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• ‘Something Affecting Its Motion’: Interstellar Object Did Not Move As Expected When It Passed Through Solar System

  27-06-2018 23:45
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Scientists say that ‘Oumuamua – the first known interstellar object to travel through our solar system – sped up unexpectedly while passing through our corner of the universe last year. That according to a statement released today from NASA.
  “Using observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, an international team of scientists have confirmed ′Oumuamua … got an unexpected boost in speed and
  
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• Bicyclist Dies From Injuries After Being Hit by Car: Police

  27-06-2018 23:44
  
  A McKinney bicyclist hit by a car Saturday was taken off life support and died Wednesday morning, police say.Photo Credit: ShutterstockThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 50 Child Drownings in 2018 Prompts Holiday Safety Message

  27-06-2018 23:33
  
  Ahead of two busy weekends book-ending the Fourth of July holiday, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is reminding those caring for children to focus on supervision when kids are near...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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• Treating PTSD Sleep Disorders

  27-06-2018 23:12
  
  There is a trial of a new medication designed to lessen nightmares and improve sleep for those with PTSD.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• ‘Pudge’ Rodríguez Announces New Pizza Concept to Open at Texas Live!

  27-06-2018 22:56
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Hall of Fame catcher Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez unveiled details Wednesday for his first restaurant which will open within Texas Live! in the Arlington Entertainment District – Pudge’s Pizza.
  Texas Live! – Pudge’s Pizza (courtesy: Texas Live!)
  Located on the second level of Texas Live! overlooking Live! Arena, Pudge’s Pizza will welcome guests in family-friendly environment, serving up signature pies create
  
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• Community Leaders Host Pre-Registration Drive For Kids Going Back To School

  27-06-2018 22:45
  TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price met with families Wednesday morning to remind them that pre-registration is required to attend and receive free school supplies.
  The community leaders unveiled plans for the 14th-annual Tarrant County Back To School Roundup in conjunction with the first pre-registration event at a Walmart Supercenter.
  Before the announcement, students from Clayton YES! received free dental and vi
  
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• Trump’s National Security Adviser Sees Having Putin Summit As ‘A Deliverable’

  27-06-2018 22:40
  MOSCOW (AP) — A summit that brings together Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will be a success in itself regardless of the results, Trump’s national security adviser said Wednesday while in Moscow to lay the groundwork for the meeting.
  National Security Adviser John Bolton said the Kremlin and the White House would jointly announce the date and location of a Trump-Putin summit Thursday, but disclosed the event would be held in neither Russia nor the Un
  
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• Freeway Standoff Ends When Man Backflips Off Highway Sign Onto Airbags

  27-06-2018 22:36
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM) – A man who climbed atop a freeway sign in downtown Los Angeles ended his hours long standoff with a back flip onto an giant air bags and was taken into custody.
  The standoff snarled traffic for miles and miles during Wednesday morning’s rush-hour commute.
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  Firefighters were sent to the area of the 110 Freeway and Beaudry Avenue after the man was spotted about 8:25 a.m.
  The man’s banners read, “fight pollution not e
  
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• Northwest ISD Breaks Ground On 19th Elementary Campus

  27-06-2018 22:17
  NORTHLAKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Northwest ISD broke ground Wednesday on Lance Thompson Elementary School, the district’s 19th elementary campus.
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  Lance Thompson Elementary School will be located in the Harvest master-planned community within the city of Northlake and is scheduled to open at the start of the 2019-20 school year.
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  The building will be the first to use Northwest ISD&
  
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• Father Fights for His Kids as Friends File for Custody

  27-06-2018 22:07
  
  A single father in Fort Worth is fighting for the return of his two young children after he claims a couple offered to help take care of the kids while he was in poor health – and then filed court papers seeking...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Coach Becky Hammon Moves Up the Spurs Bench

  27-06-2018 22:06
  
  Becky Hammon is moving up San Antonio's coaching ladder.Photo Credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
  
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• Becky Hammon Promoted By San Antonio Spurs

  27-06-2018 21:58
  SAN ANTONIO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Becky Hammon is moving up San Antonio’s coaching ladder.
  The Spurs announced Wednesday they have promoted Hammon, and that she will fill the spot vacated by James Borrego on the team’s roster of assistant coaches.
  Borrego left the Spurs to become the new coach of the Charlotte Hornets.
  Hammon has been a member of the San Antonio coaching staff since 2014, and was one of six assistants under Gregg Popovich last season.
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• Why GE Appliances says its growth plan 'clearly' starts with a new DFW facility

  27-06-2018 21:57
  "Our customer base is growing exponentially," said Mark Shirkness of GE Appliances.
  
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• AT&T is betting big and looking westward with Time Warner

  27-06-2018 21:37
  This isn’t your mother’s AT&T.  While still a massive telecommunications provider after the acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T is becoming more like a company out of the West Coast as it battles rivals from Southern California to Seattle.  “Companies like AT&T have to change to compete,” said Carrie MacGillivray, an analyst with IDC. “It starts to become a more wholistic offering.” After some 600 days, AT&T this month closed o
  
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• Some of last undeveloped land in Plano's Legacy area listed at $1.65M per acre

  27-06-2018 21:22
  With available land for development in short supply in Plano’s Legacy area, Gabriel Legacy Partners is putting two parcels totaling 53.3 acres on the market.The first parcel, at Legacy Drive and Hedgcoxe Road, covers 22.5 acres. The second parcel, at Headquarters Drive and Dominion Parkway, is 30.8 acres.
  Both are immediately available for development, said JLL Managing Director Michael Swaldi, who is leading the marketing and sales effort with JLL Senior Associate Nick Hayden.The asking&h
  
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• Police: Car Thieves Arrested After Chase

  27-06-2018 21:20
  GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A couple suspected of stealing a car was caught, but not without incident.
  Around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, Garland Police were made aware a blue Kia Cadenza was recently stolen out of Richardson and the suspects may have been in the area of a motel in the 2300 block of S. Jupiter Road in Garland.
  Officers began checking the area and saw the stolen Kia in the parking lot of the Racetrac in the 2600 block of S. Jupiter Road.
  Officers tried to talk to the couple in t
  
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• Racist Regents 'Scapegoated' Black Baylor Players: Former AD

  27-06-2018 20:59
  
  Former Baylor University athletic director Ian McCaw said in a deposition that the school "essentially scapegoated black football players and the football program for being responsible for what was a...Photo Credit: Frank Heinz, NBC 5 News
  
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• Guatemalan Woman Seeking Asylum Says Daughter Hurt In Shelter

  27-06-2018 20:56
  MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Guatemalan woman seeking asylum is suing for the release of her 8-year-old daughter, who she says sustained injuries and illness after being forcibly separated crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
  The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and two local law firms announced Wednesday they’ve filed a lawsuit to immediately reunite Angelica Rebeca Gonzalez-Garcia with her daughter.
  Gonzalez-Garcia says the two were apprehended in Arizona in May and
  
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• Analysts: AT&T stock has been beat up enough

  27-06-2018 20:41
  AT&T Inc. may face some headwinds, but it’s not as if the stock price doesn't already show that, analysts at Morgan Stanley said Wednesday.“While there is no doubt that AT&T and the sector overall face issues, we believe that current valuation already reflects significant uncertainty,” the analysts said in a research note. They “believe that over the next 12 months, the path of least resistance for AT&T’s stock is to trade higher.”Shares traded up
  
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• Justice Kennedy Retiring; Trump Gets 2nd Supreme Court Pick

  27-06-2018 20:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy say Wednesday he is retiring, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court.
  The 81-year-old Kennedy said he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on such high-profile issues as abortion, affirmative action, gay rights, guns, campaign finance and voting rights.Without him, the court will be split between four liberal justices
  
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• Texas Couple Unknowingly Buys Haunted Restaurant

  27-06-2018 20:10
  
  A Texas couple who set up shop in San Antonio have found out they're not alone in their business.Photo Credit: KSAT
  
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• Arrested For Stalking Grapevine Man Now Facing Federal Charges

  27-06-2018 20:10
  GRAPEVINE (CBSDFW.COM) – A white man arrested for stalking an African-American family last year in Grapevine is now facing not only state but federal charges.
  It was in October of 2017 when an African-American family living at the Colonial Village Apartments were the victims of several racially-charged incidents. The victims had their vehicles damaged, a noose thrown onto their balcony and on two separate occasions had dolls, with ropes around the necks, left near their
  
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• Dallas esports company hires 25-year entertainment veteran as chief operating officer

  27-06-2018 20:00
  Esports organization Envy Gaming Inc., which relocated to Dallas last year, has recruited a sports and entertainment veteran as its new president and chief operating officer.Geoff Moore joins Envy from LOGE Capital Partners, a joint venture with HKS Sports & Entertainment. In his role as partner, he focused on ways to enhance revenue and fan experiences at esports stadiums.A 25-year veteran with sports marketing and fan engagement, Moore has also served as chief revenue and chief marketing o
  
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• Judge In Zimmerman Case Warns Against Opening ‘Old Wounds’

  27-06-2018 19:49
  ORLANDO, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A judge overseeing a misdemeanor stalking charge involving former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has warned attorneys not to attempt to retry a previous murder case that ended with his acquittal.
  In this handout image provided by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, George Zimmerman poses for a booking photo on April 11, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. (credit: Seminole County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)
  The judge on Wednesday to
  
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• Toyota hires new chief information officer

  27-06-2018 19:41
  Former Procter & Gamble Co. executive Manjit Singh has been hired as chief information officer for Plano-based Toyota Motor North America (NYSE: TM). Singh, who rose to be director of Asia Pacific business systems for the Gillette razor brand during a 10-year career with the Cincinnati-based maker of consumer goods (NYSE: PG), helped pioneer P&G’s digital marketing footprint and set up early e-commerce capabilities.He was based in Singapore as a regional CIO for Gillette for f
  
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• Dog Days of Summer - June 20, 2018

  27-06-2018 19:26
  
  Sox and Lucy were featured during the Dog Days of Summer segment on  Wednesday, June 20, 2018.
  
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• Plano Has the Most Expensive Shampoo in the Country: Survey

  27-06-2018 19:18
  
  On average, Plano has the most expensive shampoo in the entire county, according to a survey by consumer website Coupon Follow.Photo Credit: CEH
  
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• TDMN: How Booming Economy Impacts North Texas

  27-06-2018 19:01
  
  The DFW economy is benefiting from the overall economy strength. The housing market is one to keep an eye on as prices rise. The Dallas Morning News' Economy Reporter Jill Cowan joins us.
  
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• Texas Nurse Indicted For Intentionally Injuring Patients

  27-06-2018 18:59
  TYLER (AP) — A Texas nurse accused of intentionally injuring patients was charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
  The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports that a jury indicted William Davis last week. The nurse was arrested in April as a suspect in the death of 47-year-old Christopher Greenaway, who was recovering from a heart procedure at the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital in Tyler.
  An arrest affidavit says Davis is also accused of injuring six other patients, o
  
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• This North Texas property is part ranch, part lake house

  27-06-2018 18:42
  Nestled 45 minutes away from Fort Worth near the city of Tin Top is a property that combines a quiet ranch atmosphere with plenty of recreational activities.The 335-acre River Bend Ranch is being marketed by Dallas’ Icon Global Group with a price tag of $6,495,000. According to Tyler Thomas, lead broker for River Bend, the property is considered part ranch, part lake house thanks to its proximity to the Brazos River and Lake Grandbury.“It’s right outside the mouth of Lake Grand
  
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• Parents Register for Fort Worth Back-to-School Roundup

  27-06-2018 18:41
  
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• Cracks in New McKinney Stadium May Delay Games Played There

  27-06-2018 18:41
  
  Cracking in the concrete at the McKinney Independent School District's new stadium could impact the number of football or soccer games played at the new facility this season.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 2 Survivors Of Texas Hospital Explosion Recovering In Dallas

  27-06-2018 18:33
  GATESVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – A deadly explosion rocked a hospital near Waco at about 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, and two of the victims are recovering in North Texas. The blast happened at Coryell Memorial Hospital in Gatesville, in a construction zone near the back of the facility.
  The explosion sent debris and smoke flying into the air.
  Officials with the hospital said that a boiler room underneath the construction site may have been involved, or a gas line in the ground. Investigators with the B
  
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• Talent Manager Joe Jackson Dead At 89

  27-06-2018 18:02
  LOS ANGELES (CNN/CBSDFW.COM) – After battling cancer for sometime now, Joseph Walter Jackson has died at the age of 89.
  Perhaps best known for engineering the careers of The Jackson 5, and then Pop mega-stars Michael and Janet Jackson, Joe was known for being tough on his children.
  He’s survived by his wife Katherine, sons Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Randy and Marlon and daughters La Toya and Janet.
  He and Katherine Jackson wed in 1949. They moved into into a home on Jackson Street in Ga
  
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• Austin ad agency lands Pizza Hut account reportedly worth hundreds of millions

  27-06-2018 17:38
  GSD&M has a new mission: Getting consumers excited again about eating at Pizza Hut.The Austin-based advertising agency said Tuesday on Twitter it landed the account, which is reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars.The Pizza Hut marketing team showed up earlier that day at the GSD&M headquarters with champagne and pizza to make the announcement, CampaignLive reports.The account could be a major one for GSD&M; Plano-based Pizza Hut spent $227 million on marketing and advertis
  
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• Prince Estate, Sony Ink Distribution Deal For 35 Albums

  27-06-2018 17:36
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Prince estate and Sony Music Entertainment have signed a distribution deal for 35 of Prince’s previously released album titles.
  The catalog included in the deal will be distributed by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony.
  According to details announced Wednesday, albums originally released between 1995 and 2010 will be available for worldwide distribution this year, including The Gold Experience, Emancipation and 3121.
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• Marriott has plans for Garland that will make you rethink shopping centers

  27-06-2018 17:34
  Pouncing on the opportunity to create a walkable space for travelers’ ease, Marriott has partnered with Simon Property Group to build a hotel within an open-air shopping mall at Garland's Firewheel Town Center.
  
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• Robert De Niro To Get Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

  27-06-2018 16:39
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway are among the newest group of celebrities who will be honored by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Walk of Fame selection committee on Monday announced the class of 2019.
  “Murphy Brown” star Candice Bergen, chef Guy Fieri and Alvin and The Chipmunks were among those selected for their work in television.
  Hand and foot prints of past and present movie stars line the front of G
  
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• Dallas Developer Apologizes for 'Insensitive' Brochure

  27-06-2018 16:30
  
  A Dallas-based developer is apologizing over a promotional brochure declaring the "quintessential" shopper of an Austin-area retail center as being "Anglo, Jewish, or Asian," a report says.Photo Credit: KXAN
  
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• Sanders To Receive Secret Service Protection After Restaurant Incident

  27-06-2018 15:53
  WASHINGTON (CNN) – White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is expected to receive Secret Service protection as soon as Wednesday, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN. It is not yet known how long the additional protective measures will last.
  The Secret Service declined to make a statement, saying, “For operational security purposes, the Secret Service does not comment on its protective operations.” Sanders, too, did not immediately respond to a CNN’s re
  
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• Officer Charged With Homicide In Fatal Shooting Of Pittsburgh Teen

  27-06-2018 15:33
  EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager has been charged with criminal homicide.
  The charge against East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld is included in court records. The attorney for the 30-year-old Penn Hills resident told a local news station that his client surrendered Wednesday morning, was arraigned and faces a July 6 preliminary hearing.
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  Rosfeld, who is white, is charged in the death of 17-yea
  
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• NASA Orbiter Finds Large Streak Of Blue On The Red Planet

  27-06-2018 15:29
  TUCSON, Ariz. (CNN) – Mars is often referred to as the Red Planet, but pictures from one of NASA’s orbiters shows what appeared to be a striking blue sand dune. The images were captured in January by the Mars Renaissance Orbiter, using the HiRISE camera, described online as “the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet.”
  But the dune isn’t actually blue — it’s gray. After an extensive editing process, colors and lines pop out.
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