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• Dallas County Health Director Zachary Thompson Forced Out

  04-01-2018 23:37
  
  NBC 5 has learned Zachary Thompson has been forced out of his position as director of Dallas County Health and Human Services.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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• Chip Issue Makes Nearly All Computers Vulnerable to Hackers

  04-01-2018 23:36
  
  Pay attention to security updates and patches recommended for your computer.Photo Credit: Getty Images/Cultura RF
  
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• Claire’s Says No Asbestos Found In Makeup

  04-01-2018 23:18
  DALLAS (CBS11) – Claire’s says two lab tests show no asbestos was found in their children’s makeup kits.
  This announcement comes more than a week after the children’s retailer pulled nine items from store shelves over asbestos concerns.
  Claire’s makeup kit (Claire’s)
  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.
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• Denton Music Venue Closes After Sexual Assault Allegation

  04-01-2018 23:07
  
  Jagoe House, a popular Denton music venue, is closed after allegations of sexual misconduct.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• CDC Warns Romaine Lettuce May Be Linked To E. Coli Outbreak

  04-01-2018 22:59
  CBS Local — A warning from the CDC is urging people to be cautious of eating romaine lettuce after nearly 60 people were infected by E. coli bacteria. Health officials say the illnesses were reported in Canada and 13 states including New York, California, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.
  According to Consumer Reports, the dangerous bacteria has sent five to the hospital and killed one person in America. Another patient died of the illness in Canada, where the source of the bact
  
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• Texas Man Faces Kidnapping Charges After Colorado Arrest

  04-01-2018 22:42
  
  A 44-year-old man named as a person of interest in the death of a woman and the abduction of her two daughters in Texas is in custody in southern Colorado.Photo Credit: Round Rock Police Department
  
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• Dallas County Health Director Zachary Thompson Retiring

  04-01-2018 22:39 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Zachary Thompson, the longtime director of Dallas County Health and Human Services, is retiring.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Source: DCHHS Director Is Retiring

  04-01-2018 22:37
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The man who oversaw Dallas County’s response to both the Ebola and West Nile Virus outbreaks is retiring.
  Sources tell CBS11, Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zach Thompson’s retirement will become effective at the end of the month.
  Zachary Thompson
  In 2012, Thompson launched a public awareness effort to combat the West Nile Virus which killed 13 people that year.
  In 2014, he calmed public fears over an Ebola outbreak after a man from Liber
  
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• DCHHS Director Terminated After Sexual Harassment Complaints

  04-01-2018 22:37
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The man who oversaw Dallas County’s response to both the Ebola and West Nile Virus outbreaks was terminated on Wednesday, January 3.
  A source within Dallas County Health and Human Services tells CBS11, two women made complaints of sexual harassment against Zachary Thompson.
  The Dallas County Health and Human Services Director had planned on retiring at the end of the month, but he was let go before that could happen.
  Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins released the
  
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• DCHHS Director Terminated

  04-01-2018 22:37
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The man who oversaw Dallas County’s response to both the Ebola and West Nile Virus outbreaks was terminated on Wednesday, January 3.
  Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zach Thompson’s had said the retirement would become effective at the end of the month, but he was let go before that could happen.
  Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins released the following statement Thursday evening.
  Zachary Thompson gave notice in 2017 of his retirement to be e
  
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• McKinney ISD Trailblazer Leonard Evans Dies at 94

  04-01-2018 22:35
  
  A McKinney Independent School District legend, Leonard Evans, died earlier this week at the age of 94.
  
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• Down Industrial Breaks Through 25,000

  04-01-2018 22:24
  NEW YORK (AP) – The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000.
  Technology companies, which put up some of the biggest gains in the last year, continued to outpace the rest of the market Thursday.
  Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
  Banks were benefiting from higher bond yields, which allow them to charge higher interest rates on mortgages and other
  
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• Dow Industrial Breaks Through 25,000

  04-01-2018 22:24
  NEW YORK (AP) – The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000.
  Technology companies, which put up some of the biggest gains in the last year, continued to outpace the rest of the market Thursday.
  Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
  Banks were benefiting from higher bond yields, which allow them to charge higher interest rates on mortgages and other
  
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• Arlington Police Nab $15,000 in Cough Syrup in Narcotics Bust

  04-01-2018 22:18
  
  Police posted the photo to social media that showed 3.5 lbs of marijuana over 30 bottles of promethazine and 3,000 Xanax pills and 1 ounce of cocaine, police said.Photo Credit: Arlington police
  
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• Exclusive: TCU Fraternity Members Were Hazed, Burned: Police

  04-01-2018 22:15
  
  New members of a Texas Christian University fraternity were blindfolded and locked in a closet, told to perform acts with sex toys, and burned when they were forced to hold a lit match while reciting the...Photo Credit: TCU Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Mavs No Longer Known as 'Little Cows' in China

  04-01-2018 22:09
  
  The Dallas Mavericks have selected a new Chinese name for the team -- one that's a little easier to rally behind.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• 2 Men Die in Shootout Over Stolen Camera

  04-01-2018 21:58
  
  Two men died after a shootout Wednesday night in front of a vacant Garland home where police believe they met regarding a stolen camera.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Trump Moves To Vastly Expand Offshore Drilling Off US Coasts

  04-01-2018 21:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades.
  WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 07: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Amir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait in the Oval Office of The White House September 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. The two leaders are scheduled to
  
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• SMU Football Names New Offensive Coordinator

  04-01-2018 21:41
  
  SMU football head coach Sonny Dykes has named Rhett Lashlee his new offensive coordinator.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• North Korea Accidentally Hit Its Own City In Missile Test, Report Says

  04-01-2018 21:36
  CBS Local — A North Korean missile test went embarrassingly wrong for the rogue nation, according to a report. A U.S. government source says that a 2017 rocket launch failed and crashed into one of the country’s own cities.
  According to the Japanese magazine The Diplomat, North Korea’s test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on April 28 crash-landed in the city of Tokchon and caused heavy damage to several buildings. The rocket was launched from a
  
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• It’s So Cold In Florida, Iguanas Are Falling From Trees

  04-01-2018 21:32
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from their perches in suburban trees.
  Temperatures dipped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) early Thursday in parts of South Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
  That’s chilly enough to immobilize green iguanas common in Miami’s suburbs.
  Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino tweeted a photograph of an iguana lying belly-up next to his swimming pool. WPEC-TV p
  
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• Official: Doctor Flying Missing Plane May Have Lacked Oxygen

  04-01-2018 21:23
  DALLAS (AP) — A doctor volunteering for a dog rescue operation who failed to land his small plane at an airport in Central Texas as planned and was later tracked by fighter jets flying over the Gulf of Mexico appeared unresponsive and may have been suffering from a lack of oxygen, officials said Thursday.
  The Coast Guard identified the pilot of the Cirrus SR22T as Dr. Bill Kinsinger, who took off from Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City Wednesday afternoon after filing a flight plan to lan
  
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• Man Robs Dallas Bank Dressed As Security Guard: DPD

  04-01-2018 20:07
  
  Police are searching for a man they say was dressed as a security officer and took money from a Dallas bank at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: Dallas police
  
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• Southwest Pays $15 Million To Settle Class Action Lawsuit

  04-01-2018 20:06
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Southwest Airline will pay $15 million dollars to settle class-action lawsuits.
  The lawsuits accuse the four biggest U.S. airlines of conspiring to boost prices by holding down the supply of tickets for sale.
  Dallas-based Southwest Airline denies breaking the law, but says it settled to avoid the expense of more litigation.
  Officials with American Airline and United Airline say they will continue to defend themselves against the lawsuits. Representatives for Delt
  
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• Owners Reclaim Lost Peahen Found in Prosper

  04-01-2018 20:00
  
  A North Texas family has found the owner of a peahen that showed up on their back patio Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Nikki Brewer
  
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• “Black Panther” Movie Causing Cultural Excitement Across The Country

  04-01-2018 19:44
  NEW YORK (AP) – There’s a Black Panther party going on all around the country.
  Superhero fans, movie fans and especially connoisseurs of black culture — American and African — are all eagerly awaiting the debut of Marvel’s “Black Panther” movie starring comic book’s first black superhero with an enthusiasm not often seen in American cinema.
  “Black Panther” viewing parties are already being scheduled around the country for its February r
  
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• DeSoto Police Looking For Man Who Stole 3 TVs From Walmart

  04-01-2018 19:20
  DESOTO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – DeSoto Police are looking for the man who stole three TVs from a Walmart in November.
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  Authorities say the man in the photo above ran out of the store with the TVs at approximately 10:34 p.m. on November 6.
  The suspect, described as a black man with a striped shirt and blue jeans, left the scene in a burgundy-colored passenger car.
  Anyone with information about this crime can contact DeSoto Police at 469-658-3050.
  
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• Manchester U to Play in 2018 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup

  04-01-2018 19:07
  
  Manchester United has accepted an invitation to compete in this spring's Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXIX.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Nearly 3 Dozen Texas Inmates End Hunger Strike

  04-01-2018 19:03
  WICHITA FALLS (AP) — Texas prison officials say nearly 40 inmates on a hunger strike since Christmas have ended their protest over alleged limited recreational time and food portions.
  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says the 37 inmates at the Allred Unit accepted meals again Wednesday. TDCJ officials didn’t immediately return messages Thursday about the end of the strike at the prison in Iowa Park, 120 miles northwest of Fort Worth.
  All of the Allred Unit inmates who partici
  
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• Little Big Town, Lady Gaga, Childish Gambino, Pink To Perform At Grammys

  04-01-2018 18:59
  NEW YORK (AP) – Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Little Big Town and Pink will perform at the 60th Grammy Awards, which will also feature Broadway musical tributes by Patti LuPone and Ben Platt in honor of the show’s return to New York City.
  The Recording Academy announced Thursday the first round of performers for the January 28 awards show, held live from Madison Square Garden.
  Childish Gambino will make his Grammy stage debut after being nominated for five awards, including album of t
  
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• Dallas Police Looking For Bank Robber

  04-01-2018 18:49
  DALLAS (KRLD) – Dallas Police need your help finding a bank robber.
  (Dallas Police)
  At around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, a man stormed into the BBVA Compass Bank branch on St. Francis Avenue, pointed a rifle at employees and demanded money.
  The employees complied with the robber’s demands, and no one was hurt.
  The robber is a black male, between 25-35 years-old, about 6-feet tall, and weighing 140-150 lbs.
  He was wearing a black mask and a black jacket with a security guard patch on the upp
  
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• Macy’s, Penney See Holiday Sales Growth

  04-01-2018 18:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s and J.C. Penney both reported holiday sales growth, offering encouraging signs that if department stores struggling to hold their own against online retailers had a decent period, other retailers did as well.
  The results, announced Thursday, came after both retailers focused on improving their online services while highlighting more exclusive offerings. Low unemployment, a strong stock market and other factors set the stage for a good holiday season. The Nation
  
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• Frisco Police Looking For Credit Card Thieves

  04-01-2018 18:26
  FRISCO (CBSDFW) – Frisco police are looking for a pair of credit card thieves after the two were caught on camera using a stolen card.
  (Frisco Police)
  Authorities say the credit card was stolen during a vehicle burglary.
  The female suspect in the photo is wearing a white t-shirt with ‘The North Face’ logo across the chest, while the male suspect is wearing a solid black t-shirt with a black hat with an unknown logo on the front.
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• Sessions Rescinds Policy That Allowed Legal Marijuana To Flourish

  04-01-2018 18:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, creating new confusion about enforcement and use just three days after a new legalization law went into effect in California.
  President Donald Trump’s top law enforcement official announced the change Thursday. Instead of the previous lenient-federal-enforcement policy, Sessions’ new stance will instead let feder
  
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• Fitness Trackers Are Terrible At Measuring Calories Burned, Study Says

  04-01-2018 18:21
  CBS Local — If you got a new fitness tracking gadget during the holidays, a new study has some bad news for just how useful it’ll be after your next workout. According to Stanford University, fitness monitoring devices like the Apple Watch and Fitbit proved to be largely inaccurate at counting how many calories you burn off.
  Researchers say that while the devices were very accurate at measuring a person’s heart rate while working out, the models Stanford tested were o
  
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• Dallas Fights DCS' $4M Crossing Guard Bill

  04-01-2018 17:54
  
  Controversy over closing troubled school bus agency Dallas County Schools expanded to Dallas City Hall Wednesday with two State Senators entering the fray over crossing guards.
  
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• Virginia Republican’s Name Drawn From Bowl, Giving Him Win

  04-01-2018 17:38
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Republican won a Virginia state House of Delegates race so close that its outcome was determined by pulling his name out of a ceramic bowl Thursday.
  The win allows the Republicans to maintain a slim majority in the House, though a final tally is still uncertain because another close race is locked in a court battle and the Democrat in the race can ask for yet another recount.
  Del. David Yancey’s named was chosen out of a ceramic bowl, making him the winner of t
  
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• Prosper Family Takes in Lost Peahen

  04-01-2018 17:28
  
  A North Texas family is trying to find the owner of a peahen that showed up on their back patio Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Nikki Brewer
  
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• Man Killed in Hit-And-Run After Suspect Runs Red Light

  04-01-2018 17:18
  
  A man was killed after a suspect ran a red light and fled the scene, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• In-N-Out Adds Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate to Menu

  04-01-2018 17:18
  
  Southern California-based burger chain In-N-Out is bringing hot cocoa back to the menu. It's their first new menu item in more than a decade.Photo Credit: In-N-Out Burger
  
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• Beachfront Home Collapses Due To Beach Erosion In Florida

  04-01-2018 17:17
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An unoccupied beachfront house in Florida has partially collapsed due to beach erosion.
  The St. Johns Sheriff’s Office posted pictures of the home on Facebook, shortly after the structure — teetering on the edge of an eroded sand dune — began collapsing. No one was injured.
  (credit: St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office)
  Sheriff’s officials, along with fire rescue crews and building inspectors, secured the scene. Ponte Vedra Beach is
  
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• Sprint Names Michel Combes President And Financial Chief

  04-01-2018 16:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint named Michel Combes president and chief financial officer, months after it called off a merger with rival T-Mobile.
  Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent’s Chief Executive Officer Michel Combes gives a press conference, on April 15, 2015 in Paris, to formalise the merger of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia has struck a 15.6-billion-euro deal to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent to create the world’s biggest supplier of mobile phone network equipment. The merge
  
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• Man Barricades Himself in Bathroom With Child, 7

  04-01-2018 16:42
  
  A Dallas man surrendered to police after barricading himself inside a bathroom with a 7-year-old child Thursday morning, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Researchers: Computer Chip Security Flaw Puts PCs, Phones At Risk

  04-01-2018 16:26
  NEW YORK (CNET) – A newly discovered exploit in most modern computer processors could make your computer or phone vulnerable to attacks. But chipmakers say they’ve got fixes ready to go.
  Several researchers, including a member of Google’s Project Zero team, found that a design technique used in chips from Intel, ARM and others could allow hackers to access data from the memory on your device. The problem impacts processors going back more than two decades and cou
  
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• 93-Year-Old Former Heart Surgeon Set To Become Next Mormon President

  04-01-2018 16:13
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The man set to become the next Mormon church president is a 93-year-old former heart surgeon whose conservative track record on the religion’s leadership panel has led Mormon scholars to predict he won’t make any major changes.
  Russell M. Nelson is likely to be formally named to the post in the coming days under longstanding church protocol designed to ensure a smooth handover by giving the post to the longest-tenured member of the governing Quorum of the
  
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• AG Sessions Pushing To End Policy That Let Legal Pot Flourish

  04-01-2018 15:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is going after legalized marijuana. Sessions is rescinding a policy that had let legalized marijuana flourish without federal intervention across the country.
  That’s according to two people with direct knowledge of the decision. They were not allowed to publicly discuss it before an announcement expected Thursday and spoke on condition of anonymity.
  (credit: Thinkstock)
  The move will leave it to U.S. attorneys where pot is legal to dec
  
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• Dallas Police Standoff Ends With Suspect In Custody & Little Girl Safe

  04-01-2018 14:51
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police were involved in a standoff in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas on Thursday morning, where a man was holed up inside of a home with a child. That child exited the home, but the man remained inside.
  The incident started at about 4:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Buckalew Street, south of the Bishop Arts District.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  According to officials at the scene, this started as a domestic violence call. One family member was able to get out o
  
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• Dallas Police Continue Standoff With Man After Little Girl Exits Home

  04-01-2018 14:51
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police are at the scene of a standoff in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, where a man was holed up inside of a home with a child. That child has since left the home, but the man remains inside.
  The incident is happening in the 900 block of Buckalew Street, south of the Bishop Arts District.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  According to officials at the scene, this started as a domestic violence call. One family member was able to get out of the home, but the susp
  
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• Hundreds Of Flights Canceled Due To Winter Storm Grayson

  04-01-2018 14:44
  DALLAS (CBSDFW) – Winter Storm Grayson is causing airlines across the country to cancel hundreds of flights to and from several cities on the east coast.
  North Texas based American and Southwest Airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights to the East Coast ahead of the major winter weather.
  Multiple major airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia are among those hubs affected by the weather. Smaller airports from Virginia to Maine are also experiencing difficulties.
  Some airports
  
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• Hundreds Of Flights Canceled Due To Winter Storm

  04-01-2018 14:44
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A winter storm is causing airlines across the country to cancel hundreds of flights to and from several cities on the east coast.
  North Texas-based American and Southwest Airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights to the East Coast ahead of the major winter weather.
  Multiple major airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia are among those hubs affected by the weather. Smaller airports from Virginia to Maine are also experiencing difficulties.
  Some airports hope to
  
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