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• Hundreds Of Students From 4 Southlake Schools Stage Walkout Over Gun Violence, Safety

  08-03-2018 23:57
  SOUTHLAKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Hundreds of students from four schools in Southlake walked out of classes Thursday to make a statement on gun violence and school safety.
  Carroll Independent School District said the walkout was peaceful, and instruction never stopped in classrooms.
  Carroll Senior High student walkout (Chopper11)
  Students at Carroll Senior High, Carroll High, Dawson Middle and Carroll Middle all walked out at 10:00 a.m. Middle school students gathered in gyms, while high sch
  
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• Man On Run After Allegedly Killing Girlfriend

  08-03-2018 23:38
  LANCASTER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman is dead and her boyfriend is on the run after a shooting in Lancaster, Texas.
  Lancaster Police said officers responded to a domestic disturbance at 2385 Verona Drive on Wednesday, March 7 shortly before 10:00 p.m.
  When they arrived they found a woman in side the home shot to death.  She had been shot multiple times.
  Witnesses told police her boyfriend Samuel Ladell Brown did it.
  Samuel Ladell Brown
  Brown took off and is still on the run. Police
  
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• Florida Deputy During Shooting: ‘Stay At Least 500 Feet Away’

  08-03-2018 23:00
  BROWARD CO. FL (CBSDFW.COM) — Florida High School Shooting Dispatch Communication Released (Listen to audio and read entire transcript below).
  Law enforcement audio from the day of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida has just been released.
  CBS 11 received roughly eighteen minutes of this audio. In it, you primarily hear Broward County’s Sherriffs’ discussion with its dispatch as they try to identify – as well as locate – the shooter and help victims.
  On
  
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• Fly Over the Course at Dallas Trinity Forest Golf Club

  08-03-2018 22:55
  
  Hop in Texas Sky Ranger to fly the course at Dallas' Great Trinity Forest Golf Club, the site of the PGA's 2018 Byron Nelson Tournament. To see a flyover of the The Colonial Country Club, the home of the...
  
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• Search Ongoing For Dog Missing After Crash In Weatherford

  08-03-2018 22:31
  WEATHERFORD (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Carolina man is in Weatherford this afternoon desperately searching for his dog after a car crash separated them.
  Joined by volunteers, the man (who doesn’t want CBS 11 News to identify him) is looking in Parker County for Australian Shepherd named Cody.
  Have you seen Cody? (photo credit: CBS 11 News)
  “I know what it’s like to lose an animal and I would hope anyone would do this for my children if they were going to set up across th
  
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• Granbury Man Arrested For Child Porn Possession

  08-03-2018 22:25
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Granbury, Texas man is in custody charged with four counts of child pornography possession.
  The Texas Attorney General’s Child Exploitation Unit arrested Zachery Allen Crawford.
  Zachery Allen Crawford
  Crawford, 31, could face up to 40 years in prison, according to state law.
  According to a news release from the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office, Crawford was arrested after investigators discovered child pornography was shared from an IP a
  
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• Cheerleaders Warned About Mumps Exposure After Competition

  08-03-2018 22:21
  
  Thousands of cheerleaders may have been exposed to mumps during a national cheerleading competition in Dallas last month.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Study Finds False Stories Spread Faster Than The Truth

  08-03-2018 21:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter loves lies. A new study finds that false information on the social media network travels six times faster than the truth and reaches far more people.
  And you can’t blame bots; it’s us, say the authors of the largest study of online misinformation.
  Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at more than 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times between 2006 and the end of 2016 — before Donald Trump took office but during the c
  
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• North Texas Student Arrested For Threatening To Shoot Other Student On Campus

  08-03-2018 21:39
  LEWISVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Lewisville High School senior has been arrested for harassment, after allegedly threatening to bring a gun to campus today to kill one student and possibly others.
  Lewisville ISD administrators contacted Lewisville Police Department around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, after receiving a tip on the alleged threat.
  Police said investigators interviewed the alleged victim and the suspect, 17-year-old Gage Sanders, that night.
  Gage Sanders
  Extra officers were on the L
  
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• CBS Local Interview: Heather Graham On Half Magic & Career

  08-03-2018 21:32
  Heather Graham is one of the most recognizable actresses in Hollywood. Her roles in “License to Drive,” “Swingers,” “Boogie Nights” and “The Hangover” have allowed her to consistently work for the last 20 years. Now, Graham is using her experience and status for a new purpose. The Milwaukee native wants to make movies to empower women.
  That’s exactly what Graham did with her latest movie “Half Magic” with Angela Kinsey and Stephan
  
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• 3 Killed When Small Plane Crashes At South Texas Airport

  08-03-2018 21:32
  LAREDO (AP) — Three people have died in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed at Laredo International Airport in South Texas after the pilot reported smoke coming from an engine.
  The Piper PA-31P had departed the airport Thursday morning and was attempting to return when it crashed in a grassy area about 50 yards from commercial buildings adjacent to the airport grounds.
  (File photo. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
  Laredo police spokesman Joe Baeza says the airport was closed to all comme
  
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• 2 Killed When Small Plane Crashes At South Texas Airport

  08-03-2018 21:32
  LAREDO (AP) — Two people have died in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed at Laredo International Airport in South Texas after the pilot reported smoke coming from an engine.
  The Piper PA-31P had departed the airport Thursday morning and was attempting to return when it crashed in a grassy area about 50 yards from commercial buildings adjacent to the airport grounds.
  (File photo. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
  Laredo police spokesman Joe Baeza says the airport was closed to all commerc
  
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• Former Texas Police Chief Arrested On Sex Assault Charge

  08-03-2018 21:04
  MARLIN, Texas (AP) — A former police chief in Central Texas has been arrested on allegations that he forced a woman to have sex with him by warning that he would have her jailed if she didn’t comply.
  Quincy Deon Lee, 39, of Chilton was arrested Wednesday on a charge of sexual assault. He was the police chief in Rosebud, east of Temple, before resigning in August.
  Quincy Deon Lee (Facebook)
  An arrest affidavit filed by Texas Rangers says the assaults occurred in 2014 and 2015 at the p
  
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• Dallas ISD Provides Students Meals During Spring Break

  08-03-2018 21:01
  
  Free meals will be available to students in the Dallas Independent School District during Spring Break.Photo Credit: Dallas Independent School District
  
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• Doctors Protesting In Canada Say They Make Too Much Money

  08-03-2018 21:00
  QUEBEC, Canada (CNN) – What would you do if you and your co-workers were getting raises totaling $700 million? If you’re like a group of doctors in Canada, you’d fight it.
  Some general practitioners and medical specialists in Quebec have signed a petition saying that they don’t want the hundreds of millions in raises they got after negotiations with the provincial government last month.
  Instead, they say the money should be redistributed — to fund more nurses and ot
  
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• Study Says Your Brain Stopped Making New Cells At Age 13

  08-03-2018 20:05
  SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) – Your brain has peaked by age 13. The creation of new brain cells in the hippocampus ends before we even reach adulthood, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
  Previously, scientists generally believed that the human hippocampus generates new brain cells or neurons throughout adulthood. There’s no consensus about the number of neurons made in adulthood; some researchers believe that hundreds of neurons are added each day, while others co
  
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• Source: Remains Found In Anna Identified As Those Of Christina Morris

  08-03-2018 20:01
  COLLIN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Sources tell CBSDFW the remains found in a wooded area in Anna Wednesday have been identified by the medical examiner as those of Christina Morris, according to KRLD’s L.P. Philips.
  (credit: Morris family)
  It was more than three years ago when Morris vanished from a parking garage at The Shops at Legacy in Plano.
  Family members of Christina Morris arrive at the scene in Anna where human remains were found on March 7, 2018. (credit: Scott Ja
  
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• Christina Morris’ Mother: ‘This Is The Worst Day Of Our Lives’

  08-03-2018 20:01
  COLLIN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – The remains found in a wooded area in Anna Wednesday were identified by the medical examiner as those of Christina Morris.
  Her family spoke publicly from the Plano Police Department, asking for privacy now that they finally have time to heal.
  Calling it the “worst day of our lives,” Christina’s mother Joni Hare spoke of the 2,185 days that have passed since her daughter was last seen alive. Tearfully, she expressed her grief, a grief only
  
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• Christina Morris' Mother Places Flowers Where Remains Found

  08-03-2018 19:37
  
  Jonni McElroy, the mother of 23-year-old Christina Morris, who has been missing since August 2014 and is presumed dead, brought flowers to an area in Anna where human remains were unearthed Wednesday.Photo Credit: Staff PhotographerThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Teen In Hospital Battling Leukemia Asks For Fire Company Shirts

  08-03-2018 19:31
  CBS Local — An aspiring firefighter wants to wear a different fire company’s t-shirt every day while he’s in the hospital battling leukemia.
  16-year-old Timmy Richardson was diagnosed with leukemia on March 2 and will have to undergo treatment for about two years, followed by two years of check-ups.
  According to the Facebook page “Timmy’s Battle,” Richardson participated in a youth firefighter program and plans to join the fire service when he gets older.
  
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• Imagine Dragons & Maroon 5 To Perform At March Madness Festival

  08-03-2018 19:29
  NEW YORK (AP) – The end of March Madness will feature more than just basketball: Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5 are the initial performers announced for the NCAA March Madness Festival.
  The festival, from March 30 to April 1, will take place at Hemisfair in San Antonio, where the men’s Final Four is being held. The festival will be livestreamed on NCAA.com as well as other channels.
  This will mark repeat performances from both Grammy-winning bands. Imagine Dragons performed at the even
  
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• High Levels Of Fecal Bacteria Found At Popular Spring Break Beaches

  08-03-2018 19:00
  CBS Local — If you’re headed to Texas for spring break you might want to stay off the beach or at least out of the water, according to a new report.
  Over a dozen popular beaches have tested positive for high levels of fecal bacteria according a website run by the Texas General Land Office. TexasBeachWatch.com says parts of Corpus Christi Bay and North Padre Island were both found to have high amounts of fecal bacteria in their waters.
  The website also listed Matagorda Bay,
  
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• Utah State Bar Accidentally Sends Nude Photo To Its Members

  08-03-2018 18:58
  CBS Local — The Utah State Bar is apologizing after an embarrassing e-mail, which included a picture of a topless woman, was accidentally sent to all of the state’s lawyers.
  The March 5 e-mail blast was supposed to be advertising the Bar’s 2018 spring convention in St. George however, the photo of a woman’s bare chest somehow made its way into the bottom of the flyer. “We are aware of the situation,” Bar communications director Matt Page told The Salt Lak
  
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• Researcher: Bones Found In 1940 Likely Belong To Amelia Earhart

  08-03-2018 18:09
  NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – A new forensic analysis indicates that bones found on a remote South Pacific island in 1940 are very likely those of legendary American aviator Amelia Earhart, according to a researcher at the University of Tennessee.
  A statement released by the university says the analysis showed that the bones “have more similarity to Earhart than to 99 percent of individuals in a large reference sample.”
  The university says that in 1940, physician D. W. Hoodless conduct
  
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• Family Accidentally Buys And Eats Cereal That Expired In 1997

  08-03-2018 17:42
  CBS Local — Walmart shoppers may want to take a closer look at their groceries’ expiration dates after a Colorado family accidentally bought a box of cereal which expired 21 years ago.
  The Carelse family reportedly bought the decades-old box of Quaker 100% Natural Granola cereal at a Walmart in Littleton on March 5. Unfortunately, when the family sat down for breakfast they found out their meal was stale. “I just started eating and thinking, ‘It just tastes
  
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• Thieves Steal Giant Teddy Bear, Other Items From Van Of Dallas Charity

  08-03-2018 17:40
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Workers for a charity in Dallas, that acts as a clearinghouse for donated items, say their van was broken into right outside of their offices near Lombardy Lane.
  In addition to everything, the Hope Supply Co. van was damaged when thieves grabbed the battery and wires from the vehicle after smashing a window and taking a stuffed, life-sized teddy bear.
  The Hope Supply Co. provides critically needed items to the homeless and at-risk children in North Texas. &n
  
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• 3 People Injured in Head-On Crash in Fort Worth: Officials

  08-03-2018 17:35
  
  Three people are critically injured after a head-on crash in Fort Worth, officials said.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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• Gallery: Colorful Sunrise March 8

  08-03-2018 17:33
  
  We have one day until the weekend and the colorful sunrise over North Texas may have made waking up Thursday a little easier. High clouds made these vibrant colors which were captured by our viewers.
  
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• Texas Gas Prices Up By One Penny Ahead Of Spring Break

  08-03-2018 16:39
  COPPELL (AP) – Retail gasoline prices in Texas rose a penny this week to reach an average $2.29 per gallon going into the traditional spring break period.
  AAA Texas on Thursday reported the price at the pump nationwide was down a penny to settle at an average $2.53 per gallon.
  The association survey found El Paso has the cheapest gasoline in Texas this week at an average $2.16 per gallon. Drivers in Midland face the state’s highest gasoline prices at an average $2.54 per gallon.
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• News Now: Human Remains Found In Anna, Jerry Jones Paying NFL, Alexa Laughing

  08-03-2018 16:19
  We’re continuing to follow the discovery of human remains in an Anna field. Plus, Jerry Jones is paying the price for his battle against the NFL, and Alexa has been laughing at people.
  
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• U.S. Issues Travel Warning For Popular Mexican Tourist City

  08-03-2018 15:45
  MEXICO CITY – The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has issued a new travel alert for the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen, where an explosion on a tourist ferry injured 26 people last month.
  The embassy says in an alert posted on its website that it received information Wednesday about a “security threat” in that city and U.S. government employees have been ordered to stop traveling to the area “until further notice.”
  It adds that the U.S. consular agency in Pla
  
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• Hyundai Recalls Sonatas; Air Bags May Not Inflate In Crash

  08-03-2018 15:29
  DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is recalling nearly 155,000 Sonata midsize cars in the U.S. because the air bags may not inflate in a crash.
  The recall covers cars from the 2011 model year. Hyundai says a short circuit in the air bag control computer can stop the seat belts from tightening before a crash as well as prevent the air bags from deploying.
  The company says in government documents that it has four reports of air bags not inflating. It was not clear if anyone was hurt.
  The cars were made
  
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• Man Fatally Struck on I-35E

  08-03-2018 15:21
  
  A man was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday night on northbound Interstate 35E near Empire Central Drive.
  
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• Cigna To Spend About $52 Billion For Express Scripts

  08-03-2018 15:20
  NEW YORK (AP) – The insurer Cigna will spend about $52 billion to acquire the nation’s biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie-ups as health care’s bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs.
  Including $15 billion in debt, the proposed $67 billion acquisition follows a deal announced late last year in which the drugstore chain CVS Corp. said it will spend around $69 billion on the insurer Aetna Inc.
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• “Black Panther” Star Michael B. Jordan Will Adopt Inclusion Rider

  08-03-2018 15:12
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – “Black Panther” star Michael B. Jordan is red hot right now and he’s using that status to further diversity.
  The actor is taking up a challenge issued by Frances McDormand in her Oscars acceptance speech to start adopting “inclusion riders” in Hollywood deals.
  An “inclusion rider” requires producers to cast actors who represent the demographics of where the film takes place, including considering actors’ gender, race, sexu
  
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• The 10 Best Foods To Choose For Keeping Your Heart Healthy

  08-03-2018 15:02
  NEW YORK (CNN) – Keeping your heart healthy is about more than avoiding fast food and overly processed chow. You can also pump up your heart’s health by choosing foods that will help reduce cholesterol, lower blood pressure and reduce inflammation.
  Which food groups have the most science behind their heart-healthy claims?
  Oats & Barley
  The cell walls of oats and barley contain a special type of soluble fiber called beta-glucan, which has a host of benefits for human health. Studi
  
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• McDonald’s Flipping Its Golden Arches For International Women’s Day

  08-03-2018 14:41
  NEW YORK (CNN Money) – McDonald’s is celebrating International Women’s Day with a big, gleaming, W.
  “For the first time in our brand history, we flipped our iconic arches,” said McDonald’s Chief Diversity Officer Wendy Lewis.
  The giant arches have been physically flipped at just one California restaurant. On Thursday, International Women’s Day, upside-down arches will replace rightside-up arches across McDonald’s digital channels.
  Lewis said McDona
  
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• Amazon’s Alexa Is Laughing At Users & Creeping Them Out

  08-03-2018 14:27
  NEW YORK (CNN Money) – It’s quiet in the house. Nobody else is home and the cat is fast asleep. Then you hear a disembodied woman’s voice let out a short, mocking cackle.
  No, you’re (probably) not being haunted, it’s just Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant malfunctioning in a profoundly creepy way.
  Some Alexa users have reported hearing an unprompted laugh from their smart speaker devices in the last day. The laugh happens randomly, when nobody is using the device
  
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• Volunteers Closer to Finishing Home of Girl With Cancer

  08-03-2018 14:06
  
  Volunteers came out to help a family who's struggling with medical debt by helping construct their new home.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Coca-Cola May Get Boozy With Bubbly Alcoholic Drink In Japan

  08-03-2018 13:27
  NEW YORK (AP) – Coca-Cola may be getting into the booze business again by developing a bubbly alcoholic drink in Japan.
  The soda maker, best known for Coke, Sprite and Fanta, says it’s experimenting with a canned beverage that would be a mix of sparkling water and an alcoholic Japanese drink. The Atlanta-based company declined to say when the drink may launch or what it would be called.
  Coca-Cola Co. sold wine about 40 years ago, but got out of that business in 1983. Last year, it la
  
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• Amazon Begins Offering Prime Discount To Medicaid Recipients

  08-03-2018 13:19
  NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon has taken another step to woo low-income shoppers to its site and away from rival Walmart.
  The online retailer opened its discounted $5.99-a-month Prime membership on Wednesday to people on Medicaid, giving it an even bigger pool of potential shoppers who may otherwise have been unable to pay the standard fee.
  Since June, Amazon has offered the same Prime discount to people using food stamps or other government assistance through an Electronic Benefit Transfer card.
  
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• Peyton Manning Sold Papa John’s Stores 2 Days Before NFL Cut Chain

  08-03-2018 13:12
  DENVER (AP) – Peyton Manning sold 31 Denver-area Papa John’s stores last week, two days before the NFL dropped the chain as its official pizza sponsor.
  The Denver Post reported Wednesday that Papa John’s spokesman Peter Collins confirmed the former NFL quarterback sold his stake to an existing Papa John’s franchisee.
  Manning will remain Papa John’s celebrity spokesman and brand ambassador. He wasn’t immediately available for comment.
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• Police: Man Drove Stolen Car To Court For Stolen Car Charge

  08-03-2018 13:09
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Police say a man answering to a stolen car charge drove a stolen car to court in Connecticut.
  Authorities say 25-year-old Jonathan Rivera was at the Hartford Superior Court Wednesday to appear before a judge on a charge of first-degree larceny and tampering with a motor vehicle from February.
  Parking authority agents scanning license plates outside the courthouse found a car that had been reported stolen.
  Police kept an eye on the car, and they arrested Ri
  
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• Fort Worth To Host Discussion On Race And Culture

  08-03-2018 13:05
  FORT WORTH (1080 KRLD) – The city of Fort Worth is inviting people to a city-wide discussion on race and culture.
  The town hall meeting, scheduled for Thursday night, is part of a year-long effort by the city to study racial equity and bias.
  Fort Worth area residents are invited to speak to members of a specially-appointed task force for two minutes on any racial disparities that they may have either experienced or observed, and what the city can do to reduce or eliminate them.
  The to
  
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• Largest Texas community bank association reveals timeline for new president, CEO

  08-03-2018 13:04
  The Independent Bankers Association of Texas, the largest community bank association in the Lone Star State, has rolled out its transition plan for a new president and CEO.Chris Williston plans to retire Dec. 31 after nearly three decades with the influential lobbying organization. A final decision on a new candidate is expected to be completed in June.
  "It has been the most gratifying (experience)," Williston said of his time with IBAT.
  The new president and CEO will likely be formally introduc
  
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• Rent-A-Center eliminates 25 percent of corporate staff in cost-cutting measure

  08-03-2018 13:00
  Shares of Rent-A-Center Inc. skyrocketed in after-hours trading as the Plano company announced cost savings from extensive layoffs among its corporate staff.Rent-A-Center (Nasdaq: RCII) said Wednesday that it will reduce its corporate headcount by 250 positions, or 25 percent. Including general and administrative expenses, the layoffs are expected to produce roughly $28 million in annual run-rate cost savings, with about $20 million saved in 2018.The retailer has unveiled a strategic plan to&hel
  
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• Trump To Discuss Guns With Video Game Industry Representatives

  08-03-2018 12:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump plans to meet with video game industry representatives as he considers responses to gun violence after the Florida school shooting that killed 17 people.
  The White House says attendees at Thursday’s meeting include representatives of the Entertainment Software Association, the Entertainment Software Rating Board and the Parents Television Council. Others represent the Media Research Center, a video game distributor, a software company, along w
  
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• Fiery Pileup Crash Closes Dallas North Tollway Overnight

  08-03-2018 12:53
  
  One person was seriously hurt after a fiery pileup crash on the Dallas North Tollway Wednesday night, police say.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Florida House Votes To Raise Gun Purchase Age To 21

  08-03-2018 12:51
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House passed a school safety bill Wednesday that includes new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers, sending the measure to the governor for his signature.
  The vote of 67-50 reflected a mix of Republicans and Democrats in support and opposition. The measure, a response to the shootings at a Parkland high school that left 17 dead, is supported by the victims’ families.
  Andrew Pollack, who lost his 18-year-old daughter Meado
  
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• U.S. Lawsuit Over California Immigration Laws Is Warning Shot

  08-03-2018 12:43
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging California’s efforts to protect immigrants who are in the country illegally served as the latest warning shot at communities nationwide with so-called sanctuary policies.
  As he excoriated California officials for their policies and actions, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned against “rewarding” people who enter the country illegally.
  “It’s a rejection of law and it creates a
  
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