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The cyclist who flipped off President Donald Trump's motorcade in 2017, and lost her job because of it, has won her bid for local office in Virginia.
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WARNING: Graphic language. This woman was upset with @BetoORourke making a campaign stop in Newtown tonight. We'll have more on the event tonight on the News at 10pm
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Florida man arrested outside Olive Garden after eating pasta belligerently
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Alex Jones has been ordered to pay over $965 million to the families of Sandy Hook victims and an FBI agent. Here's how the damages were divided among the plaintiffs.
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Women's March 2020. This year's march will focuS on supporting women's voting rights. It will also protest President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court during an election year.
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It's been 34 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The tragic incident killed all seven crew members on board, including Christa McAuliffe who would have been the first teacher in space.
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What is this!!?? Connecticut's Furry Fandom!! Click to see the video and then check it out tonight on FOX61 News at 10.
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Three Connecticut girls who participate on high school track teams have filed a federal discrimination complaint against a statewide policy on transgender athletes, saying it has cost them top finishes in competitions and possibly college scholarships.
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Free pizza Friday for grand opening of (@KingJames) Lebron James-backed #UConn restaurant @BlazePizza
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'Grease: Live' rounds out leading cast with famous pop singers @carlyraejepsen & @JessieJ
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ICYMI: Dozens of cars honking, drove past 95-year-old WWII vet John Mastrocola Saturday morning. @M_GabrielaMo was live on Litchfield Street in Torrington and captured the heartwarming car parade.
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Nonpartisan investigations of previous elections have found that voter fraud is exceedingly rare. State officials from both parties, as well as international observers, have also stated that the 2020 election went well.
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Teen cancer patient fighting for her life, is asking for help in meeting Justin Bieber
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What the 'Doomsday Clock' means and why it's bad when we're close to midnight
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Baby husky's first snowfall! Thank you Courtney for sharing! We hope they have lots of fun in the snow today. #Share61 ❄
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UPDATE: Jury selection in the Derek Chauvin trial is delayed until at least Tuesday, as the prosecution asks the Minnesota Court of Appeals for a stay.
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Sarah McBride elected as country’s first transgender state senator. McBride defeated Republican Steve Washington on Tuesday to win the seat that became open following the retirement of the longest-serving legislator in Delaware history.
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WARNING: Graphic language. This woman was upset with @BetoORourke making a campaign stop in Newtown tonight
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American tourist and her driver abducted in Uganda found alive, rescued
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This day commemorates the day Christopher Columbus arrival in the Americas in 1492.
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‘Every kid wants to buy their father a house’ -- son’s touching prank on @TheAngryGrandpa
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JUST IN: Amtrak to cancel nonstop DC to NY Acela service amidst coronavirus scare | The service, which launched just last fall, will not be active starting next Tuesday, March 10, through May 26.
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Senator Murphy condemns President Trump’s effort to “sabotage healthcare”
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Vitaminwater will pay you $100,000 to ditch your smartphone for a year
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#FradianiFever is here! Exclusive live interview with @AmericanIdol hopeful @nickfradiani @10
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Man allegedly held drug-fueled ‘death party’ for wife before she died
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Lawyers for Kevin Spacey are returning to court in the case accusing the former "House of Cards" star of groping a young man at a bar on the island of Nantucket.
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Senator Murphy pushes for gun reform laws during ‘Voices of Victims’ speech in D.C.
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Here's that video of NY Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman being pulled over in Darien. Read more here -->
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Florida man arrested outside Olive Garden after eating pasta belligerently
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After being denied by Pittsburgh, and their home city of Toronto, the Blue Jays are in need of a place to play their home games. Mayor Luke Bronin yesterday proposed they come to Hartford. What are your thoughts?
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Brad Raffensperger told The Washington Post he's feeling pressured by fellow Republicans to question the validity of legally cast absentee ballots.
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ICYMI: Hundreds of people surrounded the basketball court at Wolcott Park in West Hartford Tuesday night, to see YouTube star @dfriga98. He has over half a million subscribers on YouTube and more than 200-thousand Instagram followers. More:
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Mail sorting machines across the country being removed, multiple reports say
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'Can you hear me?' Scam has police warning people to hang up immediately
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Shelton High School reverses decision, will present deceased student's diploma at graduation
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HUSKIES IN HOUSTON | The road to the championship continues as the #UConn men's basketball team arrives in Houston for their #FinalFour match-up against Miami on Saturday.
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Bristol police officer Alec Iurato, who was injured in Wednesday night's shooting, was seen in crutches at Sergeant Dustin DeMonte's procession to the North Haven Funeral Home Friday afternoon. More details here:
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New Haven firefighter Lt. Samod Rankins was released from the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital today, over a week after he was rescued from a house fire that killed firefighter Rico Torres. The full story tonight on the FOX61 News at 10 & 11.
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Rare blue ice sparkles like jewels in Michigan’s Mackinac Straits, drawing photographers and tourists
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Carrie Fisher once gave a cow tongue to a sexually predatory Hollywood producer
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AG Bill Barr is preparing to announce as early as next week the completion of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, with plans for Barr to submit to Congress a summary of Mueller’s confidential report, according to sources.
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They're keeping the supply chain going, and we're super thankful for them. Join us in showing some love to the truck drivers!
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CUTENESS ALERT 😍: FOX61 viewers in Hamden captured this Fox family playing together early this morning.
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BREAKING NEWS: Police say Fotis Dulos is in critical condition; Attorney says he will be treated in hyperbaric chamber
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❤️ #SendTheLove -- The Hilton Hartford Hotel lighting up the skyline with a heart. Are you sending the love? Email us picture and videos at share61@fox61.com
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Former Albertus Magnus star, Jaqhawn Walters was gunned down last Saturday and tributes continue to pour in — the latest from the @NBA bubble!. FOX61's @KainaniStevens shares that touching gesture to the Hartford native coming all the way from Florida.
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.@LaurenZenzieTV spoke exclusively with @barstoolsports president Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente), who 100% believes Connecticut should be named the "Pizza Capital of the World.".
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WELCOME HOME. We have happy tears. Zeus couldn't contain his excitement when his dad Stephen returned home to Orange after a 9 month deployment to Romania in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
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The UConn men's basketball team will celebrate their 2023 NCAA Championship win this evening as they head to the White House to meet with Pres. Joe Biden.
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ICYMI: Down to the single digits: @nickfradiani advances to the Top 9 on @AmericanIdol
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US-born teen detained for weeks by CBP lost 26 pounds, was told 'you have no rights'
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.@Nick Fradiani is YOUR @Americanidol! #FradianiFever #Guilford
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ICYMI: @nickfradiani makes it thru to the Top 7 on @AmericanIdol! Reaction from #guilford HS http://t.co/gnL5kHM0qr
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Budget airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations
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Survivors count 54 dead after Ethiopia massacre, group says. Amnesty International says survivors have counted 54 bodies in a schoolyard after an attack in which members of ethnic minorities were deliberately targeted.
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“@SpencerSays: Tune in to @FoxCT right now to see @kevindroniak and Grandma Likl http://t.co/syURjMMNu4
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Firefighters resuscitate small dog that was unconscious for 20 minutes after blaze
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EXCLUSIVE: Southington boy gets new “Make America Great Again” hat with President Trump’s autograph
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A car bomb exploded outside a Defense Ministry building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Militants then ran into a nearby high-rise located in a crowded market and began firing down on the ministry.
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WOAH 😮 | Liz Markman snapped this photo in Cheshire of a trampoline stuck in mid-air! The storm brought some strong winds and heavy rain to the state this afternoon, and clean-up is underway across Connecticut. >>
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K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
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California father who’s lived in U.S. since he was 2 faces deportation after ICE arrest
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Police: Teens who carjacked man at gas station couldn't drive away due to manual transmission
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. @UConnBSB head coach Jim Penders traded in his uniform for a suit tonight to deliver your sports report. How do you think he did tonight?
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.@nickfradiani made it to the Top 9! Don't miss your chance to cheer him on in person! #idol
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.@HartfordPolice to receive @peta award for saving kitten http://t.co/Q88SyTSJ6K
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Cold snap made plenty of #ice along #connecticut #river no problem for @USCG #icecutter Bollard @RAWNUTMEG_CT with #sky61 #drone view @M_GabrielaMo with ride along view
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JUST IN: The New England Patriots' team plane to carry one million masks from China to US
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