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• Janus Decision Could Hit Connecticut Unions Hard

  27-06-2018 23:59
  
  The US Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 could have a reverberating effect in Connecticut.
  
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• Well-Known Durham Dairy Farm Closing Down

  27-06-2018 23:50
  
  After centuries in the farming business the Greenbacker family in Durham is preparing to shut down for good.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Local Mom Buys Items to Donate at Babies R Us Closing Sale

  27-06-2018 23:03
  
  With store doors closing, a South Windsor mom saw an opportunity.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Woman Found Seriously Injured on Route 12 in Ledyard

  27-06-2018 22:47
  
  Police are investigating after a woman was found seriously injured on Route 12 in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard Tuesday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Texas Sergeant Hospitalized After Exposure To Fentanyl-Laced Flier

  27-06-2018 22:26
  Houston, Texas — A Harris County sheriff’s sergeant was treated at the hospital after picking up a flyer on her car that tested positive for fentanyl, a deadly opioid, reports CBS affiliate KHOU. The flyers were placed on about 10 to 12 cars Tuesday afternoon parked on the street near a sheriff’s office facility on Lockwood Drive in Houston, officials said.
  One of the flyers have so far tested positive for fentanyl, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. The others a
  
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• Dunkin' Donut Fries Go Nationwide!

  27-06-2018 22:16
  
  After a successful test run in the Greater Boston area earlier this year, Dunkin' Donuts has announced they are bringing Donut Fries to locations nationwide.Photo Credit: Dunkin' Brands Group
  
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• Department Of Health Warns Of Sea Lice Outbreak On Florida Beaches

  27-06-2018 22:09
  Florida (CBS Local) — Authorities are pestering Floridians and visitors of the state to use caution when going to the beach after the announcement of a sea lice outbreak.
  Florida’s Department of Health announced that certain beaches in the Pensacola area will feature purple flags in order to alert swimmers about the presence of sea lice.
  “It’s just one of those you have to deal with when you go into the Gulf of Mexico,” said Pensacola Beach’s director of
  
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• Mom Charged After Toddler Ingests THC-Laced Gummies: PD

  27-06-2018 21:54
  
  A Killingly mother faces risk of injury charges after her 3-year-old child ate THC-laced gummy candies, according to state police.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Contractors who worked on troubled Hartford apartments fight to get paid

  27-06-2018 21:49
  HARTFORD – Two subcontractors who were hired by Triumph Management to work on the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments in Hartford still haven’t been paid for their work.
  Leslie Arroyo reached out to FOX61 showing us invoices that amount to over $7,000 of work he and his vendors performed on the units. Phillip London is another subcontractor who says he’s owed $30,000 for his work.
  Both men said they were told by Triumph that they had their money but had to wait on approval
  
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• Police: Man Kills Stepmom, Hides Body In Chest, Then Kills Concerned Neighbor

  27-06-2018 21:38
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ/CBS Local) — Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for the murder of his neighbor and charged him with another count of murder after finding his stepmother dead inside a chest in her home that is across the street from Cindy Testerman’s house.
  Ryan Michael McGuire faces two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Testerman and his stepmother, Judy Elizabeth Slezbak. McGuire is currently being h
  
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• Funeral for teen killed in gang attack held amid #JusticeForJunior outrage

  27-06-2018 21:36
  A sea of NYPD uniforms and Yankees jerseys crowded into a Bronx church Wednesday morning to lay to rest the teenager killed in a brutal gang stabbing last week.
  “We come together as a community,” Father Jonathan Morris of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church told the crowd, “to say no to the violence, to the gang life, and to all evil that is at the root of the death — the innocent death — of Junior Guzman-Feliz.”
  The funeral came a week after Guzman-Feliz, 15, was d
  
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• Police: Teenager Arrested For Leaving Alligator Inside Wawa

  27-06-2018 21:20
  LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (CBS Local) — Two weeks after an alligator was dumped inside a Wawa, Florida police have arrested a 17-year-old teenager in connection with the crime.
  According to the Bradenton Herald, the suspect was charged with a second degree misdemeanor for illegally possessing the alligator. After initial reports alleged that two people were involved with this crime, Fish & Wildlife Commission spokesman Brian Norris said only the 17-year-old will face charges.
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• Nearly $1 Million Stolen from CHET Accounts During Breach

  27-06-2018 21:00
  
  Nearly $1 million was stolen from CHET -- Connecticut Higher Education Trust -- accounts during a security breach and 21 account holders were affected, according to the Office of the State Treasurer.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Greenwich Police Search for Endangered, Missing Man

  27-06-2018 20:56
  
  Officers from Greenwich Police are searching for a man they believe is missing and endangered.Photo Credit: Greenwich Police
  
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• Citak: Matt Kemp Having Incredible Bounceback Season

  27-06-2018 20:55
  By Matt Citak
  In professional sports, one of the worst things a player can be called is a major bust.
  Whether it’s not living up to where you were taken in the draft or the big contract you signed, no professional athlete wants to be considered a disappointment.
  But over the last few years, that has been the story for Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp.
  Kemp put together a magical campaign in 2011. The 6-foot-4 outfielder hit .324/.399/.586 with a whopping 39 home runs, 126 RBI (both his HR and
  
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• Citak: Matt Kemp Having Incredible Bounce Back Season

  27-06-2018 20:55
  By Matt Citak
  In professional sports, one of the worst things a player can be called is a major bust.
  Whether it’s not living up to where you were taken in the draft or the big contract you signed, no professional athlete wants to be considered a disappointment.
  But over the last few years, that has been the story for Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp.
  Kemp put together a magical campaign in 2011. The 6-foot-4 outfielder hit .324/.399/.586 with a whopping 39 home runs, 126 RBI (both his HR and
  
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• Groton Police Search for Man They Say Tried to Abduct Teen

  27-06-2018 20:51
  
  City of Groton police have released a sketch of a man accused of attempting to kidnap a teenage girl who was walking along Shore Avenue Monday.Photo Credit: City of Groton Police Department
  
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• UConn Board of Trustees Approves Budget

  27-06-2018 20:50
  
  UConn’s board of trustees unanimously approved on the budget for next year, but tuition could go up more than originally planned in the future.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Crash Closed Interstate 84 in East Hartford Overnight

  27-06-2018 20:49
  
  A crash closed a stretch of Interstate 84 in East Hartford overnight.
  
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• $1.4 million stolen in CHET security breach; 21 accounts affected

  27-06-2018 20:34
  HARTFORD — Officials said Wednesday that over $1.4 million was stolen from CHET accounts due to a security breach. Only $442,000 was recovered.
  “The Treasury has been advised by the CHET Direct program manager, TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. (“TFI”), that 21 CHET account holders had online access to their accounts established by unauthorized individuals that resulted in a total of 44 unauthorized withdrawals of funds totaling approximately $1,416,635. Of this amount, $
  
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• Troopers Look to Identify Suspect in Haddam Burglaries

  27-06-2018 20:23
  
  Connecticut State Troopers from Troop F-Westbrook are looking for information following a burglary and an attempted burglary in Haddam.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police Try to ID Man Who Attempted to Enter Locked Vehicle in Woodbridge

  27-06-2018 20:17
  
  Officers in Woodbridge are working to identify a man who was caught on video attempting to enter a locked vehicle in a driveway on Wednesday.Photo Credit: Submitted Photo
  
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• Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy to retire

  27-06-2018 20:06
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  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said he’s retiring, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court.
  The 81-year-old Kennedy said he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on such high-profile issues as abortion, affirmative action, gay rights, guns, campaign finance and voting rights.
  Without him, the court will be split between four liberal just
  
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• Police: Shirtless man on tarmac arrested, jumped on plane

  27-06-2018 20:04
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  ATLANTA — Authorities say they’ve arrested a 19-year-old man accused of sprinting shirtless toward a jet at Atlanta’s airport and jumping on the wing.
  News outlets report Atlanta Police have charged Jhryin Jones with criminal trespassing, public indecency and obstruction of law enforcement officers.
  Atlanta police spokeswoman Stephanie Brown tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jones scaled a fence Tuesday at  and ran onto an active taxiway. She says he
  
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• Woman Arrested After Stabbing in Groton: Police

  27-06-2018 20:00
  
  Police have arrested a woman after a stabbing in Groton on Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and Groton Police
  
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• 3 Taken to Hospital After Crash on I-91 South in Hartford

  27-06-2018 19:41
  
  Multiple lanes are closed on Interstate 91 southbound in Hartford after a rollover crash Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mnuchins Selling CT Estate for $11.5 Million

  27-06-2018 19:26
  
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• Assisted Living Facility Official Stole from Patient: PD

  27-06-2018 19:14
  
  The former executive director of Village at Mariner’s Point, a senior citizen assisted-living facility in East Haven, is accused of stealing Oxycodone from a patient and police said she admitted to doing so.
  Photo Credit: East Haven Police
  
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• Joe Jackson, musical family patriarch, dead at 89

  27-06-2018 19:10
  Joseph “Joe” Jackson, the patriarch who launched the musical Jackson family dynasty, died Wednesday in a Las Vegas hospital, a source close to the family tells CNN.
  He was 89.
  Jackson was the father and at times manager to pop stars Michael and Janet Jackson, along with the sibling-singing group, The Jackson 5.
  No cause of death has been released, but Jackson had reportedly been in ill health.
  “I have seen more sunsets than I have left to see,” read a tweet posted Sunday
  
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• Defending World Cup champion, Germany, ousted by South Korea

  27-06-2018 18:02
  MOSCOW — Defending champions, Germany, falls to South Korea in the World Cup group stage.
  They lost to South Korea 2-0.
  Sweden and Mexico will advance to Group F.
  Germany came back from behind in their match against Sweden, 2-1, and lost against Mexico, 1-0.
  They are now eliminated from the World Cup.
   
  
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• Kohl's Begins to Hire Seasonal Employees

  27-06-2018 17:11
  
  Multiple Kohl's locations across the state are beginning to hire seasonal employees for back-to-school, fall and holiday seasons.Photo Credit: NBC10
  
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• New Haven Man Accused of Stealing Vehicle Battery in Woodbridge

  27-06-2018 16:51
  
  Woodbridge police arrested a New Haven man after responding to a report of a suspicious man on a bike looking into yards. They said he’s accused of stealing a vehicle battery.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Tracking Risk of Storms Thursday

  27-06-2018 16:41
  
  The NBC Connecticut First Alert meteorologists are tracking the potential for strong thunderstorms that could bring damaging winds and torrential downpours Thursday morning.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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• Supreme Court deals big setback to labor unions

  27-06-2018 16:31
  WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor.
  The justices are scrapping a 41-year-old decision that had allowed states to require that public employees pay some fees to unions that represent them, even if the workers choose not to join.
  The 5-4 decision fulfills a longtime wish of conservatives to get rid of t
  
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• Immigration attorney breaks foot when ICE agent shoves her

  27-06-2018 16:18
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An attorney representing a pregnant mother and her family was caught on camera being shoved by an ICE agent, resulting in cuts and a broken foot, according to WDAF.
  It all happened early Tuesday morning outside an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operation field office in Kansas City.
  Kenia and 3-year-old son Noah
  Before dawn, two immigration attorneys were set to meet with ICE agents in the office’s parking lot to hand over a three-year-old boy named Noah. He and his m
  
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• West Hartford raccoon family gets stuck during dumpster dive

  27-06-2018 16:05
  WEST HARTFORD — Oops! This family of four got stuck in a restaurant dumpster after dining on a lot of thrown out leftovers!
  A delivery person noticed the mother, and three babies, and promptly called Animal Control for help.
  A wooden pallet was placed inside, and they eventually all climbed out to go and sleep off the calories they just packed on.
  West Hartford Animal Control reminds business owners to please be sure to close covers on dumpsters to prevent curious, food-loving critters fro
  
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• Police Looking for Suspect in Attempted Webster Bank Robbery

  27-06-2018 16:01
  
  The Bristol Police Department is asking the public to help identify a man who they said attempted to rob the Webster Bank on Farmington Avenue in Bristol.
  
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• Passenger Dies After Boston-Bound United Flight Diverted to Dulles

  27-06-2018 15:54
  
  A United Airlines flight was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport after a passenger on board died from a medical emergency. Flight 1888 was traveling from Houston to Boston Tuesday morning when...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Planters Cheez Balls are coming back – in appropriately retro canisters

  27-06-2018 15:53
  The Kraft Heinz company announced Tuesday that a beloved cheese snack is back after a very long hiatus.
  “Cheese lovers, say ‘Cheez!’ Top hats off to those who started petitions, created online groups, and wrote snail mail letters asking Planters to bring back their favorite cheesy snack,” the company said in a news release.
  “Thanks to their dedication over the past 12 years, Planters announces the return of Cheez Balls and Cheez Curls for a limited time,&r
  
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• Texas Law Enforcement Officers Launch Lip-Sync Battle

  27-06-2018 15:36
  BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (CBS News) — Lip-syncing law enforcement has taken Texas by storm. It all started with one video posted on the Bexar County Sheriff Department’s Facebook page.
  The video — which went viral and now has more than 1 million views — shows Deputy Alexander Mena lip-syncing to a song called “Fuiste Mala” by the group The Kumbia Kings. His suave serenade stole many people’s hearts, and also inspired other officers to join the fun with their
  
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• Planters Gets Retro, Brings Back Cheez Balls

  27-06-2018 15:18
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If you’re a child of the ’80s, you remember parties that just weren’t complete without a few blue canisters of Planters Cheez Balls.
  In fact, the orange-dusted snack had a memorable TV commercial campaign that featured a party really getting started due to the arrival of the crunchy orbs, except for one lone holdout who claimed she was “not having a ball.” (Her mind would soon be changed by the end of the commercial, seen above.)
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• Minor Injuries Reported in Rollover Crash in Cromwell

  27-06-2018 15:10
  
  One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries after a car rolled over on Main Street in Cromwell Tuesday night. Police said they received several 911 calls at 7:20 p.m. after a car rolledPhoto Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Make-A-Wish Connecticut: Eder Foundation donates to keep granting wishes

  27-06-2018 15:07
  Make-A-Wish Connecticut helps grant the wishes of about 250 children every single year, and each wish costs an average of $10,000.
  Granting wishes is impossible for Make-A-Wish without the help of donors, and one foundation stepped up recently with a huge donation to help kids across the state.
  The Yvette and Arthur Eder Foundation was created by their children to continue the couples mission after they passed away of helping kids and their families here locally and all over the world
  Recently,
  
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• White House adds televised show to July Fourth celebration

  27-06-2018 14:52
  WASHINGTON DC — The White House is adding a live concert on the South Lawn to its annual Fourth of July celebration.
  The 90-minute event is made possible by a partnership between the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation. It’ll feature performances by artists Sara Evans, pianist Lola Astanova, “American Idol” finalists Jax and Jonny Brenns, and the U.S. Marine, Navy and Air Force Bands. The Hallmark Channel will broadcast the show.
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• Pennsylvania police officer charged in shooting death of Antwon Rose

  27-06-2018 14:06
  PITTSBURGH, PA — East Pittsburgh, Pa. officer Michael Rosfeld was charged with one count of criminal homicide in the death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose, Fox News reports. The East Pittsburgh officer fired three times, hitting Rose three times in various parts of his body.
  The officer has been placed on administrative leave, Allegheny County Police said. His name has not been released.
  The officer had been an officer with other local departments for seven years, CNN affiliate WPXI&
  
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• UConn Board of Trustees Expected to Sign Off on Budget Today

  27-06-2018 13:51
  
  When UConn’s board of trustees meets today, the members are expected to give final approval on the budget for next year, but tuition could go up more than originally planned in the future.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• A 28-year-old political newcomer unseats longtime New York representative

  27-06-2018 13:25
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  NEW YORK — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old political novice running on a low budget and an unabashedly liberal platform, upset longtime U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley on Tuesday in the Democratic congressional primary in New York.
  The surprise victory by the community organizer in a district that includes parts of the Bronx and Queens came after an energetic, grassroots campaign that mustered more than enough support in a low-turnout race that many had expected to be an easy
  
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• Wynonna Judd’s daughter, Grace Pauline Kelley, sentenced to 8 years behind bars

  27-06-2018 11:27
  NASHVILLE Tenn. — Wynonna Judd’s daughter, Grace Pauline Kelley, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after violating probation in November, Fox News reports.
  According to RadarOnline.com, the country star’s 22-year-old daughter has landed herself an eight-year prison sentence at West Tennessee State Penitentiary after leaving a drug recovery program last year and violating her probation.
  The troubled superstar’s child has reportedly been in and out of prison
  
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