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• Suspect Drove Across Field, Sidewalk at Coventry High School

  25-10-2017 23:45
  
  Coventry police are investigating vandalism at Coventry High School.Photo Credit: Coventry Police Department
  
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• Drought Busting Rain for Parts of the State

  25-10-2017 23:41
  
  Rainfall from Tuesday night and Wednesday morning was enough to put a serious dent in the year to date deficit throughout the state.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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• Lawmakers Move Closer Toward State Budget Vote

  25-10-2017 23:34
  SUSAN HAIGHAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers are moving closer toward voting on a long-awaited, bipartisan, compromise state budget agreement, possibly ending a monthslong budget impasse.
  The General Assembly’s Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee on Wednesday approved the plan’s estimated revenues. The Senate is expected to begin debating the bill later in the evening.
  The deal has received mixed reviews from the committee members. While advocates s
  
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• Naugatuck Valley Cleans Up After Heavy Rains

  25-10-2017 23:33
  
  Wednesday was cleanup day in the Naugatuck Valley, following Tuesday’s storm. Naugatuck saw 4.7 inches of rain, which led to flooding and toppled trees and power lines. The area also saw some significant thunder...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Yard Goats Host Youth Development Program At Dunkin’ Donuts Park

  25-10-2017 23:29
  (CBS Connecticut) — The Hartford Yard Goats today announced that they are accepting applications for a new youth development effort.
  The Young Ambassadors Program will be based at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in the off-season.
  The Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford will help run the four-and-a-half month-long program.
  Boys and Girls Clubs President Sam Gray says program participants can learn about the many careers behind the scenes of a minor league baseball team.
  “The management, the H
  
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• ‘Michael Jackson Loved Halloween’: John Branca On CBS Animated Special

  25-10-2017 22:46
  Michael Jackson will always will be synonymous with Halloween. The late pop star’s music still resonates deeply with fans all over the world and his music videos such as “Thriller” and “Ghost” demonstrate that Jackson had a strong affinity for the scary and spooky in life. On Friday, October 27, Jackson’s fans will be able to hear his music in a brand new way when CBS premieres “Michael Jackson’s Halloween” at 8pm EST. Produced by John Branca
  
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• Graphic Video Shows Assault on Post Road East in Westport

  25-10-2017 22:14
  
  Westport police have released graphic video of an assault on Post Road East Tuesday, and police are still trying to identify one of the people involved.Photo Credit: Westport Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• CBS Sports’ Boomer Esiason On Week 8 Dolphins-Ravens TNF Matchup, More

  25-10-2017 22:10
  By Matt Citak
  While the Miami Dolphins are off to a rather surprising 4-2 start, their early-season success cannot be credited to quarterback play. In 5.5 games this season, starting quarterback Jay Cutler has thrown for just 995 yards, with a 62.8 completion percentage, to go along with seven touchdowns and five interceptions. The 34-year-old veteran has not topped 230 yards or two touchdowns in a game this season, and is a big reason why the Dolphins currently rank 31st in the NFL in points pe
  
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• Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Over Several Years

  25-10-2017 22:09
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man has admitted to repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor.
  The Norwich Bulletin reports 47-year-old Robert Pendergast, of Griswold, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree sexual assault and illegal contact with a minor. Pendergast had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges in March.
  Pendergast was arrested on March 9. Prosecutors say Pendergast started molesting the child when she was 10. Prosecutors say the abuse continued
  
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• Construction to Begin on Outlet Shoppes at Rentschler Field

  25-10-2017 21:32
  
  Photo Credit: Horizon Group Properties, Inc.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: New Threat To Free Speech?

  25-10-2017 21:27
  Liberty McArtor, Staff Writer for The Stream, looks at the University of Wisconsin’s troubling new policy regarding free speech. The policy enacted will punish students for disrupting another’s free expression through violence or disorder, but the policy in unclear on what constitutes “violence or disorder.”
  Both sides are voicing concerns about the policy.
   
  
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• Man Convicted Of Staging Crashes In Fraud Scam Gets Prison

  25-10-2017 20:51
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Federal prosecutors say a man will spend less than a year in prison for his role in an insurance scam involving staged car crashes in eastern Connecticut.
  Jonas Joseph was sentenced Wednesday in New Haven federal court to eight months behind bars.
  Joseph was convicted in June of charges he was involved in six bogus accidents between March 2013 and February 2014, which resulted in a total loss to insurance companies of more than $95,000.
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• Ray Dunaway: Is Washington DC a Mess?

  25-10-2017 20:43
  David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers Capitol Hill Correspondent, talks the tumult in DC. Oh boy, Washington is all a mess, it seems.
  
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• Puppy Abandoned in Prospect

  25-10-2017 20:36
  
  Prospect Police are investigating after someone abandoned a puppy.Photo Credit: Prospect PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Death of Deer in Connecticut Linked to Hemorrhagic Disease

  25-10-2017 20:12
  
  The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Wildlife Division has been investigating what killed several deer in the Portland and Middletown area after a hunter contacted them and they have...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Week 8 NFL Picks: League’s Best Teams Start To Establish Themselves

  25-10-2017 20:00
  Ryan Mayer
  Last week, we opened up with a longer screed on the parity that seems to be at play this year in the NFL. That remains true as there are currently 20 teams with a .500 record or better. Four teams sit at 4-2, four at 4-3, five at 5-2 and one at 6-1. The race for playoff spots is still wide open at this point.
  However, we have started to see the usual suspects emerge from the pack at bit. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots have recovered from slower than normal starts to
  
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• Can’t Sleep After A Stressful Day? Neither Can Dogs, Study Says

  25-10-2017 19:59
  CBS Local — A new study is looking into one unpleasant way “man’s best friend” is just like their owners. Researchers in Hungary say dogs, like many humans, suffer from sleep problems following a stressful or emotional experience.
  The experiment, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, recorded the brain waves of 16 adult dogs after experiencing either a positive or negative day. Positive days included being petted and playing fetch while the negative da
  
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• Senate Scheduled To Vote On Compromise State Budget Proposal

  25-10-2017 19:56
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The Connecticut Senate is scheduled to vote on a bipartisan, compromise state budget agreement, possibly moving closer toward ending a months-long budget impasse.
  The Senate is scheduled to convene Wednesday at 7 p.m.
  If the budget bill clears the Senate, as expected, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday morning on the two-year, approximately $40 billion plan.
  It remains uncertain whether Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will
  
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• Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Bristol Liquor Store

  25-10-2017 19:27
  
  Police are investigating an armed robbery at Wine and Spirits in Bristol.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Southington man sentenced to prison after sexual predator video sting

  25-10-2017 19:19
  SOUTHINGTON — A Southington man has been sentenced to prison after he was captured in a videotaped sting by a Facebook group dedicated to catching sexual predators. Keith Dubin, of Southington, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of risk of injury to a minor last week. Court records show Dubin planned to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old boy after the two corresponded online. The boy was actually an adult member […]
  
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• New Check-In Baggage Procedure Leads to Call to Arrive at Bradley Earlier

  25-10-2017 19:17
  
  Changes are coming to the screening process for carry-on luggage at Bradley International Airport and travelers are now being urged to arrive at the airport at least 90 minutes before the scheduled departure.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Walgreens to shutter 600 stores as part of Rite Aid deal

  25-10-2017 19:12
  Walgreens plans to close about 600 drugstores as it completes a $4.38 billion deal to buy nearly 2,000 from rival Rite Aid. Company spokesman Michael Polzin said Wednesday that most of the closings will be Rite Aid stores, and the vast majority will be within a mile of another store in the Walgreens network. Walgreens isn’t saying which stores will close. Walgreens has 58 stores in Connecticut and Rite-Aid has 77 stores in state. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., based in […]
  
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• Undocumented immigrant teen obtains abortion after legal battle

  25-10-2017 18:47
  The undocumented immigrant teenager who had been trying to terminate her pregnancy in Texas for the past several weeks had an abortion Wednesday, the ACLU said in a statement. The 17-year-old, who came into the country without her parents, is in a federal shelter for minors. “Justice prevailed today for Jane Doe,” Brigitte Amiri, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project said in a statement. “But make no mistake about it, the Administration’s effort
  
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• Jeff Glor Named “CBS Evening News” Anchor

  25-10-2017 18:37
  NEW YORK (AP) – CBS has named Jeff Glor as the new anchor of the “CBS Evening News.”
  The network on Wednesday appointed the 42-year-old Glor to a job that has been held by Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Katie Couric and, mostrecently, Scott Pelley.
  Glor, from upstate New York, has been with CBS News for 10 years as a reporter and fill-in anchor on various broadcasts and CBS’ digital operation.
  The “CBS Evening News” has been a distant third to the
  
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• Baby Foods Test Positive For Arsenic And Lead, Study Finds

  25-10-2017 18:14
  CBS Local — A  new report has been released on what dangerous chemicals may be  inside baby foods and infant formulas.
  According to the Clean Label Project, a nonprofit that advocates for product labeling transparency, a five-month study into hundreds of baby foods, formulas, and snacks has found that the vast majority contain some level of poisonous materials like arsenic or lead. The study tested over 500 products found in stores. Researchers reportedly found that 65 percent of
  
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• Puppy dumped in Prospect

  25-10-2017 18:03
  PROSPECT — Prospect police are asking the public for help finding somebody who dumped a puppy in Prospect Wednesday morning. The male puppy and a torn open bag of dog food were both found on Cornwall Avenue. The puppy didn’t have a collar, tags nor ID chip. Police ask that anybody who may know anything about this incident call the Prospect Animal Control Officer at (203)-509-5237.
  
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• Boa constrictor turns up in a North Carolina hotel room

  25-10-2017 17:54
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Police say a 5-foot boa constrictor was found in a North Carolina hotel room Monday afternoon. Christina Hallingse, of the Asheville Police Department, said a housekeeper went into the room to clean and discovered the snake half under the sheets. Hotel staff called animal control, who transferred them to 911. Neil Miller explained he was visiting a friend when he “accidentally” left Chuck, his 3-year old Colombian red tail boa constrictor, in the room. “
  
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• Water-borne infections push Puerto Rico death toll higher

  25-10-2017 17:36
  SAN JUAN — More than a month since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the death toll from the storm has risen to 51, according to Puerto Rico’s Department of Public Safety The latest two victims died from leptospirosis, an infection that can spread after floods through contaminated water, Public Safety press officer Karixia Ortiz told CNN. The cause of death is also included in the latest list of certified deaths just released by Puerto Rico’s Department of Public Safety.
  
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• Katy Perry crashes wedding, leaves couple ‘Walking on Air’

  25-10-2017 17:33
  ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Surprises are usually the last thing a couple wants on their wedding day, but the unexpected appearance of an uninvited guest at a weekend wedding in downtown St. Louis was a welcome surprise for everyone in attendance. Four days after their nuptials, Blonie Dudney and Hayley Rosenblum said they’re still “Walking on Air.” “When we were actually getting married, my friends said the sky turned a little purple. It was a really nice backdrop,” Blo
  
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• First Alert: Tracking Another System Which Could Bring More Flooding

  25-10-2017 17:08
  
  The NBC Connecticut First Alert weather team has issued a First Alert Sunday into Monday.
  
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• Fats Domino, legendary musician, dead at 89

  25-10-2017 17:06
  NEW ORLEANS — Fats Domino, the award winning singer, songwriter and pianist, died on Tuesday night. He was 89. The musical pioneer, born Antoine Domino, Jr. in New Orleans in 1928, has been battling health issues for several years. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, confirmed the death to the Associated Press. Domino pioneered the use of the triplet in popular music, banging out three notes on his piano when contemporary musicia
  
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• Patriots Team Headlines: Pats Jump Ratings, Running Backs Are Set

  25-10-2017 17:01
  By Danny Cox
  The New England Patriots are really starting to come around to the team that many expected them to be this season, but there is still some work to be done. None the less, the fans are tuning in for their big games and their head coach is pleased with what he is seeing on the field from his current roster.
  Sunday Night Football ratings up for Pats and Falcons
  Despite the mass amount of National Anthem protests and the season premiere of “The Walking Dead,” NFL ratings wer
  
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• Unsealed FBI docs paint disturbing portrait of Sandy Hook shooter

  25-10-2017 16:57
  NEWTOWN — A woman who befriended Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza online said he was “singularly focused and obsessed with mass murders and spree killings” and looked upon school shooters “with respect and understanding,” according to heavily redacted FBI documents released Tuesday. Related: Read the FBI documents. The unidentified woman began online contact with the 20-year-old about two years before his December 2012, rampage at the Newtown school left
  
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• Fats Domino, Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend, Dead At 89

  25-10-2017 16:57
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Fats Domino, the amiable rock `n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music even as it honored the grand, good-humored tradition of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89.
  Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died Tuesday.
  At least in appearance, Domino was no Elvis Presley.
  He stood 5-feet-5 and weighed more than 200 pounds (91 kilograms), with a wide,
  
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• Disturbing video shows girls attack Oklahoma woman holding six-month-old baby

  25-10-2017 16:41
  **Warning: The language in the full video at the bottom of this page is graphic and may be offensive** MCCURTAIN COUNTY, Okla. — A juvenile has been arrested after allegedly fighting an Oklahoma woman who was holding a six-month-old baby. On Oct. 18th, a woman who was holding a six-month-old baby was assaulted by two girls in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, KSLA reports. In a video post, Jeremy McCoy says his daughter was assaulted by the girls. His post has been viewed […]
  
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• More Rain Coming After a Month-Worth of Rain in 2 Days

  25-10-2017 16:20
  
  Parts of Connecticut received a months worth of rain over two days and more periods of rain are likely today, with scattered showers tonight and a chance for more showers tomorrow.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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• Stickup At New London Convenience Store

  25-10-2017 16:15
  (New London, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – New London Police are looking for the suspect in the early morning robbery of a city convenience store.
  A little after midnight, police received a 911 call from a Sam’s Food Store on Ocean Avenue.
  The clerk told police a suspect described as a tall white male wearing a green hoodie and jeans walked into the store and stole between $300-and-$400 in cash.
  No weapon was shown but detectives say the clerk told them the suspect was holding his right h
  
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• 5 Biggest Opponents: 2017-18 UConn Men’s Basketball

  25-10-2017 16:00
  by Rob Joyce
  The college basketball season in Storrs unofficially kicks off on Wednesday, when Kevin Ollie and the UConn men head to Mohegan Sun for a late-added exhibition against Providence. It’s one of many previously unplanned exhibitions to pop up between Division I foes, with all proceeds from the game going to hurricane relief.
  For fans, it’s their first look at the Huskies prior to their November 10th opener against Colgate at Gampel Pavilion. Off a disappointing 16-17 mark i
  
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• Columbus Boulevard in Hartford Reopens After Smoke Rises from Manhole

  25-10-2017 15:40
  
  Rainwater from a storm that dumped a month-worth of water in a day caused smoke to rise up from a manhole in Hartford Wednesday morning, prompting the closure of a block of a busy downtown street during...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 1 Dead After Stabbing in New London

  25-10-2017 15:33
  
  One man is dead and another has been released from the hospital after a stabbing on Blackhall Street in New London Wednesday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• More Rain Coming After a Month-Worth of Rain in One Day

  25-10-2017 15:10
  
  Parts of Connecticut received a months worth of rain in one day and more periods of rain are likely today, with scattered showers tonight and a chance for more showers tomorrow.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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• Suspect in Norwich Home Invasion Dead After Exchanging Gunfire With Police

  25-10-2017 14:49
  
  The suspect in an attempted murder and home invasion over the weekend is dead and Connecticut State Police detectives are investigating the police-involved shooting, state police said.
  
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• Reported Underground Explosion Closes Busy Hartford Street

  25-10-2017 14:44
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A reported underground explosion closed Columbus Boulevard in Downtown Hartford Wednesday morning.
  The busy thoroughfare was shut down between State Street and Bob Steele Street, said police. Police warned motorists that the closure would likely affect inbound traffic on the Founders Bridge.
  Eversource responded to the scene to make repairs.
  There were no evacuations.
  Police estimates that the street would be reopened shortly after 9:30 a.m.
  
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• Heating Oil Spill Closes Botelle School in Norfolk

  25-10-2017 14:32
  
  Botelle Elementary School in Norfolk will be closed today after a minor heating oil spill.Photo Credit: @NorfolkPIO1
  
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• Man Sentenced To Prison After Sexual Predator Video Sting

  25-10-2017 14:19
  SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man has been sentenced to prison after he was captured in a videotaped sting by a Facebook group dedicated to catching sexual predators.
  Keith Dubin, of Southington, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of risk of injury to a minor last week.
  Court records show Dubin planned to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old boy after the two corresponded online. The boy was actually an adult m
  
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• Man Facing Charges After Crashing Into Church Building

  25-10-2017 14:14
  WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man is facing charges after police say he drove into a church building and destroyed a bookstore before fleeing the scene.
  The Republican-American reports the crash happened late Monday evening in Waterbury. Police say the man’s GMC Suburban struck a building and destroyed the religious bookstore.
  Police say the man also hit a parked vehicle before driving away.
  Authorities later found the Suburban and charged the 42-year-old
  
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• Power Restored for Thousands

  25-10-2017 12:55
  
  There are thousands of power outages across Connecticut as storms move through.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway October 25, 2017

  25-10-2017 12:18
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  7:50- David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers Capitol Hill Correspondent, talks the tumult in DC. Oh boy, Washington is all a mess, it seems.
  8:20- Liberty McArtor, Staff Writer for The Stream, looks at the University of Wisconsin’s troubling new policy regarding free speech. The policy enacted will punish students for disrupting another’s free expression through violence or disorder, but the policy in unclear on what co
  
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• George H.W. Bush apologizes after ‘sexual assault’ allegation

  25-10-2017 12:15
  LOS ANGELES — Former President George H.W. Bush is apologizing after “Turn: Washington Spies” actress Heather Lind accused him of sexually assaulting her during a screening of her AMC show, according to a published report. The alleged incident occurred about four years ago when Lind posed for a photo during the show’s promotion with Bush the Daily Mail reported. Lind wrote on a now deleted Instagram post Tuesday that Bush touched her “from behind from his
  
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• US Senate kills rule that made it easier to sue banks

  25-10-2017 12:04
  WASHINGTON DC — Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote Tuesday night to repeal a rule that made it easier for Americans to sue their banks and credit card companies. Senators passed the measure by a vote of 51-50, handing Wall Street its first major win since President Donald Trump took office in January. Two Republican senators, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John Kennedy of Louisiana, sided with Democrats in opposition to the resolution. Wiping out the rule […]
  
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