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• Video Captures Massive Explosion In Italy; At Least 2 Dead, 60 Injured

  06-08-2018 22:36
  BOLOGNA, ITALY (CBSDFW.COM) — Police in Italy say at least two people have died in an explosion on a highway near the northern city of Bologna that collapsed part of a raised highway.
  Police also said in a statement Monday that between 60 and 70 people were injured, some with serious burns, when a tanker truck carrying explosive materials was in a traffic accident.
  The news agency ANSA said the tanker was carrying liquefied petroleum gas.
  Video provided by the Italian State Police shows a
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Hot and Sunny for Now, then Changes

  06-08-2018 22:21
  
  A couple more hot days to get through before rain chances go up and temperatures start to go down.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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• Child’s Body Found Buried In Flower Garden Of Woman Whose Son Was Killed

  06-08-2018 22:01
  DALLAS (AP) — A woman who lives at a Texas home where the body of a young child was found buried in a flower garden had a young son who more than a decade ago was fatally beaten.
  Thirty-five-year-old Virginia Ann Adams was being held Monday at the Brazos County jail on a charge of interfering with the custody of a child. Authorities say she was uncooperative when questioned on the whereabouts of her 3-year-old daughter, Rayven Shields, who was last seen in June.
  Investigators found a decom
  
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• New highrise hotel planned for Plano's Legacy West

  06-08-2018 21:58
  A high-rise hotel to be operated by Tokyo-based Kintetsu Hotel Group will be constructed as part of the redevelopment of J.C. Penney's former headquarters in Plano's booming Legacy area, according to city documents and a published report.The 10-story, 250-room hotel is planned on Legacy Drive in the 1.3 million square foot redevelopment being led by Dallas developer Sam Ware, according to the Dallas Morning News and documents filed with Plano's Planning and Zoning Commission.
  Ware’s c
  
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• Co-founder of Valify has turned his 'hobby' into tech success

  06-08-2018 21:37
  Tech Titans, the largest technology trade association in Texas, has announced its 2018 finalists for the Tech Titans Awards. The Dallas Business Journal is profiling the finalists ahead of the Tech Titans Awards Gala, which will be held on Friday, Aug. 24 at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.After heading off to college, Matt Clark thought he’d follow in the footsteps of his father and get on the path to becoming a doctor.But
  
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• Court Records: Texas Man Fatally Slit His Children’s Throats

  06-08-2018 21:25
  HOUSTON (AP) — Court documents allege that a Houston man fatally cut his children’s throats after his estranged wife dropped them off for a visit.
  Sixty-one-year-old Jean Pierre Ndossoka is charged with two counts of capital murder in connection to the deaths of his 8-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter.
  Authorities say the children were found dead Saturday on a bed at a Houston apartment complex. The children were identified as Marcel Ndossoka and his sister, Anna-Belle Faith Ndoss
  
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• Dallas health care firm to close Northern Virginia office, lay off 140 local employees

  06-08-2018 21:23
  A Dallas-based health care provider with a Greater Washington D.C. presence is shutting down its Northern Virginia office in a move that will affect 140 local employees, the company confirmed Monday. Signify Health — the product of a recent merger between CenseoHealth and Advance Health — will close its Herndon, Virginia, location sometime next year as part of a consolidation following the merger, said Stacy Young, the company’s director of employee relations. Advance Heal
  
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• Addison startup aims to raise $5M as it connects senior citizens with virtual reality

  06-08-2018 21:07
  Chris Brickier made a bet on virtual reality that's paying off.
  
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• Last Minute Rush for Vaccinations in Dallas County

  06-08-2018 20:35
  
  Back to school means back to the doctor’s office for many North Texas kids who need to update their vaccinations.
  
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• Flights to Mexico Canceled Over Concerns About Violence

  06-08-2018 20:24
  
  Airlines are scaling back service to Mexican resort cities after a recent drop in bookings following reports of violence and tourists blacking out after consuming small amounts of alcohol.
  
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• DFW-Resident Kristy Smith Wins Inaugural Miss Plus World

  06-08-2018 20:12
  
  A DFW-resident, Kristy Smith, won the inaugural Miss Plus World International Pageant in Atlanta last week.Photo Credit: Miss Plus World International Pageant/NBC 5 News
  
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• Android’s ‘Pie’ Software Update Rolls Out To Pixel Phones

  06-08-2018 19:58
  NEW YORK (AP) – The next version of Google’s Android system will be called Pie.
  It will use artificial intelligence to adapt to how you use the device. For instance, Android will set screen brightness by studying your manual adjustments, rather than automatically switching to a certain level based on ambient light.
  Google names its Android versions after sweet treats, such as Marshmallow. Google chose Pie in part because an upcoming feature called Slices will try to offer slices of i
  
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• Man, 76, With Alzheimer's Missing in Dallas

  06-08-2018 19:57
  
  Dallas police are searching for a missing 76-year-old man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.Photo Credit: Dallas Police Department
  
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• Fire in Northwest Justin in Denton County

  06-08-2018 19:18
  
  Fire crews are working to put out a fire that broke out Monday morning in northwest Justin, officials said.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• TDMN Watchdog: Google Makes Promise to Online Shoppers

  06-08-2018 19:12
  
  Google has amped up its promise to protect online shoppers looking for specific services. The Dallas Morning News Watchdog Marina Trahan-Martinez joins us with an update on this story.
  
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• Dog Days of Summer - August 6, 2018

  06-08-2018 19:09
  
  Hudson and Daisy were featured on the Dog Days of Summer segment on Monday August 6, 2018.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Rain Expected This Week, But Is It Enough?

  06-08-2018 19:08
  
  The good news this week is that North Texas is getting some much needed rain. The bad news: rainfall totals will not even be close to helping with our current drought.Photo Credit: NBC10This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Which Wich parent company acquires Dallas-based gelato concept

  06-08-2018 19:05
  The Dallas-based restaurant company behind sandwich brand Which Wich has added a sweet treat to its portfolio.Sinelli Concepts International has officially announced its acquisition of Paciugo, a nearly 20-year-old gelato concept, for an undisclosed amount. With the purchase, Sinelli Concepts will take over Paciugo’s portfolio of 32 franchised and licensed locations across 10 states.“Paciugo has established a solid reputation for quality and has delighted families for almost two deca
  
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• Texas Drought Level Jumps by 9 Percent

  06-08-2018 19:03
  
  After another hot, dry week, Texas' drought conditions jumped by 9 points and forecasted rain may not be enough to help.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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• Mural Defacing Comes After Dak’s National Anthem Protest Comments

  06-08-2018 18:59
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s comments about the NFL national anthem protest is evoking a lot of reactions.
  A mural depicting Prescott, à la Jordan Peele’s film “Get Out”, was defaced over the weekend.
  The spray painted mural recently went up in Dallas as a statement on Dak’s comments that he will always stand for the national anthem. Speaking to reporters Friday Dak said, “No, I never protest. I never p
  
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• Dallas oil company wades into Gulf in $1.2B deal

  06-08-2018 18:34
  Dallas-based oil and gas explorer Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) has acquired Deep Gulf Energy from private equity firm First Reserve in a more than $1.2 billion deal announced Monday.The deal comes as the Trump administration is relaxing regulations put in place after the Deepwater Horizon disaster eight years ago and clearing the way for more leases for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in order to attract more oil companies there. Roughly 1.65 million barrels oil per day were harvested in the waters&
  
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• Brush Fire In Denton County Burns Vehicles Near Home

  06-08-2018 18:16
  JUSTIN, TX (CBSDFW.COM) — Denton County firefighters battled a grass fire near Justin in Denton County Monday morning.
  Chopper 11 was on the scene earlier. Vehicles could be seen on the ground burning near a home.The scene was near Burnett Road and Sherman Road outside Justin.
  Firefighters from Justin and Argyle were fighting the flames.
  There was no word on how the fire may have started and it appeared the house had not burned. 
  
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• Camp Update: Passing Game is Average, No Standout TEs

  06-08-2018 18:11
  
  Here are 10 thoughts on the first two weeks of training camp from JJT.Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• JJT: Dak Prescott, Not Ezekiel Elliott, is Key to Offense

  06-08-2018 18:00
  
  Jerry Jones believes Dak Prescott is good enough to win Super Bowls. Did you notice that was plural?Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Sales Tax Holiday Begins Friday, Runs Through Sunday

  06-08-2018 17:39
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Texas shoppers will get a tax break later this week as children prepare to return to school.
  The Texas Comptroller’s Office has designated the annual tax-free weekend, for a number of school-related items, beginning Friday and running through Sunday.
  (credit: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)
  Texas law exempts most clothing, footwear and school supplies priced less than $100 from sales and use taxes for the weekend. The sales tax holiday applies to purchase
  
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• Study: Dallas, Fort Worth among 12 cities where renters can save money

  06-08-2018 17:33
  Across the nation, renters aren’t left with much money in their pockets, but Dallas and Fort Worth are among the few cities in which renters can save a little bit each month.On average, a Dallas renter will be left with $55 each month after paying housing and living costs, based on the local median household income for renters, according to a recent study from online real estate marketplace Rent Café and real estate blog Property Shark. Renters in Fort Worth will be left with even m
  
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• Dog Seized After Biting Victim in Leg: PD

  06-08-2018 17:27
  
  A dog was seized by Dallas Animal Services after it attacked and bit one person Sunday afternoon in Dallas, police said.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto, File
  
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• 4 People Saved After Boat Capsizes Off Texas Coast

  06-08-2018 16:52
  
  Four people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after a boat capsized Sunday morning near Freeport, officials said.Photo Credit: USCG
  
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• What's With All These Freeway Shutdowns?

  06-08-2018 16:14
  
  In response to the traffic bedlam caused by freeway reconstruction projects, Texas officials have increasingly turned to a dramatic solution: shut it down.Photo Credit: Rose Baca The Dallas Morning News
  
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• PepsiCo names new CEO as Indra Nooyi steps down

  06-08-2018 15:49
  Indra Nooyi is stepping down as CEO of PepsiCo Inc. after 12 years as the leader of the food and beverage giant, the company said Monday.She will be replaced by Ramon Laguarta, 54, who has been president of PepsiCo since last September.PepsiCo’s (NYSE: PEP) stock dropped slightly, less than one-half percent, in premarket trading Monday.Nooyi, 62, will step down as CEO on Oct. 3 but will remain chairman of the Purchase, New York-based company until early 2019 to ensure a smooth transition,&
  
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• ‘Murphy Brown’ Revival To Tackle MeToo Movement, Free Press

  06-08-2018 15:29
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — “Murphy Brown” will weigh in on the MeToo movement when the series starring Candice Bergen returns to a very different world in September, the show’s creator said.
  The 13-episode reboot reunites Bergen as a sharp-tongued investigative journalist and TV anchor with most of the original cast from the CBS show’s initial 10-year run that ended in 1998 — before the internet and the rise of 24-hour cable news took hold. Once again, scrip
  
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• Famous “Magnum P.I.” Mustache To Get Nod In CBS Reboot

  06-08-2018 15:20
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – The reboot of “Magnum P.I.” won’t forget fans of the original hit starring Tom Selleck, paying quiet homage recognizable to long-time viewers.
  They include a pair of Dobermans, the red Ferrari, and the bickering relationship between Magnum, who is played by Jay Hernandez, and Higgins, with Perdita Weeks taking on the role that was a man in the original.
  Just don’t look for the big mustache that Selleck sported in the 1980s original on CB
  
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• Kittens Still Stuck in Denton County Storm Drain

  06-08-2018 15:12
  
  A Denton County community is pulling together to rescue a litter of kittens stuck in a storm drain.Photo Credit: Double Oak Veterinary Medical Center
  
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• Ohio Teacher Rows Solo Across Atlantic Ocean In Record Time

  06-08-2018 15:05
  LONDON (AP) – A high school science teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio, has rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean, setting a record for a west-to-east crossing.
  Bryce Carlson arrived at St. Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly, off England’s southwestern tip, late Saturday — 38 days, six hours and 49 minutes after setting out from St. John’s, Newfoundland.
  The 37-year-old athlete was applauded by relatives and well-wishers as he stepped onto the quay at St. Mary’s Harbour
  
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• Ex-Dallas County Schools Superintendent To Be Sentenced For Fraud

  06-08-2018 15:05
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – One of the men who played a role in the demise of the agency once responsible for getting tens of thousands of students to and from school in Dallas County will soon be sentenced for his role in a corruption scheme.
  Rick Sorrells agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud in April, in a case that contributed to the shutdown the Dallas County Schools bus agency.
  Prosecutors say Sorrells, the former superintendent of Dallas County Schools, accepted millions of dollars in paym
  
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• Oh, Bother! Pooh Can’t Beat “Mission: Impossible” At Box Office

  06-08-2018 14:31
  NEW YORK (AP) – Tom Cruise sped past Winnie the Pooh at the box office to lead all films for the second straight week with an estimated $35 million in ticket sales for “Mission: Impossible — Fallout.”
  The success of Paramount Pictures’ sixth, stunt-filled “Mission: Impossible” installment, along with muted enthusiasm for the Walt Disney Co.’s “Christopher Robin,” made for a seldom-seen result: A Disney movie debuting in second place.
  In
  
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• Wells Fargo: Computing Error Contributed To Hundreds Of Foreclosures

  06-08-2018 14:20
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Wells Fargo says a company mistake contributed to hundreds of foreclosures because it miscalculated customers’ eligibility for mortgage modifications.
  The bank said in a filing Friday the error caused about 625 customers to be denied, or not offered, loan modifications they otherwise qualified for. Foreclosures were completed in about 400 of the cases.
  (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
  The customers had been using federal programs that helped famili
  
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• TMSG: Cooking Class for Kids

  06-08-2018 14:13
  
  The Stepstool Chef created a cooking kit for children which includes all the ingredients needed.
  
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• PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi Stepping Down After 12 Years

  06-08-2018 14:12
  PURCHASE, N.Y. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Longtime PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi will step down as the top executive and the world’s second-largest food and beverage company.
  Nooyi, who was born in India, is a rarity on Wall Street as a woman and a minority leading a Fortune 100 company. She oversaw the company during a turbulent time in the industry that has forced PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Co., Campbell Soup Co. and Mondelez International Inc. to shake up product portfolios that had been the norm for de
  
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• ‘Facts Of Life’ Star Charlotte Rae Dies At 92

  06-08-2018 14:05
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and patient housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom “The Facts of Life” during a career that encompassed many other TV roles as well as stage and film appearances, has died. She was 92.
  Rae died at her Los Angeles home Sunday with her family at her side, said her publicist, Harlan Boll. A cause of death was not immediately available, but Rae was diagnosed last year with bone cancer after beating panc
  
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• Deadline Monday for 'Racially Gerrymandered' FW District

  06-08-2018 14:03
  
  Monday is the deadline to submit proposed fixes for Fort Worth’s state House District 90 which, according to the Supreme Court, was racially gerrymandered.
  
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• DFW Athletes Begin Practices With New Tackling Drills

  06-08-2018 14:01
  
  A new high school football season comes with changes to the way coaches teach tackling in an effort to decrease neck and head injuries.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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• Texas Republicans Squelch ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Prospects

  06-08-2018 13:47
  AUSTIN (AP) — Texas schools have been adding metal detectors and armed personnel in an effort to improve campus security in response to the deadly May attack at a Houston-area high school that left eight students and two teachers dead.
  Among the steps that Texas apparently won’t be taking anytime soon is tightening restrictions on gun access for people deemed dangerous to themselves or others.
  In the aftermath of the May 18 attack at Santa Fe High School, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott
  
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• 'Dak Mural' in West Dallas Defaced

  06-08-2018 13:36
  
  A mural in West Dallas depicting Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott created a lot of buzz. Sunday, it also became the target of someone who defaced it with a spray can.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Top Apps for Tax-Free Weekend

  06-08-2018 13:32
  
  Tax-Free Weekend in Texas includes most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks under $100, but there are a few other ways you can save.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Body Found Buried At Texas Home In Search For Missing Child

  06-08-2018 13:29
  BRYAN (AP) — Authorities searching for a missing 3-year-old have found a body buried in the backyard of a Bryan home where the child lived.
  Bryan police aren’t identifying the remains found Friday night but say they’re consistent with the size of a young child. Police say the decomposing body has been sent for an autopsy. No charges have been filed yet in connection to the body’s discovery.
  Police believe Rayven Shields was last seen in mid-June. Police began searching fo
  
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