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• No Medical Care For Dead Son, Father Says It Was Too Late

  20-11-2017 23:15
  (CBS Connecticut) — A Rocky Hill man went before a judge today, accused of failing to get medical attention for his 4-week old son.
  Authorities are awaiting the results of an autopsy, to determine the cause of the child’s death.
  According to court paperwork written by police, baby Ayaan Patel’s mother said the child was born a month premature, and suffered from jaundice.
  The day before the infant’s death, his mother reported that his father had driven off with him after d
  
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• Revised State Budget Deficit Estimates May Trigger More Cuts

  20-11-2017 22:48
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Revised estimates show Connecticut’s current budget deficit has grown large enough to potentially trigger a mid-year, budget-cutting plan from Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
  In a letter sent Monday to State Comptroller Kevin Lembo, Malloy’s budget director says the current fiscal year is now projected to be $202.8 million in deficit. Ben Barnes says that’s slightly more than one percent of net appropriations in the state&rsquo
  
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• Police: Shooting In Meriden Bar

  20-11-2017 22:39
  (Meriden, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Meriden police are investigating a shooting from over the weekend.
  They say just beore 2 a.m. Saturday, they responded to a call for shots fired at the Red Room Grille on North Colony Road.
  Officers say they received a call from Midstate Medical Center about a shooting victim hours after the initial call of a shooting.
  Detectives determined the male victim was in the restaurant at the time of the shooting, but left before police arrived.
  The person was re
  
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• Deportation Stay Denied For New Haven Woman

  20-11-2017 22:24
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has denied a stay of deportation to a New Haven woman.
  Miriam Martinez is now expected to be deported back to her native Guatemala.
  Martinez had sought the stay, citing that she is the primary caregiver to her daughter, who has Type 1 diabetes.
  She came to this country 25 years ago, she says to escape political unrest in her homeland.
  Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he’s working with martinez’s attorney
  
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• Delegation Touts Bipartisan Support For Gun-Related Bill

  20-11-2017 22:07
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Several members of Connecticut’s all-Democratic congressional delegation are optimistic that bipartisan support for background check system legislation may be a sign of future cooperation on anti-gun violence legislation.
  U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty all said Monday they’re pleased to have Republicans from other states where mass shootings have occurred co-sponsor the Fix NICS Act. Murphy
  
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• David Koechner: ‘Superior Donuts Has A Deep Cast’

  20-11-2017 21:52
  David Koechner knows how to make people laugh. He’s done it as an anchorman named Champ Kind, as a traveling salesman named Todd Packer and now he displays his comedic gift weekly as Carl “Tush” Tushinski on CBS’s “Superior Donuts.”  The Missouri native describes his character “Tush” as a survivor who works a different job every week. Koechner has been part of many hits shows and movies, but this one is different because of the presence of the
  
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• Scientists Predict More Earthquakes In 2018 As Earth Slows

  20-11-2017 21:14
  CBS Local — Geologists have unveiled an ominous forecast for the planet in 2018 as the number of devastating earthquakes is predicted to rise. Scientists are blaming the spike in seismic activity on Earth’s slowing rotation.
  At a meeting of the Geological Society of America in October, two researchers warned that the world will likely see a 30-percent increase in the number of Magnitude-7 quakes next year. The planet normally suffers through an average of 15 major earthquakes annuall
  
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• Want To Live Longer? Scientists Say You Should Get A Dog

  20-11-2017 21:12
  CBS Local — Looking for the secret to a longer life and a healthy heart? A new study in Sweden says owning a dog is the best medicine for cardiovascular health, especially if you’re single.
  Researchers from Uppsala University have released the results of a 12-year study that followed over 3.4 million Swedish adults, looking at their heart health and risks for heart disease. According to the findings, Swedes who owned a four-legged friend were found to have a lower risk of death and d
  
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• Keidel: Minnesota Vikings Serve Notice

  20-11-2017 20:47
  By Jason Keidel
  The marquee matchup of Week 11 would have been laughed off the schedule in 2016.
  In other sports, parity is way more parody than reality. But not in the NFL, where all four division leaders in the NFC didn’t even make the playoffs last year.
  And the game of the week was between two unlikely contenders, when the Los Angeles Rams visited the Minnesota Vikings. Both clubs entered the contest with a 7-2 record and beaming from first place in their respective divisions. The Viki
  
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• Baltimore detective shot dead during homicide investigation

  20-11-2017 20:38
  A Baltimore police detective was pronounced dead on Thursday, a day after a gunman shot him in the head, police Commissioner Kevin Davis said.
  Homicide Detective Sean Suiter, an 18-year veteran with the Baltimore Police Department, was investigating a killing Wednesday afternoon in west Baltimore when he observed a man exhibiting suspicious behaviors, Davis said.
  Suiter, a 43-year-old father of five, was shot by that man in the head, Davis said.
  The detective was taken to the University of Mary
  
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• Over 2 Million New Englanders to Travel for Holiday: AAA

  20-11-2017 19:54 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The busy holiday travel season is here, with over two million New Englanders traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday, according to predictions from AAA.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hartford Issues RFP for Downtown North Properties

  20-11-2017 19:41 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Hartford has issued a Request for Proposals for the Downtown North area surrounding Dunkin’ Donuts Park.Photo Credit: City of Hartford
  
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• Police ID Man Killed In Woodstock Crash

  20-11-2017 19:20
  (Woodstock, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police, Monday, identified the man who was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday in Woodstock.
  Evan Oshaughnessy, 29, of Woodstock was pronounced dead after the 2003 Dodge Dakota he was driving struck a tree and caught fire along Route 171 near County Road, said police.
  The crash occurred shortly before 1 a.m.
  Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash to call Troop D in Danielson at 860-779-4900.
  
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• Border Patrol agent killed in southwest Texas

  20-11-2017 19:20
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  A Border Patrol agent died Sunday morning from injuries he suffered while on patrol in southwest Texas, US Customs and Border Protection said.
  Rogelio Martinez, 36, and his partner were responding to activity while on patrol in the Big Bend Sector, which runs along the US-Mexico border, and the partner reported they were both injured, the agency said. The agents were patrolling near Interstate 10, in the Van Horn station area of the sector.
  Customs officials would not say what type o
  
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• ‘Cabe Gallo Has Moral Integrity’: Robert Patrick On CBS’s Scorpion

  20-11-2017 19:06
  Arnold Schwarzenegger, Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey. These are just a few of the award-winning actors and actresses Robert Patrick has worked with during his lengthy career in Hollywood. When you think of Patrick, you think about some of the darkest villains from the last 20 years- T-1000 from “Terminator 2,” Jackson Herveaux from “True Blood” and Gary Tison from “Last Rampage.” There have been plenty of bad guys and plenty of law enforcement
  
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• Coast Guard Academy Begins 1st Major Energy Savings Upgrade

  20-11-2017 19:05
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard Academy has begun its first major upgrade to save on energy and replace aging utilities at the 85-year-old Connecticut campus.
  The New London-based academy launched the $72.6 million project Monday.
  It says that’s the largest single energy savings contract signed by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security.
  Eversource in Connecticut and Ameresco in Massachusetts will perform more than a dozen upgrad
  
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• Police Chief’s Son Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Cell Brutality

  20-11-2017 19:02
  MERIDEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — A former Meriden police officer who pushed a handcuffed suspect who fell and fractured his skull in a police department jail cell in 2010 has settled a brutality lawsuit.
  Former officer Evan Cossette, son of Police Chief Jeffry Cossette, settled with Meriden resident Pedro Temich, according to court records filed last week in federal court in Hartford.
  Terms were not disclosed. Lawyers in the case declined to comment Monday.
  The incident was record
  
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• School Bus, SUV Collide In Bristol

  20-11-2017 18:59
  BRISTOL, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Bristol police say six students and the driver of a school bus were taken to the hospital for evaluation Monday morning, after an SUV hit the bus at Hill Street and Terryville Avenue.
  Police say slick road conditions may have played a role in the crash, which occurred around 8 a.m. Officers cited the driver of the SUV for going through a stop sign and traveling too fast for conditions, said police.
  There were 64 students on the bus, heading to another sch
  
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• 1 person injured in Meriden bar shooting; police investigating

  20-11-2017 18:44
  MERIDEN — Police are investigating a bar shooting from last Saturday morning that left one person injured.
  At 1:48 p.m., officers responded to the Red Room Grille on Colony Road on calls of shots fired. Once officers were at the bar, they were able to see that multiple shots had been fired. Police said they found multiple shell casings inside of the building..
  While police were investigating the scene, they received a phone call from the Midstate Medical Center. Medical officials told poli
  
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• Uber Teams With MADD To Offer Free Rides On Thanksgiving Eve

  20-11-2017 18:37
  CBS Local — Heading to the Hamptons for Thanksgiving? Uber is trying to make the trip much safer this year by offering free rides on Thanksgiving Eve.
  The ride hailing service is teaming up Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to offer Long Island residents and visitors free transportation to their destinations in Nassau and Suffolk counties Wednesday night.
  Uber customers who use the code “Safe Ride LI” will be able to claim two free rides, worth up to $15 each, from
  
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• Driver Accused of Sexually Assaulting College Student in Hamden Arrested

  20-11-2017 18:30 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Hamden police have arrested a man who is accused of sexually assaulting a college student when she got into his car in October.Photo Credit: Hamden Police
  
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• Man found shot to death after deer hunting incident in southern Indiana

  20-11-2017 17:59
  HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after a man was found shot to death during a weekend deer hunting incident, according to WXIN.
  According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Thomas Zimmerman, 58, Borden, was hunting on private property in southern Harrison County on Sunday evening.
  Around 6:40 p.m., a member of Zimmerman’s hunting group found him unresponsive. Investigators said he was in an elevated, ladder-type tree stand.
  Officers
  
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• Icy Roads Caused Issues in Parts of the State This Morning

  20-11-2017 17:58 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Scattered snow showers are making slick roads a concern for parts of the state this morning.Photo Credit: @Frankm333This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Trump intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror

  20-11-2017 17:51
  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump says he intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror.
  Trump said Monday that the designation will impose further penalties on the country. He called it a long overdue step and part of the U.S. “maximum pressure campaign” against the North.
  The move returns North Korea to the list of countries the U.S. views as state sponsors of terror for the first time since 2008. That’s when the North was removed in a bid to salvage a d
  
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• Teen killed by non-impaired driver taking breathalyzer test while driving

  20-11-2017 17:47
  ARLINGTON, Texas — A Texas teen was killed after she was struck by a non-impaired driver who was taking a court-ordered breathalyzer test moments before the collision, according to KXAS.
  On Nov. 10, 18-year-old Alexis Butler was backing her car out of a driveway when the passenger side of her car was hit by a pickup truck. She died from her injuries on Friday.
  The driver admitted to not seeing Butler’s car after looking down “for three to four seconds” to perform a c
  
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• SEC Football Report: Welcome To Iron Bowl Week

  20-11-2017 17:43
  Ryan Mayer
  This is the CBS Local SEC Football Report. Every week, this space will recap the results and top performances from the Southeastern Conference and look ahead to key match-ups the following week.
  Georgia Rebounds With Win Over Kentucky
  The Bulldogs were smarting from the 40-17 loss to Auburn and tumbling down the College Football Playoff rankings six spots to number seven as they headed home to face Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. Georgia took out their frustrations on the Wildcats to
  
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• Nebraska approves path for controversial Keystone XL pipeline

  20-11-2017 17:37
  LINCOLN, NE — The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-2 Monday to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the state. The decision is a key step toward the completion of the Keystone Pipeline network.
  The Keystone Pipeline system transfers crude oil via a 2,600-mile route from Alberta,Canada, east into Manitoba, Canada, and then south across the US border to Texas, parent company TransCanada said.
  The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, which would stretch from Hardisty, Alberta, southeas
  
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• President Trump calls on NFL to suspend Raiders’ Marshawn Lynch

  20-11-2017 17:26
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  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticize Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch early Monday morning.
  After photographs surfaced showing Lynch standing during the Mexican national anthem and sitting during the US national anthem at a game against the New England Patriots in Mexico City on Sunday, Trump called for his suspension.
  Marshawn Lynch sits during the US national anthem, stands for Mexican anyhem pic.twitter.com/8wdaKprEki
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• 102-year-old Holocaust survivor meets newly discovered nephew

  20-11-2017 17:07
  Eliahu Pietruszka shuffled his 102-year-old body through the lobby of his retirement home Thursday toward a stranger he had never met and collapsed into him in a teary embrace.
  Only days earlier, the Holocaust survivor who thought his entire family had perished in WWII learned that a younger brother had also survived, and his brother’s son, 66-year-old Alexandre, was flying in from a remote part of Russia to see him.
  102-year-old Holocaust survivor reunites with newly discovered nephew. By
  
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• Reports: Former Patriots WR Terry Glenn dies in car wreck

  20-11-2017 16:48
  BOSTON — A former Patriots wide receiver was killed in a car crash in Texas, according to FOX25.
  Sports Illustrated reported Monday morning Glenn was killed in a crash in Irving, Texas.
  Glenn was drafted by the Patriots in 1996 with the 7th overall pick in the first round. He played from 1996-2001 in New England.  Was a member of the 1996-97 AFC Championship team and played four games with the 2001 team that won the Super Bowl.
  He caught Tom Brady’s first career touchd
  
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• Driver Taken to Hospital After Middletown Crash

  20-11-2017 16:40 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Washington Street in Middletown is closed after a car hit a utility pole Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Patriots Team Grades: Brady And The Pats Dominate Raiders In Mexico City

  20-11-2017 15:30
  By Danny Cox
  The Oakland Raiders aren’t having nearly as good of a season as they were hoping to have, but there was still time for them to get back into the playoff hunt. Perhaps a change of location would have been enough for them to jump back into the thick of the AFC race and get a huge win in Mexico City.
  Unfortunately for the Raiders, they had to face Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. From the start of the game until the very end of the full 60 minutes, the Pats absolutely domi
  
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• Joe D’s Notebook: BC – The Recap

  20-11-2017 15:29
  JOE D’S NOTEBOOK
  BC-THE RECAP
  Consistently inconsistent.  That’s the best way to describe the 2017 UConn Football season. Saturday night’s 39-16 loss to Boston College at Fenway Park was no different.
  In all three phases, UConn has been unable to perform consistently. Even in the three wins, none of them was a complete 60 minute effort. The game on Saturday was a microcosm of the season. The Huskies would do some good things, then some not so good things and then some bad
  
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• Police: Man Tries To Steal $3,200 Worth Of Apple Watches

  20-11-2017 14:40
  EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police say a man tried to steal $3,200 worth of Apple Watches from a Connecticut Walmart.
  Authorities say the 51-year-old suspect broke into a storage cabinet at the East Windsor Walmart Saturday morning and put the watches into a shopping cart. The man then covered the watches with clothes.
  Police say the man abandoned the cart and ran away after he realized he had been noticed by an employee. The man was stopped by police at the entrance of
  
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• Icy Conditions Forced Closure of I-91 North in Cromwell

  20-11-2017 14:38 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Interstate 91 north was closed in Cromwell after icy conditions caused multiple accidents Monday morning, but it has reopened.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Public Hearing Slated On Hartford Anti-Abortion Centers

  20-11-2017 14:36
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Hartford has scheduled a public hearing on efforts to crack down on anti-abortion centers in the city.
  The Courant reports that the public will have a chance Monday night to weigh in on a city council proposal to rein in faith-driven pregnancy centers, which critics allege pose as legitimate medical clinics to lure women and hand out misleading information about abortions.
  Critics say one such center opened close to a facility at which abortions a
  
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• Special Olympics CT Hosts Unified Sports Holiday Classic

  20-11-2017 12:40 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Thousands of Special Olympics athletes and Unified partners were smiling right through a weekend of competition at the Unified Sports Holiday Classic.
  
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• Win Tickets To See HSO ‘December Dreams’

  20-11-2017 11:00
  Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s ‘December Dreams’ is performing at Belding Theater at The Bushnell December 8th-10th, and we want you to see the show.
   
  It’s the most wonderful time of the year! This December, the HSO presents a program of music sure to put you in a festive mood. Tchaikovsky’s selections from The Nutcracker bring to musical life everyone’s favorite holiday tale – young Clara’s dreams of a Nutcracker Prince. William Hen
  
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• East Haven PD Search For Donation Jar Thief

  20-11-2017 10:46
  (East Haven, CONN./CBS Connecticut)– Police are on the hunt for a woman they say stole a cancer fundraiser donation jar from an East Haven liquor store last week.
  The theft occurred Thursday afternoon around 1:15. Surveillance video shows the suspect, a heavyset female, briefly looking around the store before swiping the jar from the cashier counter.
  She was wearing an American Eagle hoodie and sunglasses. East Haven police say if you know the suspect, contact the East Haven Police Fa
  
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• Vital’s Career Night Leads UConn To Win over BU

  20-11-2017 07:17
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn guard Christian Vital scored a total of nine points in the Huskies first two games of the season then asked for a heart-to-heart talk with coach Kevin Ollie.
  The sophomore sharpshooter responded with a career-high 30 points on Sunday to lead Connecticut to an 85-66 win over Boston University.
  Vital hit 9 of 15 shots and was 4 of 10 from 3-point range.
  “It was a positive conversation,” Vital said. “It was how can we get better? How c
  
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• The Connection: Treating The Incarcerated

  20-11-2017 03:00
  On this program, hosts Ann Baldwin and Lisa DeMatteis-Lepore speak with Dr. Kathleen Maurer, the Medical Director at the Department of Correction. They discuss recidivism within the corrections system and how The Connection Inc. partners with Dr. Maurer’s programs to effectively treat those who are incarcerated.
   
  
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• HealthCare Matters: Could Big Data Save Your Life?

  20-11-2017 01:00
  Could Big Data Save Your Life? Don’t miss world renowned analytics expert from MIT, Dr. Dimitris Bertsimas. Big data is everywhere… would you believe it might one day save your life.
   
  
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• Former UHart student in body fluids contamination case faces judge Tuesday

  20-11-2017 00:04
  HARTFORD — A former University of Hartford student is facing arraignment on allegations she smeared body fluids on her roommate’s belongings.
  Brianna Brochu is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Hartford Superior Court. She’s charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief and breach of peace. Prosecutors say they’re determining whether to add a hate crime charge.
  The 18-year-old Harwinton resident, who is white, is accused of contaminating her black roommate’s belongings at
  
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