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• Home-schooling Parents Take Issue with Death Investigation

  06-06-2018 22:46
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut parents who home-school their children are balking at a state investigation into the death of a 17-year-old autistic boy, saying the Office of the Child Advocate is targeting them.
  Parents gathered Wednesday at the state Capitol, upset Child Advocate Sarah Eagan subpoenaed records of students withdrawn to be home-schooled.
  Home-school organizations say it’s an “unwarranted intrusion into the rights and lives of law-abiding parents.”
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• 1 State Swimming Area Closed; 3 Others Reopened

  06-06-2018 22:26
  
  Three state swimming areas have reopened after being closed for high bacteria levels in the water, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and a fourth is now closed.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Will Stephen Curry Win NBA Finals MVP Award?

  06-06-2018 22:25
  By Matt Citak
  The 2018 NBA Finals is only two games old, yet it is already filled with many significant storylines.
  The refs changed a Kevin Durant charge into a LeBron James blocking foul in the waning moments of Game 1, giving the Golden State Warriors two free points and drastically changing the final seconds of the fourth quarter.
  J.R. Smith inexplicably held onto the ball with only a few seconds left, after grabbing an offensive rebound in a tied Game 1, resulting in overtime, where the Cle
  
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• Cops Save Autistic Teen’s Birthday When Only 3 People Show Up

  06-06-2018 22:16
  RUSSELLVILLE, AR (CBS Local) – Police and firefighters are used to getting calls for help. First responders in Arkansas made a different kind of rescue recently when they saved an autistic teen’s birthday party after his friends didn’t show up.
  15-year-old Bradley Butler regularly helps his father in their shop in Russellville and decided to celebrate his birthday at the arcade next door. The Butlers reportedly sent out dozens of invitations two weeks before the big day. &
  
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• Woman Catches Foul Ball In Beer, Then Chugs The Beer

  06-06-2018 22:03
  (CBS News) When the San Diego Padres played the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, the game was far from exciting to some people. Padres fans watched the Braves completely pummel the home team, winning 14-1. But if things were seeming predictable, that changed when a foul ball flew into the stands.
  The Braves’ Ender Inciarte hit the foul high into the stands, where a woman named Gabby DiMarco sat, casually sipping her beer, CBS Sports reports. She was shocked when the ball flew her way, and she ca
  
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• Meeting at Dunkin’ Donuts Park Focused on Future of Transportation in Connecticut

  06-06-2018 21:52
  
  On Wednesday the 2018 Connecticut Transportation Showcase took place at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford, with a theme of the future of transportation in Connecticut.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Luke Elvy On FedEx St. Jude Classic: ‘Tests Every Part Of Your Game’

  06-06-2018 21:49
  By Dan Reardon
  This is the last year for the FedEx St. Jude Classic, which tees off tomorrow at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. Next year the tournament will have a new date, an upgraded status on the schedule and a longer title — the World Golf Championship FedEx St. Jude Classic. (Try fitting that on a shirt logo.)
  The new August date will give players and fans a little relief from the current date that sandwiches Memphis between the Memorial, one of the PGA TOUR’s premier eve
  
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• America may soon face its biggest labor strike in decades

  06-06-2018 21:13
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  The Teamsters and UPS could be heading toward the nation’s largest strike in decades.
  On Tuesday, the union announced that members voted more than 90 percent in favor of going on strike, if a deal is not reached before the current labor contract expires on August 1.
  UPS employs 260,000 Teamsters, and has added 40,000 union members since its current contract was reached five years ago. The shipments UPS transports equal an estimated 6 percent of the nation’s GDP, which mea
  
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• Several thousand gather at Arlington to mark RFK’s death

  06-06-2018 21:07
  ARLINGTON, Va. — Ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination drew several thousand people to Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.
  Former President Bill Clinton told those gathered that the former attorney general's legacy is as relevant as ever.
  Speakers including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Parkland school shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez read quotes from Kennedy speeches to the crowd, which included Kennedy's widow, Ethel.
  Country singer K
  
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• Funeral Services Announced for Trooper Who Responded on 9/11

  06-06-2018 21:03
  
  Connecticut State Police have announced funeral arrangements for Trooper First Class Walter Greene, who passed away following a battle with cancer as a result of his response in New York City in the aftermath of...Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Obama administration allegedly gave Iran access to US financial system

  06-06-2018 20:48
  WASHINGTON  — The Obama administration secretly sought to give Iran access — albeit briefly — to the U.S. financial system by sidestepping sanctions kept in place after the 2015 nuclear deal, despite repeatedly telling Congress and the public it had no plans to do so.
  An investigation by Senate Republicans released Wednesday sheds light on the delicate balance the Obama administration sought to strike after the deal, as it worked to ensure Iran received its promised benefi
  
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• The House that Social Media Built: Partner Directory

  06-06-2018 20:45
  FOX61 presents The House that Social Media Built in association with our proud partners!  Have you been following the Ellsworth House project and see a something you like?   Find all partner info listed below:
   
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• John Tavares’ Free Agency Looms Large For Islanders

  06-06-2018 20:45
  By Steve Silverman
  It is T-minus 25 days and counting for John Tavares and the New York Islanders.
  When the last page of the June calendar has been pulled from the wall, Tavares will have an opportunity to gauge his real value in the NHL.
  He has a pretty good idea now, but that’s not good enough. Barring a late and shocking decision to re-sign with the Islanders, Tavares will open it up to bidders around Gary Bettman’s 31-team league and then decide the best place to call home
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• Bartender Saves Elsa The Goat From Drowning; ‘Call 911, One Of The Goats Fell In The River’

  06-06-2018 20:34
  JEFFERSON, WI (CBS Local) – A bartender in Wisconsin is being hailed as a hero after grabbing his canoe and paddling out to save a drowning goat.
  Mike Soleska was working at a tavern in Jefferson on June 1 when a man ran into the bar pleading for help. “Call 911, one of the goats fell in the river,” the man said to Soleska, according to KFVS.
  Mike Soleska jumped into action Friday evening upon hearing that one of the goats on the island in the Rock River, just south o
  
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• Bartender Jumps Into River To Save Elsa The Goat From Drowning

  06-06-2018 20:34
  JEFFERSON, WI (CBS Local) – A bartender in Wisconsin is being hailed as a hero after jumping into a river to save a drowning goat.
  Mike Soleska was working at a tavern in Jefferson on June 1 when a man ran into the bar pleading for help. “Call 911, one of the goats fell in the river,” the man said to Soleska, according to KFVS.
  The bartender told reporters that the nearby Rock River has been much higher than it normally is and likely caused the grazing goat to fa
  
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• 3 Injured in Crash in Bristol

  06-06-2018 20:33
  
  Three people were injured in two-vehicle crash in Bristol on Wednesday night and one has life-threatening injuries, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Trio of astronauts blast off to international space station

  06-06-2018 20:31
  BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A trio of astronauts from Russia, the United States and the European Space Agency blasted off Wednesday for a mission on the International Space Station.
  A Russian spacecraft carrying Serena Aunon-Chancellor of NASA, Sergey Prokopyev of Russian space agency Roscosmos and the ESA’s Alexander Gerst, from Germany, lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster rocket Wednesday.
  The Soyuz MS-09 ship has success
  
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• Minnesota paper pulls obit that detailed woman’s affair

  06-06-2018 19:59
  MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota newspaper has pulled a paid obituary from its website that detailed the deceased woman’s affair and accused her of abandoning her children.
  The Redwood Falls Gazette took down the obituary, which made it into its Monday edition, amid an outcry from readers who felt it was in poor taste.
  General manager Lisa Drafall told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the family of the woman, who was 80 when she died, paid for the obituary, but she declined to say more.
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• This Strawberry Season Could Be One Of The Best Yet

  06-06-2018 19:57
  
  Summer is officially 15 days away, but over on Jones Family Farm in Shelton, it’s the unofficial start. Today is the first day you can start picking your own strawberries – a great feat, following a long winter...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Trump commutes sentence of Alice Marie Johnson after Kardashian visit

  06-06-2018 19:52
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  President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender, a week after Kim Kardashian West pleaded her case during an Oval Office meeting with Trump.
  Johnson has already served 21 years of a life sentence after she was convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine and attempted possession of cocaine, according to the nonprofit Can-Do, which advocates for clemency for non-violent drug offenders.
  She is expected to be releas
  
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• Fawn Returned to Mother After Laying in Road

  06-06-2018 19:40
  
  A baby deer was found lying in the middle of the road in Suffield on Tuesday and Suffield Animal Control and Suffield Police Department helped reunite the baby and mother.Photo Credit: Suffield Animal ControlThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Report: Tiger Woods Docks Yacht, Plans To Stay There During U.S. Open

  06-06-2018 19:25
  Ryan Mayer
  This year, the 2018 U.S. Open is set to be played at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York and players are finding places to stay while they play in the tournament. For Tiger Woods, that apparently means pulling up his 155-foot yacht and staying there.
  According to a report from Page Six, Woods docked his $20 million yacht, named Privacy, at the Montauk Yacht Club ahead of the start of next week’s U.S. Open. The report states that Woods will be staying on the yacht
  
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• Bruce Springsteen To Perform At The 2018 Tony Awards

  06-06-2018 19:22
  Bruce Springsteen will make a rare television appearance on THE 72nd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® when he takes the stage to perform live from the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 10 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Also, Springsteen will receive a Special Tony Award for his ongoing engagement, “Springsteen on Broadway,” a once-in-a lifetime theater-going experience for the Broadway stage.
  Set to present on Broadway’s bi
  
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• Warning Signs of Suicide and What to Look For

  06-06-2018 19:19
  
  The death of fashion icon Kate Spade of apparent suicide shocked the world. Dr. James O'Dea, of Hartford Healthcare, talks about the warning signs and treatment.
  
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• DMV Express Center to Open at Bank in Milford

  06-06-2018 19:16
  
  A DMV Express Center will open at the Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union at 977 Boston Post Road in Milford and customers will be able to renew driver’s licenses and ID cards.Photo Credit: Governor Malloy's Office
  
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• Police: Uber Driver Hits Passenger With Bat After Being Told He’s Going Wrong Way

  06-06-2018 19:13
  MEMPHIS (CBS Local) – An Uber driver in Tennessee didn’t react too kindly to being told he was driving the wrong way and  wound up allegedly hitting his passenger with a baseball bat, police say.
  According to Memphis police, John Pearson called for an Uber ride home on May 31. When driver Juan Magdalenas arrived, Pearson claimed the ride turned rocky from the beginning.
  “When the Uber driver got there, he was a little agitated. He asked me if I was going to throw up i
  
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• Woman in videotaped beach arrest says she hurt neck and back

  06-06-2018 19:11
  WILDWOOD, N.J.   — A Philadelphia woman whose violent arrest at a New Jersey beach over Memorial Day weekend was captured on video says she hurt her neck and back in the scuffle and has feelings of anxiety.
  Emily Weinman spoke Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America."
  The situation in Wildwood escalated after the 20-year-old Weinman refused to give officers her name. She says she "didn't see the point in it" because "something wasn't right with the situation."
  The appearance ca
  
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• Uzo Aduba, Matt Bomer, And More Stars To Present At The 72nd Annual Tony Awards

  06-06-2018 19:04
  Broadway’s Biggest Night is nearly here!
  Some of the biggest stars from stage, television, film, and music are set to present at The 72nd Annual Tony Awards®, airing live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 10 at 8/7c on CBS and CBS All Access.
  READ: ​72nd Annual Tony Awards: The Complete List Of Nominees
  Celebrities who will hand out the coveted hardware include Uzo Aduba, Matt Bomer, Claire Danes, Tatiana Maslany, Leslie Odom, Jr., J
  
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• The 72nd Annual Tony Awards: Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, And More To Appear

  06-06-2018 18:55
  Yet another round of artists are slated to appear at the 72nd Annual Tony Awards®, which airs live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 10 at 8/7c on CBS and CBS All Access.
  READ: The Complete List Of Nominees For The 72nd Annual Tony Awards
  The star-studded lineup includes Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Melissa Benoist, Erich Bergen, Rachel Bloom, Rachel Brosnahan, Tituss Burgess, Jeff Daniels, Robert De Niro, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tina
  
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• Police Seek 'Dangerous' Man Suspected in New Haven Murder and Shooting Cases

  06-06-2018 18:45
  
  New Haven police continue to search for an armed and dangerous man who they said is suspected of shooting of his wife around a month ago and shooting and killing 28-year-old Tyekqua Nesbitt around three...Photo Credit: New Haven Police
  
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• Offensive Instagram & Snapchat GIF Stirs Controversy During Gay Pride Month

  06-06-2018 18:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Instagram and Snapchat are at the center of some controversy during Gay Pride Month.
  A GIF that many find offensive and inappropriate is making its way around the social media platforms.
  Users are able to post a photo to their stories with a gay pride rainbow, the words “I AM A BIG GAY” and then the four letter word for homosexual.
  “Yeah, I do find it offensive. The only word I can find is inappropriate for it. You just don’t say that,” say
  
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• Hartford Rail Line to Open

  06-06-2018 18:28
  
  The state's Hartford rail line will soon debut. There was a panel discussion during the Connecticut Transportation Showcase in Hartford.
  
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• Woman Reportedly Leaves Mascara On Too Long, Almost Loses Her Eyesight

  06-06-2018 18:18
  AUSTRALIA (CBS Local) – A woman in Australia who had a habit of not washing off her mascara developed serious eye problems that could have taken her vision, according to a new report.
  The 50-year-old woman went to the eye doctor after experiencing an uncomfortable feeling that something was in her eyes, according to the report, published in the May issue of the journal “Ophthalmology.”
  The woman admitted that she’d heavily used mascara for more than 25
  
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• Belmont Stakes: Justify Running For The Triple Crown

  06-06-2018 18:14
  By Kevin Martin
  Two years after trainer Bob Baffert guided American Pharoah to the first Triple Crown since 1978, he enters the Belmont Stakes on Saturday in New York with another chance to complete the sweep. The flawless Justify won rainy editions of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes to give his trainer another shot at history.
  If Baffert captures a second Triple Crown with Justify he’ll enter rarefied air as only the second trainer to complete that feat and will do so in the short
  
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• First ‘DMV Express’ office in Milford aims to drive down wait times

  06-06-2018 18:12
  MILFORD  -– Some good news for residents in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. Wednesday, the state announced it is adding access to DMV services by opening up express locations. The first location will open for business Thursday in Milford.
  Malloy called it a new approach and said he hopes to expand this model and technology, possibly to the DMV branches themselves.
  The DMV Express is a partnership with Nutmeg Financial that’s being called a win-win.
  DMV customers get acces
  
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• About 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a London hotel

  06-06-2018 18:03
  LONDON — Dozens of firefighters have been sent to tackle a blaze at a hotel in the Knightsbridge area of London, the London Fire Brigade said Wednesday.
  Pictures on social media showed plumes of smoke rising into the sky above the Mandarin Oriental, a five-star hotel that has recently been refurbished.
  The London Fire Brigade said it had deployed 20 fire engines and about 120 firefighters to tackle the fire on the roof of the hotel.
  The Mandarin hotel group confirmed that it was dealing wi
  
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• Judge Who Gave Light Sentence In Brock Turner Case Removed By Voters

  06-06-2018 17:34
  PALO ALTO, CA (CBS Local) – Voters recalled a California judge over a sexual assault sentence that garnered national attention.
  Santa Clara County’s voter registrar reported the early Wednesday morning showed 59 percent of voters favoring removing Judge Aaron Persky from office, with 40 percent opposed after approximately 52 percent of precincts reporting.
  Stanford University Law professor Michele Dauber launched the recall effort in June 2016 shortly after Persky sentenced Broc
  
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• Virginia Police Chased Stolen Armored Personnel Carrier Through Richmond

  06-06-2018 17:05
  (CNN) — A stolen armored personnel carrier led police on a two-hour chase through Virginia on Tuesday night.
  Police pursued the vehicle along Route 460 and Interstate 95 before the chase ended with the driver’s arrest in downtown Richmond.
  The military vehicle was stolen from Fort Pickett, a National Guard base in Blackstone, Virginia, shortly before 8 p.m. The vehicle can only drive a maximum speed of about 40 mph and wasn’t equipped with any weaponry.
  In Richmond, bystanders
  
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• Lynx Commemorate 2017 Championship With Community Service In Washington

  06-06-2018 16:22
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After winning their fourth WNBA championship in 2017, the Minnesota Lynx are celebrating their title differently in the nation’s capital this year.
  In years past, the WNBA champions were invited to the White House to meet the president. After that invitation failed to materialize this year, the Lynx decided to commemorate their championship with a day of community service Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
  According to a press release from the team, players will parti
  
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• Stamford Downtown Announces Line Up For Summer Concerts

  06-06-2018 16:15
  
  Two of the summer's concert series, Wednesday Nite Live and Alive@Five, have announced their concert line-ups on Monday.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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• Say Goodbye To IHOP And Hello To…IHOB?

  06-06-2018 15:46
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – All-day breakfast lovers, say goodbye to IHOP.
  The restaurant posted a tweet suggesting it is changing its name to IHOB.
  So the International House of Pancakes will become the International House of…something.For 60 pancakin’ years, we’ve been IHOP. Now, we’re flippin’ our name to IHOb. Find out what it could b on 6.11.18. #IHOb pic.twitter.com/evSxKV3QmT
  — IHOP (@IHOP) June 4, 2018
  The change is supposed to take place on Monday, but
  
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• Names Announced for Travelers Championship Celebrity Pro-Am

  06-06-2018 15:41
  
  Some big names will be teeing off at the Celebrity Pro-Am at this year's Travelers Championship in Cromwell.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mayweather Tops Highest Paid Athletes List, No Women In Top 100

  06-06-2018 15:35
  Ryan Mayer
  Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s fight against Conor McGregor was one of the most-hyped events of 2017. Now, we’ve come to find out that all the hype made Mayweather the highest paid athlete of the year according to estimates from Forbes . This year’s edition of the “highest paid athletes” list features Mayweather Jr. at the top with a salary of $275 million and endorsements totaling $10 million. Considering that Mayweather fought just once last year, that fig
  
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• Avon Woman Killed in Fiery Crash on Route 15 in Norwalk

  06-06-2018 15:17
  
  A 46-year-old Avon woman was killed in a crash on the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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