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• Texas' Sanctuary City Ban Takes Effect

  14-03-2018 23:56
  
  The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for Texas Senate Bill 4, which bans so-called "sanctuary cities," to take effect.
  
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• Family Upset Over Water Leak At North Texas Assisted Living Facility

  14-03-2018 23:55
  BEDFORD, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Ken and Candy Gentry say they have noticed water in the hallway outside their mother’s room for more than eight weeks now.
  “It kept getting worse and worse and worse,” said Ken.
  His mother, 91-year old, Wanda Gentry has been at this facility for more than two years.
  She went in for rehab for a broken hip and then stayed back at Parkwood Healthcare’s Assisted Living facility in Bedford.
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  “She loves it there, she
  
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• Stephen Hawking a "Symbol of Hope" for Those Living with ALS

  14-03-2018 23:49
  
  Research shows that the average person with ALS is expected to survive 3 to 5 years from being diagnosed with the disease. Stephen Hawking defied the odds, and lived more than 50 years.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Man Caught Exposing Himself In Target Magazine Aisle: DPD

  14-03-2018 23:45
  
  Police are looking for a man suspected of masturbating in the magazine aisle of a Dallas Target last week.Photo Credit: Dallas Police
  
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• GOP Candidate Calls Parkland Student ‘Skinhead Lesbian’

  14-03-2018 23:28
  LEWISTON, Maine (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Republican Maine House candidate has used Twitter to attack two students who survived a shooting at a Florida high school, calling one of them a “skinhead lesbian” and the other a “bald-faced liar.”
  Leslie Gibson is the only declared candidate for the 57th District and told the Sun Journal it was “not appropriate to single out the Parkland students.” But he says he stands firm in his defense of “our constitutiona
  
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• 72 Animals, Including 12 Dead, Taken From Alleged Puppy Mill

  14-03-2018 23:22
  
  The SPCA of Texas coordinated a major rescue mission Wednesday at an alleged puppy mill in Van Zandt County.Photo Credit: SPCA Of Texas
  
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• NCAA Tournament Means $8 Million Infusion For Dallas

  14-03-2018 23:18
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Thousands of college basketball fans from other states are in Dallas to watch college basketball teams in the NCAA Tournament at the American Airlines Center.
  Fans flew in and drove in to watch their favorite teams in person or on the big screen for March Madness.
  Inside the AAC, fans watched teams practice Wednesday for free.
  NCAA Tourney practice at AAC (CBS11)
  According to the Dallas Sports Commission, the NCAA Tournament games will bring in an estimated $8 million
  
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• Stem Cells Extend Stroke Treatment Window

  14-03-2018 23:07
  
  It can happen in an instant. A stroke can leave a person debilitated and dependent on others. While some clinical trials are focusing on extending the treatment window, the time patients can receive life-saving...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Police Seek Man Who Exposed His Penis, Committed Sex Act At Target

  14-03-2018 23:03
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Dallas are looking for a man seen masturbating near the books and magazine section of the Target at 2417 North Haskell Avenue.
  Do you recognize this man? Call Detective Holmes at (214) 671-3637 if so. (photo credit: Dallas Police Department)
  It happened on March 5, 2018 at about 1 p.m.
  The person who saw the man’s exposed penis called police. When confronted, the man fled on foot.
  Anyone with information on the identification or location of t
  
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• Largest Esports Stadium In Country Coming To Arlington

  14-03-2018 22:42
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The city of Arlington is planning to build another major sports stadium.
  The teams won’t be on a field though, but a stage. And the action, will be on a screen.
  Wednesday, the city announced plans to invest $10 million into building the largest stadium in the country, for esports. The deal with ESports Venues, LLC would turn 100,000 square feet of space at the Arlington Convention Center, into the country’s largest stadium for competitive gaming.
  
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• Minor League Baseball Player Fired After Assault Video Surfaces

  14-03-2018 22:17
  
  A minor league baseball player for a Pennsylvania team has been fired after a video was released showing him beating his then-girlfriend inside a Texas baseball stadium in 2016.Photo Credit: Corpus Christi Police Department
  
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• Rick Perry Not Interested In Being Veterans Affairs Secretary

  14-03-2018 22:14
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he has no interest in becoming the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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  Perry is rejecting speculation that he would soon take over the position after the White House floated his name to replace embattled VA Secretary David Shulkin.
  Speaking after a Senate hearing, Perry said he’s keeping his job and made a reference to reports as “fake news.” Perry says he’s energy secret
  
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• Dead Puppies Found In Freezer At Alleged Puppy Mill

  14-03-2018 22:02
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The SPCA of Texas seized 72 allegedly cruelly treated dogs and puppies from an alleged puppy mill—including 12 deceased animals—from a property in Canton.
  They were taken to the organization’s Russell E. Dealey Animal Rescue Center where medical staff is examining and caring for the fur babies until a custody hearing takes place.
  Why keep an animal if you can’t care for it? This sweet bub was rescued from inhumane conditions
  
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• Largest eSports Stadium in U.S. Opening in Arlington

  14-03-2018 21:28
  
  Arlington is home to AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Park, the College Park Center and the now under-construction Globe Life Field. Wednesday, the city announced it's getting yet another new stadium -- one that...Photo Credit: City of Arlington
  
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• Historical Marker Stolen from Deep Ellum Area Located

  14-03-2018 21:14
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Someone stole a historical marker in Deep Ellum, but Dallas Police said at 5:05 p.m. Monday it had been found.
  They released no other details.
  The marker stood at 2300 Pacific Avenue and commemorated the “Junction of the Texas & Pacific and Houston & Texas Central Railroads” in 1873.
  stolen historical marker in Deep Ellum (Dallas Police)
  This junction became one of the first rail crossroads in Texas and is largely credited with the early growth of
  
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• Oklahoma To Use Nitrogen Gas To Execute Death Row Inmates

  14-03-2018 21:00
  OKLAHOMA CITY (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Oklahoma officials say they plan to use nitrogen gas to execute inmates once the state resumes using the death penalty, marking the first time a U.S. state would use the gas to carry out capital punishment.
  State Attorney General Mike Hunter and Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh made the announcement Wednesday.
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  This new method, known as nitrogen asphyxiation, seals the prisoner in an airtight chamber pumped full of nitrogen gas, causing de
  
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• T-Moble and NBC 5 Accelerate 600 MHz Repack

  14-03-2018 20:28
  
  T-Mobile and NBC-owned station NBC 5 today announced an agreement to accelerate the repacking of the station’s 600 MHz spectrum in North Texas and surrounding areas.
  
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• Florida Couple Sues Over Texas Shooting By Hunting Guides Blamed On Immigrants

  14-03-2018 20:25
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Florida couple is seeking more than $1 million in damages from a group of hunting guides after a shooting at a remote Texas border camp that was first blamed on immigrants crossing the border from Mexico.
  Edwin and Carol Roberts, of Pensacola, Florida, filed the lawsuit Monday against several parties, including a New Mexico guiding company and two of its guides.
  The lawsuit stems from a January 2017 incident in which deputies found Edwin Roberts and a guide, Walk
  
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• Infant Killed, 3 Others Injured in Crash on I-30

  14-03-2018 20:13
  
  A family of four was involved in an apparent single-car crash on Interstate 30 Wednesday morning that left an infant dead and three other people injured, according to MedStar Ambulance Service.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Austin Police Get 370 Suspicious Package Calls, Find Nothing

  14-03-2018 20:12
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Austin police say they have responded to at least 370 calls reporting suspicious packages but found nothing dangerous in the wake of three package bombs that killed two people and wounded two others.
  The Austin Police Department said in a tweet that, as of Wednesday morning, an additional 108 suspicious package calls had been received — increasing the total to 370.
  Update on suspicious package incidents. (Numbers checked around 8:30 a.m.) We've had 108
  
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• Ford Recalls Over 1.3 Million Cars, Says Steering Wheels Can Come Off

  14-03-2018 19:19
  CBS Local — Ford is recalling over 1.3 million cars after the company found that two of their manufacturing plants rolled out vehicles with loose steering wheels. The problem is so bad that Ford is warning drivers their steering wheels could come off while customers are on the road.
  Ford Motor Company issued the March 14 recall that affects multiple versions of their Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ models in North America. According to Ford, the recall stems from “potentially loose
  
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• Fort Worth Officer Who Shot Man By Mistake Allowed to Resign

  14-03-2018 19:01
  
  A Fort Worth police officer who appealed his termination for mistakenly shooting a mentally ill man was allowed to resign and his suspension was reduced to 65 days, according to city records released Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Talking To Your Dog Using A Dog Voice Builds Relationship, Study Says

  14-03-2018 18:55
  (CBSDFW.COM) – Using your dog voice to talk to your dog can help build a stronger relationship, one study says. The use of speech is similar to using a baby voice when talking to a baby.
  Researchers at York University ran a series of speech tests with adult dogs, where they were given a chance to listen to dog-directed speech with dog-related content. This was along with adult-directed speech with no dog-related content and a mixture of the two.
  Following the tests, the dogs were allowed t
  
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• Denton County Sheriff's Deputy Arrested

  14-03-2018 18:29
  
  A Denton County Sheriff's deputy has been arrested in connection with online child solicitation.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas City Official Placed on Leave After DMN Report

  14-03-2018 18:22
  
  A Dallas city official was placed on leave after a Dallas Morning News investigation found that the official has a business and personal relationship with a home-builder who was given contracts to rebuild eight...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Renderings For NFL Draft At AT&T Stadium Released

  14-03-2018 18:10
  2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium. (Credit: NFL)
  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Renderings of what fans can expect for this year’s NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium in Arlington have been released.
  Organizers revealed plans for free activities that will be held at AT&T Stadium.
  The draft kicks off April 26 where college football players will begin new life in the NFL. This is the first NFL Draft that’s ever been held at a stadium, allowing more fans to attend.
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• Live: Infant Killed, 3 Others Injured in Crash on I-30

  14-03-2018 18:02
  
  A family of four was involved in an apparent single-car crash on Interstate 30 Wednesday morning that left an infant dead and three other people injured, according to MedStar Ambulance Service.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Alan Cumming Talks ‘Instinct,’ Bartending And Breaking Boundaries

  14-03-2018 17:54
  Many young actors work as bartenders while waiting for their acting careers to catch a big break. For stage and television star Alan Cumming, he took the opposite path.
  Cumming, whose new CBS drama “Instinct” casts him as a former CIA operative helping the New York police stop a serial killer, was joined by CBS2’s Chris Wragge to answer questions from Facebook about his acting career, playing the first leading gay character in an American network television drama, and how he en
  
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• Startup Offers ‘100 Percent Fatal’ Procedure To Upload Your Brain

  14-03-2018 17:29
  CBS Local — A startup company is giving people the chance to digitally preserve their memories forever. There’s one catch to the brain-uploading procedure however: the company has to kill you first.
  Nectome, a startup founded by two MIT graduates who studied artificial intelligence, says they have created a method of perfectly preserving the human brain using a high-tech embalming process. “Our mission is to preserve your brain well enough to keep all its memories intact:
  
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• Infant Dies After Rollover Crash On I-30

  14-03-2018 17:07
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – An infant is dead and another small child injured after a SUV rollover crash around 10:30 a.m. on I-30 westbound at Bridgewood Drive in Fort Worth.
  MedStar says the 6-month-old was pronounced dead at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth. The other child, a 1-year-old, was also taken to that hospital and is stable.
  Two adults in the SUV at the time of the crash were hurt and transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance.
  Their injuries aren
  
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• Denton County Sheriff Ashamed After “Arrest Of One Of Our Own”

  14-03-2018 16:26
  DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Officials revealed Wednesday that a sergeant with the Denton County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested on child sex charges.
  In a press release statement Sheriff Tracy Murphree said Patrol Sergeant West Jordan was arrested on Tuesday by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. The action came after a joint investigation with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
  “I am shocked and ashamed by the
  
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• US Students Stage School Walkouts To Protest Gun Violence

  14-03-2018 15:30
  (AP) – Young people in the U.S. walked out of class to demand action on gun violence Wednesday in what activists hoped would be the biggest demonstration of student activism yet in response to last month’s massacre in Florida.
  More than 3,000 walkouts were planned across the U.S. and around the world, organizers said. Students were urged to leave class at 10 a.m. local time for 17 minutes — one minute for each victim in the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  
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• Oklahoma Woman Who Married Daughter Pleads Guilty To Incest

  14-03-2018 15:28
  DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma woman who married her daughter has pleaded guilty to incest.
  Court records show 46-year-old Patricia Spann of Duncan pleaded guilty Tuesday in exchange for a two year prison sentence.
  Her daughter, 26-year-old Misty Spann, pleaded guilty in November in exchange for probation. However her plea was withdrawn when it was learned the type of probation she was given — a deferred sentence — is not allowed under state law.
  Court records show the marria
  
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• Ford Recalls Almost 1.4M Cars; Steering Wheel Can Come Loose

  14-03-2018 13:59
  DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 1.4 million midsize cars in North America because the steering wheel can detach from the steering column and drivers could lose control.
  The recall covers certain Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ cars from the 2014 through 2018 model years.
  Ford says steering wheel bolts can loosen over time. The company says it knows of two crashes and one injury caused by the problem.
  Dealers will replace the bolts with longer ones that have more aggressive threads and
  
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• North Texas Business Embraces March Madness

  14-03-2018 13:49
  
  Fifty million workers around the country are trying for the perfect bracket costing businesses nearly $4 billion in lost productivity.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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• Walmart’s Online Same-Day Grocery Ready For Prime-Time

  14-03-2018 13:44
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Walmart is expanding its same-day online grocery delivery service to more than 40 percent of U.S. households, or 100 metro areas, by year-end as it tries to keep pace with online leader Amazon.com.
  The service is currently available in six markets — one of them here in North Texas.
  Tom Ward, vice president of Walmart’s digital operations, says the retail giant is powering the expansion of its same-day delivery service using its online grocery pickup p
  
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• High-Rise Fire Training Comes to Frisco & Plano

  14-03-2018 13:33
  
  The city of Plano is hosting a collaborative "high-rise" fire training to equip fire fighters from seven different cities.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• House Flipping on the Rise in North Texas

  14-03-2018 13:16
  
  A new report about a national rise in the practice of house flipping – buying an outdated property, renovating it and then selling it for a profit - shows that Dallas-Fort Worth ranked third in 2017 for...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Woman Injured in Drive-By Shooting: Police

  14-03-2018 12:57
  
  A woman was hospitalized after a drive-by shooting in Haltom City, police said.
  
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• 2 North Texas Counties Among the State's Healthiest: Study

  14-03-2018 12:54
  
  Three of the top 10 healthiest counties in the state are right here in North Texas, according to a new report.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Man Left With Hole in Ceiling After Satellite Installation

  14-03-2018 12:51
  
  A satellite TV technician tripped and fell through a Fort Worth man's ceiling. He called NBC 5 Responds after he said he was being ignored by the company as the hole remained for nearly eight months.
  
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• President Trump Inspects Border Wall Prototypes, Denounces California

  14-03-2018 12:26
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump eagerly inspected eight towering prototypes for his long-sought wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and accused California of putting “the entire nation at risk” by refusing to take tough action against illegal immigration.
  Trump, making his first trip to California as president, said Tuesday he preferred a fully concrete wall because it was the hardest to climb, but he noted that it needed to be see-through. He said the first thing he noticed
  
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• Texas Man Arrested After Arizona Police Dog Sniffs Out Drugs

  14-03-2018 12:13
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona say a police dog sniffed out bags and boxes containing nearly 50 pounds of cocaine and over 27 pounds of marijuana inside a BMW driven by a 20-year-old Texas man.
  The dog named Vader was brought in after the driver refused to leave the car. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said Eduardo Pedro Martinez was arrested for failure to comply with a police officer.
  Martinez was booked and bond was set at $750,000.
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• Too Close To Call But Dem Lamb Claims Win In Pennsylvania

  14-03-2018 12:06
  MT. LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — A razor’s edge separated Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone early Wednesday in their closely watched special election in Pennsylvania, where a surprisingly strong bid by first-time candidate Lamb severely tested Donald Trump’s sway in a GOP stronghold.
  Lamb claimed victory before exuberant supporters after midnight, though many absentee ballots were still to be counted in the contest that has drawn national attention as a bellwether for the
  
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• Toys “R” Us Liquidation Could Cost Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs

  14-03-2018 12:02
  (CBSNEWS) – Toys “R” Us is expected to start court proceedings to liquidate as soon as Thursday. That’s a first legal step in moving to close all of its 850 brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. — and to lay off up to 33,000 workers.
  The retailer, which declared bankruptcy in September, was unable to convince creditors to refinance its more than $5 billion in debt, a crushing load that experts say hampered its ability to adapt to the growth in online shopping, among o
  
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• 3rd Nor’easter Fouls Roads, Moods As Millions Face Cleanup

  14-03-2018 11:49
  BOSTON (AP) — Storm cleanup and the restoration of power to the tens of thousands of residents and businesses without electricity was the focus Wednesday, one day after a fierce nor’easter lashed the Northeast with hurricane-force winds and heavy snow.
  With spring tantalizingly close after the switch to daylight saving time, many were left shaking their heads — and wielding shovels they had hoped would not be needed again — after the third major storm in two weeks buried
  
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• Doctors Hunt For Hidden Cancers With Glowing Dyes

  14-03-2018 11:44
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It was an ordinary surgery to remove a tumor — until doctors turned off the lights and the patient’s chest started to glow. A spot over his heart shined purplish pink. Another shimmered in a lung.
  They were hidden cancers revealed by fluorescent dye, an advance that soon may transform how hundreds of thousands of operations are done each year.
  Surgery has long been the best way to cure cancer. If the disease recurs, it’s usually because stray tumor cel
  
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• Family Of Texas Victim Files Lawsuit In NYC Helicopter Crash

  14-03-2018 11:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators recovered a flight data recorder and a GoPro camera Tuesday as they tried to determine the cause of a deadly helicopter crash in the East River and figure out whether passengers’ harnesses hindered their escape from the sinking aircraft.
  The helicopter’s five passengers drowned when it touched down in the river and capsized, medical examiners said. The pilot escaped.
  National Transportation Safety Board investigators picked over the damaged helicop
  
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• Police: Teacher, Reserve Cop Accidentally Fires Gun In California School

  14-03-2018 11:39
  Seaside High School teacher and Sand City, Calif. reserve police officer Dennis Alexander in undated photo. (KION-TV via CBS News)
  SEASIDE, Calif. (CBSNEWS) – A teacher accidentally fired a gun inside a California classroom on Tuesday afternoon and a student was slightly hurt, authorities said. Dennis Alexander was teaching public safety for his Administration of Justice class in Seaside High School when a shot went off around 1:20 p.m., reports CBS Monterey, California affiliate KION-TV.
  
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• Students Plan To Put Pencils Down, Walk Out In Gun Protests

  14-03-2018 11:17
  From Maine to Hawaii, thousands of students planned to stage walkouts Wednesday to protest gun violence, one month after the deadly shooting inside a high school in Parkland, Florida.
  Organizers say nearly 3,000 walkouts are set in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged following the massacre of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  Students from the elementary to college level are taking up the call in a variety of ways. Some planned roadside rallies
  
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