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• ‘It’s Gonna Be Crazy’: Jay Pharoah Is Amped For The Sunday Premiere Of ‘White Famous’

  13-10-2017 23:59
  Jay Pharoah is pretty excited for the premiere of his new show White Famous. The show features the former SNL castmember in the starring role of Floyd Mooney, an up-and-coming LA comedian who’s attempting to crossover into mainstream success to become, in the words of his agent, “white famous.” The show is based on the experiences of Jamie Foxx, who serves as executive producer and has a recurring role. It premieres this Sunday on Showtime.  Jay Pharoah spoke to CBS L
  
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• Student Riding Skateboard Struck by School Bus in Meriden

  13-10-2017 23:57
  
  A 17-year-old student was struck by a school bus in Meriden on Friday, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mother Charged In Son’s Death

  13-10-2017 23:44
  (MERIDEN,Conn./CBS Connecticut) -The mother of an 8 year old boy found dead following an arson fire at 13 Davis Street in Meriden last November has been arrested.Karin Ziolkowski was taken into custody in North Carolina, where she has been living. She has been charged with murder and arson.
  The cause of the boy’s death was ruled homicidal asphyxia which occurred prior to the fire being set.
  Ziolkoski is being held in North Carolina while authorities work to extradite her to Connecticut.She
  
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• Fantasy Football Buy-Low Trade Targets

  13-10-2017 22:22
  By Matt Citak
  The 2017 NFL season has been a roller coaster ride of emotions. We have seen several elite players lost for significant time (David Johnson, Odell Beckham Jr.), while we have also watched the emergence of numerous new fantasy football studs (Kareem Hunt, Alex Smith). We are entering the period where fantasy owners start to give up on certain players that may have had disappointing starts to the season. Now is the time to pounce on those players before their stock once again rises.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Importance of Clean Hands

  13-10-2017 22:01
  Greg Jones, VP, Hartford HealthCare Community Health and Engagement and Founder of the Legacy Foundation in Hartford, talks Global Hand Washing Day, Sunday October 15th. On Monday October 16th at 10:30 am, Hartford HealthCare along with the Legacy Foundation will be visiting the MLK School in Hartford to stress the importance of having clean hands to the children there.
  
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• Flight 666 Safely Arrives In HEL On Friday The 13th

  13-10-2017 21:54
  CBS Local — While plenty of people aren’t phased by “bad luck” associated with Friday the 13th, even the most ardent cynic might have opted not to get on Flight 666 to HEL as it departed from Copenhagen this morning.
  But fear not: Flight 666, operated by Finnair, arrived safely at its destination, Helsinki, without incident.
  Actually, Flight 666 has operated on Friday the 13th 21 times according to Finnair, and each flight made it to Helsinki without any problems.
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• Keidel: Who Thought Pats, Jets Would Battle For AFC East Lead?

  13-10-2017 21:07
  By Jason Keidel
  You can see why the Big Apple bewilders the world. We boast about two local NFL clubs, yet both play in New Jersey. We also told you one of our teams would contend for a playoff spot, while the other could go 0-16.
  We were right. We just had it backwards.
  Indeed, Giants (0-5) are dead in the Hackensack River, while the Jets (3-2) are part of a three-team logjam atop the AFC East.
  Many writers — including yours truly — not only wondered when the Jets would win one game
  
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• Police ID Woman Struck by Car in Windham

  13-10-2017 20:53
  
  A 47-year-old Willimantic 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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• Bar Owner, Bartender Accused of Selling Cocaine from Stratford Bar

  13-10-2017 20:24
  
  Police have arrested the owner of Stony Brook Bar and Restaurant in Stratford and a bartender who are accused of selling cocaine from the bar.Photo Credit: Startford Police
  
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• Man Charged In Vernon Attack

  13-10-2017 20:20
  (Vernon, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A man is under arrest in vernon after police say he attempted to sexually assault a woman he followed off a bus to her apartment on Talcottville Road.
  Detectives say this happened Thursday night a little before 9:00.
  Vernon police Lieutenant William Meier says a resident of the apartment yelled in the direction of the commotion, scaring off 32-year-old Saige Yarde-Douglas.
  The victim was able to provide a description of 32-year-old Saige Yarde-Douglas to p
  
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• Connecticut to Join Suit to Stop Trump Health Care Order

  13-10-2017 20:06
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen is joining a coalition of state attorneys general planning a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump from stopping billions of dollars in payments to insurers under the Obama health care law.
  Jepsen, a Democrat, and his colleagues will announce the lawsuit Friday.
  Connecticut officials are upset over the administration’s plans, predicting families will see their health insurance costs skyrocket. As of August, there we
  
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• Man With 5 DUI Convictions Arrested Again: Police

  13-10-2017 20:01
  
  A Bristol man with who was previously convicted five times for driving under the influence is accused of impaired driving and going the wrong way on Route 72 in Plainville on Thursday evening.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Massachusetts Man Charged in Groton Bank Robbery

  13-10-2017 19:53
  
  Groton police have been searching for a man who robbed the Chelsea Groton Bank in November 2016 and they have arrested a 36-year-old Framingham, Massachusetts man.Photo Credit: Groton Town Police Department
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Girls In The Boy Scouts

  13-10-2017 19:30
  Mary Barneby, Chief Executive Officer for Girl Scouts of CT, shares thoughts on girls being allowed into Boy Scouts.
  
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• 2017-18 NBA Season Preview – Western Conference

  13-10-2017 19:11
  By Rahul Lal
  In a wild offseason, many stars transitioned over to the Western Conference. We saw Paul George and Carmelo Anthony join Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City. Paul Millsap left Atlanta to team up with budding superstar Nikola Jokic in Denver, Jimmy Butler reunited with former coach Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota, bringing along a few veterans to fill out a young squad. All in all, the Western Conference is stacked, and basketball fans should anticipate one of the most competitive seasons
  
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• State Police search for suspect in Westbrook armed robbery

  13-10-2017 19:07
  WESTBROOK — State Police say they are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery that happened in the Denny’s parking lot in Westbrook. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Troopers and K9s are currently searching in the area of the I-95 southbound rest area in Madison. Police say the suspects are being described as black males. Anyone with information is asked to call 911. Police say no one was injured. This is a developing story, stay with FOX61 as […]
  
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• Police Investigating Armed Robbery in Westbrook

  13-10-2017 19:02
  
  State police are investigating after an armed robbery in the Denny’s parking lot in Westbrook Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Two arrested after dealing cocaine from a restaurant bar

  13-10-2017 18:56
  STRATFORD — Police say two people were arrested after they were selling cocaine from the bar at Stony Brook Bar and Restaurant. Police say that during the year, the police department had recieved numerous complains of drug activity that was happening at the restaurant located at 825 Success Avenue in Stratford. An investigation was kicked off where it was determined that the bar’s owner, Angelo Recine, 68, along with the bartender, Laurie Herb, 51, were trafficking cocaine from the b
  
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• 5 Arrested During Prostitution Bust at Wallingford Spas

  13-10-2017 18:33
  
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• Girl Escapes After Abduction in New Britain: Police

  13-10-2017 18:32
  
  New Britain police are investigating after a girl reported that a man forced her into a vehicle in the area of 1755 Stanley St. around 8:30 p.m. Thursday and asked her to perform a sexual act on him.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Tried to Sexually Assault Victim in Vernon: Police

  13-10-2017 18:31
  
  A man tried to sexually assault a young woman in Vernon Thursday night after following her off a CT Transit bus, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Some Towns in 30s Friday Morning

  13-10-2017 18:29
  
  Friday morning started out cold, with some temperatures in the 30s in the 40s.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Trump kills key Obamacare subsidies: What it means

  13-10-2017 18:24
  WASHINGTON D.C. — President Trump finally made good on his promise to yank funding from a key set of Obamacare subsidies. The administration announced late Thursday night that it would immediately stop supporting the cost-sharing subsidies that reimburse insurers for reducing the deductibles and co-pays of lower-income Obamacare enrollees. Trump has been paying the subsidies on a month-to-month basis, unnerving many insurers. What does this mean for the nearly six million people
  
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• 62% of Americans say Puerto Ricans aren’t getting the help they need

  13-10-2017 18:10
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than six in 10 Americans say that Puerto Rico isn’t getting the help they need and a majority says the federal government hasn’t been doing enough and the response is too slow, according to a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation. A broad 62% of respondents said most Puerto Ricans are not getting the help they need, while only one in three said that they are. The results were largely split along party lines, […]
  
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• Girl Tells New Britain Police Man Tried To Abduct Her

  13-10-2017 18:05
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – New Britain police are investigating after a girl tells them that a man forced her into a vehicle and asked her to perform a sex act on him.
  The girl tells police that the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the area of 1755 Stanley Street, not far from the Central Connecticut State University campus. The girl was able to free herself and run to a friend’s home for assistance, said police.
  Police describe the suspect a heavy set Hispa
  
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• Senator Murphy condemns President Trump’s effort to “sabotage healthcare”

  13-10-2017 17:53
  WASHINGTON D.C. — Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy who is a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee released a statement on Friday after President Trump announced he wants to end cost sharing payments for health insurance. Murphy says it will drive up costs for healthcare. He released a statement on the matter: “Let’s call this what it is—the president is intentionally hurting every American because he’s having a temper tantrum ove
  
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• Man finds tree burning from the inside out as he searches for escape routes from California fires

  13-10-2017 17:32
  SONOMA, Calif. – Matthew McDermott was trying to get out of town. The Sonoma, California, resident was desperately searching for an escape route Monday as wildfires that had ignited the night before raced through parts of Northern California and began to surround the area where he lived. He’d been driving around all night, and was in the nearby town of Schellville, when he saw something that stopped him in his tracks — a tree full of fire. Bright orange and […]
  
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• Malloy to Discuss Connecticut Response to Puerto Rico

  13-10-2017 17:23
  
  Gov. Dannel Malloy will hold a news conference this morning to discuss the latest details of the State of Connecticut’s response and relief assistance to help Puerto Rico in the aftermath of two hurricanes that...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Knife-wielding man runs off after victim with concealed carry permit pulls out gun

  13-10-2017 17:14
  MOLINE, Ill. – An Illinois woman with a concealed carry firearm was able to defend herself after a man armed with a knife forced himself into her car, police say. A man armed with a knife forced his way into a woman’s car near SouthPark Mall on Sunday, according to a statement from Detective Michael Griffin with the Moline Police Department. During a struggle, the woman’s arm was cut.  The armed man then forced her to drive him to a […]
  
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• Disturbing video shows Panthers fan sucker-punch another fan during Thursday Night Football

  13-10-2017 17:07
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A disturbing video posted on social media shows a Carolina Panthers fan sucker-punching another fan during Thursday night’s game at Bank of America Stadium. The incident happened after the victim told the Panthers fans standing in front of them that they were “being jerks” for not sitting. The Instagram post read, in part, “The dude took offense to the couple never sitting down and obstructing his view. The victim telling the dude bro how they&rsqu
  
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• Police Believe Meriden Killing, Highway Death Were Related

  13-10-2017 17:01
  MERIDEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Meriden police say they have evidence that a woman slain in Meriden last month was killed by a man who intentionally ran into highway traffic and died later the same night.
  Police told the Record-Journal on Thursday that they confirmed that the Sept. 1 homicide of 20-year-old Sara Magnanini and the suicide of 31-year-old Ross Coughlin were related. Police say the two were social acquaintances.
  The Southington woman’s body was discovered in a
  
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• Linkin Park releases ‘Carpool Karaoke’ with late singer Chester Bennington

  13-10-2017 17:00
  LOS ANGELES  — Linkin Park has released the episode of “Carpool Karaoke” the band filmed in July, six days before lead singer Chester Bennington took his own life. The 23-minute episode of the Apple Music series has been posted to the band’s Facebook page . Bennington appears to be in good spirits throughout the episode and is shown behind the wheel teaching episode host Ken Jeong how to sing in Bennington’s signature scream. Bennington’s bandma
  
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• Vernon man arrested after attempted sexual assault

  13-10-2017 16:49
  VERNON — Vernon Police say they arrested Saige Yard-Douglas, 25, of Vernon, after he allegedly attempted sexually assaulting a woman. Police say around 8:50 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to an apartment complex on Talcottville Road in Vernon on a report of a woman yelling for help. The woman had been attacked by Yard-Douglas and that he attempted to sexually assault her. The victim was able to provide a description of her attacker and stated that Yard-Douglass had followed her [&hell
  
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• Free Coffee Fridays at Cumberland Farms in October

  13-10-2017 16:34
  
  You can get free coffee at Cumberland Farms stores on Fridays during the month of October.Photo Credit: Cumberland Farms
  
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• Wallingford Police Raid Three Spas, Make Prostitution Arrests

  13-10-2017 16:33
  WALLINGFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Five women from Flushing, New York are under arrest on prostitution charges after Wallingford police raided three spas Thursday.
  Police say officers simultaneously raided King Spa at 329 Main Street, Sunny Spa at 600 North Colony Road, and Joanne Spa, previously known as Golden Crystal Spa, at 320 North Colony Road. Authorities seized items including refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, mattresses, massage tables, computers and cash from the busin
  
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• Kids for sale: ‘My mom was tricked’

  13-10-2017 15:53
  The 7-year-old girl, dressed in bright pink and holding one of her favorite stuffed animals, sees her mother for the first time in nearly a year. A brilliant smile spreads across Namata’s face, punctuating her excitement. She and her mother are speaking via Skype more than 7,400 miles apart. Namata, or Mata as she’s known, talks from the home of her adoptive parents in Ohio. Her mother watches via a laptop in Uganda, in a quiet spot away from her […]
  
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• Woman flees California wildfire on bike with 70-pound dog in duffel bag

  13-10-2017 15:48
  SANTA ROSA — When a wildfire forced her to flee her home on a bicycle early Monday morning, a California woman used a duffel bag as a makeshift sidecar for her 70-pound pit bull, according to KTXL. “You don’t even see a resemblance of what it used to be,” said wildfire survivor Natasha Wallace. “Everything was gray, everything was destroyed and it went for miles.” Wallace, a Santa Rosa Junior College soccer player, was studying until nearly 2 a.m. Monday. [&he
  
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• Heartbreaking photos show toll on firefighters battling California blazes

  13-10-2017 15:22
  Firefighters suit up, grab their oxygen tanks, jump on the firetruck without asking questions — and set off to battle the wildfires burning in Northern California. In the days since the first fire broke out, heartbreaking images showing firefighters taking a much needed break wherever they can have been circulating on social media. A group of Sebastopol Fire Department firefighters sought solace on the ground using a rock as a pillow — just to get a few moments of rest […]
  
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• This shoe is the most maddening optical illusion since ‘The Dress’

  13-10-2017 15:15
  The internet has been victimized by another optical illusion that prods the simple, soft parts of our brains that don’t understand color and pits us against friends and loved ones in a deeply bitter debate. ARE THESE SHOES TEAL AND GRAY, OR PINK AND WHITE? Enjoy ruining relationships over this. A UK woman first posted the image to a Facebook group, insisting the shoes were pink and white and asking for input. She told Metro UK they are her friend’s shoes, and the
  
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• Plymouth Home Hit By Car Twice in Three Years

  13-10-2017 15:14
  
  After Richard Dill finished his dentist appointment, he called his wife and her news had him rushing to her side. A vehicle had crashed into their Plymouth home for a second time in a three-year span.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Disastrous harvest means wine prices could be going up

  13-10-2017 15:05
  NAPA VALLEY — Here’s some bad news: The world is facing a shortage of wine. Spain, Italy and France — which together produce over half the world’s wine — are bracing for their worst harvests in decades after extreme weather damaged grapes. The pain in Europe, combined with lackluster production in the southern hemisphere and wildfires in California’s wine region, has left analysts fearing shortages and higher prices. “We still foresee a dramatic decline
  
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• CT Veterans 4 Puerto Rico Group Brings Relief to Island

  13-10-2017 14:54
  
  Several men dedicated to service in Connecticut are preparing to use their skills to get clean water and other relief to Puerto Rico.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Joe D’s Notebook: Temple – The Preview

  13-10-2017 14:50
  Saturday at noon, the UConn football team again goes after that elusive first AAC win of the season when they visit Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia to face Temple.
  The Owls season has been inconsistent, narrow wins over Villanova and UMass, blowout losses to Notre Dame and USF, a close loss to Houston and then last week, a dominant performance in winning at East Carolina. The win in G-Vegas as the natives refer to Greenville, was easily the Owls best win of the season, racking up 523 yar
  
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• Man pleads guilty for 2016 fatal shooting in Hartford

  13-10-2017 14:37
  HARTFORD  — A man charged with fatally shooting another man during an argument in an apartment last year has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. James Burrill had initially faced a murder charge in the March 2016 shooting of 33-year-old Jerome Mack Jr. in his East Hartford apartment, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge on Thursday and in exchange faces 18 years in prison. Formal sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 26. Prosecutors say the 39-year-old Burrill said he shot Mack during [&hel
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Shooting

  13-10-2017 14:26
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man charged with fatally shooting another man during an argument in an apartment last year has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
  James Burrill had initially faced a murder charge in the March 2016 shooting of 33-year-old Jerome Mack Jr. in his East Hartford apartment, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge on Thursday and in exchange faces 18 years in prison. Formal sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 26.
  Prosecutors say the 39-year-old
  
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• How do you report sexual harassment when there’s no HR?

  13-10-2017 14:26
  LOS ANGELES — First Silicon Valley, then Hollywood … the year has been marked by high-profile sexual harassment allegations in a range of industries. Most recently, a long list of actresses and industry professionals have accused film producer Harvey Weinstein of offenses that range from harassment to assault and rape. A spokeswoman for Weinstein has said he “unequivocally” denies all allegations of non-consensual sex. Earlier this year, dozens of women in tech
  
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• Officer Identified In Fatal Traffic Stop Shooting

  13-10-2017 14:21
  SUFFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police have released the identity of the Connecticut officer involved in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts man.
  State police said Thursday Suffield Officer Richard Devin opened fire and struck 57-year-old Thomas Gezotis, of West Springfield, during an April traffic stop. Authorities say police had stopped a taxi Gezotis was riding in during an investigation into a stolen car complaint.
  Police say Devin shot Gezotis after the man pulled out a p
  
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• ‘Morning Joe’ Host Scarborough Officially Leaves GOP

  13-10-2017 14:16
  NEW YORK (CBS Connecticut and AP) – MSNBC host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough has made his departure from the GOP official.
  The “Morning Joe” anchor said on Twitter on Thursday that he became an independent and he added a picture of himself with an elections official in New Canaan, Connecticut, smiling while holding a form.
  Scarborough announced that he would leave the party in July and accused Republicans of abandoning their fiscal principles. Scarborough ha
  
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