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• Former Presidents And Political Rivals Share A Laugh Over Socks!

  25-06-2018 23:12
  KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (CBSDFW.COM) – A pair of former presidents got together Monday and shared a laugh.
  Special visit today with a great friend — and now, a best-selling author. Luckily I had a freshly laundered pair of @BillClinton socks to mark the occasion. pic.twitter.com/v9jb4sRexh
  — George Bush (@GeorgeHWBush) June 25, 2018Former President Bill Clinton called on Former President George H.W. Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine and Bush was not caught off guard.
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• Backpacks, Not Flowers, At Teacher’s Funeral

  25-06-2018 22:57
  ATLANTA (CBSDFW.COM) – A Georgia teacher who dedicated 30 years of her life to educating young students made a final request before dying of cancer earlier this month.
  Instead of flowers, Tammy Waddell wanted backpacks filled with school supplies for students in need at her funeral.
  On June 13, her friends and family honored that last wish.
  “A teacher to the end,” her cousin, Brad Johnson, tweeted along with a photo of backpacks lining the pews. The post has been liked more tha
  
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• Texas Commission To Rule On Candidate’s Child Care Request

  25-06-2018 22:43
  WICHITA FALLS (AP) — The Texas Ethics Commission will soon rule on a female candidate’s request to pay for campaign-related child care expenses with political contributions.
  Wichita County Commissioner candidate Catie Robinson filed a request with the commission last month for an advisory opinion on allowing all Texas candidates to use campaign funds for child care expenses. The commission has sent Robinson a draft of a favorable opinion and its decision Wednesday could set a statewi
  
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• Camp Caters To Kids With Loved Ones Battling Cancer

  25-06-2018 22:43
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Witnessing a cancer patient battling the disease can be both inspiring and heartbreaking.
  So just imagine the kind of pressures those emotions can cause a child who is watching a loved one go through cancer treatment.
  Camp Care, hosted by Fort Worth’s Cancer Care Services, is focused on exactly that.
  The goal is helping kids affected by their loved ones’ cancer battles unwind and enjoy a week of outdoor activities.
  This week, 45 kids ages 5 to 14, are
  
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• Escaped Flamingo, Loose for 13 Years, Spotted in Texas

  25-06-2018 22:36
  
  A flamingo who's been on the lam for more than a decade has been spotted in Texas again.Photo Credit: Coastal Fisheries - Texas Parks and WildlifeThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• North Texas Students Will Soon Get Lessons From Robot Teacher

  25-06-2018 22:28
  
  Jett, a human-like robot, will soon be teaching students as young as elementary school age to get them interested in "STEM" classes.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Senate Takes Up $145B Spending Bill To Fund Energy, Veterans

  25-06-2018 22:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is taking up a $145 billion spending bill to fund the Energy Department and veterans’ programs for the next budget year.
  Approval of the bill Monday would send it back to the House, which approved a similar bill this month. Lawmakers hope to send a unified bill to President Donald Trump as the first of what they hope will be a series of spending bills signed into law before the new budget year begins Oct. 1.
  Individual spending measures have routinely bee
  
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• K-9 Finds $10M In Marijuana

  25-06-2018 21:46
  CHICAGO (CBSDFW.COM) — Chicago police are praising a very good dog on the force, after one of their K-9s made a $10 million pot bust.
  The police dog smelled drugs in a vehicle and trailer pulled over by Narcotics Unit officers, and investigators ended up seizing more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana.
  Police also recovered other cannabis products and paraphernalia from the vehicle.
  Police posted pictures of their dog and his bounty on Facebook, and the post has been shared more than 6,900 tim
  
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• Dickies Arena Dome Topped Out, Construction on Schedule

  25-06-2018 21:43
  
  Crews and city leaders celebrated a major milestone in the construction of Fort Worth's $540 million Dickies Arena -- the arena is now officially 50 percent complete and topped out.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Man Arrested For Deadly Shooting Over Parking Space

  25-06-2018 21:05
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Denton County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for allegedly shooting and killing another man over a parking space in Lewisville on Tuesday, June 12.
  Quintin Lowe, 28, is in the Dallas County Jail charged with murder.  His bond is set at $300,000.
  Quintin Lowe
  According to Lewisville Police, William Booker III tried to leave his girlfriend’s apartment, but his bike was blocked by a vehicle. According to police reports, the driver of the car exc
  
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• Woman Taking Out Trash Finds Abandoned Newborn By Dumpster

  25-06-2018 21:03
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Dallas are searching for the mother of a newborn who was found on the ground next to a dumpster.
  The infant was abandoned in the 5900 block of Watership Lane in Dallas.
  A woman found the baby while taking her trash out just before 10 o’clock on Saturday, June 23, 2018.
  She picked the baby up off the ground and waited for her husband to get home before taking the infant to Texas Health in Grand Prairie. The baby was later transported to Children&rs
  
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• “Black Panther” Props Added To Smithsonian’s Collection

  25-06-2018 20:35
  WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Smithsonian is making sure that “Wakanda forever” stays that way for a long, long time. The National Museum of African American History and Culture has added several objects from the record-breaking film “Black Panther” to its collection.
  Items include the vibranium suit that Chadwick Boseman wore during the shoot, an autographed full shooting script of the movie, two pages of an early script and 24 behind-the-scenes photos from the produ
  
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• Migrant Detainees To Be Housed At 2 Texas Military Bases

  25-06-2018 19:59
  EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) – U.S. defense officials say the Trump administration has chosen two military bases in Texas — Fort Bliss and Goodfellow Air Force Base — to house detained migrants.
  The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record about a pending announcement.
  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had said on Sunday that two bases had been selected but he would not identify them.
  One official said unaccompanied chi
  
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• 100-Degree Temperatures in North Texas

  25-06-2018 19:55
  
  It is official: Triple-digit temperatures have arrived.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Body of 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism Found in Pond

  25-06-2018 19:52
  
  A 6-year-old boy with autism reported missing Sunday afternoon has been found deceased in a pond near his Kaufman County home.Photo Credit: Kaufman County Sheriff's Office
  
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• Actor Michael Rapaport Stops Man From Opening Airplane Door

  25-06-2018 19:51
  
  Actor Michael Rapaport may have stopped an in-flight catastrophe while traveling on an American Airlines flight from Houston to Los Angeles Saturday morning.Photo Credit: AP/Kiichiro Sato
  
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• “Pawn Stars” Patriarch Richard Harrison Dies At Age 77

  25-06-2018 19:50
  LAS VEGAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – “Pawn Stars” patriarch, Richard Benjamin Harrison, who was known as “The Old Man,” has died at age 77.
  Gold & Silver Pawn’s Facebook page posted Monday that Harrison was surrounded by “loving family” this past weekend and died peacefully.
  “The team at Gold & Silver Pawn and the Pawn Stars family is grieving his loss,” read the Facebook post. “He will be remembered as the best father, grandfather
  
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• Tropical Storm Daniel Weakens Off Mexico Coast

  25-06-2018 19:11
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Daniel began to weaken on Monday — still far off Mexico’s western coast Monday and projected to move farther out to sea.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Daniel had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph Monday morning and it was centered about 575 miles (925 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.
  The storm was moving northwest at 9 mph. It was forecast to begin taking a more westward path and head ou
  
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• Opening of Dallas' Newest Aquatic Center Pushed Back Again

  25-06-2018 19:02
  
  The opening of the new Family Aquatic Center at Samuell-Grand Park in Dallas is delayed again.Photo Credit: City of Dallas
  
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• TDMN Watchdog Investigates Source of Bad Bun Saga

  25-06-2018 19:00
  
  Many restaurants in the DFW pulled bread and buns from their menus for a yeast issue. The restaurants said it was the bread supplier. When the Watchdog Team asked the restaurants which bakery it was, the...
  
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• Fort Worth's Dickies Arena Closer to Completion

  25-06-2018 18:55
  
  The Dickies Arena is set to open next year off Montgomery Street. The project is about 50 percent complete and Mayor Betsy Price says it will be a memorable arena for many years to come.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Galveston Officer Fatally Shoots Man During Traffic Stop

  25-06-2018 18:44
  GALVESTON (AP) — A Southeast Texas police officer has fatally shot a man during a traffic stop.
  Galveston police Chief Vernon Hale says the shooting took place around 3 a.m. Monday. Hale says the wounded man was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
  Galveston police didn’t immediately release further details on what prompted the traffic stop or the name of the man who died.
  Hale says a weapon was recovered at the scene. The police chief did not elaborate. No
  
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• Barber Cuts World Cup Soccer Players On Fan’s Heads

  25-06-2018 18:31
  BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (CBSDFW.COM) — A Colombian barber is providing World Cup fans with creative hairstyles by trimming portraits of their favorite soccer players on their heads.
  It is not about having the same hairstyle as your favorite star, but rather about having your idol on your head. With scissors, a razor and a little water, barber Mike Rivera sculpts the faces of soccer celebrities onto the back of the heads of admiring fans.
  “Today I am going to do Cristiano and Falcao because
  
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• Lincoln Foundation’s Marilyn Monroe Little Black Dress Dress Sells For $50K

  25-06-2018 18:30
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation’s unusual ownership of a black dress once belonging to movie star Marilyn Monroe is ending as it sold over the weekend for $50,000.
  The dress was among several items that the Springfield, Illinois, foundation put up for auction in Las Vegas. Darren Julien of Julien’s Auctions tells The Chicago Tribune that the dress sold for near its estimated price. Seven photographs of Monroe sold for betw
  
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• George W. Bush to Unveil Portraits of Winston Churchill

  25-06-2018 18:02
  
  A former American president with a flair for art and painting will discuss an ex-British leader also known for his world influence and portraits.Photo Credit: George W. Bush via Instagram
  
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• 2 Killed in Plane Crash; Man Pulls 3rd Victim From Wreckage

  25-06-2018 17:57
  
  Two people are dead and a third person is recovering after being pulled from a crashed plane bound for Detroit Sunday, officials say.
  
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• Texas Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed Loses At Supreme Court

  25-06-2018 17:56
  HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruling refusing DNA testing of additional evidence in the lengthy case of a man condemned for the rape-slaying of a Central Texas woman.
  Attorneys for 50-year-old prisoner Rodney Reed sought the new testing on items investigators collected related to the 1996 abduction, rape and strangling of 19-year-old Stacy Stites. Her body was found off the side of a road about 35 miles southeast of Austin.
  Th
  
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• Aubrey Girl Run Over, Killed at SeaWorld San Antonio

  25-06-2018 17:50
  
  A 5-year-old girl from Aubrey was killed after being accidentally run over Sunday night in the parking lot of SeaWorld at San Antonio.Photo Credit: KSAT
  
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• Large Fire, Roof Collapse at Irving Mexican Restaurant

  25-06-2018 17:36
  
  Firefighters are responding to reports of a fire at a restaurant in Irving Monday morning.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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• Buzz Aldrin Sues His Children Alleging Misuse Of His Finances

  25-06-2018 17:33
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin is suing two of his children and a business manager, accusing them of misusing his credit cards, transferring money from an account and slandering him by saying he has dementia.
  In the lawsuit filed earlier this month in a Florida state court, Aldrin asks a judge to remove his son, Andrew, from control of his financial affairs, social media accounts and several nonprofit enterprises.
  Aldrin says his daughter, Janice, did not act in his
  
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• Exclusive Look Inside Prosper's State-of-the-Art Town Hall

  25-06-2018 16:50
  
  The town of Prosper is getting ready to open a new state of the art Town Hall.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Study Says 4 Cups Of Coffee Could Protect Your Heart

  25-06-2018 16:40
  NEW YORK (CBS New York/CBS Local) – Four appears to be the magic number when it comes to coffee.
  A new study found that drinking four cups of java a day could be good for your heart.
  German researchers said that caffeine promotes the movement of a regulatory protein that can protect cardiovascular cells from damage. They found that it was sufficient to help guard against cell death and help your ticker recover after a heart attack.
  The study is published in the journal PLOS Biology.
  
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• 5-Year-Old Girl From Aubrey Run Over at SeaWorld

  25-06-2018 16:39
  
  A 5-year-old girl from Aubrey was killed after being accidentally run over Sunday night in the parking lot of SeaWorld at San Antonio. The parents of Michaela Tirado say she got away from them and ran between...
  
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• George W. Bush To Unveil His Portraits Of Winston Churchill

  25-06-2018 16:24
  DALLAS (AP) – A former American president with a flair for art and painting will discuss an ex-British leader also known for his world influence and portraits.
  George W. Bush on Tuesday night will be part of a Dallas program called “The Art & Leadership of Winston Churchill.”
  Organizers say the event, at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, will explore what made Churchill an effective leader and how those lessons can be applied to today’s issues.
  The evening will
  
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• Man Killed, Woman Injured in Oak Cliff Home Invasion

  25-06-2018 16:18
  
  Dallas police are looking for four people who broke into a South Oak Cliff home early Sunday and shot two of the residents, one of them fatally.Photo Credit: Dallas PDThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Supreme Court Rules To Uphold Texas Redistricting Plans

  25-06-2018 16:14
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The Supreme Court is upholding Texas’ use of electoral districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory.
  The justices ruled 5-4 Monday in an unusual case involving congressional and state legislative districts that had first been adopted by the lower court on an interim basis, then approved by the Texas Legislature.
  In 2017, the same judges who approved the interim maps in 2012 agreed with the challengers that the maps were the product
  
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• Woman Slams Walgreens After Pharmacist Refuses To Give Miscarriage Meds

  25-06-2018 16:04
  PEORIA, Ariz. (CNN) – An Arizona woman has criticized Walgreens on social media, saying that a pharmacist at the chain refused to fill her prescription for a medicine prescribed to induce miscarriage after she was told that her 9-week-old fetus had stopped developing.
  Walgreens said that it allows pharmacists to step away from filling a prescription “for which they have a moral objection,” but that they are required to “refer the prescription to another pharmacist or mana
  
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