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• ‘Suicide Squad’ Stays On Top But Loses Steam At Box Office

  14-08-2016 23:53
  
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  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The colorful crew of “Suicide Squad” got duller in their second weekend in theaters, with audiences hungry for the raunchy fare of animated “Sausage Party.”
  Warner Bros.’ intensely scrutinized comic book film broke records last weekend and managed to stay atop the box office with $43.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But its earnings dropped a steep 67 percent from last week
  
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• Thousands Rescued As Storms, Flooding Wreak Havoc In Louisiana

  14-08-2016 23:26
  
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  LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) — In high-water vehicles, boats and helicopters, emergency crews worked Sunday to rescue scores of south Louisiana residents from deadly flooding as the governor warned that it was “not over.”
  From the air homes in southwest Louisiana looked more like little islands surrounded by flooded fields. Farmland was covered, streets descended into impassable pools of water, shopping centers were inundated with on
  
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• Suspect Turns Self In To Dallas Police For Murder

  14-08-2016 22:35
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The suspect in a Dallas murder investigation turned himself in to the police Sunday.
  20-year-old Marque Townsend was arrested for the murder of 23-year-old Jimmy Davis.
  Davis was found at the 2800 block of E. Ledbetter Drive late Friday night with multiple gunshot wounds.
  Police said David was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
  Townsend is being held in Dallas County jail on a $100,000
  
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• National Guard Put On Standby After Violence In Milwaukee

  14-08-2016 22:22
  
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  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin’s governor put the National Guard on standby Sunday in case of another outbreak of violence in Milwaukee, after a deadly police shooting touched off a night of arson and rock-throwing in a mostly black neighborhood.
  At least four businesses were burned and an officer was hurt by a thrown brick in the unrest that erupted on the city’s north side Saturday night a few hours after the killing of a black
  
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• Waco Police Arrest Couple After Infant Left In Hotel Room

  14-08-2016 22:01
  
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  WACO (AP) — Waco police say a man and a woman have been arrested after leaving their 7-week-old daughter alone in a hotel room when they went to a grocery store to get a cigar product used to smoke marijuana.
  Police believe that during the parents’ absence of about 30 minutes Saturday, smoke from marijuana use set off the room’s smoke alarm. Police say a housekeeper responding to the alarm found the infant and notified police
  
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• Shooting Leaves Two Dead In East Fort Worth

  14-08-2016 21:34
  
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Police responded to a shooting at the 2000 block of Castleview Drive in Fort Worth Sunday.
  According to officials, an adult male was pronounced dead at the scene when police arrived.
  The other victim, a 38-year-old woman, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
  Officials said the homicide unit was called to investigate the shooting.
  Police have not yet identified a suspect.
  The
  
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• One Dead, One Injured In East Fort Worth Shooting

  14-08-2016 21:34
  
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Police responded to a shooting at the 2000 block of Castleview Drive in Fort Worth Sunday.
  According to officials, one person was pronounced dead at the scene when police arrived.
  The other victim, a 38-year-old woman, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in critical condition.
  Officials said the homicide unit was called to investigate the shooting.
  Police have not yet identified a suspect.
  The identities of t
  
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• Fort Worth Child Witnesses Murder-Suicide Of Parents

  14-08-2016 21:34
  
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Police responded to an apparent murder-suicide at a home in the 2000 block of Castleview Drive in Fort Worth Sunday.
  According to officials, an adult male was pronounced dead at the scene from what investigators suspect was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.
  The other victim, a 38-year-old woman, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
  Officials said the woman wa
  
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• Drowning Victim Recovered from Waxahachie Lake

  14-08-2016 17:53
  
  On Sunday morning, crews recovered a drowning victim from Waxahachie Lake.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Fort Worth Students Perform Back To School Song

  14-08-2016 06:32
  
  The start of school is starting with a Fort Worth ISD student group performing a song with a positive attitude towards the classroom.
  
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• Vollmer's First Coach Celebrates Her Olympic Gold

  14-08-2016 06:20
  
  Dana Vollmer's youth coach in Fort Worth hosted an Olympic watch party.Photo Credit: Noah Bullard, NBC 5 News
  
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• Milwaukee Police Standoff With Crowd After Fatal Shooting

  14-08-2016 05:54
  
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  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A crowd gathered and at times grew violent Saturday night in a Milwaukee neighborhood where a police officer shot and killed a man after a traffic stop and foot chase earlier in the day.
  Police said the man was armed with a handgun, but Assistant Chief Bill Jessup told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that it wasn’t immediately clear whether the man had pointed a gun or fired at the officer. They described the man as
  
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• Search for Drowning Victim in Ellis County

  14-08-2016 05:43
  
  On Sunday morning, crews will search for a drowning victim in Waxahachie Lake.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Businesses Clean-Up After Fire Destroys Hamburger Joint

  14-08-2016 05:30
  
  Businesses around Goff's Hamburgers look to do some cleaning up after a fire destroyed the restaurant Friday.
  
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• Teen Who Drowned In Lake Lewisville Remembered By Classmates

  14-08-2016 05:25
  
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  LITTLE ELM (CBSDFW.COM) – Counselors will be available at Little Elm High School Sunday afternoon after a student drowned Friday in Lake Lewisville.
  17-year-old Theo Nash was a week away from starting his senior year.
  The football player’s death has now left classmates in shock.
  Teammates vowed to dedicate the season to him by calling for “10 wins for number 10” in honor of his jersey number.
  Little Elm police said
  
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• Rescue Crews Recover Missing Swimmer In Lake Waxahachie

  14-08-2016 04:20
  
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  WAXAHACHIE (CBSDFW.COM) – Police and Fire and Rescue recovered the body of a swimmer at Lake Waxahachie Sunday morning according to officials.
  According to witnesses, the swimmer went underwater Saturday evening and never resurfaced.
  Rescue crews arrived at the scene and began their search using SONAR and dive teams.
  Crews had to suspend their search Saturday night due to storms in the area.
  They resumed their search at 6:00 a.m. Su
  
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• Fire And Rescue Search For Missing Swimmer In Lake Waxahachie

  14-08-2016 04:20
  
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  WAXAHACHIE (CBSDFW.COM) – Police and Fire and Rescue are searching for a missing swimmer at Lake Waxahachie according to a city spokesperson Saturday night.
  According to officials, the swimmer is an adult, but are not sure if male or female.
  Police have set up a perimeter around the lake.
  Fire and rescue are conducting the search with dive teams in the water.
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• Imam, Associate Fatally Shot After Leaving NYC Mosque

  14-08-2016 02:27
  
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  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack as they left afternoon prayers Saturday.
  Police said 55-year-old Imam Maulama Akonjee and his 64-year-old associate, Tharam Uddin, were shot in the back of the head as they left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque in the Ozone Park section of Queens shortly before 2 p.m.
  Both men were pronounced dead later Saturday,
  
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• Little Elm High School Student Drowns in Lewisville Lake

  14-08-2016 01:42
  
  A Little Elm High School student died when he drowned in Lewisville Lake early Friday evening.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News/Photo Courtesy Tavian Carr
  
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• Last Chance for 'Mom On A Mission' to Grab Gold in Rio

  14-08-2016 01:31
  
  Dana Vollmer's looks to cap off third Olympic games with gold.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Ohio Fugitive Arrested In New Mexico Officer’s Death; One Held

  14-08-2016 00:46
  
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  HATCH, New Mexico (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Authorities don’t yet know why a New Mexico police officer in a small village famous for its green chile and not much more pulled over two Ohio murder suspects before being gunned down.
  But the daytime encounter with Jesse Hanes and James Nelson on Friday turned out to be deadly for one of the eight police officers in Hatch, 190 miles south of Albuquerque.
  Officer Jose Chavez, 33, was shot dead a
  
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• Dozens of DFW Car Owners Surprised at Safety Check

  14-08-2016 00:43
  
  Leaders with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration offered free vehicle checks in front of the North Fort Worth Buc-ee’s on Saturday morning as they travel the region looking for vehicles...Photo Credit: Brian Scott, NBC 5
  
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