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• Trump hypes mock video of golf ball seen striking Clinton

  17-09-2017 22:36 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took another swing at Hillary Clinton in the latest sign that his campaign fury hasn’t faded, retweeting a mock video that shows him smacking a golf ball that — in the next frame — seemingly strikes her in the back before she stumbles and falls down while boarding a plane.
  The brief video, posted on Trump’s official Twitter account Sunday, appears to be a doctored version of news footage from 2011 that shows the then-secretar
  
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• Man wears clown mask to scare daughter, gunshot is fired

  17-09-2017 19:18 via kxan.com
  BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – A father scaring his daughter resulted in a chase around the neighborhood, a gunshot and charges against two Boardman men.
  Vernon Barrett Jr. wore a clown mask and chased his six-year-old daughter around the neighborhood, according to Boardman Police.
  The child jumped into a stranger’s car, and then ran down the street and into a stranger’s apartment. She screamed to the family that a clown was chasing her, police said.
  The family looked out the window a
  
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• State of Texas: Planning for the next big storm

  17-09-2017 18:21 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Although many Texans face a long road to recovery after Hurricane Harvey, state leaders are looking ahead at ways to protect Texas from future natural disasters. Funding from FEMA and volunteers are helping to relieve communities as legislators plan ahead.
  Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced appointments to a joint interim committee to look into a coastal barrier system that will prevent damage from storm surges. Senator Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) and Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R
  
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• Superheroes take over the Domain to benefit CASA

  17-09-2017 17:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Superheroes took over at the Domain Sunday for the 8th Annual CASA Superhero Run.
  It includes a 5K, a kids’ 1K, an obstacle course, costume contests and photo booths.
  The event benefits CASA and its volunteers, who advocate in court for children entering the foster care system.
  Organizers say those kids and superheroes have a lot in common.
  “Superman was raised by his aunt and uncle. Wonder Woman was raised by a punch of Amazonian women after being made out of c
  
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• Families don costumes for Superhero Run benefiting abused children

  17-09-2017 17:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s not Halloween just yet, but families already donned their best superhero costumes for this year’s CASA Superhero run at Domain Central Park.
  A variety of Wonder Women and Batmen sped through the race, faced the competition in a costume contest and even snapped a picture with the Batmobile.
  This is the 8th anniversary of the Superhero 5K and Kids’ 1K Run where super hero children are chased by adults in villain costumes. The runs were followed by a sup
  
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• Museums hope Sunday’s crowds beat last year for Austin Museum Day

  17-09-2017 17:19 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – It was a good day for a free family outing Sunday as nearly 40 museums across the city offered free admission for Austin Museum Day.
  The Austin Museum Partnership has been hosting the event for 20 years in hopes to get more people involved, and learn more about what you might be interested in.
  “The idea behind Austin Museum Day is that we offer so many incredible museums around the city but that sometimes the admission fees can get in the way,” said Alex Morriso
  
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• Local museums offer free admission for Austin Museum Day

  17-09-2017 17:19 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Almost 40 museums across the city will waive their admission fees today as part of Austin Museum Day. It’s the city’s 20th year celebrating the event.
  The Austin History Center will host kid-friendly events about preserving family history. Attendees can learn how to record a family memory at the oral history booth and preserve heirlooms.
  The Department of Public Safety will also host its own museum day event. Following with their theme of “Safety and Secur
  
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• Franklin Barbecue to fire up pits for Harvey relief

  17-09-2017 16:45 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, (KXAN)– Franklin Barbecue has been closed for 3 weeks since the building caught fire last month, but if you’ve been missing the smoked brisket, then you’re in luck.
  The famous barbecue joint will be hosting two backyard BBQ events to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief. The events will take place at music venue Mohawk on Red River Street on Sunday Sept.17 and 24 starting at 11 a.m and lasting until they sell out.
  Franklin’s pitmaster Aaron Franklin will be coo
  
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• Franklin Barbecue fires up pits for Harvey relief

  17-09-2017 16:45 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Franklin Barbecue has been closed for three weeks since the restaurant’s smokehouse was destroyed in a fire last month, but if you’ve been missing the smoked brisket, then you’re in luck.
  The famous joint hosted a backyard barbecue at music venue Mohawk on Red River Sunday to raise money for Global Giving’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. Another will be held next Sunday, Sept. 24 starting at 11 a.m. and last until they sell out of food. Tickets f
  
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• Jury: Wisconsin girl mentally ill in stabbing of classmate

  17-09-2017 13:51 via kxan.com
  WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin girl who admitted to participating in the stabbing of a classmate to please horror character Slender Man will avoid prison after a jury determined that she was mentally ill at the time of the attack.
  Anissa Weier trembled as the jury’s verdict late Friday was read after a week of testimony and some 11 hours of deliberations. She wasn’t available afterward, but her attorney said Weier was relieved and cried following the verdict.
  “I’
  
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• UK police arrest 2nd man in London subway attack case

  17-09-2017 13:41 via kxan.com
  LONDON (AP) — London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack.
  Police said Sunday that a 21-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night in Hounslow in west London and is being held under the Terrorism Act. He is being questioned at a south London police station but has not been charged or identified.
  Two men are now in custody for possible roles in the bombing attack on a rush-hour subway train Friday morning that injured 29 people in London.
  
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• UK lowers terror threat level as subway bomb probe advances

  17-09-2017 13:41 via kxan.com
  LONDON (AP) — British police made progress Sunday in their frantic pursuit of suspects and evidence connected to the bomb that partially exploded on a packed London subway, leading counter-terrorism officials to lower the country’s threat level because they no longer considered a fresh attack to be imminent.
  Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced the downgraded terror threat level hours after London police said a second suspect was in custody and a second property was being searched in
  
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• UK lowers official terrorist threat level after 2nd arrest

  17-09-2017 13:41 via kxan.com
  LONDON (AP) — The British government lowered the country’s official terrorist threat level Sunday after a second man was arrested in connection with the attack on a London subway train where a bomb partially exploded.
  The downgrading of the threat level from “critical” to “severe” means authorities no longer believe an attack is imminent. The “severe” classification, the second highest level of alert, is based on the assessment that an attack is &l
  
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• Texas loses to USC, 27-24, in double overtime

  17-09-2017 06:41 via kxan.com
  LOS ANGELES (KXAN) — In their first meeting since that memorable 2006 Rose Bowl in the BCS Championship game, Texas’ comeback bid against USC came up short, 27-24 in double overtime.
  In the second OT, Sam Ehlinger was stripped by Christian Rector, and USC recovered. On the ensuing possession, the Trojans won the game on a 43 -yard field goal from true freshman walk-on Chase McGrath.
  In the first overtime period, USC scored on its first play on a 25-yard touchdown from Sam Darnol
  
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• Texas considered for Hyperloop route as Austin team wins SpaceX innovation award

  17-09-2017 05:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin to Dallas in just 20 minutes — sounds like a dream, right?
  It’s a fantasy for now, but this week the company Hyperloop One announced a route in Texas is one of 10 being considering for the ultra-high-speed transportation system the business wants to build somewhere.
  The news is invigorating for groups here in Central Texas working on Hyperloop technologies themselves, two of which are tied to the University of Texas at Austin.
  “If you’re
  
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• Man dies in 2-vehicle crash in east Travis County

  17-09-2017 05:21 via kxan.com
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – A man in his 40s died Saturday night when two vehicles crashed in east Travis County, said Austin-Travis County EMS.
  It happened before 10 p.m. in the 4000 block of North FM 973 south of Webberville Road. Medics said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, ATC EMS said.
  The Travis County Sheriff’s Office said the Texas Department of Public Safety is on the scene investigating.
  This
  
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• Going for the Gold: Thomas Hong hopes to return home

  17-09-2017 04:37 via kxan.com
  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KXAN) — For many Olympic hopefuls, the thought of making the trek to PyeongChang South Korea is daunting for the distance alone–almost 6,000 miles. But for one young speed skater, the chance to travel such a great distance to compete for Team USA means making a trip home.
  Thomas Hong is a 20-year-old speed skater originally from South Korea, who moved to the United States with his family as a 5 year old.
  Hong recognizes that he’s younger than some Olympic
  
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• Pro-Trump rally draws hundreds, not thousands to Washington

  17-09-2017 04:22 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers had dubbed it the Mother of All Rallies and hoped to bring out thousands to pack the National Mall on Saturday in support of President Donald Trump. In the end, hundreds of flag-waving demonstrators did their best to make some noise in support of the president, who had skipped town for the weekend.
  The pro-Trump rally was part of a day of diverse political demonstrations in the nation’s capital that highlighted the stark political divisions in the United
  
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• Porsche plows into spectators at Idaho car show; 11 hurt

  17-09-2017 04:17 via kxan.com
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Porsche plowed into a crowd of spectators at a Boise, Idaho, car show, injuring 11 in a horrifying scene that saw bystanders scrambling to tend to the injured, authorities and witnesses said.
  Police say the driver of the gray Porsche accelerated while leaving the Cars and Coffee event, lost control and ran into the nearby crowd lining a sidewalk. Police say the driver is cooperating in their investigation.
  Boise police spokeswoman Haley Williams said there were many w
  
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• St. Louis protesters go to upscale malls, suburbs

  17-09-2017 04:15 via kxan.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Noisy demonstrators disrupted shopping at upscale suburban malls on Saturday and later marched through a popular district of bars and restaurants to protest a white St. Louis police officer’s acquittal in the killing of a black man, but the second day of protests was peaceful following sporadic vandalism and violence a night earlier.
  A few hundred people shouted slogans such as “black lives matter” and “it is our duty to fight for our freedom”
  
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• Houston Fire Department’s Harvey staffing criticized

  17-09-2017 04:09 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Thousands of Houston firefighters were told to stay home at the height of Harvey’s flooding.
  Marty Lancton, president of the Houston firefighters union, said through tears in an interview Friday with television station KHOU that the department could have done more during the storm.
  He says that on Sunday, Aug. 27, as fast-rushing water chased people onto their rooftops, about 3,000 firefighters were instructed not to report to work, an agonizing order for many eager to
  
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• Rehearsals in full swing inside new Del Valle HS fine arts addition

  17-09-2017 03:23 via kxan.com
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Rehearsals are in full swing inside Del Valle High School’s new fine arts addition.
  Saturday morning, students, parents and school officials were on hand for a ribbon cutting outside the shiny red double doors.
  The additional 19,239 square feet of space includes a dance studio, a band rehearsal hall and a common space.
  The dance floor is competition-style with a special state-of-the-art spring system. The band area includes ceiling mounted microphones a
  
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