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• Snapchat-Like App Helps Parents of Children Undergoing Surgery

  24-05-2018 23:41
  
  Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is using a new app designed to keep parents in the loop while their child is in surgery.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• James Corden Takes ‘Late Late Show’ To London In June

  24-05-2018 22:30
  CBS’ Emmy Award-winning THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN will return to London, England to broadcast four special episodes from the historic Central Hall Westminster, Monday, June 18 – Thursday, June 21 (12:37 AM-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Corden will host a star-studded lineup of guests in his native country, including Cher, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Niall Horan and Foo Fighters. Additional guests will be announced closer to air. During these London-base
  
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• James Corden Gets Pulled Over During Carpool Karaoke

  24-05-2018 21:51
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – James Corden, host of “The Late, Late Show,” was pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy while shooting the latest episode of “Carpoole Karaoke” in Los Angeles.
  Corden was shooting a segment with “Maroon 5” singer Adam Levine when the L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy pulled alongside the two.
  In a clip released by “The Late, Late Show,” Levine pulls down his window and the deputy says to them, “I’m gonna pu
  
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• Rabid Raccoon Bites Man in Plainfield

  24-05-2018 21:50
  
  A raccoon bit a man in Plainfield on Tuesday afternoon and police said the animal tested positive for rabies.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Parkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg Calls For ‘Die-In’ At Publix Supermarkets

  24-05-2018 21:39
  PARKLAND, FL (CBS Local) – Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned student activist David Hogg is calling for a “die-in” at Publix Super Markets on May 25 to protest the chains political donations to a pro-gun Republican gubernatorial candidate.
  .@Publix is a #NRASellOutIn Parkland we willhave a die in the Friday (the 25th)before memorial day weekend. Starting at 4pm for 12 min inside our 2 Publix stores. Just go an lie down starting at 4. Feel f
  
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• Freddy Fixer Parade Rescheduled

  24-05-2018 21:27
  
  The annual Freddy Fixer Parade has been rescheduled because of storm damage in the New Haven area and the forecast for Monday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Couple’s Amazon Device Recorded Private Conversation, Sent To Friend

  24-05-2018 21:03
  PORTLAND, OR (CBS Local) – A couple in Oregon is demanding answers from Amazon after they claim their home’s voice-activated device recorded a private conversation and sent it to a co-worker’s phone.
  “My husband and I would joke and say I’d bet these devices are listening to what we’re saying,” Danielle told KIRO-TV. What Danielle didn’t know was that Amazon’s Alexa hadn’t just recorded what the two adults said, but also sent
  
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• Fish Market Buys 70-Pound Octopus Just To Set It Free

  24-05-2018 20:33
  MORRO BAY, CA (CBS Local) – A massive 70-pound octopus lives to see another day after a California fish market decided to let the creature return to the ocean.
  Fred, a mollusk caught in a crab trap, was brought to a dock manager at Giovanni’s Fish Market. Unlike other fish markets, the owner of Giovanni’s had a special place in his heart for the eight-armed delicacy. “It’s just been a culmination of events through the last 10 years,” Giovan
  
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• Rockets To Honor Texas School Shooting Victims Before Game 5

  24-05-2018 20:29
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — When the Houston Rockets suit up for Thursday night’s Western Conference finals game, they’ll carry onto the court a remembrance of the 10 people who lost their lives in last week’s Texas school shooting in Santa Fe.
  Each player’s uniform will feature a gray rectangular patch on one shoulder that will read: “Santa Fe HS” when they meet the Golden State Warriors in Game 5. The words will be in green writing with a yellow outline
  
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• Capitals, Ovechkin Finally Heading To The Stanley Cup Final

  24-05-2018 20:28
  By Steve Silverman
  That was a roar of approval that came out of Alex Ovechkin’s mouth as the seconds ticked off the clock in Tampa Wednesday night. His teammates joined him with loud war whoops as the Capitals rallied with two consecutive shutouts in Games 6 and 7 to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final.
  But if you listened closely, the noises that Ovechkin and his teammates made were really the loudest sighs of relief imaginable.
  Credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
  
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• Man Found Dead in Colchester Was Victim of Homicide: Medical Examiner

  24-05-2018 20:25
  
  Connecticut State Police have identified the man who was found dead in Colchester late Friday night and the medical examiner has determined his death is a homicide.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• The Kingdom, Ring Of Honor Champs, Tells An Epic Wrestling Story

  24-05-2018 19:11
  By Chuck Carroll
  What separates a story from a story is absurdity. And The Kingdom, the current Ring of Honor World Six-Man Tag Team Champions from Massachusetts, have a wicked absurd story to tell. The funny thing about what happened to The Kingdom in Las Vegas last March is that it really wasn’t funny at all… at the time, anyway.
  At the ROH 15th Anniversary Show, T.K. O’Ryan badly misjudged a moonsault off the second rope and wound up smashing his legs into a steel guardrail
  
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• Driver Fleeing West Haven Crash Arrested After Chase on I-95: Police

  24-05-2018 18:55
  
  What started as an accident in a parking lot in West Haven ended with someone being arrested after a police chase on Interstate 95, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Student Tries To Sell High School On Craigslist In Graduation Prank

  24-05-2018 18:34
  INDEPENDENCE, MO (CBS Local) – A Missouri student has been banned from walking in his high school graduation after a senior prank was misinterpreted as a “threat” against the school.
  Kylan Scheele of Truman High School says he was trying to find a final school prank that wouldn’t get too out of control. “Other people were going to release live mice or, you know, building a beach in the front lobby area,” the graduating senior said, via Gizmodo. &ldqu
  
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• People Across CT Get Ready for Memorial Day Weekend

  24-05-2018 18:05
  
  Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer and residents across the state are getting ready.
  
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• PricewaterhouseCoopers to Add 400 Jobs in Connecticut

  24-05-2018 18:01
  
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will add 400 new jobs in Connecticut over the next five years, according to the governor’s office.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Waterbury Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Bethany

  24-05-2018 15:14
  
  A 36-year-old Waterbury man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Bethany Wednesday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• FDA warns teething medicines unsafe, wants them off shelves

  24-05-2018 14:10
  WASHINGTON DC — Federal health officials warned parents Wednesday about the dangers of teething remedies that contain a popular numbing ingredient and asked manufacturers to stop selling their products intended for babies and toddlers.
  The Food and Drug Administration said that various gels and creams containing the drug benzocaine can cause rare but deadly side effects in children, especially those 2 years and younger.
  The agency has been warning about the products for a decade but said r
  
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• Boston-Bound JetBlue Flight Makes Emergency Landing

  24-05-2018 14:10
  
  A Boston-bound JetBlue flight had to make an emergency landing in Buffalo Thursday morning after a reported bird strike.Photo Credit: @JessMurszewski
  
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• Montana bear researcher working ‘dream job’ mauled by grizzly, walked 2 miles with fractured skull

  24-05-2018 13:46
  A government wildlife worker who recently landed her dream job researching grizzly bears in a Montana mountain range is recovering from a bear attack that left her with a fractured skull and other serious injuries.
  Amber Kornak, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seasonal field assistant, is recovering after suffering two skull fractures and severe cuts to her head, neck and back. The 28-year-old was working alone near a stream in the Cabinet Mountains when a bear attacked her from behind, Kornak&
  
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• Man Accused of Running Over and Killing Wife Arrested Again

  24-05-2018 13:46
  
  A man accused of running his wife over in a driveway in North Haven, killing her, has been re-arrested after he failed to show in court following the prior arrest, according to North Haven police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and North Haven Police
  
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• Police seize more than 30,000 heroin bags; 4 arrested

  24-05-2018 13:43
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  Massachusetts State Police witnessed a drug transaction at a self-storage facility in Chicopee and stopped four people on Interstate 391
  
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• North Korea demolishes nuke test site with series of blasts

  24-05-2018 12:55
  PUNGGYE-RI, North Korea — North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.
  The explosions at the nuclear test site deep in the mountains of the North’s sparsely populated northeast were centered on three tunnels into the underground site and a number of observation towers in the surrounding area.
  The planned closing was previously announced by leader
  
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• Federal prosecutors begin Harvey Weinstein investigation, report says

  24-05-2018 12:45
  NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in New York have started a sex-crimes investigation into Harvey Weinstein, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
  Federal investigators are also examining whether Weinstein “lured or induced any women to travel across state lines for the purpose of committing a sex crime,” as part of the inquiry, according to the WSJ report.
  When asked for comment by CNN, Weinstein’s attorney Benjamin Brafman confir
  
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• 14-year-old Connecticut girl to graduate from Quinebaug Valley Community College

  24-05-2018 12:01
  DANIELSON — Aurora Dziadel of Griswold was only 11 when she enrolled in college. 
  Now, at 14, she’s graduating summa cum laude with her associate’s degree i liberal arts and sciences.
  Not bad for someone who’s not old enough to drive or vote.
  Dziadel attended Griswold Middle School and had two years of homeschooling before she enrolled at Quinebaug Valley Community College.
  Today, she’ll join her much older classmates during the college’s 46th commencemen
  
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• Missing 89-Year-Old Norwalk Man Located: Police

  24-05-2018 11:44
  
  Norwalk police have located a 89-year-old man who went missing Wednesday evening.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department
  
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• North Korea warns of nuclear showdown, calls Pence ‘political dummy’

  24-05-2018 11:11
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  PYONGYANG, North Korea — A North Korean official has lashed out at US Vice President Mike Pence and said Pyongyang is ready for a nuclear showdown if dialogue with the United States fails.
  Choe Son Hui, a vice-minister in the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said if the US continued on its current path, she would suggest to North Korea’s leadership that they reconsider the planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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• Waterbury man killed in motorcycle crash

  24-05-2018 10:53
  BETHANY — State Police say a Waterbury man was killed after his motorcycle crashed on the Litchfield Turnpike.
  Police say the crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. in Bethany. They were called to the area of Litchfield Turnpike and Hatfield Road for the accident, police say.
  The driver, Adam Corcoran, 36, of Waterbury, was seriously injured and rushed to Yale-New Haven hospital. He later died from his injuries.
  State Police ask anyone with information regarding the accident to please contac
  
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• Hartford Cop is Champion for Homeless

  24-05-2018 05:47
  
  A Hartford police officer is working to save lives of some of the area’s most vulnerable residents.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Healthcare Workers Warn to Look Out for Ticks

  24-05-2018 05:40
  
  You might not be able to see them, but ticks are out there!
  
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• 'A Mountain of Work Left to Do': Hamden Continues Cleanup

  24-05-2018 05:39
  
  More than a week after storms ripped through Connecticut, Hamden residents are still trying to pick up the pieces.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Woman Killed in Hartford Shooting

  24-05-2018 05:38
  
  A woman was killed in a shooting on Enfield Street in Hartford Wednesday, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Guilford Debates Changing School Start Times

  24-05-2018 05:38
  
  Dozens of parents showed up to a Guilford Board of Education meeting Wednesday to speak about the potential impact of a plan to change the start and end times of the school day.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Missing 89-Year-Old Norwalk Man Has Medical Condition: PD

  24-05-2018 04:45
  
  Norwalk police are trying to find a missing 89-year-old man.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department
  
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• Vice President Addresses Coast Guard Academy Graduation

  24-05-2018 04:40
  
  Vice President Mike Pence made the trip to Connecticut Wednesday for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s 137th Annual Commencement Ceremony, where he delivered the keynote address.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• UTC to Hire 35,000 People

  24-05-2018 04:39
  
  Farmington-based United Technologies Corp. plans to hire 35,000 people, including thousands in Connecticut. UTC also plans to make investments of more than $15 billion in research and development and capital...
  
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• Family Enrolled in State Program Accused of Trashing Homes

  24-05-2018 02:17
  
  A family receiving rental assistance from the State of Connecticut is accused of causing extensive damage to several of the homes they were placed in.
  
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• Griswold 14-Year-Old About to Graduate from College

  24-05-2018 00:43
  
  A 14-year-old girl from Griswold is about to graduate from college.
  
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• Kettletown State Park to Reopen in Time for Holiday Weekend

  24-05-2018 00:36
  
  Kettletown State Park in Southbury will reopen Friday, just in time for the holiday weekend.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man Charged in Fatal New Britain Hit-and-Run Due Back in Court Next Month

  24-05-2018 00:23
  
  A New Britain man charged in a fatal hit-and-run over the weekend appeared in court Wednesday and is due back in court next month.Photo Credit: New Britain Police Department
  
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• Cruise Ship Turns Into Floating Construction Site for Shelton Family

  24-05-2018 00:20
  
  Jennifer Carey-Walker, of Shelton, and her family experienced what they say was a nightmare at sea. The seven-day cruise they took in March felt like it was in a construction site, she said.Photo Credit: Jennifer Carey-Walker
  
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