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• Trump Seeks $18 Billion To Extend Border Wall Over 10 Years

  05-01-2018 23:56
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico.
  The proposal provides one of the most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge.
  A U.S. official with direct knowledge of the matter says Customs and Border Protection is calling for 316 miles of additional barrier by September 2027, bringing total coverage to nearly half the border.
  The official spoke t
  
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• Dallas County Judge Shares Timeline Leading To Firing Of Health Director

  05-01-2018 23:53
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins released the following details regarding Zachary Thompson, who was fired on January 3 amid multiple sexual harassment complaints.
  Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins (credit: Stewart F. House/Getty Images)
  Jenkins explained the public funds government and has a right to the following information:
  “In early December 2017, Dallas County Human Resources Director Urmit Graham received a complaint against DCHHS Director Zachary Thompson.
  
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• Texas Game Wardens Release Sea Turtles Back Into The Gulf Of Mexico

  05-01-2018 23:29
  CALHOUN COUNTY (CBSDFW) – Texas Game Wardens released sea turtles back into the Gulf of Mexico Friday after cold temperatures left them stunned.
  Photos of lifeless sea turtles near the Texas shoreline appeared on social media over the past week thanks to an arctic blast throughout the south.
  Calhoun County Texas Game Wardens releasing warmed sea turtles back into the Gulf of Mexico. We appreciate all the organizations involved in helping these majestic creatures during the recent cold snap
  
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• Dog Takes Herself Sledding!

  05-01-2018 23:09
  WASHINGTON (CBS Local) – A woman’s dog is having a ball in the snow!
  Actually, no ball is needed as Secret the Australian Shepherd has a sled!
  Secret the Australian Shepherd (my_aussie_gal – Instagram)Sledding is one of her favorite activities having once gone down the hill about 50 times in a day according to her owner’s Instagram post!
  Here’s hoping Secret gets many more snow days this year, even if her human companions prefer warmer weather.
  
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• UT LB Malik Jefferson Signs With Lil Wayne's Sports Agency

  05-01-2018 23:05
  
  University of Texas linebacker Malik Jefferson is entering the NFL Draft and has signed on with Lil Wayne's sports agency for representation.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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• 4 Women Accuse Filmmaker Paul Haggis Of Sexual Misconduct

  05-01-2018 22:31
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A civil lawsuit charging Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis with raping a publicist has prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations, including another publicist who says he forced her to perform oral sex, then raped her.
  NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 26: Director Paul Haggis speaks onstage during the Paul Haggis & Friends panel at The Town Hall during 2016 Advertising Week New York on September 26, 2016 in New York C
  
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• Irving Teen Arrested For Christmas Eve Murder

  05-01-2018 22:08
  IRVING, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Irving Police have arrested a young man for a Christmas Eve murder of a Plano teen.
  Eighteen-year-old Damarcus Antwon Williams of Irving is in jail charged with the capital murder of 17-year-old Brett Adkins.
  Damarcus Antwon Williams
  Police said officers responded to a shooting call in the 200 block of Red River Trail shortly after 9:00 p.m. on December 24 and found Adkins shot in the chest.
  He was rushed to Baylor Hospital in Grapevine but was pronounced dead
  
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• Lawyer: “Psychotic” Man Thought “Wheel of Fortune” Host Directed Him To Kill Mother

  05-01-2018 22:06
  Derrick Williams (Akron Police Department)
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man who reportedly believed “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak instructed him to kill his elderly mother has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  The Akron Beacon Journal reports that a judge made the ruling Thursday in the murder case against 48-year-old Derrick Williams in his mother’s beating death.
  Defense attorney Brian Pierce says the Williams believed he was getting messages from the TV ga
  
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• E-commerce demand helps deliver big year for DFW's industrial real estate market

  05-01-2018 21:57
  Dallas-Fort Worth has had another record-setting year with nearly 27 million of new industrial development hitting the region in 2017. We look at some of the top deals and what we can expect in 2018.
  
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• What in the world is 5G, and why do I care? An explainer

  05-01-2018 21:46
  In theory, 5G—the next generation of mobile broadband—is just the natural technological progression of your wireless connection. It’s 4G, except one better.So, you might be wondering: What’s the big deal? There wasn’t such an uproar over the coming of 4G, was there? What’s the hubbub now?After yesterday’s news that AT&T (NYSE: T) will roll out mobile 5G later this year, let’s break it down with an explainer on what 5G is and why you should care
  
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• Central Texas Teen Accidentally Shot To Death By Relative

  05-01-2018 21:39
  HILLSBORO, Texas (AP) — Police in Central Texas say a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed by a family member in an accidental shooting as she played a video game.
  Hillsboro police say Jayla Riggs was shot in the head Dec. 30 at her home and was taken to a hospital where she died.
  Authorities say a 17-year-old relative told investigators he didn’t know the gun was loaded when he was handling it in the living room of the home.
  Police did not specify how Riggs was related to the 17-yea
  
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• Form D Friday: Dallas mobile payments firm once tied to Kay Bailey Hutchison goes on a fund raise

  05-01-2018 21:30
  A Dallas mobile payments firm that operates in India and once counted Kay Bailey Hutchison on its board before she became the NATO rep under Trump is raising funds to in part pay down debt; a popular Dallas dry cleaners operator is raising new funds; and a local healthcare startup trying to detect outpatient infections early is finding investors.
  
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• ‘SHAME ON YOU’: Cats Reportedly Abandoned Outside Shelter In Freezing Cold

  05-01-2018 21:29
  CBS Local — An animal shelter in Michigan lashed out at a man who allegedly abandoned three cats out in the freezing cold before the facility opened for business.
  According to the Cooper Country Humane Society, in a Facebook post that has now been taken down, a cat and two kittens were left in an uncovered cage outside the Houghton shelter in four-degree weather.
  “To the middle-aged gentleman in the burgundy pickup truck. SHAME ON YOU!!!” the post read. “We have NO p
  
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• Houston developer kicks off new Baylor Scott & White medical office building in DFW

  05-01-2018 21:20
  Houston-based PMRG, in conjunction with several physician partners, recently begun construction on a new Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Irving, which will bring more than 58,000 square feet of Class A medical office space to the region and expand Baylor Scott & White's network in North Texas.
  The three-story medical office building, called Medical Office Building III, will sit adjacent to Baylor Scott & White's 296-bed hospital on the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -
  
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• A Sad Holiday Tale From Barnes & Noble

  05-01-2018 20:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Barnes & Noble are tumbling to all-time lows after airing some ugly holiday sales numbers.
  The beleaguered bookseller said late Thursday that comparable-store sales slid 6.4 percent during the crucial nine-week period ending Dec. 30.
  (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
  Most retailers have strengthened digital operations and their sales have followed. At Barnes & Noble, however, online sales dropped 4.5 percent.
  Amazon.com is winning over more people each yea
  
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• Dallas developers land $126M loan for reinvention of The Village

  05-01-2018 20:53
  Two Dallas-based development firms have landed a $126 million construction loan to redevelop a portion of The Village, a 309-acre apartment home community in Dallas.
  With the new funds, Dallas-based Phoenix Property Co. and Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. plan to build a new 'Main Street' amenity district for the community, including a community park, a boutique hotel, private resident club and fitness center and multiple dining options for residents of The Village.
  The sprawling 7,000-apartme
  
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• FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Skipping CES Tech Show After Death Threats

  05-01-2018 20:22
  NEW YORK (AP) – Published reports say that Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai is skipping the CES gadget show because of death threats.
  Pai has scrapped popular net neutrality rules that had barred broadband providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from interfering with internet traffic. The policy’s supporters have reacted strongly. Pai and his staff have called out racist tweets and death threats against the chairman. The December 14 vote was halted for unident
  
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• Zach Thompson forced out as Dallas health director

  05-01-2018 20:16
  The long-time director of Dallas County’s Health and Human Services Department has been forced out after a woman made an allegation of sexual harassment, according to multiple high-level county sources.Zachary Thompson was fired by County Administrator Darryl Martin Wednesday as a result of the allegations, the sources said. James Hunnicutt, an attorney who presents the woman, confirmed that the county was given notice of the allegations. He told WFAA that there was more than one inst
  
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• Homeowner’s Association Tells Veteran He Can’t Fly U.S., Marine Flags

  05-01-2018 20:00
  CBS Local — A former U.S. Marine in Texas is fighting for the flag once again; this time against his local homeowner’s association (HOA) who have told him he can not fly the country’s flag outside his home.
  “If they’re going to take them down, it’s going to be a fight to take them down, and no one fights harder than a veteran combat Marine,” Michael Pereira said, via the Austin American-Statesman. The veteran and his wife are claiming that the local
  
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• Lawyer Argues Texas Dragging Death A ‘Drug Deal Gone Bad’

  05-01-2018 19:40
  BEAUMONT (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – One of three white men convicted in the 1998 East Texas dragging death of a black man is arguing in an appeal that the killing was a “backwoods drug deal gone bad” and not racially motivated.
  The Beaumont Enterprise reports that attorneys for John William King appeared Thursday before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
  King was sentenced to death in 1999 for chaining the ankles of 49-year-old James Byrd Jr. to the back of a pic
  
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• County Health Director Didn't Know He'd Been Fired: Attorney

  05-01-2018 19:32 via nbcdfw.com
  
  NBC 5 has learned Zachary Thompson has been forced out of his position as director of Dallas County Health and Human Services after being accused of harassment.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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• Neiman Marcus Names Ralph Lauren Exec To Be CEO

  05-01-2018 19:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group is naming a Ralph Lauren executive to succeed its CEO and President Karen Katz, who is retiring.
  The Dallas-based retailer, which has been looking to cut its debt from leveraged buyouts, says that Geoffroy van Raemdonck will officially start Feb. 12. Katz will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors and will work closely with van Raemdonck to facilitate the transition. Katz has been with the company for 30 years, inclu
  
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• ‘Mad Pooper’ Copycat Caught On Video Terrorizing Homeowners

  05-01-2018 18:54
  CBS Local — As if one “Mad Pooper” wasn’t enough, another person has allegedly begun terrorizing a couple in Arkansas by leaving his feces on their property.
  According to multiple reports, a Little Rock woman and her fiance have been the victim of two poop attacks since December. The first public dumping took place on Dec. 30, when the couple’s driveway security camera caught the suspect run between their two parked cars and squat down.
  “It wasn’t a dog.
  
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• FBI Investigating Donations Made To Clinton Foundation

  05-01-2018 18:36
  WASHINGTON (CBS NEWS) –  The FBI is conducting an investigation into the Clinton Foundation and whether any donations made to the foundation are tied to actions carried out by the U.S. government, CBS News’ Andres Triay has confirmed.
  (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
  The investigation is not new and has been underway for at least a few months, and it is separate from the investigation the FBI led on the private email server Hillary Clinton used as secretary of state
  
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• Keller ISD Middle School 'Goes Green' to Support Teacher Battling Cancer

  05-01-2018 18:31
  
  A Keller ISD middle school is going green -- by wearing it -- to show their support for a teacher battling liver cancer.
  
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• Dallas Judge Rules Dog That Attacked Child Will Be Put Down

  05-01-2018 18:19
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Today the life of a dog named Rusty was the topic in a Dallas courtroom. The pit bull attacked and bit a 2-year-old boy at a pet adoption event at Klyde Warren Park last month. After hearing how Rusty injured the child a judge decided the dog should be euthanized.
  In court today Luca Romero’s mother, Allis Cho, recalled how the little boy was walking around the dogs that were on display at the Dallas Pets Alive adoption event when he was viciously mauled by the
  
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• Typically Light Golden Globes To Be Draped In Black This Year

  05-01-2018 17:45
  NEW YORK (AP) – The Golden Globes have always been the less serious stop in route to the Academy Awards — the boozy, bubbly awards show put on by a little-known group with sometimes confounding taste. But this year, a funny thing has happened: The Golden Globes mean something.
  The 75th Golden Globes, to be presented in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday night, will be the most prominent and public display yet for the “MeToo” movement that has swept through Hollywood and
  
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• Report: Comcast Fired 500 After Claiming Tax Cut Would Create Jobs

  05-01-2018 17:36
  CBS Local — Telecommunications giant Comcast has been caught in another embarrassing situation, this time involving layoffs and their support of the government’s tax overhaul.
  According to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Comcast fired over 500 sales personnel shortly before Christmas, despite claiming that Congress’s new tax cut bill would help them create thousands of jobs. The fired door-to-door sales representatives were also allegedly required to sign a non
  
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• Intel CEO Sold Shares Before Chip Security Flaw Disclosed To Public

  05-01-2018 17:10
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Intel’s CEO sold shares in his company several months after Google informed the chipmaker of a serious security problem affecting its products.
  CEO Brian Krzanich sold about $39 million in stocks and options in late November, before the security vulnerability was publicly known. Intel says it was notified about the bugs in June.
  The company didn’t respond to inquiries about the timing of Krzanich’s divestments, but a spokeswoman told MarketWatch
  
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• Two Men Arrested After Police Conduct Child Porn Investigation

  05-01-2018 16:57
  NORTH DALLAS (CBSDFW) – Two men are in custody after authorities conducted a child porn investigation at a home in Collin County on Thursday.
  Stanley Tsay and Edward Callaghan (Credit: Collin County Sheriff’s Office)
  The Plano Police Department along with the Collin County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant for a home on Pecan Ridge Drive in North Dallas to gather evidence in an online child pornography case.
  Authorities say Stanley Tsay was arrested after he confessed
  
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• 82-Year-Old Woman Killed in Fire in Weatherford

  05-01-2018 16:29
  
  Parker County officials believe the fire started from a space heater or wood burning stove.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Property Tax Refund Available For Tarrant County Residents Who Prepaid

  05-01-2018 15:45
  FORT WORTH (1080 KRLD) – Property owners in Tarrant County who unnecessarily prepaid their 2018 property taxes can get that money refunded.
  The IRS ruled only property taxes that have already been assessed can be written off federal taxes. Therefore, since Tarrant County will not send tax assessments until October, those pre-payments cannot be written off 2017 federal taxes.
  According to officials, Tarrant County is offering to refund those pre-payments.
  Refund requests must be made i
  
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• Neiman Marcus names CEO from outside the company

  05-01-2018 15:33
  Bringing years of experience in fashion and luxury retail, Geoffroy van Raemdonck has been named CEO of Neiman Marcus Group.He succeeds Karen Katz, a career-long Neiman’s veteran who has served in the Dallas company’s top role since 2010. Her retirement is effective Feb. 12, and she will retain a seat on Neiman’s board. She will also work with van Raemdonck “to facilitate a seamless transition process,” the company said in a prepared statement.Katz will receive 
  
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• Airports Try To UnSnarl After Winter Storm Flight Cancellations

  05-01-2018 15:02
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Just as expected a bitter blast raced across the east coast dumping several feet of snow and turning rivers and lakes to ice. While the worst of the storm has passed it has left millions of Americans stuck in place, with thousands of flights grounded, hundreds of schools closed and grocery store shelves emptied.
  With the cold weather keeping some flights grounded, airports in North Texas and across the country are experiencing delays and cancellations.
  There
  
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• ‘What Happens In Vegas’ Slogan Returns After Mass Shooting

  05-01-2018 14:44
  LAS VEGAS (AP) – “What happens here, stays here.”
  The official slogan of Las Vegas is back by popular demand three months after it was paused following the mass shooting that rattled the city.
  The destination’s tourism agency revived the 15-year-old slogan this week in a new ad running online and on several TV networks nationwide, marking a return to normalcy in the city where the backbone industry was directly affected by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. histor
  
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• Major School Uniform Supplier Shuts Doors Overnight

  05-01-2018 13:57
  
  Parents across the country are scrambling after Parker School Uniforms, a major uniform supplier, abruptly closed its stores.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Woman’s Body Found After Crews Battle Parker County House Fire

  05-01-2018 13:35
  WEATHERFORD (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman died early Friday morning after fire destroyed her Parker County home. It happened at about 3:00 a.m. along Bellenger Lane, north of Weatherford.
  Flames and smoke were showing when fire crews first arrived at the scene. Once the blaze was under control, firefighters went inside of the structure and discovered the woman’s body. The Parker County Fire Marshal’s Office and the medical examiner were both called to the scene.
  The woman’s name
  
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• Parker School Uniforms Abruptly Closes Stores

  05-01-2018 13:26
  
  Parents across the country are scrambling after Parker School Uniforms, a major uniform supplier, abruptly closed its stores.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Sears to shutter 103 additional locations, including 4 in Texas

  05-01-2018 13:24
  Sears Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: SHLD) will shutter 103 Sears and Kmart Stores in early 2018 as it looks to update its business model.The Chicago-area-based retailer said Jan. 4 that it will close three Sears locations and one Kmart across Texas in the coming months.The locations are just a few the of 64 Kmarts and 39 Sears stores across the U.S. to be closed by April, the Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based company said.Click here to see all the closings. In Texas, Sears closures include the following:
  
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• ‘Jeopardy’ Host Trebek Has Surgery For Blood Clots On Brain

  05-01-2018 13:22
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Longtime “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek had surgery for blood clots on the brain, but assured fans he’d be back reading clues to contestants soon.
  Trebek appeared in a video on the “Jeopardy” Facebook page Thursday to announce that he’d had the surgery during the show’s holiday break.
  Wearing a “Jeopardy” baseball cap and using the same tone he employs to explain difficult subjects on the show, Trebek says &ld
  
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• Why Cable Bills Are Rising Again And What You Can Do

  05-01-2018 13:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cable and satellite TV providers are ringing in the new year with an unwelcomed gift: higher cable bills.
  Comcast, for instance, says customer bills will rise 2.2 percent, on average, in 2018. AT&T is raising DirecTV’s prices by up to $8 a month in mid-January. Smaller providers are planning increases, too.
  Over the past decade, prices for TV service have risen almost twice as fast as inflation, according to an analysis of government data. Data provider S&P Gl
  
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