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• Dallas Fire Chief Lone Finalist To Lead Texas A&M Engineering Service, Texas Task Force 1

  16-10-2018 23:36
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The city of Dallas will likely be looking for a new fire chief soon.
  The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has named David E. Coatney as the sole finalist for the position of Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX).
  “The work of Texas A&M Extension Service, which oversees Texas Task Force 1, is the best kept secret of The Texas A&M University System, from workforce training to rescuing thousands f
  
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• 20 Dallas Officers Honored for Hurricane Harvey Response

  16-10-2018 23:32 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attended a ceremony Tuesday honoring 20 Dallas police officers called into service with the Texas National Guard as part of the response and recovery effort around Hurricane Harvey.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Recall: Ready-To-Eat Salads With Bacon Sold In Texas May Have Salmonella

  16-10-2018 23:21
  LEWISVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – The USDA is recalling more than 200 pounds of ready-to-eat salads with bacon sold at 7-Elevens across Texas due to possible Salmonella and Listeria contamination.
  The recall was issued on Tuesday after the problem was discovered during the weekend. Prime Deli Corporation in Lewisville received notification that the corn used in the production of their Southwest Style Salad with Bacon was being recalled by their supplier due to Listeria and Salmonell
  
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• 2nd Man Arrested In Shooting That Killed 4 At Texas Toddler’s Birthday Party

  16-10-2018 23:18
  DALLAS (AP) — A man was accused of being a “peeping tom” in the lead up to a shooting that ended with him and three of his adult grandsons being killed at a toddler’s birthday party in South Texas, according to court documents released Tuesday.
  The shooting happened Saturday at a child’s first birthday party in Taft, located 12 miles north of Corpus Christi. A fifth man was wounded in the shooting.
  Ronnie Rodriguez Sr. was arrested Tuesday in connection with the sho
  
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• Police Looking For Suspect In Deadly Hit-And-Run

  16-10-2018 22:33
  CARROLLTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Carrollton Police are investigating the death of a man found lying in the roadway near downtown Carrollton Monday night.
  A Carrollton Fire Rescue engine company responding to an unrelated call discovered the man in the westbound lanes of Belt Line Road just east of S. Broadway Street around 8:50 p.m.
  The victim, Andre Hood, 54, of Carrollton died.
  Police said evidence indicates a sedan, possibly light-colored, braking in the immediate area at the time of th
  
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• Jerry Jones Show: Garrett Extension, Maher's Leg

  16-10-2018 21:51 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, talking with The Fan's Shan & RJ on his weekly show, address rumors about a contract extension for head coach Jason Garrett and says he's impressed with kicker Brett Maher.
  
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• The Foote Files: Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

  16-10-2018 21:50
  (CBS11) – Tommy Dorsey was one of the most prolific big band musicians and orchestra leaders from the 1930s through the mid 1950s.
  Born on November 19, 1905 in Shenandoah, PA he was the second of four children and the son of a bandleader. He and his older brother, Jimmy, would team up later as adults and became famous musicians as the Dorsey Brothers. While Jimmy was known more for playing the clarinet and sometimes the saxophone, Tommy played the trombone. The brothers split in the mid-19
  
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• How To Watch Cruz/O’Rourke Debate

  16-10-2018 21:26
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Tuesday night is the last televised debate in Texas between O’Rourke and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, and from national polls to divided households in conservative suburbs, the indications are of a close race with just three weeks until Election Day.
  If you would like to watch the debate live online, click here to watch.Coverage starts at 7:45pm. Debate Begins at 8:00pm
  Neither side is betting on one down the stretch. For O’Rourke, who last wee
  
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• 2 High School Students From Arlington Among 3 Killed In Crash

  16-10-2018 21:10
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Arlington ISD confirms two of the three dead in an early Monday morning crash near Lindale, Texas in Smith County were Lamar High School students.
  Juniors Faith Whittaker and Jessica Brown, both 16, died when the Jeep they were riding in drifted onto the shoulder of I-20 and struck a parked truck and semi-trailer around 4:20 a.m. Monday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. 
  Arlington ISD released the yearbook pictures of the two girls.
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• Prosecution: 2 Workers Obstructed Inquiry Into Slide Death

  16-10-2018 20:53
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Prosecutors say two maintenance workers at a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was decapitated on a waterslide deliberately mislead investigators as their criminal trial began.
  The Kansas City Star reports that attorneys for David Hughes and John Zalsman countered Tuesday that the Kansas Attorney General’s Office misunderstood how the 17-story Verruckt waterslide functioned.
  (credit: schlitterbahn.com)
  The men are charged with obstructing t
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Flood Watch Through 7 P.M.

  16-10-2018 20:39 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Cold & rainy weather for the next few days.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 2nd Arrest In Shooting Near Corpus Christi That Killed 4 At Party

  16-10-2018 20:38
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A second suspect has been arrested in a shooting at a toddler’s birthday party that left four men dead and a fifth wounded.
  The U.S. Marshals Service says Ronnie Rodriguez Sr. was arrested Tuesday morning after being found at a motel in McAllen, Texas.
  Rodriguez Sr. has been identified as a suspect in the shooting at a first birthday party in Taft, 12 miles north of Corpus Christi. The agency says the Texas Rangers asked a task force led by the U.S. Marshals
  
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• Two Lamar High School Girls Killed in a Car Crash

  16-10-2018 20:37 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Two girls of Lamar High School were in a fatal car accident.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News/Lamar High SchoolThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Lady Gaga Getting Married? She Thanks ‘Fiancé’ During Speech

  16-10-2018 20:22
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Lady Gaga is apparently getting married.
  The 32-year-old singer and “A Star is Born” actress thanked her “fiance” Christian Carino as she finished speaking Monday night at Elle’s 25th annual Women in Hollywood event. A message seeking comment from her publicist was not returned.
  Lady Gaga performs during the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Vi
  
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• U-verse Says Restarts Needed for Customers Still Offline

  16-10-2018 19:42 via nbcdfw.com
  
  AT&T says customers still without working U-verse service more than 12 hours after an area-wide outage should restart their equipment and then reach out to customer care for lingering issues.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Leaders Warn Dallas Police & Fire Need to Hire

  16-10-2018 19:32 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The leader of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System warned Monday that the city needs to hire more police officers for the retirement fund to work properly. The Dallas Morning News City Editor Tristan...
  
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• How To Watch Cruz/O’Rourke Debate On CBSDFW.COM

  16-10-2018 19:26
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Tuesday night is the last televised debate in Texas between O’Rourke and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, and from national polls to divided households in conservative suburbs, the indications are of a close race with just three weeks until Election Day.
  For those of you who won’t have access to your television sets, just click here to watch.
  Neither side is betting on one down the stretch. For O’Rourke, who last week announced a record-shattering
  
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• Trump Attacks Porn Actress Stormy Daniels As ‘Horseface’

  16-10-2018 18:53
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — President Donald Trump is insulting the physical appearance of porn actress Stormy Daniels, calling her “Horseface” in a tweet about a recent legal ruling.
  “Federal Judge throws out Stormy Danials lawsuit versus Trump. Trump is entitled to full legal fees.” @FoxNews Great, now I can go after Horseface and her 3rd rate lawyer in the Great State of Texas. She will confirm the letter she signed! She knows nothing about me, a total con!
  &mda
  
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• What's Causing All This Rain? Rick Mitchell Explains

  16-10-2018 18:49 via nbcdfw.com
  
  NBC 5 Meteorologist Rick Mitchell discusses the rainfall records and what's causing all the rain in North Texas.
  
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• Arlington Giving Out Free Sandbags for Flooding

  16-10-2018 18:47 via nbcdfw.com
  
  City officials in Arlington are giving residents up to 25 free sandbags to protect against flooding as creeks and drainage ditches rise.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Live Radar: Another Round of Heavy Rain, Flooding in DFW

  16-10-2018 18:32 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Another round of rain — some of which will be heavy — will continue through the day Tuesday. Widespread totals of 1 to 2 inches can be expected. Isolated amounts in excess of 3 inches will also be possible.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Continuous Rainfall Shatters October Records

  16-10-2018 18:30 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Here are some rainfall numbers from our record-breaking October.Photo Credit: NBC10This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Raw: 1 Person Dead After Hit-and-Run in Carrollton

  16-10-2018 18:10 via nbcdfw.com
  
  One person died after being hit by a vehicle in Carrollton early Tuesday morning, police said.Police and fire responded about 10:30 p.m. to the 1000 block of westbound Belt Line Road for an auto-pedestrian...
  
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• Raging Floods Destroy Bridge Over River Near Austin

  16-10-2018 18:05
  LLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Raging floodwaters have destroyed a bridge over a river in Central Texas.
  Video shows the bloated Llano River overrunning a bridge in Kingsland, about 65 miles northwest of Austin. It was just after 9:00 a.m. when the FM 2900 bridge in Kingsland collapsed, sending chunks rushing down the river.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  Late Tuesday morning officials were concerned large pieces of concrete might stay intact and crash into another bridge, the FM 1431
  
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• Sewers Overflowing In Dallas After Excessive Rains

  16-10-2018 17:47
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Water Utilities has experienced sanitary sewer overflows of diluted wastewater at several locations throughout the city.
  Overflows happened in five major drainage basins. DWU Assistant Director Zachary Peoples emphasized that none of the overflows of diluted wastewater will affect the City’s water supply.
  “The overflows were primarily caused by inflow and infiltration of storm water into the City of Dallas wastewater collection system,” P
  
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• Slippery Roads: Rollover Crash on I-30 in Fort Worth

  16-10-2018 16:40 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Texas Thunder Truck captured the immediate aftermath of a rollover crash on westbound Interstate 30 in Fort Worth while live on air Tuesday morning. Witnesses told NBC 5 Reporter Larry Collins that...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Man Arrested After Houston News Van Attacked, Police Car Stolen

  16-10-2018 16:16
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A suspect has been arrested following what Houston police say was an assault on a TV news crew, an attack on officers and theft of a patrol car.
  Harris County records show Alex Allen Jenkins of Houston was being held Tuesday on charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, unauthorized use of a vehicle and two counts of assault on a peace officer.
  HPD Patrol car was taken by force after officers stopped to assist at a wreck involving a Channel 2 live truck.
  
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• Heavy Rains Lead to Sewage Spills in Multiple Cities

  16-10-2018 16:10 via nbcdfw.com
  
  All the rain is leading to several sewage spills around North Texas.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Evacuations Urged After Warning Of ‘Dangerous’ Flooding Along Llano River

  16-10-2018 15:31
  LLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Forecasters are telling people along the Llano River in Central Texas to seek higher ground after more than 10 inches of rain fell in the past day and a half.
  The National Weather Service says the river at Llano, about 65 miles northwest of Austin, is expected to crest Tuesday morning at near-record levels. A flash flood warning is in effect, and forecasters describe it as a “very dangerous situation.”
  It was just after 9:00 a.m. when the FM 2900
  
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• Border Agent Arrested In Deaths Of 4 Women Wants Lower Bond

  16-10-2018 14:41
  LAREDO (AP) — An attorney representing a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of killing four women in Texas is asking a judge to reduce his client’s bond, claiming that conditions in jail amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
  (credit: Webb County Sheriff’s Office)
  An affidavit filed late last week says Juan David Ortiz has been denied clothing, eyeglasses and a toothbrush in his cell at the Webb County Jail in Laredo, where he has been held on $2.5 million bond since his arrest
  
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• What Shoppers Need To Know About The Sears Bankruptcy

  16-10-2018 14:11
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Sears, once the nation’s largest retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, hurt by falling sales and its massive debt. The owner of Sears and Kmart stores says it will continue to operate through the bankruptcy.
  Here’s what shoppers need to know:
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  WILL STORES BE OPEN?
  Not all of them. The company will shutter 77 Sears stores, nine of them in Texas, and 65 Kmart stores by the end of the year as part of the bankruptcy. That’s
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Flood Watch Through Tuesday

  16-10-2018 14:07 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Cold & rainy weather for the next few days.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Raw: Big Rig Hangs Off Interstate in Farmers Branch

  16-10-2018 14:06 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The driver of an 18-wheeler escaped unharmed after a crash that left the truck's cabin hanging over the edge of Interstate 35E in Farmers Branch. It happened at about 11:30 p.m.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Cruz, O’Rourke Debate May Be Last Chance For Big Moment

  16-10-2018 13:07
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Frank Randazzo, a retiree near Houston, volunteers for his local GOP office knocking on doors of undecided voters amid the most expensive U.S. Senate race in the country. He did a double take when a man with a Beto O’Rourke sign in his yard declared he was voting Republican.
  “He told me to ignore the sign. It was his wife’s,” Randazzo said.
  Tuesday night is the last televised debate in Texas between O’Rourke and Republican Sen. Ted Cr
  
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• Flood Watch: Another Round of Heavy Rain Arrives Tuesday

  16-10-2018 12:45 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Another round of rain — some of which will be heavy — will continue through the day Tuesday. Widespread totals of 1 to 2 inches can be expected. Isolated amounts in excess of 3 inches will also be possible.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Ex-Baylor Frat Chief Accused Of Rape Pleads To Lesser Charge

  16-10-2018 12:45
  WACO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A former Baylor University fraternity president indicted on sexual assault charges in 2016 has pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of unlawful restraint and been sentenced to probation.
  (credit: Waco Police Department)
  Jacob Walter Anderson’s plea Monday in Waco came in a deal with prosecutors in return for dismissal of four counts of sexual assault. The deal would give the ex-Phi Delta Theta president three years of deferred adjudication probation, meaning t
  
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• NBC 5's Texas Thunder Truck in Tarrant County

  16-10-2018 11:33 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Watch video streaming live from NBC 5's Texas Thunder Truck surveying storms in North Texas online at NBCDFW.com.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• NBC 5's Texas Lightning Truck in Dallas County

  16-10-2018 11:32 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Watch video streaming live from NBC 5's Texas Lightning Truck online at NBCDFW.com.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Propane Tank Possible Source of House Explosion: Fire Dept.

  16-10-2018 08:16 via nbcdfw.com
  
  An explosion at a Hurst home Monday night could be due to a propane tank being filled improperly, fire officials said.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Prosper Council Vows Not to Cooperate on 380 Bypass Option

  16-10-2018 05:37 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Prosper Town Council voted Monday night to adopt a resolution against a possible U.S. Highway 380 option, going as far as to direct city staff not to cooperate with the Texas Department of Transportation as...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• AT&T Says Service Restored for North Texas Customers

  16-10-2018 05:31 via nbcdfw.com
  
  TV and internet service for thousands of AT&T customers across North Texas was restored late Monday night, an AT&T spokesperson says.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Arlington Residents Help Neighbors Prevent More Flooding

  16-10-2018 05:26 via nbcdfw.com
  
  In Arlington, a string of recent flooding has homeowners worrying their property could be next. On Monday, many of them lined up for free sandbags from the city, including one man who's turned helping his...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Boyfriend Guilty of Fatally Beating Girlfriend's Daughter, 4

  16-10-2018 05:08 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Charles Wayne Phifer will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of capital murder Monday in the fatal beating of his former girlfriend's daughter, 4-year-old Leiliana Wright.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Family of Girl, 9, on Life Support Granted Extension of TRO

  16-10-2018 05:06 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A Tarrant County judge granted a one-week extension Monday night of the temporary restraining order filed by the parents of a 9-year-old girl on life support against Cook Children's Hospital.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Possible Gas Explosion Reported At Hurst Home

  16-10-2018 04:21
  HURST, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Hurst Fire Department responded to an explosion at a home in the 600 block of Circleview South around 8:00 p.m. Monday.
  Firefighters report considerable damage to the front of the house after the explosion caused a fire.
  No one was hurt.
  Atmos Energy crews also responded to the scene as the explosion may be natural gas-related.
  Hurst house explosion (CBS11)
  
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• Family Of North Texas Girl On Life Support Granted 1 More Week By Judge

  16-10-2018 03:34
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) -A judge is allowing temporary restraining order to extend to October 22 at 6:00 p.m. preventing Cook Children’s Medical Center from taking 9-year-old Payton Summons off life support until then.
  Before the judge made her final decision Monday night she heard from the child’s family. They said they want to make sure no stone goes unturned before their daughter is removed from life support. 
  Payton Summons (credit: Tiffany Hofstetter)
  Summons has been in th
  
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• Real Kids Casting Call in DFW

  16-10-2018 03:21 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Picture perfect child models are out, real kids are in! DFW’s go-to source for parents, DFWChild is looking for some real kids for their next cover.Photo Credit: DFWChild
  
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• President Trump To Stump For Cruz In Houston Next Week

  16-10-2018 03:09
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – President Donald Trump is making plans to come to Texas to rally for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz ahead of the midterm elections.
  The Trump campaign said the president will visit Houston’s NRG Arena on Monday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m.
  President Donald Trump, flanked by First Lady Melania Trump, meets with farmers impacted by Hurricane Michael at a farm in Macon, Georgia, October 15, 2018. (Photo credit SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
  According to his campaign, this is the
  
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