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• Officials: 1 dead, 7 victims hurt in church shooting

  24-09-2017 19:56 via kxan.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A masked gunman entered a church in Tennessee on Sunday and opened fire, killing at least one person and injuring seven others before apparently shooting himself, an official said.
  Don Aaron, spokesman for the Metro Nashville Police Department, said the gunman arrived at the parking lot in a blue vehicle as services were ending at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in the neighborhood of Antioch.
  Aaron said the suspect – wearing a half mask – fatally s
  
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• Gunman opens fire in Nashville church; 1 dead, 7 wounded

  24-09-2017 19:56 via kxan.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A masked gunman invaded a Nashville church Sunday and opened fire, walking silently down the aisle as he shot unsuspecting congregants. At least one person was killed and seven others wounded, authorities said.
  An usher confronted the shooter, who apparently shot himself in the struggle before he was arrested, police said.
  No motive was immediately determined. Church members told investigators that the suspect had attended services a year or two ago, said Don Aaron,
  
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• Trump tweet, NFL response escalate drama of Sunday games

  24-09-2017 19:42 via kxan.com
  The owners of the Baltimore Ravens, the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and other teams on Sunday joined a chorus of NFL executives criticizing President Donald Trump’s suggestion that they fire players who kneel for the national anthem.
  The statements, including those from Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, contrasted a morning tweet from Trump and further escalated the political drama of the league’s game day, which was expected to be one of the
  
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• Group protests Republican health care bill at Texas Tribune Festival

  24-09-2017 19:18 via kxan.com
  Austin (KXAN) – The fight to repeal a Republican healthcare bill continues to rage across the nation. Sunday, these protests made their way to Austin’s annual Texas Tribune Festival.
  Protesters rallied outside of UT Austin’s Hogg Memorial Auditorium, where Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn were speaking at an event as part of The Texas Tribune Festival. Both senators actively campaigned against the Affordable Care Act and hope to replace it with new health care policies.
  
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• Local non-profit to treat children with free Halloween costumes

  24-09-2017 17:58 via kxan.com
  Austin (KXAN) — As October inches closer that means candy, costumes and Halloween. Finding affordable costumes can be tricky rather than treating for struggling families, but one local non-profit hopes to solve that problem.
  Costume Connections aims to help low income families by providing children with free Halloween costumes. They’re kicking off their season of giving with a fundraiser at Wagner’s Backyard in Pflugerville from 2–6 p.m., Sunday.
  Austinites can come
  
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• Trump travel ban expires Sunday; new restrictions expected

  24-09-2017 16:50 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to announce new restrictions on travel to the United States as his ban on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries expires Sunday, 90 days after it went into effect.
  The Department of Homeland Security has recommended the president sign off on new, more targeted restrictions on foreign nationals from countries it says refuse to share information with the U.S. or haven’t taken necessary security precautions.
  Officials haven&rsquo
  
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• Trump signs proclamation restricting travel from 8 countries

  24-09-2017 16:50 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Citizens of eight countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday.
  The new rules, which will impact the citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, will go into effect on Oct. 18.
  The restrictions range from full travel bans on nationals from countries like Syria to more targeted restrictions. A suspension of non-immigrant visas to citizens for Venezuela, for ins
  
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• Man faces intoxication assault charge after 5 injured in collision

  24-09-2017 16:28 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– A man faces a felony charge after a collision Saturday night injured five people in north Austin, sending them all to the hospital.
  Joseph Towery, 66, faces one count of intoxication assault after his car collided with another car on Dessau Road and Childress Drive Saturday around 11:45 p.m.
  According to an arrest warrant affidavit, all those involved in the crash confirmed for police that a Toyota Camry, driven by Towery, was traveling on Dessau Road and made a left turn on
  
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• 5 injured in north Austin crash

  24-09-2017 16:28 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– A 60-year-old woman is in the hospital with potentially life threatening injures after two vehicles crashed in Northeast Austin on Saturday according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  The accident happened shortly before midnight at the intersection of Dessau Road and Childress Road.
  Four other passengers were injured with non-life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Ex-White House strategist Bannon to be at St. Louis rally

  24-09-2017 15:42 via kxan.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is expected in St. Louis on Sunday for a rally and to receive an award.
  Bannon is to receive the Phyllis Schlafly Eagle Award during a luncheon hosted by Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, a spinoff of the conservative think tank Eagle Forum that Schlafly founded and led until her death last year at age 92. The rally is scheduled for Sunday afternoon and comes at a tense time in the city, which has had protests since a mid-September v
  
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• Bannon to conservatives: Fear ‘corrupt’ GOP establishment

  24-09-2017 15:42 via kxan.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former White House strategist Steve Bannon told conservatives Sunday at a rally that they needn’t worry about Democrats but instead should focus on the “corrupt and incompetent Republican establishment.”
  Bannon spoke to about 400 people at a St. Louis hotel during the rally hosted by Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, a spinoff of the conservative think tank Eagle Forum that Schlafly founded and led until her death last year at age 92.
  The rally came at a tense tim
  
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• Race for the Cure honors breast cancer victims, survivors

  24-09-2017 14:41 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Nearly 4,000 people hit the pavement Sunday morning for the 19th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
  Event planners say the race is put together as a way for the community to come together to celebrate, honor and remember loved ones impacted by breast cancer — and to raise money for the one in eight women who are diagnosed with breast cancer.
  One participant emphasized the importance of checking for signs of the disease.
  “I would advise any woman of any
  
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• Annual Race for the Cure to honor breast cancer victims, survivors

  24-09-2017 14:41 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Nearly 4,000 people are gathering Sunday morning for the 19th annual Susan G. Komen Austin Race for the Cure.
  The 5K run is set to begin at 7:30 am at the campus of the Austin American Statesman and continue north on Congress avenue, making its way around the Capitol complex and back down Congress avenue.
  Event planners say the race is put together as a way for the community to come together to celebrate, honor and remember loved ones impacted by breast cancer.
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• Marching bands compete to be the Austin regional champ

  24-09-2017 05:20 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Almost 30 marching bands competed all day Saturday in hopes of becoming the Austin Regional Champion.
  The Bands of America Austin Regional Championship was held at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex where bands hoped to move forward to bigger competitions.
  And parents say it’s a special event for all of the participants and fans.
  “What is really special about marching bands is that even though we are from different schools, different communities, when we come tog
  
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• Going for the Gold: Speed skater zooms in with hopes to join Team USA

  24-09-2017 04:50 via kxan.com
  KEARNS, Utah (NEXSTAR) – Olympic athletes devote their lives to the sport they choose. But for some, the sport chooses them.
  That’s the case for Jerica Tandiman, a long track speed skater hoping to compete with Team USA in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics.
  Growing up, Tandiman watched her future rise in her backyard.
  “I just lived across the fields, and I got to watch the building be built,” Tandiman said of the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, where she now practices every day.
  
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• ‘I probably wouldn’t have reported,’ says sexual assault survivor of campus rule changes

  24-09-2017 04:10 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A survivor of sexual assault at Baylor University said Saturday she worries recent changes made by the U.S. Department of Education will make it less likely that students on college campuses will report their assaults to the universities.
  Sierra Smith, currently a senior at the private university in Waco, spoke with KXAN following her appearance on a panel discussing campus sexual assault at the Texas Tribune Festival Saturday morning. It came a day after U.S. Education Sec
  
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• Texas Tribune Festival in full swing; Acevedo discusses Houston’s Harvey response

  24-09-2017 03:26 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Tribune Festival is in full swing in downtown Austin, and it brought a familiar face back to town.
  Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo spoke Saturday about Houston’s response to Hurricane Harvey. Acevedo is now the chief of police in Houston.
  Acevedo said his time in Austin helped prepare him for what happened in Houston.
  “When you think about the time we spent here, and especially the Halloween floods [in 2013] and the lessons learned — from
  
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• DPS makes two arrests during anti-fascism rally

  24-09-2017 03:24 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people arrested as more than 100 people gathered at the state capitol Saturday for an anti-fascism rally, said the Texas Department of Public Safety.
  It was hosted by an Austin chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
  The rally was originally meant to be a counter protest to a Dixie Freedom Rally, which was cancelled.
  DPS said that Andrew Alemao, 29 of Iowa City, Iowa, was arrested for assaulting a peace officer, and Angelica Clark, 24, of Austin was arrested fo
  
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• Texas Congressmen talk immigration and health care

  24-09-2017 02:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Two congressmen from Texas took to the airwaves to share their thoughts on important issues at the Texas Tribune Festival 2017 on Saturday.
  U.S. Reps. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, of the 16th District representing El Paso, and Will Hurd, R-Texas, of the 23rd District stretching from El Paso to San Antonio, participated in a recording of the On the Media podcast with host Brooke Gladstone.
  The pair are well-known for their “bipartisan roadtrip” from San
  
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• New earthquake, magnitude 6.1, shakes jittery Mexico

  24-09-2017 00:57 via kxan.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong new earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, killing at least one person, toppling already damaged homes and a highway bridge, and causing new alarm in a country reeling from two even more powerful quakes that together have killed more than 400 people.
  The U.S. Geological Survey said the new, magnitude 6.1 temblor was centered about 11 miles (18 kilometers) south-southeast of Matias Romero in the state of Oaxaca, which was the region most battered by a magnitude 8.1
  
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• Hurricane pushes long-suffering Puerto Rico to the edge

  24-09-2017 00:52 via kxan.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tired and discouraged Rosa Maria Almonte cleaned steel pots with bleach inside her darkened cafe as her daughter cooked up rice, beans and pork chops on a gas stove to feed people desperate for a hot meal in their storm-ravaged city.
  She has run El Buen Cafe for 21 years and seen some tough times, but the damage from Hurricane Maria, with no running water, no electricity and the prospect of a grinding recovery that could take weeks or months, had her wonderin
  
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