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Former Whiting Forensic Worker Lost Everything After Reporting Patient Abuse
A whistleblower who reported patient abuse at Whiting Forensic Hospital unmasked himself to NBC Connecticut Investigates just a month before he died.
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Lawmakers Seek to Have Hidden Vaping Products Banned
Smoking in the bathroom. It’s been a high school problem for generations. Now though, it’s vaping and students have found new ways to hide it.
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Blumenthal Wants Crackdown on Hidden Vaping Devices
Sen. Richard Bluenthal is calling on the FDA to ban vaping devices disguised to look like something else.
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Angels Deny Knowledge of Organization's Reported Involvement in Skaggs' Drug Use
The Los Angeles Angels’ director of communication told federal investigators that he provided oxycodone to Tyler Skaggs and abused the drug with the pitcher, according to an ESPN report published Saturday.
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NJ Night Nurses Gave Benadryl to Patients to ‘Lighten the Workload': Lawsuit
Nurses working at Monmounth Medical Center gave Benadryl to patients to “lighten the workload,” a lawsuit alleges
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Singer Says Opera's Domingo Harassed Her, Grabbed Her Breast
The glittering production was a high point of the Washington Opera’s 1999-2000 season: Jules Massenet’s “Le Cid,” about a legendary Spanish conqueror, starring a tenor legendary in his own right — Placido Domingo, then the company’s artistic director. The opera, also being filmed for broadcast on public television, was unquestionably a career break for a 28-year-old singer named Angela Turner...
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San Francisco's Oldest Cable Car Returns to Streets After 77 Years
After 77 years in storage collecting dust and rumors about its fitness, San Francisco’s oldest cable car is heading back to the streets following restoration by a band of devoted Muni workers.
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Immigrants Fired From Trump Clubs Seek White House Meeting
A group of immigrant workers fired from President Donald Trump’s golf clubs say they want to meet with him at the White House to make the case that they should not be deported. The 21 maids, groundskeepers and other workers fired earlier this year from five of Trump’s clubs asked their former employer in a letter this week to remember...
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Immigrants Fired From Trump Clubs Seek White House Meeting
A group of immigrant workers fired from President Donald Trump’s golf clubs say they want to meet with him at the White House to make the case that they should not be deported. The 21 maids, groundskeepers and other workers fired earlier this year from five of Trump’s clubs asked their former employer in a letter this week to remember...
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‘It Felt Like Forever:' Witnesses Shaken by Virginia Beach Shooting
Witnesses were visibly shaken Friday evening after a gunman opened fire on the Virginia Beach Municipal Building, killing 11 people and injuring at least six others. 30-year-old Megan Banton called 911 after she heard gunshots and her supervisor gathered her and others into a barricaded office, according to the Virginia-Pilot. “It felt like forever,” Banton told the local newspaper. Sheila...
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Eversource Crew Returns to Brookfield One Year After Destructive Macroburst
Homeowners in hard-hit communities lost power for several days following the May 15, 2018 tornadoes and thunderstorms.
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SF Becomes 1st US City to Ban Face Recognition Technology
San Francisco supervisors this week passed legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies and other city departments. Mark Matthews reports.
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San Francisco Becomes 1st US City to Ban Facial Recognition Technology
San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments, becoming the first U.S. city to outlaw a rapidly developing technology that has alarmed privacy and civil liberties advocates.
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Stop & Shop Adds Security at Stores as Strike Continues
As Stop & Shop workers in Southern New England enter the sixth day of a strike, the supermarket chain has added police presence and additional security officers across stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Small Businesses Could See Boost During Stop & Shop Strike
NBC Connecticut found that small locally owned businesses may also see a boost during the strike as negotiations between the union and Stop & Shop management have stalled.
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Tanker Leaks Liquid Asphalt in Southbury
The tanker truck carrying liquid asphalt ruptured Tuesday morning in Southbury, leaving the liquid oozing all over a busy street.
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Groups Seek Action Over Sexual Harassment Complaints Against Hartford Police Dept.
Activists are calling on city officials to take action after allegations of sexual harassment were lodged against the Hartford Police Department.
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Texas Fires Former QB Vince Young From Part-Time Job
Texas fires former star quarterback Vince Young from his part-time role as development officer for poor performance and often being absent from work or not in touch with his supervisors.
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‘Whistleblower' Seeks Protection After Sounding Alarm Over White House Security Clearances
A White House security specialist is seeking official whistleblower protection from the federal government after raising concerns about “unwarranted security clearances” for administration officials, including Jared Kushner, NBC News reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The specialist, Tricia Newbold, filed the whistleblower complaint less than two weeks after she was suspended without pay for defying her supervisor, Carl...
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New Evidence May Help Solve SF's ‘Doodler' Cold Case
A major announcement is expected Wednesday in the cold case of a San Francisco serial killer who has avoided police for 45 years. Pete Suratos reports.