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• One Displaced After Fire in Norwalk

  03-11-2019 23:43 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  One person was displaced after a fire at a residence in Norwalk Saturday night.Photo Credit: Norwalk Fire
  
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• Fashion for a good cause in West Hartford

  03-11-2019 23:28
  It was fashion for a good cause at B-K & Company in West Hartford Sunday.
  The store held a fashion show, all to benefit Amy’S Angels, a non-profit that gives financial assistance to families dealing with debilitating medical conditions.
  The store also donated 20 percent of the purchases to the charity.
  Beanz and Company out of Avon provided some brunch bites for the show and our own Amanda Raus got to dress up to emcee the event.
   
  
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• UConn loses another player, this time to injury

  03-11-2019 23:08
  STORRS — UConn says forward Batouly Camara will have knee surgery Monday and will miss the start of the season for the fifth-ranked Huskies.
  The 6-foot-2 transfer from Kentucky played in 25 games last season, missing time with a sprain in her right knee.
  Coach Geno Auriemma, speaking after the Huskies 103-40 exhibition win Sunday over Division II Jefferson University, said issues with that knee have made it impossible for Camara to practice and doctors planned to go in and clean it out. He
  
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• Sacramento bartender arrested for giving alcohol to minor who later crashed car, killed passenger

  03-11-2019 22:57
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control say they arrested a Sacramento bartender Friday for giving a minor alcohol, which resulted in great bodily harm.
  Officials identified the man as Kelly Woodward, who has been accused of selling and furnishing alcohol to 19-year-old Ainise Taimani.
  The incident happened May 26 at the Cinch Bar on Florin Road, according to the department.
  Officials said hours after Taimani was served alcohol, she was arre
  
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• Small Dog Attacked by Coyote in Wolcott

  03-11-2019 22:51 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Wolcott Animal Control is reminding pet owners to be on alert after a small dog on a leash was grabbed by a coyote on Saturday.
  
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• The Real Story: New London Mayor Michael Passero

  03-11-2019 22:47
  New London Mayor Michael Passero, seeking his second term in office, talks property taxes, economic development, and the State Pier project, under which wind turbines while be fabricated and assembled, and then installed far off-shore, in the Atlantic, to generate electricity.
  
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• The Real Story: Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary

  03-11-2019 22:46
  Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary is going for a 4th term in office. Topics include the ongoing rebuilding of the city’s “mixmaster” (the highway bridges where I-84 and Rte 8 intersect), and the success of his “brownfields” program, under which the city buys abandoned factories, gets them cleaned up and put back on the market.
  
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• McDonald’s CEO steps down after relationship with employee

  03-11-2019 22:44
  NEW YORK — McDonald’s chief executive officer has left the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, the corporation said Sunday.
  The fast food giant said former president and CEO Steve Easterbrook demonstrated poor judgment. McDonald’s forbids managers from having romantic relationships with direct or indirect reports.
  In an email to employees, Easterbrook acknowledged he had a relationship with an employee and said it wa
  
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• All evacuations lifted for Southern California wildfire

  03-11-2019 22:36
  LOS ANGELES — Authorities lifted all evacuation orders as firefighters made progress Sunday on a large blaze that sent thousands fleeing homes and farms northwest of Los Angeles.
  Crews working in steep terrain were tamping down hotspots and keeping an eye on lingering gusts in mountain areas that could carry embers, said Ventura County Fire Capt. Steve Kaufmann.
  “I’d say we’re cautiously optimistic,” Kaufmann said, citing calmer winds overall and rising humidity lev
  
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• Medical students take to the streets to give free care to Detroit’s homeless

  03-11-2019 22:22
  DETROIT – Armed with care packages, clothes, and clinical supplies, medical students in Detroit are learning outside the classroom. They are bringing their knowledge to the streets, providing free health care to the city’s homeless.
  Each week, students under the supervision of a registered physician or nurse practitioner get on their bikes and look for those in need.
  “One of the first experiences I had in the world of street medicine was with a young man who had gotten into an
  
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• 1 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Long Island Sound

  03-11-2019 22:18 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  One man has died and three others were transported to the hospital after a boat capsized in Long Island Sound off Bridgeport on Sunday morning.Photo Credit: United States Coast Guard
  
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• California woman loses her mother’s wedding ring while passing out Halloween candy

  03-11-2019 22:10
  EAST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Brynie Voiles said she had fun on Halloween passing out chips and candy to hundreds of kids in East Sacramento but when she woke up the next morning to realize her mother's wedding ring was missing from her finger.
  “I happened to look at my hands and there it was, gone,” Voiles said.
  Voiles spent Halloween with friends at a house on 39th Street and Folsom Boulevard. She told KTXL over a span of nearly five hours, they gave out more than a thousand bags of
  
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• Deputies: 14-year-old girl calls abuse hotline contemplating suicide due to her living conditions

  03-11-2019 22:06
  FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A 14-year-old girl’s desperate call to an abuse hotline led to the arrest of her parents.
  According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, she said she was contemplating suicide due to her living conditions.
  When deputies arrived at the home to investigate, they found trash, animal feces and roaches in every room. There was also rotting food in the refrigerator and no running water.
  The girl claimed she was emotionally and physically abused by her m
  
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• Boater dies after boat capsizes near Bridgeport

  03-11-2019 21:38
  BRIDGEPORT — One man died and three people were injured after their boat capsized in Long Island Sound near Bridgeport.
  Officials said Sunday morning at about 10:30 am, Coast Guard Long Island Sound was alerted to a capsized 17 foot boat near the Stratford Shoal Buoy #2. A man had walked into the Fairfield Police department and said a friend had called him to say his boat was capsizing.  The Coast Guard said there were four people on the boat at the time. When emergency crews arrived
  
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• Wesleyan Football Wins 15th Little Three Title in Overtime Thriller

  03-11-2019 20:58 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The Wesleyan Cardinals are the 2019 Little Three Champions. They defeated the Williams Ephs 27-21 in an exciting overtime finish.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• South Windsor Parks & Recreation Building Closed After Natural Gas Issue

  03-11-2019 19:16 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The South Windsor Parks and Recreation building will be closed for a few days for an inspection and repairs after a natural gas incident on Sunday.Photo Credit: South Windsor Fire Department
  
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• Dozens Sleep Out in South Windsor to Raise Awareness for Homelessness

  03-11-2019 18:04 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The drop in temperature this weekend didn’t stop 25 brave people from sleeping out in the cold in South Windsor all night on Saturday night to raise awareness about homelessness.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Officer charged in shooting expected to plead not guilty

  03-11-2019 17:01
  NEW HAVEN – The lawyer for a Connecticut police officer arrested for wounding a 22-year-old woman while shooting at an unarmed couple’s car says he expects the officer to plead not guilty at his next court appearance.
  Hamden officer Devin Eaton is scheduled to return to New Haven Superior Court on Tuesday.
  Attorney Gregory Cerritelli says Eaton will likely enter not guilty pleas to assault and reckless endangerment charges.
  Authorities say Eaton and a Yale University officer shot at
  
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• Strasburg opts out of Nats deal, $100M, to become free agent

  03-11-2019 16:48
  NEW YORK — Stephen Strasburg opted out of the final four years of his contract with the Washington Nationals, three days after the star pitcher was chosen MVP of the World Series.
  The move Saturday makes the 31-year-old right-hander a free agent. Strasburg gave up $100 million he had been guaranteed from 2020-23 as part of a $175 million, seven-year contract he agreed to with the Nationals in May 2016.
  Strasburg was 18-6 with a 3.32 ERA this season, topping 30 starts for the second time in
  
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• Top aide to White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney refuses to testify before House impeachment inquiry

  03-11-2019 16:35
  WASHINGTON — A top aide to White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, Robert Blair, has refused to testify in the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump after the White House directed him not to appear for his scheduled deposition, his attorney told CNN.
  The House committees investigating Trump had scheduled Blair’s deposition for Monday.
  “Mr. Blair is caught between the assertions of legal duty by two coequal branches of government, a conflict which he cannot resol
  
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• 2 Adults Injured in Hartford Shooting

  03-11-2019 15:03 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Two adults were injured in a shooting in Hartford early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Feeling Like Winter by Late Week

  03-11-2019 14:52 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The first full week of November will feature much cooler air and even a chance of wintry weather.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• In Case You Missed It Weekend Digest: November 3

  03-11-2019 14:07 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  To help keep you informed on the most shared and talked about stories, each Saturday and Sunday we'll revisit five stories from the previous week, including the most recent updates.Photo Credit: AP/Kevin Conroy/Stonington Police Department
  
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• Middletown Police searching for man wanted in domestic violence stabbing

  03-11-2019 14:01
  Timothy Walker is wanted for 1st degree assault and other charges. Police say he should be considered dangerous.
  MIDDLETOWN – Police are asking for help in finding a man they say stabbed his girlfriend with a knife.
  The assault occurred about 4:20 a.m. Saturday, when police were called to a domestic violence incident. Police say 27-year-old Timothy Walker assaulted his girlfriend with a knife, sending her to the hospital where she is listed in stable condition.
  Police say Walker fled the s
  
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• Florida woman who didn’t know she was pregnant delivers healthy baby after weight loss surgery

  03-11-2019 13:45
  HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFTS) — A Florida woman got an unexpected surprise after her new weight loss surgery.
  For close to a decade, Daria Yackwack, a former Tampa resident who now lives in Fort Walton Beach, had to live with polycycstic ovary syndrome.
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines it as a hormonal imbalance that affects 1 in 10 women. For Yackwack, it meant weight gain and lots of changes for what her future would look like.
  “Back when I first got dia
  
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• Police: 2 people shot in Hartford’s South Meadows; ‘persons of interest’ detained

  03-11-2019 13:06
  HARTFORD – Police are investigating an overnight shooting that wounded two people, and have detained two ‘persons of interest’.The shooting occurred at 151 Meadow Street just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Two people were struck by gunfire, but the wounds were not life-threatening. Major Crime Squad and Crime Scene Detectives were still on scene at 6 a.m.151 Meadow St. is the address for the Pearl Nightclub, but it is not yet known if the shooters or victims were at the club. The rest o
  
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• Sunny Sunday, tracking changes mid-week

  03-11-2019 11:43
  It's certainly feeling chillier around here. Tonight temperatures drop back into the lower 30s for some towns, so another cool start for us. Sunday features plenty of sunshine and highs in the lower 50s. Monday another quiet day with highs in the low 50s.
  Tuesday our high temperature is much more mild in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. But the trade off we're bringing in a chance for some showers drying out by Wednesday. Temperatures drop right back down on Wednesday and it only gets colder f
  
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• Mostly sunny today and Monday; tracking big changes by the end of the week

  03-11-2019 11:43
  Today and Monday, expect mostly sunny skies with highs averaging in the upper 40s to lower 50s, overnight lows in the 20s and 30s.
  Tuesday, will feature a milder day with high in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. But the trade-off will be the chance for some showers ahead of the cold front.  It turns cooler again by Wednesday with highs back to near 50 and then it only gets colder by the end of the week and next weekend.
  Thursday, will be the transition day with showers along a strong cold
  
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• Trump met with loud boos, some cheers at UFC fight in New York

  03-11-2019 04:14
  President Donald Trump was met with loud, sustained boos and some cheers as he entered Madison Square Garden for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday night in New York.
  The President, who is facing down an impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats, attended with House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, New York Rep. Peter King, and his two sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
  A handful of signs reading “Remove Trump” and “Impeach
  
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• Macy’s just tested out their new Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. Here’s what they are

  03-11-2019 03:48
  It’s officially November, which means if you’re not talking Thanksgiving Day Parade, we’re not interested.
  Macy’s understands the excitement, and gave parade fans a delightful sneak peak of the new characters we’ll see flying above us in the annual holiday tradition in New York City.
  The new balloons were flight tested in New Jersey Saturday “under the direction of Macy’s highly skilled flight management team,” according to a press release.
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• Wintry Weather by the End of the Week?

  03-11-2019 02:52 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The first full week of November will feature much cooler air and even a chance of wintry weather.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Washington Post: Border agents say smugglers in Mexico are sawing through parts of Trump’s border wall

  03-11-2019 01:12
  Smuggling gangs in Mexico have been able to breach new sections of President Donald Trump’s border wall in recent months, according to a new report from The Washington Post.
  Citing US agents and officials with knowledge of the damage, the Post reported that smugglers have been using reciprocating saws to cut through the steel and concrete portions of the wall, creating openings wide enough for people and drugs to be smuggled through.
  The agents told the Post the saws can cut through t
  
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• Matthew McConaughey helps prepare meals for firefighters in California

  03-11-2019 00:46
  Matthew McConaughey is putting his barbecue skills to good use.
  The actor, together with disaster relief organization Operation BBQ Relief and volunteers from Wild Turkey Bourbon, prepared 800 turkey dinners for firefighters in Los Angeles battling wildfires Friday.
  The team prepared an additional 800 dinners for local homeless shelters.
  The outreach was part of the bourbon brand’s annual charity campaign titled “With Thanks.” This year, the company is partnering with
  
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• Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 13

  03-11-2019 00:18
  ISTANBUL — A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said.
  The ministry said about 20 others were wounded when the bomb exploded in central Tal Abyad, which was captured last month by Turkey-backed opposition gunmen from Kurdish-led fighters.
  The ministry blamed Syrian Kurdish fighters for the attack, saying it harshly condemns it and called on the international community to take a stance agains
  
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