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Recall Issued For 97K Pounds Of Salad Products Due To E. Coli Scare Recall Issued For 97K Pounds Of Salad Products Due To E. Coli Scare
Recall Issued For 97K Pounds Of Salad Products Due To E. Coli Scare An area company is recalling nearly 100,000 pounds of salad products that may be contaminated with E. coli. Missa Bay, LLC, a Swedesboro, New Jersey, company, is recalling approximately 97,272 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce ingredient may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The recalled items have the establishment number “EST. 18502B” inside the USDA mark of inspection. They were shipped to locations in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Who Made Large Purchases With Stolen Credit Card Apprehended, Greenwich PD Says Woman Who Made Large Purchases With Stolen Credit Card Apprehended, Greenwich PD Says
Woman Who Made Large Purchases With Stolen Credit Card Apprehended, Greenwich PD Says A woman who police say made a series of large purchases with a stolen credit card has been apprehended. Greenwich Police say Amanda Banks, 29, of Springfield, Illinois was taken into custody in Indiana and extradited to Connecticut to face numerous charges on Thursday, Oct. 10. Police say a woman made several large purchases from a local retailer using stolen credit cards in February 2019. The subsequent investigation identified Banks as the suspect, prompting police to obtain a warrant for her arrest. Banks faces the following charges as per the warrant: Theft of payment card (two cou…

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by Valerie Musson
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Sixth Vaping-Related Death Reported; Trump Moves To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Sixth Vaping-Related Death Reported; Trump Moves To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Sixth Vaping-Related Death Reported; Trump Moves To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes The Trump administration announced Wednesday, Sept. 11, that it plans to ban all flavored e-cigarettes as the number of vaping-related deaths continues to rise. “The Trump Administration is making it clear that we intend to clear the market of flavored e-cigarettes to reverse the deeply concerning epidemic of youth e-cigarette use that is impacting children, families, schools, and communities,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement. “We will not stand idly by as these products become an on-ramp to combustible cigarettes or nicotine addiction for a generation of yo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Health Officials Issue New Warning On Vaping-Related Illnesses After New Fatalities Health Officials Issue New Warning On Vaping-Related Illnesses After New Fatalities
Health Officials Issue New Warning On Vaping-Related Illnesses After New Fatalities As news comes that a third person has died as a result of complications from vaping, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people to avoid using e-cigarettes. The CDC said Friday, Sept. 6, that they are also investigating a fourth death possibly linked to vaping, in addition to deaths in Illinois and Oregon, and the latest in Indiana. Officials said as of Friday, the number of people who have come down with a severe lung illness linked to vaping has doubled to 450 possible cases in 33 states. "Although more investigation is needed to determine the vaping agent or agents …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Admits ATM Skimming Activity That Victimized CT Banks Woman Admits ATM Skimming Activity That Victimized CT Banks
Woman Admits ATM Skimming Activity That Victimized CT Banks A 61-year-old woman has admitted in federal court to her role in skimming from ATM machines in Connecticut and other states. Cleveland resident Maya Florina Luzia DeSteffano, also known as Maya-Luisa Pastorella or “Maria” pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to conspiracy and identity theft charges stemming from ATM skimming activity that defrauded banks. Between February and June in 2017, a bank in Connecticut reported 35 incidents of ATM skimming incidents in Stratford, Monroe, Trumbull, Greenwich, Fairfield and elsewhere in Connecticut. U.S Attorney John Durham said that as part of…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Romanian National Admits To Role in Nationwide ATM Skimming Activity CT Romanian National Admits To Role in Nationwide ATM Skimming Activity
CT Romanian National Admits To Role in Nationwide ATM Skimming Activity A Romanian national is facing decades in prison after admitting to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars by skimming ATM machines in Connecticut and around the country. George Dragusin, also known as “Georgio Anderini” and “Einstein,” 63, a citizen of Romania, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to conspiracy and identity theft charges related to ATM skimming activities that defrauded banks from coast to coast. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that between February and June in 2017, People's United Bank locations in Connecticut experienced 35 incidents of ATM skimming at their …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Here Are The Lineups For First Two Democratic Presidential Debates Here Are The Lineups For First Two Democratic Presidential Debates
Here Are The Lineups For First Two Democratic Presidential Debates The Democratic National Committee announced the names of presidential candidates who qualified for the first debates of the 2020 campaign, cutting the record wide field of 23 contenders down to the 20 spots. Candidates making the final cut on Thursday registered at least 1 percent support in three national polls, received campaign money from 65,000 donors, or both. The list appears at the end of this article.  Debates will be spread over two nights in Miami later this month -- with 10 candidates appearing each night.  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will share the stage with …

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by Jon Craig
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681 Measles Cases In 22 States Breaks Record 681 Measles Cases In 22 States Breaks Record
681 Measles Cases In 22 States Breaks Record The measles outbreak that has spread throughout the nation has reached the highest level in 25 years, officials announced this week. In total, there have been 681 measles cases reported in 22 states this year, according to health officials. Between Jan. 1 and Monday, April 21, the Centers for Disease Control said that there have been 626 individual cases confirmed, an increase of 71 in the past week. The CDC said that this is the second-highest number of cases reported since measles was eliminated in 2000, second only to 667 cases that were reported in 2014. In the coming weeks, health offi…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Here's Where UConn Ranks Among Most Valuable College Basketball Programs Here's Where UConn Ranks Among Most Valuable College Basketball Programs
Here's Where UConn Ranks Among Most Valuable College Basketball Programs Ever wonder how much your favorite men's college basketball program is worth? Newly released rankings provide the answer. Highlights from the annual report, compiled by Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue Columbus, were published by The Wall Street Journal. The study determined what college teams would be worth if they were sold on the open market like a professional franchise, with the estimates based on “each program’s revenues and expenses with cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments and growth projections.” Kentucky, with a valuation of $33…

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by Joe Lombardi
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90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says 90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says
90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says The measles outbreak is on course to be the worst in decades with 90 more cases reported nationally in the past week - the largest jump of the year - according to new numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between Jan. 1 and April 11 this year, there have been 555 individual cases of measles confirmed in 20 states, the second highest total reported in the country since measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in 2000. The World Health Organization reported this week that there were more than 110,000 measles cases worldwide in the first three months of 2019, an…

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by Zak Failla
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Video: Area Woman Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Flake Video: Area Woman Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Flake
Video: Area Woman Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Flake A 23-year-old woman from Westchester is credited with possibly helping delay Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to allow for an FBI investigation of allegations against him. The Senate Judiciary Committee officially voted to move Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination forward on Friday, Sept. 28, by an 11-10 partisan vote. However, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona suggested that an FBI investigation take place before the full Senate vote, delaying it by a week. It's impossible to say exactly what changed Flake's mind at the last minute -- the Republican senator had said he…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
CT Resident Among 400-Plus Sickened In McDonald's Salad Outbreak CT Resident Among 400-Plus Sickened In McDonald's Salad Outbreak
CT Resident Among 400-Plus Sickened In McDonald's Salad Outbreak The foodborne outbreak linked to McDonald's salads is growing and has now sickened 436 people in 16 states, including Connecticut, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreak involves Fresh Express items used in the McDonald's salads that were contaminated with the parasite Cyclospora. McDonald's has stopped selling those salads at some 3,000 restaurants, all located in Midwest states: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, West Virginia and Missouri. People who purchased salads while trave…

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by Joe Lombardi