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• Hartford leaders reveal plan to tackle crime amid uptick in gun violence

  08-06-2018 23:46
  HARTFORD - Hartford is on pace to surpass last year's annual tally of incidents of gun violence, a statistic city leaders are trying to avoid.
  On Friday, they outlined their plan to beef up public safety initiatives.
  Mayor Luke Bronin, the police chief, city councilors and community leaders announced the new initiatives, along with partnerships with state and federal law enforcement.
  “Summer is often a time when we see an uptick in violence. We have seen an uptick in shootings over the pa
  
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• Report: Facebook’s shared user data with select companies

  08-06-2018 23:34
  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook shared personal information culled from its users’ profiles with other companies after the date when executives have said the social network prevented third-party developers from gaining access to the data.
  That’s according to a report published Friday by The Wall Street Journal, which cited court documents, company officials and unidentified people familiar with the matter.
  Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
  
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• Foodie Friday: Greenhouse Café and Tavern in Burlington

  08-06-2018 23:24
  BURLINGTON -- It’s a property that could land in the pages of a fancy magazine – with a menu to match.
  The meals are being served up with care at the Greenhouse Café and Tavern in Burlington. The one-time garden center has been transformed into a destination for good food and family fun.
  "It is incredibly fresh and it changes consistently so each time I’ve come here, I’ve been enticed to order a different meal and I’ve been happy with each one," said Pa
  
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• Worn Tires on Wet Roads: A Risky Combination

  08-06-2018 23:23
  
  AAA is encouraging drivers to replace their tires before the tread reaches 2/32-inch of depth, which is the industry standard.
  
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• Stream The FedEx St. Jude Classic

  08-06-2018 22:51
  The PGA Tour comes to you live from TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
  
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• Dry weekend ahead with temps in the mid 70s

  08-06-2018 22:30
  Since rain will stay away this weekend now your only problem is...figuring out how to enjoy the beautiful weather!!
  Saturday will start off sunny but by midday some high clouds will streak through the sky turning it partly cloudy. High temperatures will be in the low 80s inland, upper 70s for the shoreline.
  Sunday will be brighter with blue skies and highs in the 70s to near 80 degrees.
  Next week looks lovely with lots of sun, low humidity and seasonably warm temperatures.
  By the middle of next
  
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• Report: Calls To Suicide Prevention Hotline Rise In Days Following Spade, Bourdain Deaths

  08-06-2018 22:28
  Ryan Mayer
  This week, we lost two celebrities to suicide in television host Anthony Bourdain and designer Kate Spade. According to the USA Today, the deaths of Spade and Bourdain have led to a rise in the number of calls made to suicide prevention hotlines. Dan Reidenberg, the executive director of the Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, said that inquiries to crisis lifelines have increased 25-30% in the wake of the two celebrity deaths. Reidenberg also stated that the increase in
  
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• Man Sprayed Public Works Employee With Pepper Spray: PD

  08-06-2018 22:25
  
  Ledyard police are searching for a man who sprayed a public works employee with pepper spray while the employee was directing traffic in a construction zone.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Fundraiser to be held to honor Hartford officer who was stabbed in neck

  08-06-2018 22:20
  A fundraiser will be held to support all local first responders and fellow Hartford officer Jill Kidik who was stabbed in the neck on May 17.
  The fundraiser is being held at Gillette Ridge Club in Bloomfield, located at 1360 Hall Boulevard. There will be music, food and drinks.
  Captain Jeremy Clark and Lt. Chris Chappell of the West Hartford Police Department join FOX61's Tim Lammers to explain more.
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• NFL Stars Who Could Be ‘Kevin Durant’ For These Super Bowl Contenders

  08-06-2018 22:15
  By Jared Dubin
  (CBS Sports) — Back in the summer of 2016, the Golden State Warriors were reeling, coming off an embarrassing seven-game defeat at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers — the result of a blown 3-1 series lead. We all know what happened next: spurred by a parking-lot text message from Draymond Green and then a Hamptons meeting with Green, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, and Warriors brass, Kevin Durant 
  
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• Body Found in Long Island Sound ID'd as Missing Boater

  08-06-2018 21:57
  
  A body was found in Long Island Sound Friday afternoon has been identified as a boater that went missing over Memorial Day weekend, according to the United States Coast Guard.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hero Pit Bull Warns Family Of House Fire, Drags Baby To Safety

  08-06-2018 21:20
  STOCKTON, Calif. (CBS Local) – A heroic dog in California is being credited with saving a woman and her baby after a fire broke out at their apartment.
  Sasha, an 8-month-old pit bull, was sitting outside of her Stockton home on June 3 when flames began to engulf the four-plex that her owner, Nana Chaichanhda, and her family live in. The quick-thinking pup jumped into action and alerted her owner.
  “I open it and she runs in and starts barking at me like crazy and I was like,
  
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• Hamden Homeowners Await FEMA Assessment of Tornado Damage

  08-06-2018 21:14
  
  More than three weeks after storms hit, the cleanup is far from over in the northern Hamden neighborhoods that were in the path of the May 15 tornado.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• All But 1 Connecticut Swimming Area Open

  08-06-2018 21:12
  
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• Arrest Made in Connection With Discovery of Body of Missing Woman

  08-06-2018 21:04
  
  Police have made an arrest in connection with the discovery of a woman’s body found buried in a field in Bloomfield in March.Photo Credit: Bloomfield Police
  
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• Bloomfield man arrested for disposing of body in DEEP wetlands

  08-06-2018 20:55
  BLOOMFIELD - The Bloomfield Police Department has charged a man with illegally disposing of a body.
  The arrest stems from the March 29th discovery of human remains buried at a DEEP Wetlands Area at 182 Woodland Avenue in Bloomfield. The remains were later identified to be Elizabeth Rykhof, who was reported missing on 09/22/2017. Her family said she suffered from addiction and bipolar disorder.
  Police said detectives worked with the state's attorney and got an arrest warrant for Henry
  
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• Belmont Stakes: How To Bet $100

  08-06-2018 20:43
  Ryan Mayer
  With my $200 of bets on the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes this year, I’ve cashed a grand total of $54.80. This Saturday’s Belmont Stakes is my last chance to turn a profit on the Triple Crown races. Justify will be the heavy favorite as he runs for the second Triple Crown sweep in three years for trainer Bob Baffert. He faces a talented bunch that includes the second and third place finishers from the Preakness and a few potential upsetters who last ran in the Kentuc
  
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• Rollover Caused Delays on I-84 in Plainville

  08-06-2018 20:38
  
  A car flipped over on Interstate 84 West in Plainville, between exits 35 and 34 at the Route 72 merge on Friday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Body of missing boater recovered in Long Island Sound

  08-06-2018 20:18
  GROTON – The U.S. Coast Guard says they have recovered the body of missing boater from Long Island Sound.
  At 12:19 p.m. Friday a Good Samaritan contacted the Coast Guard which dispatched a small boat from New London. They recovered the body about two-and-a-half miles southeast of Avery Point, Groton, between the Connecticut coast and Fisher’s Island (NY).  The Coast Guard transferred it to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection for transportation to
  
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• New Blood Test May Help Predict Premature Births For Pregnant Women

  08-06-2018 20:10
  STANFORD, CA (CBS Local) – A new blood test is showing promising results for helping pregnant women know if they are at risk of a premature birth.
  Researchers at Stanford University say the new technique will also calculate a woman’s due date and whether or not she will have a premature delivery. This is much less expensive than standard ultrasound procedures.
  “We found that a handful of genes are very highly predictive of which women are at risk for preterm delivery,&rdqu
  
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• Woman Held Against Her Will in West Haven Is Hospitalized: Police

  08-06-2018 19:44
  
  A woman who was held against her will during a domestic dispute in West Haven and robbed is in the hospital and police have arrested a suspect.Photo Credit: West Haven Police
  
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• Chefs in Connecticut React to Death of Anthony Bourdain

  08-06-2018 19:16
  
  Chefs across Connecticut are reacting on social media after learning of the death of celebrity chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain.Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Invision/AP, FileThis 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 Finds ‘Giant Beast’ Spider That Walks On Water

  08-06-2018 18:57
  ELKHART, IN (CBS Local) – An Indiana boat builder found a very scary-looking guest checking out his work recently: a giant six-inch spider that can apparently walk on water.
  Jacob Collins shared images of the creepy encounter on Facebook and warned fellow Elkhart residents that “they are out there and they are real.”The spider, which has already been shared more than 10,000 times on Facebook, is reportedly a fishing spider. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources tells
  
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• Hartford Police to Increase Patrols This Summer

  08-06-2018 18:26
  
  Beginning today, Hartford police are stepping up patrols throughout the summer, focusing on targeted areas where crime is heaviest in the city.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Will The Warriors Wrap It Up?

  08-06-2018 18:15
  San Francisco Giants vs. Washington NationalsFriday, June 8, 2018, 7:05 pm ET
  WASHINGTON -200
  Washington has won seven of 10, though it isn’t due to the offense, which prior to Wednesday’s 11-run outburst was averaging 3.4 runs per game in that stretch. But the Nats get a favorable matchup against the Giants’ Andrew Suarez. He was masterful in his last outing, but the four starts prior he was 0-3 with an 8.05 ERA. On the road, he’s sporting a 6.38 ERA in four appearances.
  
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• Chilling School Shooting ‘Lockdown’ Nursery Rhyme Goes Viral

  08-06-2018 17:45
  SOMERVILLE, MA (CBS Local) – A “jarring” nursery rhyme posted in a Massachusetts classroom to help prepare young children for a lockdown has gone viral.
  Georgy Cohen tweeted a photo of the rhyme on June 6, saying “this should not be hanging in my soon-to-be-kindergartner’s classroom” at Arthur D. Healey Elementary School in Somerville.
  This should not be hanging in my soon-to-be-kindergartener’s classroom. pic.twitter.com/mWiJVdddpH
  — Georgy C
  
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• Parents of 6-Month-Old Charged With Manslaughter

  08-06-2018 17:30
  
  The parents of a 6-week-old baby girl who died after suffering severe injuries have been charged with manslaughter.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• The world reacts to the death of chef and storyteller Anthony Bourdain

  08-06-2018 17:23
  News of Anthony Bourdain's death shook the world Friday morning.
  Within minutes, Bourdain's colleagues, friends and fans flooded social media, celebrating the impact Bourdain made on the culinary community and beyond.
  They expressed their sadness, but they also spoke of Bourdain's ability to shed light on a myriad of different cultures in a way that highlighted their beauty and charm, and showed us we weren't that different from each other after all.
  "Stunned and saddened by the loss
  
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• Pit bull alerts family to house fire, tries to drag baby to safety by its diaper

  08-06-2018 17:14
  STOCKTON, Calif. - An early morning fire in Stockton, Califorenia damaged two buildings in a fourplex on Sunday.
  A family was able to escape unharmed - thanks to their 8-month-old pit bull Sasha.
  As flames ate away parts of the fourplex on East Yorkshire Drive, Sasha began to bang at the back door.
  "I open it and she runs in and starts barking at me like crazy and I was like, 'OK, this is weird. This is not like her,'" owner Nana Chaichanhda told KTXL.
  Chaichanhda quickly raced into the bedroom
  
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• Trump Will Not Be Inviting NBA Champs To White House

  08-06-2018 17:02
  OAKLAND (CBS SF/AP) — After NBA stars LeBron James and Steph Curry criticized President Donald Trump over his cancellation of a Philadelphia Eagles White House visit, the President told reporters Friday whoever wins the NBA Championship will not be invited to Washington.
  The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Friday night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. If the Warriors win, they will repeat as NBA champions.
  Trump told reporters on Friday: “I didn’t invite LeBron J
  
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• Massachusetts Man Dies After Crash in Salisbury

  08-06-2018 16:51
  
  A 74-year-old Massachusetts man has died after a crash in Salisbury Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Hartford Shooting Victim Might Have Been Lyft Driver: Police

  08-06-2018 16:45
  
  The 34-year-old man who died after being shot in the back and crashing into a fence in Hartford early Thursday morning might have been a driver for the ride-sharing service, Lyft, police said, and they...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Study: Suicide Rates On The Rise Across The US

  08-06-2018 16:35
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — In the wake of Kate Spade’s suicide, a newly released study says suicide rates have increased nearly 30 percent in the U.S. in the last 20 years.
  Research shows suicides are up in almost every state across the country. In 2016, nearly 45,000 people took their lives. More than half did not have a known mental health diagnosis.
  “We found that many common life stressors were present in the period preceding the suicide, in relationship problems, financial and j
  
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• MDC Says Water Is Safe, Despite Odor and Taste

  08-06-2018 16:29
  
  The MDC is putting out the word to customers that tap water is safe to drink despite the taste and odor residents in West Hartford, Bloomfield and East Hartford might be experiencing.Photo Credit: Nanci WyldeThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• CrossFit Games Two-Time Champion Mat Fraser: ‘I Know There’s A Timestamp On What I’m Doing’

  08-06-2018 16:18
  Ryan Mayer
  “I know there’s a timestamp on what I’m doing. So I want to take full advantage of what I’m capable of, so that when I’m at the end of my sports career, I’m not looking back and wondering: could I have been capable of doing more?”
  There are few titles in sports as cool as those that come with “in the world” at the tail end. The 100m champion at the Olympics is routinely crowned “fastest man in the world.” There’s
  
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• Musician, Actress Jewel Stars On Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition

  08-06-2018 16:05
  Jewel is one of the most recognizable faces in the music world, but you won’t be able to recognize her tonight. The four-time Grammy nominated musician is going undercover on tonight’s new episode of “Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition” on CBS and it’s an opportunity she’s been looking forward to.
  “The reason I was most excited to do this show is because I actually pretend I have multiple characters around the house with my son all the time and I’v
  
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• Extra Police at East Hartford High School Because of ‘General’ Snapchat Message

  08-06-2018 15:50
  
  Additional police are at East Hartford High School Friday as a precaution because of a Snapchat message that had a photo of a gun and mentioned “EHHS.”Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Pet Monkey Attacks Home Depot Employee After Owner Brought It Shopping

  08-06-2018 15:39
  OKEECHOBEE, FL (CBSMiami/CBS Local) – When shopping at a Home Depot you can end up leaving with just about anything.
  One thing that nobody expects to leave with are monkey bites.
  Last weekend in Okeechobee, a woman decided to bring her pet spider monkey along for a trip to Home Depot.
  The woman then left the monkey inside her truck, on a leash, while she went inside to shop.
  That’s when the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office says the monkey managed to escape the vehicle and beg
  
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• Crash Closed Berlin Turnpike Near Newington/Wethersfield Line

  08-06-2018 15:13
  
  Part of the Berlin Turnpike was closed because of a crash Thursday night, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Rollover Causing Delays on I-84 in Plainviile

  08-06-2018 13:15
  
  A car flipped over on Interstate 84 West in Plainville, between exits 35 and 34 at the Route 72 merge on Friday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• ESPN: Edelman Facing 4-Game Suspension

  08-06-2018 11:37
  
  New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is facing a 4-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance enhancing substances policy, according to ESPN.Photo Credit: FILE - Getty Images
  
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• Silver Alert Canceled for Missing Hamden Man

  08-06-2018 05:35
  
  A Silver Alert for a missing 88-year-old man from Hamden has been canceled.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Vision for Future at Forum

  08-06-2018 05:13
  
  Several candidates for governor sat down for an interview-style forum at the University of Hartford Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police to be at Plainfield High School Prom After Threat

  08-06-2018 04:43
  
  Plainfield police officers will be on scene at Plainfield High School prom after a 17-year-old student was accused of making a threatening comment regarding the event, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Windsor Locks Parents Want Change in School Grading System

  08-06-2018 03:45
  
  A petition demanding change in Windsor Locks over a progressive grading system has garnered close to 800 signatures, and now the town's Board of Education has plans to convene a task force to review that...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Torrington Student Charged With Making Threatening Comments

  08-06-2018 02:38
  
  A 13-year-old was arrested after allegedly making threatening comments during class at Torrington Middle School, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mom's Mission Leads to Drowning Warning Signs at State Park

  08-06-2018 01:10
  
  Nearly a year after her son’s drowning death, a Meriden mother is turning her grief toward helping to save others.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Victim's Family Ups Reward to Help Find Hit-and-Run Driver

  08-06-2018 01:08
  
  The family of a hit-and-run victim doubled their reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for their son’s death.
  
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• Teen Hopes to Cross Graduation Stage in Wheelchair

  08-06-2018 01:07
  
  A high school senior wants to know whether he will be able to cross the stage in his wheelchair at graduation in two weeks.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Sears in Waterbury to Close

  08-06-2018 00:30
  
  The Sears in Waterbury will be closing in September, according to the parent company, Sears Holding.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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