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• Pastor Quits After Police Make Arrest Inside Her Church

  28-01-2018 23:56
  EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut church pastor has left her job days after confronting police who arrested a domestic violence suspect inside her church.
  The New Haven Register reports that Rev. Care Goodstal Spinks resigned her post Thursday at East Haven’s First Congregational Church.
  Spinks had confronted East Haven officers Tuesday, telling them they had no right arrest 34-year-old Ryan Champlin inside the church and demanding they release him into her custody.
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• Here’s what to expect at Sunday’s Grammy Awards

  28-01-2018 22:55
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  Sunday is music’s biggest night with the 60th Grammy Awards.
  Here’s what to watch for:
  Forget #GrammysSoWhite
  At least when it comes to the nominees.
  For the first time since 1999, there are no white male solo artists nominated for the best album.
  The nominees are Jay-Z’s “4:44,” “Awaken, My Love!” by Childish Gambino, “DAMN” by Kendrick Lamar, “Melodrama” by Lorde and “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars.
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• Willimantic Waste Paper Co., Inc. Fire

  28-01-2018 22:44
  
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• Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Meehan will not seek re-election after harassment settlement

  28-01-2018 22:44
  Republican Rep. Patrick Meehan, under fire for using taxpayer money for a payment to a former staff member after a sexual harassment accusation, says he will not seek re-election, Speaker Paul Ryan’s office confirms.
  Ryan’s office confirmed to CNN that the speaker was informed of Meehan’s decision after a letter was sent to Meehan’s campaign chair. The Inquirer and Daily News obtained a copy of a letter Meehan wrote to his campaign chairman Thursday.
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• The biggest infrastructure nightmare facing the United States

  28-01-2018 22:24
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  Deep underneath the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey lies a century-old rail tunnel, heavily damaged during Superstorm Sandy, that still carries 200,000 riders per day.
  Engineers say the tunnel should be replaced as soon as possible, at a cost of $12.7 billion. In 2015, the Obama administration agreed to supply half the funding for it, and designs are nearly complete. But in December, President Trump’s Federal Transit Administration sent a letter to the Port Author
  
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• Lawmakers expected to override veto of Medicare program fix

  28-01-2018 22:09
  HARTFORD— Connecticut lawmakers have some unfinished business to clear up before the new legislative session begins next month.
  The General Assembly is scheduled to hold a veto session on Wednesday to override Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s rejection of a popular, bipartisan bill that restored $54 million to a program that helps about 113,000 seniors and people with disabilities pay for Medicare-related costs.
  The scheduled vote comes shortly before the regular legislative session opens Feb
  
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• East Haven pastor quits after police make arrest inside her church

  28-01-2018 21:38
  EAST HAVEN, Conn. — A church pastor has left her job days after confronting police who arrested a domestic violence suspect inside her church.
  The New Haven Register reports that Rev. Care Goodstal Spinks resigned her post Thursday at East Haven’s First Congregational Church.
  Spinks had confronted East Haven officers Tuesday, telling them they had no right arrest 34-year-old Ryan Champlin inside the church and demanding they release him into her custody.
  Police say Champlin had fled
  
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• Family: Dispute spurred fatal car wash shooting

  28-01-2018 21:32
  MELCROFT, Pa. — Family members say a domestic dispute spurred the shooting deaths of five people at a Pennsylvania car wash.
  But state police say they haven’t yet confirmed that or a motive for the shootings that occurred early Sunday in the Melcroft community of Saltlick Township, about 55 miles (89 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh. WXPI-TV reports they spoke with family members.
  The victims were identified only as three men and two women in their 20s and 30s. Four of the victims
  
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• Willimantic Waste Co., Inc. Fire

  28-01-2018 21:27
  
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• Money Wisdom: 5 Crippling Retirement Penalties

  28-01-2018 21:24
  How to avoid the five crippling penalties and fees that could blindside you in retirement.
   
  
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• Community Connections: VITA is Vital

  28-01-2018 21:24
  VITA is Vital! Paula S. Gilberto, President and CEO, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and Michael Fournier, a United Way Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Volunteer, discuss opportunities to receive quality tax assistance and preparation services.
   
  
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• PHOTOS: Snow Monster Tours Connecticut

  28-01-2018 21:06
  
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• Afghanistan mourns after ambulance bomb kills more than 100

  28-01-2018 21:06
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  As Afghanistan mourned another deadly attack Sunday — one that raises questions about the potential for stability in the region — a top American general says US victory in Afghanistan is still a possibility.
  The Afghan government declared a national day of mourning after an ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded street in the capital of Kabul, killing 103 people.
  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Saturday attack, which injured 235 people, including
  
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• How to Get News from NBC CT First on Facebook

  28-01-2018 20:37
  
  Facebook announced tweaks to its news feed algorithm to emphasize posts from friends and family. That change could cause Facebook users to see fewer posts from media companies like NBC Connecticut.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Fire Consumes Recycling Company In Willimantic

  28-01-2018 20:09
  WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (AP) _Smoke from a fire at a Connecticut waste and recycling company could be seen for so many miles that it was showing up on weather radar of local television stations.Fire officials were at the scene Sunday of a Willimantic Waste Paper Company blaze and could be for several days, they said. About a dozen fire departments responded around 10:15 a.m.Flames were shooting from the facility and smoke could be seen for several miles, witnesses said.There were no immediate reports
  
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• Willimantic Waste Co. Fire Scene Could be Active for Days

  28-01-2018 18:35
  
  Firefighters, police and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection crews are all on scene of a large fire at a waste and recycling company in Willimantic Sunday.Photo Credit: Contributed
  
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• Multiple-alarm fire severely damages Willimantic paper company

  28-01-2018 17:20
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• Multiple-alarm fire destroys Willimantic paper company

  28-01-2018 17:20
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  The fire start  around 10:15 a.m. at 1590 West Main Street.   A dark plume of smoke could be seen for miles, and the state DOT says that Route 32 and a section of Route 66 are closed between Roanoke Avenue and Capitol Drive. Other local streets in Willimantic have al
  
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• Multiple-alarm fire at Willimantic paper company

  28-01-2018 17:20
  WILLIMANTIC — Firefighters from multiple towns are battling a fire at the Willimantic Waste Paper Company at 1590 West Main Street.  The fire has been burning since about 10:15 a.m.  A dark plume of smoke could be seen for miles, and the state DOT says that Route 32 is closed between Roanoke Avenue and Capitol Drive. Other local streets in Willimantic have also been shut down.
  Firefighters from Columbia, Mansfield, Hebron, Norwich and several other towns in the region responded t
  
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• The Real Story: Guy Smith

  28-01-2018 16:32
  HARTFORD -- Guy Smith, Democrat, for Connecticut Governor is Al and Jenn's guest. With considerable experience in the business world, the nonprofit world and even the political world (working on Hillary Clinton's 2016 run for president), he believes he can lift the state out of it doldrums. He said he won't raise taxes. He would, on the other hand, support the addition of highway tolls to gain needed revenue for infrastructure improvements, but he says he would do it differently.
  
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• The Real Story: Jobs and the economy

  28-01-2018 16:31
  HARTFORD -- Joe Brennan, President and CEO of the CT Business and Industry Association (CBIA) is Al and Jenn's guest. They get his reaction to the new Commerce Department report, showing how Connecticut's economy surged during the summer months last year. Also, with unemployment still high in the state, we ask whether he thinks the new federal tax reforms will really help create jobs. He also  talks about what his members want from state lawmakers this year.
  
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• The Real Story: Whalers license plates for sale

  28-01-2018 16:30
  HARTFORD -- The new commemorative Hartford Whalers license plates are finally available for purchase! Approved last summer by the state legislature, part of the proceeds will go to Connecticut Children's Medical Center, for a new dialysis and infusion center. Al and Jenn  discuss the plates and the Whalers' legacy (Will the team ever come back?), with former Whalers player Bob Crawford, and with Peter Hindle, one of the superfan "Whaler Guys" you've seen on TV.
  
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• Drunk Driver Arrested Driving Wrong Way on Highway: CSP

  28-01-2018 16:22
  
  State police have arrested a driver accused of driving drunk and traveling the wrong way on the highway early Sunday morning.
  
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• Ex-Terryville Fire Treasurer Faces Embezzlement Allegations

  28-01-2018 16:16
  
  The former treasurer and secretary of the Terryville Volunteer Fire Department has been suspended amid an investigation into embezzlement allegations.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• The man who built Ikea has died

  28-01-2018 15:21
  SWEDEN — The man who built the world’s biggest furniture retailer has died.
  Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Ikea, passed away at his home in Sweden at the age of 91, the company said on its official Instagram account.
  Born in 1926 in Småland, southern Sweden, Kamprad founded Ikea as a 17-year old in 1943.
  Over the decades that followed he grew the company into a global brand with 355 stores in 29 countries, selling ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances and home accessorie
  
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• State Police Searching For Road Rage Suspect

  28-01-2018 15:07
  
  State police are searching for a driver involved in a road rage incident in Hartford early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Drunk Driver Arrested Driving Wrong Way on Highway

  28-01-2018 14:31
  
  State police have arrested a drunk driver after she was caught driving the wrong way on the highway early Sunday morning.
  
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• ‘Beetle Bailey’ cartoonist Mort Walker dies at 94

  28-01-2018 13:55
  LOS ANGELES — “Beetle Bailey” comic strip artist Mort Walker died Saturday at age 94, his family said.
  According to his oldest son, Greg, who partnered with his father on that venerable cartoon take on the military life, the elder Walker died of old age at his home in Stamford.Walker was part of more than a half-dozen comic strips in his career, including “Hi and Lois,” ”Boner’s Ark” and “Sam & Silo.” But his greatest success came f
  
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• Shots Fired In Road Rage Incident

  28-01-2018 13:54
  (HARTFORD,Conn./WTIC News) – State Police are searching for a vehicle involved in an early Sunday morning road rage incident in which gunshots were fired.
  Troopers responded to the Flatbush Avenue on ramp in Hartford  shortly before 2 am and were notified that a male gunshot victim was being treated at Hartford Hospital.The victim suffered a non life-threatening wound to his leg.
  The suspect vehicle , possibly a red Honda Accord , fled the scene at a high rate of speed.
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• Sunday Forecast: Mild for one more day with a return to winter this week

  28-01-2018 13:51
  It’s been a rainy morning, but this rain won’t last all day. Drier weather slowly fills in from northwest to southeast, so some of you will dry out quicker than others.Close call early next week with an offshore storm.A cooling trend takes over for the next couple of days – with the likelihood of an offshore storm Monday night / Tuesday that may bring a little snow. The last few model runs have the storm trending further east missing most of Connecticut with just a brushing of
  
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• Killingworth Bank Robbery Suspects Apprehended In East Haven

  28-01-2018 13:40
  (WTIC News) – Two men from Union City, New Jersey have been charged in connection with a Saturday robbery at the TD Bank on Route 81 in Killingworth.
  The suspect’s vehicle was later spotted in East Haven and engaged police in pursuit.The vehicle crashed and 38 year old Lavon Young and 25 year old David Earle were taken into custody.
  Both men are charged with Robbery, Larceny and Breach of Peace.The are being held on $500,000 bond each for a Monday appearance in Superior Court in Midd
  
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• Super Bowl brings massive security resources to Minneapolis 

  28-01-2018 13:29
  MINNEAPOLIS — The downtown location of the Super Bowl presents formidable security challenges for Minneapolis.
  U.S. Bank Stadium is in the heart of the city, meaning authorities must be creative in carving out a security perimeter around businesses and a major hospital.
  Visitors to the Super Bowl and related events will see an increased police presence during the 10 days surrounding the Feb. 4 game, as well as bomb-sniffing dogs and officers in tactical gear.
  Behind the scenes, the feds ar
  
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• Man gets surgery after “In Need of Kidney Shirt” goes viral 

  28-01-2018 12:29
  BROOKLYN — Robert Leibowitz owes his life to a message on a T-shirt.
  The Brooklyn native’s kidneys were failing — functioning at just 5%.
  But the list for a transplant was long and he worried he’d run out of time.
  So he hit upon a plan. He headed to Disney World.
  A walking billboard
  Robert Leibowitz poses with his family at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. For a week, Leibowitz walked around the park, wearing a T-shirt that read: “In Need of Kidney. O Positi
  
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• Police: Man attacked with box cutter, car stolen

  28-01-2018 04:41
  NEW HAVEN — Police say a man was seriously injured when he was attacked with what authorities believe was a box cutter in New Haven.
  It happened Thursday evening in the Fair Haven neighborhood.
  Police say witnesses told officers they saw the 30-year-old man being chased by as many as four men. Police say the suspects then ran off with the victim’s car.
  Officials believe the man was attacked with a box cutter.
  The man was taken to the hospital with injuries that were serious, but were
  
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• Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigns as top GOP finance chairman

  28-01-2018 00:43
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee amid allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
  Wynn has been a prolific Republican donor and led the RNC’s fundraising efforts during President Donald Trump’s first year.
  RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement Saturday that she accepted Wynn’s resignation.
  Wynn owns the famed Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas (Getty Images)
  The Wall Street Journal repo
  
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