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• Dallas ISD Trustees Decide Tonight Whether Tax Hike Goes Before Voters

  16-08-2018 23:58
  
  Years of debate over increasing Dallas Independent School District taxes comes to a head Thursday night as trustee vote on whether to put the question before voters in November.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• North Texas Fans Remember the Queen of Soul

  16-08-2018 23:51
  
  From radio tributes to walks down memory lane, Aretha Frankin's fans in North Texas are remembering the legend.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• UTSW Program Focuses on Pancreatic Cancer Prevention

  16-08-2018 23:41
  
  A North Texas man diagnosed with the same kind of cancer that killed singer Aretha Franklin says more about the deadly disease is being learned in North Texas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• NBC 5 Responds After Man's New Smartphone is Lost Via Shipping

  16-08-2018 23:35
  
  Learn what you should know if you're getting the runaround with a lost shipment.
  
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• Vietnam War POWs Reunite, Reminisce in North Texas

  16-08-2018 23:25
  
  It’s a reunion four decades in the making. A group of 125 prisoners of war are in North Texas this week for a special opportunity to reconnect reminisce and celebrate their freedom.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Olympic Gymnast: Larry Nassar Abused Me

  16-08-2018 23:11
  BOSTON (CBSDFW/AP) — Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross watched the women they won Olympic gold with step forward one by one over the last 18 months to detail their abuse at the hands of disgraced former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar.
  The more their Olympic teammates talked, the more Kocian and Ross began to examine their own interactions with Nassar. Over time they realized their experience mirrored those of hundreds of other women who were abused by Nassar under the guise of
  
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• Dow Jones Closes Nearly 400 Points Up

  16-08-2018 22:48
  NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks closed higher on Wall Street following strong results from Walmart and signs of progress in defusing the trade dispute between China and the U.S.
  Walmart jumped 9.3 percent Thursday after reporting its strongest sales growth in a decade as well as a surge in online sales.
  Boeing jumped 4 percent, and Teva Pharmaceuticals rose 7.3 percent after regulators approved its generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen allergy treatment.
  The S&P 500 index rose 22 points, or 0
  
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• Judge Orders New Federal Review Of Keystone XL Pipeline

  16-08-2018 22:39
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. State Department to conduct a more thorough review of the Keystone XL pipeline’s proposed pathway after Nebraska state regulators changed the route, raising the possibility of further delays to a project first proposed in 2008.
  U.S. District Judge Brian Morris of Montana said in a ruling Wednesday that the State Department must supplement its 2014 environmental impact study of the project to consider the new route. Morris decl
  
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• $92M Is New Estimate For Trump Military Parade; Big Increase

  16-08-2018 22:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump would cost about $92 million, U.S. officials said Thursday, citing preliminary estimates more than three times the price first suggested by the White House.
  According to the officials, roughly $50 million would cover Pentagon costs for aircraft, equipment, personnel and other support for the November parade in Washington. The remainder would be borne by other agencies and largely involve security costs.
  
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• Senate Unanimously Adopts Resolution Declaring ‘Press Is Not The Enemy Of The People’

  16-08-2018 22:07
  WASHINGTON (CBS NEWS) – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution Thursday afternoon affirming “the press is not the enemy of the people.”
  President Trump has repeatedly declared the “fake news” media is the “enemy of the people.” The resolution, introduced by Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, passed without objection by a voice vote.
  “Resolved, that the Senate affirms that the press is not the enemy of the people; reaffi
  
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• DFW company triples manufacturing footprint, adds offices in three major cities

  16-08-2018 21:57
  Ultravision, a Farmers Branch-based manufacturer of LED video displays and lighting, is investing $4 million to triple its manufacturing footprint in North Texas.
  
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• Half-Million Flowers Create Intricate ‘Carpet’

  16-08-2018 21:42
  BRUSSELS, Belgium (CBSDFW.COM) – Belgian flower growers bested the summer’s blistering heat to lay out 500,000 blossoms on the central square of Brussels on Thursday in this year’s edition of the world famous flower carpet.
  As Europe endured one of its hottest summers on record, organizers had worried the heat would kill off the flowers but cooler weather offered the event a last-minute reprieve.
  Organizers were once again able to arrange an 1,800 square-meter flower carpet on
  
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• Lupe Valdez On Missing Gun: ‘I Take Responsibility For Any Error’

  16-08-2018 21:18
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The former Dallas County sheriff who’s now the Democratic nominee for governor says she has been a “responsible gun owner” as authorities continue searching for her on-duty firearm that is missing.
  Lupe Valdez said Thursday she has done due diligence in looking for a 9mm Beretta that was reported as having not been returned after she left the department in December.
  Valdez was Dallas sheriff for 13 years before stepping down to begin a long
  
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• Suspicious Package Computer Motherboard: Officials

  16-08-2018 20:58
  
  Dallas Fire-Rescue crews say suspicious package found near a downtown high-rise was not a threat.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Children’s Health's top security executive wants to protect smaller practices

  16-08-2018 20:57
  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.Will Long’s skills are vital to the eighth-largest pediatric health care provider in the nation.
  As vice president and chief information
  
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• Dallas restaurant chain uses AI to improve the customer experience

  16-08-2018 20:44
  Tech Titans, the largest technology trade association in Texas, has announced its 2018 finalists for the Tech TitansAwards. 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. The reception kicks the event off at 5:30, with the awards portion of the program beginning at 7 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.There w
  
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• DFW apartment construction ranks second-highest nationally

  16-08-2018 20:39
  More than 17,000 new apartment units are projected to come online by the end of this year in Dallas-Fort Worth, making the area the second-hottest multifamily market in the nation behind New York City.Texas is leading all states with more than 37,000 units slated for delivery in 2018 in DFW, Houston, Austin and San Antonio combined, according to a new report by nationwide apartment search website RENTCafe.com.Almost 283,000 new apartments are expected for completion nationwide by the end of the&
  
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• Study: Harvey Pollution Levels Likely Higher Than Reported

  16-08-2018 20:20
  HOUSTON (AP) — An environmental report says industrial facilities in Texas reported releasing 8.3 million pounds of toxic fumes in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey but later reduced the air pollution estimates by 1.7 million pounds.
  The report released Thursday by the Environmental Integrity Project, a watchdog group that advocates for enforcement of environmental laws, says the steep drop could have resulted from Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to suspend state environmental reporting
  
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• BREAKING: Suspicious 'Ticking' Package Found in Dallas

  16-08-2018 20:12
  
  Breaking news from NBC 5. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews have responded to a suspicious package found near downtown.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Free! Dallas Zoo Gathers Backpacks For Schools And Gives Away Lifetime Memberships

  16-08-2018 19:48
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Zoo is helping families get “Back in the Swing of Things” with its school supplies drive on Aug. 18 and 19.
  Guests who bring in a new, unused backpack (or other school supplies) will score a Family Four-Pack of tickets, which includes two adult and two children’s admission tickets for just $20. That’s a savings of $34 off of regular admission.
  They will collect items at the zoo’s front entrance and donate the backpacks to
  
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• Santander joins rush of banks expanding to Dallas

  16-08-2018 19:27
  Santander Bank, the retail arm that owns more than half of Santander Consumer USA Holdings, has appointed Joanna Ridgway as the head of its southwestern commercial banking region in Dallas. Both companies are subsidiaries of Spanish banking giant Banco Santander.
  
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• Amazon may acquire Mark Cuban's movie chain, report says

  16-08-2018 19:14
  Amazon.com is pushing into brick-and-mortar services, and Mark Cuban could be the latest beneficiary.
  The online retailer is in the running to acquire Landmark Theaters, according to a report by Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the situation. The chain is backed by Dallas billionaires Cuban and Todd Wagner, the story says.
  Amazon is among other suitors seeking to buy the business. No final decision has been made and talks could fall apart, Bloomberg added.Cuban and Wagner made their&h
  
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• Sarah's Weekend Picks Aug. 16-19

  16-08-2018 19:10
  
  GuideLive Editor Sarah Blaskovich is here to talk about all there is to do this weekend, including a Florida Georgia Line concert, DFW Restaurant Week and Clear The Shelters.Photo Credit: Kellyn Curtis
  
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• Walmart Sees Sales Rise At Stores And Online, Raises Outlook

  16-08-2018 19:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart raised its financial outlook for the year after beating Wall Street’s expectations for the quarter and seeing the strongest growth in more than a decade in sales at established stores. Its shares rose nearly 10 percent.
  The upbeat report indicates that Walmart’s efforts to improve the experience shoppers have at its stores and expand its online services, particularly in grocery, are helping bring people to its websites and stores. Like many other retaile
  
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• A local startup with plans for a breathalyzer for drugs eyes funding

  16-08-2018 18:46
  InspectIR Systems is looking to raise about $10 million amid plans for product that sniffs out drug use.
  
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• George H.W. Bush Is the Ultimate Dog Dad With Matching Socks

  16-08-2018 18:45
  
  Former President George H.W. Bush is the ultimate dog dad -- with the matching socks to prove it.Photo Credit: @GeorgeHWBushThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• CBRE acquires Dallas real estate firm's San Antonio operations

  16-08-2018 17:56
  The two company's local operations combined for $681 million of sales and leasing transactions in 2017.
  
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• Fort Worth chemical manufacturer acquired in $1.6B deal

  16-08-2018 17:50
  KMG Chemicals, a Fort Worth-based chemical manufacturer, was acquired by an Illinois company in a deal valued at $1.6 billion, the two companies announced Wednesday.Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (NASDAQ: CCMP), the acquirer, is the world's leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries, and the second-largest CMP pads supplier to the semiconductor industry, the company said. KMG Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: KMG) is a provider of specialty chemicals and performance m
  
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• Homeowner Shoots, Kills One Of Three Armed Intruders

  16-08-2018 17:47
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police are investigating after a homeowner shot and killed one of three armed intruders shortly after midnight.
  It happened on East Overton Road.
  The homeowner told police he was surprised when three armed men attempted a home invasion robbery. He grabbed his own gun, fatally shooting one of them, and the other two fled on foot.
  The resident wasn’t injured and called police.
  Detectives later interviewed him at Jack Evans Headquarters.
  Based on the inte
  
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• Rain Eases Drought But Doesn't End It

  16-08-2018 17:36
  
  The latest drought monitor released Thursday shows some improvement after last week’s rain, but the drought still exists in North Texas.Photo Credit: Mary ScherbertThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Trial Begins For Former Balch Springs Officer Accused In Teen Murder

  16-08-2018 17:07
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The jury was called in and the murder trial of former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver began this morning.
  Oliver shot and killed Jordan Edwards in 2017. The teenager was in a car that was driving away from a party when prosecutors say the former police officer opened fire on the vehicle.
  At the start of the trial prosecutor Mike Snipes described Oliver as an angry, out of control, trigger happy cop who murdered an innocent kid. The first assistant di
  
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• Penn Jillette Claims Trump Made “Racially Insensitive” Remarks

  16-08-2018 16:42
  LAS VEGAS (CNN) – Acclaimed magician Penn Jillette, one half of the Penn & Teller duo, claimed that he heard President Donald Trump say “racially insensitive” remarks during his time appearing on the reality competition show “The Celebrity Apprentice.”
  Jillette stopped short of confirming the details of Trump’s alleged comments, but his assertion comes at a time of renewed discussion about whether Trump purportedly said the N-word during production of
  
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• Murder Trial Begins for Fired Balch Springs Officer

  16-08-2018 16:30
  
  A murder trial for a former Balch Springs police officer who killed a black teenager highlights the heightened role video evidence plays in high-profile police shootings that have stirred discourse and triggered...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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• The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Dies at 76

  16-08-2018 16:12 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, has died. She was 76.She had battled undisclosed health issues in recent years, The Associated Press reported.Born March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee...Photo Credit: Redferns
  
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• The Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin Dead At 76

  16-08-2018 16:05
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ”I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer.
  Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn said in a statement that Franklin died Thursday at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit. The statement said “Frankli
  
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• FDA Says Pet Owners Are Using Animals To Get Opioids

  16-08-2018 16:00
  WASHINGTON (CNN) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised alarm about one way that people might access opioids to misuse and abuse — their pets.
  As America’s opioid epidemic rages, some pet owners could be stealing pain medications which are intended for their furry friends, according to a statement from FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb. “We recognize that opioids and other pain medications have a legitimate and important role in treating pain in animals
  
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• Matthew McConaughey & Reese Witherspoon On Board For Cancer Telethon

  16-08-2018 15:55
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey, Mahershala Ali and Keith Urban are among the stars joining the sixth Stand Up To Cancer telethon.
  Jennifer Garner, Trevor Noah, Marlee Matlin and organization co-founder Katie Couric also will take part in the Sept. 7 fundraiser. Stand Up To Cancer said Thursday that this year’s live, hour-long telecast commemorates 10 years of raising awareness and more than $480 million to fund innovative research.
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• Changes Proposed For Dangerous Dallas Intersection

  16-08-2018 15:39
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – From his perch inside the Rec Shop skate shop, Jimmy Short looks out onto one of Dallas’ most infamous intersections. “I do have a front seat view,” he says.
  Every day, though, it’s the same. “Lots of horn honking, lots of tires screeching,” he said. “It kills our business the way traffic backs up.”
  Crashes are common, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been working on a solution for ye
  
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• Husband Charged With Murder Of Pregnant Colorado Mom & 2 Daughters

  16-08-2018 15:21
  FREDERICK, Colo. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Authorities say the husband of a missing family in Colorado has been arrested and charged in connection with the case.
  (credit: CBS News)
  The Frederick Police Department said Chris Watts was taken into custody. Watt’s pregnant wife, 34-year-old Shanann Watts, and their two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste were reported missing Monday.
  CBS Denver is reporting that Chris Watts, also 34-years-old, confessed to the killings. The s
  
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• Another Judge Tosses Lawsuit Over L.L. Bean’s Return Policy

  16-08-2018 15:18
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Another federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit targeting outdoors retailer L.L. Bean’s new limited-time return policy, this one in California.
  District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Tuesday granted the Freeport, Maine-based retailer’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit while leaving an opening for the plaintiff to amend the complaint.
  A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a similar lawsuit in June.
  A lawyer for the California plaintiff argued customers paid a
  
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• Kroger Starts Testing Grocery Deliveries Using Driverless Cars

  16-08-2018 15:03
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Kroger will begin testing grocery deliveries using driverless cars outside of Phoenix.
  The biggest U.S. grocery chain said the project will begin Thursday in Scottsdale at a Fry’s supermarket, which is owned by Kroger.
  Same-day or next-day delivery orders can be made online or via a mobile app.
  The Toyota Prius will be used for the deliveries, manned by a human to monitor its performance. During phase two in the fall, deliveries will be made by a completely a
  
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• JCPenney Cuts Outlook After Losses Bigger Than Expected

  16-08-2018 14:46
  PLANO (AP) – JCPenney reported a bigger-than-expected loss in its fiscal second quarter as a key sales metric fell well short of Wall Street’s view. The department store operator also cut its full-year forecast again, and its shares plunged more than 22 percent before the market open on Thursday.
  The report comes three months after the struggling department store chain saw its CEO Marvin Ellison depart for the top job at Lowe’s after less than four years on the job.
  Ellison had
  
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