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Floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ lead to dramatic rescues and 2 deaths in Connecticut

OXFORD, Conn. (AP) — Torrential rains turned streets into raging rivers in parts of Connecticut and New York’s Long Island, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, covering vehicles in mud, and sweeping two women to their deaths, authorities said.Dramatic rescues unfolded as a foot (30 centimeters) of rain fell on some parts of western…