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• Fort Worth Police Play Hoops With Children

  06-07-2018 23:58
  
  A group of Fort Worth police officers took time off the streets Friday to play basketball with young children from the Boys and Girls Club, part of an effort to improve relations with the community.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Part of Spur 557 Closed in Terrell Due to Fuel Spill

  06-07-2018 23:54
  
  A crash caused a fuel tanker to spill about 320 gallons of fuel in Terrell, according to the Kaufman County Sheriff's office.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto, File
  
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• Arlington Officers Get Spicy In Lip-Sync Challenge

  06-07-2018 23:33
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A little Spice Girls to put a smile on your face was the goal of Arlington Police Department’s Lip-Sync Challenge released Friday afternoon.
  A couple of officers start out heading somewhere important and it turns out to be… wait for it… a Dunkin’ Donuts.
  There they get their donuts and jam out to “Tell Me What You Want” with several more of their colleagues.
  Here is the Irving Police Lip-Sync Challenge where they called
  
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• TSA Adding Thousands of Workers

  06-07-2018 23:09
  
  The Transportation Security Administration is adding thousands of workers in hopes of cutting down delays at airports across the country.
  
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• Texas Man Arrested After Taking Trump Supporter’s MAGA Hat

  06-07-2018 23:02
  SAN ANTONIO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — San Antonio Police arrested a 30-year-old man who was captured on video throwing a drink at a supporter of President Donald Trump before walking off with the teenager’s “Make America Great Again” hat at a Whataburger.
  Police say Kino Jimenez was arrested Thursday.
  Kino Jimenez (Bexar County Sheriff’s Department)
  Police arrested him for theft in connection to the confrontation that was reported to police Wednesday.
  The incident was parti
  
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• Petition For Arlington Term Limits To Be Turned In Monday

  06-07-2018 22:07
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A group campaigning for term limits for the Arlington City Council and Mayor says it will “officially submit more than 11,000 petition signatures to City Hall on Monday, July 9.”
  If enough signatures are validated, the proposal would end up on the November ballot.
  Arlington term limits petition drive (courtesy: Zack Maxwell)
  The requirement is 5 percent of Arlington’s registered voting base, or about 9,300 valid signatures. 
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• DUI Suspect Crashes Into Pennsylvania Home While Fleeing Police

  06-07-2018 22:05
  YORK, Pa. (CBSDFW.COM) – A driver fleeing police crashed into a Pennsylvania home, damaging it badly, authorities said.
  The York dispatch reported state police tried to stop a Mini Cooper that was traveling 80 miles per hour in a 55 zone on July 4. Police said the driver didn’t stop.
  Authorities said the vehicle passed other cars before the driver lost control and struck a brick home.
  There were two people inside the home at the time of the crash, but they were not injured.
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• Lewisville to Break Ground on $46 Million Rec Center

  06-07-2018 21:57
  
  Lewisville is getting a new multi-generational recreation center. But construction will force the closure of two popular gathering spots in the North Texas city.Photo Credit: Seth Voorhees
  
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• Pawn Shop Clerk, Suspected Robber Die In Shooting

  06-07-2018 21:27
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth Police said an “elderly” clerk died from multiple gunshot wounds during a possible robbery at 1222 Jacksboro Highway Thursday around 5:30 p.m.
  A younger man, believed to be one of the suspects, was also shot and died at the scene.
  Police believe three other suspects took off in a minivan.
  shooting at Fort Worth pawn shop (CBS11)
  “It appears several subjects came into this business, attempted to rob this business, at which point, one of
  
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• Form D Friday: African airline startup tied to former American Airlines CEO gets off the ground

  06-07-2018 21:25
  Airline startup Green Africa Airways, which counts former American Airlines CEO Tom Horton as a top adviser, finished up a Series A round of funding led by New York investment firm Kuramo Capital.
  
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• Cat Face, Human Face: What Do You See?

  06-07-2018 21:11
  MOSCOW, Russia (CBSDFW.COM) – Feline features are sometimes prized in humans – but is the reverse true?
  A Russian cat-breeding organization shared a video showing a newborn cat with an oddly human-like face.
  The video shows a two day-old kitten called Chimera looking at the camera — and giving it a wink.
  The kitten is of the Maine Coon breed and has distinctive features.
  Chimera cat (courtesy: Tatiana Rastorgueva Cattery Catsvill County Mcoon)
  
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• Pawn Shop Clerk Dies After Possible Robbery

  06-07-2018 20:13
  
  Fort Worth police said an elderly pawn shop clerk is dead after a possible robbery at a business on Jacksboro Highway.
  
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• Man Arrested for Cruelty to Animals After Dead Puppy Found

  06-07-2018 20:03
  
  DeSoto police arrested a man after finding a dead puppy in a dumpster with severe head wounds.Photo Credit: Desoto Police
  
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• Chick-fil-A Named America’s Favorite Fast Food Restaurant

  06-07-2018 19:49
  (CBS Local) – The Chick-fil-A cow’s plea for Americans to “eat mor chikin” has apparently paid off. The fast food chain has been named the most popular fast food restaurant in America for the third year in a row.
  The Chick-fil-A cow. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
  The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is reportedly based on interviews with 22,500 customers who are asked about the quality of products, services, a
  
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• Two 1980s office towers in Dallas Midtown area get makeovers

  06-07-2018 19:47
  Two office towers in the Dallas Midtown area have undergone a multimillion dollar overhaul and are poised to take on new tenants.The Crossings office buildings at 5429 and 5501 LBJ Freeway were constructed in 1980 and 1986, and they total roughly 529,500 square feet.The just-completed renovations include lobbies in both buildings, corridors, bathrooms, elevator cabs, new conference facilities, a tenant lounge, and a new cafe/deli operator, James Engels of Holt Lunsford told the Dallas Busin
  
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• With Toys R Us Gone, Amazon Reportedly Creating Its Own Toy Catalog

  06-07-2018 19:27
  SEATTLE, Wa. (CBS Local) – Amazon is looking to continue a tradition that seemed to have ended when Toys “R” Us closed for good on June 29. The online marketplace is reportedly planning to publish their own giant toy catalog during the holiday season.
  According to Bloomberg, Amazon is looking to keep this childhood favorite going as part of the online giant’s push to have more brick-and-mortar locations for shoppers. “The printed guide will be mailed to million
  
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• Trump Administration Wants More Time To Reunite Families

  06-07-2018 19:18
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration is asking a court for more time to reunite families that were separated at the border under its “zero-tolerance” policy to prosecute every person who enters the country illegally.
  U.S. Border Patrol agents take a father and son from Honduras into custody near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 near Mission, Texas. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)
  Hours before a hearing Friday in San Diego, the Justice Department filed papers seeki
  
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• Dog Days of Summer - July 6, 2018

  06-07-2018 19:09
  
  Fred and Yoda were featured during the Dog Days of Summer segment on Friday, July 6, 2018.
  
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• Dallas Police Honor Fallen Officers 2 Years Later

  06-07-2018 18:56
  
  The community came together with Dallas police Friday morning to mourn and remember the officers who were killed in the line of duty two years ago on July 7, 2016.
  
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• TDMN Critic Chris Vognar Reviews 'Leave No Trace'

  06-07-2018 18:49
  
  The Dallas Morning News' Culture Critic Chris Vognar reviews the new film "Leave No Trace."Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Video Shows Chimp Being Reunited With Former Caregivers

  06-07-2018 18:41
  MIAMI (CBSDFW.COM) – An absolutely adorable video has been making hearts melt online. It shows a chimpanzee being reunited with his former caregivers.
  Limbani the chimp was born with pneumonia and rejected by his mother, according to the Zoological Wildlife Foundation in Miami. According to the group, “without human intervention and modern medicine, he wouldn’t been here today.” And that is where Jorge and Tania stepped in to help.
  The human couple helped to raise Limbani
  
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• AT&T hires former U.S. State Department official to tackle government issues

  06-07-2018 18:38
  AT&T (NYSE: T) has tapped a former Rex Tillerson aide to join its team that works with the government.The telecom and media giant has hired Margaret Peterlin as senior vice president of global external and public affairs, an AT&T spokeswoman said in a prepared statement. She is the former chief of staff for Tillerson, who was pushed out as secretary of state earlier this year by President Donald Trump, reports said. Tillerson is also the former CEO of Irving-based Exxon Mobil Corp.
  
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• Bus Catches Fire on Irving Highway

  06-07-2018 18:35
  
  A bus operated by University of Texas Dallas caught fire Friday morning on a highway in Irving, officials said.
  
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• Man Arrested After Texas Teen Has 'MAGA' Hat Taken

  06-07-2018 18:34
  
  Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly stealing a 16-year-old boy’s “Make America Great Again” hat at a Whataburger in San Antonio after video of the encounter went viral.Kino Jimenez was...Photo Credit: Bexar County Sheriff's OfficeThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Studies Find Babies Eating Solid Food Too Early & Overusing Pouches

  06-07-2018 18:19
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS Local) – A pair of new studies on infant health have found that many babies in the U.S. are being given solid food too early and one type of snack may be delaying their development.
  Researchers from the CDC have found that between 20 and 40 percent of U.S. parents are giving their children solid food before they are four months old. Health officials recommend parents should hold off on switching to food for at least six months.
  “Introducing babies to complement
  
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• Ceremony Honors Officers Killed in 7/7 Ambush

  06-07-2018 17:54
  
  Events will be held to honor and remember the lives lost in the July 7 police ambush, which was was the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
  
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• Poll Finds More Americans Would Rather Have Son Than Daughter

  06-07-2018 17:37
  (WCCO/ CBS Local)– If you could only have one child, would you rather it be a boy or a girl? Or would you not care?
  More Americans would rather have a son than a daughter, according to a new poll by Gallup. However, the same amount of people also said they wouldn’t mind either way.
  The results of the survey found that 36 percent of people polled said they would want a boy over a girl, while 28 percent said they’d prefer a daughter instead of a son.
  The survey found 36 perc
  
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• Mavericks Sign International Wing Ryan Broekhoff: Yahoo

  06-07-2018 17:37
  
  The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to a two-year deal with Australian wing-player Ryan Broekhoff, according to Yahoo Sports' Shams Charania.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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• Good Samaritan Giving AC Units to Families: KRLD

  06-07-2018 17:36
  
  A North Texas man is going all over the area, installing air conditioning units for families that can't afford one.
  
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• Man Injured By Fireworks in Kaufman County

  06-07-2018 16:31
  
  A man injured his hands and forearms when he was loading fireworks in Kaufman County, officials said.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Former senior official in Bush White House takes over Texas Bankers Association

  06-07-2018 16:27
  The Texas Bankers Association has its first new chief in nearly a decade.Chris Furlow took over as president and CEO of the Austin-based industry group at the start of July, replacing Eric Sandberg, who had held the job for nine years. He retired June 30.Furlow was most recently president of Ridge Global LLC, an international risk management and cybersecurity firm, with customers including banks. He served in President George W. Bush's administration after the 9/11 attacks and was a senior membe
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines CEO says he's ready for Southwest fare fight

  06-07-2018 16:21
  Peter Ingram, who took over as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines March 1, discusses how his airline will counter the Southwest threat when the Texas carrier starts flying into Hawaii in late 2018 or 2019.
  
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• Frisco investment radio personality sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud

  06-07-2018 16:02
  Frisco investment adviser Bobby Guess was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for selling stakes in an Internet advertising company he falsely claimed had contracts with major companies like AT&T and Home Depot.Guess was known for advertising high-yielding securities on the radio and sold them through investment programs from his Frisco-based firm Texas First Financial. However, he has not been licensed to sell securities in the state since 2011, according to the Texas Securities Boar
  
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• U.S. Army Quietly Discharging Immigrant Recruits

  06-07-2018 15:53
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Some immigrant  and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.
  The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say they know of more than 40 who have been discharged or whose status has become questionable, jeopardizing their futures.
  “It was my dream
  
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• Singer Chris Brown Arrested For Felony Battery In Florida

  06-07-2018 15:48
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Singer Chris Brown walked off stage after his concert in Florida and into the hands of waiting sheriff’s deputies, who arrested him on a felony battery charge and booked him into the Palm Beach County Jail.
  A sheriff’s spokeswoman said the entertainer was released after posting $2,000 bond on the battery charge issued by the Tampa Police Department.
  Officials Friday said Brown was arrested in West Palm Beach for hitting a photographe
  
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• TMSG: Teen Wrestler Takes Home Medal

  06-07-2018 15:34
  
  A North Texas teenager is a winner among the world's wrestlers.
  
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• Is Collin County's Housing Market Cooling Off?

  06-07-2018 15:29
  
  A new report released by Trulia revealed, in some cities, home prices may have flat lined.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Mazda Recalls Nearly 270,000 Vehicles Over Takata Air Bags

  06-07-2018 15:20
  NEW YORK (AP) – Mazda is recalling nearly 270,000 vehicles with Takata air bags that have the potential to explode.
  Chemicals used to inflate the air bags can deteriorate in some conditions, causing them to deploy with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister that can result in flying shrapnel.
  The potentially deadly defect can be found in passenger-side air bags on certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. It also involves 2005-2006 MPV models
  
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• North Texas Honors The Fallen Officers Of The 7/7 Dallas Ambush

  06-07-2018 15:17
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It was just before 9:00 p.m. on July 7, 2016 when a gunman opened fire as a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas was coming to an end.
  Police officers across the city were working security during the march against police shootings when shots rang out. The gunman specifically targeted white officers as he ran through the streets of downtown, eventually barricading himself above the loading area at El Centro College.
  Then DPD Chief David Brown made th
  
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• MoviePass Starts Charging Ticket Fee For Peak Showtimes

  06-07-2018 14:50
  NEW YORK (CNN Money) – MoviePass subscribers may have to spend a little more money on their next trip to the theater. The service, which lets customers see one movie each day for just $10 a month, began rolling out a new surge pricing plan on Thursday.
  MoviePass told customers that its ‘Peak Pricing’ model will trigger when there is a lot of demand for a movie or showtime. For example, a subscriber who wants to see a popular evening showing of the latest “Avengers&rd
  
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• 'Everybody Love Everybody' Day: Man’s Mission After July 7

  06-07-2018 14:11
  
  In the aftermath of the July 7 shootings in Dallas, a Trophy Club man felt compelled to do something to help spread more love across North Texas. So he made a sign with three simple words -- "Everybody...Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Heritage Auctions earns top dollar for some of America's rarest coins

  06-07-2018 13:38
  Would you swap $1 for $2.64 million? It’s what a bidder paid for one of the rarest coins in American history.An 1804 dollar, known as “the king of American coins,” was Heritage Auctions’ highest-selling lot in June. The item is only one of eight specimens known to exist, and was created as a diplomatic gift from America to rulers like the emperors of China and Japan."It's always a thrill to offer the world's most famous coins alongside an already-stunning selection of pri
  
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• Deals Day: Beaumont firm buys shopping center in 'highly sought-after' DFW submarket

  06-07-2018 13:36
  Albanese Cormier Holdings, a Beaumont-based commercial real estate investment firm, has purchased a 105,605-square-foot shopping center in Fort Worth.
  Renaissance Square, at 2700 Renaissance Drive, was built in 2014 and sits on 20.67 acres. At 98.5 percent occupancy at the time of its purchase, the center’s tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Shoe Carnival, Dollar Tree and Hibbett Sports.
  The purchase also included an outparcel with a Wingstop, Pizza Hut, Metro PCS and Legacy Texas Bank.
  
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• EPA Rollbacks Already Touching Americans’ Lives

  06-07-2018 13:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For 37 mostly female farm-workers in California’s Central Valley, U.S. policy under Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt became personal not long after sunup one day in May 2017.
  Picking cabbage that morning, the workers noticed a tarry smell drifting from a nearby orchard. Mouths and lips tingled or went numb. Throats went dry. Soon some workers were vomiting and collapsing.
  Officials in California’s farm-rich Kern County, where the workers fell
  
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• Venomous Snake Surprises Woman in Her Driveway

  06-07-2018 13:24
  
  It is snake season in North Texas and a Grapevine woman recently learned venomous snakes can be lurking anywhere. It's what she did right after her bite that saved her from serious complications.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Max Holloway’s Health Scare Underlines MMA’s Inherent Risks

  06-07-2018 13:22
  LAS VEGAS (AP) – Max Griffin isn’t proud of his reaction after he heard UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway dropped out of his fight against Brian Ortega with apparent symptoms of a concussion.
  “To me, we’re fighters,” said Griffin, a UFC welterweight. “We always have a concussion, you know?”
  Griffin knows his instinctive skepticism about Holloway’s injury isn’t healthy. He also isn’t afraid to acknowledge the fundamental illogic be
  
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• Video Shows July 4 Fireworks Being Shot at Dallas Fire Truck

  06-07-2018 13:21
  
  Video captured by Dallas Fire-Rescue crews shows a crowd shooting off fireworks at firefighters responding to an emergency on the Fourth of July holiday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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