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• Video Shows Texas Man Pointing Gun Before Shot By Officer

  30-03-2018 23:51
  HOUSTON (AP) — Video released by authorities shows a suburban Houston police officer fatally shooting a driver during a traffic stop after the man ignored requests to stay in his vehicle and drew a handgun.
  Pasadena police said Friday the gun found on the motorist was reported stolen and the man, identified as 44-year-old Marco Antonio Saavedra, had four warrants for his arrest.
  In the video, Saavedra can be seen getting out of his car after being pulled over by the officer for running a s
  
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• Amy Aiello Lofgren tweet pic

  30-03-2018 23:19
  A candidate for mayor in Lewisville thinks he’s found the key to funding the city’s police force without raising taxes. Fourth time candidate Winston Edmondson is pitching the idea of a municipal cryptocurrency...
  
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• Man Who Shot Good Samaritan Sentenced To Life In Prison

  30-03-2018 23:08
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A 23-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison in the fatal shooting of a Good Samaritan who tried to stop him from beating a woman in a crowded San Antonio parking lot in 2016.
  (photo credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
  Teles Mandan Juarez pleaded guilty to murder in the killing of 39-year-old Isidro Zarate. A judge sentenced Juarez Thursday.
  Zarate tried to stop Juarez from beating his female companion whom he’d dragged by the hair through the Walmart p
  
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• Texan Accused Of Throwing Toddler Son Out 3rd Story Window

  30-03-2018 22:53
  AUSTIN (AP) — Investigators say a Central Texas man was arrested after a neighbor reported seeing him throw his 2-year-old son out a third-story window.
  Booking Photo: Faizullah Fnu is accused of throwing his son from an apartment window. (Austin Police Dept.)
  Travis County jail records show 32-year-old Fnu Faizullah was being held Friday on a charge of injury to a child. Austin police say the boy suffered cuts and bruises in Tuesday’s incident at some apartments.
  An affidavit says F
  
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• Abuse Hotline Wait Times Lead To Over 100,000 Hang Ups

  30-03-2018 22:45
  AUSTIN (AP) — As wait times have gotten lengthy, more than 100,000 callers each year to Texas’ abuse hotline are hanging up before reaching an operator.
  The Austin American-Statesman reports the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is on track this year to exceed 180,000 abandoned calls to the agency’s abuse hotline, the most in at least a decade.
  As of Tuesday, there had been 23 days this year in which a caller had been on hold for more than an hour; in the past,
  
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• Nils Lofgren tweet

  30-03-2018 22:44
  A candidate for mayor in Lewisville thinks he’s found the key to funding the city’s police force without raising taxes. Fourth time candidate Winston Edmondson is pitching the idea of a municipal cryptocurrency...
  
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• Two Struck and Killed in Loop 820 Accident

  30-03-2018 22:37
  
  Two people were killed Friday morning on Loop 820 while standing outside their vehicle at about 1:00 a.m.
  
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• Amy Aiello Lofgren tweet

  30-03-2018 22:37
  A candidate for mayor in Lewisville thinks he’s found the key to funding the city’s police force without raising taxes. Fourth time candidate Winston Edmondson is pitching the idea of a municipal cryptocurrency...
  
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• Plano Shooting Suspect Also Suspect in Arlington Double Murder

  30-03-2018 21:27
  
  The man arrested for a quadruple shooting in Plano is also the suspect in a double murder in Arlington, police confirmed Friday.
  
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• Man Caught on Camera Snatching Woman's Purse in Target

  30-03-2018 20:54
  
  Fort Worth police are searching for a suspected thief who snatched a woman's purse while she was shopping at Target early Friday morningPhoto Credit: Fort Worth Police Dept.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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• Arnold Schwarzenegger Stable After Heart Surgery

  30-03-2018 20:38
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after undergoing heart surgery.
  The 70-year-old former California governor had a scheduled procedure to replace a pulmonic valve on Thursday, according to Schwarzenegger’s spokesman, Daniel Ketchell. He was in stable condition on Friday and according to Ketchell said, “I’m back” when he woke up.
  Update: @Schwarzenegger is awake and his first words were actually “I’m
  
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• Purse Thief

  30-03-2018 20:33
  A candidate for mayor in Lewisville thinks he’s found the key to funding the city’s police force without raising taxes. Fourth time candidate Winston Edmondson is pitching the idea of a municipal cryptocurrency...
  
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• Trump EPA Expected To Roll Back Auto Gas Mileage Standards

  30-03-2018 20:22
  DETROIT (AP) — The Trump administration is expected to announce that it will roll back automobile gas mileage and pollution standards that were a pillar in the Obama administration’s plans to combat climate change.
  It’s not clear whether the announcement will include a specific number, but current regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency require the fleet of new vehicles to get 36 miles per gallon in real-world driving by 2025. That’s about 10 mpg over the exi
  
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• James Corden & Helen Hunt Take On The #WhoBitBeyonce Mystery

  30-03-2018 20:14
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – James Corden is on a mission to help solve Hollywood’s most pressing mystery. Who bit Beyonce?
  Corden enlisted the help of actress Helen Hunt to crack the case in a hilarious segment on Thursday’s “The Late Late Show.”
  In a parody sketch of the CBS Evening News, Corden and Hunt played news anchors who tossed to Ben Schwartz and Chris O’Dowd, both of whom were on deck to provide live shots and analysis on who bit the beloved Beyonce. The ske
  
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• Man Arrested in Plano Shooting Suspect in Arlington Shooting

  30-03-2018 20:11
  
  An arrest has been made in a shooting that left one person is dead and three people injured in Plano, and now police are looking at if he's connected to another shooting in Arlington.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger/Plano PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• TCU Awards 50 Full-Ride Scholarships to Area Schools

  30-03-2018 19:50
  
  It’s the time of year when high school seniors are getting college acceptance letters. The celebrations that happened in four area school districts this week were something good.Photo Credit: Principal Rodney White
  
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• Fort Worth Police Searching For Purse Thief At Target

  30-03-2018 19:18
  Fort Worth police are searching for a suspect who stole a purse from a Target customer. (Fort Worth PD/Twitter)
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth police are searching for a person who stole a purse from a Target customer on Wednesday.
  Police say the person stole the purse in front of other customers at the Target on Alta Mere.
  Surveillance video released by police shows the suspect running out of the store with the purse’s owner chasing after him.
  Police are asking anyone with inf
  
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• Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps To $521 Million

  30-03-2018 19:17
  DES MOINES, Iowa (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — There’s always talk about the horrible odds and “money better spent”… but a giant jackpot has Mega Millions lottery players willing to take a chance at instant wealth.
  Initially the top prize stood at $502 million, but just before lunchtime on Friday the estimated jackpot jumped to $521 million.
  It’s the nation’s 10th largest lottery jackpot. No one has matched all six numbers drawn since January.
  It costs $2 to play t
  
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• Clock Ticking As Defunct Space Lab Hurtles Toward Earth

  30-03-2018 19:07
  BEIJING (CBSNEWS.COM) – China’s defunct and reportedly out-of-control Tiangong 1 space station is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere sometime this weekend. It poses only a slight risk to people and property on the ground, since most of the bus-size, 8.5-ton vehicle is expected to burn up on re-entry, although space agencies don’t know exactly when or where that will happen.
  Below are some questions and answers about the station, its re-entry and the past and fut
  
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• Demonstrators Met by UNT Students, Again

  30-03-2018 18:45
  
  Protestors were met with counter-protests for a second day outside the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger
  
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• Elton John: I’m Still Standing — A GRAMMY Salute To Air On Tuesday, Apr. 10 On CBS

  30-03-2018 18:40
  Elton John: I’m Still Standing—A GRAMMY® Salute, will be broadcast on Tuesday, Apr. 10 at 9/8c on CBS and CBS All Access, and features a collection of all-star performers from across the musical map, who will all gather together to celebrate the illustrious career of this true music legend.
  Not only will the bill include Elton John himself, performing a medley of his timeless hits—including “Bennie And The Jets” and “Philadelphia Freedom”—
  
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• Texas Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Voting Illegally

  30-03-2018 18:35
  
  A woman who voted in the 2016 election while on supervised release from federal prison was sentenced this week to five years behind bars for voting illegally, NBC News reported.Crystal Mason had testified she...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Suspect In Deadly Plano Shooting Could Be Linked To Double Arlington Murder

  30-03-2018 18:27
  PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – The suspect in a shooting that killed one and injured three in Plano could also be behind a double murder in Arlington.
  Franklin Barnes, 19, was arrested in McKinney Thursday evening.
  Franklin Barnes
  Plano police say he shot four people at the Cross Creek apartments on Alma Drive near Legacy Thursday morning, killing one.
  On Friday, Arlington police say they believe Barnes may have also shot and killed two people at The Residence on Lamar apartments.
  The victims in the
  
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• Driver Lands Vehicle Upside Down, No Injuries

  30-03-2018 18:23
  
  A vehicle landed upside down in a ravine after a crash Friday morning in Farmers Branch, police said.
  
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• It's Bluebonnet Time In Texas: Everything You Need To Know

  30-03-2018 18:05
  
  Texans have been taking photos of bluebonnets for about as long as they've been taking photos.
  
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• Dallas Officials Address Public on Mosquito Season

  30-03-2018 17:33
  
  A survivor of the West Nile virus is expected to speak at a press conference Friday morning in Dallas.
  
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• NBC 5, Barking Hound Village Host Fundraising Event

  30-03-2018 17:12
  
  DFW Rescue Me helps severely abused, neglected and abandoned dogs off the streets and help them find forever homes.
  
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• Orlando Gunman’s Widow Found Not Guilty Of Helping Husband

  30-03-2018 17:11
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub was acquitted Friday of helping her husband plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward, ending the government’s nearly two-year effort to hold someone accountable.
  Noor Salman, 31, sobbed upon hearing the jury’s verdict of not guilty of obstruction and providing material support to a terrorist organization, charges that could have brought life in prison. Her family gaspe
  
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• “Sharknado” Series Set To End With 6th TV Movie Due In August

  30-03-2018 17:03
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – The latest “Sharknado” television movies have not had as much bite ratings-wise as before. And now they’re ending. According to TVLine, Syfy has decided to conclude the franchise with the sixth film.
  The as-yet-untitled “Sharknado 6” will have a time travel theme and bring back stars Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and Vivica A. Fox.
  The original campy TV movie swam into pop culture history in 2013, thanks to fans who couldn’t get enough
  
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• Corona Capitalizing On America’s Love For Mexican Beers

  30-03-2018 16:43
  NEW YORK (CNN Money) – Corona wants to take up more space in your cooler.
  Constellation Brands, the company behind Corona, Modelo and Pacifico, has a new low calorie, premium light beer called Corona Premier. It’s also expanding Corona Familiar, a beer targeted to Hispanic drinkers, and testing Corona Refresca, a flavored malt beverage.
  Constellation is betting that the market for premium Mexican lagers can keep growing, and that Corona has the brand power to win over drinkers tired
  
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• Microsoft Putting Windows On Back Burner To Focus On Cloud

  30-03-2018 16:21
  SEATTLE (CBSDFW.COM/CNN Money) – Microsoft is giving Windows a demotion, and leaning into the cloud.
  CEO Satya Nadella told employees on Thursday that Terry Myerson, leader of the Windows and Devices Group, is leaving the company. “Microsoft has been my work, my team, and my purpose for 21 years,” Myerson wrote in a LinkedIn blog post. “It is an emotional day.”
  Myerson’s departure had been planned for “some time,” he added.
  The shakeup in
  
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• News Now: Mosquito Warning, Peeps Beer

  30-03-2018 16:14
  Spring has arrived, but health officials are warning that mosquito season is here too. Plus, a Fort Worth brewery is offering beer infused with Peeps candy.
  
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• Feds: Texas Megachurch Pastor, Accomplice Bilked Investors Out Of $1M

  30-03-2018 16:03
  SHREVEPORT, La. (CBSNEWS.COM/AP) – A federal grand jury has charged a Texas pastor and a Louisiana financial planner with bilking investors out of more than $1 million.
  U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook said in a news release Thursday that a 13-count indictment was handed up against 64-year-old Kirbyjon Caldwell, of Houston, and 55-year-old Gregory Alan Smith, of Shreveport. They’re accused of wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy to commit those two offenses.
  According to the in
  
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• Sean Penn Criticizes #MeToo Movement In His New Book

  30-03-2018 15:54
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – “And what’s with this ‘Me Too’?” writes Sean Penn in his newly released book, “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff.”
  In the epilogue of Penn’s fictional novel, the actor pens a poem in which he seems to defend Louis C.K. and Charlie Rose and compares the #MeToo movement to a “toddlers’ crusade.”
  After allegations of sexual harassment from eight women were brought to light in November, Rose apologized f
  
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• Walmart Reportedly In Early Talks To Buy Insurer Humana

  30-03-2018 15:29
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Walmart is in preliminary talks to buy health insurance company Humana, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  The report didn’t disclose terms for the deal, although Humana’s market value is $37 billion. In 2017, Humana reported net income of $2.4 billion on revenue of $53.8 billion. Walmart’s biggest acquisition to date was its $10.8 billion purchase of British retailer Asda Group in 1999. In 2016, Walmart also bought ecommerce site Jet
  
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• Top Sheet or No Top Sheet? The Debate is on

  30-03-2018 14:58
  
  It is the debate that has fueled social media furor for the past few days – top sheet or no top sheet?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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• Steven Spielberg Takes Pass On Having Burger Named After Him

  30-03-2018 14:49
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has a beef with the Carl’s Jr.
  The hamburger chain wanted to rename its charbroiled slider a “SpielBurger.” It tried to deliver samples to Spielberg’s office and even had someone leave a note on his car.
  OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM READY PLAYER ONE DIRECTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG REGARDING @CarlsJr “SPIELBURGERS” pic.twitter.com/BF8KF4VGc7
  — Amblin Entertainment (@AmblinEnt) March 27, 2018Spielberg’s production compa
  
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• Under Armour Breach Affects 150 Million MyFitnessPal Accounts

  30-03-2018 14:30
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – The accounts of some 150 million users of nutrition-tracking app MyFitnessPal were breached last month, Under Armour said Thursday, adding its name to the list of corporations targeted by hackers.
  Hackers gained access to personal data included user names, emails and encrypted passwords, the sportswear apparel maker said in a news release. The affected data did not include Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.
  Under Armour is investigatin
  
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• Man’s “Beer Belly” Turned Out To Be A 30-Pound Tumor

  30-03-2018 13:45
  NEW JERSEY (CBSNEWS.COM) – Kevin Daly should have felt great after losing than 30 pounds following open-heart surgery in 2015, but he knew something was amiss with his health. Despite the weight loss the 63-year-old from Hoboken, New Jersey achieved through exercise and a healthy diet, his protruding belly did not budge.
  “I’m 6’3″ and went from 232 pounds to 198 and didn’t lose an ounce out of my stomach. I almost thought it got even bigger,” D
  
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• Health Officials Warn That Warmer Weather Means Mosquito Season

  30-03-2018 13:07
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s that time of year again. The temperatures are starting to get warmer, the winter clothing is getting packed away, and more people are heading outside to enjoy the weather. But health officials have a warning for North Texans. It’s also mosquito season.
  Dallas County Health and Human Services will be updating the public Friday on this season’s plan to combat mosquito-borne illnesses. The briefing is expected to include an entomologist, mosquito c
  
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• Circuit Court Judge Stephen Reinhardt Dies At 87

  30-03-2018 13:03
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judge Stephen Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for nearly four decades, died Thursday in Southern California. He was 87.
  Reinhardt died of a heart attack during a visit to a dermatologist in Los Angeles, court spokesman David Madden said.
  “As a judge, he was deeply principled, fiercely passionate about the law and fearless in his decisions,” 9th Circuit Chief Judge Sidney Thomas said in a statement. “He will be reme
  
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• Fire at Boat, RV Storage Facility in The Colony

  30-03-2018 12:52
  
  A large fire that happened Friday morning at a boat and RV storage facility in The Colony is now under control, officials said.
  
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