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• ‘Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello’ is Family History Story

  08-10-2018 23:56
  
  Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty, now on display at the African American Museum at Dallas’ Fair Park is an intriguing exhibit for one member of the Visit Dallas board.Photo Credit: Martin & MartinThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• About 400 Garland Residents Without Power All Week

  08-10-2018 23:40
  
  Garland Power & Light says about 400 residents could be without power until Friday, October 12. A series of transmission poles were broken by winds Sunday afternoon.Photo Credit: Garland Power & Light
  
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• Dog Saved From Texas Kill Shelter Is Runner-Up In ‘Cutest Rescue Dog’ Contest

  08-10-2018 23:12
  JANESVILLE, Wis. (CBSDFW.COM) – One dog’s incredible story has grabbed national attention after he was left to be euthanized just weeks after he was born.
  Before being selected as a runner-up in People Magazine’s “Cutest Rescue Dog” contest, Rex had quite the journey after he was born with a disorder that doesn’t allow him to use his front limbs. His journey brought him from Texas to Wisconsin.
  Rex, a rescue dog in Wisconsin. (WKOW)
  WKOW reports Rex, his mothe
  
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• Gaylord Texan Resort Welcomes ICE! Carvers from China

  08-10-2018 22:55
  
  Gaylord Texan employees and a special dragon performer welcomed 40 master ice carvers who arrived from Harbin, China to begin hand-carving 2 million lbs of ice into Gaylord Texan's 15th annual ICE! attraction.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Google CEO attempts to patch up the company’s relationship with the Pentagon

  08-10-2018 22:51
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai quietly met with the Pentagon last week in hopes of smoothing over the Alphabet Inc.-owned company’s relationship with the military after abruptly canceling its involvement in Project Maven, the Washington Post reports, citing two unnamed sources.Pichai met with military leaders at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the department in charge of the project, which would have used Google’s artificial intelligence software to analyze m
  
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• Hundreds Of Garland Residents Could Be Without Power Until Friday

  08-10-2018 22:49
  GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – City officials say affected residents in southeast Garland could be without power until Friday after high winds damaged power lines over the weekend.
  According to the city, high winds on Sunday destroyed power lines in the area around southeast Garland, which is affecting about 400 customers. They say crews are working around the clock to fix the issue, but that a “significant amount of work” still remains.
  The affected power lines are located on W
  
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• Severe Weather Possible Tuesday in North Texas

  08-10-2018 22:39
  
  A cold front will approach North Texas on Tuesday. This front will bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to the area.Photo Credit: NBC 5 Weather
  
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• JLL acquires Addison tech company

  08-10-2018 22:01
  Commercial real estate giant JLL (NYSE: JLL) is acquiring an Addison-based technology company.
  Chicago-based JLL has an agreement to acquire ValuD, a provider of software and consultation services for IBM (NYSE: IBM), the company announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  The deal, expected to close in next month, will bring 300 "highly skilled technology experts" to JLL, the company said.
  “Adding this depth of specialist talent will give our clients access to the best technol
  
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• Mesquite Police Looking for Puppy Thieves

  08-10-2018 21:56
  
  Mesquite police are investigating an incident after video posted on social media shows a puppy being snatched from a fenced in yard.Photo Credit: Matthew Ivy
  
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• Gov. Abbott Orders Readiness of State Operations Center

  08-10-2018 21:55
  
  Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas State Operations Center (SOC) to elevate its readiness level as a severe storm system moves across the state this week.
  
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• Southlake PD Looking for Man Stealing from Lowe's

  08-10-2018 21:51
  
  The Southlake Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly stole from a Lowe's store two times within days of each other.
  
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• Richardson greenlights mixed-use development near downtown

  08-10-2018 21:22
  A local firm is planning to bring residential, retail and commercial space to downtown Richardson.As first reported by the Dallas Morning News, Catalyst Urban Development has received approval from Richardson’s planning and zoning commission for the construction of Town Central. The mixed-use project will be located on 14.5 acres along Main Street between a Chase Bank building and the DART rail line.Included in the development will be 430 apartments and townhouses, over 20,000 square feet
  
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• Army Says Changes Will Help Recruiting In 2019

  08-10-2018 21:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Army officials say it will take time to overcome the recruiting challenges that caused them to miss their enlistment goal this year. But they say changes that include adding recruiters and beefing up marketing will enable them to get the recruits they need in 2019.
  Gen. Mark Milley, Army chief of staff, says the recruiting shortfall was a warning light as the Pentagon works to build the service to 500,000 by 2024. The U.S. Army fell short of its recruiting goal of 76,500
  
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• Lockheed Martin Space, NASA eye unprecedented commercial opportunities for Orion capsule

  08-10-2018 20:59
  The deep-space capsule may have room for companies in test flights in 2020 and 2022.
  
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• Former Trump Aide, SMU Alum Hope Hicks To Work At Fox Company

  08-10-2018 20:55
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — President Trump’s former communications chief Hope Hicks is taking on a similar role at the new Fox company, meaning she will supervise messaging at her former boss’ favorite television network.
  The new company, being created by the shedding of many of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets to the Walt Disney Co., will include Fox News Channel, the Fox broadcasting network, several local Fox stations and Fox Sports.
  Hicks’ hiring was anno
  
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• Texas Supreme Court To Hear Sex Offender Law Challenge

  08-10-2018 20:54
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The Texas Supreme Court will consider a challenge to the state’s retroactive sex offender laws that some say unfairly stack new punishments on those convicted in plea deals.
  An Austin-American Statesman analysis of the Texas registry found that more than 2,800 sex offenders remain on the list despite being no longer required to register under terms of their probation.
  Every qualifying sex offender was ordered onto the registry in 2005 after Texas expanded its
  
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• Walmart recalls camp axes due to injury risk

  08-10-2018 20:51
  Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have issued a recall of roughly 246,000 Ozark Trail camp axes due to potential injury risk.
  The recall, issued on Wednesday, comes after the commission received two reports of axe heads detaching from the handle of the product, resulting in what the group called "minor cuts and abrasions" for the users. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has removed the noted product from its website and is offering a full refund for the&h
  
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• Local real estate leader to head multifamily developer's Dallas office

  08-10-2018 20:48
  A multifamily investor and operator that made its first foray into North Texas last year has hired a local real estate leader to head its southwest office.Nick Wilhelmson has been hired by Atlanta-based Pollack Shores Real Estate Group as managing director of its Southwest Region office, which is located in Dallas. Wilhelmson joins Pollack Shores from Alliance Residential, where he was a development director.In his new position, Wilhelmson will be responsible for Pollack Shores’ developmen
  
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• Flood Sweeps Away West Texas RV Park, At Least 4 Missing

  08-10-2018 20:46
  JUNCTION (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Rescue crews in boats and helicopters are searching for at least four people missing since heavy rain washed away a recreational vehicle park in a small West Texas city.
  Kimble County Sheriff Hilario Cantu said Monday morning that no fatalities were confirmed in the floods in Junction, about 140 miles west of Austin, but that “all the RVs, everything, got swept away.”
  Cantu says state and local agencies are helping with the rescues. Police say the cit
  
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• AT&T goes after cybersecurity with an unexpected approach

  08-10-2018 20:35
  AT&T can sell you a smartphone, a television service and a sleek car charger. Now, it might sell you insurance, too.
  The telecom and media giant has struck an alliance to provide insurance against cybersecurity attacks for small- and medium-sized companies, according to a statement on Monday. The new options are available through AT&T Business.
  “Even the largest enterprises struggle with how to resource multi-layered cybersecurity needs," said Danessa Lambdin, vice president of cyb
  
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• When it comes to weekly wages, Dallas is the slowest-growing major metro in U.S.

  08-10-2018 20:28
  Dallas seems to be lagging when it comes to growing hourly earnings at small businesses.That's according to a study from Paychex that measured hourly wage growth at small businesses between September 2017 and September 2018. The report, which measures national employment and wage trends, examined only companies with fewer than 50 employees.
  In Dallas, average hourly earnings only rose by 1.31 percent to $27.41, and average weekly earnings went up by less 1 percent to $932.26. Among the 20 larges
  
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• Teen 'Playing' With Gun Shot Girl at Point-Blank Range: PD

  08-10-2018 20:00
  
  An 18-year-old is accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old in the head at point-blank range after "playing" with a gun at a party, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
  
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• DMN: Cities Prepared to Give Amazon Tax Breaks

  08-10-2018 19:56
  
  The Dallas Morning News retail writer, Maria Halkias, talks about how cities are prepared to give Amazon tax breaks to lure the company.Photo Credit: Amazon
  
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• Pence Arrives in NTX to Campaign for Cruz, Sessions

  08-10-2018 19:55
  
  Vice President Mike Pence hits the campaign trail in North Texas Monday for two Republicans facing re-election in November.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Amazon looking to hire 3,000 workers in DFW as $15 minimum wage takes effect

  08-10-2018 19:33
  Amazon is looking to hire 3,000 full- and part-time workers at its distribution and fulfillment centers in North Texas as the e-commerce giant ramps up for the holidays.The retailer is holding a job fair today at its Fulfillment Center Staffing Office at 2601 W. Bethel Road in Coppell. The hiring event runs until 7 p.m.Amazon expects to make hundreds of on-the-spot job offers at the event. Candidates can apply by attending the job fair or online at www.amazon.com/dallasjobs.The co
  
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• Boy, 9, Celebrates Birthday With Gift to Coppell Firefighter

  08-10-2018 18:04
  
  Boy, 9, in Coppell forgoes birthday gifts to help firefighters. Donations at his party will support Michael's Memories, a nonprofit that gives firefighters battling cancer an all-expenses paid vacation for them...Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• VIDEO: Northern Lights Dazzle Skies Over Arctic Circle

  08-10-2018 17:54
  ROVANIEMI, Finland (CBSDFW.COM) — A huge display of bright green Northern Lights appeared in the skies over Rovaniemi, Finland in the Arctic Circle, on the evening of Sunday, October 7.The lights appeared as it got dark at about 7:30pm local time and shortly afterwards they were seen rippling across the sky.
  During the evening they were seen in the form a wide arch, their colors changing from green to white to purple, and were captured on video by a local enthusiast.
  The phenomenon, also k
  
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• Dallas Co. D.A. Faith Johnson Talks About Botham Jean Case

  08-10-2018 17:48
  
  Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson joins NBC 5 Today to discuss the charges brought forward by the Texas Rangers and to clarify what's next in the case.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Former First Daughter Barbara Bush Marries Screenwriter

  08-10-2018 17:41
  KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Former first daughter Barbara Bush married a 37-year-old screenwriter this weekend.
  Her father, former President George W. Bush, escorted his daughter down the aisle while her grandfather, former President George H.W. Bush, watched the ceremony at the family’s Walker Point compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, on Sunday.
  The 36-year-old’s twin sister, Jenna Bush Hager, told NBC’s “Today” show on Monday Barbara wore something
  
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• Dallas Animal Services Shares Annual Update

  08-10-2018 17:17
  
  Dallas City Council plans to meet with Dallas Animal Services on Monday to hear about their work and progress.Photo Credit: KXAS
  
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• TMSG: Birthday Boy Donates to Help Coppell Firefighters

  08-10-2018 16:55
  
  This birthday boy donated a gift to these local firefighters. The picture shows Aarva Kushan donating to Coppell fire department.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Hit and Miss Rain Today

  08-10-2018 15:28
  
  Hit and miss rain today, then a threat for severe storms Tuesday.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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• JJT: 10 Thoughts on the Cowboys' 19-16 Loss to Houston

  08-10-2018 14:52
  
  Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor gives you his 10 thoughts on the Cowboys’ loss Sunday night against Houston that dropped the Cowboys to 2-3 and put their season at a crossroads:Photo Credit: Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images
  
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• 2 Americans Win Economics Nobel For Work On Climate, Tech

  08-10-2018 14:40
  STOCKHOLM (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for studying a pressing issue facing the global economy: how to deal with pollution and climate change and how to foster the innovation needed to tackle such problems.
  William Nordhaus of Yale University and Paul Romer of New York University were announced winners of the $1.01 million prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Nordhaus tweeted a response to the win Monday morning, saying he was &ldquo
  
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• 4 Killed, Child Hurt In Central Texas Traffic Collision

  08-10-2018 14:11
  BASTROP (AP) — Authorities say four people died and a child was critically injured when a speeding pickup truck hydroplaned on a rainy road near Austin and struck an oncoming car.
  Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Robbie Barrera told the Austin American-Statesman that two juveniles were among those killed in the crash Sunday in Bastrop County.
  Barrera says the pickup was traveling at “an unsafe speed” in light of the rainfall at the time.
  The pickup struck a Honda s
  
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• Jerry Jones “The Better Team Won The Game”

  08-10-2018 13:14
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said “the better team won the game” following the Cowboys 19-16 overtime loss to the Houston Texans.
  The loss drops the Cowboys to 2 and 3 on the season. Dallas has lost all three road games they’ve played this season. “These away games are a challenge, but that’s the way it’s supposed to be.” Jones said outside the Cowboys locker room. “This was never going to be a cake walk, but it’
  
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• Comedian Katt Williams Jailed On Assault Charges In Oregon

  08-10-2018 12:43
  SALEM, Ore. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Comedian Katt Williams was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a hired driver during an argument about taking him and his dog from the Portland, Oregon, airport to a performance in the city.
  Williams, who was in jail Sunday, came to Portland to perform in Nick Cannon’s “Wild ‘N Out” comedy improv show Friday night.
  The town car driver had swelling and cuts on his face and was treated at a hospital, according to Port of Portland police.
  
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• Neil Armstrong’S Family To Auction Off Personal Artifacts

  08-10-2018 12:24
  DAYTON, Ohio (CBSDFW/AP) — Flight enthusiasts will soon get a chance to buy items from astronaut Neil Armstrong’s personal collection of artifacts.
  The Dayton Daily News reports the family of the first man to walk on the moon will auction off more than 2,000 of his personal memorabilia during a series of sales by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions beginning next month.
  The collection includes a variety of artifacts from Armstrong’s 1969 lunar landing and private mementos that inclu
  
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• Help May Be on the Way to End Scam Robocalls

  08-10-2018 12:11
  
  The Federal Communications Commission and tech companies are close to new caller ID authentication technology aimed at fighting fraudulent calls.Photo Credit: KNBC-TV
  
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• Fort Worth Nonprofit Helps Find True Purpose for Youth

  08-10-2018 11:32
  
  Fort Worth nonprofit "101 Prep" is on a mission to help young people find their true purpose before it’s too late.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Instant Analysis: Cowboys vs. Texans

  08-10-2018 08:15
  
  Here's NBC 5 Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor's instant analysis of the Cowboys' 19-16 loss to Houston at NRG Stadium.Photo Credit: Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images
  
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• Fairbairn's FG in OT Lifts Texans Over Cowboys

  08-10-2018 08:14
  
  DeAndre Hopkins had 151 yards receiving, including a key reception in overtime, and Ka'imi Fairbairn's 36-yard field goal lifted the Houston Texans to a 19-16 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.Photo Credit: Tim Warner/Getty Images
  
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• Teen 'Playing' with a Gun Shoots, Kills Teen: Police

  08-10-2018 06:57
  
  Witnesses told police that several individuals had been playing with a handgun when the suspect pointed the gun at the victim and fired a shot.
  
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• Beloved Homeless Employee Brutally Attacked In Front Of Fort Worth Restaurant

  08-10-2018 05:08
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A homeless man and beloved employee at a Fort Worth restaurant is clinging to life after a brutal attack on Saturday.
  Mary Perez, owner of Enchiladas Ole, is desperate for justice after she says her friend and employee was attacked by a total stranger in front of the restaurant.
  She says a car wreck happened in front of her business on the corner of Sylvania and Dell Street on Saturday. Her employee, Mark Hague, went out to check on the crash.
  Mark Hague (L) and M
  
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• Beloved Homeless Employee Attacked In Front Of Fort Worth Restaurant

  08-10-2018 05:08
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A homeless man and beloved employee at a Fort Worth restaurant is clinging to life after a brutal attack on Saturday.
  Mary Perez, owner of Enchiladas Ole, is desperate for justice after she says her friend and employee was attacked by a total stranger in front of the restaurant.
  She says a car wreck happened in front of her business on the corner of Sylvania and Dell Street on Saturday. Her employee, Mark Hague, went out to check on the crash.
  Mark Hague (L) and M
  
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• Pence to Campaign in North Texas Monday for Cruz, Sessions

  08-10-2018 04:35
  
  Vice President Mike Pence will hit the campaign trail in North Texas Monday for two Republicans facing re-election in November.Photo Credit: Ethan MillerGetty Images
  
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