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• South Windsor family hoping to make a difference in people’s lives one ‘EGGG’ at a time

  11-04-2018 23:54
  SOUTH WINDSOR -- A South Windsor family is hoping to make a difference in the lives of others, and it is all with the help of stress EGGGs.
  It started with Play-Doh.
  "If she started to feel like she was being triggered, I could pull out the materials, and she could make the stress balls," said Barbara Eddy, a South Windsor mom. "It would calm her down."
  Eddy adopted Edeline, and two of her siblings from Haiti four years ago.
  "Edeline is special needs with a cognitive delay, and PTSD," said Eddy
  
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• Car slams into home in Hartford; several people displaced

  11-04-2018 23:39
  HARTFORD --   Several people were displaced from a home Wednesday afternoon after a car slammed into the living room.
  The accident occurred at 638 New Britain Avenue in Hartford. There is no word if anyone was injured.
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• Warmer Weather to End the Workweek

  11-04-2018 23:09
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists are forecasting mild weather to move into the state by the end of the week.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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• Drunk Tourist Accidentally Climbed A Mountain Looking For His Hotel

  11-04-2018 23:04
  CBS Local — A tourist’s night out drinking turned into an adventure up the side of a mountain after accidentally taking the wrong trail back to his hotel.
  The Estonian man, only known as Pavel, was reportedly in Italy’s Valle d’Aosta in early April when he mistakenly started walking up a snow-covered street he thought was route to the ski resort Cervinia. According to the Italian news outlet La Stampa, the drunken vacationer quickly ended up on a ski slope in the&nbs
  
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• Andre Ingram’s Long Road To The NBA

  11-04-2018 22:46
  By Matt Citak
  The NBA has reached the final week of another regular season, and each of the league’s 30 teams has one of two mentalities. Playoff teams are preparing themselves for postseason play, while lottery teams are getting ready for the long offseason.
  For players that play for teams in the bottom half of the standings, the final few games often don’t hold much significance. The playoff hunt is over, and within the next few days, they’ll be clearing out their lockers.
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• A spring warm up is heading our way…finally

  11-04-2018 22:30
  From snow to 70s, all in a New England week!
  A warm front could bring a shower or two later Thursday followed by a big warm-up.
  Friday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs near 70 degrees for the first time in 50 days! Keep in mind that both Friday and Saturday will have a big influence from a seabreeze during the afternoon. That means that while it may be up around or over 70 inland, the shoreline may be stuck in the 50s. That water temperature in Long Island Sound is only in the 40 degree
  
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• Gary McCord On RBC Heritage: ‘There Are No Shortcuts’

  11-04-2018 22:24
  By Dan Reardon
  Golf loves anniversaries. So this year’s edition of the RBC Heritage deserves special attention as it turns 50. For all of its half century, the Harbour Town Golf Links has been the site of the event, with neighboring Sea Pines sharing time in the early years.
  The course is perhaps the most conservative (traditional) Pete Dye design, with an assist from Jack Nicklaus, and challenges its fields in ways the newer muscle TPC courses of the Tour do not. At just under 7100 yards,
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg just finished nearly 10 hours of questions from almost 100 lawmakers

  11-04-2018 22:12
  Mark Zuckerberg survived his first grilling by Congress. The second round was more difficult.
  The Facebook CEO was pelted with tough questions on the company’s data collection practices and the need for new regulation during a five-hour hearing with the House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday.
  It was his second and final hearing this week in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, bringing the once press shy CEO’s total time testifying on Capitol Hill to abo
  
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• Bank of America to stop lending to makers of ‘military-style firearms’

  11-04-2018 21:49
  Bank of America plans to stop lending to manufacturers of “military-style firearms” used by civilians, an executive told Bloomberg.
  “We want to continue in any way we can to reduce these mass shootings,” Anne Finucane, vice chairman of Bank of America, said in an interview. “It is our intention not to finance these military-style firearms for civilian use.”
  Finucane said the bank does “have a few manufacturers of military-style firearms.”
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• Sandy Hook Promise Founder Mark Barden May Run for Congress

  11-04-2018 21:47
  
  Mark Barden, who became a national advocate for gun control after losing his son in the Sandy Hook massacre, is considering a run for Congress.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• NRA fundraiser to be moved from Aquaturf

  11-04-2018 21:36
  SOUTHINGTON  — The NRA will no longer hold their fundraiser at the Aqua Turf following the controversy last month.
  The facility came to a mutual agreement with the NRA to no longer hold their annual fundraiser dinner at the Aqua Turf Club, following the controversy surrounding this year’s event, which fell on the eve of March for our Lives. on March 23.
  The Connecticut chapter of the “Friends of the NRA” held a fundraiser at the Aquaturf in Plantsville for a number o
  
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• NYT: Records related to ‘Access Hollywood’ tape a focus of FBI Cohen raid

  11-04-2018 21:17
  FBI agents were seeking records related to the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape when they raided the office and hotel room of President Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen earlier this week, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
  According to the Times, which cited three sources briefed on the contents of the federal search warrant, the FBI also sought evidence of whether Cohen attempted to suppress damaging information about Trump during the 2016 campaign. The Times said Cohen
  
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• Carrie Underwood says her face is healing ‘pretty nicely’

  11-04-2018 21:03
  Carrie Underwood has offered an update after she suffered a “gruesome” injury that she says left her with “between 40-50 stitches” in her face.
  The singer posted a letter to fans on her site Tuesday about her recovery from a freak accident late last year, which also left her with a broken wrist and needing physical therapy.
  “My wrist is almost back to normal, about 90% there… and the docs say that last 10% will come in time,” the letter said. “And
  
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• The Chase For Lord Stanley’s Cup Begins

  11-04-2018 21:00
  By Steve Silverman
  The puck drops Wednesday night in three series, and so the NHL’s death march to the Stanley Cup begins.
  The defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins get right into the hatred with a match-up against their arch-rivals from across the state of Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Flyers overcame an early-season 10-game losing streak and climbed back into the playoffs under the watchful eye of head coach Dave Hakstol.
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• Bank Of America Plans To Stop Lending To Makers Of Assault Weapons

  11-04-2018 20:47
  CBS Local — Bank of America says it plans to stop lending money to gunmakers who produce military-style firearms for civilians.
  In an interview with Bloomberg Television, one of the largest U.S. banks said it intends to do everything it can to reduce gun violence in America. “It’s our intention not to finance these military-style firearms for civilian use,” vice-chairman Anne Finucane announced. Finucane called recent mass shootings a “tragedy in the United Sta
  
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• Does talcum powder cause cancer? A legal and scientific battle rages

  11-04-2018 20:43
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  Visitors who walk into Deborah Giannecchini’s ranch house in Modesto, California, will notice a well-tended garden, four small dogs who greet every visitor with enthusiasm and a sign that hangs prominently displayed in her living room that reads “It’s never too late to live happily ever after.”
  She got it when she was 62 years old, after she married her husband, Leland, but it could also represent her current mission: to help other women avoid the pain sh
  
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• New Haven man dies after midday shooting

  11-04-2018 20:37
  NEW HAVEN — Police are investigating a shooting on Chapel Street that left a man dead.
  Police said around  12:20 p.m., emergency crews were called to a shooting on Chapel Street between Winthrop Avenue and Norton Street. They found Eric Lewis, 35, of New Haven, shot once in the chest. He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he died.
  Detectives from the department’s Major Crimes Division as well as the Bureau of Identification are on scene investigating.
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• Stormy Daniels cooperating with federal investigators following raid

  11-04-2018 20:31
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  Stormy Daniels is cooperating with federal investigators, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
  The source said federal investigators are looking into the nondisclosure deal and subsequent payment made by President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to the porn star who is now suing Trump over the 2016 hush agreement.
  The federal probe was described by the source as extensive and aggressive, and a sizable team is working on the effort, the source ad
  
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• Man Dead After Shooting in New Haven

  11-04-2018 20:28
  
  A 35-year-old man who was shot in the chest in New Haven on Wednesday afternoon is dead and police are investigating it as a homicide.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Accused of Assaulting Ex and Police Officer in Hartford Appears in Court

  11-04-2018 20:25
  
  An East Hartford man is accused of assaulting his ex, then assaulting a police officer who was trying to detain him Tuesday. His attorney said he was defending himself from an assault by the police officer.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Patriots owner Robert Kraft visits Meek Mill in prison

  11-04-2018 19:53
  PHILADELPHIA — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is calling for reform of the criminal justice system after visiting rapper Meek Mill in a Pennsylvania prison.
  Kraft and Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin visited the Philadelphia-born rapper on Tuesday.
  After the visit, Kraft said Mill’s incarceration makes it clear that “we have to do something with criminal justice reform.” Rubin said he believes “the right thing will happen” and Mill will be re
  
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• CCSU Professor on Leave Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation

  11-04-2018 19:53
  
  Central Connecticut State University is responding after a student-run newspaper published a report alleging sexual misconduct against a professor and the professor has been placed on paid administrative...
  
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• ‘Sweet Tooth’ Gene Linked To Having Less Body Fat, Study Finds

  11-04-2018 19:49
  CBS Local — A new study has found that people with a specific gene that makes them crave sugary treats actually have less body fat than others.
  According to scientists at the University of Copenhagen, a variation of the gene FGF21 is responsible for both alcohol and sugar cravings. After testing more than 450,000 individuals in Europe, the researchers were surprised to find that people with the “genetic sweet tooth” were at lower risk for both obesity and diabete
  
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• Family Escapes Fire That Damaged Used Appliance Store in East Hartford

  11-04-2018 19:26
  
  A three-alarm fire damaged a used appliance store on Tolland Street in East Hartford early Wednesday morning and the family who was living inside illegally was able to get out and did not suffer injuries.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Cleanup of Enfield Gas Spill Expected to Be Complete Tonight

  11-04-2018 19:21
  
  An exit on Interstate 91 South in Enfield that has been closed since a tanker truck flipped over on Monday should reopen tonight.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• CDC Probes E. Coli Mystery Outbreak in CT and More States

  11-04-2018 19:15
  
  Health investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the mysterious E. coli outbreak that affected one person in Connecticut, at least six people in New Jersey and 10 people in multiple other states...
  
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• Drivers warned of ‘sliders’ targeting women at gas stations

  11-04-2018 19:06
  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Police are warning gas station customers in one California city to be on the lookout for thieves who have recently been taking wallets and purses from people’s vehicles as they were pumping gas.
  An apparent theft is seen in an image provided by the Simi Valley Police Department.
  One of the incidents occurred in Simi Valley, in the greater Los Angeles area, and two others occurred in nearby communities, the Simi Valley Police Department stated in a news release
  
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• Lockdown Lifted at Groton Submarine Base

  11-04-2018 19:05
  
  The Naval Submarine Base in Groton was on lockdown after reports of a suspicious package, but the lockdown has been lifted.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mom arrested at border after 231 pounds of drugs found in minivan full of kids

  11-04-2018 18:58
  (Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
  SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of smuggling 231 pounds of narcotics across the border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  Shortly after midnight, CBP officers encountered a 34-year-old woman driving a Honda Odyssey with her five children inside. Officers stopped the minivan for further examination and sent it through an imaging system. The scan discovered anomalies in the spare tire well, quar
  
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• Scam Alert: If Your Own Phone Number Calls You, Don’t Pick Up

  11-04-2018 18:56
  CBS Local — A new scam is tricking victims into giving away precious information by calling them from what appears to be their own phone numbers.
  According to WSPA, the “number spoofing” scam calls victims and displays the person’s own phone number on caller ID. One woman in South Carolina says she was curious to find out how her own cell number was calling her and picked up.
  “I answered and they said hey this is so and so from the phone company and I’m just c
  
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• Fertility doctor is father to 11 of clients’ kids, lawsuit says

  11-04-2018 17:50
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  A doctor who ran a fertility clinic in Canada used his own sperm to father at least 11 children, a class-action lawsuit alleges.
  Dr. Norman Barwin is accused of using his sperm without the knowledge or consent of the families who approached him for insemination treatment at his clinic, according to the suit.
  “We are now aware of 11 individuals whose parents went to Dr. Barwin for assistance with fertility, and DNA investigation discloses that he is their biological father,&rdqu
  
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• School district hands out baseball bats for classroom defense

  11-04-2018 17:47
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  A Pennsylvania school district has bought hundreds of new baseball bats – and it’s not planning a massive expansion of any sports programs.
  The Millcreek Township School District outside Erie distributed the miniature bats to 500 teachers last week as part of a training program on how to deal with school shooters, the Pittsburgh Tribune reports.
  Superintendent William Hall says it cost the district around $1,800 to buy 600 16-inch baseball bats, including some t
  
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• Video shows police rescue kids found wandering alone in Cleveland at midnight

  11-04-2018 17:40
  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland police rescued two little kids found wandering alone late one night, and records show this isn’t the first time they had wandered into the same gas station.
  The incident happened last month, according to WJW. People pumping gas spotted the two children walking alone on the street. One wore shorts with the temperature 27 degrees.
  Bystanders took the kids into the store and called police. As officers got there, body camera video shows them asking, “Wha
  
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• Pregnant Khloe Kardashian’s boyfriend Tristan Thompson apparently seen cheating in new video

  11-04-2018 17:31
  After reports of Khloe Kardashian’s boyfriend and baby daddy cheating on her in New York City over the weekend surfaced, a new video seemingly shows him caught in the act back in October of 2017, Fox News reports. 
  TMZ posted a video of Tristan Thompson appearing to cheat on Khloe taken roughly three months into her pregnancy. The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star is expected to give birth very soon, and now the event will likely be marred by the NBA star’s
  
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• Syrian Civil War Fast Facts

  11-04-2018 17:17
  The war may have started out as an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, but now it’s a free-for-all.
  ISIS has lost control of most of its territory after it came under attack from all sides.
  But victories over ISIS mean that the other combatants are now freer to attack each other.
  Turkey opened a new front against Kurds in northern Syria in January.
  The Kurds — including the YPG — had been among the most effective fighters against
  
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• Los Angeles painting city streets white in bid to combat climate change

  11-04-2018 17:16
  LOS ANGELES — California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious — and cooler — summer, Fox News reports.
  Officials in Los Angeles have been painting streets white to reduce the effect of urban “heat islands” and combat the effects of climate change.
  The LA Street Services began rolling out the project last May, which preliminary testing shows has reduced the temperature of roadways
  
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• Former House Speaker Boehner ‘has evolved’ on marijuana

  11-04-2018 16:57
  COLUMBUS, OH — John Boehner is heading for the boardroom of a cannabis company, the former Speaker of the House announced Wednesday.
  “I’m joining the board of #AcreageHoldings because my thinking on cannabis has evolved,” the Ohio Republican tweeted. ” I’m convinced de-scheduling the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities.”
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• Planning Your Summer Music Festival Calendar

  11-04-2018 16:06
  By Laurie Jo Miller Farr
  Which summer music festivals are you going to attend? Beyonce has already headlined Coachella in April, but there’s lots more to come during the summer of ’18. Five of America’s best and biggest annual summer music festivals convene between Memorial Day and Labor Day in five different states right across the country.
  Governors Ball Music Festival Randall’s Island ParkNew York, NY 10035www.governorsballmusicfestival.com
  Dates: June 1 through June 3
  
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• Victim's Family Offers Reward for Tip in Fatal Hit-and-Run on I-84 in Danbury

  11-04-2018 15:35
  
  State police are investigating a hit-and-run on Interstate 84 in Danbury early Saturday morning and the victim’s family is offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Don’t Freak Out About Stanton’s Slow Start

  11-04-2018 15:07
  By Matt Citak
  When Giancarlo Stanton was traded to the Yankees back in the beginning of December, New York was immediately considered one of the favorites to become the 2018 World Series Champions. With a heart of the batting order consisting of Aaron Judge, Stanton, and Gary Sanchez, not to mention guys like Didi Gregorius, Brett Gardner, and Neil Walker, many believed the Bronx Bombers would ride the momentum of their surprising 2017 success into the franchise’s 28th World Series title.
  
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• I-84 Reopens After Truck Carting Potato Salad Crashed

  11-04-2018 13:30
  
  Interstate 84 West in Middlebury was closed for nearly two hours after a tractor-trailer carrying potato salad jackknifed, but the highway has reopened.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• ‘Get ready Russia’: Trump says missiles ‘will be coming’ to Syria

  11-04-2018 13:24
  WASHINGTON DC  — After Russia warned the United States against military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump says missiles “will be coming.”
  Trump says on Twitter Wednesday: “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!'” He adds: “You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!”
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• Fire Damages Used Appliance Store in East Hartford

  11-04-2018 13:06
  
  A three-alarm fire damaged a used appliance store on Tolland Street in East Hartford early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Algerian military plane crashes, killing at least 257 people

  11-04-2018 12:24
  ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria’s defense ministry says 257 people have died in military plane crash
  Civil protection agency spokesman Farouk Achour told The Associated Press that the “provisional” death toll from the crash on Wednesday is 257. He said some passengers were “extracted with deep burns caused by the fuselage catching fire.”
  He said more than 300 emergency workers are working at the scene.
  Algerian TV network Ennahar published images of body bags lined
  
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• East Hartford fire crews battle fire at appliance store

  11-04-2018 12:17
  EAST HARTFORD — A fire broke out at a used appliance store in East Hartford this morning.
  Officials say the call came in around 2:15 a.m. and when crews arrived, they found a large fire in the back of the building. The fire also extended into the attic, causing the roof to collapse.
  The owner was here at the time of the fire, but was not injured.
  Departments from Manchester assisted, and mutual aid from West Hartford and Hartford helped as well.
  The fire marshal is investigating.
  
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• Trump and aides have discussed firing Mueller for months, source says

  11-04-2018 10:54
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  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump and his aides have discussed firing special counsel Robert Mueller for months, and the prevailing wisdom inside the administration is that the President has the authority to do so, a source familiar with the matter says.
  Earlier Tuesday, press secretary Sarah Sanders said publicly that Trump believes he has the power to fire Mueller.
  She did not suggest Trump would be moving to do so.
  The legality of firing Mueller has been a topic of
  
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• President Trump signs executive order pushing work requirements for the poor

  11-04-2018 10:46
  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump is now setting his sights on overhauling the nation’s safety net programs.
  Trump signed an executive order Monday directing federal agencies to promote employment for those on public assistance.
  The president called for enforcing work requirements that are already in the law and reviewing all waivers and exemptions to such mandates. Also, the executive order asked agencies to consider adding work requirements to government aid programs that
  
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• Investigation in Bloomfield leads to police presence

  11-04-2018 10:36
  BLOOMFIELD — Nolan Drive and Brewer Drive in Bloomfield is closed as officers ‘gather evidence’.
  As of right now, they won’t disclose as to what it is they are investigating.
  The investigation started just around 3 a.m.
  This is a developing story. 
  #FirstOnFox: Bloomfield police investigation on Downing Circle. Police confirm the detective unit is here collecting evidence, won’t disclose why. Nolan Dr to Brewer Dr blocked off. Investigation started around 3am.
  
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• City ordered to rehire cop fired for berating immigrant

  11-04-2018 10:24
  DANBURY — A Connecticut city has been ordered to rehire a police officer who was fired for berating and threatening an immigrant during a traffic stop.
  A judge concurred with an arbitration panel that said former Danbury police Officer Christopher Belair’s behavior was “outrageous and disturbing” but not sufficient reason to fire him.
  Mayor Mark Boughton told the News-Times on Tuesday the city would abide by the court’s decision. He said Belair may require
  
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• Seasonal Wednesday, warm up by the end of the week

  11-04-2018 10:08
  From snow to 70s, all in a New England week!
  It's a beautiful day today, but still on the cool side. Skies will be bright and temperatures will be cool, but better. Highs will be around 50 degrees, which isn't quite seasonable (average high is 59).
  A warm front could bring a shower or two Thursday followed by a big warm-up.
  Friday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs near 70 degrees for the first time in 50 days! Keep in mind that both Friday and Saturday will have a big influence from a se
  
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