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• Babies Who Look Like Their Dads Are Healthier, Study Says

  07-03-2018 23:01
  CBS Local — A new study has concluded that babies who look like their fathers tend to be healthier than other children. Researchers at Binghamton University added that dads who see themselves in their child’s face were also more active in raising the baby.
  “Fathers are important in raising a child, and it manifests itself in the health of the child,” Prof. Solomon Polachek said in a press release. “Those fathers that perceive the baby’s resemblance to the
  
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• Suspended Yale Student Acquitted Of Rape Charges

  07-03-2018 22:17
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A suspended Yale University student accused of raping another undergraduate student in 2015 has been acquitted of all charges, and his lawyer is calling on the school to reinstate him.
  A state jury in New Haven on Wednesday found Saifullah Khan not guilty of four sexual assault charges.
  The 25-year-old Afghanistan native was charged with raping a female student in her dorm room on Halloween night.
  The woman told police Khan took advantage of her when she was drunk
  
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• Malloy Not Worried About Federal Suit Over Sanctuary Cities

  07-03-2018 22:09
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he’s not concerned about the federal government possibly suing Connecticut because some of its cities are considered so-called sanctuary cities.
  The Democrat said Wednesday that what’s happening in Connecticut “is totally legal.”
  The Trump administration on Tuesday sued to block California laws that extend protections to people living in the U.S. without legal status. The Justice
  Department argues such laws
  
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• Does Damian Lillard Get Enough Credit?

  07-03-2018 21:53
  By Matt Citak
  When considering the top players in the NBA, a few guys usually come to mind. LeBron James and James Harden currently lead the MVP race, with both enjoying spectacular seasons. Not far behind James and Harden are Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, and Russell Westbrook, all of whom put up stellar performances on a nightly basis.
  But one elite player tends to get left out of the conversation, even though he has been nothing short of amazing over the last two and a half season
  
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• National Restaurant Association Keeps Getting Mistaken For The National Rifle Association

  07-03-2018 20:45
  CBS Local — In an embarrassing case of mistaken identity, many Americans are reportedly confusing the highly criticized NRA with an organization in the restaurant industry.
  The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has apparently been drawn into the national debate on gun control after several people, including politicians, have had to clarify the difference between this NRA and the National Rifle Association.
  U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) distanced herself from a report that claimed
  
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• Are The Capitals Still An Elite Team?

  07-03-2018 20:43
  By Steve Silverman
  The Washington Capitals are still in first place in the Metropolitan Division, but their lead is down to one point over the Pittsburgh Penguins and two over the Philadelphia Flyers as of Wednesday morning.
  The Capitals are not the team they were in either of the last two years when they were awarded the Presidents Trophy in back-to-back years.
  The Caps have faced nothing but disappointment in the playoffs in losing consecutive second-round playoff series to the Penguins each o
  
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• Opioids No Better Than Over-The-Counter Pain Meds, Study Finds

  07-03-2018 20:32
  CBS Local — A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for chronic pain. In patients with stubborn back aches or hip or knee arthritis, opioids worked no better than over-the-counter drugs or other nonopioids at reducing problems with walking or sleeping. They also provided slightly less pain relief.
  Opioids tested included generic Vicodin, oxycodone or fentanyl patches although few patients needed the most potent opioids. Nonopioids included generic T
  
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• Another Snowstorm Hits Connecticut And The Northeast, Threatens More Outages

  07-03-2018 19:53
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The second big storm to hit the Northeast in less than a week brought wet, heavy snow Wednesday to a corner of the country where tens of thousands of people were still waiting for the power to come back on from the previous bout.The nor’easter closed schools and government offices, grounded thousands of flights and raised fears of another round of fallen trees and electrical outages as it made its way up the East Coast.
  “I don’t think I’m ready f
  
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• Police: Bones Found In Stamford Cemetery Not A Concern

  07-03-2018 19:46
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say the discovery of what appear to be human remains in a Stamford, Connecticut cemetery is nothing to worry about.
  Stamford police Capt. Richard Conklin says someone called 911 after finding bones, at least one tooth and a piece of a human skull in Springdale Cemetery, which dates to the mid-1800s and is the final resting place for some of the city’s founding families.
  Conklin tells the Stamford Advocate the culprits appear to be burrowing rodents that
  
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• Bubble Teams to Watch This Week

  07-03-2018 19:40
  by Rob Joyce
  March Madness is here once again, with many of the low-to-mid-major conferences completing their league tournaments and securing their spots in the NCAA Tournament. With the exception of the Big Ten, which Michigan won on Sunday, the major conferences all get underway in the next 48 hours. While the favorites in each of these leagues are already comfortably in the field of 68, win or lose, the same can’t be said for some lower seeds. A one-and-done or a few victories could be
  
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• Subs With Connecticut Ties Chosen For Arctic Exercise

  07-03-2018 19:32
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Navy is testing its capabilities in the Arctic with submarines named after Connecticut and its capital city.The USS Connecticut and the USS Hartford are participating in Ice Exercise 2018, or ICEX.
  The five-week biennial exercise began Wednesday with the arrival of the two fast-attack submarines and a Royal Navy submarine, the HMS Trenchant.
  They’ll conduct multiple transits through the Arctic Ocean, surface at the North Pole, collect scientific data a
  
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• No Truck Ban, But Malloy Urges Drivers To Stay Off Roads

  07-03-2018 19:19
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is urging drivers to stay off the roads because of the nor’easter, but has not imposed a ban on tractor-trailers like neighboring New York.Malloy said Wednesday he “does not see a reason for a truck ban at the moment.”
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has banned tractor-trailers, tandem trailers, buses, box trucks and other high-profile vehicles on various highways. The list includes Interstates 84 and 95, which both lead
  
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• Best & Worst 2018 NFL Combine Performances

  07-03-2018 19:10
  by Rob Joyce
  The NFL Combine is now far more popular than it probably should be. After all, it pretty much consists of watching guys in skin-tight clothes perform drills, as opposed to padding up and playing football. Fans watch the 40-yard dash, bench press and other drills and judge solely based off that. Teams generally use the combine for the interview process more so than the numerical numbers, but sometimes the numbers are so skewed one way or the other that a prospect can dramatically rai
  
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• Half Of Bradley Flights Canceled

  07-03-2018 17:56
  (Windsor Locks, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – With the impending snowstorm, Bradley International Airport now says half of its arrivals and departures are canceled today.
  There are a small number of delays, according to an airport press release.
  However, the numbers are expected to change as the storm progresses and airline adjust schedules, officials said.
  Those with travel plans today are urged to contact their airline to check on the status of their flight. Several airlines have already begu
  
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• Suspicious Couple Sought In Westport

  07-03-2018 17:53
  (Westport, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Westport police are looking for a man and woman they say approached a juvenile as she got off her school bus this week.
  They say a little after 3:00 p.m. on Monday, the girl was approached by the couple in an older model black vehicle with a loud muffler.
  The girl had just gotten off the Coleytown Middle School, police said.
  They say the driver asked the girl if she wanted a ride; the girl replied she did not, after which she went to a nearby house and c
  
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• Veteran Bridgeport Police Officer Fired

  07-03-2018 16:37
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – A veteran Connecticut police officer who was charged in 2016 for allegedly assaulting a man at a Fairfield motel and driving drunkhas been fired.
  Bridgeport Chief Armando Perez tells the Connecticut Post that Officer Omar Jimenez was fired this week following an investigation by the city’s Office ofInternal Affairs.
  Perez says the 16-year veteran was fired for “behavior that is detrimental to the department and puts citizens at risk.”
  Jimenez was
  
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• Washington high school bans students from bringing backpacks, purses to school

  07-03-2018 16:17
  YAKIMA, Wash. - Granger High School is banning students from bringing backpacks and purses on campus, citing school safety as their main concern.
  The school administration cited "the increased school violence in the Yakima Valley" for the policy change, which will take effect on Monday, March 12th, according to KCPQ.
  "We understand this is an inconvenience," the school said on its Facebook page, "but our main concern is that school is a safe place for learning."
  It said that students can u
  
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• State Police Urge Caution On Snow Day

  07-03-2018 16:17
  (Middletown, Conn./WTIC Radio) – Snow is expected to pick up in intensity as the afternoon progresses.
  State Police say they’ll have additional troopers to help deal with problems that may arise as a result: crashes, disabled vehicles and other problems that come with bad weather.
  Sergeant Eric Haglund says the good news is that many school districts called off school.
  In addition, some non-essential state workers are being let out early, with second shifters being told not to report
  
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• NFL players help rescue man who fell while hiking in Colorado

  07-03-2018 16:07
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. - The McCaffrey brothers are credited with saving the life of a 72-year-old man who suffered major injuries after falling while hiking in Colorado.
  Max, Christian, and Dylan McCaffrey were climbing at Castle Rock when 72-year-old Dan Smoker fell while he was climbing down from the top of the rock. Smoker was with his 13-year-old grandson Elijah Smoker at the time, according to KDVR.
  “I heard what sounded like a shoe slipping on some rock and then I heard him say, o
  
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• Woman says ‘medical meth’ to blame for failed drug test

  07-03-2018 15:49
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A New Mexico woman faces new charges after allegedly faking a prescription to fool probation officers after failing a drug test, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
  Ginger Sharpe, 34, who authorities had already charged with forgery in 2017, now faces two additional counts of forgery and identity theft.
  After her test came back positive for drugs in February, Sharpe allegedly told her probation officer that she had a prescription for meth, and even brought a pill bott
  
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• Gov. Malloy orders non-essential state employees to go home at noon due to storm

  07-03-2018 15:36
  HARTFORD —  Governor Malloytoday ordered that all nonessential state employees will be sent home early in staggered phases of 15-minute intervals beginning at 12:00 p.m. today – Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – in order to better manage the evening commute given the significant winter weather conditions that are forecast to impact the state this afternoon.
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  Releases are being staggered within agencies in order to mitigate traffic issues and minimize bottlenec
  
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• Oklahoma parents arrested in graphic case of neglect that left neighbors ‘shocked’

  07-03-2018 14:11
  Warning: The story below contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.
  CHICKASHA, Okla. - Police have arrested two Oklahoma parents after a young girl found wandering in the street led investigators to a heart-wrenching scene inside the family's home, according to KFOR.
  Chickasha police were called to the 800 block of E. Choctaw Avenue on reports of a 3-year-old child walking near highway on US 62.
  “The little girl was walking right here and then a truck had came and slammed on
  
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• Another nor’easter to strike with 50 million under winter storm watch or warning

  07-03-2018 11:57
  HARTFORD -- The second nor'easter in a span of a week is expected to drop heavy snow and hurl strong winds across parts of the storm-weary East Coast, which had already been pummeled by the deadly "bomb cyclone"this weekend.
  More than 50 million people from Philadelphia to Boston are under winter storm warnings and watches that have been issued across a swath of the Northeast. Nearly 2,000 flights on Wednesday have been canceled.
  The storm could bring heavy, wet snow and coastal flooding t
  
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• Missouri police officer dead after 911 call of women screaming

  07-03-2018 11:36
  CLINTON, MO — A shooting that left one police officer dead and two others injured in Missouri on Tuesday night started with a 911 phone call punctuated by screams.
  The call came in about 10:20 p.m. ET, and two women could be heard screaming in the background at the home in Clinton, Sgt. Bill Lowe of the Missouri State Highway Patrol told CNN by phone.
  When Clinton Police Department officers rushed to the scene, gunfire erupted.
  The shooter barricaded himself in the home, leading
  
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• Mid-week nor’easter bears down across the state, bringing heavy snow to parts

  07-03-2018 10:15
  If you're just waking up and wondering what's new with this nor'easter, the answer is that it's pretty much on track from yesterday's projections.
  Timing:
  Snow has been falling throughout the course of this morning, but it has been scattered showers, as opposed to anything consistent. This isn't the main event. After noon, the snow becomes heavier and more widespread across the state.
  The heaviest will fall during the late afternoon and into the evening. 4 PM-10 PM looks like the brunt of the s
  
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• What are dental stem cells?

  07-03-2018 05:26
  HARTFORD --  Many parents still bank their newborn babies’ cord blood because it’s rich in an especially versatile type of stem cell called an embryonic stem cell.
  Not all cells are created equal, as some can make more bodily tissues than others.
  Embryonic cells can make just about anything, so they hold a lot of promise that some day, they could be used to re-grow organs, or treat any diseases that the donor baby may develop over the course of his or her life.
  The drawback to
  
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• In this American town, guns are required by law

  07-03-2018 04:59
  As the debate over guns continues in Washington and in communities across the country, there’s at least one place where owning a gun is technically required by law.
  In Kennesaw, Georgia, local law says that “every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.”
  “If you’re going to commit a crime in Kennesaw and you’re the criminal — are you going to take a chance that that homeowner is a law-abiding citizen?” asked
  
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