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• Life-Threatening Injuries Reported in Colchester Crash

  24-06-2018 23:39
  
  At least one person has life-threatening injuries after a crash in Colchester Sunday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Turkey: Erdogan leading presidential race

  24-06-2018 19:05
  ISTANBUL — Early partial results in Turkey’s presidential elections Sunday showed incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the lead, with challenger Muharrem Ince in second place.
  The high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections could consolidate Erdogan’s grip on power or curtail his vast political ambitions. The vote will complete Turkey’s transition to a new executive presidential system, a move approved in a controversial referendum last year.
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• Guns, Drugs, Money Found in Car During Motor Vehicle Stop in Hartford

  24-06-2018 18:37
  
  Police found two guns, a large quantity of drugs and several thousand dollars in a vehicle during a motor vehicle stop in Hartford on Thursday.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Landmark day for Saudi women as kingdom’s controversial driving ban ends

  24-06-2018 18:11
  Watch VideoRIYADH — Saudi women drivers took to the roads legally Sunday for the first time in the kingdom’s history, as its decades-old ban on women driving finally lifted.
  The end of the controversial ban brings the ultra-conservative Gulf nation into line with the rest of the world. It also represents the culmination of years of campaigning by rights activists who have sometimes been arrested and imprisoned for their efforts.
  Mona Al-Fares, a doctor, was in her car before midnight
  
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• More than 40 Guns Collected During Buy-Back Event in New Haven

  24-06-2018 18:01
  
  More than 40 guns are off the streets after a gun buy-back event in New Haven on Saturday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Hartford Line Experiences Delays During First Week

  24-06-2018 17:35
  
  The Hartford Line connecting New Haven to Springfield, MA experienced multiple delays every day in its first week of operation.Hartford Line Alerts (@HLalerts), where CT Rail posts status updates for...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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• Warmer today thunderstorms enter the picture tonight

  24-06-2018 15:34
  Today we will see some sun return but we will be mainly cloudy and temps will be much warmer. However, some residual atmospheric energy combined with meager instability generated by the heating of the day could mean a few thunderstorms in the afternoon.
  The start of the work week looks promising with pleasant conditions and seasonable weather. However, a weak system should push through by Thursday, giving us a chance for a rumble of thunder or two.
  After that – temps will skyrocket. Anothe
  
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• Hartford Police Arrest Man After Fatal Shooting

  24-06-2018 14:28
  
  Detectives are working to identify a man who was shot and killed on Norwich Street in Hartford on Saturday morning.
  
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• Police charge man with murder in Hartford

  24-06-2018 14:10
  HARTFORD – Hartford Police have charged a 50 year old man with murdering another man in broad daylight Saturday morning.
  Yesterday police were called to Norwich Street just before 10 a.m. and found 33-year-old Eddie Hernandez of Hartford on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head. Hernandez died a short time later.
  Detectives from the Major Crimes Division began investigating. They say video footage played a role in developing a suspect, 50-year-old Tomas Figueroa. Investigators were
  
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• Mariners stop 5-game slide with 7-2 win against Red Sox

  24-06-2018 13:30
  BOSTON — The toughest moment of Mike Leake’s stellar night was missing a chance for a shutout.
  Leake pitched eight sparkling innings, Mitch Haniger drove in three runs and the Seattle Mariners snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
  With closer Edwin Diaz needing some work, Seattle manager Scott Servais had to deliver the bad news to Leake.
  “Very tough, very, very hard,” Servais said. “I told him: ‘
  
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• Man charged with sexual assault of an Uber driver

  24-06-2018 13:23
  WESTPORT — Police say they’ve charged an Uber passenger with sexually assaulting of his driver.
  Westport Police say that about 1 a.m. Wednesday, they responded to reports of an armed robbery of a driver at a gas station. But when they arrived the driver said he had been sexually assaulted by a passenger he picked up at Green Farms train station.
  The driver told police that after getting in the car, the passenger made sexually explicit remarks and groped him, then began masturbating i
  
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• World’s Ugliest Dog title goes to English bulldog named Zsa Zsa

  24-06-2018 12:42
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  The 9-year-old winner, named Zsa Zsa, was found via a pet-finding site by owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minn., according to a biography supplied for the contest.
  Brainard will receive $1,500 for Zsa
  
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• Rain at Travelers Championship doesn’t stop fans from showing up

  24-06-2018 04:51
  CROMWELL -- Saturday’s gray skies and occasional shower didn’t stop fans from enjoying the third round of the Travelers Championship.
  “We love the Travelers tournament,” said Wethersfield resident, Stefanie Johnson.  “We come out every year, so even though the weather wasn’t too great today, we still wanted to come out and see the players.”
  Some fans thought the cool air was perfect for spectating.
  “This is perfect weather as far as walking a
  
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• WATCH: Police officer fired after pulling over, detaining daughter and boyfriend

  24-06-2018 04:03
  OHIO --  A police officer in Ohio was fired for using his badge to deal with personal issues with his daughter's boyfriend, according to Fox News.
  John Kovach Jr., a 26-year veteran, was fired after the Lorain Police Department found the traffic stop was an “abuse of power.”
  Dashcam footage from the officer's cruiser shows him pulling over a silver car on April 16. In the car were three passengers: Katlyn Kovach, 18, his daughter; Makai Coleman, 18, her boyfriend and a fri
  
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• Rapper Jim Jones among 4 arrested after Atlanta police chase

  24-06-2018 02:54
  NEWNAN, Ga. — Rapper Jim Jones has been arrested after a brief police chase in west Georgia.
  A Coweta County investigator said he saw a southbound Mercedes sport utility vehicle drift into the emergency lane on Interstate 85 several times late Wednesday. News outlets report when the investigator pulled the car over, he said it appeared to be filled with smoke and smelled of marijuana.
  As officers approached, the driver accelerated and led authorities on a short chase. Police pulled in fron
  
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• 2018 World Cup on FOX61: Mexico’s 2-1 victory over South Korea silences critics

  24-06-2018 02:26
  ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia  — The criticism of Mexico’s national team heading into the World Cup was loud and scathing. The answer has been emphatic.
  The Mexicans won their second straight match at the tournament, beating South Korea 2-1 Saturday to move ever closer to a spot in the round of 16.
  “We didn’t listen to the criticism,” said Javier Hernandez, one of the scorers against South Korea. “It was just noise.”
  Mexico opened its World Cup by upsetting
  
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