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Debate brings new energy to Trump

President Donald Trump talks with reporters after leaving a campaign rally at Pensacola International Airport, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, aboard Air Force One. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

An upbeat President Donald Trump moved swiftly Friday to capitalize on what his campaign saw as a well-executed debate performance, cutting an ad that includes Biden stumbling over energy policy, touting a record day of digital fundraising and...

Bitterness flows in Senate over Barrett nomination to Supreme Court

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Oct. 14 in Washington, D.C. (Washington Post photo by Demetrius Freeman)

Senate Republicans and Democrats engaged in a bitter feud Friday over the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took steps to finalize her installation to the Supreme Court by Monday evening.

Viewership for 2nd Trump-Biden debate drops to 63 million

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (Jim Bourg/Pool via AP)

The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden drew much less viewers than their first meeting

Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus, taxes

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden holds up a mask as President Donald Trump takes notes during the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

It's debate night for President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden

Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered to testify by GOP senators

FILE - This combination of photos shows logos for social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. Facebook and Twitter moved quickly this week to limit the spread of a disputed tabloid story promising new twists in the saga of Joe Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. President Donald Trump's campaign quickly seized on the story in the New York Post — but the report raised more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of an email at the center of the story. Wednesday morning Oct. 14, 2020, hours after the story's publication, a Facebook spokesman tweeted that the company was limiting its distribution on the platform.(AP Photo/File)

The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter has accelerated after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign

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GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Dems' boycott

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, arrives for closed meetings with senators, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Despite a Democratic boycott, Republicans are powering ahead to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by Election Day

U.S. officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters

FILE - In this May 5, 2020, file photo, then-Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, and now Director of National Intelligence testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Officials say Russia and Iran have obtained some voter registration data, aiming to interfere in the November election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

U.S. officials say Iran is behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in battleground states that appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting for President Donald Trump

Road to 270: Trump's best path to victory hinges on Florida, Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump waves to the crowd as he walks off stage after speaking at a campaign rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Gastonia, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump still has a path to the 270 Electoral College votes he needs to win reelection

Final debate could thrust foreign policy back into campaign

FILE - This combination of Sept. 29, 2020, file photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. Trump and Biden have starkly different visions for the international role of the United States — and the presidency. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have starkly different visions for the international role of the United States — and the presidency

Unknown group sends Democratic voters intimidating emails

FILE - In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a complex intimidation operation, Democratic voters in at least four battleground states including Florida and Pennsylvania have been sent emails purporting to come from the neo-fascist group Proud Boys -- but actually spoofed. Krebs, says, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, that voters should not fall for “sensational and unverified claims,” reminding them that ballot secrecy is guaranteed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Democratic voters in at least four battleground states including Florida and Pennsylvania received threatening emails, falsely purporting to be from the neo-fascist group Proud Boys, that warned “we will come after you” if the...

Democrats to boycott Barrett vote, Senate GOP pushes ahead

Senate Democrats are set to boycott voting on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee

Poll: Many in US distrust campaign info

In this Oct. 20, 2020 file photo, a voting location is shown in Mission, Kan. A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research and USAFacts finds that while voters say it’s pretty easy to find accurate information about voting, they have a harder time knowing whether there's any factual basis for the information they're getting from and about the candidates. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

In a presidential election year that has put the country’s divisions in stark relief, Americans can agree on this: Misinformation about government and politics is a major problem

Barack Obama to hold his first in-person event for Joe Biden

FILE - In this July 30, 2020, file photo, former President Barack Obama, addresses the service during the funeral for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Obama is returning to Philadelphia for his first in-person 2020 campaign event for Joe Biden. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Former President Barack Obama is returning to Philadelphia for his first in-person 2020 campaign event for Joe Biden

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Connecticut Republicans, loyal soldiers in the party of Trump

Republican candidates in Connecticut won't talk about Trump but support much of his agenda.

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POLICE AND FIRE POLICE LOGS

New London police close investigation into pepper spray in officer's car

New London police have found no evidence to support or refute claims by Sgt. Cornelius Rodgers that his personal vehicle was contaminated with pepper spray.

Norwich woman faces charges after toddler found, ingested drugs from her purse

Police said a 2-year-old the woman was babysitting allegedly found Ecstasy pills in the woman’s purse and ingested them.

Norwich woman charged with animal cruelty in alleged dog mauling of chicken

A local woman was charged with cruelty to animals Friday based on a warrant for an incident Feb. 1, when she allegedly allowed her two pit bull dogs to attack and kill a chicken.

Man injured in motorcycle accident in Waterford Friday

A man was injured in a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle Friday afternoon in front of Waterford Library, police said.

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PHOTOS OF THE DAY

A power boat departs Norwich Harbor southbound on the Thames River Friday, October 23, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Wake on water

Angel Aybar Jr., right, and his sons Angel III, 9, and Joseph, 7, from New London, join volunteers handing out Farmers to Families food boxes Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Groton Senior Center. The event, sponsored by the senior center and assisted by the Groton Police, Poquonnock Bridge Fire Department and volunteers with Keeping kids out of Prison (K.O.P.) handed out 590 USDA-supplied boxes of fresh food. The senior center plans another distribution next Friday at 11 a.m.. K.O.P. has a distribution scheduled for Saturday at Jennings School in New London at 10:30 a.m. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Food from the farms

Old Mystic Fire Department Fire Inspector/Firefighter Adam Pereira washes the department's G-62, a 2015 Ferrara Inferno rescue pumper, at Station 2 Friday, October 23, 2020. Pereira says they wash the engine at that station at least every Friday and more often as needed. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Keeping clean

Robert Wade inspects the apples as he feeds them into the hopper to be ground up for cider pressing at B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill in Old Mystic Friday, October 23, 2020. Cider pressing can be seen sporadically between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. most days. Due to coronavirus precautions, visitors are not allowed into the historic cider mill building, but doors and windows are open for viewing. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Pressing matters

Visitors move along the path as a fog settles at Avery Point in Groton on Thursday, October 22, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Avery Point fog

Jeff Cummings, left, sets a ball to teammate Jennifer Sim as they play friends in a game of volleyball at Esker Point Beach on Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Groton. Cummings, who owns the Sandbox, an indoor beach sports and event center in Groton, said a group has been getting together to play outside every chance the weather allows. “Luckily it´s been a very cooperative fall,

Fall beach volleyball

Anita Bellows of Waterford, center, pauses to watch Greg Stratos, also of Waterford, move to return the ball while she and Pat Whitaker of East Lyme wait their turn to play a game of pickleball Wednesday at Samuel M. Peretz Park at Bridebrook in East Lyme. A group of pickleball players play pickup games at parks, and bring their own nets in Waterford and East Lyme where there are tennis courts, but Peretz Park has pickleball courts painted on the basketball courts. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

In a pickle

A fisherman tries his luck Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, 2020, off the coast of New London with New London Ledge Light in the background.

Passing by

A paddleboarder moves past a sailboat in the fog off Groton Long Point on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Paddling along

National Theater Institute student Max Younger, right, and Patrick Thompson, center, stay on different areas of the porch as they work through a song on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's campus in Waterford. The rehearsal was part of a singing class taught by Anne Tofflemire who sat on the opposite side of the porch from students. The class is usually held indoors with groups of students but with this COVID-19 protocols students meet one-on-one outdoors said Tofflemire. Social distancing and masks are required on the school's campus for all students and visitors. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Singing on the porch

A group of young men play basketball at the city basketball court on Washington Street in Norwich Monday, October 19, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Hooping on the hardcourt

Late fall foliage is reflected in the waters of Fitchville Pond in Bozrah Monday, October 19, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Fitchville foliage

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