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• Arrest Made In Bloomfield Apartment Fire

  28-12-2017 23:57
  (BLOOMFIELD,Conn./WTIC News) -Bloomfield Police have arrested an 18 year old man in connection with a Thursday morning fire which heavily damaged apartment 9-B at 9 Woodland Avenue.The blaze was reported shortly before 8:30.Everyone inside made it out safely. Two children were taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center as a precaution to be examined for smoke inhalation.
  Isaiah Hellenbrand is charged with Arson and two counts of Risk of Injury to a Minor.Bond was set at $100,000.
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• Truck Driver Killed in Crash in Somers

  28-12-2017 23:53 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  One person was killed in a crash that closed Route 190 in Somers on Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Husband, wife identified as victims in fatal Griswold fire; son is a person of interest

  28-12-2017 23:48
  GRISWOLD —  State police have released additional information Friday regarding a fire that killed two people last week.
  State police have identified a person of interest for a fire that killed husband and wife Janet Lindquist, 61, and Kenneth Lindquist, 56. State police are looking for Matthew Lindquist, son of the victims, and are seeking his whereabouts.
  Police said around 5:15 a.m., on December 21, they were called to 70 Kenwood Estates for a fully involved hous
  
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• Huskies Gilbert Out For The Season

  28-12-2017 23:46
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) _ UConn says redshirt freshman point guard Alterique Gilbert will miss the rest of this season and will likely undergo another surgery on his injured left shoulder.
  Gilbert, who originally dislocated the shoulder in high school, was granted an extra year of eligibility after suffering a torn labrum three games into last season.
  He played six games for the Huskies this season before going down again last month after taking a hard hit in a loss to Michigan State.
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• Police investigating possible armed suspect in North Haven

  28-12-2017 23:29
  NORTH HAVEN — Police are searching for a wanted suspect who they say may be armed.
  North Haven police said there is a large police presence in the Upper State Street area near Hartford Turnpike and people are asked to avoid the area.
  Anyone who may see something suspicious is asked to call 911.
  Additional details have not been released at this time.  FOX61 has a crew heading to the scene and will provide updates as soon as they become available.
  
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• Car jacking incident led to heavy police presence in North Haven

  28-12-2017 23:29
  NORTH HAVEN — Police said a car jacking incident was the cause of heavy police presence Friday evening.
  North Haven police said the scene was in the Upper State Street area near Hartford Turnpike. People were asked to avoid the area as police investigated.
  State police said they retrieved a car that was involved in a carjacking incident in Meriden.
  State police said no suspect was found or arrested. There was no harm to the public.
  
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• UConn guard Gilbert out for season with shoulder injury

  28-12-2017 23:10
  STORRS, Conn — UConn says redshirt freshman point guard Alterique Gilbert will miss the rest of this season and will likely undergo another surgery on his injured left shoulder.
  Gilbert, who originally dislocated the shoulder in high school, was granted an extra year of eligibility after suffering a torn labrum three games into last season.
  He played six games for the Huskies this season before going down again last month after taking a hard hit in a loss to Michigan State.
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• MGM Seeks To Become Part of Lawsuit Over Connecticut Casino

  28-12-2017 22:50
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — MGM Resorts International has asked to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the state and two federally-recognized Native American tribes against the U.S. Department of the Interior.
  Connecticut has asked a federal judge to approve amendments to a revenue-sharing agreement that would allow a new casino in East Windsor, in direct competition with an MGM casino being built in Massachusetts.
  The state argues the Department of Interior gave up its right to oppose the amendme
  
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• Arctic cold is here to stay for the next several days

  28-12-2017 22:43
  It is essential that you keep an eye on things that sensitive to prolonged sub-freezing weather, including exposed pipes and your pets – who should never be left outside in these conditions.
  List of warming centers across the state.
  After cold through the week, a storm system will brew and pass south of the state. Model forecasts are unusually inconclusive on the overall evolution of this storm which keeps uncertainty high. Possible scenarios for us include very little snow impact wi
  
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• First Alert: Accumulating Snow Saturday

  28-12-2017 22:41 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  We have issued a First Alert for some light snow to impact Connecticut this weekend. A fast moving clipper system will swing by to our south during the day on Saturday.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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• Teen charged with arson following Bloomfield fire

  28-12-2017 22:24
  BLOOMFIELD  —  An 18-year-old male is facing criminal charges following a fire that broke out Thursday morning.
  Bloomfield police said they responded to 9 Woodland Avenue on a reported house fire around 8:20 a.m. Police said when they arrived, the apartment was fully engulfed in flames.
  “Bloomfield Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire and all occupants were able to get out safely. Two juveniles were sent as a precaution to the CT Children’s Hospital fo
  
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• Teen Accused of Setting Fire in Bloomfield Apartment

  28-12-2017 22:16 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  An 18-year-old is accused setting a Bloomfield apartment on fire with multiple occupants, including two children, living inside.Photo Credit: Bloomfield Police
  
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• Police Won’t Cite Woman Who Hit Former Lawmaker With Her Car

  28-12-2017 21:55
  WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Police have decided not to cite a woman who hit and critically injured a former Connecticut lawmaker and prominent businessman with her car.
  The Republican-American reports authorities found Birgit Clemente’s vision may have been obscured by bushes and a glare from the sun when she struck former Republican state Rep. Selim Noujaim on Oct. 30 in Waterbury.
  Noujaim had been placing signs for his nephew, who was running for office. He suffered a head i
  
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• Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart to Appear at Sun Wine & Food Fest

  28-12-2017 21:51 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Snoop Dogg and guest star Martha Stewart will appear at the Sun Wine & Food Fest at Mohegan Sun in January. The legendary rapper will perform at the Avalon on Saturday, January 27 for an...Photo Credit: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Light Snow on Saturday

  28-12-2017 21:46 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists are tracking some snow that might impact travel on Saturday...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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• Eating Fish Makes Kids Smarter And Sleep Better, Study Says

  28-12-2017 21:46
  CBS Local — Parents looking to give their kids a boost in the classroom may want to choose fish for dinner. According to a new study, eating fish helped children sleep better and increased their IQ.
  A study of 541 Chinese students between the ages of 9 and 11 found that children who ate fish at least twice a week scored nearly five points higher on IQ tests taken at age 12. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, conclude that eating fish results in a better sleep and less daytime d
  
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• Walmart reveals top selling items sold online in each state in 2017

  28-12-2017 21:36
  Walmart.com has revealed 2017’s most popular online items by state, and some of them might surprise you.
  While commonly-purchased items like water, paper towels, and dry goods continue to be popular across the country, Walmart.com also found some interesting trends.
  School supplies were the most popular online items in three states, while folks in Minnesota purchased Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
  Nevada and New Mexico residents love their dog treats and cat food, while Oklahomans purchased ba
  
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• Parents locked daughter in room for 15 years until she died, police say

  28-12-2017 21:31
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  A couple in Japan have been arrested after their emaciated adult daughter was found dead in a windowless room where she had apparently been locked for at least 15 years.
  The daughter, 33, weighed less than 42 pounds – about the average weight of a 4-year-old – when her body was discovered Saturday, police said. She appeared to have died from exposure to the cold, police said.
  The couple, who live in Osaka, kept their daughter in an unheated structure next to their house,
  
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• Teen hospitalized after arrest; police say use of force ‘reasonable’

  28-12-2017 21:30
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  ALABAMA — Two parents want to see police body camera and dashcam footage of their son’s arrest after a Christmas Eve encounter with Troy, Alabama, police left the 17-year-old badly beaten and hospitalized.
  Photos — one of which mother Angela Williams posted on Facebook, where it was shared more than 80,000 times — show Ulysses Wilkerson in a hospital bed, the white sheet beneath his head bloody. His nose and lips are crusted in blood, and his left eye is swoll
  
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• Grieving family shamed for not putting up holiday decorations

  28-12-2017 21:26
  VACAVILLE, Calif.  -- A California family received a letter from an anonymous neighbor calling them Scrooges for not decorating their home in a neighborhood known for its elaborate displays.
  Lyndia Ives Zarra told KTXL she actually loves to decorate. Her mom, Cheri, hand-painted many decorations over the years, which are usually proudly displayed in the family's yard this time of year.
  Cheri passed away from cancer very recently. Due to grief over the loss of her mother, Lyndia refrai
  
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• Democrat Jones Officially Declared Winner Over Moore In Alabama Senate Race

  28-12-2017 21:23
  By KIM CHANDLERAssociated Press
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones’ historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate election earlier this month, despite claims of voter irregularities from his opponent.
  Jones defeated Moore on Dec. 12 by about 22,000 votes in a stunning victory in a deeply red state. It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter-century in Alabama
  
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• This Week in College Basketball: Big 12 Solidifying Itself As Top Conference

  28-12-2017 21:15
  By Steve Silverman
  There may not be a contest for college basketball’s best conference this year.
  The ACC, Big Ten, Big East and Pac-12 may feel fairly proud of their accomplishments over the years, but the Big 12 appears to be far and away the best conference from top to bottom this year, and the league appears to be on a pace that is quite shocking.
  TCU has raced off to a 12-0 start and the Horned Frogs have an impressive team with five players averaging in double figures, including 6-7
  
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• Former prison chef opens restaurant after Obama commuted his sentence

  28-12-2017 21:15
  JERSEY CITY, NJ — A former prison chef is living his dream as a restaurant owner after his nearly 50-year prison sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama, according to WPIX
  Candido Ortiz was granted clemency at the end of 2016 after he'd served nearly 27 years of his sentence for drug trafficking.
  During his time in the prison system, Ortiz said he took course after course, earning dozens of certifications but he paid special attention to his culinary training.  
  
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• Diamond Dallas Page Talks About Helping Friend Justin Credible

  28-12-2017 21:13
  By Chuck Carroll
  His friend Justin Credible was hurting. So Diamond Dallas Page reached out and offered a helping hand.
  Credible was heavily intoxicated and had publicly humiliated himself, while the cell phones of onlookers recorded the entire incident. The record buttons were pushed just as everything began to unfold, and the recordings didn’t stop until after he was forced out of the building. It wasn’t long before the footage went viral, spreading rapidly like a contagion. It did
  
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• Where to Celebrate New Year's Eve

  28-12-2017 21:06 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  NBC Connecticut is Connecting You to Joy with a list of New Year's Eve events across the state for Dec. 31, 2017 as you prepare to ring in 2018.
  
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• Torrington Smokehouse Recalling Smoked Salmon

  28-12-2017 21:06 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A smokehouse in Torrington is recalling smoked salmon due to a potential contamination risk, the company said.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Dashcam captures good samaritans saving jogger’s life

  28-12-2017 21:06
  GRAFTON -- The moment an Ohio couple and a police officer saved the life of a man who collapsed during his daily jog in July was caught on camera.
  “About three miles out, I felt like I was going to pass out, and I said, 'Well, I need to get out of the road,” Gerry Fowle told WJW.
  Fowle didn’t make it very far before he hit the ground and was unconscious. Thankfully, Michelle Dostall and her fiancé Paul Signorelli stopped to help him—their efforts were recorded by
  
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• Death of Man at Farmington Golf Course is Apparent Suicide: Police

  28-12-2017 20:57 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A body was found at Tunxis Country Club on Town Farm Road in Farmington on Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Aurora theater shooting survivor to have leg amputated

  28-12-2017 20:56
  AURORA, Colo. -- Joshua Nowlan will have his left leg amputated below the knee five years after he was shot in the Aurora movie theater shooting in 2012, according to KDVR.
  For Nowlan, the images of July 20, 2012, are as vivid now as they were five years ago.
  “It’s something that you want to forget, but it’s something that sticks with you forever regardless,” Nowlan told FOX31 on Tuesday.
  The Navy veteran and single dad, who is now 36 years old, was with some good friend
  
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• Driver Charged in Wrong-Way Crash on Route 8 in Waterbury

  28-12-2017 20:48 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Route 8 in Waterbury is closed following a crash.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Teens face murder charges after sandbag tossed from overpass

  28-12-2017 20:42
  TOLEDO, Ohio - Authorities in Toledo, Ohio, have charged four boys with murder after a sandbag they allegedly dropped from an interstate overpass killed a passenger in a car.
  Authorities say three 14-year-olds and a 13-year-old threw sandbags and other objects onto the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 on December 19.
  One of the bags crashed through the window of a car traveling below, hitting passenger Marquise Byrd on the head.
  Byrd, a 22-year-old from Warren, Michigan, later died.
  The boys,
  
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• Lawmakers To Return To Hartford Friday, Technically

  28-12-2017 20:39
  (CBS Connecticut) — A small group of state lawmakers will be at the Capitol tomorrow.
  The General Assembly will hold a brief ‘technical session’ to fulfill a provision of state law.
  The Senators and Representatives petitioned themselves into special session, but the law gives them a specific deadline for meeting, once the petition is submitted.
  Tomorrow’s brief session is to fulfill the letter of that requirement.
  Lawmakers originally petitioned themselves into session to
  
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• Wendy’s customer thwarts suspected robbery attempt with chair to the head

  28-12-2017 20:28
  YUBA CITY, Calif. -- A good Samaritan stopped a would-be robbery at a Wendy's in California on Christmas day, hitting the knife-wielding suspect over the head with a chair, according to KTXL.
  The chain of events began when a would-be bandit walked into a Wendy's restaurant in Yuba City at 5:30 p.m., wearing a bag over his head.
  "So I kept an eye on him," said the good Samaritan, who wishes to be identified only as Daniel. "And then I noticed that he had a knife in his right hand. And he cut in
  
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• Police: Death On Farmington Golf Course An Apparent Suicide

  28-12-2017 20:19
  (CBS Connecticut) — Farmington Police say a death on a golf course on Town Farm Road is an apparent suicide.
  Town Farm Road was as police did their work, but it has since re-opened.
  
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• Man opens fire on troopers, crashes during high-speed chase

  28-12-2017 19:27
  FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – A suspect was seriously injured after he opened fire on troopers in Stafford County, lead them on a high-speed chase and crashed on Interstate 95, according to FOX5DC.
  Virginia State Police said they attempted to pull an SUV over in connection with an ongoing investigation in Stafford County at about 11:30 a.m.
  When troopers pulled over the vehicle, the driver got out and opened fire on their patrol cruiser, striking the windshield, according to authorities.
  Police sa
  
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• Body Found at Golf Course in Farmington

  28-12-2017 19:24 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A body was found at Tunxis Country Club on Town Farm Road in Farmington on Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Serious Truck Crash Closes Route 190 in Somers

  28-12-2017 18:36 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A serious crash closed Route 190 in Somers on Thursday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Fewer People Set ‘Being A Better Person’ As Their 2018 Goal

  28-12-2017 18:35
  CBS Local — While “being a better person” is still topping the list of New Year’s resolutions, more people are focusing on their health as they enter 2018.
  According to a Marist poll of over 1,000 Americans, being a better person and losing weight tied for this year’s most popular resolution with each receiving 12 percent of the vote. Exercising more and eating healthier were each selected by nine percent of the respondents. Seven percent of the group want to i
  
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• Victims in basement apartment were mom, 2 kids, 2nd woman

  28-12-2017 17:14
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  TROY, N.Y. — Four people found slain inside a New York apartment house the day after Christmas have been identified as two children, their mother and a second woman.
  Troy police Chief John Tedesco said the victims were a 36-year-old woman, her 5-year-old daughter, her 11-year-old son and a 22-year-old woman who had a relationship with the mother.
  Tedesco said a property manager found the bodies Tuesday after being asked to check on the welfare of the residents of the basement a
  
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• Man froze to death at a bus stop early Tuesday morning, group says

  28-12-2017 16:42
  CINCINNATI — A man experiencing homelessness froze to death early Tuesday morning at a bus stop downtown, according to the leaders of a local organization.
  Ken Martin has worked as a volunteer for and received assistance from Maslow’s Army, according to a post from Sam and Susan Landis, co-founders of Maslow’s Army.
  The organization’s account lines up with a report from Cincinnati police, which said officers were dispatched to government square at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday with t
  
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• Patriots Team Headlines: An Enemy Is Signed, Replay Is Still Flawed, And A Former Pat Impresses

  28-12-2017 16:32
  By Danny Cox
  With only one week left to go in the 2017 NFL regular season, the New England Patriots know there is still a lot to play for as the chase for the playoffs continues. They already have a first-round bye and the divisional title locked up, but home-field advantage is on the line as they face the New York Jets, and they won’t give it up without a fight.
  Pats sign ex-Steelers linebacker James Harrison
  Never let anyone tell you that the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers
  
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• Women detail sexual assaults and harassment on commercial flights

  28-12-2017 16:26
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  Katie Campos settled into her seat for a short flight from Newark to Buffalo last week. Within minutes, she said, an intoxicated male passenger sitting next to her began groping and harassing both Campos and a second female passenger seated in the same row, grabbing Campos repeatedly despite her demands for him to stop it.
  “He grabbed my upper thigh, like in the crotch area, and he grabbed it pretty forcefully,” Campos told CNN, adding that the man only stopped touching h
  
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• Work in CT: Farmington business keep up with evolving demands

  28-12-2017 16:18
  FARMINGTON -- The printing press at Data Management Incorporated in Farmington doesn’t slow down. It seems to constantly be going and putting out the company’s signature visitor passes.
  Data Management has been in business since 1961, evolving over the years to keep up with the ever-changing customer demands when it comes to printing.
  “What we do today is we’re a specialty product printing and software development company. We make visitor management solution products. Ou
  
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• Phoenix police identify woman, 2 children killed on Christmas

  28-12-2017 16:07
  PHOENIX, Arizona — New details have been released after a local author and motivational speaker allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife and two children on Christmas Day at a Phoenix apartment complex.
  According to court documents, witnesses told police they saw the suspect, 45-year-old Anthony Milan Ross, shoot his ex-wife Monday afternoon near 16th Street and Highland Avenue as she tried to run away from him.
  New details have been released after a local author and motivational speaker alle
  
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• 24 Horses Killed in Barn Fire in Simsbury

  28-12-2017 15:39 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Several horses were killed when a fire broke out in a barn at Folly Farm on Hartford Road in Simsbury Thursday morning.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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• Judge Denies Legal Request To Grant Elephants Personhood

  28-12-2017 15:38
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has denied a petition by an animal rights group to grant parenthood to three elephants in a traveling petting zoo, calling the request “wholly frivolous.”
  The Nonhuman Rights Project sued in November on behalf of elephants at Commerford Zoo, based in Goshen. The group wanted the elephants released to a natural habitat sanctuary.
  The group says elephants “have a sense of self, remember the past and plan for the future, engage in
  
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• Clown Candidate, Skunk In Bed: New England’s 2017 Oddities

  28-12-2017 15:34
  BOSTON (AP) — New England craved a little comic relief in 2017, and the mirth gods came through with all manner of welcome weirdness.
  A man dressed as — and named for — a clown ran for the Boston City Council. An alien-like object with stainless steel legs rose from the sea near Taylor Swift’s beachfront mansion in Rhode Island. A woman who runs a topless maid service in Maine was arrested for shoplifting underwear.
  And that wasn’t the half of it.
  Here’s your
  
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