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• Hamden PD: 2 men arrested in connection to fatal shooting in November 2017

  11-07-2018 23:51
  HAMDEN— Police said they arrested two people in connection to a fatal shooting that took place in November 2017.
  Hamden police said they arrested and charged Robert Moye, 22, of Hamden, and a now 18-year-old of New Haven and charged them with felony murder and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree.
  In November 2017, Hamden police said they responded to Dudley Street on a report of a shooting. When police arrived, they said they found Leeandre Benton, 18, of Hamden, near Far
  
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• Enfield Woman Questions Missing Mortgage Payment

  11-07-2018 23:42
  
  For 20 years, Maxine Whittingham has lived in the same house in Enfield, and for those two decades, Whittingham insists she’s never made a late mortgage payment.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Two Charged with Murder in 2017 Shooting of Teen in Hamden

  11-07-2018 23:19
  
  Hamden police have made two arrests in a fatal November 2017 shooting of a teen on Dudley Street.Photo Credit: Hamden Police Department/NBC Connecticut
  
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• The Last Straw? Stonington Considers Ban on Certain Plastics

  11-07-2018 22:52
  
  Wednesday at the Board of Selectman’s meeting a task force will be formed to research whether or not the town should ban plastic straws, bags and take-out containers.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Feds: Meriden man ran drug ring from state prison

  11-07-2018 22:12
  MERIDEN — A Connecticut prison inmate has pleaded guilty to running a cocaine distribution ring from behind bars.
  Federal prosecutors said Westley Northrup, 30, of Meriden, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base.
  The investigation found that Northrup, while incarcerated at the Cheshire Correctional Institution, conspired with others to buy cocaine and convert some of the cocaine into crack cocaine, before
  
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• Burglar Breaks Into Escape Room, Calls 911 When He Can’t Escape

  11-07-2018 22:12
  VANCOUVER, Wash. (CBS Local) – Police say a burglar in Washington state got more than he bargained for when he broke into an “escape room” and (ironically) couldn’t escape.
  “Once we got down there [to the business] and realized the damage was minimal, we just thought it was hilarious,” Rob Bertrand told CNN.
  Bertrand owns NW Escape Experience: an entertainment center in Vancouver that challenges groups to work together, find clues and solve puzz
  
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• Daycare owner charged with failing to report sex crimes against kids

  11-07-2018 21:58
  LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. — A Mississippi daycare owner was charged with crimes against children after she allegedly failed to report that her husband was sexually abusing kids at her daycare.
  Sherry Westmoreland was arrested on Monday. She was charged with six counts of failing to make a mandatory report and six counts of contributing to the delinquency or neglect of a minor, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department.
  Sherry Westmoreland’s husband, John Westmor
  
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• Papa John’s founder apologizes for using N-word during conference call

  11-07-2018 21:41
  Papa John’s shares fell by as much as 5.9% Wednesday after the pizza chain’s founder confirmed a report that he had used the n-word back in May, CNBCreports.
  John Schnatter was on a conference call with a marketing agency at the time, according to the Forbes‘ report published Wednesday; the call was meant as a role-playing exercise to help Schnatter avoid future public relations messes like the one last year when he blamed the NFL’s national anthem kneeling con
  
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• 2018 World Cup on FOX61: Croatia ties game at 1 in semifinal play

  11-07-2018 21:32
  Ivan Perisic tied the game at 1 in the 68th minute.
  England held a 1-0 lead an hour into the World Cup semifinal.
  Kieran Trippier’s fifth-minute free kick was the difference until  Perisic game-tying goal.
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• 2018 World Cup on FOX61: Croatia in World Cup final for 1st time, beats England 2-1

  11-07-2018 21:32
  MOSCOW — When the final whistle blew and they knew they were going to their first World Cup final, the Croatians ran to their jumping and cheering fans in their iconic red-and-white checkered jerseys.
  Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal in the 109th minute and Croatia shocked England, rallying for 2-1 victory Wednesday.
  Defender Sime Vrsaljko kept the score even in extra time by heading a shot off the goal line about 10 minutes before Mandzukic scored for Croatia, which is the first te
  
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• 2018 World Cup on FOX61: Croatia advances to final after defeating England 2-1

  11-07-2018 21:32
  Croatia advances to final after defeating England 2-1.
  Mario Mandzukic scored the go-ahead goal in 109th minute to give Croatia a 2-1 lead. Ivan Perisic volleyed the equalizer for Croatia to make it 1-1 in the World Cup semifinal against England.
  Perisic leaped to meet Sime Vrsaljko’s curling cross with his left foot and hit it past Jordan Pickford in the 68th minute. Pickford hadn’t conceded since England’s win over Colombia in the round of 16.
  Croatia has now come back f
  
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• Mostly sunny Thursday with temps in the 80s

  11-07-2018 21:30
  An isolated shower is possible this afternoon but most of the state will stay dry.
  Humidity is falling back and it will feel refreshing tonight compared to recent days/nights.
  Full sunshine returns by Thursday, with a return to partly cloudy conditions on Friday. Overall we’re looking at a dry and seasonable week with temperatures near average (mid 80s inland, low 80s shore). If you picked this week for vacation you won the weather lottery!
  We are also monitoring the tropics. Hurricane Ch
  
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• Man Fired Gun at Victim Trying to Gas Up in Hamden: Police

  11-07-2018 21:29
  
  Hamden police have arrested a man accused of firing a gun at a victim who was trying to gas up his car.Photo Credit: Hamden Police Department
  
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• No, Facebook, Tyler Perry isn’t buying you a car

  11-07-2018 21:18
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  Tyler Perry wants his fans to know that he’s not giving away cars, money or anything else on Facebook.
  The actor, director and all-around movie mogul said that his team takes down dozens of scam posts every day.
  “Do not give your information to any of these people do not give them anything,” Perry said in a video on his Facebook page. “I don’t know who they are, but every day we have to get 10, 20, 30 of those things shut down on Facebook.”
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• Amanda Balionis On John Deere Classic: ‘Players Love This Event’

  11-07-2018 21:09
  By Dan Reardon
  In the PGA TOUR’s family of tournaments, the John Deere Classic has always been the ‘little engine that could.” For all of its 47 years, the tournament has been held in one of the smallest markets on TOUR. And in recent years it’s faced the additional challenge of attracting a representative field while residing on the calendar near the Open Championship, which takes place seven time zones away.
  But the Deere has not only soldiered on, it has prospered. Cel
  
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• State Offers $50,000 Reward to Help Solve Norwalk Cold Case

  11-07-2018 21:06
  
  The state is offering a $50,000 reward to help solve an 12-year-old homicide case.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police
  
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• PayPal Tells Customer Her Death Is A Breach Of Contract

  11-07-2018 20:56
  Bucklebury, U.K. (CBS Local) – PayPal apparently doesn’t believe that death is a good enough reason for their customers to not pay their bills.
  The online payments system has been forced to apologize after mailing a letter to a woman in the United Kingdom, three weeks after her death was reported to the company.
  The notice was still addressed to Lindsay Durdle – who died of cancer at the age of 37 in May – and informed the late Bucklebury resident that her
  
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• Two Women Spend More Than $7,000 on Stolen Credit Card in Stratford: Police

  11-07-2018 20:43
  
  The Stratford Police Department is looking to identify two women involved with spending more than $7,000 on a stolen credit card.Photo Credit: Stratford Police Department
  
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• Extra Lifeguards Working as Hurricane Chris Lurks Offshore

  11-07-2018 20:39
  
  If you are planning a trip to the beach on Wednesday or later this week, you'll see extra lifeguards at work. Hurricane Chris and the remnants of the system could create stormy seas.Photo Credit: necn
  
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• Children Separated From Parents at Border Testify at Hearing in Bridgeport

  11-07-2018 20:36
  
  Two migrant children separated from their families at the U.S. border and sent to Connecticut testified in federal court in Bridgeport on Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Breast Cancer Survivor To Ride in Closer to Free One Year After Surgery

  11-07-2018 20:35
  
  Linda DiDonato has been riding a bike all her life.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Judge Denies Parents’ Attempt To Change Transgender Child’s Name

  11-07-2018 19:46
  LEBANON, Ohio (CBS Local) – “Age. Develop. Mature.” That was the message of an Ohio judge to a transgender teen after denying his parents’ request to change their child’s name.
  Warren County probate judge Joseph Kirby refused to allow Leigh and Kylen Whitaker’s attempt to change their 15-year-old’s name from Heidi to Elliott on June 22. The Whitakers are now appealing the ruling, claiming that Judge Kirby violated their constitutional righ
  
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• What Should Teams Be Willing To Trade For Manny Machado?

  11-07-2018 19:44
  By Matt Citak
  With just under three weeks until MLB’s July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the league has yet to see any major deals go down this season.
  While many guys, both pitchers and position players, remain available on the trade market, teams around the league seem to be waiting for the big shoe to drop before pursuing other, smaller deals.
  That big shoe, of course, is Orioles superstar shortstop Manny Machado.
  Machado has been the biggest name on the trade block since last offseason
  
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• Suffield Police Ask For Help Identifying Burglary Suspect

  11-07-2018 18:48
  
  The Suffield Police Department is investigating an attempted residential home burglary that occurred on July 4 at around 10:45 p.m.Photo Credit: Suffield Police Department
  
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• Mom donates kidney to 8-year-old she met at Vacation Bible School

  11-07-2018 18:34
  CONNERSVILLE, Ind. – A mother of five in Indiania made a life-saving donation to an 8-year-old after the two met at Vacation Bible School.
  “They asked all the kids ‘What are your goals in life?’, and she was 8 at the time,” Kari Woods told WXIN. “When they asked her, she said she wanted to live to be 10.”
  Woods was a volunteer at Vacation Bible School in the summer of 2017 when she learned 8-year-old Abby Steinard was suffering from kidney failure.
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• Arrest made in beating of 91-year-old who reportedly was told to ‘go back to Mexico’

  11-07-2018 18:32
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  A week after a 91-year-old Mexican man says he was beaten with a concrete block in Southern California, a woman has been arrested in connection with the assault, authorities said.
  Laquisha Jones, 30, was arrested Tuesday night in Los Angeles on suspicion of beating Rodolfo Rodriguez last week, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
  She was being held on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, with bail set at $200,000.
  ‘I just passed her …. and she hit
  
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• Michigan Says Autism And Arthritis Now Treatable By Medical Marijuana

  11-07-2018 18:27
  MICHIGAN (CBS Local) – Michigan has added several medical conditions to the state’s list of ailments which qualify for a medical marijuana prescription.
  In a release by Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), 11 “debilitating medical conditions” including autism, arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, and Tourette’s Syndrome have now been deemed treatable by LARA’s director Shelly Edgerton.
  “With the changes
  
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• Saquon Barkley, Todd Gurley Do Insane Leg Workout

  11-07-2018 18:20
  Ryan Mayer
  It’s workout video season. Our social media feeds are inundated on a daily basis with them as athletes get ready for their upcoming seasons. The latest one featuring Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley and New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley may be the most impressive yet.
  The pair of running backs can be seen deadlifting 315 pounds before immediately doing 42-inch box jumps. As if that wasn’t punishing enough, the pair can then be seen sprinting on a
  
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• Kevin Hart Delivers ‘TKO’ Tonight On CBS

  11-07-2018 18:17
  You may know Kevin Hart from, well, seemingly everything. Hollywood’s busiest man is adding a new line to his personal credits as he debuts as the host of CBS’ new obstacle course game show TKO: Total Knock Out. Hart spoke to CBS LA’s Suzanne Marques about the show and how his good friend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would fare stepping into the arena.
  “We want to encourage people that don’t consider themselves to be the highest level of an athlet
  
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• Instagram model, 19, bitten by shark while taking photos in Bahamas

  11-07-2018 18:10
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  An Instagram model said she’s fortunate to still have her arm after a nurse shark latched onto it and dragged her under water while the woman was swimming with a school of seemingly harmless sharks in the Bahamas last month, according to FOX News.
  Katarina Zarutskie, 19, an avid surfer from Laguna Beach, Calif., and a nursing student, told Fox News she was on vacation with her boyfriend and his family when locals told her about the opportunity to swim with nurse sharks in Stani
  
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• ATM Stolen During Burglary at Mobil Mart in Milford: Police

  11-07-2018 18:03
  
  Milford Police are trying to identify a man who broke into a convenience store and stole an ATM on Monday.Photo Credit: Milford Police Department
  
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• Hartford Athletic Joins The United Soccer League

  11-07-2018 17:57
  
  Hartford is joining The United Soccer League for the 2019 season. The new club, named Hartford Athletic, will be owned and operated by the Hartford Sports Group.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• A burglar called the cops for help after breaking into an escape room — and not being able to find his way out

  11-07-2018 17:38
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  Generally, you’re supposed to break out of an escape room, not into one.
  In Vancouver, Washington, a man had to call the police for help after he broke into NW Escape Experience — and couldn’t get out.
  “Once we got down there [to the business] and realized the damage was minimal, we just thought it was hilarious,” owner Rob Bertrand told CNN Tuesday.
  Escape rooms have gained popularity in recent years. Groups work together u
  
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• Homemade Signs Urge U.S. Citizens To Report ‘Illegal Aliens’ To ICE

  11-07-2018 17:25
  OMAHA, Neb. (CBS Local) – One Nebraska city has been thrown into the middle of the nation’s immigration debate after signs urging residents to report “any and all illegal aliens” to ICE were posted around town.
  Some residents in Omaha have been pulling the homemade flyers down, calling them hateful and offensive. “That’s stereotyping. Let’s say me for instance — I’m not illegal but others will say I must be illegal, let’s report it
  
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• Vote For Your Favorite Connecticut Pizza Place

  11-07-2018 16:14
  
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• Multiple Vehicles Burglarized in Monroe: Police

  11-07-2018 15:27
  
  Police in Monroe are investigating after multiple vehicles were burglarized on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Man allegedly shot woman to death at Memphis nightclub, then walked away laughing

  11-07-2018 15:12
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A convicted felon turned himself in Tuesday after allegedly shooting and killing a woman  at a Memphis nightclub last week, according to WREG.
  Ricky "Bernie Mac" Hunter and the victim, Carolyn Thomas, were inside Brenda's Rhythm and Blues Club on Walker Avenue during the evening hours of July 3rd when they reportedly started arguing.
  Carolyn Thomas
  It quickly escalated into physical violence.
  According to witnesses, Hunter punched the victim in the face knocking
  
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• Dancing FBI agent accused of accidental shooting at Denver nightclub allowed to carry gun again

  11-07-2018 15:11
  DENVER – FBI agent Chase Bishop made his second court appearance after his gun discharged and shot a bar patron while he was doing a backflip last month, according to KDVR.
  Chase Bishop waived his right to a preliminary hearing and a judge granted an exception to a protection order so he could carry his service weapon.
  Bishop's lawyer, David Goddard, said prosecutors had offered Bishop a plea deal but didn't disclose details.
  Goddard said the FBI strongly encourages its agents to carry gu
  
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• Father fights for life and limbs after contracting flesh-eating bacteria in New Jersey river

  11-07-2018 15:10
  CAMDEN, N.J. — 60-year-old Angel Perez contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing in the Maurice River last week, and now he could have his limbs amputated to stop the infection.
  Perez went crabbing on July 2nd in the Maurice River. The next day, he noticed swelling and scratches on his leg, according to WPIX.
  After a quick visit to urgent care and some antibiotics, the swelling and pain only grew.
  His fingers and toes began turning dark brown or black, sores or blisters
  
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• World’s ugliest dog dies weeks after winning title

  11-07-2018 15:06
  ANOKA, Minn.  — A 9-year-old English bulldog has died just weeks after winning the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog contest.
  Owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, told NBC’s “Today ” that Zsa Zsa died in her sleep Tuesday. Brainard says the dog was staying with her father and he found she had passed away when he got up in the morning.
  Zsa Zsa — with her floppy tongue, crooked teeth and pink manicure — won the annual contest on June 23 at the Sonoma-Mari
  
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• Explosion in Wisconsin town kills firefighter

  11-07-2018 14:59
  SUN PRAIRIE, Wis.  —One firefighter has died and another was critically injured in a gas explosion and fire that leveled several buildings in downtown Sun Prairie.
  Authorities said at an early Wednesday morning news conference that at least six firefighters were injured along with some civilians when a private contractor struck a natural gas main about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  Firefighters arrived to investigate the leak and cordon off the area. The buildings exploded a short time later ra
  
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• Bear makes mess of Colebrook garage

  11-07-2018 14:34
  COLEBROOK — A bear made a mess of a Colebrook garage Tuesday night.
  FOX61 viewer Bill Sweet sent us a picture of his garage door with a smashed window and debris in the driveway. He said the bear or bears, “busted through all the glass and broke the wood window casing, lifted the lids and pulled put the bags.”
  Sweet lives on Route 44, heading into Norfolk.
  He said its been an ongoing problem for years in Colebrook. This year there is a mother bear and three cubs he sees du
  
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• Rally to Reunite Migrant Children With Parents Held Ahead of Court Hearing

  11-07-2018 14:24
  
  As migrant children begin to reunite with their parents, two children separated from their families and sent to Connecticut are heading to court.
  
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• Adam Silver Says NBA Is Ready To Change “One And Done” Rule

  11-07-2018 14:09
  Ryan Mayer
  The NBA’s so called “one and done” rule that requires players to be one year removed from high school to be eligible to enter the NBA Draft looks to be on its way out. In a press conference in Las Vegas, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told reporters that the league is ready to change the rule.
  Adam Silver on the possible change to NBA players entering the league at 18: “My personal view is that we’re ready to make that change.”
  — Sam Amick (@sam
  
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• Rhode Island restaurant a stopover for rare blue lobster

  11-07-2018 13:44
  NEWPORT, RI – One restaurant is showing off a rare creature of the deep, a blue lobster, but it’s already heading back out to sea.
  The Newport Lobster Shack posted on its Facebook page that it displayed the rare blue lobster before sending it back to the ocean.
  There is a one in 2 million chance to catch a blue lobster according to the University of Maine Lobster Institute.
  The restaurant posted, “This just in! One of our fishermen has caught a rare blue lobster!! This pretty
  
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• Rescuers save 9 stranded dolphins off Cape Cod coast

  11-07-2018 12:45
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  PROVINCETOWN, Mass.   — Several stranded dolphins have been rescued and released back into the ocean off Cape Cod.
  Nine dolphins were released into the ocean at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown by the International Fund for Animal Welfare on Tuesday afternoon.
  The group says 12 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were found stranded in a marshy area in Wellfleet earlier in the day. Three died. Videos show each dolphin being carried by as many as nine people on red tarps b
  
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• Police make arrest in 1997 deadly shooting in Connecticut

  11-07-2018 12:41
  BRIDGEPORT  — A man arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Connecticut more than two decades ago has proclaimed his innocence in court.
  The Connecticut Post reports that Camillo Douglas told a judge Tuesday “I didn’t do it and I want a probable cause hearing and everything I can get” before being hushed by his attorney.
  The New York City man is charged with murder in the February 1997 shooting in Bridgeport of Richard Salito, who was found on the sidewalk w
  
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• Trump opens NATO summit with blistering criticism of Germany

  11-07-2018 12:39
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  President Donald Trump came out brawling in his first public comments here ahead of NATO’s annual summit, accusing a close US ally of being “a captive of Russia” and all-but ordering members of the alliance to increase their defense spending “immediately.”
  Trump’s provocative comments — aimed at Germany — at the outset of the NATO summit are sure to amplify the sense of unease among the United States’ closest European allies. Thei
  
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• Hearing and rally at Federal court in Bridgeport over separated children

  11-07-2018 12:16
  BRIDGEPORT -- Two children separated at the U.S. Border brought to Connecticut by immigration officials are set to have an emergency hearing deciding their fates.
  Advocates and supporters are expected to rally together prior to the hearing set for 11:30 Wednesday morning at U.S. Federal Court in Bridgeport.
  One is a 14 year old girl who came to the U.S. from El Salvador with her mother after her step father was murdered. The other child is a a 9 year old boy who came from Honduras after his gra
  
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• Lawyer to officials: Return spoon sculpture used in drug company protest

  11-07-2018 11:42
  Photo credit: Domenic Esposito
  STAMFORD  — The lawyer for an art gallery owner asked Connecticut authorities on Tuesday to drop charges against him and return a steel sculpture of drug spoon that was seized after being placed in front of a drug maker’s headquarters in protest of the opioid overdose crisis.
  Fernando Alvarez was arrested on misdemeanor charges last month after he and artist Domenic Esposito dropped the nearly 11-foot-long (3-meter-long), 4-foot-high (1-meter-high)
  
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