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• Man Photoshops ID, Dupes Dealership Into Selling Him Porsche

  21-03-2018 23:44
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas police are looking for a man who somehow swapped his photo on someone else’s driver’s license and bought a luxury car.
  It happened at the Audi Dallas dealership on February 20.
  Do you recognize this man? Call police in Dallas if so. (photo credit: Dallas Police Dept.)
  After showing his doctored ID, then completing all the required paperwork, the man drove off with a 2013 Porsche 911.
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• Human Remains Found At Texas Plant Where Worker Had Been Missing Since Explosion

  21-03-2018 23:16
  CRESSON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Human remains were found Wednesday at site of the Tri-Chem Plant in Cresson, Texas where employee Dylan Mitchell has been missing since last Thursday’s explosion and fire, according to the Hood County Fire Marshal.
  The remains, found around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, have been taken to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office in Ft. Worth for positive identification. 
  Two other workers were injured in the explosion.
  The search for Mitchell ha
  
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• Firefighters Respond to Kemp Fire

  21-03-2018 22:51
  
  Firefighters responded to a fire in Kemp. Multiple explosions from a barn were reported. Emergency MedStar treated one burn patient.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger
  
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• Austin Bombings: ATF Confirms Components, Explosives Found In Suspect’s Home

  21-03-2018 22:20
  PFLUGERVILLE, TX (CBSDFW.COM) – The suspect in the Austin bombings is dead after a Wednesday morning incident along Interstate-35 in Round Rock, according to FBI and law enforcement sources. Investigators still do not have a motive for the violence and police have evacuated up to six blocks around Austin bombing suspect Mark Anthony Conditt’s home.
  Early Wednesday afternoon the Department of Justice released information “that a federal criminal complaint and
  
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• Bombing Suspect’s Family Describes Him As ‘Kind, Computer Geek’

  21-03-2018 21:38
  ROUND ROCK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Bombing suspect Mark Conditt’s family says they are “devastated and broken” at the news of his involvement.
  The Conditt family released a statement Wednesday afternoon expressing shock and grief, as well as offering their “prayers for those families who have lost loved ones … and for the soul of our Mark.”Austin Bombing Suspects Commits SuicideAustin police say Conditt died overnight after he set off an explosive device
  
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• Facebook’s Zuckerberg Admits Mistakes, Outlines Steps

  21-03-2018 21:01
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) –  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is admitting mistakes and outlining steps to protect user data in light of privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm.
  Zuckerberg is breaking more than four days of silence as he posts an update about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
  Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the commencement address at the Alumni Exercises at Harvard’s 366th commencement exercises on May 25, 2017 in Cambridge, Mas
  
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• Toyota pauses self-driving car tests after Uber-related fatality

  21-03-2018 20:58
  Toyota Motor Corp. will temporarily suspend testing of its “Chauffeur” autonomous driving system on U.S. roads following a fatal accident involving an Uber self-driving vehicle.
  Japan-based Toyota (NYSE: TM), whose North American headquarters and affiliated Toyota Connected data science hub are in Plano, said it’s pausing testing because of the emotional toll it could take, and not because of actual potential safety issues.The move came after an Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle o
  
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• Stephen Hawking’s Ashes To Be Buried Near Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin

  21-03-2018 20:36
  CBS Local — The remains of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking will be joining a pair of history-making scientists in Westminster Abbey. The ashes of the legendary professor are going to be interred next to the resting places of Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin later this year.
  Hawking was 76 when he died on March 14 at his home in Cambridge. The theoretical physicist lived the majority of his life confined to a wheelchair due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or
  
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• Mansfield ISD Hosting School Safety Meetings

  21-03-2018 20:30
  MANSFIELD, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – In the age of school shootings and almost weekly threats on social media, Mansfield ISD is looking to dialogue with the community more.
  MISD will host three community meetings to address the district’s safety measures and give the public an opportunity to provide feedback next month.
  The school safety meetings will be held at the following locations and times and hosted by Superintendent Dr. Jim Vaszauskas:
  Monday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. – Facebook
  
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• Prom at South Texas Mall for Students in Harvey-Damaged Area

  21-03-2018 20:17
  
  Some South Texas teenagers whose school was heavily damaged by Hurricane Harvey and not able to host prom have a new location with a flair for fancy clothes.
  
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• Mexican food manufacturer opens $50M U.S. headquarters in DFW

  21-03-2018 20:06
  La Moderna, Mexico's largest pasta manufacturer, opened a $50 million production facility in Cleburne, which will serve as the company's U.S. headquarters.
  
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• Fort Worth Police Search For Bank Robber

  21-03-2018 20:02
  
  Fort Worth Police are searching for a man who they believe is responsible for two bank robberies in the area since February.Photo Credit: Fort Worth Police Department
  
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• Pair Electrocuted While Servicing Hotel Sign In North Texas

  21-03-2018 19:59
  BEDFORD, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A couple of workers servicing a La Quinta Hotel sign at 1809 Highway 121 in Bedford, Texas were electrocuted around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  Bedford electrocution (CBS11)
  The Bedford Fire Department said one patient was rushed to the hospital via medical helicopter. The other by ground ambulance.
  Bedford electrocution (CBS11)
  The city of Bedford has not released information on their condition or any information on what led to the apparent accident.
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• AT&T-Time Warner case: How the biggest antitrust trial in years could play out

  21-03-2018 19:44
  The case is being billed as one of the most important antitrust trials in years.
  
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• Amazon Looking To Buy Abandoned Toys ‘R’ Us Stores, Report Says

  21-03-2018 19:10
  CBS Local — After moving into Whole Foods in 2017, Amazon may be considering expanding their brick-and-mortar presence into the void left by Toys “R” Us.
  According to a report by Bloomberg, the online retail giant is looking into buying up several storefronts left vacant by the toy store’s bankruptcy. Toys “R” Us released a statement on March 15 saying the company plans to close all 735 stores in the U.S.; costing 33,000 workers their jobs.
  Amazon would not be
  
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• Dallas private equity firm moves into cancer treatment

  21-03-2018 19:05
  Dallas private equity firm Pharos Capital is starting a cancer treatment practice and clinical research company after closing a deal this week to acquire an Indiana oncology firm.
  
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• Denton Police Issue Warning About Telephone Warrant Scam

  21-03-2018 19:03
  
  A scam alert is issued in Denton after a person has been reported to be falsely representing the Denton Police Department.
  
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• Bruno Mars & The Weeknd To Headline Lollapalooza In Chicago

  21-03-2018 19:03
  CHICAGO (AP) – The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White and Arctic Monkeys will headline this year’s Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.
  Travis Scott, The National, Vampire Weekend and Odesza also were among the performers announced Wednesday morning on Lollapalooza’s website . More than 180 acts will play on eight stages Aug. 2-5 in Chicago’s lakefront Grant Park.
  Founder Perry Farrell launched Lollapalooza as a touring festival in 1991. It’s been held in Chicago sin
  
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• Biden Says He’d “Beat The Hell” Out Of Trump For Disrespecting Women

  21-03-2018 18:56
  MIAMI (AP) – Former Vice President Joe Biden says he would “beat the hell” out of President Donald Trump if they were in high school together and Trump disrespected women.
  The Democrat spoke Tuesday at an anti-sexual assault rally at the University of Miami.
  “A guy who ended up becoming our national leader said, ‘I can grab a woman anywhere and she likes it,'” Biden says. “If we were in high school, I’d take him behind the gym and beat the hell out
  
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• Low airfare prices cause Southwest Airlines stock to tumble

  21-03-2018 18:25
  Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) expects its revenue per available seat mile metric, or RASM, to be flat this quarter compared to 2017, the company said in a regulatory filing posted Wednesday.The filing spooked investors, as Southwest saw its stock tumble nearly 5 percent in Wednesday morning trading.Analysts consider the RASM metric key for determining the health of an airline. It's calculated by dividing revenue by available seat miles to better illustrate the efficiency of an airline. The&
  
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• Bitcoin Blockchain Contains Child Porn And Using It Could Be Illegal, Study Says

  21-03-2018 18:12
  CBS Local — Bitcoin’s roller coaster ride may be about to take a disturbing new turn after researchers claim the cryptocurrency’s digital ledger contains child pornography.
  Bitcoin’s blockchain is the distributed document that records every bitcoin transaction however, it also stores some non-financial data and files. According to German researchers, someone has used the ledger to store files with links to child porn and other malicious content. In their paper, 
  
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• Texas Liquor Stores To Appeal Walmart Booze Sales Ruling

  21-03-2018 18:09
  HOUSTON (AP) — An industry association representing Texas’ liquor store operators says it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that opens the door for Walmart in Texas to sell liquor by the bottle.
  U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman’s ruling Tuesday backed Walmart’s constitutional challenge to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, which had refused Walmart licenses for retail liquor sales. The retailer argued package liquor license restrictions, some dating to the
  
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• Snow delays antitrust case against AT&T/Time Warner merger

  21-03-2018 18:04
  Threats of snow at the nation’s capital caused a delay in the government’s antitrust suit versus the AT&T and Time Warner merger.Opening arguments, slated to begin Wednesday, were pushed back a day, the Wall Street Journal reported. CEOs for Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) expected to attend Wednesday proceedings, but Judge Richard Leon told the companies’ attorneys to plan for a Thursday hearing.“This is not Burlington, Vermont,” Leo
  
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• Cat Lost During Hurricane Reunited With Owner 14 Years Later

  21-03-2018 17:50
  CBS Local — A Florida cat has finally found his way back home after getting separated from his owner 14 years ago. The miraculous reunion was made after the long lost feline disappeared during a 2004 hurricane.
  Thomas Jr., also known as T2, was with his owner Perry Martin when Hurricane Jeanne hit Florida’s Treasure Coast. The pair moved in with a friend in the aftermath of the storm. “People didn’t have air conditioning, so as time went on people left their win
  
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• Venture X brings another coworking space to North Texas

  21-03-2018 17:48
  Another coworking concept is coming to the region, with Venture X announcing plans for a 12,300-square-foot facility in North Dallas.The shared office concept by Florida-based Venture X will open April 5 at the Village on the Green development at Alpha and Noel Roads, according to the Dallas Morning News. Venture X is also working on offices in Plano and Frisco.In addition to work space, the North Dallas location will feature meetings rooms, video conferencing capabilities, a cafe and loung
  
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• Apartments planned for $300M Legacy Central development

  21-03-2018 17:35
  With offerings ranging from a massive food hall to Toyota’s North American headquarters, leisure and business visitors are flocking to Plano. Now, developers are hoping to keep those visitors in the city with apartments planned on a former Texas Instruments campus.Trammel Crow Residential plans to build a 5-story apartment complex at Legacy Central, a $300 million refresh of TI’s former Plano facility, reports the Dallas Morning News. The mixed-use development is located at U.S. 75 a
  
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• Mark Anthony Conditt: What We Know About Austin Bombings Suspect

  21-03-2018 17:16
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — Police have identified the Austin bombing suspect as Mark Anthony Conditt, according to a source with direct involvement in the investigation.
  Little additional information about the man has been released, but police have previously said he was a 24-year-old white man capable of making sophisticated explosive devices.
  Police and FBI agents located the suspect’s car at a hotel in Round Rock on Tuesday night. Authorities started to pursue the vehicle, but the
  
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• Plano, Water District Discuss Water Concerns

  21-03-2018 17:12
  
  Water officials assured North Texans their water is safe Tuesday night at Plano’s city council meeting amid concerns over a chlorine like smell and taste.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Plano company gains entry into 500 Walmart stores

  21-03-2018 17:06
  FedEx Office, a Plano-based subsidiary of Memphis-based FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), is putting 500 stores in Walmarts across the country, the company announced Tuesday.The plan is to roll out the FedEx Office units over the next 24 months within various Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) locations. The agreement was reached after a pilot program in 47 Walmarts was deemed successful, the company said."The growth of our store network to 500 new locations brings our brand even closer to busy consumers who have&
  
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• Starbucks Commits $10 Million To Develop Greener Coffee Cups

  21-03-2018 17:04
  SEATTLE (AP) – Starbucks is making a $10 million commitment to develop a greener coffee cup that is fully recyclable and compostable.
  The company on Tuesday announced the NextGen Cup Challenge initiative in partnership with Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy. The goal is to give cups a second life and keep them from landfills.
  Inventors will receive grants.
  Starbucks says its paper cups are currently manufactured with 10 percent post-consumer recycled fiber. The in
  
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• Texas sports organizations partner with Seattle company for safer football tackling

  21-03-2018 16:52
  Atavus CEO Karen Bryant, who was the former CEO of the Seattle Storm, says she hopes other states will follow Texas' lead and implement similar citification processes, which could be a huge growth engine for the Seattle company.
  
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• “Footloose” & “My Girl” Among Songs Added To National Recording Registry

  21-03-2018 15:35
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – Songs performed by Tony Bennett, Gloria Estefan and Run-DMC are among 25 recordings being added to the National Recording Registry.
  The Library of Congress announced on Wednesday the list of titles being honored for their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape.
  Bennett’s standard “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” is being added, along with “Rhythm is Gonna Get You” by Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Run-DMC&rs
  
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• News Now: Austin Bombings Suspect Dead

  21-03-2018 15:21
  The Austin bombings suspect is dead after blowing himself up along Interstate-35 as police moved in this morning.
  
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• Ringo Starr, Former Beatles Drummer, Receives Knighthood

  21-03-2018 14:57
  LONDON (CBSMiami) — Call him Sir Ringo now, or Sir Richard to be more precise. Either way, it’s a fitting honor for the former Beatles drummer, who has waited decades for the recognition.
  Richard Starkey, better known as Ringo Starr, poses with his medal after being appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in London on March 20, 2018. (Photo credit JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images)
  The 77-year-old Ringo Starr received his long-awaited kni
  
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• Austin Bombings Suspect Identified After Blowing Himself Up

  21-03-2018 14:48
  ROUND ROCK (CBSDFW.COM) – The suspect in the Austin bombings is dead after a Wednesday morning incident along Interstate-35 in Round Rock, according to the FBI and law enforcement sources. However, officials still do not have a motive for the violence.
  Police and FBI agents located the suspect’s car at a hotel in Round Rock on Tuesday night. They were watching over him as he left the hotel early Wednesday morning. Authorities started to pursue the vehicle, but the suspect a
  
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• Austin Bombings: Police Had ID’d Suspect & Got Arrest Warrant Before He Blew Himself Up

  21-03-2018 14:48
  PFLUGERVILLE, TX (CBSDFW.COM) – The suspect in the Austin bombings is dead after a Wednesday morning incident along Interstate-35 in Round Rock, according to FBI and law enforcement sources. Investigators still do not have a motive for the violence and now police are evacuating up to six blocks around Austin bombing suspect Mark Anthony Conditt’s home.
  Early Wednesday afternoon the Department of Justice released information “that a federal criminal complaint
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel Takes Katie Couric To His Colonoscopy

  21-03-2018 14:22
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s audience got to see more of the host than usual when he had his first colonoscopy.
  The talk show host brought Katie Couric along for the test, which aired on Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” She was with him before and after the examination.
  Kimmel turned 50 in November, which is the age the American Cancer Society recommends for the colorectal cancer screening.
  The exam found no sign of polyps. But Couric joked with Kimmel that keys,
  
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• New Travel Costs Revealed For EPA Head Amid Ongoing Scrutiny

  21-03-2018 14:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spent more than $120,000 in public funds last summer for a trip to Italy that included a meeting of G-7 ministers and a private tour of the Vatican.
  The known cost of Pruitt’s previously reported trip grew this week after the agency disclosed a heavily censored document showing expenses for Pruitt’s security detail cost more than $30,500. That’s on top of nearly $90,000 spent for food, hotels, co
  
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• Brewers Players Celebrate “The Sandlot” Anniversary In Online Video

  21-03-2018 14:00
  PHOENIX (AP) – Even before the start of the season, the Milwaukee Brewers have their first hit.
  Milwaukee released a 2-minute, 35-second video celebrating the 25th anniversary of the movie “The Sandlot” last weekend, featuring Brewers players dressed as characters from the film reciting the movie’s lines.
  Hank, the dog who is Milwaukee’s mascot, played The Beast — a ferocious dog in the movie that the kids were frightened of when they went to retrieve home run
  
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• Grenade Found Near Lake Highlands School

  21-03-2018 13:40
  
  Police say what was believed to be a grenade was spotted on the 600 block of Peavy Road Tuesday evening. The device was later relocated to a safe location to be rendered inert.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Bombing Suspect Is Dead, But Why Did He Target Austin?

  21-03-2018 13:38
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Suddenly, the “Keep Austin Weird” slogan doesn’t feel so fun anymore.
  Austin’s beloved local motto — repeated with equal pride by college students and high-priced lobbyists, self-proclaimed slackers and 20-something tech hotshots — isn’t meant for things as sinister as the string of deadly recent bombings.
  The blasts sent a deep chill through a hipster city known for warm weather, live music, barbecue and, above all, not ta
  
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• Breaking Up With Facebook? It’s Harder Than It Looks

  21-03-2018 13:10
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s latest privacy scandal, involving Trump campaign consultants who allegedly stole data on tens of millions of users in order to influence elections, has some people reconsidering their relationship status with the social network.
  There’s just one problem: There isn’t much of anywhere else to go.
  Facebook has weathered many such blow-ups before and is used to apologizing and moving on. But the stakes are bigger this time.
  Regulatory authorities ar
  
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• Jury Ready To Hear Trial In Cross-Border Killing Of Teen

  21-03-2018 12:31
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Members of a newly selected jury have been instructed to return to court for opening statements in the trial of a U.S. Border Patrol agent charged with shooting into Mexico in 2012 and killing a 16-year-old.
  U.S. District Judge Raner Collins told the panel Tuesday afternoon that opening statements are set for Wednesday morning.
  The trial in U.S. District Court in Tucson comes amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and campaign to build a w
  
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• Fmr. Dallas Bomb Squad Commander on Austin Explosions

  21-03-2018 12:05
  
  Dennis Wilson, a retired bomb squad commander for Dallas Fire-Rescue, discusses the investigation and hunt for the suspect in recent bombings around the Austin area.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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