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WADENA, Minn. (AP) >> A confused white-tailed deer that wandered into a Walmart store in Minnesota ran into a startled customer who tackled the animal to the ground.Shoppers at the store in Wadena, 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis, speculated that the young animal was searching for a snack Tuesday when it entered the store through the garden center doors.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday at the appointment of a special counsel to investigate allegations that his campaign collaborated with Russia to sway the 2016 election, tweeting that it is "the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!"

HARTFORD >> It's taking Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his staff some time to digest three new budget proposals, two from Republicans and one from Democrats.

As part of the wedding industry, Lisa Antonecchia, wedding and event planner/designer, Creative Concepts by Lisa, notes that she not only gets the pleasure of helping couples plan the biggest day of their lives, but also get the pleasure of working with friends and families and being there to see the entire day come to fruition.

NEW HAVEN >> City Plan Commissioner Jonathan Wharton wasn't going to skirt around the issue.The commission decided it will meet in special session for a public hearing on a controversial zone change proposed by the Legislative Committee of the Board of Alders on June 7 at 7 p.m.That zone change on "high impact special exceptions" would give more power to the alders over development proposals from Yale University.

NEW HAVEN >> A prestigious award that recognizes the "spirit of urban America" has been given to a developer with staying power.The New Haven Preservation Trust this week gave the Margaret Flint Award to Neighborhood Housing Services, which was founded in 1979 and has been headed continuously by Jim Paley as its executive director.

NEW HAVEN >> Yale University has invested millions of dollars in companies whose activities endanger the Earth's climate, despite claiming to favor investments that make a positive impact on the environment, according to reports issued Wednesday by the student group

Officials with a regional energy and environmental advocacy group say diverting money from Connecticut's energy efficiency programs to help balance the state's budget will cause long-term damage.

HAMDEN >> They were born 18 years ago, the first set of quadruplets born at Yale New Haven Hospital. And now, the four siblings will all be attending Quinnipiac University next year. But it didn't start out that way. Michael, Vincent, Sofia and Anna Ciacciarella were initially determined not to attend the same college.

Whenever I write about undocumented immigration, I am reminded, like clockwork, that the law is the law. I'm told if "illegals" didn't want to be deported, they shouldn't come here illegally. It's true. The law is the law. Also true: Life in complicated.The children of undocumented immigrants did not chose to come here.