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• SUV Crashes into Glastonbury Restaurant

  27-08-2018 23:36
  
  A Glastonbury restaurant was forced to close Monday after an SUV crashed through the front door.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man’s Body Found in Water Near State Pier in New London: Police

  27-08-2018 23:34
  
  The body of a man was found in the water near state pier in New London, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New iPhone Bought on eBay Was Not So New

  27-08-2018 23:33
  
  In 2016, when Jordan Wells needed a new phone, he compared prices, read seller reviews, and ended up buying what he thought was a new iPhone 7 plus from a seller on eBay. It cost him $549.99.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New London PD investigating after body was found in water

  27-08-2018 23:24
  NEW LONDON — Police are investigating after a body was found in the water Monday afternoon.
  New London Police Department said they were called to a report of a body in the water at the New London State Pier at around 2:30 p.m. Police said while searching the area, they located the body of an adult male in the water.
  State Police Troop E took over control of the scene and began the investigation. No other details have been released.
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• Woodbury bar sued in fatal crash involving Chris Berman’s wife

  27-08-2018 23:15
  HARTFORD  — Relatives of a Waterbury man who died in car crash that also killed the wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman has filed a lawsuit against a Woodbury restaurant.
  The Hartford Courant reports the family of 87-year-old Edward Bertulis alleges that Market Place Kitchen & Bar in Woodbury served alcohol to Katherine Berman while she was intoxicated on May 9, 2017.
  Berman’s vehicle later struck the rear of an SUV driven by Bertulis. Both drivers were
  
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• Alleged sexual assaults involving students and school employee under investigation in Norwich

  27-08-2018 23:09
  NORWICH --There are disturbing allegations out of Norwich of an inappropriate relationship involving a former school employee and perhaps multiple students.
  For two months, Norwich police have been investigating alleged sexual assaults – committed by a now former employee of Norwich Free Academy - against at least one student of the high school.
  Neither police nor NFA are talking.
  “I think it’s kind of sick,” said Mitch Thetreault of Norwich. “It’s someone al
  
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• Manu Ginobili, a 4-time champion with Spurs, retires at 41

  27-08-2018 23:07
  Manu Ginobili has played his final game, and with that a new era awaits the San Antonio Spurs.
  Ginobili announced his decision to retire Monday, the 41-year-old wrapping up what he called a “fabulous journey” in which he helped the Spurs win four NBA championships in 16 seasons with the club.
  The smooth left-handed guard from Argentina came to San Antonio in 2002, forming what quickly became a powerful “Big 3” alongside Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. Now, they’ve all m
  
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• Baby Poop ‘Cocktail’ May Help Fight Cancer, Researchers Claim

  27-08-2018 22:33
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (CBS Local) – Could dirty diapers hold the key to preventing cancer? A team of scientists is claiming that baby poop contains beneficial bacteria that can be turned into a cancer-fighting “cocktail.”
  Probiotics – or substances that reportedly promote the growth of healthy bacteria in the body – are being advertised in all sorts of products from yogurt, to bread, to dog food. Now, researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine say
  
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• Gas Leak Forces Evacuations in Westport

  27-08-2018 21:49
  
  Firefighters evacuated multiple buildings in Westport Monday when they discovered a gas leakPhoto Credit: Westport Fire Department
  
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• Person of Interest in Marlborough Fire Found

  27-08-2018 21:28
  
  The person of interest in a fire that was set at his parent’s house in Marlborough just after 2:30 a.m. Monday has been found and he was taken into custody, according to the state Emergency Alerting and...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Boy Hospitalized After Standing Up To Friend’s Bullies, Reports Say

  27-08-2018 21:28
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (CBS Local) – A six-year-old in Washington state was hospitalized with a broken arm and badly injured eye after he was reportedly attacked by a group of children bullying his friend.
  Carter English was outside his Olympia apartment complex on Aug. 22 when he confronted a group of children who allegedly picked on his friend.
  “They were just bullying him, like beating him up,” Carter said, via KCCI. “I just told them to stop… and then they di
  
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• Hazardous Tree Situation Closes Eastford Boat Launch

  27-08-2018 21:06
  
  The Halls Pond State boat launch in Eastford in closed until further notice because of a hazardous tree situation, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.Photo Credit: CTDEEP
  
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• College Football: How To Watch Opening Weekend

  27-08-2018 20:41
  Ryan Mayer
  As always seems to be the case, summer has flown by. We approach Labor Day weekend with the sound of parents rejoicing in kids going back to school ringing in our ears. While you soak up that last full weekend of summer, the boys of the gridiron return for a new season. Across the country, 130 teams start their journey (some got an early jump last weekend) in hopes of making a College Football Playoff appearance. There are plenty of marquee match-ups to keep an eye on this weekend, an
  
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• Teacher Punishes 10-Year-Old For Calling Her ‘Ma’am,’ Parents Claim

  27-08-2018 20:24
  TARBORO, N.C. (CBS Local) – The parents of a North Carolina boy are demanding answers after they say their child was punished for addressing his teacher as “ma’am.”
  Teretha Wilson told local reporters that she knew something was wrong when her son, Tamarion, got off the school bus on Aug. 21. “I asked him what happened,” Wilson said, via WTOL. “He said he got in trouble for saying ‘yes, ma’am.'”
  The 10-year-old then showed his pare
  
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• Statue of Liberty evacuated; construction fire dwindles

  27-08-2018 19:37
  NEW YORK  — The Statue of Liberty has been evacuated as a precaution after a propane fire erupted in a construction area on Liberty Island.
  Park spokesman Jerry Willis said shortly before 1 p.m. that it appeared the flames had been extinguished, though water was still being poured on the tanks.
  Willis says visitors were ushered to a plaza a safe distance from the fire, which started at around noon on Monday. Then ferries were brought to evacuate them. It wasn’t clear how many pe
  
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• Kelli Ward said McCain announcement about ending treatment was timed to hurt her campaign

  27-08-2018 19:34
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  As the nation mourns the passing of Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republicans are holding a Senate primary Tuesday in which one of the candidates suggested the announcement that McCain was stopping medical treatment was timed to hurt her campaign.
  Kelli Ward, a former state senator who has courted the far-right during her campaign, suggested on Facebook Saturday that McCain’s family released its statement saying the senator was ending medical treatment for brain cancer was timed to
  
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• Judge rules artist can get drug spoon sculpture back

  27-08-2018 19:30
  STAMFORD — A judge has ruled that the artist who helped place a steel sculpture of a bent drug spoon at Purdue Pharma’s Connecticut headquarters can get the artwork back.
  The Hartford Courant reports the judge signed an order Monday that Boston-based artist Domenic Esposito can retrieve the sculpture from Stamford police, saying the process could take days.
  Esposito and art gallery owner Fernando Luis Alvarez put the 11-foot-long sculpture in front of the company’s Stamford hea
  
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• I-84 East in East Hartford Closed; Life-Threatening Injury Reported

  27-08-2018 19:30
  
  Interstate 84 East is closed at exit 58 in East Hartford after a rollover crash, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Heat Index to Approach 100 Degrees on Tuesday

  27-08-2018 19:22
  
  NBC Connecticut's meteorologists have issued a First Alert for intense heat on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
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• ‘Who Steals A Cheese Grater?’: Meth Use Blamed For Strange Crime Spree

  27-08-2018 19:19
  TURKEY CREEK, Ky. (CBS Local) – A Floyd County, Kentucky man is blaming a spike in local drug use for an odd burglary his own cousin allegedly carried out at his home.
  “Who steals a cheese grader?” burglary victim Mason Tackett asked. “He’s got the works…Lysol… he stole an empty bottle of spray,” he continued. “What got me the most was my soap. He stole my soap! Who steals soap!?”
  Neighbors said they saw Tackett’s cousin Ph
  
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• Three lanes closed on I-84 eastbound in East Hartford

  27-08-2018 19:18
  EAST HARTFORD — A crash has blocked three lanes on I- 84 Monday afternoon.
  The incident happened near Exit 58 and 59. A vehicle flipped over on the roadway.
  #CTtraffic: I84 eb x58 East Hartford closed for rollover crash with life-threatening injury.
  — CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) August 27, 2018#BREAKING serious crash causing delays on i84 E near exit 58. Can see 1 car heavily damaged @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/GCmvR2qMdD
  — Michael Howard (@MHoward_TV) August 27, 2018For
  
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• Man Robbed Teenage Girl at Bus Stop in Hamden: Police

  27-08-2018 19:18
  
  Hamden police have arrested a man who is accused of robbing a 17-year-old girl as she was waiting for a bus in Hamden in January.Photo Credit: Hamden Police
  
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• Liberty Island Evacuated as 3 Propane Tanks Catch Fire

  27-08-2018 19:14
  
  Three propane tanks somehow caught fire on Liberty Island Monday, forcing an evacuation and sending hundreds of tourists crowding back near the docks as crews worked to douse the flames.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Parents allegedly fed kids marijuana to ‘keep them quiet’

  27-08-2018 18:49
  DRAPER, Utah – A couple in Utah is accused of child abuse after their two children, ages 3 and 4, allegedly tested positive for cocaine and THC, according to KSTU.
  Katie Jennifer Blackham, 40, and Jacob Francis Sickler, 28, each face two felony counts of endangerment of a child and two misdemeanor counts of child abuse.
  According to indictments for Blackham and Sickler, the Sandy Police Department received a child abuse and neglect report from the Utah Division of Child and Family Service
  
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• Recall Alert: Children’s Advil Recalled Due To Overdose Concerns

  27-08-2018 18:45
  NEW YORK (CBS Local) – A specific type of Children’s Advil Suspension Bubble Gum flavor is being recalled due to incorrect dosage cup markings.
  Pfizer Consumer Healthcare issued the voluntary recall on the four-ounce bottles because the dosage cup provided is marked in teaspoons, while the instructions on the label are described in milliliters.
  Pfizer says the wrong markings could potentially cause on overdose.
  The specific lot being recalled is:
  Product Name: Chi
  
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• Man Escaped From Jail, Stole Other Prisoners' Items: PD

  27-08-2018 18:43
  
  Middletown Police have found and arrested a man who escaped police custody and was found in possession of other prisoners' items early Monday morning.
  
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• To avoid extinction it’s about ‘survival of the laziest,’ study suggests

  27-08-2018 18:38
  If you think burning calories is the best strategy to preserve you from extinction, well, we may have bad news.
  Using more energy on a daily basis increases the chances of a species becoming extinct, with those that are more sluggish and use less energy being more likely to survive, a new study suggests.
  Researchers looked at 300 million species of mollusc that lived in the Atlantic Ocean over a period spanning roughly five million years and found that those with a high metabolism were more like
  
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• Weight-loss drug Belviq seems safe for heart, study finds

  27-08-2018 18:34
  For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems — a safety milestone that may encourage wider use to help curb the obesity epidemic.
  The drug, Belviq, has been sold in the United States since 2013 and is the first of several new weight-loss medicines to succeed in a long-term heart safety study now required by federal regulators to stay on the market.
  “Patients and their doctors have
  
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• Multiple Shark Spottings Close Beaches Along Cape Cod

  27-08-2018 18:33
  
  Two shark taggings and a shark breaching the water near the shore have prompted beach closures along Cape Cod on Monday.The tagged sharks, which became the 10th and 11th tagged of the season, were tagged about...Photo Credit: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
  
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• Deputies: California man had 800 pounds of stolen lemons

  27-08-2018 18:29
  THERMAL, Calif. — A sweet crime that turned sour!
  Authorities say a man has been arrested in Southern California after deputies found about 800 pounds (363 kilograms) of stolen lemons inside his car.
  Riverside County sheriff’s officials say 69-year-old Dionicio Fierros was arrested Friday and booked on a charge of theft of agricultural products.
  Deputies were investigating recent farm thefts when they stopped Fierros’ car in Thermal on Friday morning.
  Inside his car, deputies s
  
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• Video shows Bee Man removing massive hornets’ nest from car in Ohio

  27-08-2018 18:17
  ALLIANCE, Ohio – A video of Ohio’s Bee Man removing a massive European Hornets’ nest from a car Sunday has gone viral.Travis Watson, owner of The Bee Man, LLC. removed the nest from an El Camino in Alliance, Ohio.
  Watson told WJW that European Hornets, who are a new bee in the area, build their nests in enclosed spaces. He explained that in nature that means they build nests in the hollows of trees.
  “Their queens emerge from hibernation in April and look for a well-protec
  
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• $10,000 damage after Bristol pawn shop vandalized two nights in a row

  27-08-2018 18:14
  BRISTOL -- The owners of a pawn shop are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who vandalized the business two nights in a row.
  The owners of Silas Deane Pawn on Farmington Avenue said surveillance video shows someone smashing the windows early Friday morning. The owners replaced the windows but someone broke the windows again early Saturday.
  Police said the suspect in both cases is believed to be a male. At this time it is unknown if same suspect for
  
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• General Mills Drops ‘Natural’ Label From Granola Bars After Lawsuit

  27-08-2018 18:06
  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (CBS Local) — As part of a settlement, General Mills will be altering the label of its Nature Valley granola bars.
  In the middle of the box, it says the bars are made with “100% natural whole grain oats”, however a lawsuit by consumer groups in 2016 claimed tests of General Mills products detected the presence of a weed killer manufactured by Monsanto.
  According to the complaint, independent lab tests found more glyphosate in the Nature Va
  
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• This Week In Golf: DeChambeau Wins Northern Trust, Tops FedExCup Standings

  27-08-2018 17:52
  By Sam McPherson
  Every PGA Tour playoff tournament has lots of jockeying for position, and The Northern Trust, which opened the FedExCup Playoffs, was no exception. Bryson DeChambeau emerged from a crowded leaderboard to seize the lead and eventually the victory, after shooting 63 in Saturday’s third round and holding on with a solid 69 on Sunday to win by four strokes over Tony Finau. Tied for third were Billy Horschel and Cameron Smith, one shot behind Finau.
  DeChambeau’s win, his
  
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• Multiple Towns Opens Cooling Centers Ahead of Excessive Heat

  27-08-2018 17:05
  
  Multiple towns are opening cooling centers ahead of this week's excessive heat.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• New Food and Beer Choices at Rentschler Field

  27-08-2018 16:35
  
  UConn football returns this week and there are some new food and beer choices at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
  
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• Your 2018 Back to School Photos

  27-08-2018 15:12
  
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• Darien Native Plays in Connecticut Open

  27-08-2018 14:33
  
  Last week, Aryna Sabalenka became the youngest champion at the Connecticut Open since 2010, but she wasn't the only one having an unforgettable experience.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Searching for Person of Interest in Marlborough Fire

  27-08-2018 14:06
  
  State police are searching for a man who they said is a person of interest in a fire that was set at his parent’s house in Marlborough, according to the state Emergency Alerting and Notification System.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Crash on I-91 in Windsor

  27-08-2018 13:45
  
  Police are investigating a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian and shut down part of Interstate-91 in Windsor on Sunday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Donors Choose Projects Help Students Displaced by Hurricane Maria

  27-08-2018 13:19
  
  A Meriden elementary school is rolling out a new program this year aimed especially at helping students displaced after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last fall.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• App Allows Parents to Track Their Kids' School Bus

  27-08-2018 13:18
  
  For many parents getting their kids to and from school is another added back to school stress, but several school districts, including ones starting Monday, have an app to help ease that burden.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• No injuries after fire at Marlborough home

  27-08-2018 12:33
  MARLBOROUGH — Officials say two people were not injured after a fire broke out at a home on West Road in Marlborough. Two people over the age of 50 were living at the home. They were able to call 911 and get out just fine.
  The people living at the home were updating the property to start a bed and breakfast at the house.
  State Police and the State Fire Marshall’s office are working with Marlborough authorities to investigate the cause of the fire.
  
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• Very warm, humidity rising Monday

  27-08-2018 11:11
  Today, the humidity combined with a strengthening high pressure system will bring big time heat to the area for the start of the work week. Highs near 90 and brutal humidity will make it feel like 100 outside by Tuesday and Wednesday. Thankfully, we wont jeopardize any records, but it will still feel like the middle of Summer.
  Thursday we will see an end to the heat and the humidity as a cold front moves through we'll keep an eye on this as it could bring some showers and thunderstorms along wi
  
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• Pope Francis silent on Archbishop’s call for him to resign

  27-08-2018 10:50
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  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says he “will not say a single word” on a former archbishop’s call for him to resign over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against a prominent cardinal in 2013.
  In a statement seen by CNN on Sunday, former Archbishop and Vatican ambassador to the US Carlo Maria Vigano said he told the Pope about allegations of sexual abuse against high-profile American Cardinal Theodore McCarrick five years ago, but that the Pontiff did noth
  
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• Marijuana study finds THC in breast milk up to 6 days after mom’s use

  27-08-2018 10:45
  Doctors are getting a better understanding of how using marijuana can affect a breastfeeding mother’s milk supply — and for how long.
  A study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics found that low levels of chemicals in marijuana, like tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, were measurable in several mothers’ breast milk up to six days after they said they smoked pot or ate an edible, among other forms of use.
  “Whether this means that some level — or any level &m
  
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• Myanmar military leaders accused of genocide in country’s north

  27-08-2018 10:38
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  MYANMAR — An independent United Nations investigation into alleged human rights abuses carried out against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has called for the country’s military leaders to be investigated and prosecuted for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
  The damning report contains allegations of murder, imprisonment and sexual violence against the Rohingyas, carried out by the Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, under the guise of a crackdown
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Potential Heat Wave to Begin Week

  27-08-2018 10:17
  
  NBC Connecticut's meteorologists have issued a First Alert for intense heat on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
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• Connecticut flags ordered lowered as Connecticut remembers Sen. McCain

  27-08-2018 04:44
  HARTFORD — Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is ordering U.S. and state flags in Connecticut be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.
  Malloy called McCain a hero who put his life on the line to defend the nation during a time of war, experiencing torture and suffering.
  Sen. Richard Blumenthal called McCain the epitome of grit and grace who inspired others to choose courage over cowardice. He said he was honored to travel and work with McCain as a member
  
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• Washington Post: Trump opted against sending official statement praising McCain

  27-08-2018 03:56
  President Donald Trump went against the advice of senior aides to issue an official White House statement praising Sen. John McCain for his heroism and decades of service, telling aides he instead wanted to post a brief tweet, The Washington Post reports.
  Trump’s tweet Saturday night did not mention McCain’s military or Senate service nor include any praise for the late Arizona Republican.
  White House chief of staff John Kelly, press secretary Sarah Sanders and other aides urged the
  
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