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• 7 More Flu-Related Deaths Reported In Dallas Co.; 38 Total This Season

  17-01-2018 23:58
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported seven additional flu-related deaths, bringing the total to 38 this season.
  DCHHS says the seven patients who died ranged in age from 51 to 89. They were residents in Cedar Hill, Dallas, Garland, DeSoto and Rowlett.
  The seven patients had high-risk health conditions and died after complications related to the flu.
  “Older adults, individuals with chronic health conditions, pregnant women, young children and
  
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• Denton Hospital Remembers Murdered Little Elm Officer

  17-01-2018 23:52
  
  Medical City Denton honored Little Elm Police Detective Jerry Walker a year after his murder by naming a room in the Emergency Department in his honor.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 7 Additional Flu Deaths Reported in Dallas County

  17-01-2018 23:52
  
  Dallas County Health & Human Services is now reporting seven additional flu-related deaths, bringing the season total to 38.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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• Stephen King To Help Bookstore Owner Who Lost Collection

  17-01-2018 23:30
  BANGOR, Maine (AP) – Stephen King says he wants to help a Maine bookstore owner who lost thousands of dollars’ worth of rare books, including original King manuscripts, after flood caused by a broken pipe.
  BANGOR, ME – SEPTEMBER 06: Stephen King attends a special screening of “IT” at Bangor Mall Cinemas 10 on September 6, 2017 in Bangor, Maine. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)
  King tells the Bangor Daily News he was “horrified” to hea
  
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• Police Say Man Facing Eviction Killed Texas Landlady, Self

  17-01-2018 22:38
  IRVING (AP) — Investigators say a man facing eviction from a Dallas-area home for delinquent rent was found dead a day after being sought in the slaying of his landlady.
  Police in Irving on Wednesday announced investigators believe 50-year-old Mark Leonard Kincer killed the homeowner, traveled 350 miles to Monahans and then took his own life.
  An Irving police statement says no other suspects are sought in Jan. 11 fatal shooting of 58-year-old Susan Bufford Maleskey of Jacksonvill
  
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• Pawn Shop Buys Diamond Ring Hoping To Return It To Rightful Owner

  17-01-2018 22:31
  FORT WORTH (CBS11) – A Fort Worth pawn shop owner says he is on a mission to reunite a diamond ring with its rightful owner.
  Michael Meyer of Purple Heart Pawn and Gun in Fort Worth says a man walked in to the store on Tuesday trying to sell a heart-shaped diamond ring.
  heart-shaped diamond ring (CBS11)
  Meyer told CBS11 he gave it a closer look and estimated it to be between two and three karats and worth around $20,000.
  He said the man only asked for $100.
  “This immediately raised a
  
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• Dow Jones Has First Close Above 26,000 Points

  17-01-2018 22:26
  NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its first close above 26,000 points.
  NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 12: Traders and financial professional work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), January 12, 2018 in New York City. The Dow was up over 200 points on Friday, off to its best start to begin a year since 2003. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
  The Dow had traded above that level on T
  
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• Good Samaritan's Widow Testifies in Arlington Murder Trial

  17-01-2018 22:03
  
  The murder trial for an Army soldier accused of fatally shooting a father of three as he tried to stop him from leaving the scene of a shooting continues Wednesday.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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• 2 Dead in Dallas After Spending Night in the Cold

  17-01-2018 22:02
  
  Two people are dead after spending the night out in the cold in South Dallas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• John Goff investment arm buys aircraft parts tester, moves it to Euless

  17-01-2018 21:09
  Omega Research, which was started in 1984, has moved to a larger facility in Euless this month as part of the deal.
  
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• After acquisition, Frisco-based tech company to do Circuit City’s installations

  17-01-2018 21:07
  Frisco-based Skinny IT did more than $100 million revenue in 2017 and has a goal for 25 percent growth in the new year.
  
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• Why DFW could be on the short list for Apple's new corporate campus

  17-01-2018 21:04
  Apple is gearing up to build another corporate campus in a yet-to-be-announced American city and increase its workforce across the U.S. by 20,000 new employees over the next five years, the iPhone maker said Wednesday.The news comes packaged with Apple’s announcement Wednesday that it plans to invest a total of $350 billion into the U.S. economy between now and the end of 2023.
  Cupertino-based Apple says that investment will come through increased spending in manufacturing, capital expendi
  
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• Woman Found Dead At DART Bus Stop

  17-01-2018 20:32
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – DART police are investigating after a woman was found dead at a bus stop Wednesday morning.
  Officials said the woman was found unresponsive just before 8 a.m. at a bus stop at the intersection of South Malcolm X Boulevard and Peabody.
  Dallas Fire-Rescue made the initial contact with her after calls for a welfare check at the bus stop. She was reported dead at the scene.
  Witnesses told officials they had interacted with the woman in the area over the past few days.
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• Former President Carter Writing Book About Religious Faith

  17-01-2018 20:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter is working on a book about his religious faith.
  Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that Carter’s “Faith: A Journey for All” will tell of how religion has sustained him and what role it plays in society. Carter, 93, said in a statement that he wanted to explore faith’s “far-reaching effect.”
  Carter has been a prolific author since leaving the presidency in 1981. He has written memoirs, fiction, poet
  
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• American Airlines uniform lawsuit bolstered by new hazard evaluation

  17-01-2018 20:09
  The American Airlines uniform lawsuit filed last fall in federal court in Chicago has gotten a big boost.
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, issued a health hazard evaluation of symptomatic reactions believed to be tied to uniforms supplied to tens of thousands of American Airlines (Nasdaq: AAL) employees in September of 2016 by Twin Hill, a unit of Men's Wearhouse, which is a division of Tailored Brands (N
  
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• Has Dallas County Done Enough to Prevent Mail-In Voter Fraud?

  17-01-2018 19:54
  
  The Dallas Morning News' Rudy Bush talks about whether Dallas County has done enough to end voter fraud using mail-in ballots.
  
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• Organizers Announce Details for 2018 Dallas Women's March

  17-01-2018 19:50
  
  Organizers will announce details for the 2018 Dallas Women's March Wednesday morning.
  
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• Apple To Build 2nd Campus, Hire 20,000 In $350B Pledge

  17-01-2018 19:35
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is planning to build another corporate campus and hire 20,000 workers during the next five years as part of a $350 billion commitment to the U.S. economy.
  The pledge announced Wednesday is an offshoot from the sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code championed by President Donald Trump and approved by Congress last month.
  Besides dramatically lowering the standard corporate tax rate, the reforms offer a one-time break on cash being held overseas.
  Apple plans to ta
  
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• Driver Knocks Streetlight Into Dallas Morning News Building

  17-01-2018 19:18
  
  A downtown car crash created some commotion at The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday night when a driver, swerving to avoid a red-light runner, knocked out a streetlight that shattered a newsroom window on its way...Photo Credit: Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News
  
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• ‘Tourniquet Killer’ Set To Be Executed In Texas

  17-01-2018 19:15
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Houston-area sex offender who was convicted of killing a young woman and confessed to three more strangling deaths is set for lethal injection in Texas Thursday in what would be the first U.S. execution of 2018.
  The Harris County District Attorney’s office dubbed Anthony Allen Shore the “Tourniquet Killer” because of how he ended his victims’ lives, using a stick to tightly twist a cord around their necks.
  “Anthony Shore is the worst
  
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• Arlington Firefighters Battle Apartment Fire

  17-01-2018 19:15
  
  In frigid temperatures Wednesday, Arlington firefighters are fighting a fire at an apartment complex on the city's east side.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Take The Same Cognitive Exam As President Trump

  17-01-2018 19:09
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  CBS Local – President Donald Trump underwent his annual physical exam Tuesday, and overall, the results were good, especially for cardiovascular health.
  President Donald Trump (credit: Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images)
  The part of the testing that got the most attention, however, was that of cognitive testing. In other words, a screening exam of mental function.
  The screening used is one common in medical offices across the nation. It’s called the Montreal
  
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• 'How 'Bout Them Cowboys' Turns 25 Years Old

  17-01-2018 18:53
  
  It's been 25 years, to the day, since former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson yelled out "How 'bout them Cowboys?!" ... those were the days.Photo Credit: The Dallas Morning News
  
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• U2, Elton John, Kendrick Lamar To Perform At Grammys

  17-01-2018 18:33
  NEW YORK (AP) — U2 and Elton John are headed to the Grammys to help the organization celebrate its 60th awards show.
  Bono of U2 performs as part of celebrations for Canada’s 150th birthday on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario on July 1, 2017.
  Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are visiting to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s founding. / AFP PHOTO / Chris Roussakis (Photo credit should read CHRIS ROUSSAKIS/AFP/Getty Images)
  The Recording Academy anno
  
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• Humans Will Review Video From Most Popular YouTube Creators

  17-01-2018 18:17
  NEW YORK (AP) — Google says humans will now review video from its most popular YouTube creators after recent complaints.
  The videos being targeted are ones Google packages to advertisers as “preferred” content. While Google has had human reviewers before, it relies heavily on software to flag potential problems. YouTube was criticized for moving too slowly after one of its stars, Logan Paul, posted video of what appears to be a suicide victim.
  Google said Tuesday evening that i
  
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• Sen. Jeff Flake Says Press Undergoing A “Sustained Attack” By Trump

  17-01-2018 18:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator is denouncing President Donald Trump’s use of the terms “fake news” and “enemy of the people” to describe the news media and stories he doesn’t like.
  WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 19: (AFP OUT) Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) (L) and Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) (R) attend a lunch with members of Congress hosted by US President Donald J. Trump (not pictured) in the State Dining Room of the White House on July 19, 2017 in Washington
  
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• Grambling Band to Perform During Mavs African-American Night

  17-01-2018 18:06
  
  The Dallas Mavericks will host the "World Famed" Grambling Tiger Marching Band Friday during African-American heritage night.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• GE signs $900M locomotive and service contracts with its largest international customer

  17-01-2018 18:01
  General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) signed two contracts with Kazakhstan’s state-run railroad, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, valued at more than $900 million, the company announced Wednesday morning.One of the contracts is for 300 shunter locomotives, which are used in rail yards to assemble trains and make short hauls. The other is for an 18-year agreement to manage maintenance of 175 Evolution Series locomotives."Our new agreements with KTZ reflect our ongoing commitment to partner with Kazakhstan
  
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• More Actors Expressing Regret About Working With Woody Allen

  17-01-2018 17:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of actors are distancing themselves from Woody Allen and his next film, heightening questions about the future of the prolific 82-year-old filmmaker in a Hollywood newly sensitive to allegations of sexual misconduct.Timothee Chalamet on Tuesday said he will donate his salary for an upcoming Woody Allen film to three charities fighting sexual harassment and abuse: Time’s Up, the LGBT Center in New York and RAINN. The breakout star of “Call Me By
  
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• Texas' GOP leaders take another crack at limiting property tax increases

  17-01-2018 17:44
  A plan to cap annual increases in local property taxes was unveiled Tuesday by Gov. Greg AbbottThe proposal would limit how much more in revenue local taxing entities such as cities, counties and school districts could raise each year at 2.5 percent.It would also require the approval of two-thirds of voters to raise the cap above that 2.5 percent threshold, and would require local governments to vote on increasing property appraisals.The tax plan should be a focal point of Abbott’s re-elec
  
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• Fort Worth Police Searching For Man Who Attacked Woman, Stole Her Car

  17-01-2018 17:31
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth police are searching for a man who they say attacked a woman and stole her car while her daughter was inside.
  Police say the attack happened as the woman left a grocery store in the 4200 block of Miller Avenue on November 13, 2017 at around 7 p.m.
  According to police, as the woman was getting into her car, she was attacked by the suspect. Her 11-year-old daughter was also in the car.
  Police say the the suspect pushed the woman to the ground and stole he
  
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• Dog Found Hanging From A Tree Near Lowe’s Store In Tucson

  17-01-2018 17:19
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Officials say a teen rescued a dog that she found hanging from a tree behind a home improvement store in Tucson.
  We need your help! On Jan. 15, @PimaAnimalCare responded to a call involving this dog, who was found hanging from a tree. If you have any info on the dog or tips on the incident, contact PACC at 724-5990 or call the 88-CRIME hotline at (520) 882-7463. https://t.co/nlEunhuPJk pic.twitter.com/jtHifB2Zep
  — Official Pima County (@pimaarizona) January 16, 2
  
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• Austin company paying $1.8B for piece of Energy Transfer Partners

  17-01-2018 16:52
  USA Compression Partners LP has agreed to pay about $1.8 billion for a piece of Dallas pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners LP.Austin-based USA Compression Partners (NYSE: USAC), which compresses natural gas for transportation and provides similar services, announced Tuesday it would buy Energy Transfer Partners' CDM Resource Management LLC and CDM Environmental & Technical Services LLC subsidiaries, which also deal in natural gas compression. USA Compression Partners plans to pay $1.22
  
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• Koreas To Form Their First Joint Olympic Team

  17-01-2018 16:50
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says the rival Koreas have agreed to form their first joint Olympic team and have their athletes march together during the opening ceremony of next month’s Winter Olympics in the South.
  PANMUNJOM, SOUTH KOREA – JANUARY 17: In this handout image provided by the South Korean Unification Ministry, the head of North Korean delegation Jon Jong-Su, (C) is greeted by a South Korean official as he crosses a border line to attend their meeting on Ja
  
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• ERCOT: Winter Peak Electricity Demand Record Broken

  17-01-2018 15:42
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A new winter peak demand record for electricity use was set last night and this morning due to the extreme low temperatures across Texas.
  The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) says that the previous winter peak demand record of 62,855 megawats was broken  Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The new record, 65,731 megawats, was set between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.
  ERCOT manages the flow of electric power on the Texas Interc
  
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• Meteor Credited For Bright Light, Noise Rattling Michigan

  17-01-2018 15:09
  DETROIT (AP) — Experts say a bright light and what sounded like thunder in the sky above Michigan was a meteor.
  The American Meteor Society says it received hundreds of reports of a fireball Tuesday night over the state, including many in the Detroit area. Reports also came in from several other states and Ontario, Canada.
  Some Michigan residents reported their homes shaking.
  The society says the reports suggest a space rock penetrated deep into the Earth’s atmosphere before it broke
  
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• Crowley ISD Opens Schools Early To Help Keep Students Warm

  17-01-2018 14:13
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The goal of keeping kids safe in the freezing cold is something schools across North Texas are working hard to do. Temperatures are so frigid and wind chills so low that frostbite can occur in as little as 30 minutes on exposed skin.
  One North Texas school district is going the extra miles to get kids inside and out of the elements.
  With temperatures expected to stay below 20-degrees at or around the time students start making their way to school, the Cr
  
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• Fort Worth ISD Offers Flu Shots for Teachers

  17-01-2018 14:04
  
  Fort Worth ISD officials decided to offer another campus clinic at their administration building for teachers and their family members.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Deloitte shares employee inclusion strategies with DFW businesses

  17-01-2018 13:37
  Financial advisory firm Deloitte is sharing its culture of inclusion with other companies after last summer shifting toward councils that bridge gaps between single-identity workplace groups.The North Texas Inclusion Summit was held earlier this month at Deloitte University in Westlake, hosting 60 attendees from small to mid-growth businesses, all the way to Fortune 500 companies. The event included presentations and discussions around the inclusion of workers in company decisions and culture,&h
  
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• Dangerous Areas for Pedestrians in North Texas

  17-01-2018 13:36
  
  Six areas in North Texas have been identified as being among the most dangerous places for pedestrians in the entire state of Texas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Comerica expects middle-market clients will get off sidelines in 2018

  17-01-2018 13:35
  Comerica Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Dallas, is expecting its mid-sized business clients – a key part of its lending operation – to borrow more aggressively for projects they’ve been putting off.Many rival banks from outside the area have been building teams to focus on North Texas’ growing wealth of potential middle-market businesses, and these outside firms have been poaching several high-ranking bankers from Comerica (NYSE: CMA). With new windfalls from the
  
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• From investigation, to bankruptcy and back to profitability: How this Dallas manufacturer rebounded

  17-01-2018 13:31
  Deb Conklin, the new CEO of Reddy Ice, explains how this Dallas-based ice manufacturer was able to survive bankruptcy through improvement to its systems.
  
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• ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Star Lansbury, 92, Schools Young Actors

  17-01-2018 13:18
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Angela Lansbury has words of wisdom for young actors.
  Lansbury, 92, who plays crusty Aunt March in PBS’ new adaptation of “Little Women,” advised newcomers to learn everything possible about the character they’re playing and “don’t just go out there and spout words.”
  Actors who fail to approach their work thoughtfully will end up “a flash in the pan,” Lansbury said during a Q&A session with TV critics Tuesday
  
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• Memorial Service to Honor Fallen Little Elm Officer

  17-01-2018 13:08
  
  Little Elm police will hold a memorial service for the late Detective Jerry Walker who was killed in the line of duty last year during a standoff.Photo Credit: KXTX Telemundo 39
  
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• Frigid Temperatures Trail Storm Dropping More Snow On South

  17-01-2018 12:50
  ATLANTA (AP) — The South awoke on Wednesday to a two-part Arctic mess. First came a thin blanket of snow and ice, and then came the below-zero wind chills.
  The snowfall sabotaged morning rush hour even before it began, sending cars crashing into each other on major thoroughfares throughout the region. Officials urged people to stay off the slick roads if possible, and to bundle up and wear layers of clothing if they ventured outside.
  Meteorologist Ryan Willis said the forecast called for 1
  
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• Mesquite Man Faces Sexual Assault Charge: Police

  17-01-2018 12:46
  
  A Mesquite man faces an aggravated sexual assault charge after police say he matched the suspect description of a man who held a female victim at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her, police said.
  
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• GOP Lacking Votes To Keep Government Open

  17-01-2018 12:45
  Conservatives say there’s enough Republican opposition to scuttle a plan by House GOP leaders to prevent a government shutdown this weekend.
  Around half of the roughly 30 members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus met privately late Tuesday. When they emerged, leader Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said there are not enough Republican votes to push the GOP leaders’ measure through the House this week with GOP-only support.
  The plan by House leaders would temporarily finance government
  
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• Bonham ISD Cancels Classes Due To Flu

  17-01-2018 12:33
  The Bonham ISD is closed today, but not because of the cold frigid air.
  Bonham ISD officials say the entire district will be shut down through next Tuesday because so many students have the flu.
  School leaders hope all students will stay home, rest and get better.
  Official say that all schools will be cleaned and disinfected during the break.
  ONLINE: DFW Area School Closings & Delays
  School officials say they have seen a spike in flu cases since students returned to classes earlier this mont
  
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• Walmart Offers Way To Turn Leftover Opioids Into Useless Gel

  17-01-2018 12:27
  Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that turn the addictive painkillers into a useless gel.
  The retail giant announced Wednesday that it will provide the packets free with opioid prescriptions filled at its 4,700 U.S. pharmacies.
  The small packets, made by DisposeRX, contain a powder that is poured into prescription bottles. When mixed with warm water, the powder turns the pills into a biodegradable gel that can be thrown in the trash.
  Research has sho
  
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• Dallas Catholics Respond to Parker School Uniforms Closings

  17-01-2018 12:12
  
  The Diocese of Dallas Catholic Schools is shedding new light on what led up to the abrupt closure of a popular uniform company.
  
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