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• Pizza tossing brothers spin their way to internet fame

  04-03-2017 22:59 via kxan.com
  
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two young New Jersey brothers have become internet sensations after a video was posted of them tossing a rubber pizza.
  Their father, Carmine Testa, says he has posted numerous videos over the years of 12-year-old Nicholas and 10-year-old Michael tossing the rubber dough in Carmine’s Pizza Factory in Jersey City.
  He just can’t figure out why the latest video , posted to Facebook in February, has generated more than 14 million views in less than two weeks
  
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• Weekend Gardener: Big yields from small spaces

  04-03-2017 17:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – You can get a lot of production out of a small space. If you don’t have a lot of room in your yard, then find out how to use a flat surface to yield almost as many apples, pears, blackberries or other crops as you can harvest from a big tree or area.
  The Natural Gardener’s John Dromgoole has the tips you need to be a planting master.
  Find out how to prune, thin and tie up branches, flowers and fruit sets to ensure a good result.
  
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• Trump claims Obama had phones wiretapped; Obama denies it

  04-03-2017 17:22 via kxan.com
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephones “wire tapped” during last year’s election, a startling claim that Obama’s spokesman said was false.
  Trump did not offer any evidence or details, or say what prompted him to make the allegation.
  Trump, whose administration has been under siege over campaign contacts with Russian officials, said in a series of early morning tweets that he &
  
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• Trump claims Obama had his phones wiretapped; no proof cited

  04-03-2017 17:22 via kxan.com
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephone lines “wire tapped” during last year’s election, but Trump didn’t offer any evidence or say what prompted the allegation.
  Trump, whose administration has been under siege over campaign contacts with Russian officials, said in a series of early morning tweets that he “just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trum
  
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• Trump accuses Obama of tapping his phones, cites no evidence

  04-03-2017 17:22 via kxan.com
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of tapping his telephones during last year’s election, lodging a startling allegation of abuse of power without evidence or explanation.
  An Obama spokesman declared the assertion “simply false.”
  In a series of angry morning tweets, Trump suggested his predecessor was behind a politically motivated plot to upend his campaign. He compared the alleged events to “Nixon/Water
  
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• Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents

  04-03-2017 17:21 via kxan.com
  
  From Colorado’s state Capitol to Trump Tower in New York and the Washington Monument, groups of hundreds of people rallied for President Trump on Saturday, waving “Deplorables for Trump” signs and even carrying a life-size cutout of the president.
  The March 4 Trump demonstrations were held around the country, and supporters clashed with generally smaller groups of counter protesters.
  Six people protesting the rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, were arrested on felony riot charges af
  
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• Supporters gather for ‘March 4 Trump’ rallies around US

  04-03-2017 17:21 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump plan to convene at Trump Tower, the Washington Monument and scores of other places around the country in marches to show their pride in his presidency.
  Saturday’s “March 4 Trump” demonstrations are also intended to show unity in the face of what organizers call “a seditious fringe” aiming to sabotage his vision for the country.
  Trump supporters have held rallies in recent weeks to counter demonstrations agai
  
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• Jeremiah Program aims to help single mothers in Austin overcome poverty, other obstacles

  04-03-2017 16:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There are thousands of single mothers raising their children here in the Austin area — many of them living in poverty.
  An organization known as the Jeremiah Program is stepping up, offering an affordable place to live, life skills and training.
  Jeremiah Program executive director Shannon Moody spoke to KXAN about how the program works and who it helps.
  They are hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Austin campus at 1200 Paul Teresa Saldana Street at 10 a.m. Mond
  
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• Endometriosis: What women should know

  04-03-2017 15:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — March is Women’s History Month and one condition that strikes one in every 10 women is endometriosis. Doctors at the Austin Diagnostic Clinic are urging women to know the signs and symptoms.
  Menopause specialist Patricia Gunter spoke to KXAN about who is susceptible; what signs, symptoms and risk factors to know about; and when to see a doctor.
  
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• Compass Bank in Georgetown robbed by man wearing traffic vest

  04-03-2017 05:43 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Compass Bank on West Spring Street in Georgetown was robbed Friday afternoon by a man who demanded money in a note to a teller.
  Police were called to the bank at around 4:25 p.m. after the suspect, who did not show a weapon, got the money and left the bank.
  Officers describe the suspect as a black male with a beard and mustache, wearing a green/yellow traffic vest, blue/gray short-sleeved shirt over a white, long-sleeved t-shirt, black or dark blue pants, white t
  
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• Twin bills filed to funnel more money into charter schools

  04-03-2017 05:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas lawmakers have filed two pieces of legislation — SB 457 and HB 2337 — that aim to address the funding gap between students at public charter schools and traditional school districts.
  Specifically, the bills would set aside state funding for charters to use on facilities. Rep. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, is one of the joint authors along with representatives from Dallas-Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Houston and the Rio Grande Valley,
  
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• Storm-battered Hays County neighbors prepare for weekend rain

  04-03-2017 05:17 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Some in Hays County are working fast to repair their homes before the next round of rain comes through this weekend. One local couple says they are still missing half of their roof from February’s severe storms.
  “We got to get that tarp up because if we don’t the rain will come in,” said Kyle resident Sherry Sherwood, as she folds a tarp with her husband. “If it rains, before my husband gets in there to block up one part of the roof, it wi
  
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• Officers searching for suspect who stabbed man in southeast Austin

  04-03-2017 04:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man is seriously wounded after being stabbed in southeast Austin on Friday night.
  The man, in his 20s, was taken to South Austin Medical Center by Austin-Travis County EMS after the stabbing on Cypress Bend — not far from the intersection of Nuckols Crossing Road and East Stassney Lane — at around 8:07 p.m.
  Austin police officers on the ground and the air were looking for the suspect after he left the scene of the stabbing. A K9 unit and air uni
  
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• Nurse admits stealing, using drugs that led to boy’s death

  04-03-2017 03:38 via kxan.com
  
  ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — A former nurse under investigation in the homicide of a 4-year-old with medical disabilities has admitted stealing the medicine that was meant to keep him alive, according to records.
  Kristie Mollohan, 40, of Kalamazoo, also admitted to using the drug.
  Records obtained from the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs lay out the case against the former licensed practical nurse (LPN), who has not been charged in the death. The state report shows she admi
  
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• Man arrested after attack on homeless person ‘decoy’

  04-03-2017 03:24 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) – A man accused of attacking a mannequin that Las Vegas police positioned to resemble a homeless person following two slayings remained jailed Friday.
  A judge has set bail at $50,000 for Shane Schindler, who is charged with one count of carrying a concealed weapon, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Schindler was arrested last week following the Feb. 22 incident.
  Schindler’s arrest report says police set up the mannequin resembling a sleeping man after detectives h
  
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• Pflugerville to be a little spiffier after Big Event

  04-03-2017 03:12 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — If you’re out and about in Pflugerville this weekend you may notice it looks a little spiffier thanks to 3,600 student volunteers
  The Pflugerville ISD students took part in their third annual Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation that has been going strong since 1982.
  Middle and high school students throughout the district spent hours doing service projects at more than 70 sites all over Pflugerville.
  One student t
  
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• Mexico launches nationwide effort in US to help migrants

  04-03-2017 02:42 via kxan.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Not only is the Mexican government not building a wall; it’s spending $50 million to beef up its legal aid to migrants who fear deportation, a response to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
  All 50 Mexican consulates in the U.S. on Friday launched legal assistance centers to form partnerships with nonprofit groups and tap lawyers to help those fearing Trump’s policies.
  The diplomatic effort comes as the two countries are in a rift over
  
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• Llano sheriff’s employee accidentally shoots gun in office

  04-03-2017 02:25 via kxan.com
  
  LLANO, Texas (KXAN) — An employee at the Llano County Sheriff’s Office accidentally shot their gun in an office on Friday.
  The department says no one was injured in the incident. There was some damage, however, and the office will need a window replaced.
  Additional details on the accidental shooting were not immediately available.
  In May 2016, a University of Texas at Austin police officer was shot after accidentally firing his holstered weapon. The officer was taken to the hosp
  
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• Keystone pipeline won’t use US steel despite Trump pledge

  04-03-2017 02:16 via kxan.com
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Keystone XL oil pipeline won’t use American steel in its construction, despite what President Donald Trump says.
  White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday that’s due to language in a presidential directive Trump issued in January. The directive applies to new pipelines or those under repair. Sanders said it would be hard to do an about-face on Keystone because it’s already under construction and the steel has been acquired.
  Tru
  
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• HOPE Outdoor gallery outgrows neighborhood, looks to move

  04-03-2017 02:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN — Since opening in 2011, Austin’s HOPE Outdoor Gallery has become an unexpected mecca for street artists around the world — and a hotspot for tourists to snap a few pictures.
  The three-tiered brick jungle off 11th and Baylor Street welcomes hundreds, if not thousands of people daily to either spray paint a piece of artwork or just bring visitors to check it out.
  “When it first started there were a lot more artists, local artists,” said Miles Starkey with
  
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• Shoal Creek tunnel one option for taming flood-prone waters

  04-03-2017 02:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin’s Watershed Department is about to take on Mother Nature in a bid to control the destructive moods of Shoal Creek once and for all. A $900,000 year-long study will examine a plethora of ways to redirect or tame damaging flood waters, city documents show.
  Among the ideas on the table, building a large tunnel to Lady Bird Lake, similar to the nearly-completed Waller Creek tunnel in Waterloo Park. The Waller Creek project is designed to redirect tons o
  
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• Harris County investigator convicted of stealing comic books held as evidence

  04-03-2017 00:45 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A former district attorney investigator in Texas has been convicted of stealing more than $1 million in collectible comic books and sports memorabilia that were being held as evidence in a criminal case.
  The Houston Chronicle reports that 46-year-old Dustin Deutsch was convicted Thursday. He faces up to life in prison.
  Deutsch’s former partner, Lonnie Blevins, testified that he and Deutsch worked together in 2012 to steal vintage comic books and other memorabilia while
  
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