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Dave Collins @DaveCollinsAP

Associated Press reporter in Connecticut. @UConn alum. Contact me at dcollins@ap.org

Joined April 2009
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Connecticut police officer hugs supporters, appears in court in fatal shooting of Black man apnews.com/article/police-sh…
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Museum's 'Knight Rider' replica car got a speeding ticket. It hasn't gone anywhere in years apnews.com/article/knight-ri…
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Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional apnews.com/article/trump-dog…

Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional

A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional.

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Anonymous tip system started in wake of Sandy Hook shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports apnews.com/article/school-sh…

Anonymous tip system started in wake of Sandy Hook shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports

A group formed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has traveled the country trying to prevent such violence from happening.

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The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform apnews.com/article/alex-jone…

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform

The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.

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Mistrial declared in 1986 case after report that slain girl was placed in used body bag apnews.com/article/child-kil…

Mistrial declared after report that girl killed in 1986 had been placed in used body bag

An allegation that an 11-year-old Connecticut girl who was raped and killed in 1986 was placed in a used body bag has led to a mistrial in a murder case.

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'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration apnews.com/article/no-kings-…

'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration

Tens of thousands of people joined “No Kings” protests across the U.S. and in Europe against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions.

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Henry Lee, famed forensic scientist who testified in the OJ Simpson trial, dies at 87 (By @SusanHaighAP) apnews.com/article/forensic-…

Henry Lee, famed forensic scientist who testified in the OJ Simpson trial, dies at 87

Forensic scientist Henry Lee, known for helping to bring modern crime scene work in the spotlight, has died at 87.

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Officer fired after fatally shooting man in mental health crisis — as others tried to de-escalate apnews.com/article/police-sh…

Officer fired after fatally shooting man in mental health crisis — as others tried to de-escalate

The mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, has fired a white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a mental health crisis nine times.

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Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic

Thousands of snow geese touch down at a Pennsylvania reservoir each spring, turning sunrise into a loud, swirling liftoff that draws big crowds.

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Officer having 'anxiety attack' took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says apnews.com/article/police-sh…

Officer having anxiety attack took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says

A man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an anxiety attack took the...

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Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress apnews.com/article/fire-depa…

Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress

A Connecticut city has joined hundreds of others around the country that have installed new firehouse alarm systems that aim to reduce firefighters' stress when calls come in.

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Police video shows Vince McMahon's 100 mph car crash in Connecticut apnews.com/article/vince-mcm…
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Judge dismisses charges against 3 Connecticut officers accused of mistreating paralyzed prisoner apnews.com/article/connectic…

Judge dismisses charges against 3 Connecticut officers accused of mistreating paralyzed prisoner

A Connecticut judge has dismissed criminal charges against three New Haven police officers accused of mistreating a prisoner who was paralyzed in the back of a police van.

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Firefighters rescue swan stuck in frozen Connecticut river apnews.com/article/connectic…

Firefighters rescue swan stuck in frozen Connecticut river

Firefighters came to the rescue of a swan found stuck in a frozen Connecticut river this week. Norwalk Fire Department crews donned cold-water rescue suits and used ropes to carefully go out on the...

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New York and New Jersey sue Trump administration over $16B funding freeze for Hudson River tunnels apnews.com/article/hudson-ri…

New York and New Jersey sue Trump administration over $16B funding freeze for Hudson River tunnels

New York and New Jersey have sued the Trump administration for freezing $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

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Mother of Elon Musk's child sues his AI company over sexual deepfake images created by Grok apnews.com/article/grok-deep…
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Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey now running for Connecticut governor apnews.com/article/betsy-mcc…

Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey now running for Connecticut governor

Betsy McCaughey, a conservative commentator and former New York lieutenant governor, is running for governor of Connecticut.

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Hartford among cities where protesters and federal officers clashed apnews.com/live/ice-federal-…

Minnesota prosecutor asks public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office

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Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide apnews.com/article/ai-chatgp…

Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide

The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death.

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