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• Connecticut Sees First Flu Cases of the Season

  18-09-2018 23:51
  
  The state Department of Public Health says there are some cases of flu popping up already.
  
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• School Lockdown Lifted in East Granby After Weapon Investigation

  18-09-2018 23:49
  
  The soft lockdown has been lifted after state police responded to East Granby High School to investigate a complaint that a student might have had a weapon and searched the school.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Chlorine Leak Causes Hazmat Incident at Cromwell Hotel

  18-09-2018 23:47
  
  A chlorine leak caused a hazmat incident at the Red Lion Hotel in Cromwell on Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Nailed By Complaints: Issues Plaguing Connecticut Nail Salons

  18-09-2018 22:27
  
  NBC Connecticut Investigates has found that nail salons across the state have been the subject of numerous complaints by customers who say they were injured during their manicures and pedicures.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut Investigates
  
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• Jim Calhoun Named Saint Joseph Head Basketball Coach

  18-09-2018 22:25
  
  UConn legend Jim Calhoun has been named the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Saint Joseph on Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Nancy O’Dell Shares Her Thoughts On The 70th Annual Emmy Awards

  18-09-2018 22:02
  The 2018 Emmy Awards took place last night from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Monday’s night broadcast marked the 70th occurrence of the awards and featured plenty of big surprises and fun moments for everyone in attendance and tuning in at home.
  CBS Local’s Ryan Mayer spoke to Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell to get her thoughts on the night that was.
  RM- Good morning Nancy, how are you?
  NO- Good morning Ryan! How’s it going?
  RM- Doing pretty well!
  
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• Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 3

  18-09-2018 22:01
  By Matt Citak
  As we have already seen, fantasy football can be incredibly frustrating.
  Maybe you drafted Le’Veon Bell in the first round of your draft. Or you had Delanie Walker as your starting tight end. Whatever the situation, one thing is clear — things happen in the NFL. It’s wise to play it safe and have some insurance players on your bench that you feel comfortable plugging into your lineup.
  Week 2 saw a few prominent players go down with injuries. In addition, we witnes
  
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• Roseanne Barr Says Her Character Will Die Of Opioid Overdose On Spinoff ‘The Connors’

  18-09-2018 21:50
  (CBS) — Roseanne Barr says her character will die of an opioid overdose on the upcoming spinoff of “Roseanne” called “The Connors.” Barr was fired and ABC cancelled the hit series in May after posting a racist tweet.
  “They had her die of an opium—or a opioid overdose,” Barr told YouTuber Brandon Straka about 40 minutes into the interview. “It wasn’t enough to just do what they did to me. They had to so cruelly insult the
  
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• Roseanne Barr Says Her Character Will Die Of Opioid Overdose On Spinoff ‘The Conners’

  18-09-2018 21:50
  (CBS) — Roseanne Barr says her character will die of an opioid overdose on the upcoming spinoff of “Roseanne” called “The Conners.” Barr was fired and ABC cancelled the hit series in May after posting a racist tweet.
  “They had her die of an opium—or a opioid overdose,” Barr told YouTuber Brandon Straka about 40 minutes into the interview. “It wasn’t enough to just do what they did to me. They had to so cruelly insult the
  
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• Thompson Schools Dismiss Early Due to Water in Middle School Boiler Room

  18-09-2018 21:33
  
  Thompson public schools are dismissing early Tuesday because of flooding. Officials said water is coming into the boiler room at Thompson Middle School and they are dismissing out of an abundance of caution.
  Photo Credit: NBC Conncticut
  
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• The Baseball Report: Orioles Could Set Franchise Mark For Futility

  18-09-2018 21:19
  Ryan Mayer
  The Baltimore Orioles are in the midst of a historically bad season. Entering play on Tuesday, their record stood at 43-107, a full 60 games behind the Red Sox in the division. The 107 losses also tied a franchise mark for most losses in a season since the organization moved to Baltimore in 1954. The last time the team had 107 losses was the 1988 season, when they started out 0-21 en route to a final record of 54-107.
  To add further insult to injury, the team still has 12 games left o
  
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• Route 85 in Bolton Reopens

  18-09-2018 21:18
  
  Route 85 was closed at Camp Meeting Road in Bolton after a rollover, according to Connecticut State Police, but it has reopened.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Former ‘Sesame Street’ Writer Reveals Bert And Ernie Are Gay Couple

  18-09-2018 21:12
  (CBS Local)–A former “Sesame Street” writer has revealed that Bert and Ernie are gay.
  Mark Saltzman, who wrote scripts and songs on “Sesame Street” for 15 years beginning in 1984, told Queerty that the iconic characters’ relationship is based off his real-life relationship with Arnold Glassman, an acclaimed editor. The two were together for 20 years before Glassman’s death in 2003.
  “And I always felt that without a huge agenda, when I was writing B
  
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• Cause of Fire at New Britain Plant Is Under Investigation

  18-09-2018 21:08
  
  The cause of a fire at an oil treatment plant on Whiting Street in New Britain that sent two firefighters to the hospital on Monday afternoon is under investigation.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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• Steve Smith: ‘Le’Veon Stays The Course And Holds Tight To What His Value Is’

  18-09-2018 21:07
  Ryan Mayer
  The first two weeks of the season haven’t exactly gone to plan for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who sit at 0-1-1 on following an opening-week tie to the Browns and a shootout loss to the Chiefs this past Sunday.
  In addition to the tough on-field results, there’s been some off-the-field drama surrounding the team. Running back Le’Veon Bell has yet to report to the team and sign his franchise tender as he continues his contract dispute. Wide receiver Antonio Brown got hims
  
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• Connecticut National Guard Rescues Person, Dog from Storm-Hit South

  18-09-2018 20:56
  
  The Connecticut National Guard rescued a person and the person’s dog while providing assistance in North Carolina after Florence struck.Photo Credit: Connecticut National GuardThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Cause of Guilford Fire Under Investigation

  18-09-2018 20:53
  
  Two adults and three children got out of their Guilford home safely after a fire a Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Threat on Wall Prompted Brief Evacuation of Berlin High School

  18-09-2018 19:13
  
  Berlin High School was briefly evacuated on Tuesday after a threat was found on a wall.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Route 9 Ramp Reopens

  18-09-2018 18:45
  
  A jack-knifed tractor-trailer closed the Route 9 north ramp at exit 28, but it has reopened.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Venue Changed for Reese Witherspoon Book Tour

  18-09-2018 17:22
  
  Actress Reese Witherspoon is bringing her book tour to Connecticut and she will be in Madison tonight.Photo Credit: Getty Images for AT&T
  
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• China strikes back with tariffs on $60 billion of US goods

  18-09-2018 17:06
  China has fired back at the United States after President Donald Trump ramped up the trade war with his biggest wave of tariffs yet.
  The Chinese government said Tuesday that it would impose tariffs on US goods worth $60 billion following the Trump administration’s announcement that it was hitting $200 billion worth of Chinese goods with new tariffs.
  The US tariffs start at a rate of 10%, before rising to 25% at the end of the year. They come into effect on September 24, and will apply to t
  
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• Man Accused of Public Indecency at Library in Greenwich

  18-09-2018 17:01
  
  Police have arrested a Bridgeport man who is accused of public indecency at the public library in Greenwich.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Florence brings rain, wind to state

  18-09-2018 16:55
  HARTFORD — The remnants of the storm that caused destruction in the Carolinas made its way to New England Tuesday.
  Rain, heavy at times came down around the state and thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon. Flash flood watches were issued for Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties. Flash flood watches were issued for Litchfield county.
  For the latest weather, click here. 
  In Cromwell, wires were reported down  at the intersection of Evergreen Ave and Capilos Drive. Emergency
  
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• Animals stranded by Hurricane Florence headed to Ohio

  18-09-2018 16:45
  ELYRIA, OHIO - Animals stranded by Hurricane Florence are being rescued from catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas and evacuated to Northeast Ohio, according to WJW.
  Six dogs arrived over the weekend at the Friendship Animal Protective League in Elyria, Ohio, just west of Cleveland.
  Volunteers were ready and waiting for the new arrivals and have been showering them with love, trying to make them feel as comfortable as possible.
  “The thing with animals, they don’t understand why peo
  
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• ‘It’s just pizza’: Angry customer charged with assault after attacking Domino’s manager

  18-09-2018 16:43
  GUTHRIE, Okla. - An angry Domino's Pizza customer was arrested after he allegedly got the wrong order and took his anger out on an employee recently, according to KFOR.
  The customer, identified by police as Milton Ray Davis, was arrested and charged with assault and battery.
  The Domino's manager working at the time, Mike Merkle, got an angry phone call from the disgruntled customer.
  “I apologized to him and told him, ‘Hey, I’ll be happy to remake your pizza, no big deal,'&rdqu
  
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• New Study Raises Questions About Daily Aspirin Therapy For Healthy Seniors

  18-09-2018 16:42
  (CBS News)– New research raises questions about aspirin therapy, where people take daily, low doses of the drug. Three reports in the New England Journal of Medicine found that among healthy senior citizens, the death rate for those taking daily aspirin was higher than for those who did not.
  The study also found an increased risk of certain types of internal bleeding among those who take the drug, and no significant cardiac benefit for those without a history of heart trouble.
  “It&rs
  
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• Fertility blogger dies during emergency C-section

  18-09-2018 16:30
  A Spanish blogger whose fertility journey was followed by thousands on Instagram died giving birth to her son via emergency C-section, Cafe Mom and Kidspot report.
  Vanessa Fernandez Arango started her Instagram in May with a photo of a positive pregnancy test, explaining that after two ectopic pregnancies damaged her fallopian tubes, she was five months pregnant thanks to assisted reproductive technology.
  “The beginning of the end. The beginning of f
  
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• US sailor killed in accident aboard aircraft carrier

  18-09-2018 16:29
  A US Navy sailor was killed aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier on Monday afternoon, according to a statement from the Navy. The sailor was killed in an accident on the flight deck and the incident is currently under investigation.
  The George H.W. Bush was at sea for carrier qualification training.
  The Navy statement said, “a Sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) was killed in a mishap on the flight deck. No other Sailors were hurt. The cause of
  
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• ‘Too Masculine?’ Pampers Denies Removing ‘Sesame Street’ Diapers Over Gender Concerns

  18-09-2018 16:29
  (CBS Local) — Earlier this summer, reports surfaced that Pampers was removing ‘Sesame Street’ characters from its diapers because their product lacked equal appeal to both boys and girls. However, Proctor & Gamble says the lovable friends and monsters are here to stay.
  “The story speculating on our decision to make graphic changes based on gender is inaccurate,” Proctor & Gamble spokesperson Laura Dressman told PEOPLE in a statement.
  Dressman did confir
  
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• Ask the Attorney: Who’s responsible for my son’s injury

  18-09-2018 16:08
  Ask the Atty,My son was injured on a rope climbing ride at an amusement park.He fell off the rope and landed on concrete and broke his arm.Is the park responsible?
  Caroline H
  
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• Reese Witherspoon’s book tour stops in Madison tonight

  18-09-2018 15:45
  MADISON — Grab your friends and join Reese Witherspoon for a night of conversation as she brings her book tour to Madison!
  The event was initially scheduled to take place at the Shubert Theater, but has since been moved to First Congregational Church at 26 Meetinghouse Lane in Madison.
  The tour is celebrating Witherspoon’s first book titled ‘Whiskey in a Teacup’, where she talks about personal stories growing up in the south, and what it taught her about life, love, and w
  
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• Hurricane Florence Relief: NBC CT Holding Drive Thursday

  18-09-2018 15:44
  
  NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut are proud to connect you with a way to help those devastated by Hurricane Florence.
  
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• ‘Captain Marvel’ debuts first trailer

  18-09-2018 15:37
  LOS ANGELES — The first trailer for Marvel’s first female led superhero film has arrived.
  The teaser for “Captain Marvel,” which debuted on “Good Morning America” Tuesday, gave viewers an action-packed look at Brie Larson in the title role. The Oscar-winning actress debuted the two-minute sneak peek from The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.
  The trailer showed Captain Marvel as she uses her mighty powers, works with Samuel L
  
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• ‘Presidential Alert’: Trump text slides to October 3

  18-09-2018 15:20
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  WASHINGTON DC  — You’ll soon be getting a message on your phone from the President of the United States — whether you are a supporter or not.
  It’s not a political message, but an emergency test message sent from President Donald Trump as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s system to warn the public in cases of national emergencies.
  A majority of cell phone users will receive an alert on Wednesday, October 3, with the header “Pres
  
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• CT Army National Guard Holds Send-Off Ceremony

  18-09-2018 14:34
  
  On Monday at the State Armory, the Connecticut Army National Guard held a send-off ceremony for 40 members of the 192nd Engineer Battalion.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2nd Person Arrested in Connection With Enfield Teen's Death

  18-09-2018 13:37
  
  Enfield Police have arrested a second person on Monday in connection to a teen's death from last week.Photo Credit: Enfield Police
  
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• Car Crashes Into At Least 6 Vehicles During Pursuit: Police

  18-09-2018 12:47
  
  A car that was driving erratically crashed into at least six vehicles, including three police cars on Monday night, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Hurricane cleanup: How to stay safe when returning home

  18-09-2018 11:38
  Hurricane Florence has come and gone but the risks from power outages, damaged homes and flooding are still very present for some areas. Recovery efforts are underway in North Carolina and other areas hit by Hurricane Florence.
  Tom Fargione, deputy federal coordinating officer for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency, is in North Carolina now, and said relief workers are focusing on stabilizing safety and security, food and water, shelter, health care, energy, communications, transportatio
  
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• Remnants of Florence cause rain, some downpours, chance of storms Tuesday

  18-09-2018 11:02
  The remnants of Florence have arrived in New England, bringing with her an accelerated threat of heavy rain and some flooding. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH is in effect for the northern counties of the state  as pockets of showers and thunderstorms pass through today. At times, some of the cells may bring 1-2” of rain per hour, leading to the enhanced flood potential. Highs today don’t move much, staying in the 70s.
  Once the rain leaves by early evening, things get much quieter for the
  
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• Family says they were evicted after man they tried to help filed protection order

  18-09-2018 05:27
  THORNTON, Colo. -- A Colorado family was kicked out of their own home after a stranger they say they tried to help filed a protection order against them.
  “I just want to go home. I want to go home. I want my kids to be able to go home,” Sheryl Lopez-Tobin told KDVR. She says her family is being held hostage, legally barred from entering their own home.
  It all started as a good deed. Lopez-Tobin and her daughter, Amina Al-Sowaidi, live on Hudson Court in Thornton. In August, a mechan
  
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• Survey finds 2M US teens are vaping marijuana

  18-09-2018 05:26
  A school-based survey shows nearly 1 in 11 U.S. students have used marijuana in electronic cigarettes, heightening concern about the new popularity of vaping among teens.
  E-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, but results published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics mean a little more than 2 million middle and high school students have used the devices for pot.
  U.S. health regulators recently gave the five largest e-cigarette makers 60 days to produce plans to stop underage use of their pro
  
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• City of Hartford looking end illegal trash dumping

  18-09-2018 05:24
  HARTFORD -- It’s become a real problem in the Hartford where trash has been illegally dumped on the city streets.
  Recently, a suspect from East Hartford  was caught red-handed as he illegally dumps old mattresses onto a curb on South Marshall Street.
  The suspect was identified by the Hartford Police Department after they got a tip from a citizen and surveillance video from a neighbor.
  “You know this all started from a citizen complaint," Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said. "Th
  
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• Hartford Looks to End Illegal Dumping

  18-09-2018 05:21
  
  If you've driven around Hartford, you've probably seen it: bulk trash left on the side of the road, a lot of it dumped illegally. It's a big problem for the city and they're looking to put a stop to it.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Emmy winner’s surprise marriage proposal stuns, delights crowd

  18-09-2018 04:47
  We did not see it coming and it was beautiful.
  Director Glenn Weiss took the stage to accept the Emmy Award for his work calling the shots at The Academy Awards and used the moment to propose to his girlfriend, Jan Svendsen.
  “Jan, you are the sunshine in my life,” he said. “And mom was right, don’t ever let go of your sunshine. You wonder why I don’t like to call you my girlfriend? Because I want to call you my wife.”
  Glenn Weiss pulled off a public proposal d
  
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• Missing Man With Alzheimer's Found

  18-09-2018 04:42
  
  A man who has Alzheimer's and was reported missing from Hartford on Monday afternoon has been found, police said.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Joe Biden reacts to Kavanaugh allegation, reviving memories of Anita Hill hearing

  18-09-2018 04:27
  Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday called for a delay on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and in doing so injected himself into a debate that has unmistakable echoes with an episode in his own history.
  Nearly three decades prior, Biden presided over the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, where Anita Hill’s accusations of sexual harassment against the then-nominee took center stage.
  Biden, who was chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time,
  
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• Car Crashes Into Building, Catches on Fire in Bloomfield

  18-09-2018 04:12
  
  Crews responded to a building in Bloomfield after car crashed into it and caught fire on Monday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Baby squirrels rescued after tails get tangled together

  18-09-2018 04:10
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  According to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Wisconsin Humane Society, the tails of the five squirrels were rescued as the humane society labeled it a “Gordian Knot.”
  The humane society said it was “A predicament that, without careful and qu
  
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• Police Search for Suspect in Thompson House Invasion

  18-09-2018 03:52
  
  Detectives from Connecticut State Police are investigating a house invasion in Thompson on Monday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Connecticut governor contenders clash over tolls and taxes

  18-09-2018 03:28
  NEW HAVEN — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont says he wants to impose tolls on just tractor trailers, but his Republican opponent claims that would lead to even more tolls down the road for Connecticut.
  Bob Stefanowski on Monday said "of course he's going to put tolls back on the roads," calling it unrealistic to think tolls would be limited to those trucks.
  The two major party contenders are facing off in their second head-to-head debate. Monday's hour-long match-up is being
  
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