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• U.S. Tourism During Trump Presidency Down $4.6 Billion, Report Says

  25-01-2018 23:43
  CBS Local — While the Trump presidency has meant huge gains and broken records on Wall Street, a report from the National Travel and Tourism Office says the country’s tourism industry took a big hit in 2017.
  Travel to the U.S. reportedly fell by four percent during the first half of 2017, resulting in an estimated $4.6 billion drop off in spending from tourists during that period.
  “It’s not a reach to say the rhetoric and policies of this administration are
  
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• Changes At Detention Centers After Staffer’s Detainee Sex Arrest

  25-01-2018 23:30
  (CBS Connecticut) — During an appearance before the General Assembly’s Children’s Committee today, state officials said they are making changes at Connecticut’s Juvenile Detention Centers, after the arrest of a staff member.
  Back in November, Marquis Marquez was charged with having sexual contact with a 17-year-old girl who was had been held at the Hartford Juvenile Detention center where he worked.
  Former Correction Commissioner Leo Arnone was later brought in to review
  
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• 32 Flu-Related Deaths in Connecticut So Far This Season: DPH

  25-01-2018 23:30
  
  Connecticut health officials say the flu is to blame for 32 deaths in the state so far this season.Photo Credit: NBCThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Trump plan to offer citizenship to 1.8 million undocumented immigrants

  25-01-2018 23:27
  WASHINGTON —  President Donald Trump is proposing giving 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship in exchange for $25 billion for his long-promised wall and a host of other strict immigration cuts, according to a framework proposed Thursday.
  The outlines of the deal were described by a White House official for staff on Capitol Hill that CNN was given access to on Thursday afternoon.
  In what the White House official called a “dramatic
  
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• Public health alert issued in New Haven following four overdoses

  25-01-2018 23:22
  NEW HAVEN —  The City of New Haven has issued a public health alert after four overdoses were reported Thursday afternoon.
  Officials in New Haven said two of the victims overdosed from the drug K2 (a synthetic marijuana). As for the other two, it is unknown the cause of the overdose.
  “There is serious spike in street drug ingestion and overdoses during the past hour that have resulted in death. Using any street drugs can and may result in death,” said the City Of
  
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• East Haddam Swing Bridge Reopen After Mechanical Malfunction

  25-01-2018 23:20
  
  The East Haddam Swing Bridge has reopened after a mechanical malfunction closed it to traffic Thursday afternoon.
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Royal Rumble 2018

  25-01-2018 22:52
  By Chuck Carroll
  As of mid-week, Shinsuke Nakamura remains the favorite to win the Royal Rumble. Some books have the Japanese star at even money. Oddsmakers have also taken shine to the possibility of Daniel Bryan coming out of retirement to win the 30-man over-the-top-rope match. The General Manager of SmackDown Live is getting odds of anywhere from 3/1 to 7/1 to earn a spot in the main even of WrestleMania. That’s puts him ahead of the likes of John Cena, last year’s winner Randy O
  
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• More Flu Deaths Reported In Connecticut

  25-01-2018 22:34
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The Department of Public Health says flu activity remains high and widespread in Connecticut.
  The latest numbers out of DPH show there’ve now been 32 deaths attributed to the flu, 23 from flu A or H3N2, and 9 from flu B this season through January 20.
  Of those, DPH says 28 who died were aged 65 and older. Two were between the ages of 50-and-64 and one each in the 25-to-49 and 5-to-17-year age groups.
  Over 800 patients had been hospitalized with the
  
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• Top NFL Free Agents In 2018

  25-01-2018 22:19
  By Matt Citak
  The Super Bowl is the most exciting time of the NFL season. All of the work that’s been put in around the league for the last 12 months comes down to one final game. But unless you’re a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles or New England Patriots, your team’s season has already come to an end. For the other 30 teams in the National Football League, the next important date on the calendar is March 12th. On this day, clubs are permitted to contact and enter negotiations w
  
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• 2 Sought In Credit Card Theft

  25-01-2018 22:14
  (West Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – West Hartford police are looking for suspects in a theft earlier this month from a customer at a local store.
  Officers say the pair stole a purse from an unsuspecting customer at the Trader Joe’s on New Britain Avenue on January 17.
  Police say the two suspects are seen in surveillance photos at a store in the Westfarms Mall directly across the street, attempting to use the victim’s credit card to purchase merchandise.
  The incident occurr
  
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• CBS Local Sports Experts Break Down Super Bowl 52

  25-01-2018 21:56
  Super Bowl 52 is sure to be a wildly entertaining matchup. On one side, we have the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles lost starting quarterback Carson Wentz to a torn ACL in Week 14. Philly has rode the play of backup quarterback Nick Foles, along with their outstanding defense, to its third Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. On the other side are the New England Patriots. The Patriots are no strangers to the Super Bowl, as they have made it to the big game in eight of the last 17 seasons
  
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• Cinema Owner Dies Following Fatal Hit-And-Run

  25-01-2018 21:37
  WATERTOWN, Conn. (AP) – Police say a Connecticut movie theater owner who was struck by a hit-and-run driver has died.
  The Republican-American reports 74-year-old Miratit Ajro died Wednesday night at Waterbury Hospital.
  Police believe Ajro was getting into his car after leaving the Country Cinema in Watertown on Tuesday night when he was hit by a car driven by 22-year-oldAndrew Pighinni.
  Authorities say Ajro was thrown onto the windshield of Pighinni’s car, which struck two other cars
  
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• DeLauro To Survey Storm Damage In Puerto Rico

  25-01-2018 21:24
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is the latest member of Connecticut’s congressional delegation to survey the hurricane recovery effortsin Puerto Rico.
  The Democrat is traveling to the island on Thursday and Friday.
  She is being joined by fellow Democratic U.S. Rep. Grace Meng of New York, a colleague on the Appropriations Committee.
  DeLauro says she remains “deeply concerned about the response to the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico,” noting how hundreds of Pue
  
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• Vince McMahon Announces XFL in 2020

  25-01-2018 21:21
  
  Vince McMahon, the founder of Stamford-based WWE, is announcing the return of XFL professional football in 2020.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Cinema Owner Dies After Hit-And-Run Crash

  25-01-2018 21:03
  WATERTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Police say a Connecticut movie theater owner who was struck by a hit-and-run driver has died.
  The Republican-American reports 74-year-old Miratit Ajro died Wednesday night at Waterbury Hospital.
  Police believe Ajro was getting into his car after leaving the Country Cinema in Watertown on Tuesday night when he was hit by a car driven by 22-year-old Andrew Pighinni.
  Authorities say Ajro was thrown onto the windshield of Pighinni’s car, which struck two
  
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• DeLauro To Survey Hurricane Recovery In Puerto Rico

  25-01-2018 20:59
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is the latest member of Connecticut’s congressional delegation to survey the hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico.
  The Democrat is traveling to the island on Thursday and Friday. She is being joined by fellow Democratic U.S. Rep. Grace Meng of New York, a colleague on the Appropriations Committee.
  DeLauro says she remains “deeply concerned about the response to the ongoing crisis in Puerto,” noting how hundreds of Puerto
  
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• 'Nothing Short of a Miracle' Officer Was Not Hurt: Police

  25-01-2018 20:52
  
  A man suspected of robbing a store in Hamden and exchanging gunfire with a police officer Wednesday night has been arrested and charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, as well as other charges.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and Hamden Police
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Understanding the Lynch – Clinton Meeting

  25-01-2018 20:50
  William Jacobson, founder of Legal Insurrection, says the Loretta Lynch – Bill Clinton tarmac meeting now makes sense… it was the end not the beginning.
   
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Advances In Cancer Screening

  25-01-2018 20:50
  Dr. Peter Yu, Physician-in-Chief of Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, talks the new experimental blood test detects eight types of cancer. The ‘liquid biopsy’ detected cancer in 70 percent of people who had already been diagnosed with cancer.
   
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Olympic Skater Isadora Williams

  25-01-2018 20:48
  Isadora Williams will be competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, and will be one of the featured skaters on January 28, 2018 in the Danbury Ice Arena’s ice skating spectacular,  the “2018 Olympic Dreams Skating Show.” Meet her now.
   
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Go Big Or Go Home

  25-01-2018 20:46
  James Smith, Webster Bank’s chairman and former chief executive officer, says the goal of latest group to study Connecticut: “Go big, or go home.”
   
  
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• Researchers Claim To Have Developed A Universal Flu Vaccine

  25-01-2018 20:39
  CBS Local — As Americans deal with a devastating flu season that has already claimed hundreds of lives, researchers at Georgia State University claim they’ve developed a way to produce a “universal flu vaccine” that could protect patients for several years with just one shot.
  Dr. Lei Deng and Dr. Baozhong Wang say that a new approach of using double-layered protein nanoparticles to target the influenza virus produced a longer lasting immunity to the flu in mice.
  
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• This Week In College Basketball: Injury Could Take Its Toll On Villanova

  25-01-2018 20:14
  By Steve Silverman
  Booth injury could take its toll on top-ranked Wildcats
  Villanova continues to handle the pressure of their position, and the Wildcats remain in the No. 1 spot in the national rankings.
  However, head coach Jay Wright’s team may be hard-pressed to stay there after junior guard Phil Booth fractured a bone in his shooting hand in Tuesday night’s 89-69 victory over the Providence Friars.
  Booth was averaging 11.6 points per game while shooting 43 percent from three-poin
  
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• Man Accused of Assaulting Mom Arrested at East Haven Church: Police

  25-01-2018 19:39
  
  A man accused of attacking his mother in East Haven Tuesday was found hiding out in a church and taken into custody, according to police.Photo Credit: East Haven PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Lynyrd Skynyrd announce farewell tour, with Hartford stop July 14

  25-01-2018 19:33
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd will kick off their final tour May 4 in West Palm Beach, Florida, more than 40 years after the band’s debut album was released.
  The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers announced Thursday that the farewell tour will also feature Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr., Bad Company, the Marshall Tucker Band and 38 Special.
  Formed in Jacksonville, the band behind hits like “Free Bird,” ”Sweet Home Alabama” and “Simple Man,&
  
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• 108-year-old WWII veteran gets Super Bowl tickets

  25-01-2018 19:12
  NEW ORLEANS, La. — WWII veteran and New Orleans Saints fan Lawrence Brooks celebrated his 108th birthday at the National WWII Museum a few months ago, and now he’s headed to Minneapolis for the Super Bowl.
  Saints player and Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee Cam Jordan presented the Super Bowl tickets to Mr. Brooks via a Facetime call recorded and posted on the Saints Facebook page, according to WGNO.
  As you can see in the video below, Mr. Brooks is still going strong as a Ce
  
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• Crews on scene of gas leak at a vacant house in Vernon

  25-01-2018 18:57
  VERNON — Vernon police and fire departments are on the scene of a gas leak on Talcott Avenue at a vacant home believed to contain natural gas. Eversource is also on scene. Neighboring homes have been evacuated.
  Stay with FOX61 as this story develops.
  
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• 1 Cigarette Per Day Still Raises Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds

  25-01-2018 18:55
  CBS Local — There’s no such thing as just smoking a little bit, according to a new study. British researchers say that even smoking just one cigarette a day still has a significant impact on a person’s risk for developing heart disease or having a stroke.
  In a report in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), a smoker who had one cigarette daily was 50 percent more likely to suffer from heart disease and 30 percent more likely to have a stroke than someone who never smoked before.
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• Former Watertown officer gets accelerated rehab in raffle theft case

  25-01-2018 18:44
  WATERTOWN— A former Watertown police officer charged with tampering with a charity raffle and stealing a prize has been admitted to a program that could lead to dismissal of the charges.
  An attorney for former Watertown Officer Christopher Masayda tells the Republican-American his client was granted accelerated rehabilitation, and charges will be dismissed if he successfully completes the program.
  State police said the 26-year-old Masayda was off-duty in October when he tampered with raffl
  
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• Vince McMahon to Make ‘Major Sports Announcement’

  25-01-2018 18:18
  
  Vince McMahon, the founder of WWE, will be making what the Stamford-based organization calls a “major sports announcement” this afternoon and ESPN is reporting he’ll announce starting a new football league.
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• Top 5 Boxing Matches To Watch In 2018

  25-01-2018 18:11
  Last year was a great year in boxing, but 2018 has the potential to be even bigger. IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. kicked off the year with an eighth-round TKO of top-10 ranked welterweight fighter Lamont Peterson. Spence remains undefeated at 23-0 and will be going back to his hometown of Dallas, Texas to defend his belt on June 16th. And that’s just one of the many fights that fill card for the coming months.
  On Wednesday, Showtime Sports and Premier Boxing Champions an
  
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• Hamden Robbery Suspect Shot By Officer

  25-01-2018 18:05
  HAMDEN, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A police officer investigating reports of a robbery at a convenience store in Connecticut has shot and injured a suspect.
  Hamden police say an officer was flagged down by a witness at about 9:00 p.m. Wednesday and told there was a robbery in progress at Krauszer’s Food Stores.
  Police say the suspect fired first and the officer returned fire. No officers were hurt.
  The suspect, identified Thursday as 31-year-old K’waun Cole, of Hamden, fled and was
  
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• Man Impersonating Police Officer Sexually Assaulted Woman: Police

  25-01-2018 17:54
  
  Bridgeport police have arrested a man they say impersonated a Bridgeport police officer and sexually assaulted a woman in an abandoned garage in June.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police
  
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• One twin is a U.S. citizen. The other faces deportation

  25-01-2018 17:48
  LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Sixteen-month-old Aiden Dvash-Banks is a U.S. citizen living with his family in Los Angeles. His twin brother, Ethan, is undocumented and thus at risk of being deported.
  It's an unusual situation that highlights discrimination against LGBT families by the U.S. government, according to the boys' married male parents, who have filed a lawsuit against the State Department with Immigration Equality, reports the Guardian.
  Andrew Dvash-Banks, a U.S. citizen, and Elad Dvash-
  
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• Scientists Move ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closer To Apocalypse Amid Growing Fear Of Nuclear War

  25-01-2018 17:46
  CBS Local — A group of scientists have released an ominous update to the symbolic Doomsday Clock. According to their calculations, the world’s countdown to an eventual apocalypse now stands at “two minutes to midnight.”
  The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the grim update on Jan. 25, moving the clock forward 30 seconds, the closest the theoretical countdown has been to doomsday in 65 years.
  “The world is not only more dangerous now than it was a year ago; it i
  
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• ‘Doomsday clock’ ticks closer to apocalyptic midnight

  25-01-2018 17:42
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  WASHINGTON DC — A panel of scientists and scholars said Thursday they believe the world is as close as it has ever been to a so-called doomsday scenario.
  The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which has been tracking the threat posed by nuclear weapons and other technologies since the 1940s, moved the second hand forward on their Doomsday Clock forward closer to its symbolic apocalyptic midnight.
  “It is with considerable concern that we set the time of the 2018 doomsday clock
  
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• Oprah addresses running for president

  25-01-2018 17:22
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  LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey is downplaying her interest in a presidential run in a new interview, saying she doesn’t “have the DNA” for a run.
  “I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not,” Winfrey explained to InStyle Magazine. “And so it’s not something that interests me. I don’t have the DNA for it.”
  The interview, however, took place three weeks before
  
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• Illinois interstate highway littered with cash after accident

  25-01-2018 17:17
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  CHAMPAIGN, IL (Fox News) — It was like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow – except it was an Illinois highway.
  Drivers on an interstate highway outside of Champaign got quite a surprise on Tuesday when they came across a highway literally covered with money.
  Illinois State Police told WCIA 3 News that the driver of a vehicle carrying cash from video gambling machines on Interstate 74 just before noon was going too fast, lost control and hit a guardrail before
  
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• In less than 3 months, this major international city will likely run out of water

  25-01-2018 16:57
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In Cape Town, South Africa, they’re calling it “Day Zero” — the day when the taps run dry.
  A few days ago, city officials had said that day will come on April 22. This week, they moved up the date to April 12.
  Cape Town is South Africa’s second-largest city and a top international tourist draw. Now, residents play a new and delicate game of water math each day.
  They’re recycling bath water to help flush toilets. They&r
  
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• Connecticut Robbery Suspect Shot By Officer

  25-01-2018 15:53
  HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — A police officer investigating reports of a robbery at a convenience store in Connecticut has shot and injured a suspect.
  Hamden police tell WFSB-TV an officer was flagged down by a witness at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and told there was a robbery in progress at Krauszer’s Food Stores.
  Police say an officer and a suspect exchanged gunfire.
  The suspect fled and was found about an hour later suffering from two gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital. His condi
  
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