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By The Associated Press

Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report bomb threats

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. | At least six Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their homes. Sen. Chris Murphy and all five House members — Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and Rosa DeLauro — reported being the subject of such threats Thursday.

Police who responded said they found no evidence of explosives on the lawmakers’ properties. There was no immediate word whether Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal also received threats.

On Wednesday, a number of President-elect Donald Trump’s most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees reported that they had received such threats, as well as “swatting attacks,” in which perpetrators initiate an emergency law enforcement response against a victim under false pretenses.

Nigeria: At least 27 people dead, more than 100 missing after boat capsized

ABUJA, Nigeria | Authorities say 27 people have died and at least 100, mostly women, are missing after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria.

The boat was taking the passengers from Kogi state along the river to neighboring state of Niger early on Friday morning when it capsized. That’s according to Niger State Emergency Management Agency spokesman Ibrahim Audu. Authorities said no survivor had been found at the river and that local divers were searching for the victims.

Authorities have not confirmed what caused the sinking but reports suggest the boat may have been overcrowded.

—From AP reports