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• Multiple Rounds of Thunderstorms Likely This Week

  25-03-2018 23:59
  
  Chances for rain and thunderstorms will arrive Monday and continue through Wednesday.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Santorum Draws Outrage For Saying Students Should Learn CPR, Not Seek Gun Laws

  25-03-2018 23:14
  (AP) – Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said Sunday that students who have rallied for gun control should instead learn CPR or find their own way to prevent a school shooting.
  “How about kids instead of looking to someone else to solve their problem, do something about maybe taking CPR classes or trying to deal with situations that when there is a violent shooter that you can actually respond to that,” the Republican said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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• Pope Urges Young People To Raise Their Voices In Palm Sunday Address

  25-03-2018 22:02
  VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis on Palm Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard, even in the face of corrupt or silent elders.
  The pope’s message comes on the heels of a meeting of young Catholics who told the Vatican they want a more transparent and authentic church, and a day after hundreds of thousands marched in youth-led rallies across the United States to demand greater gun control.
  “The temptation to silence young people has always exist
  
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• ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ Dethrones ‘Black Panther’

  25-03-2018 21:27
  NEW YORK (AP) — It took six weeks but “Black Panther” has finally been unseated as the top film at the North American box office. The monsters vs. robots science-fiction sequel “Pacific Rim: Uprising” dethroned the superhero sensation with $28 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
  But the result for “Pacific Rim: Uprising,” a Universal Pictures-Legendary Entertainment release that cost $150 million to make, was soft — at le
  
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• Facebook Takes Out Ads To Apologize For Cambridge Analytica Scandal

  25-03-2018 21:16
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  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s CEO apologized for the Cambridge Analytica scandal with ads in multiple U.S. and British newspapers Sunday, saying the social media platform doesn’t deserve to hold personal information if it can’t protect it.
  The ads signed by Mark Zuckerberg said a quiz app built by a Cambridge University researcher leaked Facebook data of millions of people four years ago. “This was a breach of trust, and I’m sorry we
  
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• Reunion Tower Goes Dark for Earth Hour

  25-03-2018 18:06
  
  The iconic Reunion Tower in Downtown Dallas joined landmarks across the world to go dark for one hour Saturday night as a part of Earth Hour. The symbolic gesture was part of a global event to bring awareness to...
  
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• UT System Building Imploded in Downtown Austin

  25-03-2018 16:06
  
  In a matter of seconds, a downtown Austin building was taken down in a planned implosion.Photo Credit: Austin Fire DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Memorial Honors Bishop Lynch Grads Killed In Chopper Crash

  25-03-2018 05:33
  
  Hundreds filled the Bishop Lynch High School gymnasium Saturday to celebrate the lives of two 2010 graduates Trevor Cadigan and Brian McDaniel.Photo Credit: Trevor Cadigan/Instagram
  
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• Memorial Held For 2 North Texans Killed In NYC Helicopter Crash

  25-03-2018 05:24
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A memorial was held Saturday at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas to honor the lives of two former students killed in a helicopter crash in New York City.
  Trevor Cadigan and Brian McDaniel were remember in a memorial marked not just by tears but by many moments of laughter. They were known for having big hearts and a great sense of humor by friends and family.
  Brian McDaniel and Trevor Cadigan (Instagram)
  The two young men graduated from Bishop Lynch in 2010.
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• Fort Worth Holds 'March for Our Lives' Protest

  25-03-2018 04:58
  
  Fort Worth was one of more than 800 "March for Our Lives" protests Saturday.Photo Credit: Noah Bullard
  
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• Authorities: Family Found Dead In Mexico Died From Inhalation Of Toxic Gases

  25-03-2018 04:46
  The Sharp Family (CBS News)
  (CBSNEWS) – Mexican authorities said Saturday the American family of four who were found dead in a tourist city died from inhalation of toxic gases. The bodies of Kevin, Amy, Sterling and Adrianna Sharp were discovered Friday inside a condominium in Akumal, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
  The Attorney’s General office said that forsenic doctors determined the family were dead for approximately 36 to 48 hours before they were found. The type of gas or
  
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• Congressman: Austin Bombing Suspect Called Himself A ‘Psychopath’

  25-03-2018 03:42
  AUSTIN (AP) — The suspected Austin bomber called himself a “psychopath” in a recorded confession and said he felt no remorse for deadly explosions that killed two people and terrorized the city, a U.S. congressman said Saturday.
  Investigators are still looking into what motivated 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt, but the recording he left on his cell phone shows that he was a “sick individual,” U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul said.
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  “He did refer to himse
  
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• March For Our Lives: Thousands In North Texas Join Nationwide Movement

  25-03-2018 00:07
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A movement that grew out of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida is sweeping across the nation, and thousands in North Texas joined in.
  The rallies were meant to send a message that the time to act on the issue of gun violence is now. One of the thousands of marchers powerfully stated: “We may be the children of today, but we are the voters of tomorrow.”
  From the steps of the Tarrant County courthouse to the plaza outside Dallas City Hall, young
  
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