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• Governor Directs Flags Lowered For Sandy Hook Victims

  13-12-2017 23:56
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will direct all U.S. and state flags to be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of the children and educators killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
  The flags will be lowered from sunrise to sunset on Thursday. That day will mark five years since Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and six educators at the Newtown school before turning the gun on himself.
  The Democratic governor says all other flags_ municipal, corporate or
  
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• Woman Who Grabbed ‘OK To Be White’ Notes Thanks Supporters

  13-12-2017 23:01
  ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A woman charged with trying to steal the notes of a right-wing commentator who was at the University of Connecticut to give a speech titled “It’s OK To Be White” has thanked her supporters for helping her fight “against racism.”
  Catherine Gregory, of Willimantic, took papers from a lectern as Gateway Pundit writer Lucian Wintrich prepared to speak last month and is charged with attempted larceny and disorderly conduct.
  Gregory made her
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Snow to Make for Messy Morning Commute

  13-12-2017 22:37
  
  NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking an Alberta clipper that will bring snow to the state Thursday morning just in time for the morning commute and have issued a First Alert.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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• State Officials Issue Warning About Man They Say Is Posing as a Contractor

  13-12-2017 22:23
  
  Officials from the state Department of Consumer Protection are issuing a warning about a man they said is posing as a contractor but is not licensed or registered to do the work.Photo Credit: Department of Consumer Protection
  
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• Google Reveals The ‘Most Googled’ Topics Of 2017

  13-12-2017 22:20
  CBS Local — One of the biggest storms to strike the U.S. in history is also entering the record books as the most searched topic on Google in 2017.
  Hurricane Irma, the category 5 storm which battered Florida and the Caribbean in September, was the “most Googled” search term in the U.S. and around the world this year.
  Matt Lauer, the former Today show host fired over sexual harassment allegations, was the second-most frequently entered search among Americans in 2017. Legendary s
  
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• Here’s How You Can Still Help Puerto Rico

  13-12-2017 21:26
  
  Puerto Rico is slowly rebuilding from the destruction Hurricane Maria brought in September. A map created by Google shows organizations and campaigns in need of funds to continue aiding the families, farmers and...Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Stratford to Lay Off at Least 40 Teachers

  13-12-2017 21:21
  
  At least 40 teachers from Stratford will be laid off, starting in January.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Death of New London Shooting Victim Ruled a Homicide

  13-12-2017 21:07
  
  A man was shot to death in an Orchard Street apartment in New London Saturday and the office of the chief medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Uber Charges Customer Over $14,000 For 20-Minute Ride

  13-12-2017 20:36
  CBS Local — An Uber customer got a severe case of “sticker shock” after he was presented with a bill for $14,393.14 after a 20-minute drive through Toronto.
  The incredible amount, which comes out to 18,518.50 in Canadian dollars, was posted to social media by the rider who goes by “votethehish” on Instagram. The unlucky passenger’s shocking bill was then shared by his friends on Twitter, where the outrage grew even further. To add insult to injury, Uber report
  
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• Season Of Giving: Top U.S. Charities In 2017 Revealed

  13-12-2017 20:25
  CBS Local — The holiday season traditionally brings out generosity in people. With so many charities asking for donations, many people find it hard to figure out which organization will make the most of their donation. Forbes has revealed their list of America’s largest charities as well as how much of your money will actually go towards their respective causes.
  According to the business magazine, the United Way was top charitable group in the United States, bringing in $3.54 billion
  
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• Cheerleader who knelt during national anthem wakes up to racial slur on dorm room door

  13-12-2017 20:16
  STORM LAKE, Iowa  -  Between December 8th and December 11th, a handful of students at Buena Vista University woke up to racial slurs written on their dorm room doors.
  You may remember Alyssa Parker, the Buena Vista Cheerleader who took a knee during the national anthem and later quit the team when they were mandated to stand. After a long night of studying for finals on Sunday night, the criminal justice major and her roommate, Emerald Jones, were awakened in their room.
  “I woke
  
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• Pregnant Indiana mother passes out behind wheel with child in backseat after shooting up heroin

  13-12-2017 20:15
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Police arrested a pregnant mother in Evansville, Indiana after they found her passed out behind the wheel at a stoplight with her young child in the backseat.
  Natalie Onay, 22, faces charges of child neglect, possession of a narcotic, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a syringe, and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, according to WXIN.
  Police responded to a report of a woman passed out behind the wheel near the intersection of North Governor Street and
  
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• Willimantic Woman Killed in Crash in Chaplin

  13-12-2017 19:57
  
  A 28-year-old Willimantic woman was killed in a crash on Route 6 in Chaplin Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• UPS Driver Accused of Stealing From Delivery Customers: PD

  13-12-2017 19:54
  
  A UPS driver is accused of stealing from customers while out on deliveries in North Haven.Photo Credit: North Haven Police Department
  
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• Governor Orders Flags to Half-Staff on 5th Anniversary of Sandy Hook Tragedy

  13-12-2017 19:39
  
  Gov. Dannel Malloy is issuing a directive for U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, Dec. 14, in remembrance of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Malloy Released Deficit Mitigation Proposal

  13-12-2017 19:27
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Governor Dannel Malloy has released a proposed deficit mitigation plan for state lawmakers to consider as a means to eliminate a $208 million deficit in the bipartisan budget they passed earlier this fall.
  In his letter to legislative leaders, Malloy notes that the total dollar figure for the entirety of the mitigation is $302 million.
  That means there’s some wiggle room for lawmakers to address the Medicare Savings Program.
  Malloy says his plan in
  
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• Couple loses two homes in two months to California wildfires

  13-12-2017 18:53
  Dr. Antonio Wong and his wife remember falling in love with their first home, a 3,000 square-foot beauty in Southern California they’ve owned for more than a decade.
  “You have your first love, your first home, your first car,” said Wong, 50, an anesthesiologist.
  They rented out their Ventura home when they moved out of state in 2008.
  But California drew them back. In May of this year, Wong and his wife, Pratima, 48, bought their second home in the state, this time in Santa Rosa
  
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• Berlin police looking for man who they say hit cruiser, ambulance with stolen car

  13-12-2017 18:41
  BERLIN — Berlin police are searching for a suspect they say hit a cruiser and an ambulance with a stolen car while escaping from custody.
  Police said Aaron Rugar was being assisted by police and ambulance personnel for a medical issue when they determined that he was sitting in a stolen car.
  Instead of getting out of the car, police said Rugar rammed the cruiser and the ambulance in his get away. Police are searching for Rugar and the vehicle he was in at the time, a 2007 Toyota RAV 4, col
  
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• Torrington Woman Arrested After 24 Pets Were Seized

  13-12-2017 18:22
  
  Police have charged a 58-year-old Torrington woman with cruelty to animals weeks after authorities removed 21 cats, three live dogs and three dead dogs from her home on Beechwood Avenue.Photo Credit: Torrington Police and NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Berlin Police Seek Suspect Accused of Ramming Cruiser

  13-12-2017 18:13
  
  Berlin police are searching for a suspect accused of ramming a police car while driving a stolen vehicle.Photo Credit: Berlin Police Department
  
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• Most Memorable Snow Games NFL History

  13-12-2017 17:48
  by Rob Joyce
  The Colts and Bills was supposed to be one of the less enticing games on the Sunday slate, with Indianapolis (3-9) long out of the playoff picture and Buffalo (6-6) starting backup Nathan Peterman with their playoff hopes looking dicey. Instead, it was must-see television.
  In a snow-driven and wind-gusting Buffalo, players from both sides looked downright human, slipping and sliding all over the place in what became a 13-7 Bills overtime win. Passes were nearly impossible to complet
  
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• The blame game begins inside the White House after Alabama stunner

  13-12-2017 17:32
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  WASHINGTON DC — As a cold morning broke at the White House on Wednesday, questions mounted about who was to blame for the remarkable loss of Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore.
  Democrat Doug Jones’ upset victory in Alabama on Tuesday capped a tortured 10 months for President Donald Trump, whose forays into the race all seemed to backfire and which are now drawing concerns as a wider slate of 2018 midterm contests near.
  Aides eyed Twitter anxiously for Trum
  
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• Barn, Farm Equipment Destroyed by Fire in North Branford

  13-12-2017 17:30
  
  Fire destroyed a barn on a family farm in North Branford Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: David DeCola
  
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• Glastonbury man charged in sex ring puts up $25M for possible payouts

  13-12-2017 17:26
  GLASTONBURY — A Glastonbury businessman charged in a sex trafficking ring has agreed to set aside $25 million to cover potential payouts resulting from civil lawsuits.
  Bruce Bemer was arrested in March and charged with patronizing a trafficked person in connection with what authorities called a long-running human trafficking ring based in Danbury. Authorities say many victims were young people with mental illnesses.
  Joel Faxon, an attorney for several purported victims, tells the Connectic
  
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• Dozens of Horses Potentially Exposed to Illness in Bethany

  13-12-2017 17:26
  
  An outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) has been confirmed in Bethany and as many as 35 horses may have been exposed, according to the Equine Disease Communication Center.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• ADHD drug use in pregnancy increases risk of heart defects in infants, study finds

  13-12-2017 17:18
  NEW YORK — The attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder drug methylphenidate is associated with an increased risk of heart defects in infants whose mothers take the medication during pregnancy, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
  Specifically, the researchers found a 28% increased prevalence of cardiac malformations after first-trimester exposure to the stimulant, which is the active ingredient in Ritalin, Concerta, Daytrana, Methylin and other ADH
  
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• Patriots Opponent Profile: Antonio Brown And Streaking Steelers Pose Huge Challenge

  13-12-2017 17:12
  By Danny Cox
  The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers were streaking through the season, but that all came to a halt in Week 14 for one of those teams—and in a huge way. While the Steelers outlasted the Baltimore Ravens for their eighth straight win, the Patriots watched their win streak break with a shocking loss to the Miami Dolphins.
  Unfortunately, that loss came at the worst possible time for New England.
  Pittsburgh Steelers’ Season Record: 11-2
  Right now, the Steelers ar
  
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• Pastor and former Marine charged with sexual assault of children; denied bond

  13-12-2017 17:12
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WTKR) -- Todd Tomko, a United States Marine, faced a judge Tuesday morning in Virginia Beach's Juvenile and Domestic Relations court, requesting a bond be set in the case against him.
  Tomko is charged with seven felonies; three counts of custodial indecent liberties, three counts of aggravated sexual battery with a victim under the age of 13 and one count of endangerment and cruelty to children.
  The 54-year-old served in the USMC for 33 years, some of it as an infantry offic
  
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• 6-year-old Colorado girl dies in tragic playground accident

  13-12-2017 16:59
  GREELEY, Colo. - A Colorado community is rallying around the family of a 6-year-old girl after her accidental death at a playground earlier this month, according to KDVR.
  Brooklyn Thill was playing on swings meant for children with disabilities after school got out on Dec. 5 when she somehow became entangled in the straps, which wrapped around her neck.
  Her family is struggling to cope with their loss, so on Tuesday, students and teachers at Brooklyn's school, S. Christa McAullife Stem Academy,
  
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• Body camera footage shows 11-year-old girl held at gunpoint, handcuffed by Michigan officers

  13-12-2017 16:53
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A Michigan police department has opened an internal investigation after an 11-year-old girl was detained during the search for a stabbing suspect last week.
  Honestie Hodges told WXMI she is scared of the Grand Rapids Police Department after being handcuffed and detained.
  “I didn’t know what was going on," said Hodges. "I didn’t do anything wrong, I’ve never got in trouble by the Grand Rapids Police. I used to want to be a Grand Rapids police office
  
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• Tillerson says US won’t set preconditions for North Korea talks

  13-12-2017 16:47
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  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US is ready to talk with North Korea without preconditions, in comments that appeared to signal a shift in State Department policy.
  “We’ve said from the diplomatic side, we’re ready to talk anytime North Korea would like to talk,” Tillerson said at the Atlantic Council in Washington on Tuesday, in what amounted to a direct public invitation for North Korea to put aside an escalating cycle of tests and taunts and engage
  
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• Victim Fired Shot at Suspected Burglar in Tolland: Police

  13-12-2017 16:46
  
  A victim fired a gun during what state police said was a burglary in Tolland Tuesday and investigators are searching for the burglars.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• USA Today bashes Trump as ‘not fit to clean the toilets’ in Obama’s presidential library

  13-12-2017 16:46
  USA Today isn’t known for its blistering opinion pieces. Which makes the one the paper’s editorial board just published on President Donald Trump all the more savage.
  “A president who would all but call Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a whore is not fit to clean the toilets in the Barack Obama Presidential Library or to shine the shoes of George W. Bush…”“With his latest tweet, clearly implying that a United States senator would trade sexual favors for campaign
  
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• Gusty winds, low humidity tax worn-out California firefighters

  13-12-2017 16:44
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  Firefighters battling the massive Thomas Fire in Southern California have contained 25% of the blaze, but the weary crews have their work cut out for them Wednesday and in the days to come.
  Wind gusts and low humidity are giving life to the ravaging blaze — a behemoth larger than New York City — that is destroying and damaging property and prompting mandatory and voluntary evacuations.
  The inferno threatens Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Summerland, Montecito and s
  
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• Omarosa to leave White House

  13-12-2017 16:40
  White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” plans to leave the White House next month, according to a statement from press secretary Sarah Sanders.
  Manigault Newman, one of Trump’s most high-profile African-American supporters, will leave one year to the day after Trump took office, Sanders said.
  “Omarosa Manigault Newman resigned yesterday to pursue other opportunities,” Sanders said. “Her departure will not be effectiv
  
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• State Police: Homeowner Opens Fire On Burglar

  13-12-2017 16:27
  (Tolland, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police say a homeowner opened fire on a man who was attempting to burglarize the victim’s home Tuesday night.
  A little after 6:30, troopers were dispatched to a home on Peter Green Road in Tolland for the reported burglary.
  They say the homeowner arrived at the residence to find a pickup truck parked in his driveway.
  Police say the resident questioned a woman in the truck, who said she and another man were lost and looking for directions.
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• America’s Best Sledding Hills

  13-12-2017 16:00
  By Laurie Jo Miller Farr
  When all you really want to do is slide downhill fast in the snow in the good old fashioned way, there’s nothing better than a great sledding hill. While giant tubing parks with organized lanes now blanket the downhill scene, here and there you can find just plain hills for old school-style sledding. Bundle up, look out for the trees and don’t overlook the precaution of wearing goggles and a helmet.
  Firecracker Sledding Hill
  Town Park500 East Colorado Ave.Tel
  
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• Man Gets 8 Years For Supplying Heroin That Killed Teen

  13-12-2017 15:57
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man convicted of a supplying the heroin that led to the overdose death of a 17-year-old girl he had forced intoprostitution has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison.
  Prosecutors say 41-year-old Ramon Gomez, of Uncasville, was also sentenced Tuesday to five years’ probation. He pleaded guilty last year to sex traffickingof a minor and possession with intent to distribute heroin.
  Authorities say Gomez brought the girl to a Groton motel in
  
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• Mental Health Care Worries Linger 5 Years After Sandy Hook

  13-12-2017 15:55
  by SUSAN HAIGH, Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Anguished mothers with mentally ill children have sought out Liza Long for help ever since she wrote an essay, “I am Adam Lanza’s Mother,” comparing experiences with her son to the emotionally troubled 20-year-old who carried out the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
  The massacre sounded alarms nationally about gaps in mental health care and led to calls for better screening and services, especially for young peo
  
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• Torrington woman arrested following animal cruelty investigation

  13-12-2017 15:48
  TORRINGTON — Torrington Police say they have arrested Robin Betz, 61, of 163 Beechwood Ave, after a cruelty to animals investigation. 
  Police say that Torrington Regional Animal Control received a complaint about the care and wellbeing of several cats and dogs at Betz’s home.
  The concerned tipster stated there were numerous cats in cages in the house as well as several cats loose in the residence with three dogs. The home was also reported to be very cluttered with items stacked
  
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• Shots fired at suspect during brazen residential burglary in Tolland

  13-12-2017 15:36
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  Police say around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday night, police responded to a residence on Peter Green Road in Tolland for a reported burglary.
  The victim/homeowner arrived home to find a full-size, dark-colored pick-up truck parked in his driveway, backed up near the garage.
  A white female suspect was seated i
  
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• Man Charged In Sex Ring Puts Up $25M For Possible Payouts

  13-12-2017 15:35
  GLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut businessman charged in a sex trafficking ring has agreed to set aside $25 million to cover potential payoutsresulting from civil lawsuits.
  Bruce Bemer was arrested in March and charged with patronizing a trafficked person in connection with what authorities called a long-running humantrafficking ring based in Danbury. Authorities say many victims were young people with mental illnesses.
  Joel Faxon, an attorney for several purported victims, tells the
  
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• Man Found Guilty in Meriden Carjacking Case

  13-12-2017 15:33
  
  A West Haven man who was charged in a carjacking case in Meriden on Jan. 1, 2016 has been found guilty.
  
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• Holiday Home Heating: Air Temp

  13-12-2017 15:30
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• Rock Hall 2018 class: Nina Simone, Bon Jovi, the Moody Blues

  13-12-2017 15:16
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  The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe also are part of t
  
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• Man Missing from Waterbury Since 2011 Found Dead in Penn.

  13-12-2017 15:13
  
  A man who was reported missing from Waterbury more than six years ago was found dead in Pennsylvania, according to police.Photo Credit: Wayne County Coroner
  
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• Reporter: NFL Network asked if she plans on ‘getting knocked up’

  13-12-2017 15:11
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  BRISTOL — A female television sports reporter and host has shared her story following the news of NFL Network and ESPN suspending five former football players who are accused of sexual harassment while they worked for NFL Network.
  “I’ve been quiet about this for too long,” Lindsay McCormick wrote in an Instagram post. “In my last interview with NFL Network a few years ago, the head of hiring talent said to me, ‘If we hire you, do you plan
  
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• Teen born with double cleft palate has last surgery after 17 years

  13-12-2017 15:00
  CHICAGO -- A Chicago teen born with a double cleft palate allowed WGN into his journey.
  He has spent 17 years going through surgeries to correct a rare problem. Most people recognize the struggle of being born with a cleft lip or palate as something that happens in developing countries. It also happens in the city with about two dozen cases reported every year. Nationwide, one in 700 children are born with a cleft palate.
  Fabian Bautista, 18, has undergone about 15 surgeries in his li
  
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• Week 15 NFL Picks: Patriots, Steelers Battle For The Top Of The AFC

  13-12-2017 14:58
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  Well, well, well. Once more we get a Patriots-Steelers match-up with big implications. Now, it’s not quite the same as last year when the two met for the AFC Championship Game. But, the top seed in the AFC and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs is on the line. Pittsburgh’s offense, Antonio Brown in particular, has been explosive over the past four weeks. In that span, Brown has caught 39 passes for 627 yards and six touchdowns. The Steelers have won all four game
  
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• Man Charged With OUI After Hitting West Hartford Home: PD

  13-12-2017 14:42
  
  A man has been charged with driving under the influence after crashing a car into a house in West Hartford Wednesday morning.
  
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