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• Wynn Shaken By Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Founder

  26-01-2018 23:53
  NEW YORK (AP) – Wynn Resorts is denying multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault by founder Steve Wynn detailed in a Wall Street Journal report that sent shares of the casino company tumbling more than 10 percent Friday.
  LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 30: Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn speaks at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2014 at The Venetian Las Vegas on September 30, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The American Gaming Association sponsors the annual gaming industry t
  
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• USA Gymnastics Says Directors Will Resign Amid Sex Abuse Scandal

  26-01-2018 23:41
  (AP) – USA Gymnastics has confirmed that its entire board of directors will resign as requested by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
  The move came Friday in the fallout from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. The former USA Gymnastics sports doctor has been pleaded guilty to molesting girls and young women. Some of the nation’s top gymnasts, including Olympians Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Simone Biles and Jordyn Wieber, said they were among his victims.
  The USOC had threatened to dec
  
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• Super Blue Blood Moon Coming Jan. 30-31

  26-01-2018 23:35
  
  What do you get when you mix a blue moon, a supermoon and a blood moon together? The rare event known as a Super Blue Blood Moon.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Southlake Coach 'Stunned' to Learn He'd Been Put on Leave

  26-01-2018 23:17
  
  Southlake Carroll head football coach Hal Wasson says he was "stunned" to learn he was being placed on administrative leave by the district earlier this week and that he "welcomes the scrutiny of the Dragon...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 6 More Flu-Related Deaths Reported In Dallas Co.; 49 Total This Season

  26-01-2018 23:10
  DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported six additional flu-related deaths, bringing the total to 49 this season.
  DCHHS says the patients ranged in ages from 48 to 98 and were from Dallas, Irving, DeSoto and Lancaster. The six patients had high-risk health conditions and died from complications related to the flu.
  “Staying home when you are sick and practicing good health habits like covering your cough and washing your hands helps stop the sp
  
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• 2018 Grammy Awards: List Of Nominees In Top Categories

  26-01-2018 22:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — A list of nominees in the top categories at the 60th annual Grammy Awards, announced Tuesday by The Recording Academy.
  — Album of the year: “Awaken, My Love!,” Childish Gambino; “4:44,” Jay-Z; “DAMN.,” Kendrick Lamar; “Melodrama,” Lorde; “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars.
  — Record of the year: “Redbone,” Childish Gambino; “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber; &l
  
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• Dallas Police Searching for Missing Girl, 9

  26-01-2018 22:33
  
  Dallas police are looking for a missing 9-year-old girl believed to be with her 15-year-old sister, a runaway.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News/Dallas Police Department
  
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• Six More Gone, North Texas Flu-Related Deaths Climb to 81

  26-01-2018 22:16
  
  Six additional flu deaths were reported Friday in Dallas County, raising the toll from this season to 49 deaths.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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• Country Legend Merle Haggard’s Tour Bus Up For Sale

  26-01-2018 22:05
  NEW BRAUNFELS (CBSDFW.COM) – Diehard fans of late country legend Merle Haggard now have a chance to bid on his tour bus.
  Complete with a “HAGGARD” license plate, Burley Auction Gallery in New Braunfels is offering the tour bus used by the country singer, who died in 2016 in California. He was 79.
  The Austin American-Statesman reports the 2008 Motor Coach Industries bus features a Santa Fe Super Chief insignia, a master bedroom, four bunks, a lounge area and a vintage train horn
  
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• Woman Killed in Major Crash Involving Garbage Truck: Police

  26-01-2018 21:52
  
  A woman was killed in a major crash involving a city garbage truck on Friday.Photo Credit: NBC 5This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Woman Injured in Major Crash Involving Garbage Truck

  26-01-2018 21:07
  
  Dallas police and Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a major crash involving a garbage truck and another car at East Illinois Avenue and South Central Expressway.Photo Credit: NBC 5This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Flu Widespread Across U.S. For Third Straight Week

  26-01-2018 20:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sick with the flu? You’ve got a lot of company.
  The flu blanketed the U.S. again last week for the third straight week. Only Hawaii has been spared.
  Last week, 1 in 15 doctor visits were for symptoms of the flu. That’s the highest level since the swine flu pandemic in 2009. The government doesn’t track every flu case but comes up with estimates; one measure is how many people seek medical care for fever, cough, aches and other flu symptoms.
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• Escaped Inmate Caught Returning To Prison With Booze & Food

  26-01-2018 20:34
  BEAUMONT (AP) – An inmate who escaped from a federal prison with the intention of breaking back in laden with bottles of alcohol and home-cooked treats has been arrested in Southeast Texas.
  (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
  The Jefferson County sheriff’s office says 25-year-old Joshua Hansen of Dallas has been charged with escape and possession of marijuana. He was originally imprisoned on a narcotics conviction.
  (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
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• Southlake Coach “Stunned” After Being Put On Administrative Leave

  26-01-2018 20:14
  SOUTHLAKE (CBSDFW) – Two days after being placed on administrative leave, Southlake Carroll head football coach Hal Wasson responded publicly for the first time Friday.
  In the statement released by his attorney Karl Tiger Hanner, Wasson was “stunned” to hear the district was placing him on administrative leave.“From the day he was hired as Head Football Coach and Boy’s Athletic Coordinator at Southlake Carroll, Coach Wasson has worked tirelessly to build a successfu
  
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• Reba McEntire To Play KFC Founder Colonel Sanders In New Ads

  26-01-2018 20:11
  NEW YORK (AP) – The next Colonel Sanders is giving the character a little bit of “country music flair.” KFC has picked singer Reba McEntire to play the founder of the fried chicken chain, the first female celebrity in the role.
  In commercials starting next week, McEntire dons the Colonel’s famous white suit and black tie, but with a twist.
  McEntire’s outfit has fringe on the back, and a glittery shine, giving the getup “a little bit of the country music flair,
  
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• 1,500-Acre WTX Solar Farm to Power 50,000 Homes

  26-01-2018 20:05
  
  The largest solar project in Texas history, a $260 million solar farm that will cover 1,500 acres, is under construction in West Texas and will bring power to 50,000 homes annually.Photo Credit: 174 Power Global Corporation
  
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• News Now: Mathews Hearing, Train Safety, Rain Chances

  26-01-2018 19:29
  The adoptive parents of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead in Richardson last year relinquished the parental rights to their biological child. CBS 11 News meteorologist Anne Elise Parks is looking for possible rain in DFW. Plus, investigative reporter Brian New is talking about a life-saving device that is required for trains by law, but not being used on the most-ridden rail line in Texas.
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Suspected Drunken Driving Crash

  26-01-2018 19:19
  
  One person died and another was hospitalized after a suspected drunken driver crashed into a barrier on Interstate 635 early Friday.
  
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• Sherin Mathews Parents Give Up Parental Rights to Child

  26-01-2018 19:05
  
  Both parents of Sherin Mathews on Friday relinquished custody and parental rights to their biological child.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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• Form D Friday: Waxahachie energy tech firm raises more funds as wind looks to overtake hydro power

  26-01-2018 18:54
  An energy tech firm out of Waxachie is trying to change how electricity is moved and continues its fundraising spree from last year, a Dallas investment firm launches a $50 million fund for mineral rights as oil prices climb, and a trio of real estate investors raise cash for new deals.
  
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• Students Return To Kentucky High School After Shooting Spree

  26-01-2018 18:53
  BENTON, Ky. (AP) — Students returned Friday to the Kentucky high school where a classmate went on a shooting rampage, killing two teenagers and injuring multiple others in an attack that shook this rural community to its core.
  Kentucky School Shooting (CBS)
  The first school day at Marshall County High School since the attack Tuesday began with an assembly in the gymnasium. The school district notified parents in an email that school would be in session, WPSD-TV reported.
  The school reopene
  
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• Road Crew Uncovers Tunnel Near Mexico Border In Texas

  26-01-2018 18:46
  EL PASO (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol says a road construction crew has uncovered an abandoned tunnel in Texas, just north of the border with Mexico.
  Agent Oscar Cervantes says the tunnel was discovered Thursday near downtown El Paso.
  (credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
  The Border Patrol said in a statement that the Texas Department of Transportation reached out after a cave-in during construction of a road. The mishap led to the discovery of the tunnel that originates north of th
  
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• Housing stock could give Dallas an edge when it comes to Amazon's HQ2

  26-01-2018 18:40
  Dallas-Fort Worth has a clear advantage when it comes to landing Amazon's HQ2 campus: The region has available apartments at a discount to Seattle apartment rents. We take a look at how other cities stack up against North Texas on housing.
  
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• East Coast law firm makes Austin acquisition, plans Dallas expansion

  26-01-2018 18:30
  It's not stopping in Austin. Up next the law firm, based in Albany, New York, is looking to South and North Texas.
  
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• 2 Injured After 2 Buses Collide in Fort Worth

  26-01-2018 18:30
  
  One person was injured after two buses collided in downtown Fort Worth, MedStar EMS authorities said.
  
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• Still carrying tens of billions of dollars in debt, Dell weighs IPO, reports say

  26-01-2018 18:20
  An initial public offering is on the table for Dell Technologies Inc. as the technology giant tries to boost revenue, according to multiple media reports.Bloomberg reported Thursday evening, citing anonymous sources "familiar with the matter," that the board of directors at Round Rock-based Dell is considering an IPO, among other options. The board meets later this month. Reuters also reported on the IPO possibility.Dell declined to comment to Austin Business Journal.Dell was the Austin area's&h
  
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• Dallas attorney joins Frost Bank's C-suite

  26-01-2018 17:56
  Two new executives will join Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.'s top management team as others retire.James Waters, a partner at Haynes and Boone LLP law firm in Dallas, was hired as the group executive vice president and general counsel. He will also act as secretary on its board of directors. Cullen/Frost (NYSE: CFR) said in a statement that Waters "demonstrated a high level of success as a world-class corporate lawyer" during his tenure at the North Texas firm.He replaces Stan McCormick, Cullen/Frost
  
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• Fort Worth branding agency tapped by San Antonio airport for lucrative contract

  26-01-2018 17:44
  PAVLOV Advertising will work with a pair of San Antonio-based marketing firms.
  
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• 2 More Flu-Related Deaths in Denton County

  26-01-2018 17:44
  
  Two more people have died from influenza-related illness in Denton County this flu season, health officials say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Cecile Richards Stepping Down As Planned Parenthood Leader

  26-01-2018 17:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cecile Richards, who led Planned Parenthood through 12 tumultuous years, is stepping down as its president.
  Under her leadership, the organization gained in membership, donor support and political clout but found itself in constant conflict with social conservatives for its role as the leading abortion provider in the United States.
  The organization provides a range of health services at clinics nationwide, including birth control, cancer screenings and tests for sexua
  
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• Man With Alzheimer's Is Missing: Police

  26-01-2018 17:01
  
  A 61-year-old man who has Alzheimer’s has been missing since Thursday, police say.Photo Credit: Dallas police department
  
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• FedEx To Start Giving Employees Wage Increases & Bonuses

  26-01-2018 16:31
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – FedEx says it’ll be giving wage increases, bonuses and make a voluntary $1.5 billion contribution to the company’s pension plan, citing recent tax reform legislation.
  The package delivery company follows others doing the same, including Home Depot, Disney, Starbucks and Walmart.
  FedEx Corp. said Friday that it’ll raise compensation by more than $200 million, with about two-thirds going to hourly workers by pushing up this year’s annual pay incr
  
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• Tons Of Mardi Gras Beads Down The Drains In New Orleans

  26-01-2018 16:19
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Let the good times roll — just not into New Orleans’ storm drains.
  That’s the plea from city officials.
  Local news outlets report cleaning crews have sucked out more than 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from catch basins on along a five-block stretch of St. Charles Avenue downtown, a popular parade route.
  Photo Credit: Thinkstock
  Department of Public Works Interim Director Dani Galloway said Thursday that the four-month emergency program had cleaned 15,000
  
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• First Responders Rescue Dog Stuck in Pipe

  26-01-2018 15:32
  
  Fate Department of Public Safety officers Tyler Smith and Ryan Ragan saved a dog tsuck in a pipe.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Parents Of Toddler Found Dead Relinquish Parental Rights To Daughter

  26-01-2018 15:04
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Child Protective Services (CPS) hearing for custody of the biological child of Wesley and Sini Mathews is scheduled today in a Dallas County courtroom. The two are the adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews — the 3-year-old whose body was found in a culvert last year, not far from the family’s Richardson home.
  The hearing centers around the parental custody of the Mathews’ 4-year-old biological daughter, who CPS removed from the family home on the
  
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• Adoptive Parents Of Richardson Toddler Found Dead Back In Court

  26-01-2018 15:04
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Child Protective Services (CPS) hearing for custody of the biological child of Wesley and Sini Mathews will resume this morning. The two are the adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews — the 3-year-old whose body was found in a culvert last year, not far from the family’s Richardson home.
  The hearing centers around the parental custody of the Mathews’ 4-year-old biological daughter, who CPS removed from the family home on the same day Sherin was re
  
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• 1 Dead in Large Fire at Oak Cliff Home

  26-01-2018 13:44
  
  Dallas firefighters battled flames at a home in Oak Cliff early Friday morning.Photo Credit: MetroThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Dying Teen To Get 1 Last Wish: Marry High School Girlfriend

  26-01-2018 13:41
  PLANT CITY, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — When doctors told a dying Florida teen there’s nothing else they can do for him, he started checking off his wish list. Now there’s one last item: marrying his high school sweetheart.
  On Sunday, Dustin Snyder plans to marry Sierra Siverio in Plant City, about 25 miles east of Tampa. According to CBS television affiliate WTSP, the community is coming together to make sure the wedding happens, donating everything from the rings to the weddi
  
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• 9 North Texas companies named on Forbes' new Best Employers for Diversity list

  26-01-2018 13:39
  As one of the country's most diverse regions for business –– with companies ranging from technology giants to legacy retailers — it should come as no surprise that North Texas is also home to some of the best businesses for diversity, according to a new list compiled by Forbes magazine.Nine local companies earned a spot on America's Best Employers for Diversity list of 250 businesses. Irving-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) was the highest-ranked North Texas company at No
  
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• City of West reaches $10M settlement over 2013 explosion

  26-01-2018 13:36
  The city of West, Texas, has agreed to settle a lawsuit over the April 2013 explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant, according to multiple media reports.According to the Waco Tribune-Herald, the city will receive more than $10.44 million from multiple defendants:International Chemical is part of the settlements with CF Industries and El Dorado Chemical, the Tribune-Herald reports. However, the companies denied responsibility for the incident, the Houston Chronicle added. A trial date had&hell
  
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• Tariffs Come as Texas Solar Heats Up

  26-01-2018 13:31
  
  New tariffs imposed this week on imported solar panels come at a time when the solar industry has been heating up in Texas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 9/11 Museum Marks 25th Anniversary Of 1993 WTC Bombing

  26-01-2018 13:31
  NEW YORK (AP) — The National September 11 Memorial & Museum on Friday announced the opening of a special installation to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1993 truck bombing of the World Trade Center.
  The museum said the installation is part of a monthlong series of events marking the deadly attack that killed six people and injured more than 1,000 others.
  “The ramifications of the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center continue to reverberate today,” museum president
  
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• Q&A with BNSF chairman: How pulling out of NAFTA would affect the railroad

  26-01-2018 13:28
  Matt Rose, executive chairman of Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway, explains the effect pulling out of NAFTA would have on the railroad.
  
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• DISD Moving Forward With Plan To Close Schools After This Year

  26-01-2018 13:15
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Independent School District is moving ahead with plans to close four schools and consolidate another after the school year. During a school board meeting on Thursday, decisions about Edison Middle School, Carr Elementary School, Titche Elementary School, Ray Elementary School and the Kennedy Learning Center were made.
  The plan would consolidate Edison Middle School with Pinkston High School.
  Students from the additional closing schools would be se
  
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• Woman & Several Dogs Dead After Kessler Park House Fire

  26-01-2018 12:48
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Firefighters responded to a house fire in the Kessler Park area of Dallas early Friday morning that left one woman and several dogs dead. According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, the fire broke out at around 4:00 a.m. at a home along North Oak Cliff Boulevard.
  Crews reported flames coming out of the roof of a duplex when they arrived at the scene.
  Two people lived in the building and were home when the flames broke out. One of those residents was able to escape the fire
  
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