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• Apple Sorry For Slowing iPhones, Cuts Battery Price By $50

  28-12-2017 23:58
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple is apologizing for secretly slowing down older iPhones, which it says was necessary to avoid unexpected shutdowns related to battery fatigue.
  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
  Many customers had interpreted the move as a way to juice demand for newer models.
  It previously cost $79 for those who didn’t purchase the Apple Care maintenance plan.
  The replacement plan begins in late January for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later that requires a new battery.
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• Big Rig Carrying Avocados Catches Fire, NB I-35E Reopened

  28-12-2017 23:47
  
  Northbound Interstate 35E south of Waxahachie was shut down for several hours Thursday afternoon after a fire in a big rig carrying avocados.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger
  
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• Police: Suspect Wearing “Trust Me” T-Shirt Steals Car

  28-12-2017 22:35
  FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) – A suspect wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with “Trust Me” allegedly stole a car with an accomplice in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  The Washington Post reports that the two suspects from Falls Church were arrested by police in the stolen car not long after the unlocked Honda Civic was taken as it warmed up. Police say they also found several forged checks during the arrests.
  Suspect Arrested Wearing "Trust Me" Tee Shirt. Charged with stealing a car, which was
  
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• Consumer Justice Alert Over Possible Toxic Children’s Makeup

  28-12-2017 22:18
  DALLAS (CBS11) – Claire’s is removing nine items from store shelves after asbestos was found in a 6-year-old’s makeup kit.
  Kristi Warner, a Rhode Island mother who works at Deaton Law Firm, sent her daughter’s makeup kit, along with products from Claire’s stores in nine different states to be tested.
  (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
  According to WJAR-TV, an independent lab in North Carolina found Temolite asbestos in every product.
  The cancer-causing material is li
  
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• Democrat Doug Jones Officially Declared Winner Over Roy Moore

  28-12-2017 21:48
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones’ historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate election earlier this month, despite claims of voter irregularities from his opponent.
  Democratic U.S. Senator elect Doug Jones (L) and wife Louise Jones (R) greet supporters during his election night gathering the Sheraton Hotel on December 12, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama. (credit: Justin S
  
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• Irving-based software company bought by acquisition-hungry Austin firm, set to expand

  28-12-2017 21:03
  Austin-based Magnitude pulls from "$100 million in dry powder" to acquire an Irving software company. After the merger, both sides have their eyes set on growth.
  
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• High-end office magnet being developed as part of $150M mixed-use project in DFW

  28-12-2017 20:45
  A Dallas-based real estate development and investment firm, which is backed, in part, by former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, plans to begin a new $150 million mixed-use development in Flower Mound's Lakeside Business District, which will bring high-end office space, a hotel and apartments to the neighborhood.
  The 35-acre mixed-use development, called The Point, at FM 2499 and Silveron Boulevard in Flower Mound, is slated to get underway in fall 2018.
  Plans for the project include 215,
  
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• Claire’s Pulls Child Makeup Products After Asbestos Claims

  28-12-2017 20:40
  CBS Local — Claire’s has pulled several of its children’s makeup products after a Rhode Island mother claimed the items contained the cancer-causing chemical asbestos.
  Kristiana Warner, who works at a law firm specializing in asbestos lawsuits, says she was working on another case when she decided to have her daughter’s makeup tested.
  “You assume that when you’re purchasing it, it is safe,” Warner told WPRI-TV. According to lab results from the
  
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• Big Rig Carrying Avocados Catches Fire, NB I-35E Shutdown

  28-12-2017 20:28
  
  Northbound Interstate 35E south of Waxahachie was shut down Thursday afternoon after a fire in a big rig carrying avocados.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger
  
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• Houston-based group scouring DFW for next big sale-leaseback campus following string of megadeals

  28-12-2017 20:14
  Shortly after closing the latest sale-leaseback of a State Farm Insurance regional campus, Houston-based Transwestern Investment Group has begun scouring major U.S. markets, including Dallas-Fort Worth, for additional investment opportunities.
  
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• Big Rig Carrying Avocados Crashes, Catches Fire On I-35E

  28-12-2017 19:46
  ELLIS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Traffic on Interstate-35E near Waxahachie is backed up for miles after a semi tractor-trailer caught fire.
  The fire is leaving a mushy mess on the roadway because the truck was carrying thousands of pounds of avocados.
  (credit: Chopper 11)
  The big rig went up in flames before the lunch hour and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and local sheriff’s deputies were forced to close all of the northbound lanes because of smoke and fire. O
  
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• Tech private equity firm aims new fund at more deals in Dallas

  28-12-2017 19:44
  Delta-V Capital, a private equity firm with offices in Dallas and Boulder, Col., wants to spend part of its newly raised $232 million fund on technology companies here in Dallas.
  
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• Volunteers Needed to Count Homeless in Tarrant County

  28-12-2017 19:00
  
  The Tarrant County Homeless Coalition is asking for 500 volunteers to ensure each homeless person is counted on January 25.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Four-Year-Old Texas Boy Dies After Treehouse Falls On Him

  28-12-2017 18:40
  HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities say a 4-year-old boy died of head injuries after a treehouse collapsed and fell on him in Southeast Texas.
  Rex Evans, police chief in the Cleveland Independent School District, says Kade Contreras was hurt Christmas Eve at a relative’s home in Splendora, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) northeast of Houston.
  Evans, who is also a family friend, says Kade died Wednesday at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston where he had been on life support. Evans says tests
  
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• Fewer People Set ‘Being A Better Person’ As Their 2018 Goal

  28-12-2017 18:35
  CBS Local — While “being a better person” is still topping the list of New Year’s resolutions, more people are focusing on their health as they enter 2018.
  According to a Marist poll of over 1,000 Americans, being a better person and losing weight tied for this year’s most popular resolution with each receiving 12 percent of the vote. Exercising more and eating healthier were each selected by nine percent of the respondents. Seven percent of the group want to i
  
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• Barber Arrested For Giving Bad Haircut, Cutting Customer

  28-12-2017 18:28
  CBS Local – A Wisconsin barber had his clippers taken away by police after leaving a customer bloody and missing a large portion of his hair.
  Khaled A. Shabani allegedly started twisting his 22-year-old customer’s ear, accused him of fidgeting in the barber’s chair, and then snipped the man’s ear with scissors. To make things worse, police report that Shabani then took out his electric clipper and ran it down the middle of the customer’s head.
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• Trump Attacks China After Report Of North Korea Oil Transfer

  28-12-2017 18:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is attacking China following reports that Chinese ships improperly transferred oil to North Korean vessels at sea, saying there “will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!”
  Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!
  — Donald J. Trump (@real
  
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• Trump Lashes Out At Vanity Fair Over Clinton Video

  28-12-2017 18:03
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump is lashing out at the magazine Vanity Fair, after the publication said a video mocking Hillary Clinton “missed the mark.”
  Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H. Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St James’s & a big fundraiser for CH, is beside herself in grief & begging for forgiveness!
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• Saint Rocco's Provides a Stage for Lone Star NYE Countdown

  28-12-2017 17:46
  
  With the downtown Dallas skyline and Reunion Tower fireworks display serving as a backdrop, Saint Rocco’s New York Italian restaurant at Trinity Groves provides the perfect setting for the Lone Star...This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Ridiculed Former Miss America Calls Board Offer ‘Laughable’

  28-12-2017 17:33
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A former Miss America whose appearance and sex life was ridiculed in emails sent by officials of the Miss America Organization says the group’s request to enlist former pageant winners in the search for new leaders is “laughable” and insulting.
  Mallory Hagan told The Associated Press on Thursday that the offer made Wednesday night by the remaining members of the group’s board is insulting to anyone who ever competed or volunteered in the p
  
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• Retail Gasoline Prices In Texas, U.S. Increase This Week

  28-12-2017 17:31
  COPPELL (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A greater demand for gasoline during the busy holiday travel season has contributed to an increase this week in retail gas prices in Texas and across the rest of the country.
  AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide increased by 4 cents to $2.21 per gallon. The Laredo area saw the largest jump, with regular unleaded prices jumping by an average of 15 cents per gallon.
  (credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images)
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• Tarrant County Town Under Boil Water Notice

  28-12-2017 17:00
  
  People in the Tarrant County town of Lakeside have been told to boil drinking water that may have become contaminated from a water main break, officials announced Wednesday.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Irving Church Heavily Damaged in Morning Fire

  28-12-2017 16:33
  
  The sanctuary of an Irving church known for helping the homeless was destroyed in a large fire before sunrise Thursday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Why Our Wonky Weather is Perfect for Growing Veggies

  28-12-2017 15:32
  
  You might be surprised that stretching the season — growing some vegetables through winter — is not only possible but also easy.Photo Credit: Nathan Hunsinger The Dallas Morning News
  
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• Powerball Winning Numbers Announced For $337M Jackpot

  28-12-2017 15:15
  NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – The winning numbers drawn for Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot were 3, 9, 16, 56, 60 with a Powerball number of 3. The jackpot was $337 million.
  There was a one-time cash option of $210.4 million.
  (credit: Phil Stauskas/CBSDFW.COM)
  Early Thursday, the Powerball website announced that no winning tickets were sold for that jackpot, and the estimated top prize for the next drawing, Saturday night, is $384 million.
  Tickets are $2, and the sales time cut off in Tex
  
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• One Person Killed In I-45 Wrong-Way Crash

  28-12-2017 14:58
  CORSICANA (CBSDFW.COM) – One person died and two others were seriously injured following a wrong way crash on Interstate 45 Wednesday night.
  According to DPS officials, crews were called to a two-vehicle crash on I-45, one mile south of FM 1603 near Corsicana around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday.
  Official say a 2004 Chevrolet Express van entered the northbound lanes of I-45 traveling south. The van struck a black Hyundai Elantra that was traveling north on I-45 in the left lane.
  The driver of
  
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• Firefighters Battle Fire in Irving Church Thursday Morning

  28-12-2017 14:22
  
  A church in Irving was heavily damaged in a large fire before sunrise Thursday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Fire At Church In Irving

  28-12-2017 14:14
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Firefighters in Irving spent the morning battling a 3-alarm fire at a local church.
  In the darkness, flames could be seen shooting from the roof of the Bear Creek Community Church on Finley Road, just north of the Airport Freeway.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  Fire and smoke were already visible when firefighters arrived around 6:15 a.m. Ultimately, there were seven fire engines and four fire trucks among the 23 pieces of emergency equipment sent to the scene.
  So far, there ar
  
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• Trump, GOP Congressional Leaders To Meet At Camp David

  28-12-2017 13:27
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eager for more legislative achievements before Washington’s focus shifts to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump plans to open the new year by meeting with Republican congressional leaders to map out the 2018 legislative agenda, the White House said.
  After returning to Washington from Florida, where he is spending the holidays, Trump will quickly host Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin at t
  
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• Guarding Against 'Superinfection' During Flu Season

  28-12-2017 13:24
  
  Flu season came early and hit hospitals and clinics around the county hard. Texas is one out of 23 states that has seen a major spike in flu cases.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Report: Texas One Of Worst Places In US For The Flu

  28-12-2017 13:13
  DALLAS (1080 KRLD) – A new report says Texas is one of the worst places in the country for the flu, so far this year.
  A new flu index from drug store chain Walgreens shows seven of the ten worst places for the flu are here in Texas, with the Dallas area coming in at number 7.
  Nearly 400 people in Dallas County have gone to the hospital with the flu since September, which is almost five times the number of cases as last year, according to reports.
  Dr. Peter Hotez is with the National S
  
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• Ex-Miss Americas Asked To Help Find New Leaders

  28-12-2017 13:12
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Trashed by emails sent by pageant officials, former Miss Americas may help choose the new leaders of the Miss America Organization.
  The group told The Associated Press Wednesday night that it is seeking the help of former Miss Americas and state directors to recommend the next generation of leaders for the pageant.
  In emails that were published last week by the Huffington Post, pageant officials ridiculed the appearance, intellect and sex lives of former Miss Ame
  
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• Dallas seen as 'better value' than popular NYE destinations

  28-12-2017 13:11
  Finding fun ways to ring in the new year doesn’t have to break the bank.WalletHub ranked the top cities for New Year’s Eve celebrations based on costs, safety and entertainment availability. New York ranked No. 1 with the highest score for entertainment and food options.New York tied with San Francisco for most nightlife options per capita and tied with Orlando for most restaurants per capita. New York also has the most luxury shops and gourmet food stores per capita, per WalletHub.H
  
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• Get a look inside Kroger’s first restaurant 'Kitchen 1883'

  28-12-2017 13:08
  Walk into Kroger’s first standalone restaurant in Union, Ky., and you would have no idea it’s owned by a grocer.“The vast majority of people who come in here, if they haven’t read about it, think this is a separate business,” Kitchen 1883 general manager Jay Denham told me. “A lot of them ask if I’m the owner.”Kitchen 1883 – it’s named after the year Barney Kroger founded his namesake grocery company in downtown Cincinnati – opene
  
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• Android users will get HQ Trivia app by new year

  28-12-2017 13:01
  Android users will be able to play the popular HQ Trivia game (and possibly win some cash) on their phones come Jan. 1.The New York-based game company said Tuesday it will broaden its reach beyond the iPhone to nab Android users in the new year.“We’re in limited beta as of Christmas Day & are working quickly on patches, so we can continue to roll it out to more testers throughout the week,” the company tweeted.The app is a live trivia game that users can tune in to twice a
  
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• Man Arrested For Hurling Hot Grits At Woman, Infant

  28-12-2017 12:59
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina man has been arrested for hurling a bowl of hot grits at a woman, nearly hitting a child.
  Police say 29-year-old Edward Maurice Spears, of Raleigh, was charged Wednesday with assault on a female and misdemeanor child abuse. He was being held without bond in the Wake County jail under a domestic violence hold.
  Arrest warrants show Spears tossed the hot grits on the woman’s face on Tuesday afternoon as she was lying in bed. Police s
  
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• iPhone battery issues prompt multiple class-action lawsuits against Apple

  28-12-2017 12:53
  Apple Inc. hurt its customers by intentionally slowing down older iPhones to compensate for poor battery performance, according to at least nine lawsuits filed across the country over the past week.Each of the suits, separately filed in U.S. District Courts in California, New York and Illinois, seek class-action status, on behalf of iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE and iPhone 7 owners who experienced slowdowns.An additional lawsuit was filed in Israel, Haaretz reported.Last week, Apple (Nasdaq:&he
  
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• Yeti sues Walmart — again — for allegedly selling knockoff products

  28-12-2017 12:52
  Yeti Coolers LLC is back in court with the world's largest big-box retailer.The Austin-based cooler maker filed a lawsuit Dec. 8 against Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., IPWatchdog reports. It alleges patent, trademark and copyright violations. Yeti claims Wal-Mart is selling products that look strikingly similar to its own but are actually knockoffs.The suit, filed in the Western District of Texas, continues an earlier legal skirmish: Yeti had sued Wal-Mart in 2016 alleging intellectual&hel
  
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• The 11 biggest box-office bombs of 2017

  28-12-2017 12:35
  Oscar Isaac stars in what will likely be the biggest hit of 2017 — and the biggest bomb.“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” in which Isaac stars as trigger-happy Resistance pilot Poe Dameron, has crossed $775 million at the worldwide box office. Two years ago, “The Force Awakens” made more than $2 billion, and last year the standalone spinoff “Rogue One” made more than $1 billion, so it’s probably safe to bet that “Jedi” is headed toward 10 fig
  
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• Family Escapes House Fire in Southern Dallas County

  28-12-2017 12:32
  
  A family of four safely escaped a fire inside their southern Dallas home early Thursday morning, authorities say.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Power Restored At Disneyland After Guests Taken Off Rides

  28-12-2017 12:21
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Power was fully restored at Disneyland on Wednesday after an outage at the California theme park forced some guests to be escorted from stalled rides.
  A transformer problem caused the late-morning outage in Toontown and Fantasyland, affecting 12 rides, park spokeswoman Suzi Brown said.
  An unknown number of guests were taken off rides and no one was hurt.
  Power was restored in Toontown and much of Fantasyland within a couple of hours. It was fully restored later in th
  
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• Roy Moore Files Lawsuit To Block Alabama Senate Result

  28-12-2017 12:14
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race.
  The court filing occurred about 14 hours ahead of Thursday’s meeting of a state canvassing board to officially declare Jones the winner of the Dec. 12 special election. Jones defeated Moore by about 20,000 votes.
  Moore’s attorney wrote in the complaint filed late Wednesday that he believed there were irregularities during
  
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• Feds Allege $3M in Bribes, Kickbacks Paid to Top DCS Official

  28-12-2017 11:00
  
  Federal prosecutors have filed charges in a months-long investigation into huge financial losses at Dallas County Schools, the troubled busing agency voters elected to shut down earlier this year.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Greyhound Bus Delays and Re-Routes Cause Travel Nightmares

  28-12-2017 05:33
  
  Greyhound Dallas is looking into customer complaints after a bus driver headed to Los Angeles was forced to turn around and come back to Dallas due to slick roads.
  
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• Dallas Vintage Music Store Plans to Close Its Doors

  28-12-2017 05:31
  
  The owner of Shake Rag Music in Dallas says it's time to sell and move on to other things.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Family "Biked" By Pranksters

  28-12-2017 05:30
  
  A Dallas family says they were pranked by a friend who left 14 rental bikes in their front yard.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Man Who Saved Family From Christmas Morning Fire, Dies

  28-12-2017 05:20
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Arlington Fire Department said Wednesday a man who helped rescue five people, including two children from a Christmas morning house fire, has died.
  The fire happened around 4:20 a.m. in the 5300 block of Carpenter Drive near Green Oaks Boulevard in South Arlington.
  Firefighters said the 36-year-old man alerted everyone in the house and helped them out.
  Investigators believe the fire started near a Christmas tree but they have yet to figure out the cause.
  
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• Stolen Trailer Contained Formula One-Style Race Car Designed By SMU Students

  28-12-2017 05:10
  DALLAS (CBS11) – A Formula One-style race car designed and built by SMU students for competition has disappeared.A race car designed and built by SMU students has been reported stolen. (Hilltop Motorsports)
  SMU Police are now investigating the theft believed to have occurred Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.The car and most of the tools used to built it were inside a trailer parked on the 5500 block of Dyer Street, just east of Highway 75. stolen trailer (Hilltop Motorsports)
  One of the
  
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• Arlington Man Dies Saving Family From House Fire

  28-12-2017 04:23
  
  An Arlington family is alive thanks to the courageous acts of one man, who sacrificed everything to save others.Photo Credit: Family
  
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• Prepaying Property Taxes May Not Help North Texans After IRS Clarifies Rules

  28-12-2017 03:45
  DALLAS (CBS11) – A newly issued advisory by the IRS Wednesday afternoon casts doubt that North Texans will be able to deduct prepayments of next year’s property taxes on this year’s federal income tax returns.
  The ruling comes as some North Texans have scrambled to prepay their 2018 property taxes with the goal of saving money on their income taxes.
  The agency’s advisory said, “A prepayment of anticipated real property taxes that have not been assessed prior to 2018
  
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