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• Democrat Mike Collier officially enters race for Texas lieutenant governor

  13-11-2017 23:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Houston businessman Mike Collier officially filed the paperwork to enter the race for lieutenant governor.
  Collier, who formerly worked at Exxon, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and served as Chief Financial Officer for a “successful Texas oil company,” outlined a handful of his legislative priorities in a signing ceremony on Monday.
  Collier said he wanted to “achieve excellence in public education, to make property taxes fair again, and to restore our state&rsquo
  
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• “Lone Star NYE: Countdown to 2018” will bring Texas-sized party to TV

  13-11-2017 23:44 via kxan.com
  What’s a New Year’s Eve without parties, music, a countdown and even some fireworks to finish it off?
  “Lone Star NYE: Countdown to 2018” will bring all of that and more into living rooms across Texas and beyond during a live broadcast as Nexstar Media Group and NBC 5/KXAS in Dallas ring in the 2018 with the hour-long special.
  Broadcasting from Trinity Groves and Reunion Park in Downtown Dallas, the special will feature musical performances from local headliners Jackopierc
  
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• Florida man facing eviction over emotional support squirrel

  13-11-2017 23:24 via kxan.com
  CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A Clearwater Beach resident is fighting to keep his emotional support squirrel that lives with him at Island Walk Condominiums.
  Ryan Boylan and Brutis are inseparable. He rescued her last year after Hurricane Matthew.
  “Ever since then I mean, oh my God, I can’t imagine not being around her,” said Boylan.
  But he could lose her. Property management discovered Brutis back in April when she was chased up a tree by a dog.
  According to a complain
  
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• 4 hurt as Houston city bus swerves to avoid car, hits house

  13-11-2017 22:16 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Four people have been hurt after a Houston city bus ran off a street and into a house.
  Witnesses say the driver of the Houston Metro bus swerved to avoid a car that ran through a stop sign, over-corrected and then slammed into the home on the city’s southeast side.
  The driver and three passengers aboard the bus Sunday evening were taken to a hospital.None of the injuries is consider life-threatening.
  No one was inside the home at the time.
  Nearly the front third of the
  
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• VIDEO: Giant pandas playing in snow have the time of their lives

  13-11-2017 22:04 via kxan.com
  HARBIN CITY, China (NBC News) — Two giant pandas were seen this weekend in China blissfully running and rolling around in the snow.
  The 11-year-old female panda, and her 9-year-old male playmate seeming unconcerned with the arrival of winter weather in the northern Chinese city.
  Pandas were downgraded in September 2016 from “endangered” to “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature thanks to continued efforts to protect the species by Chinese
  
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• Beltran retires at 40 after winning 1st World Series title

  13-11-2017 22:04 via kxan.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Beltran is retiring at age 40 after winning his first World Series title in his 20th major league season.
  The outfielder made the announcement Monday, 12 days after the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series.
  Beltran is a nine-time All-Star who won the 1999 AL Rookie of the Year award and three Gold Gloves.
  His production dropped dramatically this year. He hit .295 with 29 homers and 93 RBIs for the New York Yankees and Texas i
  
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• New sex assault allegation hits Moore; withdrawal calls grow

  13-11-2017 21:56 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A second woman abruptly emerged Monday to accuse Roy Moore of sexually assaulting her as a teenager in the late 1970s, this time in a locked car, further roiling the Alabama Republican’s candidacy for an open Senate seat. Moore strongly denied it, even as his own party’s leaders intensified their efforts to push him out of the race.
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a remarkably personal swipe at his party’s candidate for a Senate seat the GOP
  
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• New sex assault allegation hits Moore; he calls it false

  13-11-2017 21:56 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A second woman emerged Monday to accuse Roy Moore of sexually assaulting her as a teenager in the late 1970s, this time in a locked car, further roiling the Alabama Republican’s candidacy for an open Senate seat. Moore strongly denied it, even as his own party’s leaders intensified their efforts to push him out of the race.
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a remarkably personal swipe at his party’s candidate for a Senate seat the GOP cannot af
  
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• New accuser claims sexual assault by Moore in 1970s

  13-11-2017 21:56 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new accuser said Monday that as a teenager in the 1970s she was sexually assaulted by Roy Moore in a locked car, further rocking the Alabama Republican’s race for an open Senate seat. The allegation came on day when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Moore should quit the contest, and Moore fired back that it was McConnell who should step down.
  Even before the news conference by Beverly Young Nelson, Moore’s campaign released a statement saying that
  
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• Dog and cat lobby to target opponents of tethering bill in upcoming elections

  13-11-2017 21:29 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first-ever political action committee (PAC) for Texas animals is gearing up to donate money to their allies and spend money against their opponents. The Texas Human Legislative Network PAC launched over the weekend in response to the failure of an anti-tethering bill this legislative session.
  Senate Bill 1090 by State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, and State Rep. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, would have strengthened state law against owners who chain th
  
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• WATCH: GoPro captures video as it’s melted by lava

  13-11-2017 21:04 via kxan.com
  KALAPANA, Hawaii (CNN) — A tour guide got more than he bargained for when he stuck his GoPro near a lava flow last year — the device got caught in the molten rock while it was still filming.
  Erik Storm says he was guiding a tour in Kalapana, Hawaii, in August 2016. He stuck his camera with an attachment into a crevice, and it captured the brightly-colored lava moving closer … and closer … until it reaches the camera and it bursts into flames.
  He said it was an accident,
  
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• Missouri man bags 39-point buck after years of hunting the deer

  13-11-2017 20:54 via kxan.com
  SAINT PAUL, Mo. (WCMH) — A man in Missouri was able to harvest a 39-point buck after years of hunting the creature.
  According to Tim Phillips, after four years of hunting in the Saint Paul area for the giant buck, he was able to bag the deer.
  “39 pointer counting ring hooks. 32 points counting inch or more. ROUGH SCORE 243!” Phillips wrote on his Facebook page.According to KSDK, Phillips got the estimated 8-year-old deer on the first day of rifle season.
  The
  
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• Texas police arrest Alabama inmate in 1974 death of officer

  13-11-2017 20:47 via kxan.com
  ALICE, Texas (AP) — Police in South Texas say they’ve arrested a man in the fatal 1974 shooting of a police officer following a traffic stop.
  Police in Alice, about 45 miles west of Corpus Christi, announced Monday that a man currently serving a life sentence in Alabama is charged in the death of officer Matthew Murphy.
  Authorities say Murphy was a narcotics officer who had returned to patrol duty at the time of the traffic stop. He was shot multiple times and died later at a hospita
  
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• Another woman accuses George H.W. Bush of groping

  13-11-2017 20:21 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Another woman has stepped forward to accuse former President George H.W. Bush of inappropriately touching her.
  Roslyn Corrigan told Time magazine that she was 16 when Bush grabbed her buttocks as she posed for a photo with him in 2003 at a gathering of CIA officers north of Houston. She attended the event with her mother and father, who was an intelligence analyst.
  “My initial action was absolute horror. I was really, really confused,” she told the magazine. &ldq
  
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• Austin ISD schools with Confederate ties to be renamed by August

  13-11-2017 19:29 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District says it will change the names of all the schools in the district with ties to the Confederacy, with a goal of finalizing new names by next August. The cost to make the switch is estimated to be about $322,000.
  Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz is set to present during a discussion on the school name changes Monday night at the AISD board work session. District policy states that a name should be removed from facilities if it is “not i
  
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• Jury to decide sentence for man who murdered Hutto police sergeant

  13-11-2017 19:11 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — It is an emotional Monday in the Williamson County Justice Center. The state called four witnesses to testify in the sentencing of Colby Williamson. A jury convicted Williamson last week in the death of Hutto Police Sgt. Chris Kelley.
  Michele Kelley, the fallen officer’s wife, was the last person to testify. She says her two children were at camp when she got the news that their father was killed. She said her daughter ran in the house saying she had t
  
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• ‘I honestly hope you rot in prison’: Fallen Sgt. Chris Kelley’s family to man who killed him

  13-11-2017 19:11 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The man who killed Hutto Police Sgt. Chris Kelley will spend the rest of his life in prison. When the sentencing came down, Kelley’s family were holding hands and tears streamed down their faces.
  The morning started with many emotions and ended with the same. The state called four witnesses to testify in the sentencing of Williamson.  A jury convicted Williamson last week in Kelley’s death. It took them less than a few hours to make a d
  
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• Kinder Joy eggs will launch at Walmart first

  13-11-2017 19:04 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The popular Kinder egg is finally making its U.S. appearance this holiday season.
  The new item called Kinder Joy will hit Walmart shelves by Black Friday and will cost moms and dad $1.34. The Kinder Joy egg is one-half candy and the other half contains a toy.
  The Kinder Surprise egg has been popular overseas and has made a name for itself with those “unboxing” videos that children are oddly obsessed with. The Kinder Surprise eggs are technically banned in the U.
  
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• Stores that will open on Thanksgiving

  13-11-2017 18:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As you get your Thanksgiving menu ready, businesses are also getting ready to make sure you come into their stores after you eat that last piece of pie.
  Many stores are opting to open earlier on Thanksgiving to boost sales.
  Here is a list of the stores that will be opening on Thanksgiving:
  Best Buy will open at 5 p.m. The store will close at 1 a.m. and reopen at 8 a.m. on Black Friday
  JCPenney will open at 2 p.m.
  Kohl’s will open at 5 p.m.
  Macy’s will open at 5
  
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• Colin Kaepernick named GQ magazine’s citizen of the year

  13-11-2017 18:28 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been named GQ’s magazine’s “Citizen of the Year” for his activism.
  Kaepernick began kneeling instead of standing during the national anthem last season to protest racial inequality and police brutality. The demonstration sparked a wave of NFL protests by players during the anthem that repeatedly have been denounced by President Donald Trump. Kaepernick parted ways with the San Francisco 49ers in March and h
  
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• WATCH: Battery inside bag explodes at Orlando airport

  13-11-2017 18:11 via kxan.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. (NBC News) — Surveillance video captures the moment a TSA agent grabbed a bag shortly before it exploded.
  The incident took place at the Orlando International Airport last Friday. You can see people moving away from the bag after it started smoldering and a loud noise went off inside it. Authorities say the bag contained a lithium battery that exploded.
  Even the person holding the bag moved away from it.
  TSA agent Rick Perez grabbed the bag and moved it away from the crowd. N
  
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• Police: Driver who jumped US 183 median killing 2 was intoxicated

  13-11-2017 17:53 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 41-year-old man is in jail charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter after police say he crossed a center median on US 183 and slammed into two vehicles killing two people Saturday afternoon.
  According to an arrest affidavit, Guy Brasted was driving his Jeep northbound on US 183 near MoPac when he lost control, drove off the freeway and crossed the cable barrier. Brasted struck a Fiat, that was headed southbound, head-on.
  The driver of the Fiat, a 38-year-old w
  
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• 911 call involving a gun leads to SWAT situation in south Austin

  13-11-2017 17:18 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police officers have taken one man into custody following a SWAT situation in south Austin Monday morning.
  The situation unfolded at an apartment complex at 2301 Durwood St., which is off West Oltorf Street. The initial call came in just before 8 a.m. as a “gun urgent,” and APD said there was a disturbance involving a gun.
  Austin police say when they arrived at the scene, they determined a man and woman were involved in the disturbance. The woman came out
  
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• Austin delays naming city manager candidates after one drops out

  13-11-2017 17:07 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the candidates for Austin’s new city manager has withdrawn, prompting a delay in the decision for who will help run the day-to-day functions of the city.
  The city manager position in Austin has been empty for more than a year, meaning Austin has not been able to fill nine vacant department head positions, including chief of police. City officials told KXAN at the end of October as they started interviewing between six and nine candidates that they expected to f
  
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• Invasive zebra mussels infest Lake Georgetown

  13-11-2017 16:48 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Lake Georgetown is the latest reservoir in Central Texas to be infested with the invasive zebra mussels. It’s the fourth reservoir in the region to be classified as infested this year.
  Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists discovered zebra mussel larvae in water samples Oct. 27, and they found young zebra mussels attached to rocks on the shoreline on Nov. 6.
  “This is very unfortunate news because as recently as spring 2017 all routine plankton samples h
  
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• American Heart Association needs people to make hats for babies

  13-11-2017 16:01 via kxan.com
  TAMPA (WFLA) – The American Heart Association is calling on knitting and crocheting enthusiasts to get to work for a good cause.
  The organization is looking for volunteers to knit or crochet infant-sized hats to support the third-annual Little Hats, Big Hearts program.
  The program provides handmade red hats to babies born at participating hospitals in February for American Heart Month. The program aims to raise awareness about heart health and congenital heart defects.
  Donated hats should
  
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• Montana police hand out turkeys instead of tickets

  13-11-2017 15:53 via kxan.com
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Some Montana drivers got Thanksgiving turkeys instead of tickets when they were pulled over by traffic officers.
  The Billings Gazette reports that officers with the Billings Police Department checked for outstanding warrants Wednesday after pulling over drivers for traffic violations.
  If they found none, they issued a written warning and a frozen turkey.
  WATCH: Matthew McConaughey hands out free turkeys on his birthday
  Businessman Steve Gountanis bought the 20 turkey
  
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• Bill Gates invests $50M in Alzheimer’s research

  13-11-2017 15:27 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (CNN) — Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is taking on a new challenge: dementia research. The billionaire is investing $50 million.
  Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and affects more than five million Americans right now, which could reach 16 million Americans by 2050. It’s the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States.
  “We don’t really have anything that stops Alzheimer’s,” Gates said. “And so the gro
  
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• WATCH: Dashcam video shows near-miss of children crossing a highway

  13-11-2017 14:21 via kxan.com
  GOL, Norway (KXAN/NBC) — Frightening dashcam video emerged this week from a near-miss in June, in which a big-rig truck almost hits school children crossing a highway in Norway.
  A truck driver traveling behind the bus caught the event on video. The bus stopped to let passengers out, and while some children waited by the roadside, two sprinted across the road.
  RELATED: Driver disobeys stop arm, almost hits Austin ISD student
  The driver of the truck with the camera honked his horn and flashe
  
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• Could the NFL force Jerry Jones to sell the Cowboys?

  13-11-2017 14:06 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (KXAN) — NFL owners are discussing a so-called “nuclear option” when it comes to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones — forcing him to sell the team.
  NBC Sports contributor Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says multiple owners have discussed the possibility after Jones threatened to sue individual owners if they extend NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract. Jones is displeased with Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension, and how Go
  
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• Golf tournament raises money for Salvation Army’s Harvey relief efforts

  13-11-2017 13:13 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A celebrity golf tournament scheduled to start Monday morning will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts spearheaded by the Salvation Army in Texas.
  The Rock the Red Kettle ATX tournament, featuring golf and other sports pros playing alongside Texas musicians and other donors, comes more than two months after Harvey made landfall in the state, and as the Salvation Army continues its transition from emergency response to long-term recovery.
  Former PGA Tour pro Joe
  
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• Capital Metro starts riding new MoPac Express Lanes

  13-11-2017 12:41 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Capital Metro will start putting buses on the new MoPac Express Lanes Monday morning. The first route is MetroExpress 980. It serves commuters in Round Rock heading south towards downtown. It makes stops at the Century Park transit center, Lavaca and 17th St., ending at Dean Keeton and Speedway
  Two daily roundtrips will leave from Round Rock and 11 from the other locations.
  Capital Metro decided to wait until two weeks after the opening of all of the southbound express lane
  
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• Buses will start driving in the MoPac Express Lanes

  13-11-2017 12:41 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Capital Metro will start putting buses on the new MoPac Express Lanes Monday morning. The first route is MetroExpress 980. It serves commuters in Round Rock heading south towards downtown. It makes stops at the Century Park transit center, Lavaca and 17th St., ending at Dean Keeton and Speedway
  Two daily roundtrips will leave from Round Rock and 11 from the other locations.
  Capital Metro decided to wait until two weeks after the opening of all of the southbound express lane
  
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• Frozen treats, other supplies rocketing toward space station

  13-11-2017 12:10 via kxan.com
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A stash of frozen treats and other supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday, this time from Virginia’s cold eastern shore.
  NASA’s commercial shipper, Orbital ATK, launched the cargo ship just after sunrise from Wallops Island, aboard an unmanned Antares rocket.
  The Cygnus capsule should reach the orbiting lab Tuesday. It’s loaded with 7,400 pounds of cargo, including sweet treats for the six station astronauts. There a
  
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• US 290 closed in both directions in Manor after crash

  13-11-2017 10:02 via kxan.com
  MANOR (KXAN) — A head-on crash requiring STAR Flight assistance has forced emergency crews to close Highway 290 in both directions in Manor.
  The City of Manor posted news of the crash on its Facebook page around 2:30 a.m., saying the highway would “most likely be closed for several hours.” That would take it right up to the start of the Monday morning commute.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says the head-on collision happened on U.S. 290 near FM 1100 before 2 a.m. Two people were hur
  
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• US 290 back open after Manor head-on crash

  13-11-2017 10:02 via kxan.com
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Highway 290 in Manor is now back open to traffic after a head-on crash requiring STAR Flight assistance sent two people to the hospital and forced emergency crews to close the highway in both directions.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says the head-on collision happened on U.S. 290 near FM 1100 at 1:30 a.m. Two people were hurt. Both were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center.
  The second of those two was a man in his 30s. Emergency crews say he was pinned and had to be pu
  
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• US 290 back open after Manor head-on collision

  13-11-2017 10:02 via kxan.com
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Highway 290 in Manor is now back open to traffic after a head-on collision requiring STAR Flight assistance sent two people to the hospital and forced emergency crews to close the highway in both directions.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says the wreck happened on U.S. Highway 290 near FM 1100 at 1:30 a.m. Two people were hurt. Both were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center.
  The second of those two was a man in his 30s. Emergency crews say he was pinned and had to be pu
  
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• Two injured in Manor head-on collision on US 290

  13-11-2017 10:02 via kxan.com
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Highway 290 in Manor is now back open to traffic after a head-on collision requiring STAR Flight assistance sent two people to the hospital and forced emergency crews to close the highway in both directions.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says the wreck happened on U.S. Highway 290 near FM 1100 at 1:30 a.m. Two people were hurt. Both were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center.
  The second of those two was a man in his 30s. Emergency crews say he was pinned and had to be pu
  
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• His Asia trip winding down, Trump meets with allies

  13-11-2017 05:40 via kxan.com
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Donald Trump is winding down his lengthy Asia trip with an international summit and a series of meetings with Pacific Rim allies, including his host in the Philippines who is overseeing a bloody drug war.
  Trump jointly met Monday with Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, with whom he had a contentious phone call last winter, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who hosted the president in Tokyo earlier in the trip. Trump raved about his accompl
  
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• PHOTOS: Pastor invites community into church memorial after mass shooting

  13-11-2017 04:04 via kxan.com
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) – Beyond the black tarp surrounding the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a memorial has been created to remember the lives lost in the mass shooting.
  Inside, 26 white chairs with roses are arranged in the sanctuary.  Each chair sits where a member of the congregation was found after the shooting.  The chairs, pews and equipment have all been removed.  Volunteers painted the inside white and placed the chairs after investigators cle
  
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• Powerful earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills more than 140

  13-11-2017 01:45 via kxan.com
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday, killing more than 140 people and injuring 860 in the mountainous region of Iran alone, state media there said.
  The Baghdad government did not immediately give word on damage or casualties in that country.
  The 7.3-magnitude quake was centered 19 miles (31 kilometers) outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja, according to the most recent measurements from the U.S. Geological Survey. It struck at a depth of 23.
  
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• Iranians report at least 61 dead, 300 injured from quake

  13-11-2017 01:45 via kxan.com
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the region along the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 61 people and injuring 300 in Iran, an Iranian official said.
  Iranian state TV said Iraqi officials had reported six deaths and 200 injuries inside Iraq, though there was no official comment from Iraq’s government.
  The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 19 miles (31 kilometers) outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja.
  The Islamic
  
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• Liz Smith, syndicated gossip columnist, dies at 94

  13-11-2017 01:37 via kxan.com
  Liz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs, and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, died Sunday at the age of 94.
  Joni Evans, Smith’s literary agent, told The Associated Press she died of natural causes.
  For more than a quarter-century, Smith’s column — titled simply “Liz Smith” — was one of the most widely read in the world. The column’s success was due
  
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• UT System leads search for solution in nationwide ‘physician burnout’ crisis

  13-11-2017 01:27 via kxan.com
  (AUSTIN) KXAN — The University of Texas System has been working with all of its institutions, looking to roll out potential solutions this spring for what they’ve called the physician burnout “crisis.”
  As doctors in Texas and across the nation face increasing rates of burnout, the UT System is looking at ways to keep doctors in the profession. In May, the system announced an initiative to increase physician wellness. And in September, the system hosted a symposium with me
  
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• Cowboys win streak snapped by Falcons

  13-11-2017 01:18 via kxan.com
  ATLANTA (KXAN) — The Dallas Cowboys (5-4) dropped a game for the first time in over a month losing 27-7 to the Atlanta Falcons.
  In their first game following the suspension of running back Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys ran for 93 yards. Alfred Morris led Dallas in rushing with 53 yards on 11 carries. The Cowboys were shutout after halftime as Atlanta (5-4) pulled away to make the fourth quarter a formality.
  Dak Prescott had 176 passing yards and scored Dallas’ only touchdown with an 1
  
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