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• DFW Hospitals Use Wire-Free Technology To Locate Tumors

  29-01-2018 23:49
  
  Wire-free technology helps doctors locate breast tumors for more precise surgeries.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Woman Says She Was Drugged, Kidnapped, Chained And Forced To Clean

  29-01-2018 23:35
  DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in the small city of Ovilla rescued a woman who says she was drugged, kidnapped, held against her will and forced to clean by her captors.
  It happened in the 900 block of Red Oak Creek Road. Charlotte Demars and Jean-Claude Demars allegedly handcuffed the woman and shackled her to a bed in their home, then forced her to clean it.
  Charlotte Demars and Jean-Claude Demars are accused of kidnapping a woman to clean their house. (photo credit:
  
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• Review: DSM’s “The Color Purple”

  29-01-2018 23:15
  The Opening of DSM’s Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of The Color Purple at the Music Hall at Fair Park was a few days after Martin Luther King Day.  King’s “We shall overcome” speech of the 60’s immediately came to mind after seeing the well-reconceived production.
  (Credit: Dallas Summer Musicals/The Color Purple)
  Director John Doyle recreates his award-winning work with marvelous direction and simple but effective, and representative of the times, scenic
  
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• Airline CEO Takes Pay Cut To Match Female Predecessor’s Salary

  29-01-2018 23:15
  CBS Local — EasyJet’s newly hired male CEO is starting his tenure with the airline by lowering his own salary. Johan Lundgren says the move is part of his company’s commitment to eliminating the gender pay gap in society.
  Lundgren’s predecessor, Carolyn McCall, was paid an annual salary of $993,546 to lead the budget airline. EasyJet, the Luton, England-based carrier, had set Lundgren’s starting salary at approximately $1.04 million; a raise of n
  
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• Super Machine Built To Sanitize Schools From Flu

  29-01-2018 22:57
  WINTERSVILLE, OHIO (CBSDFW.COM) – The high number of flu deaths this winter have led some companies to take office sanitation to another level.
  A southeastern Ohio company touts a new machine — the “Clorox 360” — to sanitize offices and classrooms.
  The electrostatic sprayer eliminates spraying and wiping down surfaces. Instead, a mist solution penetrates 360 degrees around an infected area –killing viruses and bacteria that include influenza (flu) and MRS
  
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• Super Bleach Machine Built To Sanitize Schools From Flu

  29-01-2018 22:57
  WINTERSVILLE, OHIO (CBSDFW.COM) – The high number of flu deaths this winter have led some companies to take office sanitation to another level.
  A southeastern Ohio company touts a new machine — the “Clorox 360” — to sanitize offices and classrooms with bleach.
  The electrostatic sprayer eliminates spraying and wiping down surfaces. Instead, a bleach mist solution penetrates 360 degrees around an infected area – killing any bacteria or virus from MRSA to in
  
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• Job Creation, Hurricane Recovery Highlight Governor's Report

  29-01-2018 22:53
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) released his second "Report to the People of Texas" Monday, highlighting the state's legislative, economic, educational and public safety achievements over the last year.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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• Winter Maintenance On Water System Could Affect Taste, Smell

  29-01-2018 22:45
  LITTLE ELM, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The annual chlorine maintenance carried out by the North Texas Municipal Water District will begin on Feb. 26 and continue until March 26, causing some customers to detect a slight change in the taste and smell of their water, says Andrew Figueroa, Utilities Superintendent for Little Elm.
  “Every year, the North Texas Municipal Water District takes about a month to conduct this maintenance on its system,” said Figueroa. “During those 30 day
  
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• Dallas Bullet Train Terminal Renderings, Maps Released

  29-01-2018 22:41
  
  Monday is the first chance for public input on a proposed $15 billion high-speed rail project connecting Dallas and Houston.Photo Credit: Texas CentralThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Trump’s SOTU Guests Include Welder, Parents Of Gang Victims

  29-01-2018 22:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s guests for his State of the Union speech Tuesday include an Ohio welder who will benefit from his tax overhaul plan and the parents of two Long Island teenagers who were believed to be killed by MS-13 gang members.
  Among his other guests are rescuers who battled wildfires in California and flooding in Texas, as well as a Marine who re-enlisted after losing his legs and going blind from a roadside bomb.
  The guests will be seated in the box of
  
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• 280,000 Baby Rattles Recalled Due To Choking Risk

  29-01-2018 21:46
  CBS Local — Roughly 280,000 baby rattles are being recalled after reports that small pieces on the infant’s toy were breaking off and posed a choking hazard.
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of VTech’s “Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles” on Jan. 25. Vtech reportedly received five complaints that the ears on the toy broke off; none of the incidents resulted in an injury to a child.
  The report adds that the rattles were sold from Novemb
  
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• North Texas Man Critical After Beach Sand Tunnel Collapses On Him

  29-01-2018 20:56
  CRESCENT BEACH, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Emergency crews had to be called in to rescue a North Texas man who became trapped when a sand tunnel collapsed on him on a Florida beach.
  St. Johns County Fire Rescue Sgt. Lucas Smith tells the Florida Times-Union crews found Irving-resident Lee Goggin under almost three feet of sand in a dug-out hole next to the dunes on Sunday near Crescent Beach.
  (credit: Lee Goggin/Facebook)
  Officials said crews had to remove several feet of sand and that when th
  
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• E-Cigarettes As Bad For Your DNA As Smoking Tobacco, Study Says

  29-01-2018 20:53
  CBS Local — While many reports are split on how harmful e-cigarettes are for teens and adults, a new study is claiming that vaping is just as bad for you as picking up a real cigarette.
  According to scientists at the University of Connecticut, a brand new test that examines DNA has concluded that the nicotine liquid-filled devices can cause as much damage to humans as standard tobacco products.
  “From the results of our study, we can conclude that e-cigarettes have as much p
  
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• Driver, Victim ID'd in Fatal ATM Crash

  29-01-2018 20:52
  
  Two people were killed Sunday morning when a driver lost control of his truck and crashed into parked at a standalone ATM.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Execution Set For Dallas Man Who Killed Ex-Girlfriend While On Parole For Killing Wife

  29-01-2018 20:45
  HUNTSVILLE (AP) – Carol Lynn Thomas Hall knew William Rayford had spent time in prison for killing his estranged wife but defended her own relationship with him, telling relatives she believed it was her Christian duty to give the parolee a second chance.
  The Dallas woman who ran Sunday school at her church became Rayford’s second murder victim in an attack eerily similar to his first killing.
  Rayford, 64, was set to die Tuesday for Hall’s 1999 slaying. He’d be the nation
  
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• News Now: Beverage Company Merger & Feral Cat Controversy

  29-01-2018 19:39
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – We’re taking a look at the merger of Dr Pepper Snapple and Keurig Green Mountain. Also, some residents in North Richland Hills have been overrun with feral cats. See how it’s dividing neighbors.
  
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• One Of The Last Blockbuster Video Stores In The U.S. Is Closing

  29-01-2018 19:17
  CBS Local — Blockbuster Video, the movie rental giant of the 20th Century, is closing one of the last stores still open in North America.
  (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
  For many people, the news that Blockbuster is still in business will come as a surprise. The video-renting chain once had about 9,000 stores in the U.S. during the 1990’s, but that number reportedly dropped to just 10 by 2017.
  The total is about to get even smaller as the last Blockbuster franchise in T
  
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• FBI Deputy Director Leaving Post Ahead Of Planned Retirement

  29-01-2018 19:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) – FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is leaving his position ahead of a previously planned retirement this spring.
  Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Andrew McCabe speaks during a press conference at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on July 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
  McCabe has been a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump.
  Two people familiar with the de
  
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• Texas School Closed For Flu Reopens As CDC Gives Pediatric Warning

  29-01-2018 18:46
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The flu season is hitting North Texas hard. Three catholic schools closed in one week because of the exceptionally high number of students and faculty infected.
  While students are back in class at Bishop Lynch High School today, one other school in East Dallas remains closed.
  Two words describe how administrators at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School are dealing with possible contamination and the large number of absences — deep cleaning. The school is
  
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• Texas High-Speed Train Reps Holding Dallas Meetings Monday

  29-01-2018 18:41
  DALLAS (CBSDFW) – A proposed high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston will take a big step forward Monday evening.Representatives from the so-called “bullet train” are holding a series of public meetings. Among other issues, they hope to get opinions on just how the proposed high-speed rail would affect the environment.
  Some living in North Texas say the idea of a bullet train is an interesting one and could cut down on traffic as well as bring new advances to the world
  
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• U.S. Soldiers Accidentally Reveal Secret Bases With Jogging App

  29-01-2018 17:42
  CBS Local — A new app designed to show where people are exercising has unwittingly revealed the locations of secret military bases around the world. According to multiple reports, the sensitive information was gathered through the jogging data of U.S. soldiers and others using their fitness tracking devices.
  GPS company Strava Labs recently unveiled their Global Heat Map, an interactive map that shows users where people are tracking their workouts the most. Strava produces the GPS tec
  
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• O’Rourke Outraises Cruz Again In Underdog Bid To Unseat Him

  29-01-2018 17:27
  AUSTIN, (AP) – Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke has again outraised U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz but still trails the heavily favored, Republican incumbent in the money race for November’s Senate election in Texas.
  O’Rourke announced raising $2.4 million in 2017’s final three months, compared to the $1.9 million Cruz’s camp says it took in over the same period.
  O’Rourke also outraised Cruz during the second quarter of 2017, though Cruz collected more in last&r
  
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• Man Missing From Dallas: Police

  29-01-2018 17:08
  
  Dallas police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 40-year-old man who was last seen early Monday morning.
  
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• Chris Pratt To Star In His First Commercial, For Michelob Ultra

  29-01-2018 16:57
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Chris Pratt always declined previous offers to do commercials, but he made an exception for an upcoming Super Bowl spot — mostly because he likes beer.
  Pratt will make his advertising debut Sunday in a pair of commercials for Michelob Ultra.
  “I’ve watched every single Super Bowl since 1985,” he said. “I’m a Super Bowl guy, and I definitely feel really connected not only to football and to the NFL and the Super Bowl, but also to the com
  
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• Husband Dead, Wife Injured After Domestic Violence Incident

  29-01-2018 16:49
  LITTLE ELM (CBSDFW) – A domestic violence incident in Little Elm left a husband dead and his wife injured on Sunday.
  Police say they responded to a domestic disturbance call at around 8:20 p.m. at the Lux-3-Eighty Apartments at 26493 E University Drive.
  Officers found a man suffering from serious wounds and he was transported to Medical City Denton where he died from his injuries.
  The woman was transported to Denton Presbyterian Hospital and was treated for non-life threatening injuri
  
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• “Madden NFL 18” Predicts Another Super Bowl Win For The Patriots

  29-01-2018 16:47
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Go ahead and take the New England Patriots to win their sixth Super Bowl title with Tom Brady to earn his fifth MVP award.
  Those are the predictions of EA Sports using their “Madden NFL 18” simulation for Sunday’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles.
  For those who doubt the accuracy, EA Sports has predicted 10 of the 14 Super Bowl winners since the company started simulating the game in 2004.
  “Madden NFL”
  
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• Husband Dead, Wife Injured in Domestic Violence Incident

  29-01-2018 16:14
  
  Domestic violence at a Little Elm home Sunday evening left a husband dead and a wife hospitalized, police say.
  
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• Panera Bread Voluntarily Recalls Some Cream Cheese

  29-01-2018 15:23
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Panera Bread Co. is voluntarily recalling some cream cheese sold in its U.S. stores because of possible bacterial contamination.
  The St. Louis-based company released a statement Sunday saying the recall was initiated after testing from a single production day indicated the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in one variety of its 2 oz. cream cheese.
  Tests on cream cheese samples manufactured before and after that production run have all come back negative.
  Panera
  
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• Omarosa: From White House To “Celebrity Big Brother” Cast

  29-01-2018 15:14
  LOS ANGELES (CBS Local) – Omarosa Manigault-Newman is following up her year in the White House with a stint on “Celebrity Big Brother.”
  CBS unveiled the cast of the reality show’s upcoming season Sunday with a commercial that aired during the Grammy Awards, as reported by CBS News.
  Besides Manigault-Newman, contestants include basketball star Metta World Peace and actresses Marissa Jaret Winokur and Keshia Knight Pulliam.See The Entire CastManigault-Newman previously
  
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• Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Freeway South Of L.A.

  29-01-2018 14:43
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Officials say a small plane made a nighttime emergency landing on a freeway south of Los Angeles.
  The Costa Mesa Fire Department tweeted Sunday night that the plane landed safely, its occupants got out and that no injuries were reported.
  #CMFR on scene of a small aircraft that landed on the 55 Frwy.Occupants are out and no injuries reported. #breaking
  — Costa Mesa FD (@CMFD_PIO) January 29, 2018CBS Los Angeles reported that 25-year-old pilot
  
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• Amazon Insists on Secrecy for HQ2

  29-01-2018 14:17
  
  After an initial, highly-publicized campaign to entice cities to bid for its massive HQ2 project, Amazon has now reportedly insisted that the communities on its shortlist take a much more secretive approach.
  
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• Where is the Flu In Your Office?

  29-01-2018 14:08
  
  Fighting the flu can be difficult, especially when you work in an office, in close quarters with coworkers who may be infected.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Store Clerk Hospitalized After Armed Robbery: Police

  29-01-2018 14:03
  
  A clerk was hospitalized after being robbed and shot by suspects Sunday night at a retail store in Dallas Sunday night.
  
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• Scott Baio Denies Sexual Misconduct Claim By Nicole Eggert

  29-01-2018 14:01
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actor Scott Baio is denying a claim made by his former “Charles in Charge” co-star Nicole Eggert that something inappropriate happened between the two when she was a minor.
  Eggert tweeted Saturday to ask Baio about what happened in his garage when she was a minor.
  Ask @scottbaio what happened in his garage at his house when I was a minor. Creep. https://t.co/YrQydBKd0a
  — Nicole Eggert (@NicoleEggert) January 27, 2018Baio responded in a 16-minute Faceboo
  
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• Fort Worth House Fire Leaves Family Displaced

  29-01-2018 13:59
  
  A family is displaced following a house fire in Fort Worth early Monday morning.
  
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• Music-Filled Fundraiser For Family Of Mother & Daughter Killed In Crash

  29-01-2018 13:54
  BURLESON (CBSDFW.COM) – Some local musicians hope the power of music will help a North Texas family in their darkest hour.
  Many people in Burleson loved Lori Quan — a mother, devout church member and friend — and her 7-year-old daughter.
  “Her smile… her laughter… oh her personality. She was so beautiful,” recalled family friend Jasleen Bal. “She never said anything negative. For such a beautiful person to go it’s very hard for us to re
  
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• Fort Worth Man Earns Nearly $10,000 on Resale App in 1 Year

  29-01-2018 13:48
  
  A Fort Worth man has raked in nearly $10,000 in just one year on his fashion app and wants to show you how to cash in, too.
  
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• Dr Pepper Snapple & Keurig Green Mountain Announce Plan To Merge

  29-01-2018 13:48
  PLANO (AP) – Keurig is buying Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., creating a beverage giant with about $11 billion in annual sales.
  The companies, both the result of previous mergers, will bring under one tent global brands like Dr Pepper, 7UP, Snapple, A&W, Mott’s, Sunkist and Keurig’s single-serve coffee makers.
  Keurig Green Mountain Inc. said Monday that Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders will receive $103.75 per share in a special cash dividend and keep 13 percent of the combined
  
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• River Legacy Living Science Center to Debut Makeover

  29-01-2018 13:20
  
  The public will get a chance to see the makeover when the River Legacy Living Science Center officially opens on Monday January 29.
  
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• Ronda Rousey Shifts To WWE Wrestling With Royal Rumble Appearance

  29-01-2018 13:15
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Ronda Rousey has ditched UFC for WWE.
  Once the most dangerous women in MMA, Rousey officially made the anticipated jump to WWE on Sunday night with a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble in Philadelphia.
  The former UFC bantamweight champion also told ESPN that she’s fully committed to wrestling and not just planning cameos at WWE’s biggest events.
  “This is my life now. Yeah, they have first priority on my time for the next several years,” she
  
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• Man Accused In Terror Plot Asked For Deportation Over Prison

  29-01-2018 12:58
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of plotting an attack on a federal medical facility in North Texas asked a judge in December to deport him instead of sending him to prison, saying he didn’t deserve to spend time behind bars, records show.
  Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud told federal Judge Michael Watson that he didn’t want to leave his family but called his proposal “completely fair and just.”
  “I truly don’t believe I deserve prison at all,” Mohamud s
  
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• Many Puerto Ricans Adrift In U.S. Hotels After Hurricane Maria

  29-01-2018 12:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — After they lost their home in Puerto Rico to flooding during Hurricane Maria, Enghie Melendez fled with her family to the U.S. mainland with three suitcases and the hope it wouldn’t take long to rebuild their lives. It hasn’t worked out that way.
  More than four months later, the family of five is squeezed into two rooms in a hotel in Brooklyn. While her husband looks for work, they are stuck in limbo, eating off paper plates and stepping over clothes in cramped
  
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• North Texas Group Looks To Pass New Law In Sherin Mathews’ Name

  29-01-2018 05:59
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Some North Texas parents are drafting a new law in Sherin Mathews’ name. The 3-year-old was found dead last October with her adoptive parents facing charges in her death.
  At Klyde Warren Park Sunday, Reena Bana and Shanna Poteet called for action, working to pass new legislation that would make it illegal to leave a child home alone between five and eight years old. The pair is contemplating the age range and talked with people for suggestions on that at the par
  
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• Cat Controversy Divides Neighbors In North Richland Hills

  29-01-2018 05:37
  NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (CBSDFW.COM) – “This will be number 48,” said Tim Flanagan, pulling away a blanket to reveal the cat trap underneath.
  The North Richland Hills resident is referring to the feral cat inside. Flanagan says he’s been overrun with so many animals he stopped renting the traps from the city and bought his own. “I’ve had cat feces on the roof… they’ve ruined my fence… they’ve attacked our dog, my cat.”
  He says the
  
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