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• No. 1 UConn 106, Temple 45

  18-02-2018 22:43
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Katie Lou Samuelson scored 27 points and UConn continued to roll through its American Athletic Conference schedule with a 106-45 rout of Temple on Sunday.
  Kia Nurse added 16 points for the Huskies (26-0, 13-0), who put six players in double figures.
  UConn has never lost an AAC regular-season or tournament game (95-0) and holds a two-game lead over South Florida (11-2) with three games to play this season.
  Emani Mayo had 17 points for Temple (10-16, 2-11), which has lost f
  
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• $50M Springfield Sewer Project To Benefit Connecticut River

  18-02-2018 22:36
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission has qualified for a $50 million low-interest loan that could help the Connecticut River run cleaner.
  The money, in the form of loans at 2 percent interest, will be used to upgrade sewer facilities and dramatically reduce occasional raw outflows into the river.Commission spokeswoman Jaimye Bartak tells The Republican newspaper that the Springfield project will involve building a new pump station and two new sewer mains und
  
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• Legislators Seek To Hear From Black, Latino Communities

  18-02-2018 20:16
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A group of Connecticut lawmakers is seeking input from the black and Latino communities about issues they’d like to see the General Assembly address.
  The Black and Puerto Rican Caucus has scheduled a public forum on Tuesday at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. The meeting is expected to run from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m.
  Reps. Christopher Rosario of Bridgeport and Brandon McGee of Hartford _ the chairman and vice chairman of the caucus _ say they the forum is
  
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• Domestic Violence Group Seeks To Promote Workplace Policies

  18-02-2018 20:12
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence is hoping to work with Connecticut employers to enact workplace policies that support victims of domestic violence.
  Karen Jarmoc, the group’s CEO, says plans are underway to convene a meeting this spring with companies to have a conversation “around culture and workplace policy.” She says some employers already have model policies, which she hopes will be replicated.
  She points to Bank of America, which
  
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• Connecticut May Limit Access To State’s Voter Database

  18-02-2018 18:17
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Marketing companies and other private entities would no longer be able to buy Connecticut’s state voter list for about $300 and use the data for solicitations and other purposes under new legislation being considered by state lawmakers this session.
  Instead, only political party committees, candidates, political action committees, journalists, academic researchers and governmental agencies could tap the cache of information, which includes full names, addresses, phon
  
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• Proposed Animal Rights Legislation To Be Unveiled

  18-02-2018 18:10
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Requiring people to provide adequate shelter for dogs and changes to a special jail diversionary program for animal abusers are among the animal-related legislation a bipartisan group of Connecticut lawmakers hope to pass this session.
  The legislators plan to unveil their list of animal welfare legislation on Tuesday at the Legislative Office Building.
  Republican Rep. Brenda Kupchick of Fairfield says the Legislative Animal Welfare Caucus works throughout the year with var
  
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• Crowd gathers in New Haven to celebrate Lunarfest

  18-02-2018 06:07
  NEW HAVEN -- People in Connecticut ringing in the Lunar New Year this weekend!
  Saturday the Yale China Association hosted Lunarfest, a celebration of the New Year in New Haven.
  The festival focuses on what brings people together, specifically between the American and Chinese cultures.
  Participants learned about history and enjoyed performances and viewed local artists work. Organizers said the “Lunar New Year” is a growing trend.
  “It’s gaining popularity here in the
  
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• Heavy snow hits Connecticut Saturday night; plow trucks out in full force

  18-02-2018 05:41
  HARTFORD - Heavy snow hit the entire state Saturday evening and plow trucks were out in full force keeping those roads safe.
  It was a simple reminder from Mother Nature that winter is just not over yet.
  Shortly before 7 p.m., Connecticut started seeing flurries and over a short period of time, it quickly accumulated.
  “When we accumulate two inches of snow on the pavement, that’s when we plow. We actually treat the roads first and then we get the two inches accumulation, that’s
  
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• Quick-Hitting Storm Dumps Snow in Connecticut

  18-02-2018 05:37
  
  Snow fell across the state Saturday night and into Sunday morning.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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• More local residents attend flu clinics as flu-related in Connecticut deaths continue rise

  18-02-2018 05:11
  EAST HARTFORD -- The flu epidemic continues to affect many in the state. This week new flu numbers were released and this weekend—more flu shot clinics were held. There's been more than a dozen new deaths in Connecticut. In last week's report, 63 deaths were noted. This week the number increased to 77.That's an additional 14 deaths.
  Willie Hayes came to get his free flu shot Saturday at East Hartford town hall. There were a number of other flu clinics in the state on Saturday as well.
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• New London: 1 man taken to hospital for stab wound; police investigating

  18-02-2018 03:07
  NEW LONDON –One man went to the hospital Saturday evening following a stabbing.
  Around 5:36 p.m., police arrived to Crystal Avenue and found a man with a stab wound in his chest. Police secured the area and gave the man medical care.
  Police said the victim was brought to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for further medical treatment.
  Police canvassed the area and conduct interviews, while detectives processed the scene and collected evidence.
  The investigation remains ongoing.
  Police are askin
  
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• Connecticut Health Exchange CEO To Step Down In April

  18-02-2018 00:43
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The CEO of Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace is stepping down this spring.
  Democratic Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman says Jim Wadleigh (WAHD-lee) will leave as head of Access Health CT in April. Wyman chairs Access Health CT’s board of directors.
  Wadleigh has led the exchange for more than three years. He previously served at Access Health’s chief information officer.
  He says it was a “difficult decision” to step down, but knows Access Health&r
  
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• Lottery Official On Leave After New Year’s Drawing Mistake

  18-02-2018 00:40
  ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The Connecticut Lottery Corporation’s security director has been placed on paid leave following an investigation into why 100,000 eligible tickets for a special New Year’s game were mistakenly disregarded in the initial drawing.
  The Hartford Courant reported Saturday that Alfred DuPuis could face possible disciplinary action after the internal probe concluded he “acted with gross neglect …of his duties.”
  The leave was imposed Thursday, the
  
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• Winter Storm Warning with heavy wet snow tonight; bright sunshine, mild and pleasant Sunday

  18-02-2018 00:16
  A quick-moving, heavy wet snowstorm with upwards of 6 or more inches of snow statewide will pile up overnight.  This storm has quickly organized and will dump moderate to a brief period heavy snow through overnight hours into Sunday.  The highest amounts will be seen where the greatest banding sets up over the area. Such bands are always hard to pinpoint, but the most likely areas will be within 20 miles of the I-84 corridor.
  Impacts: 3"-8"of heavy, wet snow. There could be some
  
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• Students who survived school shooting call for tougher gun laws

  18-02-2018 00:04
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  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In an emotional rally Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, politicians and Marjory Stoneman Douglas students called for a ban on weapons like the one used to kill 17 people at the Florida high school, and urged voters to kick out lawmakers who oppose the move or who take money from the National Rifle Association.
  In a fiery speech, senior Emma Gonzalez demanded national lawmakers do something to prevent mass school shootings.
  “We certainly do not unde
  
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