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• Several Chances For Snow Ahead

  31-01-2018 23:59
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists are tracking a few chances for wintry weather in the Exclusive Ten Day Forecast.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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• Water Main Break at Busy West Hartford Intersection

  31-01-2018 23:58
  
  There is a water main break at the intersection of Albany Avenue and North Main Street in West Hartford.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• General Assembly Powers Through Medicare Savings Plan Veto

  31-01-2018 23:36
  (CBS Connecticut) — By overwhelming majorities, the General Assembly today over-rode a veto from the governor, and restored funding to a program that helps poor seniors and disabled people pay Medicare health coverage premiums.
  The funding runs through the end of the current fiscal year, at the end of June.
  Democratic Senate President Martin Looney says the outcry about earlier cuts to the program show that Connecticut residents expect a higher level of benefit than the national average.
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• Klarides Rules Out Run For Governor

  31-01-2018 23:23
  (CBS Connecticut) — The top Republican in the state House today announced she will not run for governor.
  “I believe me staying in the house, getting a majority, and being speaker of the house will be the direction I will go in,” Themis Klarides said after a veto override vote in the House today.
  Klarides says she has spoken with her family and friends and prayed about whether to run for governor, or to remain in the House in the hope that her Republican minority will win a majo
  
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• PD: 15-year-old fatally shot in Guilford

  31-01-2018 23:15
  GUILFORD -- Police said a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in Guilford Wednesday.
  Guilford police said when they arrived they found two teenage boys in a home. Police said the 15-year-old suffered a gun shot wound and was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was then pronounced dead.
  Police said the victim is a freshman at Guilford High School.
  Police said there were no parents at the home during the time of the incident. At this time, police said they are not releasing any names.
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• Monopoly Creates Special Edition Specifically For Cheaters

  31-01-2018 23:13
  CBS Local — For anyone that’s ever “bent the rules” or just flat out cheated while playing Monopoly, the classic board game’s makers have a special edition just for you. Hasbro is releasing a “cheaters edition” of the famous game to see just how underhanded players can get.
  The new take on the game will test the player’s ability to cheat their opponents and reward them for getting away with various schemes.
  “A recent study conducted by Hasbro
  
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• Animals Rescued from Bridgeport Home Available for Adoption

  31-01-2018 23:02
  
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• CDC Director resigns after she reportedly bought tobacco company stocks

  31-01-2018 23:00
  Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned Wednesday, a day after Politico reported Fitzgerald’s purchase of tobacco stock after she took the position at the nation’s top public health agency.
  Such an investment is obviously at odds with the mission of the CDC, considering cigarette smoking will result in the deaths of nearly half a million Americans this year. Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United Sta
  
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• Blake Griffin Trade Highlights Issues With Max Contracts

  31-01-2018 22:40
  By Matt Citak
  When Blake Griffin signed his five-year, $171 million contract with the Clippers during the offseason, it wasn’t hard to predict that it wouldn’t take long for the Clippers to regret the deal. There is no doubt that Griffin is a good player- the 28-year-old is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game this season. However the power forward had missed at least 15 games in each of the previous three seasons, and was coming off his second consecutive ye
  
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• January 20 – February 4

  31-01-2018 22:24
  Wednesday, January 31
  Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk
  
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• Coyote Attacks Dog in Watertown

  31-01-2018 22:21
  
  A coyote attacked a dog on Booth Avenue in Watertown Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Indiana restaurant owner busted after mistakenly giving cocaine to customer

  31-01-2018 22:18
  GRIFFITH, Ind. - An Indiana business owner faces felony charges after a customer found cocaine in her cheese stick order.
  Surveillance video released by police shows the owner of Broad Street Gyros, Carrie Demoff, walk into a back office, according to WGN. A couple of minutes later, she leaves.
  The video then cuts to her in the kitchen with a white container. Police say the object inside tested positive for cocaine.
  About 20 minutes later, a customer walks into the store, pays for her order, an
  
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• Trump asked Rosenstein if he was ‘on my team’: CNN

  31-01-2018 22:17
  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein visited the White House in December seeking President Donald Trump’s help. The top Justice Department official in the Russia investigation wanted Trump’s support in fighting off document demands from House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes.
  But the President had other priorities ahead of a key appearance by Rosenstein on the Hill, according to sources familiar with the meeting. Trump wanted to know where the special counsel’s Russia invest
  
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• Former Yankee Oscar Gamble Dead At 68

  31-01-2018 22:17
  NEW YORK (AP) – Oscar Gamble, an outfielder who hit 200 home runs over 17 major league seasons, has died of a rare tumor of the jaw.
  He was 68.
  Gamble, recognizable during his playing days for an Afro that spilled out of his helmet, died Wednesday at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, according tohis second wife, Lovell Woods Gamble.
  She said he was diagnosed with a benign tumor of the jaw, ameloblastoma, about nine years ago.
  It became ameloblastic carcinoma in 2016 and he had the first
  
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• Ex-NBA Player Rasual Butler, wife killed in violent, high-speed crash in California

  31-01-2018 22:17
  LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Former NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife were killed in a solo-vehicle, high-speed crash in a Los Angeles neighborhood early Wednesday morning, officials said.
  A man and a woman died after a violent, solo-vehicle collision in Studio City on Jan. 31, 2018. (Credit: KTLA)
  The couple was in a newer model Range Rover when it crashed at about 2:25 a.m. The SUV was traveling westbound on Ventura Boulevard when the vehicle lost control, hit multiple parking meters,
  
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• Man accused of leaving kids in car during casino visit

  31-01-2018 22:16
  ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A 6-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl were left alone in a parked car outside a Missouri casino while the adult who left them there went inside to gamble.
  According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis County Police Department, the incident unfolded Monday night around 7:30 p.m.
  Casino security noticed the kids alone in the car within three minutes. They kept an eye on the vehicle and tracked the man down within 20 minutes, according to KTVI.
  Police searched the vehic
  
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• Police release photo of unidentified boy found dead in Texas

  31-01-2018 21:55
  GALVESTON, Texas — Police released a photo Tuesday of a still-unidentified boy whose dead body washed ashore three months ago in Galveston, Texas.
  Investigators made the unusual move in hopes of generating new leads after hundreds of other tips have not provided answers. Previously, a police sketch artist drew a portrait of the boy that was widely released in news outlets, on billboards from Texas to Kentucky and through national missing children’s foundations.
  See the picture here.
  
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• Chiefs agree to trade Smith to Redskins

  31-01-2018 21:50
  WASHINGTON  — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to deal quarterback Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins.
  The move can’t be completed until the start of the new league year in March. One person tells the AP the Redskins have agreed to a four-year extension with Smith, who had one year left on his contract.
  Smith, who turns 34 in May, spent the past five seasons with the Chiefs, leading them to the playoffs four times while throwing for 102 touchdowns and 33 interceptions. He c
  
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• Is Seattle The Next City In Line For An NHL Team?

  31-01-2018 20:55
  By Steve Silverman
  Bumbling Habs have no chance of regaining stride in second half
  This season has been an abject disaster for the Montreal Canadiens.
  Barring a miracle run in the second half of the season, the Habs will miss the playoffs this year and it won’t even be close. They started the second half of the season with a mind-numbing 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues, and that game is typical of the way the team played in the first half of the season.
  The Canadiens have plenty of faults,
  
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• Judge Again Rules Murder Suspect Incompetent For Trial

  31-01-2018 20:54
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A judge has again ruled a Connecticut man incompetent to stand trial for charges related to the fatal shooting of his cousin.
  The Day reports 30-year-old James Armstrong will head back to a state forensic hospital for three months of treatment. A report released as part of evidence Tuesday shows Armstrong has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
  Authorities say Armstrong shot and killed his 31-year-old cousin, Sebastian Sidberry, outside of the man’s N
  
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• Say Hello: Killer Whale Learns To Mimic Human Speech

  31-01-2018 19:37
  CBS Local — Many people go to an aquarium to look at the whales but researchers say one killer whale in France would be happy to have a conversation with you too. A 14-year-old orca name Wikie has learned to imitate human speech through the use of her blowhole.
  The orca, living at the Marineland aquarium in Antibes, France, has copied several phrases like “hello,” “bye-bye,” “one, two, three,” and even people’s names. “We wanted to see h
  
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• Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Hits Truck, One Fatality

  31-01-2018 19:02
  By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press
  WASHINGTON (WTIC and AP) – A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican policy retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck in a rural Virginia town on Wednesday. No lawmakers or aides were reported injured, but the White House said one person was killed and another was seriously injured.Lawmakers said the fatality appeared to be someone who was in the truck. One lawmaker who was aboard the train, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla
  
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• SOTS Office Will Assist Puerto Rican Hurricane Victims To Register To Vote

  31-01-2018 18:19
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s chief elections officer says her office will assist efforts to register hurricane-displaced Puerto Ricans to vote inupcoming elections.
  Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, a Democrat, said Wednesday her office will work with community groups and lawmakers to identify and sign up eligiblevoters.
  Thousands of Puerto Ricans have relocated to the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September. An estimated 4,000 have come to
  
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• Hartford Hires New COO

  31-01-2018 18:11
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The former town manager for West Hartford has a new job in the capital city.
  Ron Van Winkle has been appointed chief operating officer for Hartford.
  Van Winkle served as town manager of West Hartford from 2008 to 2017.
  Prior to that, he was the town’s director of community services.
  In making the announcement, Mayor Luke Bronin said Van Winkle brings three decades of experience to the table in municipal government. He starts his new post today.
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• NFL Players That Could Be Traded This Offseason

  31-01-2018 17:57
  By Matt Citak
  We are just a few days away from Super Bowl LII, which means the official start of the 2018 NFL offseason is right around the corner. Free agents cannot technically sign with a new team until 4 PM on March 14th, which also represents the start of the league’s trading period. While there are numerous notable free agents that are likely to find new homes this offseason, several teams will choose to fill some of its roster holes through the trade market.
  Trades cannot be made of
  
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• CDC Director Resigns Over Financial Conflicts

  31-01-2018 17:33
  NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. officials have announced that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned because of financial conflictsof interest.
  Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald had been in the job since July.
  A statement from the Department of Health and Human Services said Fitzgerald’s complex financial interests had caused conflicts of interest that made itdifficult to do her job.
  Alex Azar, who was sworn in as head of the department Monday, accepted her resignation
  
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• Top NBA Trade Deadline Targets

  31-01-2018 17:08
  by Rob Joyce
  There is still over a week to go before the NBA trade deadline, but there is already movement in the league, including one blockbuster. The first domino fell when the Clippers traded Blake Griffin and two others to the Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic and a pair of picks. Less than seven month after signing a max deal to stay in Los Angeles, Griffin leaves as the franchise’s second all-time leading scorer.
  With one blockbuster down, what else could ha
  
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• Malloy: Time For Tolls, Gas Tax Increase

  31-01-2018 16:53
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed reinstating highway tolls and increasing the state gas tax by 7 cents to help pay for improvements and maintenance to roads and bridges.
  The Democratic governor announced his transportation plan Wednesday. He said it would prevent fare increases and service reductions on rail lines and bus routes.
  Malloy is calling for statewide electronic tolling beginning in July 2022. He also wants a $3 per tire fee on tire p
  
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• Governor Proposes Electronic Tolls, Increase of Gas Tax

  31-01-2018 16:26
  
  Gov. Dannel Malloy is proposing a 7-cent increase in the state gasoline tax, electronic tolling, starting in fiscal year 2023 and a new $3 tax on tire purchases.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man with .419 BAC gives up on field sobriety test, tells police he’s ‘going to jail anyways’

  31-01-2018 16:11
  THIBODAUX, La. – A Louisiana man who was pulled over for driving the wrong way on a one-way street was hospitalized after officers determined his blood alcohol level was at a potentially lethal level, WGNO reports.
  Todd Patton
  Todd Patton, 36, registered a BAC of .419 percent at the time of his arrest, according to the Thibodaux Police Department.
  The DWI threshold in Louisiana is .08 percent.
  Patton was spotted driving his white Toyota Rav4 the wrong way up West 2nd Street just before 10
  
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• 5 Surprise Romantic Getaways In The US

  31-01-2018 16:00
  By Randy Yagi
  As the calendar page flips to February, many couples are still undecided on how to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Instead of the tried-and-true presentations of chocolates, roses, wine and a candlelit dinner at a favorite restaurant near home, why not get away from it all, where bedside roses seem to be fresher, and wine and chocolates seem to taste that much better. And with just a few weeks before one of the most romantic days of the year, it also might be a good idea to consid
  
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• Eagles Opponent Profile: Eagles Take On Patriots Dynasty In Super Bowl

  31-01-2018 15:59
  By Kevin McGuire
  The Philadelphia Eagles will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI in Minnesota. When they take the field on Sunday, the Eagles will be facing just the 53 men in Patriots uniforms. But leading up to the game, they are facing the Patriots knowing they have a chance at winning the first Lombardi Trophy in Eagles’ history in a game that could begin the downfall of the NFL’s most recent dynasty.
  Because this is the Super Bowl, this is not just any other opp
  
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• Family believes Tamiflu led to teen’s suicide

  31-01-2018 15:48
  INDIANAPOLIS – The family of an Indiana teen who took his own life after being diagnosed with the flu believes the medicine prescribed to him may be to blame.
  Charlie Harp’s loved ones told WXIN he was thriving in his classes and excited about his involvement on the wrestling team. They say they believe the extreme decision to commit suicide may have been caused by severe side effects from the medicine he was taking for the flu.
  “He’s an amazing child full of life, happy
  
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• Patriots Opponent Profile: Eagles Are Team Of Mystery And Pure Talent

  31-01-2018 15:41
  By Danny Cox
  Super Bowl LII is set to pit the two best teams in the NFL against one another, and it really does seem as if things aligned perfectly this year. The New England Patriots are ready to take on the best team from the NFC in the Philadelphia Eagles, and they’re doing it after so many thought they wouldn’t be able to. Some injuries and mishaps along the way didn’t stop the Eagles from playing well, but it added a touch of mystery to the fact that they’re doing ev
  
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• Rory McIlroy Is Coming Back to Travelers

  31-01-2018 15:13
  
  Rory McIlroy is coming back to Connecticut to compete in the Travelers Championship this summer.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Rory McIlroy commits to 2018 Travelers Championship

  31-01-2018 15:08
  HARTFORD — Rory McIlroy is coming back to the Travelers Championship.
  In his initial appearance a year ago, he tied for 17th. He closed with a 64 at TPC River Highlands which was his best score of the week.
  “I made the comment after last year’s tournament that I would definitely be back, and I’m delighted that my 2018 schedule will allow me to do that,” McIlroy said. “I love everything about the Travelers Championship: the golf course, the positive impact it h
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Bill Curry On Trump’s First SOTU

  31-01-2018 14:59
  Bill Curry, writer with Salon.com, shares thoughts on the President’s first SOTU address.
  
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• Rory McIlroy To Return To Travelers Championship In 2018

  31-01-2018 14:56
  CROMWELL, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – Rory McIlroy will return to the Travelers Championship in 2018, the tournament announced Wednesday.
  In his initial appearance at the Travelers Championship, McIlroy tied for 17th a year ago. He closed with a 64 at TPC River Highlands, his best score of the week.
  “I made the comment after last year’s tournament that I would definitely be back, and I’m delighted that my 2018 schedule will allow me to do that,” McIlroy said. “I love
  
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• Dog Quarantined After Attacking Llama At Connecticut Farm

  31-01-2018 14:18
  LEBANON, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Officials say a dog has been temporarily quarantined after attacking a llama at a Connecticut farm.
  Animal control officials say the llama was attacked Tuesday at a farm in Lebanon.
  The farm owners say the llama suffered puncture wounds near the ear and face. The animal needed stitches but is expected to recover.
  The dog was overdue for a rabies vaccine. It will be quarantined for about two weeks before being returned to its owner.
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• Trump Calls For Optimism In Spite Of Warnings Of Danger

  31-01-2018 14:16
  By JULIE PACE and ZEKE MILLERAssociated Press
  WASHINGTON (WTIC and AP) – Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump summoned the country to a “new American moment” of unity in his first State of the Union, challenging Congress to make good on long-standing promises to fix a fractured immigration system and warning darkly of evil forces seeking to undermine America’s way of life.Trump’s address Tuesday night blended self-congratulation and calls for o
  
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• Coffee with cream, sugar and a cancer warning in California?

  31-01-2018 14:06
  SACRAMENTO — California coffee shops may soon be forced to warn customers about a possible cancer risk linked to their morning jolt of java.
  The state keeps a list of chemicals it considers possible causes of cancer, and one of them, acrylamide, is created when coffee beans are roasted.
  A lawsuit first filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2010 by the nonprofit Council for Education and Research on Toxics targets several companies that make or sell coffee, including
  
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• Man in Critical Condition After 20 Gunshots Are Fired in Hartford

  31-01-2018 13:51
  
  A 35-year-old man is in critical condition after at least 20 gunshots were fired in Hartford early Wednesday morning and police said the victim was ambushed from two sides.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Trump honors police officer who adopted baby from mom addicted to heroin

  31-01-2018 13:44
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  WASHINGTON DC — Officer Ryan Holets says he simply did the right thing when he came across a pregnant woman about to shoot up heroin behind a convenience store. Instead of taking her to jail, he decided to adopt her baby.
  The Albuquerque, New Mexico, police officer was lauded on one of the biggest stages Tuesday, with President Donald Trump recognizing him during his State of the Union address and saying he and his wife, Rebecca, “embody the goodness of our nation.”
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway January 31, 2018

  31-01-2018 12:48
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  7:20- Bill Curry, writer with Salon.com, shares thoughts on Trump’s first State of the Union address.
  7:50- Anne George, ISO New England’s vice president for corporate communications and external affairs, explains how cold winters are testing the limits of the US energy grid.
  8:20- Jordan Fabian, White House Correspondent for the Hill, looks at the SOTU.
  8:30- Devon O’Nalty, MS, Programs & Services Coordinat
  
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• Australian government secrets revealed after confidential files sold by accident

  31-01-2018 12:11
  CANBERRA, Australia — An urgent investigation has been launched by the Australian government after a pair of locked filing drawers containing top secret Cabinet documents were accidentally sold as second-hand furniture.
  The thousands of files, which were discovered at a furniture store in the Australian capital of Canberra and later obtained by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), are alleged to contain confidential Cabinet notes covering five separate Australian governments.
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• Hartford Police investigating ‘ambush’ shooting

  31-01-2018 11:51
  HARTFORD — A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Hartford.
  FOX61 was first on the scene of the shooting which happened around
  Police believe 35-year-old man was shot by multiple gunmen. Police say 20 plus shots were fired. The victim was sitting in a car on Keney Terrace and was ambushed in two different directions.
  He was rushed to St. Francis Hospital with life threatening injuries.
  Police are looking for two suspects, but say the public is not in danger.
  This is a developin
  
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• Amid publicity tour, porn star denies affair with President Trump

  31-01-2018 11:03
  NEW YORK  — An adult film star who previously alleged an extramarital affair with Donald Trump now says in a statement the affair never happened.
  A lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels confirmed his client’s statement Tuesday. Daniels’ real name is Stephanie Clifford.
  Clifford has been on a publicity tour in recent weeks amid news of the alleged 2006 tryst with the president. She is scheduled to appear Tuesday on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Her publicist
  
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• How to spot flu symptoms

  31-01-2018 10:53
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  During this fierce and deadly flu season, it’s important to recognize the symptoms that will tell you whether you have the nasty infection — or just a common cold.
  People with the flu often experience fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches and/or fatigue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some — more commonly children — may also have vomiting and/or diarrhea.
  Especially in the wint
  
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• Trump overheard saying he’ll ‘100%’ release Nunes memo

  31-01-2018 10:31
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  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump was overheard telling a lawmaker on Tuesday he “100%” plans to release a controversial memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools.
  The President was responding to Rep. Jeff Duncan’s entreaty to release the document as he departed a packed House Chamber following his first State of the Union address.
  “Mr. President, let’s release the memo,” Duncan, a South Carolina Republican, was
  
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• Dogs kill four miniature horses, donkey at California children’s zoo

  31-01-2018 06:06
  SAN JOSE, Calif. – A pack of dogs mauled several animals to death inside their pens at a California children’s zoo, according to The Mercury News.
  Three dogs are believed to have killed four miniature horses – Luna, Cayenne, Spice Girl and Sweet William – along with a Sicilian donkey named Maybelline, at San Jose’s Happy Hollow Zoo.
  Workers first found Sweet William dead in his pen Jan. 15, according to the paper. The zoo’s acting general manager, Shannon Hei
  
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