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• Rain, Warm Weather Wreaks Havoc on Winter Sports

  11-02-2018 23:59
  
  Many winter sports enthusiasts in the state had to sit out the weekend with warm temperatures bringing rain instead of snow and ice, and it's not the first time this season.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mostly dry and pleasant with plenty of sun this week

  11-02-2018 23:55
  Rainfall totals has averaged between 1-2 inches across the state this evening with the last band of steady rain  into central and eastern areas.   The steady rain has tapered to drizzle across western areas with a lull across PA and NY.  However, there is one last band of rain showers in western PA and NY that will cross the area late this evening before clearing out after midnight.
  Despite this rainy weekend, the work week looks mild and dry.   Except for an 
  
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• Heavy Rain Peters Out Sunday Night

  11-02-2018 23:52
  
  Rain dominated the state Sunday, with record rainfall for the day in Bridgeport and heavy rains elsewhere.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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• Second Round Of Flu Shot Clinics Held Across Connecticut

  11-02-2018 23:14
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Local public health departments around Connecticut are hosting a second round of flu vaccine clinics.
  The Department of Public Health says free or low-cost clinics are being held Saturday in a dozen locations . Another round of clinics is tentatively planned for Feb. 17.
  Public Health Commissioner Raul Pino says the peak of flu season is potentially still weeks away and it’s not too late to get a flu shot. Pino says he strongly urges anyone who hasn’t bee
  
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• Crews Knock Down House Fire in Old Saybrook

  11-02-2018 22:52
  
  Over 40 firefighters responded to put out a house fire in Old Saybrook Sunday.Photo Credit: Steven Frischling/CFPA
  
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• US Sen. Murphy To Meet With Kids In Hartford, Bloomfield

  11-02-2018 22:39
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin are planning to host a discussion with young people in North Hartford involved in Promise Zone youth engagement and employment programs.
  The Democratic senator said the goal of Monday’s discussion is to hear firsthand from those in the programs about their experiences.
  Murphy will also give an update on efforts to secure federal funding for job training and youth engagement programs.
  The Promise Zone designa
  
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• Poof! Ivy League Glee Club’s Gender Restrictions Disappear

  11-02-2018 22:36
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – There soon could be women in the Whiffenpoofs.
  Yale’s world famous glee club is ending its more than century-old tradition of being a male-only a cappella group.
  The Whiffs, as they are known, and Yale’s senior women’s a cappella group, Whim ‘n Rhythm, issued a joint announcement Feb. 1 that auditions for both groups will be open to all rising seniors, including transgender students.
  But, the ensembles say they aren’t changing their soun
  
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• Norwalk Man Who Profited From Betting Websites Faces Judge

  11-02-2018 22:25
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A 41-year-old Norwalk man faces sentencing for failing to pay income tax on more than $1 million he received by running off-shore sports gambling websites.
  Ryan Rozycki pleaded guilty in September to tax evasion.
  Federal prosecutors say Rozycki hid money he received from the sale of sports betting packages and from advertisers on his website bangthebook.com and others.Prosecutors say Rozycki also failed to pay $371,161 in taxes for the 2009 though 2014 tax years, usi
  
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• Water main break closes East Brook Mall

  11-02-2018 22:10
  MANSFIELD — A water main break has forced the East Brook Mall to close Sunday.
  The mall announced the closing around 2 p.m. on their Facebook page.
  They gave no indication when the mall will reopen.
  The mall is located just off Rt. 6 near the Windham town line.
  
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• Increased prices at Disney parks in Florida, California

  11-02-2018 22:01
  Ticket prices at Walt Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland in California are increasing.
  According to Disney, the prices will take effect Sunday.
  One-day regular park tickets at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will go up $4, to $119. At Disneyland, regular, one-day, one-park tickets will be $117; a $7 increase.
  Annual passes are also increasing in price. For non-Florida residents, a platinum pass went from $779 to $849.
  Disney also says it will extend its pre-published, date-specific pricin
  
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• WaPo: Trump admin looking to privatize International Space Station

  11-02-2018 21:54
  Rather than ditch the International Space Station when its funding through 2024 ends, the Trump administration is looking to turn it over to the private sector, the Washington Post reports.
  The Post reported Sunday that an internal NASA document it obtained says, “It is possible that industry could continue to operate certain elements or capabilities of the ISS as part of a future commercial platform.”
  It continues, “NASA will expand international and commercial partnerships ov
  
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• Oxycontin maker to stop promoting the opioid to physicians

  11-02-2018 21:48
  STAMFORD — The company that makes Oxycontin will stop promoting it to physicians on Monday.
  Stamford based Purdue Pharma also said over the weekend that it’s cutting its sales force in half.
  The move came after Purdue and other drug makers faced a string of lawsuits from state and local governments.
  Oxycontin is a highly addictive opioid.
  And some lawsuits accused Purdue of downplaying its risks, while overstating its benefits as a painkiller.
  The CDC says that opioids were involved
  
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• Team To Use Monkeys, Human Cannonball To Entice Fans

  11-02-2018 19:44
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Hartford’s minor league baseball team is using monkeys, a human cannonball and cheeseburger uniforms in an effort to entice fans to ballgames this season.
  The Yard Goats, the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, plan numerous promotions during their second season at Dunkin’ Donuts Park.Some of the more un
  usual include an appearance by the Cowboy Monkey Rodeo on June 14, in which monkeys, wearing cowboy outfits will ride around the field on dogs.Dave &l
  
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• Bristol Police Seek Suspect in Attempted Robbery at ATM

  11-02-2018 19:43
  
  Bristol police are investigating an attempted robbery at an ATM Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Yale glee club’s gender restrictions disappear 

  11-02-2018 18:50
  NEW HAVEN— There soon could be women in the Whiffenpoofs.Yale‘s world famous glee club is ending its more than century-old tradition of being a male-only a cappella group.
  The Whiffs, as they are known, and Yale’s senior women’s a cappella group, Whim ‘n Rhythm, issued a joint announcement Feb. 1 that auditions for both groups will be open to all rising seniors, including transgender students.
  But, the ensembles say they aren’t changing their sounds. The Whiff
  
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• Poof! Yale glee club’s gender restrictions disappear 

  11-02-2018 18:50
  NEW HAVEN— There soon could be women in the Whiffenpoofs.Yale‘s world famous glee club is ending its more than century-old tradition of being a male-only a cappella group.
  The Whiffs, as they are known, and Yale’s senior women’s a cappella group, Whim ‘n Rhythm, issued a joint announcement Feb. 1 that auditions for both groups will be open to all rising seniors, including transgender students.
  But, the ensembles say they aren’t changing their sounds. The Whiff
  
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• Connecticut governor seeks review of voting by mail 

  11-02-2018 18:32
  HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is calling for a review of how voting by mail might be implemented in Connecticut.The Democrat has signed an executive order requiring the Office of Policy and Management to review potential methods and requirements to allow voting by mail for all local, state and federal elections in Connecticut.
  OPM will work with Secretary of the State Denise Merrill’s office on the review.
  OPM is charged with exploring the administrative, technological, legal
  
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• Historic silver medal in luge for Team USA

  11-02-2018 17:50
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — On Sunday, Chris Mazdzer added another medal for Team USA and the first men’s luge medal for the US when he took silver behind Austria’s David Gleirscher at the winter Olympic Games.
  The 23-year-old Gleirscher, who hadn’t even won a World Cup event before the Games, claimed Austria’s first luge gold in 50 years after the leader and last man down, defending champion Felix Loch of Germany, made a big mistake on his final run to finish fifth.
  
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• Teenage snowboarder Red Gerard wins first Team USA gold medal

  11-02-2018 17:36
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Teenager Red Gerard pulled off a shock win in the men’s slopestyle snowboarding to claim the first gold medal for Team USA at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
  The 17-year-old crashed on both of his first two runs amid high winds at Pheonix Park, but pulled off a spectacular final effort that no one could match to become the youngest American man to win an Olympic winter gold medal since 1928.
  Sitting in 11th place after two runs, Gerard wowed the judges wi
  
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• 3 killed in Grand Canyon sightseeing helicopter crash

  11-02-2018 17:30
  GRAND CANYON, AZ — Four survivors of a deadly helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon Saturday evening were rescued during an operation that stretched into the early hours of Sunday morning, according to Police Chief Francis E. Bradley Sr. of the Hualapai reservation.
  The helicopter was operated by Papillon Airways, an aerial sightseeing company that gives tours of the Grand Canyon and other locations, Bradley said.
  Three people died when the EC-130 went down at 5:20 p.m. (7:20 p.m. ET) Satur
  
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• Town of Madison Sends Support To Its Three Olympic Athletes

  11-02-2018 17:26
  
  The town of Madison has put itself on the Olympic map. Three athletes from that single shoreline community are currently in Pyeongchang preparing to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
  
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• The Real Story: Connecticut’s Superintendent of the Year

  11-02-2018 16:32
  Connecticut's School Superintendent of the year, Dr. James Thompson, explains how he facilitated the dramatic turnaround at public schools in Bloomfield since 2011, when he took the job. Student test scores have improved from "worse-than-average", to "better-than-average", and the graduation rate is now over 90%, up from 75
  
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• The Real Story: National Security Analyst talks Nunes memo, Russia investigation

  11-02-2018 16:31
  National Security Analyst Lew Nescott offers his take on the Memo Mayhem at the House Intelligence Committee, over the Russia probe. Why he believes that federal investigators have gathered significant evidence, from their surveillance of former Trump foreign policy advisor, Carter Page.
  
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• The Real Story: Susan Bysiewicz and Mark Boughton talk governor’s race

  11-02-2018 16:30
  Former Secretary of the State, Democrat Susan Bysiewicz, discusses her decision to explore a run for governor, rather than for the State Senate, and Republican candidate Mark Boughton, the Mayor of Danbury, renews his pledge to phase out the state income tax, if elected.
  
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• Norwalk man who profited from betting websites faces sentencing

  11-02-2018 16:19
  HARTFORD— A 41-year-old Norwalk man faces sentencing for failing to pay income tax on more than $1 million he received by running off-shore sports gambling websites.Ryan Rozycki pleaded guilty in September to tax evasion.
  Federal prosecutors say Rozycki hid money he received from the sale of sports betting packages and from advertisers on his website bangthebook.com and others.
  Prosecutors say Rozycki also failed to pay $371,161 in taxes for the 2009 though 2014 tax years, using the money
  
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• Heavy Rains Soak State Sunday

  11-02-2018 15:43
  
  Rain will dominate the state Sunday, with periods of heavy rain likely and localized flooding possible in parts of the state.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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• Power Back After Widespread Outages in Bridgeport, Stratford

  11-02-2018 15:31
  
  Thousands of people were left without power in Stratford and Bridgeport Saturday night after an issue caused problems with two United Illuminating substations.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Russian plane crash kills all 71 people on board

  11-02-2018 14:56
  MOSCOW — All 71 people aboard a Saratov Airlines plane died when the plane crashed southeast of Moscow on Sunday, Russian state news agency Tass reported.
  Those on board included 65 passengers and six crew members, the Russian news agency Interfax said.
  The plane went down in Ramenskoye District, in the Moscow region, the Russian emergency ministry told CNN.
  The Antonov-148 aircraft disappeared from the radar shortly after takeoff from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport and crashed soon aft
  
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• Two CT mothers participate in National Plea to President Trump on the Opioid Addiction Crisis

  11-02-2018 05:15
  PLANTSVILLE – Thousands of people from across the country die each year from opioid addiction, but the families of lost loved ones are looking to eliminate that statistic.
  A national effort has been started to tackle the epidemic after President Trump addressed it as a crisis, leaving many families still waiting for a solution.
  Two mothers have turned their sons’ death into stories of hope by writing letters to the president.
  The idea was all started by a mother in Massachusetts who
  
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• The Rolling Doughnuts food truck in Middletown gains a following

  11-02-2018 05:08
  MIDDLETOWN -- ATTENTION ALL DOUGHNUT LOVERS!!!
  Owner Scott Gordon, has combine his love of doughnuts and a food truck to create The Rolling Doughnut.
  The food truck specializes in gourmet doughnuts. The truck is only open on Saturday and Sundays and located on Broad Street in Middletown.
  In a more modern take on self promotion, The Rolling Doughnut uses it Facebook page to inform where and when the truck will be available. They also have a list of that weekends flavors. For the weekend of the F
  
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• Thousands Without Power in Stratford, Bridgeport

  11-02-2018 05:01
  
  Thousands of people were left without power in Stratford and Bridgeport Saturday night after an issue caused problems with two United Illuminating substations.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Thousands in Stratford and Bridgeport without power due to outage

  11-02-2018 04:47
  STRATFORD — Thousands of residents in Stratford and Bridgeport area are without power Saturday evening following as massive power outage.
  According to United Illuminating spokesperson, almost 10,000 people in both respective towns have no power.
  Bridgeport Police tweeted addressing the power outage and said to call United Illuminating to report lost of power.
  FOX61 was told by United Illuminating that the issue is specific of two substations. The cause of the outage has not been identified
  
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• Thousands in Stratford and Bridgeport without power

  11-02-2018 04:47
  STRATFORD — Thousands of residents in Stratford and Bridgeport area are without power Saturday evening following a massive power outage.
  According to United Illuminating spokesperson, almost 10,000 people in both respective towns have no power.
  Bridgeport Police tweeted addressing the power outage and said to call United Illuminating to report lost of power.
  FOX61 was told by United Illuminating that the issue is specific to two substations. The cause of the outage has not been identified.
  
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• Crowd gathers in Middletown to get flu shots on State Flu Vaccination Day

  11-02-2018 04:22
  MIDDLETOWN-- The flu epidemic continues to hit Connecticut. Today there were flu clinics held across the state to keep people healthy.
  It's part of State Flu Vaccination Day. The Connecticut Department of Public Health is teaming up with local health departments to provide free or low cost flu shots at several locations across the state. DPH strongly encourages all Connecticut residents over the age of 6 months to get a flu shot. Today Fox61 was at a flu clinic in Middletown catching up with pe
  
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• No. 22 Wichita State routs UConn 95-74

  11-02-2018 02:48
  WICHITA, Kan.  — Landry Shamet scored 16 points in just 23 minutes as No. 22 Wichita State cruised to a 95-74 win over UConn on Saturday night.
  The Shockers (19-5, 9-3 American Athletic Conference) had 17 assists and just two turnovers while building a 55-33 halftime lead and were never threatened after that.
  Conner Frankamp scored 14 points for Wichita State, Shaquille Morris had 12 and Darral Willis added 10 as the Shockers shot 52.4 percent from the floor.
  Jalen Adams and Christian
  
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• Top official at railroad safety agency resigns after ethics questions raised

  11-02-2018 02:25
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  WASHINGTON, DC — A key official at the agency responsible for overseeing the nation’s railroad safety has resigned after “troubling” allegations that he was still working as a public relations consultant in Mississippi.
  Heath Hall, who was appointed deputy administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration last June and later named the acting administrator, “has resigned his position at the Department effective immediately,” a Department of Trans
  
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