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• Police searching for suspects after stolen car ends in Rocky Hill

  13-01-2018 23:54
  ROCKY HILL — Police are searching for suspects after they were chased by Middletown police into Rocky Hill Friday.
  Middletown police notified Rocky Hill police that they were in pursuit of a stolen car. Middletown police confirmed that the car crashed in the area of West Street and I-91.
  Rocky Hill officers responded to the area to help Middletown officers in their search of the missing occupants who had gotten out of the car and fled the scene.
  During a foot chase, a Middletown police off
  
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• Flooding in Kent causes residents to evacuate

  13-01-2018 23:30
  KENT — Residents in the town are being told by their First Selectman, to evacuate from the center of Kent to Bull’s Bridge Saturday afternoon.
  The Kent Emergency Operations Committee has been opened and a shelter at the Kent Nutrition Center, has been set up for those displaced.
  Route 7 has been closed between Route 341 and Bull’s Bridge Road because of the flooding.
  Representative Brian Ohler has tweeted saying an massive ice jam has caused Housatonic River from flow
  
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• Ice Jam Prompts Evacuations In Kent

  13-01-2018 22:57
  KENT, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – Evacuations were ordered along the Housatonic River in Kent Saturday afternoon, after flooding from ice jams covered a section of Route 7 and menaced nearby homes.
  Some people had to be rescued and the water was threatening some vehicles at a nearby school, said State. Rep. Brian Ohler, who’s also a firefighter and EMT and who was helping out.
  “There’s nobody injured; no structures at risk right now, but just for precaution, Kent Fire did do som
  
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• Evacuations Underway in Kent Due to Flooding

  13-01-2018 22:52 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Flooding evacuations are underway in Kent after the Housatonic River flooded over its banks Saturday.Photo Credit: Rep. Brian M. OhlerThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Suspects in Stolen Car Crash in Rocky Hill: Police

  13-01-2018 22:09 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Police have called off a search for two suspects who led police on a chase through multiple towns overnight.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Website Launched For New Passenger Rail Service

  13-01-2018 21:57
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A website is being launched for the new passenger rail service beginning in May.
  The initial site, located at www.hartfordline.com, provides future Hartford Line riders with a taste of what to expect when the stepped-up round-trip service between New Haven and Springfield, Massachusetts, begins.
  Riders can find schedules, fares and news. There’s also a trip planning tool that allows users to review schedules and plan their travel. Currently it’s
  
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• Adams Scores 25 Points, Leads UConn Over Tulane 67-57

  13-01-2018 21:08
  NEW ORLEANS (WTIC and AP) — Jalen Adams saw opportunities for his Connecticut teammates in the first half.
  In the second half he saw Tulane’s defense focusing on them so he created opportunities for himself.
  Adams scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half as the Huskies defeated the Green Wave, 67-57, in an American Athletic Conference game Saturday.
  Adams had five of his six assists as the Huskies (10-7, 3-2 American) took a 30-22 halftime lead.
  “When the defense loosened
  
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• CT woman urges domestic violence survivors to ‘speak up’

  13-01-2018 20:52
  NEWINGTON — Sarah Gallardo of Newington is a single mother and domestic violence survivor. After leaving her abusive ex-husband, she became an advocate, activist, certified DV counselor, and the author of the book Hiding in Plain Sight. She founded the non-profit organization Sarah Speaks Up (SSU) to encourage, empower, strengthen and support victims and survivors of domestic violence.
  On Saturdays FOX61 Morning News, she spoke with Ben Goldman about her experiences.On Sunday, SS
  
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• Connecticut woman urges domestic violence survivors to “speak up”

  13-01-2018 20:52
  NEWINGTON — Sarah Gallardo of Newington is a single mother and domestic violence survivor. After leaving her abusive ex-husband, she became an advocate, activist, certified DV counselor, and the author of the book Hiding in Plain Sight. She founded the non-profit organization Sarah Speaks Up (SSU) to encourage, empower, strengthen and support victims and survivors of domestic violence.
  On Saturdays FOX61 Morning News, she spoke with Ben Goldman about her experiences.On Sunday, SS
  
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• Hawaii officials mistakenly warn of inbound missile

  13-01-2018 20:06
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  HONOLULU, HAWAII — An emergency alert notification sent out on Saturday claiming a “ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii” was a false alarm, according to the Hawaii Office of Emergency Management and a tweet from one of the state’s Democratic congresswomen.
  “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” the emergency alert read.
  While the message caused concern on social media, the Hawaii Office of
  
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• Jackknifed Truck Causes Lane Closures on I-91N

  13-01-2018 19:47 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A jackknifed tractor-trailer caused lane closures on Interstate 91 north in Windsor Locks Saturday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police called after bank worker wrote ‘HELP’ on door as joke 

  13-01-2018 19:14
  NEWTOWN — Police say a bank employee was cited after writing “HELP” on fogged-up glass on the front door as a joke.The Hartford Courant reports police were called to the Wells Fargo Bank in Newtown Friday morning after a customer saw the message and called 911.
  Police say officers who responded saw nothing unusual as employees prepared to open the bank. When officers asked about the message, a manager said one of the workers had written it as a joke.
  A polic
  
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• Rain, Ice Jam Causing Flooding in Parts of Connecticut

  13-01-2018 18:58 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The rain and melting snow are causing already swollen rivers to flow over the banks.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Bridgeport Arson Suspects

  13-01-2018 18:55 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Bridgeport police are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in an arson that occurred at 1615 Park Avenue on Friday. 
  
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• Toronto girl ‘really scared’ after man cuts her hijab on street

  13-01-2018 18:54
  TORONTO — Khawlah Noman was walking to her Toronto school when a man suddenly appeared behind her and cut her hijab, police said.
  “I felt really scared and confused,” the 11-year-old girl said at a news conference Friday.
  The man approached the child from behind Friday morning as she made her way to school with her younger brother. He pulled the hood off the girl’s jacket and cut her hijab with a pair of scissors, police said.
  Khawlah screamed and the man ran away, but he
  
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• Rain and Ice Photos from Jan. 12 & 13

  13-01-2018 18:52 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Photo Credit: Nicole Beaudreault
  
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• Malloy expected to veto Medicare assistance fix legislation 

  13-01-2018 18:38
  HARTFORD — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is expected to veto legislation that would restore $54 million to a program that helps seniors pay for Medicare-related expenses.The Democrat is expected to receive the bill in the coming days.
  Malloy originally warned the General Assembly not to pass the legislation, arguing it would worsen Connecticut’s budget woes. But lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the bill Monday, saying they needed to assure thousands of affected seniors and pe
  
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• Teen fatally stabs older brother in Hartford

  13-01-2018 18:27
  HARTFORD – Police say a 17-year-old stabbed his older brother to death last night in Hartford.
  Just before 1:00 a.m. police were called to an apartment building at 2006 Main Street for the reported stabbing. They found 21 year old Jiram Ortiz in a hallway with a puncture stab wound to the chest. He was transported to St. Francis and pronounced deceased a short time later. Police also found Jiram’s 17 year old brother at that address – they took him into custody without incident
  
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• Police say Hartford teen fatally stabbed older brother

  13-01-2018 18:27
  HARTFORD – Police say a 17-year-old stabbed his older brother to death last night in Hartford.
  Just before 1:00 a.m. police were called to an apartment building at 2006 Main Street for the reported stabbing. They found 21 year old Jiram Ortiz in a hallway with a puncture stab wound to the chest. He was transported to St. Francis and pronounced deceased a short time later. Police also found Jiram’s 17 year old brother at that address – they took him into custody without incident
  
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• Police Called After Newtown Bank Worker Wrote ‘HELP’ On Door As Joke

  13-01-2018 17:31
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Police say a bank employee was cited after writing “HELP” on fogged-up glass on the front door as a joke.
  Police were called to the Wells Fargo Bank in Newtown Friday morning after a customer saw the message and called 911.
  Police say officers who responded saw nothing unusual as employees prepared to open the bank. When officers asked about the message, a manager said one of the workers had written it as a joke.
  A police spokesman said it was &ld
  
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• 17-Year-Old Charged With Murder in Brother's Stabbing Death

  13-01-2018 16:39 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Hartford police say a 17-year-old faces a charge of murder for stabbing his older brother to death outside their apartment building overnight.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 1 Shot, 1 Stabbed After Apparent Fight in Hartford: Police

  13-01-2018 16:25 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries after weapons were pulled during an apparent fight on Maple Avenue in Hartford Saturday, police said.
  
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• Strong Winds Cause Power Outages Across the State

  13-01-2018 16:09 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Powerful winds caused power outages in parts of the state overnight.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State health officials issue warning; latest flu trends “alarming”

  13-01-2018 16:07
  HARTFORD - On Friday, Connecticut’s Department of Public Health issued an emergency public announcement. Their experts called the latest flu trends in the state “alarming”.
  Their biggest concern is the high rate of people hospitalized for the flu in recent weeks.
  State epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter said the DPH is now warning that flu season is intensifying.  Carter said “We first started to see a steep increase in the number of hospitalizations in the 2nd
  
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• Rain, Ice Jam Causing Flooding in Southeastern Connecticut

  13-01-2018 16:01 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The rain and melting snow are causing already swollen rivers to flow over the banks.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• State Grocery Stores, Pharmacies Invited To Be WIC Vendors

  13-01-2018 15:53
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The Department of Public Health is inviting Connecticut grocery stores and pharmacies to apply to participate in the state’s foodassistance program for women and children.
  Grocery stores must meet certain criteria to take part in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children program, or WIC.
  Authorized grocery stores must maintain a minimum inventory of healthful foods, including fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grain cereal, low-fat
  
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• Trump touts sale of nonexistent fighter jet

  13-01-2018 14:41
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the first of 52 “F-52 and F-35” fighter jets have been delivered to Norway — proudly touting the “$10 billion” sale of military equipment to the NATO ally during a news conference with the Norwegian prime minister.
  Trump’s affinity for promoting foreign military sales has been well documented over the course of his presidency but his latest remarks have raised some eyebrows due to one
  
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• Stolen Car Crashes in Rocky Hill

  13-01-2018 12:03
  (Rocky Hill, CONN. / CBS Connecticut)– Rocky Hill police are looking for multiple suspects who they say stole a car and crashed before fleeing late Friday evening.
  Middletown police began the pursuit around 11:35 PM. The car crashed in Rocky Hill near West Street and I-91. The occupants of the car fled the scene. As a Middletown officer chased after a suspect, he discharged his firearm. Officers from State Police, Wethersfield, Cromwell, and Newington responded and assisted in the search w
  
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• Police: Man Stabbed to Death by Brother in Hartford

  13-01-2018 11:52
  (Hartford, CONN. / CBS Connecticut)– Hartford Police say a 22-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his brother this morning.
  It happened just before 1 AM near a house on Main Street. Police say it was domestic violence incident. The man, identified as Jiram Ortiz, was taken to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center where he died. Police arrested his 17-year-old brother in connection with the stabbing.
  Detectives were still working on a motive for the killing..
  
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• Man Stabbed to Death by Brother in Hartford

  13-01-2018 11:52
  (Hartford, CONN. / CBS Connecticut)– Hartford Police say a 21-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his brother this morning.
  It happened just before 1 AM near a house on Main Street. Police say it was domestic violence incident. The man was taken to St. Francis hospital where he died. Police arrested his brother who is a juvenile.
  An identification of the victim has not yet been released, as his family has yet to be notified.
  
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• ‘I have so much to live for’: Sepsis survivor who thought she had the flu stays strong

  13-01-2018 05:21
  BALTIMORE — Sepsis. It’s a word you never want to hear. It’s a bacterial infection in the blood that can cause organ failure, limb loss or even death.
  Sepsis is one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. More than 1 million people are hospitalized for it every year.
  The life of 36-year-old Amanda Flores, D.C. resident and mother of two, changed November 2014 when strep sent her into septic shock, according to WJZ-TV. She survived but lost her arms and legs.
  This month, a Rh
  
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• Father finds daughter almost 40 years later: ‘I have never forgotten’

  13-01-2018 05:18
  HANOVER, Ind. – An Indiana man has found the biological daughter he had to put up for adoption nearly 40 years ago, according to WAVE.
  The happy update comes after he posted a photo on Facebook in an attempt to track down the baby – now a woman – whom he met so briefly.
  “She still was a tiny thing, laying in my arms, I remember,” said Jerry Miller. “Beautiful baby.”
  Miller said he put his daughter up for adoption after doctors told him he needed surgery
  
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• Trump’s Reported Expletive Hits Home for Connecticut Immigrants

  13-01-2018 05:04 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  NBC Connecticut combed through 2016 U.S. Census data to learn how many of the state’s immigrants came from nations of which President Donald Trump reportedly called "s--thole countries."
  
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• Left Lane on Route 8 in Seymour Closed Due to Flooding

  13-01-2018 04:49 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Route 8 in Seymour had one lane closed on Friday night due to flooding. Connecticut State Police posted a picutre of the area on Route 8 south between exits 20 and 22. Traffic was passing in...Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Malloy directs Haitian flag flown over governor’s residence

  13-01-2018 04:45
  HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has directed the flag of Haiti to be flown at governor's Hartford residence in response to vulgar remarks attributed to President Donald Trump about immigrants from Africa and Haiti.
  The Democrat said Friday the nation's diversity should be celebrated, not denigrated.
  The Haitian flag was also flown at Hartford City Hall.
  Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano says the president's comments were "beyond inappropriate and offensive" and "fly in t
  
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• Oklahoma jury: Woman guilty in daughter’s crucifix death

  13-01-2018 03:35
  OKLAHOMA CITY  — A jury in Oklahoma has convicted a woman of killing her 33-year-old daughter by forcing a crucifix and medallion down her throat because she believed the woman was possessed by the devil.
  Fifty-one-year-old Juanita Gomez was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the 2016 death of Geneva Gomez. Jurors recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole.
  Police found Geneva Gomez lying on the ground inside her mother’s Oklahoma City home with her arm
  
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• CVS Says There Are No Plans to Move Aetna from Hartford

  13-01-2018 03:32 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Days after reports that a $9.6 million incentive package offered to Aetna to move its headquarters from Hartford to New York City was revoked CVS said it has no plans to move the company from Connecticut’s...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• FDA: Cough, cold medicines with opioid ingredients should no longer be given to children

  13-01-2018 03:14
  NEW YORK — Cough and cold medicines containing opioid ingredients, such as codeine or hydrocodone, should no longer be given to children of any age, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.
  The FDA announced Thursday that it’s requiring revisions to the safety labeling on such prescription opioid cough and cold medicines to indicate that the products no longer can be used to treat children — because their risks outweigh their potential benefits
  
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• High school teacher accused of sending nude Snapchats to student for 2 years

  13-01-2018 03:00
  KENT, Wash. – A Washington state teacher is accused of sending naked photos and videos of himself to a student through Snapchat, starting when the student was 14 years old.
  Timothy Brennan, 45, who taught science at Kentwood High School, was charged with two counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes.
  The Kent School District said Brennan is still on administrative leave after being placed there when the accusations were made in November.
  According to charging document
  
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• ICE releases California DACA student arrested after wrong turn at border

  13-01-2018 02:59
  SAN DIEGO – A University of California San Diego student who was arrested by border officers after a wrong turn at the U.S.-Mexico border has been released from custody, his lawyer told KSWB.
  Orr Yakobi and his attorney, Jacob Sapochnick, immediately following his release from federal custody Friday (Twitter/Jacob Sapochnick)
  Orr Yakobi, 22, has been in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Sunday when his friend took the wrong exit after leaving the Las Americas Premiu
  
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• Man admits to 1993 murder during television interview

  13-01-2018 02:57
  REDDING, Calif. – A California man told local news station KRCR that his faith in God and years of inner turmoil led him to confess to the 1993 cold case murder of 19-year-old Frank Wesley McAlister.
  Brian Keith Hawkins, 44, of Shingletown, called the station to say he wanted to admit his role in the killing, but producers told him the interview wouldn't air until he turned himself in to police, according to KRCR.
  Police have since arrested Hawkins, along with his alleged accomplices, 46-
  
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• Carpool ‘passenger’ makes police say: ‘C’mon, people’

  13-01-2018 02:57
  The comparisons of Jon Gruden to the possessed doll Chucky from the movie Child’s Play have been reinvigorated since Gruden was announced as the new Oakland Raiders coach earlier this week.
  It’s the California Highway Patrol, though, that wins the prize for most creative reference after a citation in the car pool lane in Contra Costa County.
  We know JON GRUDEN is back, and we love it too, but this will definitely not work as your carpool passenger! But
  
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• California college student faces possible deportation after wrong turn at border

  13-01-2018 02:56
  SAN DIEGO -- A University of California, San Diego student is in the custody of federal authorities and faces possible deportation after a wrong turn at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  Orr Yakobi, 22, has been in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Sunday when his friend took the wrong exit after leaving the Las Americas Premium Outlets in San Ysidro and they accidentally crossed into Mexico.
  As someone who is part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA
  
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• Emergency Summit Addresses Needs of Puerto Rican Families

  13-01-2018 02:14 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  An emergency meeting called by Senator Richard Blumenthal brought Hartford city leaders and local agencies together to talk about housing needs of displaced Puerto Rican families.
  
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• Steelers Injury Report: Mike Tomlin Expects Steelers To Have Full Squad Against Jaguars

  13-01-2018 01:15
  By Daniel Benjamin
  The Pittsburgh Steelers will enter their AFC divisional round playoff game with a full squad according to head coach Mike Tomlin.
  The Steelers (11-3) entered the week with a couple of injury concerns, but that number quickly grew with corner Artie Burns and defensive end Stephon Tuitt suffering injuries during Wednesday’s practice. Javon Hargrave also suffered an injury this week. However, all three players were full practice participants on Friday.
  Burns and Tuitt
  
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• Teens Wanted in Texas Murder Arrested in Ansonia

  13-01-2018 01:04 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Two teens who were wanted for a murder on New Year’s Day in Texas were arrested in Ansonia last night. Police said they took 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl into custody on Beverly Drive as fugitives...Photo Credit: Ansonia Police
  
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• Haitian Flag To Fly At Governor’s Residence

  13-01-2018 00:21
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has directed the flag of Haiti to be flown at governor’s Hartford residence in response to vulgar remarks attributed to President Donald Trump about immigrants from Africa and Haiti.
  The Democrat said Friday the nation’s diversity should be celebrated, not denigrated.The Haitian flag was also flown at Hartford City Hall.
  Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano says the president’s comments were “beyond inappropriate
  
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• CT Lottery announces 2nd Super Draw drawing date

  13-01-2018 00:12
  ROCKY HILL —  The CT Lottery has announced the additional CT Super Draw drawing will take place Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at 11:00 a.m.
  The CT Lottery said they will honor winning tickets from both this drawing and the January 1, 2018 drawing. Winning numbers from both drawings will be posted here.
  Most recently, two employees were placed on paid administrative leave following an error with the first drawing on New Year’s Day.
  
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