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Police foiled an alleged plot to bomb a Lady Gaga concert over the weekend. There were more than 2-million people attending the free concert Saturday when Brazilian police thwarted a bomb attack on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. For the latest details on this case and a better understanding of our police got ahead of this alleged bomb threat, we spoke with former FBI Agent, Ken Gray.

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This week is Nurses Week and the theme this year is “The Power of Nurses.” So, let’s talk about the power of this profession and the challenges our nurses face today, especially since the healthcare crisis became an even bigger problem after the pandemic. We spoke with Teresa Fuller, VP of Patient Care Services at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, about the career and how Connecticut is working to recruit and retain nurses.

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Fairfield Police are investigating after people lit a parking lot on fire while performing vehicle stunts during a street takeover. The incident was reported Friday night at the Stop and Shop supermarket parking lot on Villa Avenue. We got the latest from Sgt. Jenna Wellington of the Fairfield Police Department.

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Is it just a glorified water gun game for high school seniors? A PSA post from Trumbull Police about the High School Senior Assassin Game is getting a lot of reaction. We spoke with Lt. Brian Falkenstein and Officer Scott Duva about the trending game nationwide happening in some Connecticut districts too.

 

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It's all about the environment with Bill's guests - Save The Sound's Bill Rothenberger and Sierra Club Connecticut Director Samantha Dynowsky.

On today's show, Mike is joined by News 8's Jeff Derderian, State Senator Paul Cicarella, Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves, and State Representative Greg Howard.

Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday's "Connecticut Today" highlighting a proposal to give private sector striking workers access to state unemployment funds after 14 days on a picket line (00:50). University of New Haven economics Professor John Rosen talked about the state of the economy, tariffs, and the latest U.S. job numbers (14:53). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly wrap-up, including a spotlight on parking issues (22:45). CBS News correspondent Aaron Navarro joined us with the latest from the White House (33:06). We also chatted with Boston Globe columnist Chad Finn, author of, "The Boston Globe Story of the Celtics: 1946-Present: The Inside Stories and Acclaimed Reporting on the NBA’s Banner Franchise" (36:46)

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Bridgeport Police arrested a violent wanted felon they had been searching for and saved a 35-year-old city woman he was holding captive. Police Chief Roderick Porter shared the details on this wild case and the multi-state effort to find the suspect involved.

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Connecticut made online gambling and sports betting legal a few years ago and ever since then, we’ve seen more and more young people get into gambling. And now, a new research survey conducted by a team at UConn found that 72% of undergraduate students at colleges in Connecticut reported participating in some form of gambling in the past year. We spoke with Mallory Schultz, Prevention Manager at Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, about the results and what can be done to better educate the younger generation of gamblers.

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There’s a ceremony today to honor firefighters and emergency response personnel from more than 70 departments and organizations in Connecticut for responding to the historic Hawthorne fire last fall on Lamentation Mountain. We looked back at that event with Berlin Fire Chief John Massirio.

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