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• 20 Photos that Will Make You Love North Texas Even More

  02-08-2018 23:59
  
  No matter what type of traveler you are, you will find that North Texas has a lot to offer and explore.Photo Credit: Jose Campos
  
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• Cat, Chicken Form Friendship During Deadly Carr Fire In California

  02-08-2018 23:32
  REDDING, Calif. (CBSDFW.COM) – The deadly Carr fire in Northern California led to an unlikely friendship. A cat and a chicken were found huddled together while crews were surveying damage caused by the fire.
  The Grass Valley Fire Department released the photos of the cat and chicken, which were found together in a doorway on July 27 in Redding, Calif. while crews were on patrol.
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  The Carr fire in California killed six people and destroyed over 1,000 homes.
  The
  
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• South Dallas Hospital Earns Trauma Center Designation

  02-08-2018 23:23
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Residents in South Dallas now have a recognized trauma center to care for critically injured patients, according to a new designation by the state.
  The Texas Department of State Health Services designated Methodist Charlton Medical Center as Level III Advanced Trauma Facility, according to a news release from Methodist Health System Thursday afternoon.
  A Level III trauma center provides the equipment, specialized resources and a specially-trained trauma team to care f
  
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• U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke on Polls and Fundraising

  02-08-2018 23:17
  
  U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-El Paso) is on a 34 days road trip throughout the state. We caught up with him to talk about the latest polls, fundraising, and his biggest challenge.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Zeke Elliott Sued for $1M After 2017 Crash

  02-08-2018 23:08
  
  A man injured in a crash with Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott in January 2017 is filing a lawsuit against the player.Photo Credit: Andres Castro
  
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• Lack Of Sun Spots; El Nino Could Spell Snowy Texas, Dry California This Winter

  02-08-2018 23:00
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – This number keeps counting upward: the last time the DFW Airport recorded one inch of snow or more: 1,245 days.The number of sunspots is down, part of a natural 11-year cycle that is currently in a downward trend.
  This winter appears it may be an El Nino ‘Modoki’ winter. 
  Could be devastating for California and its fire season
  Raises the stakes for snow events in north Texas.The last 1” (or more) snow at DFW happened on March 5, 2015. That s
  
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• Dallas Watershed Pump Busy Again Thursday

  02-08-2018 22:53
  
  Watch the insane water being spouted during these city tests of watershed pumps. It is part of the Able Stormwater Pump Station, which is being built on Riverfront Blvd. Commuters may have noticed these...
  
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• Bear In Colorado Trashes Car, Enjoys Snacks

  02-08-2018 22:50
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBSDFW.COM) – Just a hungry bear. This animal found a unique way to satisfy its hunger when it found a trove of snacks — in someone’s car. But it also left a little surprise.
  In a Facebook post, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department said the bear climbed into the unlocked car and made itself right at home. It wasn’t mentioned if the doors were closed or left open.
  Authorities said the bear snacked on food inside the car before falling as
  
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• Man Shares Photo Of ‘Texas Angel’ In The Sky

  02-08-2018 22:23
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) – A Texas man driving near Houston captured an image of a cloud that looks like an angel.
  Danny Ferraro of Montgomery, said on Facebook the sun was setting “we were driving down Hwy 105. How awesome is that!”
  His Facebook post from Monday, July 30 has been shared more than 1,500 times.
  
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• Dam Road Closed At Joe Pool Lake Until Next May

  02-08-2018 21:52
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The temporary closure of the road over Joe Pool Dam announced in February is being extended well into next year.
  “Safety of the recreating public dictates that the road remain closed until all needed repairs are completed,” the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release Thursday.
  Lake staff identified shallow embankment slides while conducting routine surveillance of the structure.
  These slides are shallow in nature and do not pose any immedia
  
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• Firework Tossed Into Bar From Inside Moving Vehicle

  02-08-2018 21:25
  ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (CBSDFW.COM) – Sparks flew inside an Asheville bar early Wednesday morning,
  Asheville Police said someone in a 4-door, light-colored SUV, similar to a Kia Sorrento, tossed a firework into the Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge while the vehicle was driving past it.
  The Police Department has no suspects in custody and is seeking the public’s help in identifying the vehicle and who was in it.
  One person inside the bar suffered non-life threatening injuries.
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• Grapevine Fire & Animal Services Team Up, Execute Perfect Kitten Rescue

  02-08-2018 21:12
  GRAPEVINE (CBSDFW.COM) – We think she just needed a little privacy and something went astray.
  Police in Grapevine sent out kudos today for the teamwork effort by Grapevine Animal Services and the Grapevine Fire Department to find and rescue a litter of kittens.
  When you think about fire departments and cats, visions of the animals stuck in trees may come to mind, but that wasn’t the case earlier this week.
  Great collaboration between @GVineAnimalServ and @GrapevineFireTX in resc
  
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• Man Killed While Demolishing Building

  02-08-2018 20:17
  
  A man was killed in Corsicana Monday afternoon while he was demolishing a structure on 18th Street and Eighth Avenue.
  
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• Dog Days of Summer - Aug 2, 2018

  02-08-2018 19:07
  
  Boone and Oakley were featured during the Dog Days of Summer segment on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018.
  
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• Sarah's Weekend Picks Aug. 2-5

  02-08-2018 18:55
  
  Looking for something to do this weekend? The Dallas Morning News Entertainment Editor Sarah Blaskovich joins us to talk about all there is to do this weekend, including a watermelon festival, salsa festival and...
  
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• ‘Violent Pimp’, 26, Sentenced To Life In Prison For Sex Trafficking

  02-08-2018 18:52
  FORT WORTH (AP) — A 26-year-old North Texas man must serve life in federal prison after he was convicted of helping run a sex trafficking ring exploiting underage girls.
  Prosecutors on Thursday described Demarcus Davis, “Zigg” of Fort Worth as a “violent pimp” who recruited, controlled and profited off girls providing commercial sex acts.
  Davis was convicted in April of sex trafficking of children. He was sentenced Monday in Fort Worth.
  Prosecutors say another man a
  
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• Taking A Big Bite: Apple Becomes 1st Trillion-Dollar Company

  02-08-2018 18:47
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple has become the world’s first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion.
  The milestone marks the triumph of stylish technology that has redefined what we expect from our gadgets ever since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
  The peak reached Thursday seemed unimaginable in 1997 when Apple teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, with its stock trading for less than $1.
  To survive, Apple brought back its once-exiled co-founder, St
  
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• Extreme Drought Worsens Across North Texas

  02-08-2018 18:44
  
  The new Drought Monitor was released Thursday morning and the news is not good.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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• City Leaders Meet Over Future of Fair Park

  02-08-2018 18:36
  
  An outside company is meeting with the Dallas Parks and Recreation board about the deal to hand over the park. It would be a significant change and Dallas leaders say it is a good thing since it needs major...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Former WWE Star More Than Just Wrestling ‘Survivor’

  02-08-2018 18:35
  By Chuck Carroll
  There’s more to John Hennigan than what you see inside the wrestling ring. Yes, he gained fame and fortune as John Morrison in WWE, where he became one of the biggest Superstars on the roster.
  He debuted on the main roster in 2003 and bounced around a couple of different gimmicks before being written off for a while to return to WWE’s developmental territory at the time. Then, in 2005, he resurfaced as Johnny Nitro, one-third of the faction known as MNM. It wasn&rsqu
  
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• Gymnastics Coach Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse, Assault Charges

  02-08-2018 18:30
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW,COM) – A well-known Fort Worth gymnastics coach wanted on child sex abuse and aggravated sexual assault of a child charges was arrested outside of Indianapolis.
  Skipper Glenn Crawley, 51, was taken into custody at the home where he was staying in Indiana.
  He is being held at the Hamilton County Jail in Noblesville, Indiana, pending extradition to Texas.
  This is a developing story, please click back for updates.
  
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• Close Call: Driver Rams Into Grand Prairie Police Squad Car

  02-08-2018 18:25
  
  Grand Prairie police were helping stranded motorists when an alleged drunken driver rammed into the police squad vehicle. Police were not inside the vehicle, and the motorists and police were able to jump out of...Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Vet's Service Dog Who Worked With Him at Lowe's Died

  02-08-2018 18:19
  
  A Texas veteran's service dog who gained fame when she was hired to work at Lowe's has died.Photo Credit: Greg Jaklewicz - Abilene Reporter-News
  
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• Electrician Plummets 40 Feet To His Death Inside Dallas Convention Center

  02-08-2018 18:17
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An electrician died after falling 40 feet from a heliport at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas.
  Medics attempted life-saving measures, including CPR, on the worker to no avail.
  They transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
   
  
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• Brookstone Files For Ch.11 Bankruptcy Protection — Again

  02-08-2018 18:08
  MERRIMACK, New Hampshire (AP) – Brookstone, the ubiquitous seller of cool but largely unneeded things, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection again and closing the 100 stores that remain in shopping malls.
  Malls have suffered for years due to far-reaching shifts in the way that Americans shop, which has diminished foot traffic at Brookstone. On Thursday, CEO Piau Phang Foo called the situation in malls “extremely challenging,” and thanked employees who had staffed store
  
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• 'Violent' FW Pimp Who Trafficked Girls Sentenced to Life

  02-08-2018 17:59
  
  A Fort Worth pimp who was convicted of trafficking underage girls was sentenced this week to life in federal prison after two associates also received hefty punishments.Photo Credit: Tarrant Co. Sheriff's Office
  
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• 7 Injured In Texas Natural Gas Pipeline Explosions

  02-08-2018 17:59
  MIDLAND (AP) — The number of people injured in a series of explosions on a West Texas natural gas pipeline has risen to seven.
  Authorities initially said five people — a volunteer firefighter and four pipeline employees — were hurt Wednesday when the explosions happened about 20 miles southeast of Midland. But city spokeswoman Elana Ladd tells KOSA-TV in Odessa that two others also were hurt.
  Ladd didn’t immediately return a phone message Thursday to say whether the other
  
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• Gift Card Scheme Targeting Cable, Satellite Customers

  02-08-2018 17:38
  
  There's a scheme going around that's targeting cable and satellite TV customers and an Arlington woman says she is the latest victim.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Rare Twin Red Pandas Born At Upstate New York Zoo

  02-08-2018 17:33
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (CBSDFW.COM) – Too cute! Some rare twin red pandas were born earlier this summer at a zoo in upstate New York. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse announced the birth on Tuesday, but the bears were actually born back on June 21.
  Red pandas are typically found in Asia, and are considered to be an endangered species. There are believed to be less than 10,000 red pandas living within the forested areas of the Himalayas.
  Zookeepers have named the male cubs Loofah
  
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• Deputies Find 8 Dead Cows, 6 Others Starving

  02-08-2018 17:25
  
  Navarro County officials are investigating an animal cruelty case involving eight dead cows and six others that were starving, officials said. The remaining cows were rescued after deputies found them severely...Photo Credit: Navarro County Sheriff's Office
  
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• No Need to Burden Randy Gregory With Expectations

  02-08-2018 17:13
  
  The talent. The potential. The intelligence.All of that will make you drool — scout, coach or fan — when you think about what Randy Gregory can do for your Dallas Cowboys.Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Sheriff: Radio Host Art Bell Died Of Prescription Overdose

  02-08-2018 16:57
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Art Bell, a former syndicated AM radio host best known for nightly shows in the 1990s featuring paranormal themes and conspiracy theories, died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, authorities in Nevada said Wednesday.
  An autopsy found the 72-year-old Bell’s death April 13 at home in rural Pahrump was from “multiple drug intoxication from his own lawfully prescribed prescriptions,” Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly’s office said in a brie
  
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• Corporate Donations Are New Test For Democratic Candidates

  02-08-2018 16:45
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — When an audience member at a town hall asked California Sen. Kamala Harris earlier this year to reject corporate donations, her answer was decidedly non-committal. “Well, that depends,” she said.
  “Wrong answer,” the questioner responded, shrugging his shoulders.
  Harris wouldn’t be wrong twice: Less than a month later, she reversed herself, telling the hosts of a morning radio show that she’d no longer accept checks from corpo
  
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• Utah Man Sues McDonald’s Claiming His Drink Was Spiked

  02-08-2018 16:40
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Utah man who alleges in a new lawsuit that a McDonald’s employee spiked his drink with a heroin substitute said he had just seated his three young boys on the couch with their happy meals when he took a drink from his Diet Coke while he read work emails on his computer.
  Trevor Walker said he suddenly lost feeling in his arms and legs and his vision became distorted. He thought he was having a severe anxiety attack. Before he blacked out and collapsed, he sent
  
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• Gas Prices Up 2 Cents This Week Across Texas & Nation

  02-08-2018 15:50
  COPPELL (AP) – Texas and nationwide retail gasoline price rose 2 cents per gallon this week.
  AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide was $2.65 per gallon. Drivers across the U.S. are paying an average $2.87 per gallon.
  The association survey found San Antonio has the cheapest gasoline in Texas this week at an average $2.54 per gallon. Midland has the most expensive gasoline statewide this week at an average $3.08 per gallon.
  AAA experts say U.S. gasoline dema
  
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• First Responders Call For More Regulation After Parking Garage Collapse

  02-08-2018 15:36
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Concerned and panicked calls flooded a North Texas 911 center after a parking garage in Irving gave way. Thousands of pounds of concrete and steel came down on on nearly two-dozen vehicles.
  The garage collapsed just before lunchtime on Tuesday and another section of the structure gave way a few hours later.
  Amazingly, no civilians or first responders were injured, but at the time, when floods of 911 calls were made, no one knew for sure.
  “The parking garage
  
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• Texas Man Who Took Shark Says He’s “Activist, Not A Criminal”

  02-08-2018 15:22
  SAN ANTONIO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The man accused of swiping a shark from a San Antonio aquarium said that he did so because he was concerned about the sea creature’s well-being, and was trying to save the animal.
  Anthony Shannon is charged with felony theft for stealing the horn shark on Saturday from the San Antonio Aquarium. The heist was captured on surveillance video. It shows a man grabbing the shark from a petting tank and later wheeling it away in a baby stroller, with two other
  
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• Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Is Never Admissible

  02-08-2018 14:31
  VATICAN CITY (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is never admissible, “because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,” the Catholic Church formally announced on Thursday.
  The change, which has been added to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, makes official a position that the Pope has articulated since he became pontiff.
  The Church will now “work with determination towards its abolition worldwide,” the Vati
  
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• TMSG: Tee Up a Gender Reveal

  02-08-2018 14:14
  
  A couple in Keller shared the moment they revealed their baby's gender with a golf swing.
  
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• Stuck on a Hot Plane? App Tracks Airline Temperatures

  02-08-2018 14:04
  
  Flight attendants would like to see the United States Department of Transportation establish a specific set of guidelines for acceptable cabin temperature.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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• Papa John’s Founder: I Should Be Back As Chain’s Public Face

  02-08-2018 13:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Papa John’s says the pizza chain needs him back as its public face, and that it was a mistake for the company to scrub him from its marketing materials after he acknowledged using a racial slur last month.
  John Schnatter said in an interview with The Associated Press that he believes he can return to TV and radio ads once the public understands the context of his comments.
  “My persona resonates with the consumer because it’s authentic, it&rs
  
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• 50 DFW Police Officers Learn About Autism at Training

  02-08-2018 13:43
  
  This week nearly 50 law enforcement professionals including officers, school resource officers and administrators learned to better work with people on the autism spectrum.
  
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• North Texas Police Officers Learn About Autism at Training

  02-08-2018 13:42
  
  Nearly 50 law enforcement professionals including officers, school resource officers and administrators gathered in Fort Worth this week for training on how better work with people on the autism spectrum in the...
  
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• Ram Pickups Recalled Because Tailgates Can Unexpectedly Open

  02-08-2018 13:34
  DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.4 million Ram pickups in the U.S. and Canada because tailgates with power locks can open while the trucks are moving.
  The recall covers Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups from the 2015 through 2017 model years.
  The company says in U.S. and Canadian government documents that if the tailgates open, unsecured cargo could fall into the road and cause a crash.
  Fiat Chrysler says it has no reports of any crashes or injuries. U.S. documents say F
  
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• Spotify Takes Down Alex Jones Podcasts Citing ‘Hate Content’

  02-08-2018 13:25
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The music streaming service Spotify says it has removed some episodes of “The Alex Jones Show” podcast for violating its hate content policy. The move followed a backlash on social media.
  “We take reports of hate content seriously and review any podcast episode or song that is flagged by our community,” the company said in a statement late Wednesday.
  “Spotify can confirm it has removed specific episodes of ‘The Alex Jones Show&
  
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• 1 Hurt in Chain Reaction Crash on Stemmons Freeway

  02-08-2018 13:19
  
  One person was transported to a hospital in Dallas Wednesday night after a driver lost control and caused a chain-reaction crash, sheriff's deputies say.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Corvette Under Guardrail

  02-08-2018 13:18
  
  A driver was hospitalized after crashing his vehicle under a guardrail early Thursday morning in Haltom City, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• 2 Found Dead in Fort Worth Home After Reports of Shooting

  02-08-2018 13:18
  
  Fort Worth police are investigating the deaths of two people found inside a home on the city's east side early Thursday morning.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Wildfires Scorching Homes, Land And California’s Budget

  02-08-2018 13:12
  UPPER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Just a month into the budget year, the state has already spent more than one-quarter of its annual fire budget, at least $125 million, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Mike Mohler said Wednesday.
  Following years of drought and a summer of record-breaking heat, immense tracts of forests, chaparral and grasslands have become tinder that allows even a small spark to explode into a devouring blaze, authorities said.
  “We’re be
  
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• Raw: Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Car Under Guardrail

  02-08-2018 13:06
  
  A driver was hospitalized after crashing his vehicle under a guardrail early Thursday morning in Haltom City, police said.
  
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