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• Owner Arrested After Dog Attack in New Britain

  24-01-2018 23:36
  
  A New Britain woman faces charges after her dog attacked her children and two adults in October, according to New Britain police.Photo Credit: New Britain Police Department
  
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• Second Woman Dies After Hartford Hit-and-Run

  24-01-2018 23:34
  
  A second person has died after a hit-and-run crash in Hartford last week.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital Opens Advanced NICU

  24-01-2018 23:31
  
  Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital is opening an expanded neonatal intensive care unit designed with feedback from families.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Spokesman for Trump campaign adviser among 4 Americans killed in Kabul hotel attack

  24-01-2018 23:31
  KABUL — Glenn Selig, spokesman for Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates, was killed in the weekend Kabul hotel attack, according to a statement from spokesperson for The Publicity Agency and Selig Multimedia Inc., his Florida-based companies.
  Four Americans were killed in the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, according to the US State Department.
  “The United States strongly condemns the attack on January 20 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. We can confirm that there w
  
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• Police investigating fatal incident in New Haven

  24-01-2018 22:55
  NEW HAVEN —  New Haven police and Yale officials are investigating a fatal fall from the Air Rights Garage at 88 York Street Wednesday afternoon.
  New Haven police said the deceased is a twenty-eight year old woman.
  “Traffic in the area of N. Frontage Road Street between College and York Streets has been greatly impacted. That portion of North Frontage Road is closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic,” police said.
  Police said North Frontage Road is expected to remain
  
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• Norwich Fire Deemed Arson

  24-01-2018 22:28
  (Norwich, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – An early morning fire in Norwich has been deemed an arson by city police.
  The call came in a little before 12:30 to 261-263 Central Avenue.
  The building houses businesses and upstairs apartments, police said.
  Firefighters arrived to find flames on a rear deck, stairway and siding.
  They were able to make quick work of the blaze and all inside got out safely.
  One firefighter suffered minor injuries.
  The fire marshal has determined the blaze was set but it h
  
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• Biggest NBA All-Star Snubs

  24-01-2018 22:15
  By Matt Citak
  Last night, the NBA announced the final roster for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. 14 reserves (seven from each conference), selected by the league’s coaches, were voted in to join the 10 starters that had already sealed their spots in the All-Star festivities. 24 of the most talented basketball players in the world will represent the NBA in Los Angeles next month. However, there were several notable players left off this year’s All-Star roster that were more than worthy of
  
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• Farmers Insurance Open And Another Tiger Comeback

  24-01-2018 22:07
  By Dan Reardon
  For what now might be labeled the Tiger Woods decade (1999-2008) there were essentially two PGA Tours. There was the “Tiger Tour” and the regular Tour. The “Tiger Tour” drew bigger galleries and got greater coverage than the regular tour, posting some of the best TV ratings ever.
  Now with the PGA Tour calendar flipping to 2018, at least early on, the “Tiger Tour” will be back. It starts with Woods’ appearance this week at the Farmers Insur
  
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• Partnership extends LIFE STAR area of service extended to Western Mass.

  24-01-2018 22:01
  WESTFIELD, Mass. — Hartford Healthcare, Baystate Health, and Air Methods announced Wednesday morning, that they have  partnered together to expand the life-saving LIFE STAR’s services to the western Massachusetts.
  The new LIFE STAR helicopter is based at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts.
  Westfield-Barnes is a Commercial Service Airport delivering 24×7 operations and a full suite of business, civilian and military and aviation services to Wester
  
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• Elton John’s final tour to make a stop in Hartford

  24-01-2018 22:00
  HOLLYWOOD — Sir Elton John announced he will tour one last time, and Hartford will be one of his stops.
  The music icon announced at a press event on Wednesday that his next world tour will be his last. The three-year tour will start in September, John told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in a sit-down chat that was live-streamed around the world.
  “I’ve been touring since I was 17 with various bands,” John said. “I thought the time is right to say thank you to all my fan
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect in New Britain Kidnapping: PD

  24-01-2018 21:38
  
  New Britain police have arrested a man charged in an alleged kidnapping earlier this month.Photo Credit: New Britain Police Department
  
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• SUV Smashes Into Firehouse Wall; Firefighters Narrowly Escape Injury

  24-01-2018 21:31
  (CBS Connecticut) — Just before a Jeep Cherokee crashed into their Greenwich firehouse today, several firefighters had left the room closest to the impact.
  Deputy Chief Tom Nixon says bricks and debris shot through the room seconds later.
  The front of a Jeep Cherokee smashed through a brick wall and came to rest inside a lieutenants office at the Glenville Volunteer Fire Company.
  The driver suffered a medical problem before the crash. The firefighters are also EMT’s, they got the dri
  
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• Top-Ranked UConn Women Cruise Past Memphis 93-36

  24-01-2018 21:01
  By TERESA M. WALKERAP Sports Writer
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WTIC and AP) – Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and top-ranked Connecticut routed Memphis 93-36 Wednesday to remain undefeated.
  UConn (19-0, 8-0 American Athletic Conference) trailed only briefly in the opening minutes before beating Memphis for the ninth time overall and second time this season.
  The Huskies routed Memphis 97-49 when the Tigers visited Dec. 31. The venue changed, but not the final result with UCon
  
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• Pete Gillen: Duke-Virginia Should Be A Great Game Of Clashing Styles

  24-01-2018 21:00
  Ryan Mayer
  The big story out of the college basketball world last weekend was the announcement of where 2018 top recruit Zion Williamson would be attending school: Duke. With the commitment from Williamson, Duke now has the top three recruits in 2018’s 247 Sports composite rankings, and four of the Top 10. This comes one year after Duke brought in the country’s number one class that has been producing fruit for the Blue Devils on the floor all season.
  While Duke fans are plenty excit
  
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• Trucker Gets 6 Months For Involvement In Crash That Killed 3

  24-01-2018 20:52
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A Massachusetts truck driver who caused a crash that killed a 26-year-old man and two children on a Connecticut highway has been sentenced to six months in prison.
  Gerard Dube, of Swansea, Massachusetts, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in November to three counts of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.
  Prosecutors say the 62-year-old Dube was driving a tractor-trailer when he rear-ended a car slowing for congestion caused by a prior acciden
  
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• Report: Nukes Should Be Allowed To Compete With Wind, Solar

  24-01-2018 20:47
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Connecticut regulators recommended the state become the latest to consider its nuclear power plants in the same category as other so-called clean generators, such as wind, solar or hydroelectric, when it comes to buying electricity.
  A draft report from the Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority this week would clear the way for Dominion Energy, operators of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford, to bid for contracts on the state
  
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• Hamden Teachers Union Votes in Favor of 2 Furlough Days

  24-01-2018 20:46
  
  All Hamden Public Schools employees have been asked to take two furlough days to deal with a budget deficit and avoid layoffs, according to the superintendent's office. Three unions have approved it so far, one...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• UConn College Republicans, Democrats Host Dueling Lectures

  24-01-2018 20:45
  STORRS, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Democrats and Republicans at the University of Connecticut have scheduled dueling talks on campus.
  UConn’s College Republicans on Wednesday evening are welcoming Ben Shapiro, the editor-in-chief of conservative news and commentary site The Daily Wire. His appearance at the University of California, Berkeley sparked protests when he spoke there last fall.
  The College Democrats have invited attorney Nathan Robinson for a lecture entitled “Ben Shapiro
  
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• Ditch The Denim: New Survey Says To Stop Wearing Jeans At This Age

  24-01-2018 20:26
  CBS Local – How old is too old to wear jeans? According to a new study you should ditch the denim after age 53.
  A British survey by CollectPlus says that after age 53 you should give wearing jeans.
  The reason? Not because you look bad wearing them, but because it’s harder to find a pair of jeans that actually fits.
  The study says the stress people experience while jean shopping reaches its peak by age 53.
  In fact, 6 percent of people surveyed said they became so upset jeans shop
  
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• This Week In Hockey: Golden Knights’ Stellar Story May Not Be So Wonderful For NHL

  24-01-2018 20:01
  By Steve Silverman
  It’s time to address the elephant in the room. The Vegas Golden Knights are simply on a roll in their first season in the NHL.
  Through 47 games, Vegas has reeled off a 32-11-4 record and have accumulated 68 points. The Tampa Bay Lightning are the only team with more, but the one-point difference is hardly worth noting. The Lightning have played one more game than the Golden Knights, and the expansion team has been a bit more consistent of late.
  Vegas is 6-2-2 in its last
  
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• Eagles Team Headlines: Doug Pederson Already Rivals Legacy Of Andy Reid

  24-01-2018 19:46
  By Kevin McGuire
  For a franchise with no Super Bowl trophy to claim just yet, the standards of success have been relatively low over the years for the Philadelphia Eagles. That may be about to change as Doug Pederson looks to do something no other coach in Eagles history has done, including his mentor and the franchise’s all-time best head coach Andy Reid. With a win in the Super Bowl, Pederson will cement his legacy in Eagles and sports history for decades by being the first to
  
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• Ice Jam on Housatonic River Slowly Melting

  24-01-2018 19:44
  
  The large ice jam along the Housatonic River in Kent is slowly melting, but State Police had to shut down Route 7 because of more flooding.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Blue Moon, Total Lunar Eclipse And Supermoon All To Take Place On Jan. 31

  24-01-2018 19:27
  CBS Local — The Earth will be treated to a hat trick of amazing lunar sights on Jan. 31, when a blue moon, total lunar eclipse, and supermoon will all take place on the same day. The rare event last took place over 150 years ago and the only question now is: where’s the best place to see the historic lunar show?
  While the entire U.S. will get a partial view of the moon that day, NASA researchers say sky watchers in Alaska, California, and Hawaii will get the best look at the Sup
  
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• Toys R Us Plans to Close 4 Stores in Connecticut

  24-01-2018 18:58
  
  Toys R Us plans to close around 180 stores across the country, including four in Connecticut.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid To Pass Earth On Super Bowl Sunday

  24-01-2018 18:25
  CBS Local — The Earth will get an interstellar pregame show on Super Bowl Sunday as a large asteroid is scheduled to pass by the planet just hours before the big game.
  According to NASA, 2002 AJ129 is a medium-sized asteroid that’s between one-third and three-quarters of a mile across. While the giant space rock has officially been listed as a “potentially hazardous asteroid” because of its size and relative closeness to the Earth, scientists say 2002 AJ129 will
  
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• Local Flu Shot Clinics This Weekend

  24-01-2018 18:18
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The state Department of Public Health is teaming up with several local health districts in providing flu shots this weekend.
  DPH says the free or low-cost shots will be available Saturday at over a dozen locations, including Middletown, Cromwell, Glastonbury, and Storrs, in response to the flu outbreak in Connecticut and around the nation.
  Commissioner Dr. Raul Pino says they’re hoping those who haven’t been vaccinated will take advantage and
  
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• Healthcare Experts Ponder How To Contain Drug Costs

  24-01-2018 17:57
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – With the General Assembly due to convene in two weeks, healthcare experts gathered at the State Capitol Wednesday, for a round-table discussion on what can be done to rein-in skyrocketing prescription drug costs.
  As administrator of the state employee and retiree health plans, State Comptroller Kevin Lembo says he’s noticed a number of trends driving up prices, including, the use of specialty drugs when they’re not needed, and the proliferation of
  
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• Connecticut to Offer Free Flu Shots Saturday

  24-01-2018 17:57
  
  Connecticut's Department of Public Health will hold a State Flu Vaccination Day on Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Into Fire Station in Greenwich

  24-01-2018 17:51
  
  A vehicle crashed into the Glenville Volunteer Fire Company’s station on Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Glenville Volunteer Fire Company
  
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• Shots Fired at Police Officer in Bridgeport

  24-01-2018 17:26
  
  Two people have been arrested after gunshots were fired at a police officer in Bridgeport around 10 a.m. Wednesday. No one was hurt, according to city officials.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Child robs gas station at gunpoint, rides off on skateboard

  24-01-2018 17:23
  STOCKTON -- Stockton Police are investigating an armed robbery at an ARCO gas station KTXL reports. 
  Customers and staff of the station on West Benjamin Holt Drive say the robbery was surprising. Even more surprising, they say, is the suspect's age -- just 11 years old.
  "It's just very sad to see someone this young try to do something like this," station employee James Ratto said.
  Ratto's coworker had a gun pointed at her face by a child demanding money.
  "She just screamed for our coworker
  
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• Cyndi Lauper Sells Stamford Home

  24-01-2018 17:19
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) – Grammy, Emmy and Tony-award winning artist Cyndi Lauper has sold her Connecticut home of more three decades.
  The nearly 3,900-square-foot home in Stamford sold for a little more than $800,000, well below the $1.25 million asking price it was originally listed forin May.
  Real estate broke Michael Leventhal tells the Stamford Advocate the home “got worldwide attention and a lot of interest.”
  Lauper bought the home in 1986.
  Lauper earned a Best New Artist Gr
  
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• Starbucks gives workers raises, stock grants, cites tax law

  24-01-2018 17:04
  NEW YORK — Starbucks is giving its U.S. workers pay raises and stock grants this year, citing recent changes to the tax law.
  All employees will soon be able to earn paid sick time off, and the company’s parental leave benefits will include all non-birth parents. Starbucks Corp. said Wednesday the changes affect about 150,000 full-time, part-time, hourly and salaried employees, most of whom work as baristas or shop managers.
  The company is the latest to say it’s boosting pay or
  
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• 6 Greatest Recruiting Classes of All-Time

  24-01-2018 17:00
  by Rob Joyce
  There’s still over two months left before this year’s college basketball champion is crowned, but we’re already looking ahead to the 2018-19 season. And regardless of what happens between now and April 2 at the Alamodome, we can all but guarantee who next year’s favorite will be to cut down the nets. That’s after Zion Williamson, the No. 2 rated prospect by ESPN, committed to the Blue Devils earlier this week.
  Williamson joins an absurd recruiting class
  
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• Student says LAPD officer pulled her off metro train, arrested her for having her foot on seat

  24-01-2018 16:58
  LOS ANGELES -- A use-of-force investigation is underway after an 18-year-old woman was pulled off a Metro train and arrested Monday afternoon by an LAPD officer who she said confronted her for having her foot on a train seat according to KTLA.
  The incident was captured on a cellphone video that was shared to Facebook, earning nearly 1 million views by midday Tuesday. Brock Bryan, who recorded the 10 1/2-minute video, can be heard objecting to the teen's treatment by the offi
  
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• Yard Goats Individual Game Tickets Go On Sale Feb. 9

  24-01-2018 16:47
  
  Hartford Yard Goats fans will soon have the chance to buy individual game tickets for all home games, including opening night in Hartford. Individual tickets for home games go on sale Friday, Feb. 9.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Patriots Team Headlines: Update On Gronk, Pats Wearing Road Jerseys

  24-01-2018 16:43
  By Danny Cox
  During the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, tight end Rob Gronkowski took a pretty big shot to the helmet and was knocked out of the contest. He ended up missing the entire second half of the game, which ended with a comeback victory by the Patriots and a trip to the Super Bowl. But how is he doing now?
  On Monday, Gronk was at the Patriots facility, but he was still not present in the locker room when reporters arrived. His chair had already been fol
  
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• Cyndi Lauper's Stamford Estate Is Sold

  24-01-2018 16:28
  
  Cyndi Lauper’s home in Stamford, Connecticut, has sold. It was originally listed at $1.25 million, but sold for $804,625. The French Country Colonial-style estate sits on the 1.58-acre property.Photo Credit: Berkshire Hathaway and Getty Images
  
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• ‘Super blue blood moon’ will be visible in the U.S. on January 31

  24-01-2018 16:22
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Americans can enjoy a special celestial event at the end of the month.
  NASA says a “super blue blood moon” will be visible in the early morning hours on Wednesday, Jan. 31st.
  The full moon will be special for multiple reasons:It’s the third in a series of “supermoons,” when the Moon is closer to the Earth and is about 14 percent brighter than usual.
  It’s the second full moon of the month, commonly known as a “blue moon.”
  
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• New Haven teens arrested after violent home invasion

  24-01-2018 16:18
  WEST HAVEN — Two teens have been arrested after a violent home invasion.
  Police say Dakari Harper, 19, and Bries Beckford, 19, both from New Haven, have been arrested after the incident back in October.
  On October 11th, around 10 p.m., Police say a couple was returning back to their home on Alling Street. As they walked in their driveway, they were forced inside their home by three men. The residents were then pistol whipped, and thrown to the floor with injuries.
  Both of the residents wer
  
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• 2 Arrested On Home Invasion Charges In West Haven

  24-01-2018 16:11
  (West Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in West Haven have charged two New Haven men in connection with a home invasion they say occurred last fall.
  It was back in October that officers say 19-year-olds Dakari Harper and Bries Beckford, along with a third individual, walked up to two people who were returning to their Alling Street home, pushing the two inside the residence and pistol whipping them.
  Police say both victims were robbed of their wallets, purses and cell phones.
  Harper a
  
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• 2 New Haven Men Charged in Violent Home Invasion in West Haven

  24-01-2018 15:56
  
  Two New Haven men have been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion in West Haven in October. Police said the victims, a couple, had just returned to their Alling Street home around 10 p.m.Photo Credit: West Haven Police
  
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• Student emails every Claudia at university after accidentally swiping left on Tinder

  24-01-2018 15:54
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Missouri college student went to extreme lengths to correct his Tinder fail, and his search for “Claudia” has gone viral.
  Hayden Moll, a student at Missouri State, was using the popular dating app Tinder when he swiped the wrong way on a photo of a cute girl named Claudia, according to WDAF. Because Tinder doesn't allow users to go back, Moll brainstormed another way to pursue his dream girl.
  The college student sent an email to every Missouri State st
  
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• Slick Roads Led to School Delays, Road Closure

  24-01-2018 15:23
  
  There are slick spots on the roads, especially in Tolland and Windham counties, this morning after rain yesterday and schools in Brooklyn, Thompson and Tolland are opening late today. See the list.Photo Credit: NBC4 Washington
  
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• Police Respond to Serious Crash in Watertown

  24-01-2018 15:21
  
  Police are investigating a serious crash on Main Street in Watertown overnight.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• One Dead, Several Injured in Hartford Head-On Crash

  24-01-2018 15:12
  
  A Hartford man was killed and five other people were injured in a head-on crash on Albany Avenue in Hartford late Tuesday night, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• WATCH LIVE: 163 victim impact statements later, Larry Nassar’s fate will be revealed

  24-01-2018 15:06
  LANSING, MI — The girls trusted their doctor.
  Larry Nassar was supposed to be top-notch in the field — a doctor who worked with elite athletes. So young gymnasts and their families sought him out with broken bones and injuries. They thought he could help them heal.
  In return, the renowned former USA Gymnastics doctor followed a vicious pattern. Nassar has admitted to sexually abusing the girls under the guise of providing medical treatment. He has also admitted in court to putting h
  
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• Man Charged With Sending Drugs To Charity Pleads Guilty

  24-01-2018 15:01
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to having three pounds of a powerful hallucinogenic drug sent to the offices of an international children’s charity.The Connecticut Post reports that 34-year-old Giraud Dickson, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of narcotics with intent to sell. He faces five years in prison at sentencing March 23.
  Police responded to Save the Children’s Fairfield headquarters in February after workers ope
  
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• America’s 5 Best Comfort Food Spots

  24-01-2018 15:00
  By Laurie Jo Miller Farr
  What is it about mac n’ cheese that talks to us like we were still kids? And why do the words “apple pie” conjure up thoughts of flag and motherhood?  Americans have a thing for traditional comfort food that shuns sophistication. Because there’s nothing better than the simple, delicious food that used to come from Grandma’s kitchen. The good news is that it’s still out there in special places as authentically comforting as their m
  
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• Inventor ‘tortured reporter’ before killing her on submarine

  24-01-2018 14:58
  COPENHAGEN — Prosecutors say Danish inventor Peter Madsen tied up and tortured Swedish reporter Kim Wall before he either cut her throat or strangled her during a trip on his private submarine in August.
  Madsen, 47, is charged with murder, dismemberment and indecent handling of a corpse for the way he disposed of Wall’s body. The charges were made public Jan 16. but not in detail.
  A charge sheet obtained Tuesday by the AP said Wall’s murder was premeditated because Madsen broug
  
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