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• Trump says some immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ as he rejects bipartisan deal

  11-01-2018 23:39
  WASHINGTON —  President Donald Trump, using vulgar terms, rejected a pitch Thursday from a bipartisan team of senators on a compromise immigration deal to protect DACA participants while increasing border security.
  “Why do we want all these people from ‘shithole countries’ coming here?” Trump told senators in the Oval Office, a source briefed on the meeting told CNN.
  The source said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin was explaining to him a proposal to end the vi
  
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• Hand Grenade Found in Stratford Waste Facility

  11-01-2018 23:37 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A hand grenade was found at a Stratford waste management facility, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Power Outage Impacting Part of UConn Campus in Storrs

  11-01-2018 23:15 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A power outage is affecting parts of the UConn campus in Storrs.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Municipalities Watching For Flooding

  11-01-2018 23:00
  (Norwich, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – It could be a soggy next couple of days for some cities and towns across Connecticut.
  Several inches of rain and several inches of snowpack means a whole lot of water with nary a place to go.
  And that could mean flooding issues for places prone to it like Norwich.
  Those living near the Yantic River espeically, are being urged to keep an eye out.
  City Fire Chief Ken Scandariato doubles as the city’s emergency management director. He says there are sp
  
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• Flu Continues March Across The Country Including Connecticut

  11-01-2018 22:27
  (New London, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Nearly every state is reporting widespread flu activity.
  That includes Connecticut, which has seen five deaths associated with flu thus far.
  The dominant strain continues to be H3N2 at this point.
  Health experts continue to implore citizens to get a flu shot if they haven’t already.
  On another front, a shortage of IV bags after a key manufacturer was crippled by the hurricane in Puerto Rico has some hospitals scrambling.
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• Flu Continue March Across The Country Including Connecticut

  11-01-2018 22:27
  (New London, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Nearly every state is reporting widespread flu activity.
  That includes Connecticut, which has seen five deaths associated with flu thus far.
  The dominant strain continues to be H3N2 at this point.
  Health experts continue to implore citizens to get a flu shot if they haven’t already.
  On another front, a shortage of IV bags after a key manufacturer was crippled by the hurricane in Puerto Rico has some hospitals scrambling.
  Fortunately, that’s
  
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• Stunning Greenwich Estate for Sale

  11-01-2018 21:40 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
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• Former Stratford teacher’s aide pleads guilty to sex with teen

  11-01-2018 21:25
  BRIDGEPORT— A former teacher’s aide at a Stratford middle school has pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy.
  The Connecticut Post reports that 48-year-old Kyle Damato-Kushel pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child as the case was being prepared for trial.
  She faces 18 months in prison at sentencing on March 14. Her lawyer said in court the sentence was “an agreed recommendation,” but refused comm
  
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• State Police To Release Report On Newtown Shooting Response

  11-01-2018 21:17
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Connecticut State Police say they are releasing a report Friday on the agency’s response to the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 26 children and educators dead.
  Police have not explained why it has taken five years since the shooting to complete the after-action report in which agencies review officers’ actions in an emergency situation.
  A 20-year-old gunman killed 20 first-grade children and six educators inside t
  
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• Circuit City Announces Relaunch 9 Years After Closing Stores

  11-01-2018 21:13
  CBS Local — While many brick-and-mortar retail shops continue to close their doors due to declining sales, one former electronics giant that went out of business almost a decade ago is staging a comeback.
  Today Circuit City announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that it will be launching a chain of “innovative retail stores” across the country.
  Company CEO Ronnie Shmoel announced that the company will begin its comeback with a “experiential&rdq
  
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• Court: Yes, There Is Doctor-Patient Confidentiality

  11-01-2018 21:11
  By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled on an issue that most people may think was already settled, saying doctors have a duty to keep patients’ medical records confidential and can be sued if they don’t.
  The court’s 6-0 decision Thursday overturned a lower court judge who said Connecticut had yet to recognize a duty of confidentiality between doctors and their patients.
  The high court’s ruling reinstat
  
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• Boston museum’s newest staff member is a pest-sniffing dog

  11-01-2018 21:08
  BOSTON — Boston's venerable Museum of Fine Arts has gone to the dogs, according to WCVB.
  The museum on Wednesday introduced the newest addition to its staff, a Weimaraner puppy named Riley that will be trained to sniff out insects or other pests that could potentially damage priceless works of art.
  Riley belongs to and will be trained by Nicki Luongo, the museum's director of protective services.
  Deputy director Katie Getchell tells The Boston Globe that insects are an ongoing concern for
  
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• Police: Convicted Sex Offender Asked Girls For Nude Photos

  11-01-2018 21:06
  WATERBURY, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Authorities say a convicted sex offender used his son’s cellphone to solicit nude photos and send sexual messages to middle school-aged girls in Connecticut.
  The Republican-American reports 30-year-old Michael LaMountain, of Waterbury, was charged Tuesday in violation of his probation. The Waterbury man was placed on probation in 2015 after he pleaded guilty to first-degree possession of child pornography.
  LaMountain’s probation officer was noti
  
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• City Settles Lawsuit Over Christmas Day Fire That Killed 5

  11-01-2018 21:03
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A woman whose three daughters and parents died in a 2011 Christmas morning fire in Connecticut is dropping a lawsuit against the city of Stamford, after officials followed through on promises to change local fire laws.
  A document filed Wednesday in federal court in Bridgeport shows New York advertising executive Madonna Badger is withdrawing her lawsuit.The fire killed 7-year-old twins Grace and Sarah Badger, 9-year-old Lily Badger and their maternal grandpa
  
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• Woman Hit Basketball Coach in Groin at Foran High in Milford: Police

  11-01-2018 20:25 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A West Haven woman is accused of striking a male basketball coach in the groin at Foran High School in Milford Wednesday evening.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Stamford settles lawsuit over Christmas Day fire that killed 5

  11-01-2018 20:21
  HARTFORD — A woman whose three daughters and parents died in a 2011 Christmas morning fire in Connecticut is dropping a lawsuit against the city of Stamford, after officials followed through on promises to change local fire laws.
  A document filed Wednesday in federal court in Bridgeport shows New York advertising executive Madonna Badger is withdrawing her lawsuit.
  The fire killed 7-year-old twins Grace and Sarah Badger, 9-year-old Lily Badger and their maternal grandparents, Lomar and Pau
  
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• This Week In College Basketball: Longhorns Get Emotional Victory Over TCU

  11-01-2018 19:53
  By Steve Silverman
  Spartans go tumbling down
  So much for Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Spartans holding onto the No. 1 spot in college basketball.
  The Spartans went down with a thud when they lost last Sunday at Ohio State, as the Buckeyes just took them apart by an 80-64 margin.
  That was Michigan State’s second defeat of the season, and when the Spartans returned to action Wednesday night at home against Rutgers, the malaise continued.
  Michigan State won the game 76-72 over the Scarlet
  
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• How to get FOX61 News updates on Alexa

  11-01-2018 19:44
  You can easily use Amazon’s Echo smart-speaker system and its “Alexa” voice-assistant technology to get news updates from FOX61.
  Already, “Alexa” can do just about anything, from playing music on command to controlling household appliances. Now, you can get FOX 61 news and weather updates.
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• 2 Sam’s Club stores in Connecticut closed

  11-01-2018 19:21
  MANCHESTER — Sam’s Club Stores in Manchester and Orange were closed Thursday, according to signs at the two stores.
  The Manchester store is located at 69 Pavilions Drive in Manchester. The store in Orange is at 2 Boston Post Road and the signs at the Manchester store said they would be open on Friday.
  Business Insider said stores were reported closed in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Indiana, Arizona, Alaska, and elsewhere.
  The company replied to a tweet saying, “A
  
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• Doctors warn teens not to eat laundry detergent pods for new internet challenge

  11-01-2018 19:20
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - It's the latest social media challenge that comes with some dangerous risks: People recording themselves eating Tide laundry pods after social media memes compared the cleaning product to food.
  "I think it's kind of foolish because number one, I think most of the problem comes from the coating itself...if you look at data for liquid soap ingestion, just liquid soap ingestion by itself doesn't cause too many problems," Dr. Joe Krug of St. Vincent Health told WXIN.
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• Manchester, Orange Sam’s Clubs To Close

  11-01-2018 19:01
  MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTIC) – Sam’s Club has announced that it’s closing a number of its locations across the country. The list of warehouse clubs to be closed includes the Sam’s Club on Pavilions Drive in Manchester and Boston Post Road in Orange, according to filings with the Connecticut Department of Labor.
  Manchester Director of Planning and Economic Development Gary Anderson says town officials learned of the closures Thursday morning– the same day that employees
  
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• Woman arrested for scratching West Haven officer’s face

  11-01-2018 18:57
  WEST HAVEN — The West Haven Police Department arrested a woman for scratching an officer’s face.
  West Haven Police said they went to First Avenue and Baggott Street Wednesday night at around 9:15 pm for a breach peace complaint.
  Police said they found a motorist and pedestrian arguing in the road. They said the pedestrian, Alexandra Peters, 22, apparently swung her phone, striking the driver’s car and caused damage.
  Police said that as they interviewed her, she became combative
  
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• YouTube limits Logan Paul vlog due to apparent suicide post

  11-01-2018 18:30
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  TOKYO — YouTube said it has removed blogger Logan Paul’s channels from Google Preferred and will not feature him in the new season of “Foursome.”
  The company said in a statement Thursday that Paul’s new video blogs also are on hold after he shared a video on YouTube that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese forest that is said to be a suicide spot.
  YouTube star Logan Paul earlier announced he was stepping away from posting videos “to refle
  
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• Broken Water Pipe Impacts Town Hall, Two Schools in Old Lyme

  11-01-2018 18:01 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A broken water pipe is impacting two schools in Old Lyme.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• What Homeowners Can Do to Prepare Before Heavy Rain

  11-01-2018 17:59 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The combination of melting snow and heavy rain tomorrow might lead to flooding and there are precautions homeowners can take to protect their property.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Journalist says she started notorious list of allegations against men in the media

  11-01-2018 17:30
  NEW YORK — A journalist has come forward to say she was the person who started a high-profile list of men in the media industry who are alleged to have acted inappropriately toward women.
  In a first-person account published late Wednesday by The Cut, a New York Magazine website focused on women, Moira Donegan said she initially compiled the “S***ty Media Men” spreadsheet in October.
  “The anonymous, crowdsourced document was a first attempt at solving what has se
  
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• Groton Police seek suspect after fleeing accident

  11-01-2018 17:22
  GROTON — Groton Police are trying to identify a person involved in an accident they later fled from.
  Their face can be seen clearly, so have a good look:Police say the suspect was involved in an accident that happened just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
  The person and the car struck a car on Newtown Road in the area of Fort Hill Road and then fled the scene.
  The car is a gray, 2014 Ford Focus with Massachusetts registration 6JP294. The car may have gray transfer paint on the left side of the ca
  
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• Shelton lawyer pleads guilty to child enticement charge

  11-01-2018 17:15
  NEW HAVEN — An attorney has pleaded guilty to a child exploitation charge.
  Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Peter Kruzynski, of Shelton, pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.
  Prosecutors say Kruzynski used his cellphone and text messaging to entice a boy under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity.
  Authorities say he also used his phone to take photographs of the victim engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
  Kruzynski was arrested in September 2016 an
  
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• Man Injured in Construction Accident in Danbury

  11-01-2018 17:13 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A man was injured at a construction site in Danbury this morning when a concrete pump truck boom malfunctioned and struck him in the head and OSHA is investigating, according to the Danbury Fire Department.Photo Credit: Danbury Fire Department
  
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• Thieves steal millions in jewels from Paris’ Ritz Hotel

  11-01-2018 17:12
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  Thieves armed with axes stole at least 4 million euros ($4.8 million) worth of jewels from a shop inside the Ritz Hotel in central Paris, according to French police.
  The five men, who were wearing hoods, entered the lobby of the famous hotel on the Place Vendome from the hotel’s rear entrance at around 6.30 p.m. local time Wednesday. Three of the thieves were arrested shortly after, but the two others escaped and remain at large.
  Niki Lazar, a 21-year-old woman from Chicago, to
  
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• Activist starts a GoFundMe campaign to help kids in Harlem see ‘Black Panther’

  11-01-2018 17:08
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  On the list of 2018’s must-see movies, “Black Panther” reigns supreme.
  And a New York man wants to make sure a key demographic doesn’t miss out on the African superhero’s exploits: kids of color.
  Fredrick Joseph has started a GoFundMe campaign so kids in Harlem, New York, can go see the movie when it comes out next month.
  And thanks to some big name celebrities, the “Wakanda Forever!” campaign is growing faster than a speeding bulle
  
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• Police stand guard outside Florida university class on ‘white racism’

  11-01-2018 17:04
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  FORT MYERS — A Florida university posted campus police outside a sociology class titled “White Racism” after the professor was flooded with harassing emails and messages — some of them openly racist.
  “All that it takes is that one person to act on their views,” said Ted Thornhill, assistant professor of sociology at Florida Gulf Coast University, in a phone call with CNN. “We’ve got to be cautious because you don’t know what peopl
  
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• Man Accused Of Harassing Woman In Milford

  11-01-2018 17:04
  (Milford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Milford police are charging a Maryland man after they say he inundated a former girlfriend with text messages and phone calls.
  Under arrest is 31-year-old Louis Brookins of Silver Spring, Maryland.
  He was arrested this morning on an active warrant.
  Police say he harrassed the alleged victim between August and October of last year by sending her over 200 text messages and several phone calls.
  Officers say Brookins had previously been told to stop contactin
  
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• Aly Raisman: USA Gymnastics is ‘100% responsible’ for doctor’s abuse

  11-01-2018 16:59
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  Star gymnast Aly Raisman on Wednesday accused USA Gymnastics of being “100% responsible” for former team doctor Larry Nassar’s years of sexual abuse, saying in a series of tweets that the organization enabled him and manipulated athletes.
  “STOP VICTIM SHAMING,” the two-time Olympian wrote in a tweet, tagging USA Gymnastics. “Your statements are hurtful. If you did not believe that I & others were abused than why pressure & manipulate us?
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• State Police identify body found in East Haddam fire

  11-01-2018 16:55
  EAST HADDAM -- After putting out a fire at a home in East Haddam, crews found a dead body in the home.
  Now, State Police identify him as Thomas Rasimas, 53 who resided at the home.
  An autopsy will be done will determine a cause of death.
  Just after 3 p.m. on Monday, troopers responded to 51 Ackley Cemetery Road in East Haddam for a report of a house fire.  Multiple departments, including firefighters from East Haddam and Colchester, arrived within minutes but the home was already
  
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• Police ID Man Found Dead After Fire at East Haddam Home

  11-01-2018 16:46 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Police have identified the 53-year-old man who was found dead after a fire at an East Haddam home Monday as Thomas Rasimas.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State Police ID Man Found Dead After East Haddam Fire

  11-01-2018 16:42
  (East Haddam, CONN. / CBS Connecticut) — State Police have identified the man who was found dead after a fire was extinguished at a home in East Haddam Monday afternoon.
  Police say Thomas Rasimas, 53, was a resident of the home on on Ackley Cemetery Road. Property records list him as one of the owners of the home. The cause of Rasimas’ death is pending further investigation, according to the state medical examiner’s office.
  Authorities responded to the home just after 3 p.m. Mo
  
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• Drone footage, graphics part of Connecticut pitch to Amazon

  11-01-2018 16:28
  HARTFORD — Records show Connecticut communities hope drone footage, video greetings and promises of tax incentives and land may lure Amazon and its planned second headquarters.
  The Associated Press sought details of applications submitted by the state of Connecticut and several cities through the Freedom of Information Act. It’s part of a national look at what cities and states are offering the internet giant and how much they spent to make those pitches.
  Records show the state spent
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Dangers Of Too Many Prescription Drugs

  11-01-2018 16:26
  Dr. James Ocampo, clinical pharmacist for ProHealth Physicians in Connecticut, talks about the harmful interactions that may occur when taking multiple prescription drugs, over the-counter medications, vitamins or herbal supplements. Adverse drug reactions (ADR) are a significant public health issue that in many cases can be avoided.
   
  
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• Coffee Cup Salute: PEZ Candy USA

  11-01-2018 16:26
  HARTFORD -- We are saluting businesses all across Connecticut!  On Tuesday mornings, FOX 61 will hold its Coffee Cup Salute to highlight your business.
  This week, we salute PEZ in Orange, Connecticut.  If you have a PEZ dispenser from 1975 on, it came from the factory in Orange.  About 80 to 100 employees work there depending on the season, and they are cranking out new creations all the time.  If you visit the PEZ Visitor’s Center, you may even get to try out one of t
  
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• Steelers Team Headlines: Haden To Make First Postseason Start Of Career

  11-01-2018 16:13
  By Daniel Benjamin
  The Pittsburgh Steelers, one of the oldest teams in the league, are in the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Still, there are a few veteran players who will make their postseason debut when the Steelers host the Jacksonville Jaguars at Heinz Field on Sunday.
  Joe Haden Makes Postseason Debut
  Cornerback Joe Haden is one of the veterans that have yet to appear in a postseason game, despite being in his eighth season in the league. In fact, this year is the first season tha
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Sen Joe Markley On The Budget Crisis

  11-01-2018 16:00
  State Senator Joe Markley represents the 16th Senatorial District, which includes the towns of Cheshire, Prospect, Southington, Wolcott and Waterbury.
  Raising taxes and increasing state spending didn’t work the first time Dan Malloy was confronted with a budget crisis. So naturally, he tried the same thing twice more. Markley offers his perspective.
   
  
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• Jon Rothstein: Good Sign For Gators That They’ve Had Success Despite Allen’s Struggles

  11-01-2018 16:00
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  Mike White’s Florida Gators had a disappointing non-conference season. The Gators entered the season as the 8th-ranked team in the country and got up to as high as 5th, before losing four out of five games in a 12-day stretch to fall out of the rankings. The losses came against Duke (87-84), Florida State (83-66), Loyola-Chicago (65-59), and Clemson (71-69).
  However, since then, the Gators have run off five straight victories and opened up SEC play 3-0. Part of the team’s
  
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• Woman Charged With Assault On Officer

  11-01-2018 15:55
  (West Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – West Haven police are charging a city woman with assaulting a police officer.
  Officers say around 9:15 Wednesday night, they responded to the area of First Avenue and Baggott Street on a breach of peace complaint.
  Upon arrival, a motorist and pedestrian were arguing in the street, according to police.
  They say 22-year-old Alexandra Peters, the pedestrian, swung her phone and hit the driver’s vehicle causing damage.
  As police were interviewing her
  
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• Patriots Team Headlines: Brady Releasing New Docu-Series And Belichick Planning On Staying Put

  11-01-2018 15:50
  By Danny Cox
  When the New England Patriots step back onto the field on Saturday, it will have been two weeks since they had a moment of game action. They are going to face off against the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, and it will not be an easy win by any stretch of the imagination. The Titans are coming off of a huge victory over the Kansas City Chiefs during Wild Card Weekend, and they have a lot of momentum behind them.
  In the meantime, the Patriots are dealing wit
  
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• Enfield business owner charged with multi-state drug conspiracy

  11-01-2018 15:42
  ENFIELD – An Enfield business owner is facing charges in New Jersey following his arrest in September as part of a multi-state conspiracy to shuttle cocaine and heroin from Mexico into the Northeast according to MassLive.
  Sergio Molina, owner of Molina’s Cafe and Molina’s Plaza on High Street, and two co-defendants, Ramon Rodriguez-Reyes, and Rafael Delacruz-Fernan, are charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.  The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. A
  
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• Ray Dunaway: North Korea Tensions & Investing

  11-01-2018 15:37
  Jordan Goodman, “America’s Money Answers Man,” says heightened tensions between the US and North Korea have not been factored into most Americans’ economic and investing decisions, but that is about to change dramatically.
   
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing Bristol woman

  11-01-2018 15:29
  BRISTOL — Bristol Police have issued a Silver Alert for a 23-year-old woman who hasn’t been seen since January 8th.
  Davanie M Alvarez has brown eyes and brown hair. She’s about 5’4″ and weighs around 171 pounds.
  If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Alvarez, they are asked to please contact the Bristol Police Department at 860-584-3011.
  Silver Alerts are issued by law enforcement agencies for missing people of all ages. Amber Alerts are issued for children
  
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• ‘All the Money in the World’ controversy: Mark Wahlberg reportedly paid way more than Michelle Williams for reshoot

  11-01-2018 15:11
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  LOS ANGELES — Hollywood was abuzz Wednesday with chatter about a report that said actress Michelle Williams received less than 1% of Mark Wahlberg’s paycheck for reshoots of their film, “All the Money in the World.”
  USA Today reported Tuesday that Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million to reshoot his scenes, while Williams received a per diem of $80 per day, totaling less than $1,000.
  CNNMoney has reached out to for Wahlberg and Williams’ representatives fo
  
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• Report: Woman returns dead Christmas tree to Costco, gets full refund

  11-01-2018 15:04
  SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (WJW)— Costco is known for it’s generous return policy.
  The warehouse club allows members to return almost anything they’ve purchased at any time for a full refund (there is a 90-day limit on electronics).
  A woman in California put that return policy to the test when she reportedly returned her dead Christmas tree and got a full refund.
  Indianapolis radio host Dave Smiley posted screen grabs from a Facebook page of a California man who claimed t
  
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