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• Dallas Restaurant's Receipt Message to the NRA

  05-05-2018 22:25
  
  A Downtown Dallas restaurant is taking a stand on gun control and sending a message to the National Rifle Association's Annual Convention just blocks away.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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• Opposing Protests During NRA Convention

  05-05-2018 22:17
  
  Three protests are planned for Saturday during day three of the National Rifle Association Convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center.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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• 96-Year-Old WWII Vet Gets Degree Nearly 7 Decades After Last Class

  05-05-2018 22:15
  Bob Barger (WTOL via CBS Newspath)
  TOLEDO, Ohio (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A World War II veteran who flew planes for the Navy received his college degree to a standing ovation 68 years after he took his last class.
  Ninety-six-year-old Bob Barger was honored Saturday at the University of Toledo’s commencement ceremony, where he received an associate’s degree. Toledo CBS affiliate WTOL reports he is believed to be the oldest graduate in the history of the school.
  A review of his tra
  
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• Trump Promotes ‘America First’ In Ohio Ahead Of Primaries

  05-05-2018 21:52
  CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday “we want to make everything here” as he promoted his “America First” agenda during an appearance in Cleveland, days before the state’s primary election.
  Trump spent several hours in Ohio meeting with supporters and participating in a roundtable designed to highlight the benefits of the new Republican tax law. Striking a celebratory tone, Trump listed his poll numbers and recounted the successes of his first
  
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• Dallas Officer Struck During Early-Morning Traffic Stop

  05-05-2018 20:29
  
  A Dallas police officer was struck during a traffic stop in the Red Bird area of Dallas early Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Metro Video Services
  
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• NASA Launches InSight Spacecraft Towards Mars

  05-05-2018 19:15
  The NASA InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket on May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A robotic geologist armed with a hammer and quake monitor rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, aiming to land on the red planet and explore its mysterious insides.
  In a twist, NASA launched the Mars InSight lander from California rather than Florida’s Cape Canaveral. It was the first i
  
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• Opposing Protests Planned for Saturday During NRA Convention

  05-05-2018 18:05
  
  Three protests are planned for Saturday during day three of the National Rifle Association Convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center.
  
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• One-on-One With NRA Spokeswoman and NRATV Host D

  05-05-2018 05:33
  
  As The National Riffle Association's annual meetings get underway in Dallas, the NRA's national spokeswoman, Dana Loesch agreed to a rare one-on-one interview with NBC 5's Kris Gutierrez.Photo Credit: NRATV/NBC 5
  
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• Amateur Sleuths Form Fort Worth Cold Case Club

  05-05-2018 05:28
  
  The city of Fort Worth has more than 900 cold cases and currently just one detective assigned to work them. So, a group of amateur sleuths wants to put their heads together to help find new leads.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Six Months Later, No Leads in Plano Murder Mystery

  05-05-2018 05:26
  
  Plano police are bringing new attention to an unsolved murder to help generate new leads.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Firepower and Technology at NRA Exhibit Hall

  05-05-2018 05:20
  
  A massive show of firepower and technology filled the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center exhibit hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Dallas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Restaurant Donating Profits To Gun Control Groups Amid NRA Convention

  05-05-2018 04:54
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With about 80,000 National Rifle Association (NRA) members attending four days of its annual meeting in downtown Dallas, the owner of a Dallas restaurant says he thought it was a good opportunity to start a conversation — but he may have set off a storm.
  “No NRA member wants kids to get slaughtered. No NRA member wants cops to get killed. And people like me don’t want to take their guns away either. Can we not have both?” said Joe Groves, owner
  
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• ‘End Gun Violence’ Groups Converge On Dallas City Hall

  05-05-2018 04:38
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A man in a Donald Trump mask and devil horns paraded on stage in front of Dallas City Hall, as several dozen people rallied against the NRA convention across the street.
  gun violence, NRA protestors (Andrea Lucia – CBS11)
  “It just feels like a moral obligation to show up,” said Judy Gould, who came all the way from New Hampshire.
  Gould said she’s a gun owner who enjoys shooting targets, but says she wants sensible measures to tackle gun crime.
  
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• Quakes, Lava And Gas: Hawaii Residents Flee Volcanic Threats

  05-05-2018 04:02
  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Many rural residents living on an erupting volcano in Hawaii fled the threat of lava that spewed into the air in bursts of fire and pushed up steam from cracks in roadways Friday, while others tried to get back to their homes.
  Officials ordered more than 1,700 people out of Big Island neighborhoods near Kilauea volcano’s newest lava flow, warning of the dangers of spattering hot rock and high levels of sulfuric gas that could threaten the elderly and people with
  
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• Consumer Justice Investigates ‘Hostage Movers’

  05-05-2018 04:00
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It was a beautiful March day when Theresa Riley invited the Consumer Justice crew into her home. The rooms were virtually empty for more than two months. “I can’t explain not having your things.” She bought a blow-up mattress to sleep on and financed a couch for the living room. The walls were bare except for a single plaque, honoring her mother. “I’m so glad I had it in my car,” said Riley.
  The rest of her belongings — furnit
  
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• Former SMU Basketball Coach, Player Bob Prewitt Dies At 93

  05-05-2018 03:49
  DALLAS (AP) — Bob Prewitt, who was part of SMU’s only NCAA Final Four during three decades as a player and coach, has died. He was 93.
  The school said Friday that Prewitt died on Thursday.
  Prewitt was an assistant coach for 18 seasons, a stretch during which SMU reached the Final Four in 1956 and won eight Southwest Conference titles. He was then head coach of the Mustangs for eight seasons, from 1967-75. They won the SWC regular-season title in 1972.
  After first serving in the Army
  
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• Lone Star Politics: Sunday, May 6, 2018

  05-05-2018 03:41
  
  This week on Lone Star Politics, Julie and Gromer are joined with Washington Bureau reporter Todd Gillman to breakdown the speeches at the NRA convention from President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.Photo Credit: Lone Star Politics
  
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• Man Sentenced for Carjackings, Home Invasions

  05-05-2018 03:18
  
  A Lewisville man has been sentenced to federal prison for a series of home invasions and carjackings in North Texas.Photo Credit: Collin County Jail
  
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• North Texas Students Behind NRA Protest

  05-05-2018 02:54
  
  Two student activists talk about the movement for gun control after a demonstration outside the NRA convention this weekend.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Trump on North Korea, Russia, School Safety at NRA

  05-05-2018 02:53
  
  For analysis of the President’s speech at the NRA convention, tune into NBC 5’s Lone Star Politics with Julie Fine and Gromer Jeffers.
  
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• Man Sentenced to Life for Denton Assaults

  05-05-2018 02:49
  
  A Denton County jury sentenced a man to life in prison for breaking into apartments near the University of North Texas campus and sexually assaulting women last year, prosecutors announced Friday.Photo Credit: Denton County DA
  
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• George H.W. Bush Discharged From Hospital, Returns Home

  05-05-2018 02:10
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Former President George H.W. Bush is returning home after his stay at a Houston hospital due to a blood infection, according to a family spokesperson.
  Bush was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on April 22, the day after the funeral for his wife Barbara Bush.
  President @GeorgeHWBush was discharged from @MethodistHosp after treatment for an infection. His doctors report he is doing well and is happy to return home.
  — Jim McGrath (@jgm41) May 4, 2018The form
  
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• May's Wingstop Athlete - Brandon Craigie

  05-05-2018 02:01
  
  Lindsay High School senior Brandon Craigie is May's Wingstop Scholar Athlete and receives a $2,500 scholarship.
  
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• Kentucky Derby Hats Made in Oak Cliff

  05-05-2018 01:39
  
  An Oak Cliff hat shop is working at top speed to get local clients ready for this weekend’s Kentucky Derby.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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• Officers Accept Church-Issued ID Cards

  05-05-2018 01:38
  
  Some undocumented immigrants living in North Texas are getting church-issued identification cards through a local partnership.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Fort Worth Teachers Denied Leave to Care for Daughter

  05-05-2018 01:20
  
  Two Fort Worth teachers whose 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor want to change a school district policy that rejected their request for paid time off to take care of her.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Lawsuit Claims IHOP Management Could Have Prevented Homicide

  05-05-2018 00:56
  LANCASTER (CBSDFW.COM) – A lawsuit, filed by the family of a man killed at a Lancaster IHOP in April, says restaurant management could have prevented the shooting. It claims the suspect made threats at the restaurant twice in the days before it happened.
  Mylik Butcher was 23-years-old and an employee at IHOP when he was shot multiple times outside of the restaurant. Police say 21-year-old Tadarrius Winters pulled the trigger, believing Butcher was involved with the mother of his child
  
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• President Trump's Full NRA Convention Speech

  05-05-2018 00:01
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday linked the sanctity of the Second Amendment to his party's prospects in the 2018 midterm elections, telling supporters at the National Rifle Association's annual convention that...
  
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