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• Report: Dallas Rushed Projects, Could Owe Feds Millions

  10-05-2018 23:46
  
  The City of Dallas could owe more than a million dollars to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a report issued by the agency's inspector general.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Texas Church Damaged By Explosion

  10-05-2018 23:27
  BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A package left at the front door of a Southeast Texas church exploded, causing minor damage and marking the second time in two weeks that a device has been found in the city of Beaumont.
  The Rev. Steven Balke told KFDM-TV on Thursday that the overnight blast broke windows and caused other damage to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont’s West End.
  St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church (KFDM -TV)
  No one was injured in the explosion. Bishop C. Andrew Do
  
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• Help Needed Finding Family Of Custodian Found Dead At UNT

  10-05-2018 23:26
  DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – The University of North Texas and law enforcement is reaching out for help finding the family of a custodian found dead on-campus last September.
  Margaret Rosa King, 67, was found unresponsive near her car in a parking lot on campus. She was taken to Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Denton where she was pronounced dead.
  She died of natural causes related to heart disease, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.
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• Dallas Deputy Arrested, Accused of Family Violence

  10-05-2018 23:23
  
  A Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputy with nearly two decades in law enforcement is behind bars Thursday, accused of assaulting a family member, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News, Kaufman County Sheriff's Department
  
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• Seniors Invade Denton for Pickleball Tournament

  10-05-2018 23:19
  
  Hundreds of seniors are in Denton for a tournament involving one of the country's fastest-growing games -- Pickleball.
  
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• Law Enforcement Officer Killed in Crash Near Decatur

  10-05-2018 22:56
  
  A deputy inspector general with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department died in a crash near Decatur Wednesday.Photo Credit: Texas Juvenile Justice 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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• UNT Leads Search for Deceased Veteran's Missing Family

  10-05-2018 22:52
  
  An effort is underway to find the friends and family of a Air Force veteran who died last fall while pursuing her third graduate degree at the University of North Texas.Photo Credit: UNT, NBC 5 News
  
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• McKinney Councilman Silent After Police Release Body Cam Of His Arrest

  10-05-2018 22:49
  McKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – McKinney Police are letting body cam video speak for itself in defense of an arrest involving a city council member.
  Some say the video contradicts La’Shadion Shemwell’s claims he was targeted during a traffic stop because he is also a local black activist.
  La’Shadion Shemwell (CBS11)
  Shemwell said when he was pulled over for speeding on Highway 5 that officers should not have arrested him.
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• Texas Court Rejects Appeal By Actress Who Sent Ricin To Obama

  10-05-2018 22:30
  TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) – A federal judge in East Texas has declined to reduce the 18-year prison sentence imposed on a woman for sending ricin-laced letters to former President Barack Obama and others.
  The Texarkana Gazette reports that 40-year-old Shannon Richardson had appealed her sentence on the grounds of ineffective counsel.
  Actress Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson August 7, 2011. Guess Richardson has been arrested in connection with the mailing of ricin-laced letters to President Bara
  
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• Decatur PD Officer Death

  10-05-2018 22:27
  Four more states - including Texas - are reporting illnesses in a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce.
  
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• Group Issues Safety Alert After Crime Spike In LGBTQ Community

  10-05-2018 21:36
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas’ cedar springs entertainment area encountered a series of crimes against bar employees and patrons this week. There’s now an alert issued to visitors and residents of the Oak Lawn- Cedar Springs area.
  “Take Back Oak Lawn” is a community Facebook page that issued a safety alert, outlining four alleged robberies and/or assaults near bars heavily frequented by LGBTQ patrons.
  Oak Lawn bar (CBS11)
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• Bar Employees, Patrons Attacked In Oak Lawn

  10-05-2018 21:36
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – DALLAS’ CEDAR SPRINGS ENTERTAINMENT AREA ENCOUNTERED A SERIES OF CRIMES AGAINST BAR EMPLOYEES AND PATRONS THIS WEEK. THERE’s NOW AN ALERT ISSUED TO VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF THE OAK LAWN- CEDAR SPRINGS AREA.
  “TAKE BACK OAK LAWN” IS A COMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE THAT ISSUED A SAFETY ALERT, OUTLINING FOUR ALLEGED ROBBERIES AND/OR ASSAULTS NEAR BARS HEAVILY FREQUENTED BY LGBTQ PATRONS.
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• Art is a Breeze at the Dallas Arboretum

  10-05-2018 21:35
  
  For Lyman Whitaker, artistic beauty is found in the wind. His lifelong interest in the wind resulted in “Wind Sculptures in Motion: The Kinetic Art of Lyman Whitaker”, now on display through July 31 at...Photo Credit: Kimberly RichardThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Gov. Abbott Launches Attack Website Against Lupe Valdez

  10-05-2018 21:29
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched a website Thursday attacking gubernatorial challenger Lupe Valdez, saying the former Dallas County Sheriff is "too liberal for Texas" and that she aims to turn the Lone Star State...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Police Say Wednesday Homicide Not A Hate Crime

  10-05-2018 21:11
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police are investigating an apparent homicide at an apartment Wednesday afternoon.
  Police said officers responded to a call around 4:00 p.m. from Dallas Fire-Rescue regarding a death at 6104 LBJ Service Road.
  The victim was Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon, 26.
  According to a witness, a man left the victim’s apartment shortly before she was found unconscious. Flores-Pavon was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
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• Harvey Weinstein’s Estranged Wife Breaks Her Silence

  10-05-2018 21:04
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Georgina Chapman, the estranged wife of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, has spoken out for the first time since her husband was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women. Weinstein is currently under investigation for alleged sex crimes in New York, Los Angeles and London.
  Weinstein has repeatedly denied any allegations of “non-consensual sex.”
  In an interview with Vogue, Chapman maintained that she had no knowledge
  
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• Nassar Victims Urge Texas Officials to Investigate Karolyis

  10-05-2018 21:02
  
  Victims of disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar are imploring Texas authorities to investigate whether Bela and Martha Karolyi could have done more to prevent Nassar's sexual abuse at the couple's Texas training...Photo Credit: Gregory Bull/AP, FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Little Elm Basketball Coach Battling Bone Cancer

  10-05-2018 20:53
  
  The Little Elm community is rallying around local high school basketball coach Rusty Segler, who is battling cancer.
  
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• Rescue Crews Recover Body in Denton County Pond

  10-05-2018 20:21
  
  Authorities have recovered the body of a person who fell into a Pilot Point pond from a canoe and never surfaced.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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• Texas Appeals Court Overturns Man’s 1998 Murder Conviction

  10-05-2018 20:18
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The highest criminal court in the state has overturned the murder conviction of a North Texas man who spent 19 years in prison for the stabbing death of a friend.
  The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the conviction of 44-year-old John Earl Nolley.
  In May of 2016 Nolley was freed, but not exonerated,after a witness admitted he lied and a bloody palm print at the crime scene was linked to another person.
  Nolley had been sentenced in 1998 to life in
  
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• Nassar Victims Urge Texas Authorities To Investigate Karolyis

  10-05-2018 20:12
  AUSTIN (AP) – Victims of disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar are imploring Texas authorities to investigate whether Bela and Martha Karolyi could have done more to prevent Nassar’s sexual abuse at the couple’s Texas training center.
  Five former gymnasts, including two who say Nassar abused them at the Karolyis’ ranch near Huntsville, addressed reporters Thursday outside state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office.
  They say Texas authorities have focused on Nassar, n
  
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• ‘My Dog Shot Me’, Man’s Puppy Playtime Ends With Bullet Wound

  10-05-2018 20:12
  FORT DODGE, Iowa (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — An Iowa man was roughhousing with his dog when playtime turned extremely painful for the 51-year-old.
  “My dog shot me,” Richard Remme, of Fort Dodge told The Messenger newspaper.
  Remme told police he was playing with his dog, Balew, on the couch and tossed the animal off his lap.
  “And I carry in a belly band, under my bib overalls. And apparently he bumped the safety one time, and when he bounded back over one of his toes went
  
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• Man Overpays For Food By $22,000, Doesn’t Notice

  10-05-2018 19:57
  ZHENGZHOU CITY (CBSDFW.COM) — The owner of a small food stand in central China’s Zhengzhou City refunded more than 140,000 yuan — or about $22 thousand — to a customer who accidentally paid a lot more than the cost of two steamed buns.
  The customer, Han Hongwei, was using the popular digital payment app Alipay on April 2 to pay for his two, soup-filled buns, which would normally cost around three yuan — or 50 cents — but instead he typed in the wrong amount. A
  
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• Plan to Improve 635 Through Garland May Be Approved Thursday

  10-05-2018 19:46
  
  Improvements to the stretch of Interstate 635 that runs from Interstate 30 in the Garland and Mesquite area north to U.S. Highway 75 may be approved Thursday.
  
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• Body Found Near Elementary School in Fort Worth

  10-05-2018 19:45
  
  Breaking news from NBC 5. Police are investigating after a body was found near a school in Fort Worth.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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• Little Elm Basketball Coach Battling Blood Cancer

  10-05-2018 19:33
  
  The Little Elm community is rallying around local high school basketball coach Rusty Segler, who is battling cancer.
  
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• Report: Dallas Rushed Projects, Could Owe Feds $1.3 Million

  10-05-2018 19:29
  
  The City of Dallas could owe more than a million dollars to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a report issued by the agency's inspector general.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Wil Wheaton Talks Playing Himself On Wedding Season Finale ‘Big Bang Theory’

  10-05-2018 18:41
  Tonight’s season 11 finale of “The Big Bang Theory” has been a long time coming, with fans finally getting a chance to see Amy and Sheldon tie the knot. CBS Local spoke to “Big Bang” guest star and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” alum Wil Wheaton about what we can expect on tonight’s wedding, what it’s like playing himself on the show, and how it felt to share the screen with a top roster of iconic guests, including Academy Award winner Kath
  
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• Spotify Cuts R. Kelly Music From Playlists, Cites New Policy

  10-05-2018 18:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify has removed R. Kelly’s music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct.
  A spokesperson said Thursday that Kelly’s music is no longer available on the streaming service’s owned and operated playlists and algorithmic recommendations. His music will still be available, but Spotify will not promote it.
  Kelly’s representative didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
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• Texas Court Rejects Appeal By Woman Who Sent Ricin To Obama

  10-05-2018 18:02
  TEXARKANA (AP) — A federal judge in East Texas has declined to reduce the 18-year prison sentence imposed on a woman for sending ricin-laced letters to former President Barack Obama and others.
  The Texarkana Gazette reports that 40-year-old Shannon Richardson had appealed her sentence on the grounds of ineffective counsel.
  But Judge Caroline Craven in a ruling issued Wednesday determined her claims were without merit.
  Richardson, a former actress whose credits include the television series
  
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• Texas Surgeons Grow New Ear On Soldier’s Arm For Transplantation

  10-05-2018 17:40
  EL PASO (CBSNEWS. COM) – Plastic surgeons in El Paso recently grew and transplanted a new ear on a soldier who lost her’s in an accident, but the 21-year-old had to “wear” the growing cartilage on her arm before the surgery.
  The total ear reconstruction, at William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), was the first of its kind for the U.S. Army and involved harvesting cartilage from Pvt. Shamika Burrage’s ribs to carve a new ear. The cartilage was then placed&
  
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• Search Continues For Woman After Fire Destroys Her Home

  10-05-2018 17:30
  GARLAND (CBSDFW.COM) – The Garland Fire Department is waiting for a search dog to help them find a woman who may have been home when it was engulfed in flames Thursday morning.
  A neighbor called firefighters at about 1 a.m. to the home at 4909 Collingwood Drive.
  Heavy flames were shooting through the roof when they arrived. Firefighters quickly went inside, but were unable to locate the elderly woman who lives there. Neighbors told firefighters they thought she was home.
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• Is It Time To Freak Out About Oil Prices?

  10-05-2018 16:53
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – President Donald Trump’s decision to take the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal is hitting investors (and gasoline-buying Americans) where it hurts — the oil market. That’s because the U.S. will reimpose sanctions on Iran’s economy and its oil exports.
  Crude oil has zoomed above $71 a barrel, returning to levels not seen since late 2014 and pushing up pump prices. Along the way, traders’ stomachs were churned by some nasty whipsaw
  
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• Tarrant County to Auction Vehicles, Seized Property

  10-05-2018 16:48
  
  Tarrant County will auction off dozens of government vehicles and confiscated property this Saturday.Photo Credit: Rene Bates Auctioneers, Inc.
  
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• Buy New Tires On Amazon & Get Them Installed At Sears

  10-05-2018 16:15
  NEW YORK (CNN Money) – Sears is getting a much needed lift from what is perhaps the company’s greatest nemesis. The iconic (but cash-starved) retailer reached a deal with Amazon to install tires which are purchased on Amazon’s website, Sears announced Wednesday.
  Amazon has also agreed to start selling the Sears DieHard brand of tires. However, Sears Auto Centers will install all tires that are purchased on Amazon, regardless of the brand, for a fee. The DieHard tires
  
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• Magazine Apologizes To Monica Lewinsky Over Rescinded Invite

  10-05-2018 15:44
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A magazine has apologized to Monica Lewinsky after she said she was “uninvited” to an event because former President Bill Clinton was attending.
  Town & Country on Thursday tweeted it regretted “the way the situation was handled.” The magazine held its annual Philanthropy Summit in New York City on Wednesday.
  We apologize to Ms. Lewinsky and regret the way the situation was handled.
  — TOWN&COUNTRY (@TandCmag) May 10, 2018Lewin
  
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• Texas Gas Prices Increase Again, Up 3 Cents This Week

  10-05-2018 15:43
  COPPELL (AP) – Retail gasoline prices across Texas rose an average 3 cents per gallon this week.
  AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide was $2.63 per gallon. Nationwide gasoline prices are up 2 cents this week to reach an average $2.84 per gallon.
  Association officials say El Paso has the most expensive gasoline in Texas at an average $2.95 per gallon, which is 11 cents higher than a week ago. Drivers in San Antonio and the Sherman-Denison area have the chea
  
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• Kelly Clarkson To Sing National Anthem At Indianapolis 500

  10-05-2018 15:30
  INDIANAPOLIS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Three-time Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson will sing the national anthem at this month’s Indianapolis 500.
  It will be the second time that she has performed at the world’s largest single-day sporting event, but May 27 will mark her first solo act at IndyCar’s biggest race. Clarkson sang with Seal before the 2011 race, and was accompanied by David Foster on piano.
  Clarkson burst onto the music scene by winning the inaugural “Ame
  
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• Original $300K ‘Iron Man’ Suit Disappears From LA Prop Storage

  10-05-2018 15:18
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Police are investigating the disappearance of an very valuable “Iron Man” suit from a Los Angeles movie prop storage facility.
  Los Angeles police Officer Christopher No said Wednesday a police report was filed Tuesday and that the suit’s estimated value is $325,000.
  Actor Robert Downey Jr. poses by a life-size Iron Man model during a press conference in Tokyo, on September 3, 2008. (credit: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images)
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• Rapper Dr. Dre Loses Trademark Dispute With Doctor Dr. Drai

  10-05-2018 15:11
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Dr. Dre is a west coast musician and businessman known the world over for his platinum-selling albums, for discovering Eminem, and for Beats, the headphones hanging around the necks of athletes and celebs. However, he is not a real doctor.
  Dr. Drai, on the other hand, is an actual doctor — a Pennsylvania OB/GYN who has appeared on television and has authored books on sexual health with titles like “20 Things You May Not Know About the Penis.”
  The two d
  
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• Carrollton Brings Back Popular Junior Police Academy

  10-05-2018 14:34
  
  The Carrollton Police Department is bringing back its popular Jr. Police Academy for middle school students.
  
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• Scientists: Explosive Eruption Risk Rises For Hawaii Volcano

  10-05-2018 14:29
  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) —Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could soon send boulders and ash shooting out of its summit crater in the kind of explosive eruption last displayed nearly a century ago.
  Scientists said Wednesday the risks of an explosive summit eruption will rise in coming weeks as magma drains down the flank of the volcano toward the area lava started erupting from fissures in a residential neighborhood last week.
  A summit explosion could also release ash, steam and sulfur dioxide gas.
  
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• Hawaii Volcano Park To Close Amid Explosion Concerns

  10-05-2018 14:29
  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could soon send boulders and ash shooting out of its summit crater in the kind of explosive eruption last displayed nearly a century ago.
  Scientists said Wednesday the risks of an explosive summit eruption will rise in coming weeks as magma drains down the flank of the volcano toward the area where began erupting lava in a residential neighborhood last week.
  A summit explosion could also release ash, steam and sulfur dioxide emissions.
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• White House Hosts AI Summit With Tech Firms

  10-05-2018 14:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Top U.S. tech executives and researchers are planning to press the Trump administration to invest in artificial intelligence and craft policies they hope will strengthen the economy without displacing jobs.
  The White House is hosting the “Artificial Intelligence for American Industry” event Thursday. Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft are among dozens of tech firms attending. Top universities are also pitching for investment in basic research.
  The meeting
  
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• Dallas Gas Explosion Victim Slapped With Code Violation

  10-05-2018 14:17
  
  A Northwest Dallas home where a natural gas explosion injured a resident has been warned by the city for a code violation, NBC 5 has learned.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Americans Have $33B in Unused Tech at Home

  10-05-2018 14:16
  
  A recent survey found the average home has around $264 dollars of old and still-usable technology at home.Photo Credit: Getty Images/Hero Images, File
  
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• Terrorist Plot at Frisco Mall Prompts Increased Patrols

  10-05-2018 14:14
  
  The Frisco Police Department has increased its presence at the Stonebriar Centre in direct response to the ISIS-inspired mass shooting plot that law enforcement foiled last week.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Problem Surfaces With Keyless Ignitions

  10-05-2018 14:11
  
  A simple mistake could have deadly consequences for owners of cars that have keyless ignitions.
  
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• Spears Says Stage Persona Is ‘Healthy’ Way To Combat Shyness

  10-05-2018 13:42
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – If you thought the workout videos Britney Spears recently posted on social media looked grueling, the pop superstar confirms that they were — even if she and her trainer boyfriend made it look easy.
  Spears and Sam Asghrai went through intricate movements, including Asghari lifting Spears several times and Spears doing a headstand — and it seemed effortless. But in reality, Spears says he put her through it.
  “He’s a trainer so everything has t
  
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• Texas Suit Could Speed DACA’s Path To Supreme Court

  10-05-2018 13:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Three judges have ordered the Trump administration to continue a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. Now, a lawsuit filed last week in Texas seeks to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and may create a legal clash that could speed the issue’s path to the Supreme Court.
  President Donald Trump’s decision in September to phase out the Obama-era program, called DACA, resulted in protests a
  
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