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• White House: No exemptions from steel, aluminum tariffs

  04-03-2018 23:02 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration appears unbowed by broad domestic and international criticism of his planned import tariffs on steel and aluminum, saying Sunday that the president is not planning on exempting any countries from the stiff duties.
  Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said: “At this point in time there’s no country exclusions.”
  Trump’s announcement Thursday tha
  
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• Police: Girl dies after mirror falls on her in shoe store

  04-03-2018 22:18 via kxan.com
  RIVERDALE, Ga. (AP) — Payless Shoes is offering condolences to the family of a 2-year-old girl who died after a mirror inside one of its suburban Atlanta stores fell on top of the girl.
  Riverdale police Lt. Nicole Rabel told news outlets that Ifrah Siddique was found severely injured Friday night. The discount footwear company said in a statement Sunday that it is devastated and that company is working with authorities to understand the “nature of this accident.”
  Rabel says Sid
  
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• Jailer put on leave after 3 prisoners flee Bexar County jail

  04-03-2018 22:08 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Bexar (bayr) County Sheriff Javier Salazar says a department jailer has been placed on administrative leave after last week’s escape of three murder suspects.
  Salazar says investigators also are looking into whether other inmates or people outside the San Antonio jail helped the three flee briefly Friday morning. One of the fugitives’ ex-girlfriend who was their getaway driver unexplainably contacted authorities. The inmates were caught less than an hour late
  
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• ‘Shape of Water’ triumphs at an Oscars full of change

  04-03-2018 22:04 via kxan.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Against all odds, love won out at the 90th Academy Awards.
  Guillermo del Toro’s lavish, romantic monster fable “The Shape of Water” swam away with best picture at an Oscar ceremony flooded by a sense of a change for a movie business confronting the post-Harvey Weinstein era.
  The ceremony, held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, exorcised some demons — like last year’s envelope fiasco — and wrestled with other, deeper problems
  
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• ‘Shape of Water’ triumphs at an Oscars awash in change

  04-03-2018 22:04 via kxan.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Against all odds, love won out at the 90th Academy Awards.
  Guillermo del Toro’s lavish, full-hearted monster romance “The Shape of Water” swam away with best picture at an Oscar ceremony flooded by a sense of a change for a movie business confronting the post-Harvey Weinstein era. The ceremony, held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, exorcised some demons — like last year’s envelope fiasco — and wrestled with other, deeper pro
  
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• Oscars to bring an unpredictable awards season to a close

  04-03-2018 22:04 via kxan.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The (right) envelope, please.
  The Oscars will hope to live down their most infamous blunder at the 90th Academy Awards, which begin at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live by ABC from the Dolby Theatre. But more than redemption is on the line Sunday for last year’s embarrassing best-picture flub — the fiasco known as Envelopegate.
  The ceremony, to be hosted again by Jimmy Kimmel, will be the crescendo of one of Hollywood’s most tumultuous awards season
  
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• Kimmel launches Oscars as ‘a night of positivity’

  04-03-2018 22:04 via kxan.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel got the 90th Academy Awards underway with an opening monologue that mixed Harvey Weinstein punchlines with earnest comments about reforming gender equality in Hollywood.
  At the Dolby Theatre ceremony Sunday, Kimmel dove straight into material about last year’s infamous best-picture flub.
  “I do want to mention, this year, when you hear your name called, don’t get up right away,” said Kimmel. “Give us a minute.”
  But while Ki
  
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• After Parkland, even idle school threats get tough response

  04-03-2018 22:03 via kxan.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fifteen students in one Florida school district are facing felony charges and prison time for making alleged threats since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. Meanwhile, an autistic Minnesota high school student whose alleged threat led to a six-hour lockdown is in juvenile court and has received an outpouring of sympathy.
  The Feb. 14 killings of 17 people in Parkland, Florida, have ignited a wave of copycat threats, as happens after nearly every high-prof
  
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• ‘Black Panther’ is box-office king for third straight week

  04-03-2018 22:01 via kxan.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wakanda’s reign shows no signs of waning. “Black Panther” is king of the box office for the third straight weekend.
  The release from Marvel and Disney brought in $65.7 million domestically this weekend, easily outpacing new releases “Red Sparrow” and “Death Wish,” according to studio estimates Sunday.
  “Black Panther” has now grossed $500 million domestically after three weeks of release. It’s the third fastest f
  
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• Sun is out, kites are up, spirits are high: Photos from 2018 ABC Kite Fest

  04-03-2018 19:50 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN ) — Despite the initial soggy weather, Austinites made their way to Zilker Park for the 2018 ABC Kite Fest. Now the sun is out and spirits are high!
  The festival began with the Anteater Fun Run at the Zilker Moontower. By 11:30 a.m. the main stage was booming with music as the MossFest was underway with KXAN Meteorologist David Yeomans emceeing the event Missed it? View all the photos from the day’s festivities here: PHOTOS: Spirits are flying high at the ABC Kite Fest 2
  
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• State of Texas: Preparing for the primary elections

  04-03-2018 16:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The first official primaries for the midterms will happen Tuesday in Texas. Several hotly-contested races are drawing voters to the polls statewide. Voter turnout is higher than it was in the 2014 midterm election, with Democrats seeing the largest increases.
  In Travis County, more than 83,000 voters cast ballots in the early voting period which ended March 2. That’s nearly double the early voting total from the 2014 primary.  Most of the increase comes from vote
  
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• Trump says maybe US will have a president for life someday

  04-03-2018 15:02 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he thinks it’s great that China’s president now holds that office for life and muses that maybe the U.S. will do the same someday.
  Trump’s remarks were met with laughter and applause during a luncheon for Republican donors Saturday at his South Florida estate. CNN said it obtained a recording of the remarks.
  Chinese President Xi Jinping recently consolidated power. Trump told the gathering: “He’s now president for
  
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• 3 people shot in east Austin early Sunday morning

  04-03-2018 14:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three people have been transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds after a shootout in east Austin.
  Austin-Travis County EMS officials said they were working on unrelated medical call in the area when the shots were fired at 2:22 a.m. They responded to the scene at the 1800 block of Chicon Street just off East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
  ATCEMS said three people were transported to Dell Seton Medical Center including the two men in their 30s and 20s who were shot
  
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• 2 men shot in east Austin early Sunday morning

  04-03-2018 14:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three people have been transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds after a shootout in east Austin.
  Austin-Travis County EMS officials said they were working on unrelated medical call in the area when the shots were fired at 2:22 a.m. They responded to the scene at the 1800 block of Chicon Street just off East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
  ATCEMS said three people were transported to Dell Seton Medical Center including the two men in their 30ss and 20ss who were sho
  
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• Man hit, killed by semi truck on I-35 in north Austin

  04-03-2018 14:07 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man is dead after he was hit by a semi truck early Sunday morning
  Austin Police said at 5:27 a.m. they received a call out to the scene at the southbound lanes of North I-35 near E. Rundberg Ln. Police say the victim, a man in his 40s died at the scene. Austin Travis County EMS says the man was the only victim but all southbound lanes of North I-35 are closed at E. Rundberg Ln. as first responders investigate the scene. Police said the driver did stay at the scene.
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• Shots fired outside Texas State University dorm

  04-03-2018 10:14 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS (KXAN) — A person was taken into custody at Texas State University after a shot was fired toward an university residence hall early Sunday morning.
  A spokesperson for the Texas State said a bullet hit a window of Angelina Hall, near Old Ranch Road 12 and West Holland Street. The gun was fired from outside of the building.
  The university sent an email alert students just after 2:30 a.m.
  Texas State Police took one person into custody. The spokesperson said that person is not a st
  
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• Hundreds turn out to give Austin parks some free elbow grease

  04-03-2018 05:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Saturday morning weather was nice enough to spruce up a park. That’s what hundreds of volunteers did around the city through the Austin Parks Foundation’s It’s My Park Day event.
  Volunteers picked from more than 100 jobs in parks throughout the city.
  One group called themselves the Mighty Mulchers, and they went to work at Franklin Park in southeast Austin.
  Park day happens twice a year — in the fall and spring.
  Last fall, volunteers completed about
  
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• Parade marks 182 years since Texas declared independence

  04-03-2018 05:32 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – It’s been 182 since Texas declared independence from Mexico, and the group Celebrate Texas marked the occasion by hosting a parade downtown on Saturday.
  Texas Independence Day celebrates the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence, which happened on March 2, 1836.
  The parade started on the Congress Bridge at about 9:30 a.m. On Friday, there were two events – one at the Texas State Cemetery and in the Capitol Rotunda.
  Austin Police arrested one person a
  
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• March 4 Trump brings president’s supporters downtown

  04-03-2018 05:31 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Supporters of the president gathered at the State Capitol today for the March 4 Trump.
  This was the second year in a row for this rally to hit the streets of Austin.
  Supporters say the march is designed to show support for conservatives in general and Trump in particular, who they say is unfairly bombarded with criticism.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety said the marchers were mostly peaceful but things briefly got out of hand and one person was arrested for simple ass
  
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• Crash into NE Austin building sends 2 teens to hospital

  04-03-2018 05:31 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Medics rushed two teen boys to the hospital today after the car they were in crashed into a building in northeast Austin, said Austin-Travis County EMS.
  It happened at about 2 p.m. in the 1300 block of Dessau Road near East Howard Lane.
  The crash involved two vehicles and injured three people.
  The two teens were both taken to St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center, ATC EMS said. One of them had potentially serious injuries and the other had non-life-threatening injurie
  
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• Murder suspect had history of abusing wife, according to police affidavit

  04-03-2018 04:01 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An arrest affidavit released Saturday shows that a woman who was murdered this week reported that her husband had abused her multiple times in the past.
  Jose Amaya, 39, was arrested by SWAT officers at a home in southeast Austin on Thursday.
  He’s accused of killing Patricia Campos, 54, whose body was found in the home.
  New information released Saturday shows Campos reported Amaya strangled her during an argument and threatened to kill her and himself.
  When Campos met
  
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• The Latest: High winds wreak havoc in nor’easter

  04-03-2018 03:47 via kxan.com
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on a major late-winter storm pounding the East Coast (all times local):
  2:15 p.m.
  A fierce storm bringing high winds and heavy rain is causing problems around the northeast.
  The National Weather Service says some of the highest gusts Friday had been observed in Rhode Island, where the wind toppled a container truck as it crossed the Newport Pell Bridge. The span and two other bridges in the state were closed to high-profile vehicles.
  Outside Philadelphia, a tree cr
  
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• AISD faces $30 million budget deficit in coming fiscal year, asks community for input

  04-03-2018 02:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District is facing a $30 million budget shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year: 2018-2019.
  The district’s budget and planning director Travis Zander said much of that has to do with “recapture” payments to the state continuing to increase every year while property taxes are struggling to keep up.
  They’re asking the community to chime in and prioritize four categories: Employee Compensation, Maintaining Current Staff
  
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• AISD faces $30 million budget deficit in coming fiscal year

  04-03-2018 02:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District is facing a $30 million budget shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year: 2018-2019.
  The district’s budget and planning director Travis Zander said much of that has to do with “recapture” payments to the state continuing to increase in percentage.
  They’re asking the community to chime in and prioritize four categories: Employee Compensation, Maintaining Current Staffing, District Contribution to Employee Healt
  
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• Man shot to death in home invasion is identified as well-known Austin business owner

  04-03-2018 00:07 via kxan.com
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – The victim in an apparent home invasion homicide on Friday in southwest Travis County has been identified as Theodore Shaughnessy, 55, of Austin, said the Travis County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday.
  The Sheriff’s Office said that they received a 911 call from a woman at 4:45 a.m. on Friday that an intruder had entered her home and that multiple shots had been fired. When deputies arrived, they discovered Shaughnessy’s body with gunshot wounds
  
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• Man shot to death in home invasion identified as well-liked Austin business owner

  04-03-2018 00:07 via kxan.com
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – The victim in an apparent home invasion homicide on Friday in southwest Travis County has been identified as Theodore “Ted” Shaughnessy, 55, of Austin, said the Travis County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday.
  The Sheriff’s Office said that they received a 911 call from a woman at 4:45 a.m. on Friday that an intruder had entered her home and that multiple shots had been fired. When deputies arrived, they discovered Shaughnessy’s body w
  
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• Man shot to death in home invasion identified as longtime Austin business owner

  04-03-2018 00:07 via kxan.com
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – The victim in an apparent home invasion homicide on Friday in southwest Travis County has been identified as Theodore “Ted” Shaughnessy, 55, of Austin, said the Travis County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday.
  The Sheriff’s Office said that they received a 911 call from a woman at 4:45 a.m. on Friday that an intruder had entered her home and that multiple shots had been fired. When deputies arrived, they discovered Shaughnessy’s body w
  
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