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• Police Officers Save Baby Choking On Plastic Wrapper

  15-08-2018 23:51
  RED OAK (CBSDFW.COM) – Two officers with the Red Oak Police Department will receive awards after saving a baby from choking.
  Officer Michael Fitzgerald was the first to arrive at a home where the baby was conscious and breathing but appeared to have something lodged in his throat.
  That something was a plastic wrapper, according to Red Oak Police PIO Lt. Marc Schroeder.
  Officer Fitzgerald tried to remove the lodged object from the infant’s throa
  
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• Witnesses Help Dallas Police Foil Kidnapping

  15-08-2018 23:43
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police said officers stopped a kidnapping thanks to witnesses who followed the suspects and victim.
  Police said a man followed a woman into a Walgreens Tuesday night near North Central Expressway and kidnapped her at gunpoint.
  Witnesses said the man, Concepcion Rosales-Zuniga, forced her into a waiting car with two other people inside in the parking lot.
  Witnesses decided to follow the car as it drove away.
  “They saw a squad car and flagged officers down,
  
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• Cary Deuber of Real Housewives of Dallas Talks With NBC 5

  15-08-2018 23:42 via nbcdfw.com
  
  It’s premiere night of season three and Cary Deuber is here to talk about big storylines to watch for, including her new business venture and her relationships with the other ladies.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• North Texas Police Department Relaxes Tattoo Policy To Keep, Attract Officers

  15-08-2018 23:00
  IRVING, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A new policy allowing arm and leg tattoos on uniformed police officers to be visible s the latest recruitment tool being used by the Irving Police Department.
  “You go to our recruiting events our entrance exams 60-70 percent of everybody coming through the door these days has some form of art work,” said Irving Police Chief Jeff Spivey.
  Chief Spivey said the change in policy also reflects modern day societal norms that no longer consider tattoos to
  
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• Dog Days of Summer - Aug. 15, 2018

  15-08-2018 22:53 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Norman and Nikon were featured during the Dog Days of Summer segment on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018.Photo Credit: Bo Cantrell
  
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• Police Search for Missing Elderly Dallas Man

  15-08-2018 22:30 via nbcdfw.com
  
  David Lee Daniels was last seen in the early morning hours on Wednesday and may be in need of medical assistance.
  
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• After Teacher With Cancer Runs Out Of Sick Days, Coworkers Gave Him Theirs

  15-08-2018 22:12
  PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (CBS Local/CNN) – Cancer patient Robert Goodman had burned through his paid sick days while undergoing surgery and chemotherapy for colon cancer.
  The Florida public school teacher figured he needed at least 20 additional sick days to deal with more chemotherapy, days he just didn’t have. So on July 23, right there in a room at Tomsich Health and Medical Center of Palm Beach County, Goodman took a selfie, posted it on Facebook and appealed for help.
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• Dying Man’s Letter Of Forgiveness To Pickpocket Becomes International Inspiration

  15-08-2018 21:46
  BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. (CBS Local) – A dying man has chosen to forgive an alleged pickpocket who spoiled his “trip of a lifetime” in a letter that’s receiving global attention.
  Mike Veley has been living with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for six years. The Washington state resident decided to visit Italy and Germany with his wife while he was still in good health.
  “With the cancer, it’s you never know, you know, none of us really do, right? Never know
  
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• Special Election Coming to Fill Caraway's District 4 Seat

  15-08-2018 21:44 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Dallas City Council approved a Nov. 6 special election to fill the District 4 seat vacated by former City Councilman Dwaine Caraway.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Women Say They Were Denied Jobs Because They Had ‘Ghetto’ Names

  15-08-2018 21:35
  ST. LOUIS (CBS Local) – Several women are claiming they were discriminated against after receiving an email informing them they weren’t qualified to work at a Missouri company because they had “ghetto” names.
  Hermeisha Robinson and Dorneshia Zachery both received a rejection letter from St. Louis’ Mantality Health. The letter specifically mentioned that the women would not be considered for a customer service position because the company does “not co
  
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• Elephant Born At San Diego Zoo On World Elephant Day

  15-08-2018 21:35
  SAN DIEGO, California (CBSDFW.COM) – It was a picture-perfect celebration of World Elephant Day, one day after the official event on August 13, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, as the entire elephant herd gathered to greet their newest member — a 1-day-old calf.
  The baby was born just before midnight on Monday to mother Ndlulamitsi, better known as “Ndlula.”
  The calf, a male, was born without complications and began nursing shortly after birth, according to the San
  
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• Crickets Invade North Texas

  15-08-2018 21:29 via nbcdfw.com
  
  NBC 5 viewers shared photos of crickets invading North Texas. You can share your photos or videos with [email protected] or tap the NBCDFW app to submit!
  
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• Doctor On Smart Device Blue Light Study: ‘Don’t Freak Out’

  15-08-2018 21:17
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Jose Diaz says he spends about four hours a day on his phone. A new study in the journal Scientific Reports, which claims that smartphones could damage his eyesight, has him wanting to cut back.
  “It’s really freaky. It could scare me a lot,” Diaz told CBS New York’s Hazel Sanchez on Tuesday.
  Researchers at the University of Toledo in Ohio have found that eye exposure to blue light, which is emitted in the bright glow from most smartphone, lap
  
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• Street Improvements Big Part Of Arlington’s Call For $189M Bond Election

  15-08-2018 21:14
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Arlington taxpayers will vote in November on a proposed $189 million bond program the city says would provide funding for streets and sidewalks, parks, fire stations and other public facilities.
  After months of public input, the Arlington City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved placing the bond program on the November 6 ballot.
  In 2014, Arlington voters approved a $236 million, five-year bond program that is nearing completion.
  The city said t
  
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• Recall Alert: FDA Warning About Two Thyroid Medications

  15-08-2018 20:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Food and Drug Administration has a new warning and recall about two thyroid medications made by a Chinese manufacturer.
  The FDA has issued a voluntary recall for the medications because of potential problems with an ingredient in them.
  The warning was issued Aug. 9 for Levothyroxine and Liothyronine 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg, 90 mg, and 120 mg thyroid tablets.
  In the statement, the FDA says the medications were “manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients t
  
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• Weed-Killing Chemical Linked To Cancer Found In Some Children’s Breakfast Foods

  15-08-2018 20:23
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW/CBS NEWS) – A new report found glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical that some health authorities link to cancer, in a number of popular breakfast foods and cereals marketed to children. The study by the non-profit Environmental Working Group(EWG) discovered trace amounts of the most widely used herbicide in the country in oats, granolas and snack bars. Thirty-one out of 45 tested products had levels higher than what some scientists consider safe for children.
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• Spacewalkers Flinging Satellites, Installing Bird Trackers

  15-08-2018 20:19
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Russian cosmonauts took a spacewalk Wednesday to fling tiny satellites into orbit and install an antenna for tracking birds on Earth.
  Soon after leaving the International Space Station, Sergey Prokopyev released all four research satellites by hand.
  “I’m ready for the launch,” Prokopyev told Russian flight controllers near Moscow.
  The first satellite tumbled away as the space station soared 250 miles above Illinois. By the time the fourth one w
  
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• Ex-Dallas Bishop Whose Tenure Marred By Scandal Dies At 87

  15-08-2018 19:49
  DALLAS (AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Dallas says that the Most Rev. Charles Grahmann, whose 17-year tenure as bishop of the diocese was marred by one of the first church sex abuse scandals to explode into public view, has died. He was 87.
  The diocese says in a statement that Grahmann died Tuesday in San Antonio following a long illness. He was the sixth bishop of the Dallas diocese and served from 1990 to 2007.
  Grahmann was appointed the first bishop of the Diocese of Victoria in 1982 bef
  
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• Mark Immelman: ‘Wyndham Poses Every Question Of A Golfer’

  15-08-2018 19:31
  By Dan Reardon
  Positioned as it is on the PGA Tour calendar, the Wyndham Championship has a split personality. On the one hand, it is a stop with a long history and a roster of champions any player would relish becoming a part of. On the other hand, it is the last opportunity to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. Toss in securing playing privileges for the 2018/19 season and the event unfolds on the weekend with an abundance of storylines.
  Tracing its heritage to the Greater Greensboro Open, th
  
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• John Lennon’s Killer Is Up For Parole For 10th Time

  15-08-2018 19:13
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man who killed John Lennon is up for parole again.
  Mark David Chapman is scheduled to go before New York’s parole board next week, in what will be his 10th attempt to win release. A decision is expected within two weeks of the parole hearing.
  The now 63-year-old Chapman is serving 20-years-to-life in the Wende Correctional Facility in western New York. He shot and killed the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment on Dec. 8, 1980.
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• Ice Cube Talks ‘Big 3’ Playoffs With NBC 5

  15-08-2018 18:56 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Ice Cube became a household name in the ‘80s with N.W.A. He branched out and made several movies. Now he’s here to join us to talk about a new project, “Big 3,” which is a 3-on-3...Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• TDMN: Dallas’ Different Stance on DACA

  15-08-2018 18:48 via nbcdfw.com
  
  State leaders in Austin want to end the DACA program, but Dallas and other cities are pushing in a different direction. Dallas Morning News Reporter Mitchell Schnurman is here to talk about it.
  
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• Teen Loses Contact Lens – Docs Find It In Her Eyelid 28 Years Later

  15-08-2018 18:44
  UNITED KINGDOM (CBSNEWS.COM) – Nearly three decades ago, a 14-year-old in the UK got hit in the eye during a game of badminton and lost her contact lens. No big deal, right? Well, 28 years later, doctors found the missing contact… embedded in a cyst in her left eyelid.
  Two brain scans (one from the top of the woman’s head, and one from the side) showing the small cyst in her eyelid. The red arrows indicate the cyst. (credit: BMJ Case Reports 2018)
  It’s not like the woman
  
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• School Districts Report Cards Released

  15-08-2018 18:44 via nbcdfw.com
  
  School districts across Texas will receive grades on Wednesday under a new rating system that has public school officials grumbling. The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday will label school districts A-F.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Says Guatemalan Family Reunited

  15-08-2018 18:05
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The attorney taking on President Donald Trump over his alleged affair with an adult film actress says he’s successfully reunited a 9-year-old boy with his mother in Guatemala.
  Michael Avenatti posted a photo on Twitter of the 9-year-old — who is being identified only by his first name, Antony — hugging his mother, months after the two were separated at the southern U.S. border. Antony’s mother had been deported in June.
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• Proposed 2019 Emojis Include Service Dog, Deaf Person And Mixed Race Couples

  15-08-2018 17:57
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Unicode Consortium has 179 proposed draft candidates for the next generation of emoji.
  Tuesday Emojipedia shared some details on new emoji candidates suggested for inclusion to Unicode 12 in 2019.
  Their draft list for 2019 is a big win for diversity… and for those with disabilities.
  The Emoji draft list for 2019 is a big win for diversity… and for those with disabilities. (photo courtesy: emojipedia.org)
  New candidates include a servic
  
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• Block Party Doubling As Child’s First Birthday Party Draws Ire In Chicago

  15-08-2018 17:39
  Chicago (CBS) — A block party in Lakeview on Saturday was abruptly cut short after some residents complained to Alderman Thomas Tunney’s office that the event was actually a child’s first birthday party and not fully open to the public.
  Lakeview resident Brittany Robinson, mother to a boy who recently turned one, told CBS 2 that she coordinated with Alderman Tunney’s office to secure a permit to host a block party on North Pine Grove Avenue. The party included a bouncy ca
  
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• Mom Warns Others After Mosquito Bite Puts 6-Year-Old In ICU

  15-08-2018 17:26
  Waynesville, NC (WLOS/WJZ) — A Waynesville mom used social media to warn parents about La Crosse encephalitis.
  “And so it’s breaking all of our hearts to see the spunkiest one out of five brothers down,” LoriAnne Surrett said, reading the post no parent wants to write.
  The heartfelt words about her son Noah have been shared more than 1,400 times on Facebook.
  Her 6-year-old was hospitalized last weekend. Saturday he complained of a headache and eventually had a seizure.
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• Health Care, Tech Jobs Top List Of Highest-Paying Work In U.S.

  15-08-2018 17:10
  MILL VALLEY, Calif. (CBS Local) – Americans eager for a high-paying job might want to focus on two industries: health care and technology.
  That’s because 18 out of the 25 highest-paying jobs are within those two sectors, according to a new analysis of salary data from employment site Glassdoor. The study analyzed data for job titles with at least 100 salary reports each.
  Many of the occupations highlighted by Glassdoor require years of training and study, which may prove impractical
  
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• Report: Police Investigating Ramen Noodle Theft In Georgia

  15-08-2018 16:47
  Fayette County, GA (CBS Local)- Authorities in Fayette County, Georgia are investigating a string of thefts in the area of a variety of objects, including a large amount of Ramen Noodles.
  According to WTKR, almost $100,000 worth of Ramen Noodles were stolen when thieves made off with the trailer that the packages of noodles were sitting in outside of a Chevron gas station in Fayetteville, Georgia.
  Officials believe that the 53-foot trailer was stolen sometime between July 25th and August 1st.
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• Arlington Recognized in DOJ Video on Police-Race Relations

  15-08-2018 16:30 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Building trust with communities of color is one of the key issues police departments across the nation face today. In a new video, the U.S. Department of Justice is highlighting one North Texas agency that...Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Justice
  
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• Southwest Changes Emotional Support And Service Animal Policies

  15-08-2018 16:27
  DALLAS (CBS13) – Southwest Airlines is making changes to its emotional support and trained service animal policies.
  Starting September 17, 2018, Southwest will only allow trained service dogs, cats, and miniature horses in its cabins. The airline will also accept fully trained psychiatric service animals as trained service animals.
  The only emotional support animals the airline will accept are dogs or cats, and each customer can only bring one. The animal must be in a carrier that can be s
  
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• Texas Doc Among 3 Sharing $500,000 Prize For Work On Cancer Therapy

  15-08-2018 16:21
  ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Tumors once considered untreatable have disappeared and people previously given months to live are surviving for decades thanks to new therapies emerging from the work of three scientists chosen to receive a $500,000 medical prize.
  (credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center)
  The recipients of the annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, announced Wednesday, are being recognized for their studies of the immune system that have led to inn
  
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• Letter Grades Released For Texas School Districts

  15-08-2018 16:20
  For the first time, school districts across Texas are receiving letter grades.
  
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• Video: Blind Dog From Kosovo Hugs Rescuer’s Legs

  15-08-2018 16:18
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — After a long and painful journey, a blind rescue dog named Ray is desperately looking for a new home where he can rest and recover.
  Ray was fighting for his life as a street dog in Kosovo with no one to care for him when he was found and rescued by the Kosova Pet Rescue volunteers and the SPCA of Anne Arundel County.
  Thanks to them, Ray escaped the streets and now has a safe temporary home at the shelter in Annapolis.
  Every day was a new struggle for Ray, searching f
  
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• 2,000-Pound Bull Escapes, Runs Loose Through Oklahoma City

  15-08-2018 15:28
  OKLAHOMA CITY (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Police say a rodeo bull broke free from the Oklahoma City Stockyards and charged through streets and chased people, including one person who jumped into a river to escape the animal’s path.An Oklahoma City Police Department report identifies the suspect as “Rodeo Bull,” standing 4 feet tall, with brown hair and black eyes, and weighing 2,000 pounds.
  A police spokesperson says the animal managed to escape a pen at the stockyards late Monday
  
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• TMSG: STEM Students Put Skills to Test During Internship

  15-08-2018 15:14 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Some Dallas ISD students head back to class next week with some real-world experience. These teens put their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills that they learned in the classroom into...Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• '18 Big Tex Choice Awards Finalists

  15-08-2018 15:03 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The finalists for the 2018 Big Tex Choice Awards were announced early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: State Fair of Texas
  
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• State Fair Of Texas Announces Finalists In The Big Tex Choice Awards

  15-08-2018 14:43
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – For you it might be the Ferris Wheel, the midway games, the concerts, or the Red River Showdown… but when you think of the State Fair of Texas you also think about fried foods.
  With the start of the fair less than two months away that means competition has begun in the Big Tex Choice Awards.  As always, the contest looks for the best new fair food creations. The ten finalists were announced this morning.  Among them, the Texas Twang-Kie, Fer
  
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• North Texas School Districts Criticize TEA’s New Rating System

  15-08-2018 14:41
  LEWISVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas Education Agency has released letter grades for every public school district in the state, just as students in the DFW area begin returning to classes for a new school year. But many North Texas districts were already criticizing the new rating system, even before the ratings were released.
  Classes started in the Lewisville Independent School District on Wednesday, the same day that the TEA is released the list which grades Texas school districts based o
  
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• Record-Breaking Roller Coaster Will Plunge Riders 245 Feet Into Underwater Tunnel

  15-08-2018 14:40
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Canada’s Wonderland is rolling out the world’s largest, fastest and tallest dive coaster in 2019.
  Yukon Striker will plummet riders going 80 mph 245 feet down to an underwater tunnel!On the highest part of the experience riders will see a ‘perfect view’ of the Toronto skyline.
  The launch of Yukon Striker coincides with the official opening of Frontier Canada, a gold rush-themed attraction area in Canada’s Wonderland.
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• State to Give School Districts Report Cards Wednesday

  15-08-2018 14:37 via nbcdfw.com
  
  School districts across Texas will receive grades on Wednesday under a new rating system that has public school officials grumbling.The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday will label school districts A-F.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Catholic School Counselor May Lose Job Over Her Same-Sex Marriage

  15-08-2018 14:14
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (CBS Local) – An Indiana catholic school guidance counselor may lose her job of 15 years after officials learned she was married to another woman.
  Shelly Fitzgerald has been placed on paid administrative leave from Roncalli High School after school administrators were tipped off that the long-time Indianapolis counselor was in a same-sex relationship. According to Fitzgerald, posting on social media, the catholic school gave her the option to resign,
  
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• The First Ford Mustang Owner Kept The Car, It’s Now Worth $350K

  15-08-2018 14:01
  DEARBORN, Mich. (CBS Local) – A family’s decision to hang on to their old Ford Mustang has literally paid off. Gail Wise was only 22 when she bought a brand new Ford Mustang in 1964; her car is now worth over $350,000.
  At a celebration honoring Ford’s 10 millionth Mustang rolling off the assembly line, Wise and her husband Tom brought the original model back to the company’s Michigan headquarters.
  First Ford Mustang owner kept the car. It's now worth $350,000 ht
  
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• Vigil Held At Detroit Church For Aretha Franklin

  15-08-2018 13:44
  DETROIT (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — People are praying for Aretha Franklin in the Detroit church where her father was once a pastor.
  The special vigil at New Bethel Baptist Church began before dawn Wednesday.
  The prayers come one day after Stevie Wonder visited the ailing Queen of Soul at her home. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Franklin’s ex-husband, actor Glynn Turman, also visited Franklin, who is seriously ill.
  To the #QueenofSoul @ArethaFranklin, may you feel the LOVE and GRACE you've given u
  
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• Cowboys DE Gregory Says Drug Ban Was “Self-Sabotaging”

  15-08-2018 13:26
  OXNARD, Calif. (AP) – Randy Gregory understands the prevailing view that repeated use of marijuana is the reason the Dallas Cowboys defensive end has been suspended for 30 of the past 32 games.
  Now that he’s on the verge of playing after a year away from the NFL, the former Nebraska standout wants people to know there are deeper issues of mental health that Gregory isn’t comfortable discussing in detail publicly.
  “I was self-sabotaging,” Gregory said Monday in his f
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Hot With More Humidity

  15-08-2018 13:24 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The rain is gone, but the humidity will linger through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 90s.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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• Bonney Leaves Longhorns For Big 12 Rival Texas Tech

  15-08-2018 13:23
  LUBBOCK (AP) – Texas Tech has added graduate transfer John Bonney to its roster hours after Big 12 Conference rival Texas announced the defensive back’s intention to leave the Longhorns.
  Red Raiders coach Kliff Kingsbury announced Bonney’s addition in a release Tuesday night.
  Bonney, who played in all 37 Texas games the past three seasons and started 15 of them, will have one season of eligibility remaining. He can play immediately for the Red Raiders, who open their season Sep
  
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