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• Browns trade receiver Josh Gordon to Patriots

  17-09-2018 23:58
  CLEVELAND  — Josh Gordon’s strange, stuttering career will start anew in New England.
  Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have a new offensive toy.
  The Browns severed ties for good with the problematic wide receiver by trading him to the Patriots for a fifth-round draft pick on Monday, ending a relationship the team did all it could to save.
  The deal came together two days after the Browns reached a breaking point with Gordon, who has been suspended numerous times by the NFL for drug v
  
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• Second arrest made in connection to the stabbing death of Enfield teen

  17-09-2018 23:47
  ENFIELD —  Police have arrested a second person in connection to the stabbing death of 16-year-old Justin Brady.
  Enfield police arrested and charged Joseph Cerrato, 20, with hindering prosecution.
  Cerrato is being held on a $50,000 bond.
  Police have already arrested 18-year-old Shyhiem Adams and charged him with first-degree manslaughter in the death of Brady. Brady was found stabbed in the front yard of a home in Enfield last week.
  Police released the 911 tapes on Brady’s death
  
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• 50 People Sworn in as U.S. Citizens in Hartford

  17-09-2018 23:19
  
  It has been a long journey for dozens of newly naturalized American citizens.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Firefighters battling 2-alarm fire in New Britain

  17-09-2018 23:14
  NEW BRITAIN --  Firefighters are battling a fire at New Britain Heat Treating Corporation on Whiting Street.
  Officials said no injuries have been reported, but the fire is getting worse. Officials added that a lot of oil is inside the building and the building is deemed a total loss.
  At this time, the cause of the fire is unknown. No other details have been released.
  2-alarm fire at New Britain Heat Treating Corp. No one hurt. Fire is getting worse. Attacking from water cannons on lad
  
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• NFL Team Grades – Week 2: Is Patrick Mahomes This Good?

  17-09-2018 22:14
  By Steve Silverman
  AFC East
  Miami Dolphins, B+, (Beat Jets, 20-12) – 
  Adam Gase had the Dolphins well-prepared to play on the road. They dictated the pace and had the Jets on their heels throughout the first half.
  New England Patriots, C-, (Lost to Jaguars, 31-20) –
  The Pats were outplayed in the Florida heat, and the Jags were the better team – in Week 2. If these teams meet in the playoffs, Pats need to make sure they play in Foxboro.
  New York Jets, D+,&nb
  
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• Report: Postal Worker Stole More Than 6,000 Money-Filled Greeting Cards

  17-09-2018 21:54
  WAUWATOSA, Wisc. (CBS Local) — A postal worker has admitted to stealing thousands of greeting cards filled with cash or checks after authorities caught her red-handed.
  Residents in the Wisconsin city just outside Milwaukee complained to their local post office after they weren’t receiving expected graduation, birthday and wedding cards in the mail. The FBI stepped in to help figure out why.
  Ebony Lavonne Smith, 20, was caught after law enforcement placed a transmitter in a test
  
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• Ed Sheeran Visits Patients At Boston Children’s Hospital

  17-09-2018 21:25
  BOSTON, Mass. (CBS) — Singer Ed Sheeran spent some time at Boston Children’s Hospital this weekend after performing two shows at Gillette Stadium. The hospital shared photos of the award-winning singer/songwriter bonding with the kids on Facebook.
  Sheeran “answered questions from patients, posed for selfies, and sang his hit song ‘Perfect,'” the hospital wrote.
  Ed Sheeran visits Boston Children’s Hospital (Photo Courtesy: Boston Children’s Hospital)
  
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• Subway Service Back With Delays After 'Urgent Track Repairs'

  17-09-2018 21:07
  
  A number of trains between Manhattan and Queens were experiencing service disruptions and cancellations Monday afternoon due to "urgent track repairs" in the N, R and W tunnel connecting the boroughs, the...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Hugh Jackman, Jason Reitman And More Named As Featured Guests For ‘An Evening With CBS Sunday Morning Live’

  17-09-2018 20:50
  Actor Hugh Jackman and director Jason Reitman (of the new theatrical film “The Front Runner”); Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto and Grant Shaud (of the ground-breaking series Murphy Brown, which is returning to CBS), and David Yazbek (the Tony-winning composer of “The Band’s Visit”), have been named featured guests for An Evening With CBS Sunday Morning Live, an immersive event to be held at The Town Hall in New York City on Oct. 1 at 8:00 PM.
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• Too Many Children Injured By Baby Walkers, Study Finds

  17-09-2018 20:26
  (CBSNEWS.COM) – While some parents may think infant walkers are a way to give young children more independence, pediatricians are once again warning the public that they are a safety hazard.
  A new study, published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that more than 230,000 children age 15 months or younger were treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States for infant walker-related injuries from 1990 through 2014.
  “Baby walkers give quick mobility — u
  
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• Actor Paul Giamatti Makes Stop at Pepe’s Pizza

  17-09-2018 20:03
  
  Actor Paul Giamatti returned to his native New Haven over the weekend and enjoyed some New Haven style pizza.Photo Credit: Frank Pepe Pizzeria NapoletanaThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Military Death Benefits Will No Longer Be Stopped By Government Shutdowns

  17-09-2018 19:46
  Washington, D.C. (CBS Local)- Military death gratuities are no longer going to be stopped in the case of a government shutdown thanks to a new provision that will be part of the defense appropriations deal set to be announced this week.
  According to the Military Times, the bill includes an exemption for families of troops killed on duty in order to allow them to receive the death benefits payouts even if other military benefits are placed on hold due to a shutdown.
  The issue of military death gr
  
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• Study Finds Cash Transfer More Beneficial Than Traditional Development Aid

  17-09-2018 19:41
  (CBS Local)– A new study found that traditional aid programs and large sums of money don’t significantly improve the health and financial standing of a country.
  However, the study concluded that large cash transfers could help bleak financial and health standings of people.
  The study, funded by Google and the US Agency for International Development, focused on a traditional malnutrition program called Gikuiro, which was funded by USAID and implemented by Catholic Relief Ser
  
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• Coca-Cola Could Make A Move Into CBD-Infused Drinks

  17-09-2018 17:49
  (CNN Money/CBS Local) — Coca-Cola is considering a move into the growing market for cannabis-infused drinks.
  Coke said in a statement Monday that it is “closely watching” the growth of CBD, a non-psychoactive component in marijuana, as an ingredient in what it called functional wellness beverages.
  “The space is evolving quickly,” Coke said. “No decisions have been made at this time.”
  CBD, which does not produce a high for the user, has been used for medi
  
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• Days and Hours to Expand for West Haven DMV Express

  17-09-2018 17:07
  
  The DMV Express that opened at West Haven City Hall earlier this year will be open more days and for longer hours, according to the state Department of Motor Vehicles.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Vigil Held to Honor Slain Enfield Teen

  17-09-2018 16:59
  
  Dozens of people gathered on the Enfield town green Sunday to remember Justin Brady, a junior at Enfield High School, who died last week.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 5 Networking Tips to Achieve the Career You’ve Always Wanted

  17-09-2018 16:44
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Jaclyn Johnson is the CEO of Create & Cultivate, the fastest growing online platform and offline conference for millennial women seeking to build the career of their dreams. Jaclyn has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Marketing and Advertising, a “Self-Made Woman” by the Los Angeles Times and “A Woman of Note” by The Wall Street Journal, among other accolades.
  This original essay by Jaclyn John
  
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• Twitter Goes After Wrong Zane Gonzalez After Browns Lose To Saints

  17-09-2018 16:40
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  Cleveland Browns kicker Zane Gonzalez had a rough day at the office on Sunday afternoon, missing a pair of field goals, including a potential game-tying one with 18 seconds left. He also pushed two extra point attempts wide of the mark as the Browns lost to the Saints 21-18.
  Simple math will tell you that if he had made just one of those field goals and an extra point, the Browns may have captured their first win in close to two years. Instead, they continued their winless streak.
  As
  
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• Impaired Man Left Child Alone in Southington McDonald’s: Police

  17-09-2018 16:28
  
  Southington police have arrested a man who is accused of leaving a child alone in a McDonald’s restaurant and they said he was found with heroin and cocaine and appeared to be under the influence of drugs.Photo Credit: Southington Police
  
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• Report: Tom Arnold, Mark Burnett Get Into Scuffle At Pre-Emmys Party

  17-09-2018 16:02
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The LAPD says it is not investigating any violence involving actor Tom Arnold and producer Mark Burnett despite accusations they scuffled at a pre-Emmys party.
  Arnold claimed on Twitter that Burnett tried to choke him, then ran away at the charity event.
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  Burnett’s wife, Roma Downey, countered that claim with a tweet of her hand and said it got bruised when the actor ambushed her and her husband.
  Got this bruise tonight when Tom Arnold trie
  
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• Pope defrocks Chilean priest amid sex abuse scandal

  17-09-2018 15:56
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  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has expelled the Reverend Cristian Precht Bañados of Chile, according to a statement from the Archdiocese of Santiago.
  This is the first formal resignation the Pope has decreed since every bishop in Chile offered to step down in May over the country’s sex abuse scandal. The move is thought to be unprecedented in the modern history of the Catholic Church.
  Precht had been suspended in 2012 from practicing within the ministry for five years
  
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• With daily low-dose aspirin use, risks may outweigh benefits, new research says

  17-09-2018 15:35
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  It’s one of the most well-known tenets of modern medicine: An aspirin a day keeps the doctor away. But according to a trio of studies published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine, a daily low-dose aspirin regimen provides no significant health benefits for healthy older adults. Instead, it may cause them serious harm.
  The primary study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial — considered the gold standard for clinical trials. Research
  
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• Florence threatens more than a million homes without flood insurance

  17-09-2018 15:11
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  Most people in the path of Florence don’t have flood insurance, and many won’t have the money to rebuild if their homes are damaged or destroyed by the storm’s onslaught of water.
  Standard homeowners insurance policies cover wind damage, but they don’t cover damage from rain or floodwaters, such as storm surge or overflowing rivers.
  Much of the damage from Florence will be caused by rainfall. The slow-moving tropical storm, which was downgraded from
  
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• Fan Bingbing: China’s most famous actress has disappeared

  17-09-2018 15:06
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  Imagine if one day Jennifer Lawrence was walking the red carpet in Los Angeles and the next she vanished completely with no word about where she was.
  It might sound ludicrous, or terrifying, but it’s the reality in China, where one of the country’s most famous actresses has disappeared without a trace amid an uproar over tax evasion by celebrities.
  Fan Bingbing, one of China’s highest-paid and most bankable stars, has appeared in both Chinese and Western films, incl
  
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• BMW unveils its vision for a self-driving electric car

  17-09-2018 15:02
  MUNICH, Germany — BMW has unveiled its vision for a self-driving electric crossover SUV and, if it actually ends up being a lot like the concept version, it should be a pretty cozy place to hang out.
  The BMW Vision iNext is a concept vehicle for now. But BMW executives said they plan to put something like it into production in 2021.
  The car was unveiled inside the belly of a cargo plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Inside, BMW’s executives displayed working v
  
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• This Week In Golf: Tour Championship Preview And The Year In Review

  17-09-2018 14:56
  By Sam McPherson
  The 2017-18 PGA Tour season comes to a close this week with the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The best golfers in the world will play the final 72 holes of the year to determine an overall champion. Three FedExCup playoff tournaments have whittled down the field to just 30 players, and by the end of the day Sunday, the PGA Tour will crown one of them as the winner.
  Before looking at the Tour Championship, however, let’s review the last 12 months, and
  
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• Lawyer: Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify publicly

  17-09-2018 14:51
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  WASHINGTON DC —  Debra Katz, the lawyer for a woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, said Monday that her client would be willing to testify in public to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  “The answer is yes,” Katz, who represents Christine Blasey Ford, said on CNN’s “New Day.”
  Ford’s willingness to testify before Congress marks both a major development from a woman previously reluctant to face the brunt
  
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• Philippines typhoon: More than 100 dead and missing

  17-09-2018 14:49
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  Rescue operations are underway in the Philippines as 49 people remain missing after Super Typhoon Mangkhut triggered a massive landslide in the country’s north, destroying hundreds of homes.
  Fifty-four people have been confirmed dead so far as a result of the typhoon, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesperson said Monday.
  Dozens of the dead and missing are believed to be miners who were trapped inside a building buried by a landslide in the mining town of Itogo
  
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• Flights Resume from Southeast After Florence Strikes

  17-09-2018 14:42
  
  While air travel is resuming from the southeastern United States, passengers are still dealing with major delays and canceled flights.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Couple gets their perfect day thanks to donations after wedding spoiled by Utah County fire evacuations

  17-09-2018 14:29
  WOODLAND HILLS, Utah -- A picture-perfect couple planned a perfect wedding, until the home they planned to use for their wedding reception was put on evacuation notice due to the Pole Creek Fire.
  "Our wedding decorations, our tablecloths, everything, they're still sitting at the house because we grabbed the most important stuff that got left behind," the groom, Sterling Peterson told KSTU.
  After not having access to their reception location, food, decorations or table settings, the couple neede
  
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• Police ID 19-Year-Old Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Torrington

  17-09-2018 14:24
  
  A 19-year-old has died after a motorcycle crash in Torrington on Saturday.
  
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• Thrill seeking senior-citizens go skydiving

  17-09-2018 14:18
  GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - A group of seniors crossed an item off their bucket lists after they jumped out of a plane, according to WXMI.
  Four women from the Sparta Senior Neighbors Center made the trip to Grand Haven Sky Diving Saturday afternoon to jump out of a plane.  The trip was planned by the center as an effort to incorporate more active outings into their residents' lives.
  One of the women jumping Saturday was Vivian Lidermore. The 86-year-old is a three-time cancer survivor who sa
  
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• Workers at UTC in Cheshire Go on Strike

  17-09-2018 14:09
  
  Workers at United Technologies in Cheshire are on strike after not reaching a contract agreement. The employees said they are striking over pay and health insurance costs.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Air pollution particles found in mothers’ placentas, new study finds

  17-09-2018 13:15
  Scientists believe they have discovered the first examples of air pollution traveling through the lungs of pregnant women and into their placentas, potentially reaching their fetuses.
  The study, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Paris, examined the placentas of five pregnant women in the United Kingdom and found that sooty particles had made their way into their placentas.
  “We do not know whether the particles we found could also move across
  
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• Survivor of Lawrence fires seeks to rebuild

  17-09-2018 04:18
  "I thank the lord I made it out."
  Annie V. Wilson, like dozens of Massachusetts residents, is still trying to come to grips with losing her home during Thursdays natural gas explosions.
  "It`s still gives me goosebumps. I lost everything. I have nothing."
  She says when she opened her front door, the smoke was overwhelming and fire quickly consumed her apartment in South Lawrence.
  Her pet parakeets flew away as she evacuated. The 73-year-old was forced to leave behind her medications, the ashes o
  
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• Stratford police locate missing 86-year-old woman

  17-09-2018 04:09
  STRATFORD — Police have located a missing 86-year-old woman. 
  Police said Desilie Cadet, 86, was missing from Stratford. She is 4 ft. tall and weighs 150 lbs. She is a black woman and has grey hair and brown eyes. Abotu 30 minutes after issuing the silver alert, they said she was located.
  
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• Paul Giamatti stops at Pepe’s in New Haven

  17-09-2018 02:34
  NEW HAVEN — Pepe’s Pizza has another famous fan.
  Actor Paul Giamatti stopped by the restaurant Saturday.
  A visit from Paul Giamatti last night in New Haven! pic.twitter.com/UQHNvmfvkz
  — Pepe's Pizza (@pepespizzeria) September 16, 2018The New York based actor is no stranger to New Haven. He was born in the Elm City and his late father, A Bartlett Giamatti, was the President of Yale University in the 1980s.
  
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• Bortles throws 4 TDs, Jaguars beat Patriots 31-20 in rematch

  17-09-2018 02:13
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  Bortles connected with Donte Moncrief, Keelan Cole and Austin Seferian-Jenkins for scores in the first 30 minutes, the seco
  
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• Gore, Dolphins top Darnold, mistake-prone Jets 20-12

  17-09-2018 00:54
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  Gore moved past Curtis Martin for fourth on the career rushing list, Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes, Kenyan Drake ran for a score and the Dolphins took advantage of several mistakes by Sa
  
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• Fire severely damages Stratford commercial building

  17-09-2018 00:10
  STRATFORD --  Fire seriously damaged a commercial building Sunday afternoon.
  Flames from the building at 111 Research Drive could be seen by drivers on I-95.
  The business owner, Kubtec medical imaging Building, said the building is not a total loss The warehouse is the back was damaged.
  No one was inside when the fire broke out as the business is closed on Sundays. An investigation is underway.
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• You decide the FOX61 Game of the Week!

  17-09-2018 00:02
  The High School Football Patrol hits the road for another Game of the Week, and it’s up to you to decide where the crew will go next!
  Each week, FOX61 asks you –the fans –to tell us who you’d like to see featured every Friday night featured on our newscast. Tune in Wednesday night to see which game has been selected. The winner will be announced during the FOX61 News at 10.
  Each week will feature three premiere matchups, with the winner being our High School Football Patr
  
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