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• Fitness Center to Reopen Next Week at New Haven JCC

  18-12-2017 23:49
  
  The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater New Haven is moving closer to another milestone a year after flames broke out in the building’s lower level.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• ESPN President Resigns Over Substance Addiction

  18-12-2017 23:47
  
  ESPN President John Skipper announced Monday that he is resigning from his position, citing a substance addiction problem, according to a statement from the network.Photo Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images, FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Man in Helmet Attempts Kidnapping 16-Year-Old in Torrington: Police

  18-12-2017 23:35
  
  A man wearing a motorcycle helmet attempted kidnapping a 16-year-old girl in Torrington on Monday, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 18-Year-Old Man Accused of Shooting in New Haven Arrested

  18-12-2017 23:05
  
  An 18-year-old man suspected of a New Haven shooting in October has been arrested.Photo Credit: New Haven Police
  
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• Moreland Re-Ups With Red Sox

  18-12-2017 22:49
  BOSTON (AP) _ First baseman Mitch Moreland is remaining with the Boston Red Sox, agreeing to a $13 million, two-year contract.
  The 32-year-old left-handed hitter batted .246 with 22 homers 79 RBIs in his first season with the team last year. His home run total was just behind Mookie Betts (24) and Hanley Ramirez (23) on the Red Sox, who hit an AL-low 168 for the season.
  Moreland spent his first seven seasons with the Texas Rangers, winning a Gold Glove in 2016. He was a finalist for the award l
  
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• Man Arrested for New Haven Homicide Nearly a Year Later

  18-12-2017 22:32
  
  A man was arrested for a murder in New Haven nearly one year later.Photo Credit: New Haven 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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• Police ID Missing Snowmobiler in Griswold

  18-12-2017 22:30
  
  A search for a missing 56-year-old snowmobiler from Griswold has been suspended until weather conditions improve.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Arrest In 2016 New Haven Murder

  18-12-2017 22:25
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – New Haven police have made an arrest in the killing of a 31-year-old man on Dorman St. in September 2016.
  Tyrone Spears, 42, is charged with murder and weapons offenses in the killing of Levern Bellamy, who was found bleeding in a backyard on Dorman St. on Sept. 21. Bellamy was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound to the back at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
  Spears, a former resident of Dorman St., is currently incarcerated on unrelated charges, said police.
  
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• New Haven Police make arrest in 2016 homicide

  18-12-2017 22:16
  NEW HAVEN – Police have made an arrest in a homicide that happened in September 2016.
  According to New Haven Police, 31-year old Levern Bellamy was shot along Dorman Street on September 21, 2016.
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  On Monday, police arrested Tyrone Spears, 42, of New Haven and charged him with murdering  Bellamy.
  Spears, currently in a correctional facility, was charged with murder,  criminal possession of a pistol and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle. The arrest followi
  
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• Ivanka Trump Visits Students in Norwalk

  18-12-2017 21:48
  
  Ivanka Trump was in Connecticut Monday, visiting students from Norwalk Early College Academy.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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• Trump judicial nominee Matthew Petersen withdraws after viral hearing video

  18-12-2017 21:15
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  Matthew Petersen, President Donald Trump’s district court nominee who struggled to answer basic legal questions at his confirmation hearing last week, has withdrawn his nomination.
  Petersen, who was up for a lifetime appointment on the US District Court for the District of Columbia, struggled to answer basic questions during an exchange with Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican. The exchange went viral after Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, tweeted a link
  
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• Colin Kaepernick wants to join Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Stephen Curry in buying the Carolina Panthers

  18-12-2017 21:10
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Monday joined Sean “Diddy” Combs and Steph Curry in saying he’d like to buy the Carolina Panthers.
  Kaepernick took to Twitter Monday morning, saying “I want in on the ownership group! Let’s make it happen!”
  I want in on the ownership group! Let’s make it happen! https://t.co/sDR4ciciY8
  — Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) December 18, 2017The tweet was in reference to Combs and Cu
  
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• What Are the 20 Best Colleges in America?

  18-12-2017 21:08
  
  Six New England schools have landed on a new list of America's best colleges and universities.Photo Credit: Princeton University Office of Communications
  
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• Rally Held For Immigrant Facing Deportation

  18-12-2017 21:03
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Supporters of an immigrant facing deportation to Colombia held a rally outside of the Hartford federal courthouse Monday to call on authorities to let him stay in the U.S. while he tries to get his asylum case reopened.
  Francisco Acosta (Aaron Kupec/WTIC Radio photo)
  Francisco Acosta was ordered to report to federal immigration authorities with a one-way ticket to Colombia dated for next month.
  Demonstrators held hands and prayed that Acosta would
  
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• Former University Of Hartford Student Pleads Not Guilty In Body Fluids Roomate Case

  18-12-2017 20:41
  (CBS Connecticut) — In Hartford Superior Court today, a white former University of Hartford student pleaded NOT guilty to charges of smearing bodily fluids on her black roommate’s belongings.
  Brianna Brochu’s defense attorney Tom Stevens has said this is a matter of two young women who did not get along, and not an issue of race.
  But demonstrators from the NAACP gathered outside the courthouse called for hate crime charges to be filed.
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• Facebook To Demote Posts That Beg For Likes, Comments

  18-12-2017 20:31
  CBS Local — People who browse through social media daily are used to reading posts designed solely to get you to click on them and interact. The “click bait” or “engagement bait” pieces commonly play on a person’s simplest likes and dislikes with catchy headlines like, “LIKE this if you’re a Pisces!” Now, Facebook says they’re cracking down on the attention-seeking posts.
  The social media platform announced that is intends to demote &ld
  
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• US health officials to target high-risk alternative remedies

  18-12-2017 20:11
  WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials plan to crack down on a growing number of unproven alternative remedies, focusing on those containing dangerous ingredients that have occasionally been linked to serious injury and death.
  The Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a new proposal for regulating homeopathic medicines, products that have long been on the fringe of mainstream medicine. The agency plans to target products that pose the biggest safety risks, including those marketed for
  
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• Police ID suspect in fatal Waterbury crash

  18-12-2017 19:41
  WATERBURY – Police said Monday they have identified a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 75-year-old woman last week.
  Police haven’t released the driver’s name. They said they’re still working on the investigation into the death of Geri LaPio, who died Friday due to injuries suffered when she  was hit by a car on Cooke Street near the intersection of Nottingham Terrace at around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  The vehicle that hit LaPio took off and LaPio was
  
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• Keidel: The Steelers Were Robbed

  18-12-2017 19:41
  By Jason Keidel
  It figures that one of the great robberies in NFL history was perpetrated against someone named Jesse James.
  The Pittsburgh Steelers lost a football game to the New England Patriots. At least on paper. On the field, it was another matter.
  If you haven’t been in a coma over the last 18 hours, the Steelers hosted the Patriots, in what many considered the game of the day, of the month, if not of the season. And for about 55 minutes, the Steelers were handling their two-decade
  
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• Hartford City Hall Closed Due to Heating Issue

  18-12-2017 19:37
  
  Hartford City Hall was closed Monday due to an issue with the heat in the building.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Windsor man charged in 2016 fatal crash

  18-12-2017 19:23
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  Missing AttachmentENFIELD — A Windsor man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in December, 2016.
  State Police said on December 19, 2016, an older-model Jeep Wrangler was in the left lane when it suddenly crossed all lanes of I-91 north, between exits 46 and 47E. It then rolled over, hit a barrier, and then toppled onto onto Oliver Road, which is more than 20 feet below I-91.
  No airbags deployed in the crash.
  The driver,
  
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• Heating Issues Close Hartford City Hall

  18-12-2017 19:19
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Hartford City Hall closed early on Monday.
  The mayor’s office says the building closed at noon as a result of heating issues.
  A public hearing and Operations, Management, Budget, and Government Accountability Committee meeting have been postponed.
  Hartford City Hall is scheduled to reopen as normal on Tuesday for regular business hours, 8 am until 5 pm.
  
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• 19 men and 1 woman among highest-paid execs age 40 and under

  18-12-2017 19:04
  NEW YORK — Pay inequality between men and women isn’t just a problem for your parents’ generation.
  Of the highest-paid executives age 40 and under last year, just one woman cracked the top 20, according to an analysis by Equilar, an executive and board data provider.
  Julia Haywood came in at No. 19. Haywood earned $3.9 million when she was vice president of United Continental Holdings, which operates United Airlines. She left that post in January 2017 to return to her form
  
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• More people return gifts than you might think

  18-12-2017 18:53
  HARTFORD — You might not like the color, fit or style of a sweater. You may already have the DVD you received as a gift. Sometimes a simple exchange will do the trick however, Connecticut Better Business Bureau says givers and recipients should know retailers’ terms and conditions for exchanges, store credits and refunds.
  “December and January are peak periods for gift returns,” said the Connecticut Better Business Bureau’s Howard Schwartz. “Merchandise return
  
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• Recipe: Kringle Candle Farm Table pork and lamb meatballs

  18-12-2017 18:43
  HARTFORD — The people of Kringle Farm Table In Bernardston, Massachusetts, came to Hartford to talk about holiday cooking options.  The main focus for their holiday entertaining is incorporating seasonal jams into their cooking.
  Pork & Lamb MeatballsYield: 8 2 oz meatballs
  Ingredients:
  1/2 pound ground pork
  1/2 pound ground lamb (or beef or veal if you don’t like lamb)
  1/2 cup golden raisins (soaked)
  1/2 cup pine nuts (toasted)
  2 tablespoons garam masala
  1 tablespoon k
  
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• Bitcoin’s Creator Still A Mystery As Net Worth Nears $20 Billion

  18-12-2017 18:29
  CBS Local — The popular digital currency Bitcoin has become a financial gold mine for investors in 2017, with its value skyrocketing to nearly $20,000. The cryptocurrency has made its creator, who reportedly owns 980,000 Bitcoins, one of the richest people in the world as their digital fortune is now worth $19.4 billion. There’s only one problem, no one knows who the creator of Bitcoin actually is.
  The tech billionaire, who has gone by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, has ke
  
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• Hartford City Hall closed due to heating problems

  18-12-2017 18:27
  HARTFORD — Heating problems caused the closure of Hartford’s City Hall Monday.
  The city sent out a statement:
  Due to a heating issue, Hartford’s City Hall located at 550 Main Street, will be closed for the remainder of today, Monday, December 18th.The building will reopen for regular business tomorrow, Tuesday, December 19th 8:00am – 5:00pm.Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
  Monday’s Public Hearing and Operations, Management, Budget and Government Acc
  
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• Man Charged in Fatal 2016 Crash on I-91

  18-12-2017 18:24
  
  A Windsor man has been charged with manslaughter and DUI in a fatal crash on I-91 in Enfield that killed a Massachusetts woman last year.Photo Credit: @PJJanuszewski/ Connecticut State Police
  
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• Health Officials Say Flu Now Widespread in Connecticut

  18-12-2017 18:10
  
  Connecticut health officials say flu is now widespread in the state.
  
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• Man Charged In Fatal Crash From Last Year

  18-12-2017 18:08
  (Enfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police have made an arrest in a fatal crash from a year ago in Enfield.
  On Saturday, troopers picked up 33-year-old John Gallucci of Windsor on an outstanding warrant in connection with the crash that occurred on December 19, 2016 on the northbound side of Interstate 91 near exit 47E.
  Troopers say Galluci’s vehicle, while traveling in the left lane, crossed three lanes of traffic, striking a barrier in the right shoulder.
  They say the vehicle
  
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• Millennials Give More Generously To Charity, Study Says

  18-12-2017 17:55
  CBS Local — Just in time for the holiday season, a new report from the United Kingdom says young adults are not only more generous when giving to charity, but are also savvier and more careful with their money when donating.
  Researchers from the British government’s Charity Commission found that 18 to 24-year-olds made an average donation of nearly $42 during the Christmas season. 44 percent of millennials surveyed also said they would give up using their smartphone in December
  
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• Deaths As Amtrak Train Derails South Of Seattle

  18-12-2017 17:38
  RACHEL LA CORTEAssociated PressTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a new route hurtled off an overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing an undisclosed number of people, authorities said.
  Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard when the train derailed about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Seattle before 8 a.m., Amtrak said.
  Ed Troyer, a spokesman with the Pierce County Sheriff’s office
  
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• ESPN President Resigning

  18-12-2017 17:32
  NEW YORK (AP) – ESPN President John Skipper says he is resigning to take care of a substance abuse problem.
  The sports network says its former president, George Bodenheimer, will take over as acting head of the company for the next 90 days.
  Skipper says in a statement that he’s struggled for many years with substance addiction, giving no details of the specific problem.
  He says the most important thing he can do right now is take care of it.
  He’s been head of the company since
  
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• Holiday Parking Plans For New Britain

  18-12-2017 17:27
  (New Britain, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – New Britain is attempting to make it easier to do business in the city in the run-up to Christmas and beyond.
  Mayor Erin Stewart has announced that beginning today, parking meter fees will be suspended in order to provide up to two hours of free parking for holiday shoppers.
  The mandate runs through Friday, December 29.
  Meters that fall under the suspension include those on Main, West Main, and Arch Street, as well as the Badolato parking garage.
  In a
  
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• 4.5 Million New Englanders Expected to Travel for Holidays

  18-12-2017 16:51
  
  A record-breaking number of New Englanders are expected to travel for the year-end holidays, according to statistics from AAA.Photo Credit: NBC10
  
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• Group Charged In Knifepoint Shoplifting

  18-12-2017 16:49
  (Shelton, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Five people are under arrest after Shelton police say they were involved in a shoplifting incident Sunday at a city WalMart store.
  Just after 3:00 p.m., police say Monica Santos, Trisha Donaldson, and Luis Torres, all of Bridgeport, attempted to steal about $800 in merchandise from the Bridgeport Avenue WalMart in Shelton.
  Officers say when store employees attempted to stop the trio, Santos pulled a knife
  Detectives say the three made their getaway in a v
  
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