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• South Windsor Family’s World Cup Tickets Never Arrive

  01-08-2018 23:57
  
  Virginia and Edmundo Aquije were excited to watch their beloved home country of Peru compete in this year’s World Cup. While millions watched the games on television, the South Windsor couple travelled...Photo Credit: Family Photo
  
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• Car Slams Into Wallingford Business

  01-08-2018 23:27
  
  A car slammed into a business on Main Street in Wallingford Wednesday.Photo Credit: Sharon Baron
  
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• Storms Move Through Connecticut

  01-08-2018 22:48
  
  The NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert from this afternoon into the early morning hours of Thursday and storms are moving through the state.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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• Mom Says ‘Dragon’s Breath’ Cereal Treats Sent Her Son To The Hospital

  01-08-2018 22:14
  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (CBS Local) – A Florida mother is warning parents about a frozen treat that she claims sent her young son to the hospital.
  It’s called Dragon’s Breath. The trendy dessert infuses treats like cereal with liquid nitrogen, causing the eater to blow smoke when the food enters their mouth.
  Racheal McKenny of St. Augustine says her son, Johnny, tried Dragon’s Breath while the family was at a Jacksonville mall on July 24. McKenny claims the liquid nitrog
  
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• 2 in Custody After Bank Robbery in Groton

  01-08-2018 21:50
  
  Two people face charges after a bank robbery at Navy Federal Credit Union in Groton Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Town of Groton Police Department
  
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• Worker Suffers Severe Electrical Burns in North Haven

  01-08-2018 21:37
  
  A worker was taken to the hospital after suffering severe electrical burns in North Haven, according to the fire department.Photo Credit: Stringr.com
  
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• Mountain Road in Farmington Reopens After Crash

  01-08-2018 21:19
  
  Mountain Road in Farmington has reopened after a pole was broken during a car crash Wednesday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• July 30 – August 5

  01-08-2018 21:16
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• Dance Instructor Tries To Jump Over Moving Car, Hospitalized Instead

  01-08-2018 20:56
  FLORENCE, Ky. (CBS Local) – A man in Kentucky is giving new meaning to the phrase “don’t try this at home.” The dance instructor and professional stunt worker was hospitalized after failing to jump over a moving car.
  Dre Nuzum reportedly tried to flip over a moving car in a Florence parking lot on July 28. “He was attempting a side flip over a car, which, like, I know he can do, and I’m pretty sure he was practicing it all day,” fello
  
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• ‘Broke My Heart’: Pup Mourns The Death Of Guinea Pig Best Friend

  01-08-2018 20:12
  WACO, Texas (CBS Local) – A dog’s touching farewell to his best friend is breaking hearts on social media.
  According to multiple reports, Joseph Scaramucci posted several pictures on Facebook of his pup Mattis, who was clearly heartbroken over the death of the family’s guinea pig. Otis the guinea pig reportedly died on July 28 after the family returned from vacation.
  Brittany Scaramucci told local reporters Mattis refused to leave his best friend’s side unt
  
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• Humans Have Already Depleted Earth’s Resources For The Year

  01-08-2018 19:33
  OAKLAND, Calif. (CBS Local) – A non-profit research group has some bad news for the rest of 2018. According to their calculations, humans have already used up all of the Earth’s renewable resources for the year.
  August 1, 2018 has been declared “Earth Overshoot Day” by the international think tank Global Footprint Network (GFN). The day marks the annual point where humans reportedly use up more resources than the Earth can produce during that year.
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• Suspect in New Haven murder believed to have been killed in Virginia

  01-08-2018 18:57
  NEW HAVEN —  The man shot and killed after a police chase in Virginia may be the suspect in the death of a mother who was shot in front of her two children.
  New Haven police spokesman Ofc. David Hartman said in a statement, “New Haven Police have been informed that the person shot by Virginia State Police may be New Haven murder suspect Tremaine Marquese Poole. Poole is wanted by the NHPD for the first degree shooting assault of his wife on May 7th on Henry Street in New Haven.
  
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• Police: Teen Ripped Out Elderly Relative’s Eyes

  01-08-2018 18:50
  ROCHESTER, Minn. (CBSLocal) – A Minnesota teen has been arrested after police say he tore out his elderly relative’s eyes with his bare hands.
  Mahad Aziz, 18, was taken into custody on July 27 after Rochester police were called to his family’s apartment. Officers reportedly found Aziz on top of his 74-year-old relative, who had already been severely beaten and was missing both eyes.
  “Other than murder, it’s as bad as it gets,” said Captain John Sherw
  
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• Firestone Country Club South Course Profile

  01-08-2018 18:30
  By Dave Shedloski
  Perhaps no golf facility in the world has been more utilitarian to the professional ranks than Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Site of this week’s World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone, which has 54 holes of championship-caliber golf, has hosted a tournament annually since 1954, when the Rubber City Open first was contested on the famed — but not yet fearsome — South Course.
  The list of events held at Firestone is impressive, star
  
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• West Haven Man Shot in New Haven

  01-08-2018 18:28
  
  A 32-year-old West Haven man was shot in New Haven early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Second Silver Alert in 4 days issued for missing 61-year-old woman with Dementia

  01-08-2018 18:01
  HARTFORD — Hartford Police are once again looking for Minerva Vargas, 61, who was last seen Wednesday. Vargas suffers from Dementia, high blood pressure, and Diabetes.
  She also went missing Sunday when officials say she went for a walk and did not return. She was found in West Hartford and was checked out by medical personnel, and was cleared to be in fine health.
  Police say she was last seen Wednesday wearing black pants, and a pink top. She is 110 pounds, and stands at 5’3″ w
  
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• Store employee’s simple gesture meant the world to a teen with autism

  01-08-2018 17:56
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  BATON ROUGE, La. – A grocery store employee is being lauded for helping a teen with autism stock shelves in a fridge.
  Sid Edwards and his son Jack Ryan Edwards, 17, visited their local Rouses Market in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday. Jack Ryan, who is on the autism spectrum, took notice of what one of the employees was working on: stocking shelves in a fridge.
  Edwards said Jack Ryan was mesmerized by what the store employee was doing. At first, Edwards thought his son wanted
  
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• A 10-year-old named Clark Kent beat a record that Michael Phelps held for 23 years

  01-08-2018 17:55
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  It’s not very often that Michael Phelps gets knocked off the record board. But a 10-year-old swimming phenom with a superhero name has done just that.
  His name is Clark Kent Apuada. And of course, they call him “Superman.”
  Over the weekend, Clark, who swims for the Monterey County Aquatic Team, competed at the Far West International Championship in California, where he won the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09:38.
  That’s more than a second better than the 100-meter
  
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• Rookie NYPD officer saves unresponsive toddler

  01-08-2018 17:54
  NEW YORK — A rookie New York City policeman came to the rescue and a 20-month-old girl is now alive to thank him.
  Rebeca Alarcon and her daughters, toddler Leah and 6-year-old Naomi, arrived at the 115 Precinct to show their gratitude to their real-life heroes.
  “I really thankful for him, I owe him a life,” Alarcon told WPIX.
  “My sister couldn’t even talk or move her arms,” Naomi Rivas said.
  Around 9:30 Monday night, Leah suffered a seizure and stopped breath
  
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• Trump claims you need a photo ID to buy groceries

  01-08-2018 17:53
  TAMPA, Fla. - More than a quarter-century after former President George HW Bush's grocery store scanner moment, President Trump has stumbled into a similar supermarket-themed slip.
  While championing the concept of voter ID to prevent noncitizen voting, Trump told a rally in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday that ID is required virtually everywhere else in America except at the voting booth—including, wrongly, when buying groceries, per the AP.
  "If you go out and you want to buy
  
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• Burlington man arrested in connection with 2004 New Britain homicide

  01-08-2018 17:42
  NEW BRITAIN — New Britain Police say they’ve arrested 42-year-old Sorek Minery of Burlington in connection with the 2004 homicide of Paul Sweetman.
  This comes one day after Rudy Hannon, 72, was extradited from Indian Springs, Nevada back to New Britain, also in connection with the homicide.
  Hannon was serving time in a Nevada prison. He was charged with Murder and Felony Murder in the death Sweetman, 84, of Southington.
  State Police, Southington Police, and the FBI all assi
  
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• Police Make Second Arrest in 2004 New Britain Murder

  01-08-2018 17:40
  
  New Britain police have made a second arrest in a 14-year-old murder.Photo Credit: New Britain Police
  
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• Woman Kept Some GoFundMe Donations for Animal Rescue: Police

  01-08-2018 16:53
  
  Milford police have arrested a local woman who they say opened a GoFundMe account for an animal rescue group then deposited some of the funds donated to it into her own bank account.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 6 people injured in crash at East Windsor auto auction: Police

  01-08-2018 16:42
  EAST WINDSOR — At least 6 people were injured, two of them seriously, in a crash at a busy auto auction Wednesday morning.
  The incident happened at Southern Auto Auction at 161 Main St. around 9:30 am. All of them are man who worked at the auction.Police said the driver of a  vehicle at the auction struck other people after suffering a medical incident. Six people so far have been take to the hospital. The two most seriously injured are at Hartford Hospital.Some of the people were pe
  
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• Reasons To Be Excited About The Steelers, Dolphins And Broncos

  01-08-2018 16:10
  By Norm Elrod
  Training camps continue across the NFL, as teams shake off the offseason rust and prepare for September and beyond. A lot has happened in the first week, and nothing has happened, since it’s all still just practice. But don’t look now, the Hall of Fame game, the first game of the preseason, is tomorrow. Regular season football, when all this practice will start to matter, isn’t far behind.
  We reached out to three more CBS Local TV sports anchors to get their thoug
  
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• Dogs Left in 107-Degree Car in New London: Police

  01-08-2018 16:00
  
  New London police have arrested a Massachusetts resident who is accused of leaving two dogs in a hot car without water. They said the temperature inside the car reached 107 degrees.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Dog owner ‘horrified’ after video shows pet being kicked at Michigan animal boarder

  01-08-2018 15:44
  KENTWOOD, Mich. - An animal boarder in Michigan is under fire over a video showing an employee intentionally kicking a Newfoundland puppy, according to WXMI.
  Kara Nicole posted the video on Facebook Monday night, saying that her puppy, Newton, is the one being kicked at Camp Bow Wow.
  As of Tuesday afternoon, the video had over 340,000 views.
  Camp Bow Wow in Kentwood did not answer calls from WXMI, but the corporate office did send this statement, saying that the Franchise Owner has been removed
  
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• UConn Milking System Gives Cows Udder Control

  01-08-2018 15:29
  
  The University of Connecticut may have the husky as their mascot, but that’s not the only wildlife in Storrs. UConn has a barn full of cows right on campus - and pretty well-known cows at that!Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Child Kicked By Horse in Pomfret Hospitalized

  01-08-2018 14:51
  
  A child was kicked by a horse in Pomfret Tuesday and was taken to the hospital, according to Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications.Photo Credit: NBC Connecituct
  
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• Man ordered to pay lover’s husband $9M after affair causes ‘alienation of affection,’ judge rules

  01-08-2018 06:19
  Keith King says no amount of money could make up for his busted marriage. Nonetheless, a North Carolina judge has ordered his wife’s lover to pay him $8.8 million.
  The decision revolves around an obscure law on the books in six states called “alienation of affection,” reports WSOC. In this case, the 48-year-old King claims he was in a happy marriage with 33-year-old Danielle, whom he wed in 2010, until she began an affair with a man she met on a business trip, reports WRAL and
  
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• Ohio judge orders man’s mouth taped shut during sentencing

  01-08-2018 06:18
  CLEVELAND – A judge ordered a convicted robber's mouth taped shut during his sentencing in Cleveland court Tuesday.
  During the sentencing for 32-year-old Franklyn Williams, convicted for three armed robberies, Judge John Russo ordered him to be silent multiple times.
  Video shot inside the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court shows Williams apparently complaining about his attorneys before Judge Russo replies, "Mr. Williams, I'm the judge in the matter, shut your mouth and I will tell you wh
  
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• Dog left trapped in cage to drown as tide rose at New Jersey park

  01-08-2018 06:18
  HIGHLANDS, N.J. — Jennifer Vaz was on her routine morning walk with her 4-year-old boxer Molly along Sandy Hook Bay in New Jersey on Monday when they came across the whimpering puppy.
  Down by the rocks along the waterside, she discovered a 1-year-old pit bull, locked in a wired cage.
  “When I looked down I saw these eyes looking back at me, like these little cute puppy eyes, scared in the crate and locked up,” she told WPIX, recalling the scene at Veterans Memorial Park.
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• Piglet headed for ‘final destination’ falls off truck, is rescued from busy highway

  01-08-2018 06:17
  ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.  – A slaughterhouse-bound piglet's fate took a sharp turn when the young animal tumbled off a truck and onto a St. Louis-area highway.
  Some good Samaritans made sure the female pig now known as Pickles the Miracle Pig found a safe place to recover and call home.
  Just a few short weeks ago, Pickles was doomed.
  "She fell off a commercial truck with a bunch of piglets going to their final destination," said Randy Grim, founder of Stray Rescue in St. Louis and Randy'
  
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• Florida mom says medics didn’t take daughter to hospital, saying she couldn’t afford it

  01-08-2018 06:17
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  A Florida woman claims an ambulance wouldn’t take her 30-year-old daughter to the hospital, because, she said, fire rescue personnel assumed the family couldn’t afford it.
  The Hillsborough County fire rescue personnel were put on immediate administrative leave with pay and face disciplinary hearings Tuesday, according to the county.
  The incident happened early in the morning on July 4. That’s when Nicole Black called 911 after she discovered her daughter C
  
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• Nationals set team scoring record, rout Reyes, Mets 25-4

  01-08-2018 06:08
  WASHINGTON  — In the highest-scoring game in franchise history, Daniel Murphy hit two early home runs and the Washington Nationals kept pouring it on against emergency reliever Jose Reyes and the New York Mets in a 25-4 rout Tuesday night.
  Trea Turner, who apologized before the game to his teammates for homophobic and racially insensitive tweets he sent several years ago, had four of Washington’s 26 hits. Pitcher Tanner Roark hit a three-run double during a seven-run first innin
  
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• Tanaka extends unbeaten streak to 13, Yanks beat Orioles 6-3

  01-08-2018 06:07
  NEW YORK  — Masahiro Tanaka labored through a 31-pitch first inning against Baltimore, the team with the worst record in the major leagues, falling behind his first four batters.
  “Hopefully we make it out of this soon,” catcher Kyle Higashioka recalled thinking. “You never want to get to the bullpen early.”
  Tanaka stranded a pair of runners when Chris Davis grounded to second baseman Gleyber Torres in short right field, and the 29-year-old Japanese right-hander
  
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• Arrieta helps Phillies end slide with 3-1 win over Red Sox

  01-08-2018 06:07
  BOSTON  — Jake Arrieta struck out seven in seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game slide with a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
  Jorge Alfaro hit an RBI double in the second, Scott Kingery drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth and Carlos Santana added an RBI single for a key run in the ninth after Rhys Hoskins led off with a double.
  That was all the offense the Phillies would need to earn a split in a two-game visit to Boston
  
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• 'Look Before You Lock' Event Warns Parents of Hot Car Danger

  01-08-2018 05:27
  
  “Look before you lock!” That’s the potentially life-saving message to parents who might have kids in their car.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• First Alert: Severe Thunderstorms Possible Wednesday

  01-08-2018 04:41
  
  The NBC Connecticut Meteorologists have issued a First Alert from Wednesday afternoon into the early morning hours on Thursday for strong to severe thunderstorms.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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• Senator Lieberman speaks on upcoming governor’s race

  01-08-2018 04:38
  HARTFORD --  Senator Lieberman said he’s in a good place these days.
  FOX61’s Jenn Bernstein was able to catch up with him while he was in Washington, D.C.
  "This is a good chapter of my life. I'm spending more time with my wife, children, grandchildren,” said Former Senator Joe Lieberman. "We've been blessed with 11 grandchildren."
  More than a year after his name was floated around as a potential pick for FBI Director, Senator Lieberman reflects on his decision to remove h
  
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• California wildfires kill 8 people, and brutal heat spells more danger

  01-08-2018 03:35
  The mammoth infernos raging across California will likely get worse before they get better, with menacing weather forecast for the rest of the week.
  Eight people have already died from two of the most destructive wildfires — the Carr and Ferguson fires.
  And extreme heat — combined with bone-dry conditions — will help fuel the fires.
  “California can expect to see hot, dry and breezy conditions through the end of the week,” CNN meteorologist Gene Norman said.
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• Salads and wraps sold by Trader Joe’s, other major grocery stores recalled over Cyclospora fears

  01-08-2018 02:35
  INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a recall over salad and wrap products produced by an Indianapolis food company.
  Beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products were distributed by Caito Foods across the country and have been recalled due to concerns of Cyclospora contamination.
  The items being recalled include several products sold at popular stores such as Trader Joe’s, Walgreen’s and Kroger. Here are photos from the USDA of the labels of affected g
  
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• 2 Dead in East Hampton Crash

  01-08-2018 02:16
  
  Two people are dead after a crash on Route 16 in East Hampton.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Two dead in multi-vehicle crash on Route 16 in East Hampton

  01-08-2018 02:14
  EAST HAMPTON —  Police said two people died following a multi-vehicle crash on Route 16 Tuesday evening.
  East Hampton Police Department said the accident occurred around 5:50 p.m. in the area of Salmon River. A portion of Route 16 in the area was closed as police conducted an investigation.
  NOW: serious crash shuts down part of route 16 in #EastHampton @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/MSEwClCnlJ
  — Michael Howard (@MHoward_TV) July 31, 2018At this time, the identity of the pe
  
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• Good Samaritans Rescue 3 People From Bloomfield House Fire

  01-08-2018 02:04
  
  Three people were rescued by passing witnesses when fire broke out at home in Bloomfield Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Official says agency warned family separation bad for kids

  01-08-2018 01:43
  WASHINGTON  — A Department of Health and Human Services official told senators Tuesday that his agency had warned the Trump administration that separating families would be dangerous for children. But some of the government’s top immigration officials used a Senate hearing to largely defend how the policy has been implemented, with one comparing family detention centers to “a summer camp.”
  One official told the Senate Judiciary Committee that while the Trump administ
  
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• Teen Refurbishes Guitars for Veterans, Active Duty Military

  01-08-2018 01:35
  
  A Baltic teen is looking to supply veterans and active military with guitars to help those suffering from PTSD and dealing with challenges they’ve encountered after serving in the United States Armed Forces.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Two people rescued from Bloomfield house fire

  01-08-2018 01:28
  BLOOMFIELD — Two people were rescued from a house fire at 376 Cottage Grove Road Tuesday evening.
  Crews arrived to the scene to see thick, heavy smoke. Two people were taken to the hospital for treatment.
  Their injuries are non-life threatening.
  Residents of the home will be displaced for the night.
  No other details were released. FOX61 will provide updates as soon as they become available.
  
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• A homeless man handing out resumes in Silicon Valley gets more than 200 offers

  01-08-2018 01:19
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  After standing on a street corner and asking strangers for employment, one homeless man in Silicon Valley has been overwhelmed by job offers.
  David Casarez, a college graduate in his 20s, was spotted holding a sign that read, “Homeless hungry 4 success take a resume.” He was handing out his resume to motorists in Mountain View, California — where Google is headquartered — and hoping to make a job connection.
  Casarez moved to California several months ago, seek
  
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• Court documents allege children were thrown against wall at South Windsor daycare

  01-08-2018 01:12
  SOUTH WINDSOR -- Court documents are shedding light on allegations of abuse at a south Windsor daycare.
  FOX61 has obtained the arrest warrants for the four women who worked at Mother Goose Daycare Center, and were arrested after allegations of child abuse within the center.
  The report details allegations of throwing a child against a wall, and a staff member using all four hands and legs to hold a child down on a cot.
  An attorney for one of the women charged said the claims against her are
  
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