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• SWAT Team Called in For Suspect Search in New Haven

  03-05-2018 23:48
  
  A SWAT team responded to a home on Highland Street in New Haven and neighboring homes were evacuated as police searched for a shooting suspect Thursday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Measles Case Confirmed at Southington Elementary School

  03-05-2018 23:41
  
  Testing has confirmed a case of measles at a Southington elementary school.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Case of measles confirmed at Southington elementary school

  03-05-2018 23:39
  SOUTHINGTON —  A case of measles have been confirmed at Derynoski Elementary School, according to Southington Public Schools.
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• Woman Arrested For Leaving Flying Squirrel In A Hot Car

  03-05-2018 23:29
  ROCK HILL, SC (CBS Local) – The owner of a “flying squirrel” in South Carolina was arrested after she allegedly left the rare pet alone in a hot car.
  Amanda Davis of Rock Hill, South Carolina was charged with ill treatment of an animal after the woman’s roommate called police and said the squirrel had been left in the backseat of Davis’ car. Animal Control officers said the temperature in the car reached 114 degrees before they were able to free the animal
  
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• Twitter says all 336 million users should change their passwords

  03-05-2018 23:25
  Twitter has recommended its 336 million users change their passwords.
  The company announced on Thursday it discovered a bug that saved user passwords on an internal log without proper encryption.
  Twitter said it has since fixed the issue. Although the company said there is no evidence passwords have been leaked or misused, it is urging its users to update their passwords.
  “As a precaution, consider changing your password on all services where you’ve used this password,&rdqu
  
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• 5-Year-Old Found Dead in Waterford: Police

  03-05-2018 23:19
  
  Waterford police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Bill Gates Commits $12 Million To Help Find A Universal Flu Vaccine

  03-05-2018 22:54
  BOSTON (CBS Local) – After a devastating flu season around the world, Bill Gates is joining the search for a universal vaccine for the potentially deadly virus.
  The Details:Bill Gates is offering $12 million in grants to help create a universal flu vaccine
  Gates made the announcement on April 27 while warning about the risk of a global pandemic
  The CDC says the 2017-18 flu season has killed 160 children, the most in the U.S. since 2013 In a conference at the Seaport Hotel & W
  
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• Police Say Mystery Pooper On Football Field Was School Superintendent

  03-05-2018 22:48
  HOLMDEL, NJ (CBS Local) – Police think they’ve caught a super pooper.
  Kenilworth School Superintendent Thomas Tramaglini is accused of defecating on the Holmdel High School track and football field “on a daily basis.”
  Coaches and staff had been finding human feces there for days. The school resource officer and staff were able to monitor the area and finally caught the mystery pooper in the act on April 30, according to police.
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• EdAdvance Education Programs Awarded $50K Grant

  03-05-2018 22:41
  
  A Connecticut education service has been awarded a grant to continue work on programs that engage at-risk youth and provide educational opportunities.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Record-High Heat and Chance of Severe Thunderstorms Today

  03-05-2018 22:32
  
  The temperature has set a record, reaching 94 degrees at Bradley Airport.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Waterford police investigating death of 5-year-old

  03-05-2018 22:24
  WATERFORD —  Police said they are  investigating the untimely death of a five-year-old child at Quaker Hill.
  Waterford police said due to the nature of the incident they are not releasing the name of the victim at this time as they are reaching out to family members.
  Waterford police said the Connecticut States Attorney’s Office and New London is assisting them in the investigation.
  “Deaths involving children are always tragic events, the Waterford Police Departm
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Backlash

  03-05-2018 22:12
  By Chuck Carroll
  For the first time since WWE re-instituted the brand split two years ago, RAW and SmackDown will hold a joint pay-per-view that isn’t WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam or Survivor Series. But coming fresh off the Superstar Shakeup, the WWE Backlash card is a bit messy.
  By changing the  pay-per-views, WWE was able to scale back the number of premium broadcasts each year. Yet, it feels as though the events have been stacked on top of each other since WrestleMania,
  
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• Newlyweds stuck in Tahiti after man suffers traumatic injury on honeymoon

  03-05-2018 22:08
  TAHITI - Two newlyweds from California are stuck at a hospital on a Polynesian island after the husband suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury on the last day of their honeymoon in Bora Bora.
  John and Alana Knight were set to return and live out their married life in Southern California after an idyllic trip when John jumped into water that was much shallower than he realized, loved ones told KTLA.
  The couple was married April 7th, said Dori Lancaster, a longtime friend of Alana's.
  "They got m
  
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• Naked, masturbating man found stuck in fence near elementary school

  03-05-2018 22:08
  STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia man arrested near an elementary school was naked and stuck in a fence at the time of his arrest, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
  Justin James Rutley, 30, was charged with indecent exposure, masturbating in public, and disorderly conduct in connection with the April 30th incident near Anne E. Moncure Elementary School, according to WTVR.
  Deputies were called to the area at about 9:38 that morning when people spotted Rutley stuck in the f
  
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• Man drives 40 miles with 3,000 bees loose in his truck cab

  03-05-2018 22:07
  BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. - A North Carolina man drove about 40 miles on Tuesday with thousands of bees loose in the cab of his truck, WLOS reports.
  Wallace Leatherwood bought about 18,000 bees from Wild Mountain Bees in Weaverville.
  "I put them in the back of the truck and went to look at a job," said Leatherwood. "Left there and went to Moe's Original Bar B Que."
  Before going into the restaurant, Leatherwood moved the three boxes of bees from the bed to the cab of the truck.
  "I didn't have any sh
  
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• WATCH: Lion mauls man who bottle-fed him as a cub

  03-05-2018 22:06
  WARNING: Video contains graphic content
  The owner of a wildlife park in South Africa is recovering from several lacerations and a broken jaw after a lion attack on Saturday, reports Newsweek.
  Michael Hodge was investigating a strange smell in the lion’s enclosure at the Marakele Animal Sanctuary, near Thabazimbi; it seemed to be disturbing the animal, reports the Guardian.
  As Hodge was leaving the enclosure, the lion raced toward him and dragged him to some nearby bushes as
  
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• Body Found After Standoff and Explosion in North Haven

  03-05-2018 22:04
  
  Police said they have found human remains while investigating after a police standoff and fiery explosion on Quinnipiac Avenue in North Haven Wednesday night that injured 10 police officers.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police say there has been a shooting at a Nashville mall; injuries unclear

  03-05-2018 22:02
  NASHVILLE, Tenn.  — Police say there has been a shooting at a Nashville mall; injuries unclear.
  This story is breaking and will be updated. 
  
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• Danbury Hospital Removes 132-Pound Ovarian Tumor

  03-05-2018 21:55
  
  Danbury Hospital removed a 132-pound ovarian tumor from a woman and said she is home and is expected to make a full recovery.Photo Credit: Western Connecticut Health Network
  
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• Judge finds probable cause in Rose McGowan drug case

  03-05-2018 21:53
  LEESBURG, Va. — The Latest on a hearing on whether a drug possession charge in Virginia against actress Rose McGowan should go forward (all times local):
  A drug possession charge against Rose McGowan is being sent to a Virginia grand jury after a judge found probable cause.
  McGowan sought to have the charges against her dismissed at a preliminary hearing Thursday in Leesburg. She has suggested the drugs may have been planted by agents hired by disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
  
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• Teachers’ walkout ends with new education funding

  03-05-2018 21:47
  It took six days, but Arizona teachers are ending their walkout after the governor signed an education funding bill into law.
  In marathon legislative negotiations that lasted overnight, both the House and Senate passed the bill before it went to Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday morning.
  The measure, dubbed the “#20×2020” plan, gives a 20% boost in teacher pay over the next three years — including 10% in school year 2018, the governor’s office said.
  The new law also incre
  
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• Suspect arrested in West Haven crash that killed boxer

  03-05-2018 21:14
  WEST HAVEN — Police have made an arrest in connection with the crash that killed a local boxer in January.
  Jose Martinez, 27, of New Haven, was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.  Police said Martinez was involved in the crash on January 14 in the area of Meloy Road and Boston Post Road. He was arrested in March.
  Jose was released on a Promise to Appear.
  Boxer Luis Rosa, 26, of New Haven, was killed in the crash.
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• Partial building collapse in Hartford closes road, but nobody injured

  03-05-2018 20:51
  HARTFORD — Fire officials in Hartford have ordered a building to be torn down after the facade crumbed apart Thursday morning.
  It happened on Garden and Capen Street. No one was injured but the building was immediately evacuated.
  “The stores on the first floor were occupied, patrons were in store and employees,” Deputy Fire Chief James York said.
  He said they believe at least one person lived on the second floor of the building. The area was immediately blocked off and York sa
  
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• Hartford police arrest 5 in connection with car thefts

  03-05-2018 20:42
  HARTFORD — Police report that three juveniles and two adults were arrested Wednesday and Thursday after a Hartford Police Major Crimes Auto Theft Unit conducted  investigation Wednesday.
  Police said one of the juveniles was arrested while operating a stolen vehicle.
  During the operation, Hartford PD report that they recovered three stolen cars.
  During one of the incidents, police said that the juveniles were seen parking and getting out of a stolen 2017 Nissan Rogue that had a misused
  
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• Sweden Admits Famous Swedish Meatballs Are Actually From Turkey

  03-05-2018 20:39
  SWEDEN (CBS Local) – Sweden has made a stunning confession about one of the European nation’s signature recipes: Swedish meatballs are actually a Turkish dish.
  In a tweet from the country’s official account, Swedish officials announced that the famous meatball recipe was brought to the country 300 years ago by King Charles XII. Charles XII spent five years in Turkey during the Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia in the early 1700s.
  Swedish meatballs are actua
  
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• Former Red Sox Slugger Manny Ramirez Spotted Around Hartford

  03-05-2018 20:28
  
  Former Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez has been spotted out and about in Hartford over the last several weeks.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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• Man Charged in Crash That Killed Local Boxer in West Haven

  03-05-2018 20:16
  
  A New Haven man has been charged in connection with the crash that killed local boxer and critically injured two other people in West Haven in January.Photo Credit: West Haven PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Greenhouse gas reaches alarming new record

  03-05-2018 20:09
  HAWAII – Carbon dioxide (CO2), the No. 1 greenhouse gas leading to man-made global warming, has reached a dubious new milestone.
  The level of the gas in the atmosphere, which is measured by instruments on top of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory, topped 410 parts per million (ppm) for the month of April.
  This is the highest concentration of the heat-trapping gas ever recorded at the Observatory, where direct measurements have been taking place for more than 60 years, giving us the
  
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• Driver arrested for DUI in fatal Windsor Locks crash

  03-05-2018 20:06
  WINDSOR LOCKS — Police have made an arrest in a fatal crash early Thursday morning.
  Police said Francis Franco, 65, of Windsor Locks, was found laying in the roadway suffering from a head injury. He was alive but unresponsive.
  The driver of the car that him, Ladonna Davis, 37, of Windsor Locks, was found comforting Franco.
  Franco was taken to St. Francis Hospital where he died due to his injuries, according to police.
  Police said Davis failed her field sobriety test and that her blood alco
  
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• Family owned funeral home makes the most difficult times a little easier

  03-05-2018 20:03
  HARTFORD — Since 1976, Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Suffield has made some of the most difficult times a little easier for many families.
  Always having a passion for helping others, second generation family owner Cheryl Demko-Morello started her career as a social worker and crisis counselor prior to being a fully licensed funeral director.
  She has been nationally recognized by the NFDA at the 2016 Professional Women’s Conference, and again at the 2016 NFDA
  
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• Hartford Building Partially Collapsed Thursday

  03-05-2018 20:00
  
  Emergency crews responded to a partial building collapse in Hartford on Thursday morning. Parts of Garden and Capen streets will be closed through the day.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hormone Linked To Autism May Provide New Test And Treatment

  03-05-2018 19:24
  CALIFORNIA (CBS Local) –  A test and possible treatment for autism may be on the horizon after a new study finds a link between the disorder and one particular hormone in the human body.
  The Details:Scientists in California have found a link between one hormone and autism
  Vasopressin is connected to social behavior in humans
  Monkeys with poor social abilities had the same low levels of vasopressin as children with autismResearchers at Stanford and the University of Cali
  
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• Man Hit By Train in West Haven Has Died: Metro-North

  03-05-2018 19:10
  
  A 27-year-old West Haven man is dead after he was hit by a train in West Haven, according to Metro-North.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Struck By Impaired Driver in Windsor Locks Has Died: Police

  03-05-2018 19:04
  
  A 65-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle in Windsor Locks early Thursday morning has died and police said the woman accused of hitting him was under the influence.Photo Credit: Windsor Locks Police
  
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• Why Toni Harp’s Endorsement of Ned Lamont Matters

  03-05-2018 18:30
  
  Normally, a mayor or a First Selectman announcing and endorsement in a governor’s race isn’t that big of a deal. Most city and town chief executives simply won’t move the needle in the grand scheme of an...
  
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• New London Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Improper Use of Force

  03-05-2018 17:56
  
  A New London police officer who was charged with hitting a man in the face while he was in police custody has pleaded guilty to one count of criminal deprivation of rights by force, according to the office...Photo Credit: Office of the Chief State’s Attorney
  
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• New London officer pleads guilty after hitting handcuffed man

  03-05-2018 17:50
  NEW LONDON — A New London police officer plead guilty after hitting a man detained in handcuffs.
  According to the State of Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice, Deana M. Nott, 50, of Waterford, pled guilty today to one count of Criminal Deprivation of Rights by Force.
  Nott  was sentenced her to a one-year suspended sentence, three years of probation and a $1,000 fine. She apologized to the victim, the New London Police Department and community in court.
  She was ordered to perform
  
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• Woman Dead After Stabbing in Meriden

  03-05-2018 17:32
  
  A 21-year-old woman who was stabbed in the chest in Meriden Wednesday is dead and her boyfriend has been charged with violating several protection orders that had been issued.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and Meriden Police
  
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• Montville School Leaders Appear in Court in Fight Club Case

  03-05-2018 17:32
  
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• Royal wedding 2018: What we know so far

  03-05-2018 17:11
  LONDON — Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement in November last year, sparking months of speculation about the details of their upcoming wedding.
  Rumors about the dress, the performers and the all-important guest list continue to swirl. Here’s what we know so far and what’s still under wraps.
  The venue
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry on Saturday, May 19, in St. George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle, a
  
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• Norwalk man sentenced for failing to declare stolen money on taxes

  03-05-2018 16:56
  NEW HAVEN — A Connecticut man who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer and then failed to pay taxes on the pilfered money has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns.
  Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Eddie Chan, of Norwalk, was sentenced Wednesday to five years of probation and ordered to repay $500,000 to the company where he formerly worked as a bookkeeper. He was also ordered to cooperate with the IRS to pay all outstanding ta
  
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• Girl finds 475-million-year-old fossil

  03-05-2018 16:56
  DANDRIDGE, TN (WATE) — An East Tennessee youngster’s discovery turned out to be an artifact of a time gone by.
  Ryleigh Taylor, 11, spotted a 475-million-year-old fossil when she was walking along the shore of Douglas Lake.
  “To find something like that, it’s really really cool,” said Ryleigh. “I looked down while I was walking and I found it, I just saw it.”
  To get confirmation, her family reached out to Colin Sumrall, an associate professor of paleobiolo
  
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• In a blistering statement, Camille Cosby says her husband is a victim of mob justice

  03-05-2018 16:43
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  Exactly one week after her husband was convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault, Bill Cosby’s wife released a strongly worded statement charging that the key witness in the trial gave false testimony and the media violated the Constitution in its coverage of the story.
  In the long, searing statement, posted on her husband’s official social media accounts, Camille Cosby went after Bill Cosby’s accuser, the district attorney, the media, and appeared to
  
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• Woman has 132 lb. tumor removed at Danbury Hospital

  03-05-2018 16:33
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  A team of surgeons, physicians, and medical staff was able to remove one of the largest known ovarian tumors in a five hour surgery. The woman was able to go home after two weeks in the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
  
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• Hawaiians on volcano eruption watch as hundreds of earthquakes hit island in less than 72 hours

  03-05-2018 16:14
  Hundreds of small earthquakes in Hawaii are shaking the eastern side of Big Island, prompting concerns that Kilauea Volcano could erupt.
  Residents in the area should prepare and review emergency plans in case of evacuation, warned the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency on Wednesday.
  Officials are keeping watch on Kilauea Volcano, which is one of the world’s most active volcanos.
  It’s located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which has since closed off nearly 15,700 acres d
  
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• 27-year-old mom dies after contracting rare rodent-borne virus

  03-05-2018 16:06
  FARMINGTON, N.M. — A New Mexico mother died after contracting an extremely rare rodent-borne virus, Today reports.
  Kiley Lane, 27, started experiencing stomach cramps in January and later developed severe, debilitating symptoms.
  Despite multiple doctor visits and hospitalizations, doctors were stumped as to what was causing Lane’s illness.
  On Feb. 5, Lane was diagnosed with hantavirus. Hantavirus leads to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, an often-fatal respiratory illness.
  Lane w
  
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• Railroad companies desperate for workers offer hiring bonuses up to $25,000

  03-05-2018 16:02
  FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Corp. are desperate for talented workers and offering bonuses of up to $25,000 to fill jobs in some cases.
  According to the Wall Street Journal, the railways are hauling more products across the Western U.S. and are trying to ease congestion in high demand areas. A shortage of space in semi trucks is sending more shipments onto freight trains.
  Union Pacific said it was offering hiring incentives of $10,000 to $20,000 for train crews in ce
  
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• Teen surprises longtime classmate with gift that brings him to tears

  03-05-2018 15:59
  CONWAY, S.C. – A high school student in South Carolina has shared a moving video of her act of kindness toward a longtime classmate in need.
  Sofi Cruz Turner posted the video on her Facebook page Wednesday, and it’s since gone viral.
  In the post, Turner says she’s known her classmate, Jahiem, since third grade.
  “He has always been the one student where he does all of his work when due, never misses school, always helping the teacher out with stuff in class, and always bei
  
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• Jerry O’Connell Guest Stars On The Big Bang Theory

  03-05-2018 15:57
  Sheldon's brother Georgie is all grown up and coming to The #BigBangTheory! Don't miss him on Thursday's new episode at 8/7c! pic.twitter.com/ednMhQ2Ncv
  — The Big Bang Theory (@bigbangtheory) May 2, 2018It’s a big night on “The Big Bang Theory.” Jerry O’Connell guest stars as Georgie, Sheldon’s older brother.
  Up until now, fans of Young Sheldon & Big Bang have only been able to imagine how Georgie tuned out. On tonight’s episode, Sheldon flies to Tex
  
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• Capitals’ Wilson Receives Deserved Suspension

  03-05-2018 15:24
  By Steve Silverman
  Wilson gets a much-deserved suspension
  Tom Wilson has been playing on the edge throughout his five-year career in the NHL. While Wilson had the talent to make the NHL and turn himself into a good hockey player who scored 14 goals and a career-high 35 points this season, his signature is playing the physical game for the Washington Capitals.
  Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
  However, Wilson is not a player who is looking out for his opponents. He is looking to put them in a wo
  
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