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• Talk By Conservative Speaker Planned At UConn

  21-01-2018 23:43
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) _ A conservative speaker whose appearance at the University of California,
  Berkeley in the fall sparked protests is scheduled to speak this week at the University of Connecticut.
  Ben Shapiro, the editor-in-chief of conservative news and commentary site The Daily Wire, is scheduled
  to appear Wednesday evening at an event hosted by UConn’s College Republicans.
  The talk comes two months after a speech by another right-wing pundit, Lucian Wintrich, led to the
  arrests of him
  
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• UConn Women Too Much For Temple 113-57

  21-01-2018 21:52
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Kia Nurse scored 24 points and freshman Megan Walker added a career-best 22 to help No. 1 UConn rout Temple 113-57 on Sunday.
  The Huskies (18-0, 7-0 American) were missing Katie Lou Samuelson, who was out with an ankle injury she sustained against Tulsa on Thursday.
  It’s been a rough week for the junior forward. She was still sporting a blackened left eye after taking an elbow to the face against Texas on Monday.
  UConn also was having a rough week, not playing up to its
  
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• 2 Injured When Car Explodes After Rollover Crash In Danbury

  21-01-2018 21:48
  DANBURY, Conn. (AP) _ Authorities in Danbury are trying to determine the cause of a one-car rollover crash that led to an explosion and two people being brought to a hospital with burn injuries.
  The News-Times reports that firefighters responded to the accident shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday and the car was engulfed in flames.
  Two people in the car were brought to the Western Connecticut Health Network emergency room. Authorities have not said how serious the injuries are.Authorities have not
  
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• Statue of Liberty to Reopen Monday Amid Shutdown: Cuomo

  21-01-2018 20:33
  
  New York state will step in to reopen the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on Monday, despite the federal government shutdown, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.Photo Credit: APThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 3 People Dead After Rollover Crash on I-91 in Enfield

  21-01-2018 19:43
  
  Three people died after a rollover crash on Interstate 91 in Enfield on Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Boarding School To Reopen After Evacuating Due To Floods

  21-01-2018 19:05
  KENT, Conn. (AP) _ Students are expected to return this week to a private boarding school in Kent that was evacuated because of flooding.
  Ice jams on the Housatonic River led to flooding at the Kent School campus that sent students home on Jan. 15. The school enrolls about 580 students.
  Dorms are expected to open on Wednesday with classes resuming Thursday. The school originally was hoping to reopen sooner but pushed the date back amid
  efforts to clean and prepare the campus and a forecast calli
  
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• Ice Jams in Kent Get Larger Despite Thawing Temperatures

  21-01-2018 18:43
  
  The ice jams causing problems in Kent for the past week have grown larger, officials learned.
  
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• Connecticut Governor Candidates Look To Break Out From Pack

  21-01-2018 18:08
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Candidates and potential candidates for Connecticut governor in 2018 find themselves in the largest pool of contenders in recent memory, and they’re looking for ways to stand apart from the pack.
  Many point to their career experiences, whether it has been in politics, business or the military. Others tout their ability to attract support from unaffiliated voters. Some offer headline-making proposals, such as Republican Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton proposing to scrap t
  
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• Thousands of Gallons of Oil Spills at Waterbury Manufacturer

  21-01-2018 17:39
  
  Thousands of gallons of oil leaked at a Waterbury manufacturing company on Saturday, officials said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Three Die In Enfield Crash

  21-01-2018 16:13
  (ENFIELD,Conn./WTIC News)– A one vehicle rollover in Enfield has left three people dead. State Police say the crash,shortly after 7:15 Sunday morning, happened near Exit 47 E southbound  on Interstate 91.
  One person sustained non life-threatening injuries.
  Traffic is being diverted off the highway at Exit 47 E.
  
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• BREAKING: Fatal crash closes I-91 South

  21-01-2018 14:18
  ENFIELD – Connecticut State Police say a one-car rollover has killed one person on I-91 in Enfield.  The southbound highway is closed while the crash is investigated and cleared. Traffic is being diverted at exit 47E (Somers/Hazardville).  We’ll have updates on-air, online, and on-the-go in the app as they become available.
  Yesterday, a crash on 91 North in Longmeadow, Massachusetts had 91 North closed in Enfield for most of the day.
  
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• Justice Department says it will re-try Sen. Bob Menendez

  21-01-2018 13:33
  NEW JERSEY — The Justice Department filed a notice Friday to re-try Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez on federal bribery and corruption charges.
  An 11-week trial last fall resulted in a hung jury. Prosecutors had accused the senator of accepting bribes from Dr. Salomon Melgen, a wealthy ophthalmologist in Florida, in return for political favors.
  Menendez and Melgen pleaded not guilty to all charges.
  In a statement, the Justice Department requested the court set “the earliest po
  
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• State of Michigan starts series of water testing in Flint Community Schools

  21-01-2018 12:49
  FLINT, MI (WNEM) — Many Flint residents say they still don’t trust water coming out of their taps and they’re even more concerned about the water at their kid’s school.
  Many Flint schools still use donated bottled water.  That’s why the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality began testing the pipes at those facilities.
  “You drink bottled water at school too, don’t you?” said Matt Schlinker.  Schlinker’s grandson, Gavin, goes t
  
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• Perfect place for a distillery? Behind bars

  21-01-2018 12:32
  MOUNT PLEASANT, NC — Redd Rowland was known in the 1950s for owning a monkey that would do a trick and then doff its little hat in hopes of a tip. But Rowland was also quite a bootlegger, and the Cabarrus County sheriff eventually sent a squad to Rowland’s home to seize the “white lightning” and arrest its maker.
  The cops didn’t find Rowland’s distillery, but arrested him after the pet produced a handful of cash from a hiding place. Rowland beat the rap, convi
  
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• Deadly Kabul hotel siege ends after 12-hour standoff, government says

  21-01-2018 12:17
  KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Gunmen raided the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, leaving at least five people dead in a 12-hour siege with security forces that ended Sunday, Afghan authorities say.
  A foreigner was among those killed before Afghan forces secured the hotel, according to Nasrat Rahimi, a deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry. Seven Afghans were also wounded, he said.
  Afghan security forces went on every floor of the six-story hotel in a clearing operation that left four attackers
  
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• Family holds vigil for victims of fatal Hartford hit-and-run

  21-01-2018 04:55
  HARTFORD – Hartford Police are still searching for the driver who hit and killed a young woman Tuesday night on Vine Street. The family has not only been grieving but they want that person to be held responsible.
  A vigil was held Saturday night to ask for the community’s support.
  On Tuesday night, Tina Fontanez, 24, of Hartford and Catalina Melendez, 23, of Hartford had just come back from roller skating, one of their favorite hobbies. Shortly after they stepped out of the cab, a ca
  
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• Family holds vigil for victims in fatal hit-and-run in Hartford

  21-01-2018 04:55
  HARTFORD – Hartford Police are still searching for the driver who hit and killed a young woman Tuesday night on Vine Street. The family has not only been grieving but they want that person to be held responsible.
  A vigil was held Saturday night to ask for the community’s support.
  On Tuesday night, Tina Fontanez, 24, of Hartford and Catalina Melendez, 23, of Hartford had just come back from roller skating, one of their favorite hobbies. Shortly after they stepped out of the cab, a ca
  
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• DEEP Hazmat Crews on Scene at Oil Spill in Waterbury

  21-01-2018 04:35
  
  The Department of Environmental Protection Agency as well as the Environmental Protection Agency are responding to an oil leak at a manufacturing company in Waterbury.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Almost 6K gallons of oil leaked in Waterbury

  21-01-2018 02:43
  WATERBURY — Hazmat crews were at Somers Thin Strip Company Saturday evening for an oil leak.
  Officials arrived at the factory on Piedmont Street sometime around 6 p.m. after a ball valve failure resulted in a hydraulic oil leaking up to 6, 000 gallons of oil.
  Officials said that the oil spilled onto the property, pavement, soil and a catch basin.
  Initially, officials believed the oil didn’t leak out into the basin but then  saw a sheen on the Naugatuck River pointing back to the
  
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• Almost 6,000 gallons of oil leaked at Waterbury manufacturer

  21-01-2018 02:43
  WATERBURY — DEEP Hazmat along with the EPA responded to Somers Thin Strip Company Saturday evening, on a call of an oil leak.
  Officials arrived to the factory on Piedmont Street sometime around 6 p.m. after a ball valve failure resulted in a hydraulic oil leaking up to 6, 000 gallons. Officials said that the oil spilt on to the property, pavement, soil and a catch basin.
  Initially, officials believed the oil did not leak out into the basin but due to a new report,  saw a sheen on the
  
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• Gunmen launch siege at Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul

  21-01-2018 02:29
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  KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Afghan special forces traded fire Sunday morning with the remaining gunmen who attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul hours earlier, Afghanistan’s TOLO news channel reported.
  The gunfire intensified about 4 a.m. Sunday, TOLO said.
  Ambulances came to the scene during a lull in the shooting, a witness who lives near the hotel told CNN.
  Nasrat Rahimi, a deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Affairs, earlier told CNN that Afghan sp
  
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• Thousands march on Connecticut Capitol Building for Women’s Day March

  21-01-2018 02:12
  HARTFORD -- Saturday marked the one year anniversary of the Women's March where millions across the world marched in protest against the Trump administration. In Connecticut, thousands came to the capital in celebration of the anniversary.
  A sea of people descended on the capital Saturday afternoon, thousands hoping their message is heard.
  “2018 is a huge year, we get to flip what we’re seeing happening in terms of trends eroding our civil liberties this year, if we can leave with h
  
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• Good Samaritan foils attempted Milford restaurant robbery

  21-01-2018 01:57
  MILFORD — A good Samaritan prevent two men from robbing the local Smash Burger Friday night.
  Royshon Ferguson and Greg Mclaurin enter the restaurant on Boston Post Road while one carrying a .22 handgun.  The two men ordered all the workers and customers into the kitchen. Mclaurin then ordered the manger to open the safe or he would shoot her in the head.
  One of the customers, who was legally carrying a gun at the time, drew his gun at Mclaurin. This caused Mclaurin to run out of the k
  
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• Thousands Take Part In Women’s March In Hartford

  21-01-2018 01:35
  HARTFORD, CT  (WTIC News) – Hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets of downtown Hartford on Saturday afternoon to speak out on several issues a year after Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration.
  The march on Hartford reflected a national movement that corresponds with events that raise awareness of the social and political power of women.
  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin were among several speakers in atte
  
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• ‘Come get it’ Facebook post leads to 7 arrests in Indiana drug bust

  21-01-2018 00:51
  FRANKLIN, Ind. - An Indiana police department has a Facebook post to thank for the arrest of seven people.
  Authorities in Johnson County executed a search warrant Wednesday after investigating a Facebook post that read, "Come get it" with a picture of what appeared to be medical marijuana, according to WXIN.
  Investigators with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office found the Facebook post by Andrew Konchinsky, 26, 14 hours after posting it, court documents say.
  When they went to a Greenwood home i
  
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• Ex-Student Appeals Ruling Rejecting Anonymity In Lawsuit

  21-01-2018 00:47
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former college student has appealed a Connecticut judge’s rejection of his request for anonymity as he sues the school over his suspension on cheating allegations.
  The former Trinity College student filed an appeal with the state Appellate Court earlier this month. He argues he needs to use a pseudonym to protect his reputation from false allegations.
  He’s fighting a one-semester suspension. The private Hartford school alleges he copied another student
  
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• Police: Arrest Made In Gang-Related Killing

  21-01-2018 00:44
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A 19-year-old man is being held on $1 million bond following his arrest in a fatal shooting in Bridgeport.
  Police said Jarod Hamilton was arrested without incident Friday on a warrant charging him with the Dec. 23 killing of 22-year-old Khali Davis.
  Investigators say the shooting stemmed from an ongoing gang dispute.
  Police reported at the time of the incident that Hamilton was with a small group of people in front of a grocery when the shooter approached and open
  
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• Man mistakes bank drive-thru for Taco Bell, gets DUI after ordering burrito: Sheriff

  21-01-2018 00:38
  SPRING HILL, Fla. – An allegedly intoxicated Florida driver looking for a bite to eat ended up with a DUI after mistaking a bank drive-thru for Taco Bell, according to WFTS.
  The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office got a call Wednesday afternoon from a Bank of America manager reporting an intoxicated man passed out behind the wheel, who had been blocking access to the ATM.
  The caller said that, after repeated attempts to rouse the Tampa man, later identified by police as 28-year-old Doug
  
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• Two Killed In Boat Capsizing In Groton

  21-01-2018 00:10
  GROTON, CT  (WTIC News) – Two men are dead and another was seriously injured in a boating accident in the Long Island Sound on Saturday.
  Officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to the scene around 10 a.m.
  The men were duck hunting off the Groton Coast of Mumford Cove.
  One of the hunters was rescued by the shore at Bluff Point State Park by the U.S. Coast Guard. The other two were rescued from the water by Groton Long Poi
  
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