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Updated: Trump promises female nominee to replace Ginsburg

People gather at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) 11:05 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay.

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After spike earlier in summer, COVID-19 test result times come back down

Nurses and technicians administer tests Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at the drive-up COVID-19 testing facility at Backus Hospital in Norwich. Locally, the wait for test results has begun the decline since mid-July, when new cases were peaking nationwide. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Quest Diagnostics, for example, saw an average turnaround time of seven days for most populations in mid-July, but that's now down to two days.

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Civilian complaints are sent to the chief, who is required to acknowledge they have been received, see that they are investigated and take disciplinary action if necessary.

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Veterans and active-duty service members walk along Route 82 in Norwich on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, during the Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike. The hike, in which veterans and active duty service members wear their combat boots and

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrated her 20th anniversary on the bench in 2013. (Washington Post photo by Nikki Kahn)

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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at the Fayetteville Regional Airport in Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Rod Cornish, left, moves a tray of tomatoes to the oven while making tomato sauce as he films an episode of “Winging It!,” featuring local attorney Scott Sawyer, center, at Hot Rod´s in New London last month. Cornish and his head chef Carlos Paucar started the youtube channel after the COVID-19 pandemic began. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

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KC Cloud of Groton holds a sign Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, while attending a vigil for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in front of New London Superior Court in downtown New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

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Marilyn Vaché of New London picks up a piece of paper Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, while she and Greg Peck of Mystic pick up trash around picnic tables near the Triple Waterslides at Ocean Beach Park during Connecticut Cleanup. The event was one of many cleanups taking place around the state, part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

At Ocean Beach Park, volunteers pick up trash for International Coastal Cleanup Day

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In this Sept. 20, 2018, file photo, Jennice Fuentes, right, of Power 4 Puerto Rico, speaks outside the White House in Washington, during a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria hitting Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is getting much of the money it needs to rebuild its power grid three years after it was wiped out by Hurricane Maria, the island territory's governor and the White House said Friday.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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