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• Did Texas toddler's light-up shoes start car fire?: TV station

  15-05-2016 23:42
  
  The fire burned a hole in the floor of the SUV in Katy, Texas.
  
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• Governor Edwards names May 15 start of Hurricane Preparedness Week

  15-05-2016 18:29
  
  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards proclaimed on Sunday that May 15 – 21 will be Hurricane Preparedness Week.Edwards released a joint statement with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to urge residents to “get a game plan” for the upcoming hurricane season.“Now is the time to make sure you have an emergency plan in place for you, your family, your pets and business,” Edwards said.The 2016 hurrican
  
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• Edwards names May 15 start of Hurricane Preparedness Week

  15-05-2016 18:29
  
  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards proclaimed Sunday that May 15 – 21 will be Hurricane Preparedness Week.Edwards released a joint statement with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to urge residents to “get a game plan” for the upcoming hurricane season.“Now is the time to make sure you have an emergency plan in place for you, your family, your pets and business,” Edwards said.The 2016 hurricane s
  
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• Severe congestion after wreck on Mississippi River Bridge

  15-05-2016 17:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - Accidents on the Mississippi River Bridge blocked lanes and caused traffic headaches for driverson Interstate 10 Sunday afternoon. Department of Transportation officials say an accident on blocked the center lane on the Missippi River Bridge on I-10 East shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Although traffic was passing through both left and right lanes, congestion began clogging up I-10 West for miles.In the opposite direction, an earlier wreck on I-10 West by Bluebon
  
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• Woman wanted for murder after deadly Sunday shooting

  15-05-2016 15:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police say a Baton Rouge woman is wanted for murder after a deadly shooting on North Marque Ann Drive Sunday afternoon.According to Baton Rouge Police, 23-year-old Kiera Turner is wanted for the shooting death of 22-year-old De Shannon Browder. Police say Turner shot Browder multiple times after a verbal fight at 1819 North Marque Ann Drive around 2:50 p.m. Sunday.BRPD said Browder was transported to a local hospital where she later died from her injuries.Turner is wanted for secon
  
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• Deputies identify Watson drowning victim

  15-05-2016 15:10
  
  WATSON – Deputies in Livingston Parish say a woman is dead after drowning in the Amite River near the Watson area Sunday afternoon.Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the Upper Amite River area for a possible drowning just before 3 p.m. Sunday. Investigators say initial reports indicate that the woman was tubing at the time of the incident. Deputies later identified the woman as 32-year-old Kimberly Gillien of Franklin, La.  No foul play i
  
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• Man attempts to rob car wash with potato chip bag

  15-05-2016 13:55
  
  ROHNERT PARK, Calif. - Authorities say a man tried to rob a car wash in Northern California with an empty potato chip bag and an alleged handgun.Rohnert Park's Department of Public Safety says in a statement that the man entered KaCees World of Water car wash Friday night and dropped an empty potato chip bag on the counter.He told the cashier to fill it with money, warning that he had a gun.The man gestured that the weapon was in the empty bag, but the cashier saw it held only a piece of cardboa
  
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• Captain America' tops, 'Money Monster' grabs $15 million

  15-05-2016 13:51
  
  LOS ANGELES - "Captain America: Civil War" remains the box office winner in its second weekend in theaters, but the star-driven adult drama "Money Monster" showed some unexpected might too, earning $15 million according to studio estimates Sunday."Civil War" took in $72.5 million from 4,226 screens, bringing its domestic total to $295.9 million. In just two weekends in theaters, it's already passed the total domestic grosses of "Captain America: Winter Soldier" film by over $35 million."The Jung
  
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• Will robot cars drive traffic congestion off a cliff?

  15-05-2016 13:47
  
  WASHINGTON - Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience.But here's the problem, according to researchers: People will use them too much.Experts foresee robot cars chauffeuring children to school, dance class and baseball practice. The disabled and elderly will have new mobility. Commuters will be able to work, sleep, eat or watch movies on the way to the office.People may stay home more because they can send cars to do things like pick up groceries o
  
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• Obama to urge graduates to pursue progress in changing world

  15-05-2016 13:44
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama tells college graduates that the pace of change in the world is accelerating, not subsiding.He says progress in America has been bumpy and fitful, but members of the Class of 2016 are well-positioned to lead the U.S. toward a brighter future.Obama is delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University in New Jersey. It's the second of three commencement speeches Obama will give this year.The president says graduates should lead the U.S. away from fear an
  
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• Residents mark 15 years since Clinton toddler's disappearance

  15-05-2016 12:09
  
  CLINTON – Family members of a missing toddler who vanished from a Clinton home marked a somber anniversary Sunday.Wesley Dale Morgan disappeared without a trace from his Clinton home 15 years ago Sunday, May 15, 2016. He was last seen May 15, 2001 at his home off of Hwy. 63 near Bluff Creek.Morgan’s disappearance sparked an unprecedented search. Crews from around the state, region and nation fanned out looking for the toddler who slipped away from his caregiver&r
  
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• Want security clearance? Feds will now check your Facebook, Twitter first

  15-05-2016 06:27
  
  The government has been behind the curve on mining social media for relevant details about trustworthiness.
  
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• Officials: 8 dead, 44 hurt, in South Texas bus crash

  15-05-2016 05:34
  
  "The driver of the bus lost control and rolled over. Everything's real preliminary right now."
  
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• 32 Louisiana legislators push back on transgender bathroom access, protections

  15-05-2016 03:02
  
  The majority of the three-page letter actually deals with an executive order Edwards issued last month. It prohibits state government discrimination against the LGBT community.
  
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