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• CRT Chooses to End Services for Head Start Programs in Hartford, Middlesex Counties

  24-08-2018 23:56
  
  The Community Renewal Team (CRT) will no longer operate Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Hartford and Middlesex counties.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• MGM Springfield Opens Its Doors

  24-08-2018 23:42
  
  MGM’s first resort in New England opened Friday with a parade down Main Street in Springfield.Photo Credit: NBC10 Boston
  
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• Vote on Windsor Locks Grading System Angers Parents

  24-08-2018 22:49
  
  Students go back to class in Windsor Locks in days and parents are not happy about the plans to revamp the grading on report cards.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Feds confirm 507 people sick after eating McDonald’s salad, some in CT

  24-08-2018 22:11
  CHICAGO  — Federal health officials say they’ve confirmed more than 500 cases of people who became sick with an intestinal illness after eating McDonald’s salads.
  The illnesses reported earlier this year are linked to the cyclospora parasite, which can cause diarrhea, intestinal pain, nausea or fatigue. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that 507 cases have been confirmed in 15 states and New York City.
  McDonald’s stopped the sale of salads at 3,0
  
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• Stream The Northern Trust

  24-08-2018 22:07
  The first round of the FedExCup Playoffs comes to you from Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, NJ.
  
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• Human Case of West Nile Virus Detected in Southington

  24-08-2018 21:03
  
  A resident of Southington is the third person to contract West Nile Virus in Connecticut this season.
  
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• Mohegan Sun Adds Second Justin Timberlake Show

  24-08-2018 20:40
  
  If you “Can’t Stop the Feeling” that you want to see Justin Timberlake in concert, you might be in luck.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Survey: More Hiring Managers Spotting Lies On Resumes

  24-08-2018 20:23
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  NEW YORK (CBSMiami) – Job applicants hope a good resume will help them stand out. But some people stretch the truth and, according to a new survey, others just flat out lie.
  According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 75 percent of hiring managers have spotted a lie on a resume.
  “People embellish on their resumes, I mean that’s common but it’s when you too far, um people are trying to stand out, they’re trying to get the attentio
  
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• Jennifer Finnigan On Work-Home Balance As A New Parent: “It Is The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done”

  24-08-2018 19:49
  Salvation is back with an all-new episode this Monday, August 27th at 9:00pm ET/PT. This season has brought with it new alliances, new foes and a whole lot of new problems to solve for Grace Barrows (Jennifer Finnigan), Darius Tranz (Santiago Cabrera), and Harris Edwards (Ian Anthony Dale).
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Finnigan to catch up on the new season and discuss the challenges of being a new parent while working on set.
  MW- Hey Jennifer, nice to talk to you again!
  JF- You too, bu
  
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• Lucy Liu On Directing ‘Elementary’: “Very Different From Anything I’ve Ever Done Before”

  24-08-2018 19:48
  Lucy Liu is an Emmy Award winning actor who has portrayed such iconic roles as Kill Bill‘s O-Ren Ishii, Charlie’s Angels‘ Alex Munday and for the past five years she has filled the role of Sherlock Holmes’s trusty assistant Watson on Elementary. An all-new episode of Elementary, which was directed by Liu, premieres August 27th at 10:00pm ET/PT.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke with Liu about directing, her time on Elementary and the visions of a man named Norman.
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• East Hartford woman arrested after food fight in Stop and Shop

  24-08-2018 19:44
  GLASTONBURY — Glastonbury Police say one woman was arrested after a food fight, and stealing at a Stop and Shop.
  Police say just before 9 p.m. on August 17th, they were called to a Stop and Shop. There was a report that a man and a women in their 60’s were throwing food.
  During the investigation, police say 50-year-old Linda Ixtos admitted to shoplifting. It’s unknown why food was thrown.
  Ixtos was arrested and is set to appear in court on September 5th.
  
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• Tech companies are meeting to talk about protecting the election

  24-08-2018 19:38
  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, Twitter and other leading tech companies will meet Friday to talk about protecting their platforms from manipulation during the midterm elections.
  The plans, first reported by BuzzFeed, were confirmed to CNNMoney by a person familiar with the meeting. Google and Microsoft are among the other companies that have been invited.
  The companies, especially Facebook and Twitter, have been criticized for how their platforms were used to spread misinformation during t
  
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• Mom investigated after letting 8-year-old daughter walk dog alone

  24-08-2018 19:35
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  The mom of an 8-year-old in suburban Chicago is railing against a “crazy waste of resources” that ended in what CBS Chicago describes as a “legal nightmare.”
  The Chicago Tribune details how on Aug. 2, Corey Widen’s daughter took the family dog, Marshmallow, for a walk around their Wilmette neighborhood. Shortly after the girl returned, Widen found local police at her front door, asking how long her daughter had been out and how old sh
  
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• New Haven’s Chief Administrative Office resigns

  24-08-2018 19:32
  NEW HAVEN — Mayor Toni Harp said Friday that the city of New Haven’s Chief Administrative Officer, Michael Carter, had resigned. The resignation is effective September 7th.
  Harp’s office says the responsibilities of the Chief Administrative Officer is overseeing the police, fire, and emergency management departments, the New Haven Free Public Library system, and the public works, parks ‘n’ rec, engineering, human resources, and public safety communications departmen
  
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• Man survived monstrous fire tornado by hiding under bulldozer

  24-08-2018 19:21
  REDDING, Calif. - Steve Bustillos was at home in Redding, California on July 26th when the Carr Fire turned his way in a literal tornado of flames and heat.
  "All I could see was the heat waves. You know, a couple 100 feet tall and there was no fire yet there," Bustillos told KTXL. "I thought, 'That's kinda weird.' Then the next thing I know just full on ignition."
  The retired police officer packed up what he could, including birth certificates and baby pictures. He helped some neighbors and cal
  
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• Video shows bear wander into Colorado hotel lobby, climb on furniture

  24-08-2018 19:20
  ESTES PARK, Colo. – A bear figured out how to open the lobby door of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, and helped itself to a tour of the historic building.
  It happened during the early hours of Thursday morning, according to Stanley Hotel Vice President Reed Rowley.
  He said the front desk supervisor, who was the only one in the room at the time, calmly recorded the bear's brief visit.
  Rowley said the bear walked in, messed around, climbed over the furniture and then made its way
  
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• No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says

  24-08-2018 19:14
  HARTFORD — If you’re one of the third of all humankind who drinks alcohol, take note: There’s no amount of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for your overall health, according to a new analysis of 2016 global alcohol consumption and disease risk.
  Alcohol was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths, according to the study, published Thursday in the j
  
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• ‘Flesh-eating’ STD diagnosed in England for the first time

  24-08-2018 19:12
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  ENGLAND – A rare sexually transmitted disease that causes flesh-eating ulcers has been reported in England.
  According to the Lancashire Post, an unidentified woman between the ages of 15 and 25 was diagnosed with the disease – donovanosis – within the past year.
  A pharmacist with chemist-4-u.com reportedly told the Lancashire Post, that if left untreated the disease “could cause the flesh around the genitals to literally rot away.”
  According to the Cente
  
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• How to make breakfast healthy for back to school kids

  24-08-2018 19:08
  HARTFORD --  Kaneen Gomez-Hixson is a registered dietician and second-year graduate student and Stephanie Vivier is a first year graduate student at the University of Saint Joseph’s School of Nutrition.
  They joined Keith McGilvery to discuss ways to make breakfast healthy for kids as they head back to school. They said parents should focus on keeping food in its whole and natural state because this will help kids get the most nutrients out of their food.
  Eating a well-balanced diet w
  
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• Investigation Underway After Fire in U-Haul Vans in Hartford

  24-08-2018 17:51
  
  Police and the fire marshal’s office are investigating after a fire started in one U-Haul van and spread to seven others at a U-Haul Moving and Storage facility on Main Street in Hartford.Photo Credit: Stringr
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Intense Heat Coming Next Week

  24-08-2018 17:29
  
  NBC Connecticut's meteorologists have issued a First Alert for intense heat on Tuesday and Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Half a Kilogram of Fentanyl Seized in Hartford Drug Raid

  24-08-2018 17:18
  
  Hartford police said they seized half a kilogram of fentanyl and arrested three city residents following a drug raid Thursday that exposed officers to what is suspected to be fentanyl.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Yard Goats Turf Manager Named League's Best Field Manager

  24-08-2018 17:02
  
  The Hartford Yard Goats' Sports Turf Manager, Kyle Calhoon, won the title of 2018 Eastern League Diamond Pro Sports Field Manager of the Year, for the second year in a row, the league announced Friday.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• 507 Now Confirmed Sick in McDonald's Salad Parasite Outbreak

  24-08-2018 17:00
  
  The CDC is now reporting that 507 people in 16 states have been diagnosed with an intestinal illness after consuming salads at McDonald’s restaurants, marking a 16 percent increase in cases in two weeks and...Photo Credit: AP
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: College Football Is Back

  24-08-2018 16:55
  New York Yankees vs. Baltimore OriolesFriday, August 24, 2018, 7:05 pm ET
  New York Yankees -180
  The trusty projection model has the Yankees beating the Orioles in 70 percent of simulations for their Friday showdown and by a margin of nearly two runs per contest. These numbers are lopsided enough to justify laying the price. New York is 4-1 in the past five starts by CC Sabathia against the Orioles and is 5-2 in the past seven meetings in Baltimore.
  SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (13-8 in last 21
  
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• Oakdale Offering Tickets for $25 or Less

  24-08-2018 16:06
  
  Live Nation is offering end-of-summer ticket deals, all in - no fees, and you can see several shows at the Oakdale in Wallingford for $20 or $25.Photo Credit: Getty Images for 103.5 KTU
  
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• WATCH: Browns Stadium Security Practices Taking Down People Running Onto Field

  24-08-2018 16:04
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  We’ve become accustomed to “field invaders” running out onto the field of play at various sports events through the years. Eventually, security crews almost always track them down. However, it likely didn’t cross your mind that the stadium personnel go through drills to practice what to do in that situation.
  That’s what a video taken prior to Thursday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles shows. The video, shot by NBC 10’
  
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• Fire in Truck at Rocky Hill Food Distribution Warehouse Spreads

  24-08-2018 15:49
  
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• Lyft is teaming up with the Urban League, TurboVote and others to offer free and half-price rides on Election Day

  24-08-2018 15:36
  (CNN) — Lyft is getting some help to get people in underserved communities to the polls this fall.
  The ride-sharing company says it’s working with community groups to offer free and reduced-price rides on November 6, the date of the midterm elections.
  To increase encourage voter turnout, Lyft will offer free rides to people in underserved communities that day by working with Voto Latino, the Urban League and the National Federation of the Blind.
  Lyft is also teaming up with
  
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• UConn Freshmen Move In

  24-08-2018 15:27
  
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• More than 20 vintage TVs left on neighborhood front porches: ‘It’s so weird’

  24-08-2018 15:14
  HENRICO COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia neighborhood woke up to find dozens of vintage box television sets sitting on their front porches.
  The bizarre discoveries were made by families in the Grey Oaks subdivision in Glen Allen on Thursday morning.
  "I was leaving for work this morning and I go out the garage door. As I pass through it looked like I had a package on the front door," Robyn Schorr told WTVR. "I told my husband to get the package off the front door."
  Schorr's husband instead found a
  
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• Officials Warn of Measles Exposure in Boston, Lexington

  24-08-2018 13:31
  
  Massachusetts issued a warning Thursday of possible measles exposures in a pool, hospital and library around Boston and Lexington.
  
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• IMAGES: New MGM Springfield Resort Casino Opens Today

  24-08-2018 12:57
  
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• Student News: Shepaug students get tour of Fenway video facilities

  24-08-2018 12:30
  By Michael Iannazzo, Shepaug Valley High School.
  Students from Regional School District 12 met with video production specialists from the Bruins, Red Sox, and New England Patriots during Video Production Night at Fenway Park.The FOX 61 Student News program empowers Connecticut middle and high school students to explore the world of multi-media journalism by giving them the opportunity to capture, edit and publish original content under the guidance of industry professionals.
  Each student produc
  
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• Hurricane Lane unleashes flooding and landslides as it gets closer to Hawaii

  24-08-2018 11:55
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  HONOLULU — Hurricane Lane weakened as it marched toward Hawaii, but it’s list of life-threatening calamities is still going strong.
  The hurricane was downgraded to a Category 3 storm Thursday, even as it unleashed torrential rainfall, flooding and landslides over parts of Hawaii’s Big Island, along with dangerous surf and high winds. The conditions continued early Friday.
  Lane is forecast to bring even more damage as its center gets closer Friday and Saturday. While
  
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• ‘Top 10’ weather day for Friday with low humidity, temps in 80s

  24-08-2018 10:55
  Friday will be a TOP TEN weather day with cobalt blue skies, low humidity and highs in the low-mid 80s.
  The humidity will remain low through Saturday before rising Sunday into into next week.
  We turn both hot and humid again starting Monday. In fact, we could be headed towards yet another HEAT WAVE! Summer isn't over, but let's enjoy the break while we get it!
  FORECAST DETAILS:
  FRIDAY: Sunny. High: Low-mid 80s.
  SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. High: Low 80s.
  SUNDAY: Mostly sunny, humid. High: L
  
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• Police investigating after several packages have been reported missing in West Hartford

  24-08-2018 06:00
  WEST HARTFORD -- Police are investigating after they said several package have been reported missing.
  West Hartford police said the thefts occurred on the east side of town.
  In the most recent incident, police said an individual was captured on home security camera footage taking the package from the front porch.
  "There was no description of a car but one is believed to have been used by the suspect.," police said.
  Police said the recorded incident occurred Tuesday afternoon on the Bouleva
  
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• Mothers petition for Meriden schools to require uniforms; superintendent responds

  24-08-2018 05:48
  MERIDEN - It is back to school season and now is typically the time for kids to dress to impress on the first day of school.
  However, two mothers are looking to eliminate that mindset. They have gone door-to-door in the city and have collected over 400 signatures for their petition to enforce a school uniform policy. The superintendent however, does not want to.
  Jasmine Ortiz and Janette Irizarry have children themselves and while they have been fortunate enough to buy new clothes for school, b
  
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• Griner, Taurasi help Mercury beat Sun 96-86

  24-08-2018 04:58
  UNCASVILLE — Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi each scored 27 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Connecticut Sun 96-86 on Thursday night in the second round of the WNBA playoffs.
  The Mercury will face Seattle in the conference semifinals, starting Sunday.
  Stephanie Talbot hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 94 with 4:19 left. Griner then scored four points and had a key block on Courtney Williams to give the Mercury a 92-86 lead with 1:11 left.
  Taurasi improved to 13-0 in her career in
  
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• MGM Springfield ready to open its doors to the public

  24-08-2018 04:38
  SPRINGFIELD – Members of the media, MGM representatives and Massachusetts elected officials gathered in a ballroom inside the new MGM Casino for a massive press conference.
  It was a party atmosphere filled with entertainment from The Blue Man Group and The Jabbawockeez. The new casino has everything from a bowling alley, a 125,000 square foot gaming floor and a movie theater for guests to enjoy.
  The effort beginning after an EF-3 tornado ravaged the city, MGM erected the casino to help rev
  
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• Man urinated on 5-year-old girl playing hide-and-go-seek, called her racial slur: police

  24-08-2018 04:08
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. --  Michigan police arrested a man accused of urinating on a 5-year-old black girl in an alley and calling her a racial slur Wednesday.
  Officers responded to a home in Grand Rapids around 6 p.m. after the child's parents called 911 saying that an older white man had urinated on their daughter.
  The girl was playing hide-and-go-seek with her friends at the time, and was behind a bush when the man, identified as 60-year-old David Allen Dean, sneaked up behind her, acc
  
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• ‘Whatever it takes’: Creative videos draw people to Tennessee animal shelter

  24-08-2018 03:54
  WEST MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Tennessee animal shelter is doing whatever it takes to get the animals adopted, and it seems to be working.
  "I have no shame. I am never embarrassed. Whatever it takes, I'll do it," said Trent Stacy, who works at the West Memphis Animal Shelter.
  When Stacy started at the shelter, he and a volunteer came up with a creative way to market the adoptable animals on Facebook.
  "It's gotten to the age where a picture of a dog or cat doesn't work anymore. You need live video, an
  
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• Missouri mother accused of selling disabled daughter for sex

  24-08-2018 03:54
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – A Missouri mother who police say let men have sex with her daughter, who authorities say has the mental abilities of a 2- or 3-year-old, in exchange for drugs and money was charged Tuesday, according to the Columbia Daily Tribune.
  Renee M. Collins, 49, faces charges of sex trafficking and child endangerment, while her boyfriend, 44-year-old William A. Thomas Jr. was charged with first-degree rape.
  On July 7 the FBI alerted Columbia police after receiving an anonymous tip th
  
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• Guard accused of having sex with corpse in hospital storage room

  24-08-2018 03:54
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis hospital security guard was arrested after witnesses told police they saw him having sex with a corpse, according to WREG.
  Cameron Wright, 23, was charged Thursday with abuse of a corpse.
  Two witnesses told police they saw Wright in the act with a female corpse in the hospital’s body storage room Wednesday.
  According to court documents, Wright admitted to the crime.
  St. Francis Hospital said in a statement that the guard, who worked for a contractor, has b
  
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• Authorities find drug tunnel running from old KFC restaurant to home in Mexico

  24-08-2018 03:54
  SAN LUIS, Ariz. – Authorities in Arizona discovered $1 million in drugs during a traffic stop -- and officials say that led them to a nearly 600-foot drug tunnel that runs between a former fast food restaurant and a private home in Mexico.
  It all began August 13, when police in the border city of San Luis, Arizona, say they saw the owner of a now-abandoned business bringing several plastic containers outside and loading them onto a trailer, according to court documents obtained by CNN aff
  
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• Alleged weapon in double murder: A gas-filled yoga ball

  24-08-2018 03:54
  He told co-workers he was going to kill rabbits, and he told police that he only meant to get rid of rats—but prosecutors say a Hong Kong professor used a rather odd weapon to instead murder his wife and teen daughter.
  That alleged weapon: a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide, which Khaw Kim-sun is accused of leaving in the trunk of a Mini Cooper his wife, Wong Siew-fung, was driving in May 2015, the South China Morning Post and BBC report.
  The ball is said to have d
  
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• Mayor Harp: Former staffer fired for using city credit card for personal use

  24-08-2018 02:39
  NEW HAVEN --  New Haven Mayor Toni Harp confirmed to FOX61's Jenn Bernstein that a city staffer has been fired for using city credit card for personal use.
  In a Thursday taping of The Real Story, Harp said the staffer has since been fired.
  "She used one of the city credit cards - one of our employees had been out sick for a long time," Harp said. "They had a trusted relationship and she unfortunately took her credit card to a long-term hotel and stayed there."
  Harp added, "and unfortunatel
  
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• Infant and baby hydration more important during summer months

  24-08-2018 01:45
  Patricia Esposito, the manager of the Clinical Nutrition Department at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, said hydration is a common concern for new parents.
  “One of the most common questions I would have as a NICU dietitian was how much water do I need to feed my baby,” she said.
  It’s not that the answer is zero – of course, infants need plenty of water – rather, infants should be getting water simply by being fed, either by formula or breastmilk, which
  
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• Connecticut launches text-to-911 system

  24-08-2018 01:27
  HARTFORD — Connecticut residents can now use text messages to reach 911 emergency dispatchers.
  Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Thursday that the state has launched the text-to-911 service as part of a new emergency communications system.
  Officials say voice calls to 911 are still the best and fastest way to contact emergency services. The text service is aimed at people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability. It’s also intended for when it’s unsafe to place a
  
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• K2 court cases in New Haven ramp up

  24-08-2018 01:21
  NEW HAVEN — The New Haven Green has largely been quiet since over 100 patient transports for K2 overdoses last week.
  But now, the court rooms of New Haven are becoming active following multiple arrests in connection with the overdoses.
  A combination of informants and overdose victims have pointed the finger at three primary suspects in this case. One of the men arrested was also nabbed with a bunch of K2 in March.
  53-year-old John Parker appeared for his second court date in less than a we
  
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