern California. The Press Democrat reports  that mandatory evacuations were ordered after a blaze broke out late Sunday near Santa Rosa, which is 54 miles (87 kilometers) north of San Francisco. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to help firefighters and California Highway Patrol officers with evacuations. Multiple f
  
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• Traffic Update: Homestead Avenue in Hartford reopened

  09-10-2017 12:59
  HARTFORD — The Metropolitan District Commission said that Homestead Avenue is back open as of 11 p.m. October 8th. The road was shut down on September 28th after a sewer collapsed. At the time of the closure, it was expected the road would be shut down between Albany Avenue and Baltimore Street for about 10 days. MDC had closed the street citing a potential public safety hazard. “The MDC and its contractor Paganelli Construction, will begin working on Homestead Avenue […]
  
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• Columbus Day: What’s open and what’s closed this Monday

  09-10-2017 12:02
  HARTFORD — With some of us off this holiday Monday, we might want to go and get some errands done before the week officially starts and we’re swamped with work. But, some places aren’t open this Columbus Day, so double check before you head out this morning! CLOSED: US Postal Service DMV Courts OPEN: Stock market UPS & FEDEX AAA (including for licenses etc.) CTtransit and CTfastrak will operate on a regular schedule.
  
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• Senator Blumenthal to hold a summit at Quinnipiac University to help combat human trafficking

  09-10-2017 11:07
  HAMDEN — Senator Richard Blumenthal will hold a summit this afternoon at Quinnipiac University on ways to combat human trafficking. One of the main topics on the agenda: discussing legislation to crack down on websites enabling sex trafficking. Blumenthal is leading efforts in the Senate to ensure websites that facilitate sex trafficking can be held liable and brought to justice. The Senator will hear from others in Connecticut that are working to support his victims and present future abu
  
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• Puerto Rico Gov. asks Congress for more aid, citing ‘unprecedented catastrophe’

  09-10-2017 10:33
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, citing an “unprecedented catastrophe,” is lobbying Capitol Hill for a significant new influx of money in the near term as the island sits on the brink of “a massive liquidity crisis,” according to a letter obtained by CNN. In a three-page letter sent to congressional leaders, Rosselló is requesting more than $4 billion from various agencies and loan program to “meet the immediate emergenc
  
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• Rainy, humid Monday; warmer, less humid on Tuesday

  09-10-2017 10:18
  It will not rain all day today. There is a chance for a few showers early in the morning as a warm front lifts through the region. The rest of the morning will be mostly cloudy, humid and mostly dry. Then more significant rain will arrive in the afternoon and early evening as the remnants of Nate move by. Rain could be heavy at times and we can’t rule out a rumble of thunder either. Luckily, flooding will not be […]
  
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• Las Vegas shooter left behind calculations for targeting crowd

  09-10-2017 06:58
  A handwritten note in Stephen Paddock’s hotel room contained calculations pertaining to the distance and trajectory from his 32nd-floor window to the crowd of concertgoers he targeted below, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation. CNN has previously reported that a note containing only numbers was found in the room. Those numbers were characterized as being significant to the gunman. CBS News’ “60 Minutes” first reported that Paddock&rsq
  
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• What will be the Game of the Week?

  09-10-2017 06:01
  It’s time to select the High School Football Patrol Game of the Week! We’re asking you –the fans –to tell us who you’d like to see featured every Friday night on our airwaves. Each week will feature three premiere matchups, with the winner being our High School Football Patrol Game of the Week. This week’s nominees include one perfect squad, five one-loss teams, and four teams looking to return to the postseason. Make sure to tune in Tuesday night to […
  
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• McDonald’s brings back Szechuan Sauce for the winter season

  09-10-2017 05:42
  OAK BROOK, Ill. — Szechuan Sauce lovers rejoice! After a one-day-only event on October 7, McDonald’s released a statement via their Facebook page saying they were going to bring back the sauce again in the winter.  This seems to be in response social media gave after the company had a very limit release of the sauce at only certain locations in the country. In Connecticut, the only place to get the sauce seem to be in Norwich. Szechuan Sauce was […]
  
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• Windsor Locks Police help rebuild home of mom fighting cancer

  09-10-2017 05:35
  WINDSOR LOCKS — This all started in July when Windsor Locks police department Officer Jeff Lampson was responding to a call, helping a child find his sister. When he reunited the siblings, he brought them home, he was shocked to learn their mother is battling cancer and can’t work or take care of the home. First, getting social services out with a building inspector. But it was so bad, they tried to get government aid. Lampson said, “We ran into […]
  
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• Tanaka, Judge save Yanks; Bird homers for 1-0 win in Game 3

  09-10-2017 05:16
  NEW YORK  — Masahiro Tanaka’s seven-inning gem was saved when Aaron Judge prevented a home run in right field, and Greg Bird homered to give the New York Yankees a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 3 on Sunday night, extending their AL Division Series. Aroldis Chapman got a five-out save as New York avoided a three-game sweep by the defending AL champions. With two on in the ninth, Chapman struck out cleanup hitter Jay Bruce, and Carlos Santana […]
  
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• Wallingford bar owner refuses to show NFL games at his establishment

  09-10-2017 04:55
  WALLINGFORD — Ed Ruszczyk owns Grand Central Sports Bar in Wallingford and he has an issue with the NFL. “The NFL is disrespecting our flag, our nation.,” says Ruszczyk. He refuses to show any NFL games at his bar because of the recent protests during the National Anthem. “They make millions of dollars a year these players and they can’t stand for our flag. That upsets me,” says Ruszczyk. But he’s not the only one upset at the protests. During […]
  
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• Man faces fines after transporting exotic snakes to Vermont

  09-10-2017 04:37
  MAIDSTONE, Vt.  — A Connecticut man facing wildlife violations for bringing eastern hognose snakes to Vermont says he didn’t realize the snakes were not native to the state. The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife said earlier this week that 42-year-old David Buyak was facing fines of up to $722 after a dozen non-native hognose snakes were found at his property in Maidstone, a rural town in northeastern Vermont. The department says the eastern hognose snakes don’t harm
  
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• Stamford Symphony Leader To Step Down After 39 Years

  09-10-2017 04:11
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Stamford Symphony has announced that Barbara Smith-Soroca will be retiring as chief executive officer and president after leading the orchestra for 39 years.
  Smith-Soroca is scheduled to be honored at the orchestra’s season-opening concert on Oct. 14.
  The Stamford Symphony said in a statement that Smith-Soroca joined the organization in 1979 and helped it gain prominence by employing top musicians from the New York City area and running music education and
  
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• Bodycam footage shows Utah police shoot man as he runs away

  09-10-2017 03:53
  The Salt Lake City Police Department is the latest US police department to come under scrutiny after bodycam footage shows an officer shooting and killing a man, even as the man appeared to be running away. An officer shot and killed Patrick Harmon, a 50-year-old black man, as he was being arrested on the evening of August 13. On Wednesday, after a seven week investigation, the Salt Lake County district attorney concluded the officers’ use of deadly force was justified […]
  
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