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• Kroger, Walgreens To Stop Selling E-Cigarettes In US

  07-10-2019 23:58
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Two major retailers say they will no longer sell e-cigarettes in the U.S. amid mounting health questions surrounding vaping.
  Supermarket chain Kroger and drugstore chain Walgreens announced Monday they would discontinue sales of e-cigarettes at their stores nationwide, citing an uncertain regulatory environment.
  The vaping industry has come under scrutiny after hundreds of people have fallen ill and at least eight have died after using vaping devices.
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• Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Sues Boeing Over Grounding Of 737 MAX

  07-10-2019 23:36
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association filed a lawsuit against Boeing on Monday for “deliberately misleading the organization and its pilots about the 737 MAX aircraft.”
  The lawsuit, filed in Dallas County District Court, alleges SWAPA pilots agreed to fly the 737 MAX aircraft based on Boeing’s representations that it was airworthy and essentially the same as the time-tested 737 aircraft that its pilots have flown for years, the association said i
  
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• Here's Why Ellen DeGeneres Was at the Cowboys Game Sunday

  07-10-2019 23:32 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Add two new names to the list following Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.Photo Credit: Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning 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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• Ken Foote Remembers Ginger Baker

  07-10-2019 23:25
  (CBSDFW.COM) – We lost British rock musician Ginger Baker yesterday. He was 80 years old.
  As I was driving this afternoon, I heard Pat St. John pay tribute to him on his weekday show on SIRIUS XM 60’s On 6 (3pm East/12nn West). This was an extremely talented musician. Not only was he a fabulous drummer and blues/rock artist, but also made significant contribution to the world of jazz.
  Cream was a blues/rock trio from the UK, with Baker (drums), Jack Bruce (bass), and Eric Clapton (le
  
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• Mark Yancey Challenging Fellow Republican John Cornyn for U.S. Senate

  07-10-2019 23:16
  Mark Yancey talks with CBS 11 Political reporter Jack Fink about his upcoming run against John Cornyn for U.S. Senate.
  
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• Amber Guyger Begins 10-Year Prison Sentence In Gatesville

  07-10-2019 22:35
  GATESVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Amber Guyger has been transferred to Mountain View State Prison in Gatesville northwest of Temple, to begin her 10-year prison sentence for the September 2018 murder of Botham Jean.
  The prison released her booking photo Monday afternoon.
  Amber Guyger prison booking photo (Mountain View State Prison)
  A Dallas County jury convicted Guyger of murder on Tuesday, October 1 and sentenced her to 10 years in prison the next day, for shooting and killing Jean when s
  
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• Dallas Police Identify Another Person Of Interest In Cafe Delicious Murder

  07-10-2019 21:37
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police released surveillance images Monday of a person of interest in a capital murder at Cafe Delicious on S. Lamar Street on Wednesday, September 25.
  The man in the surveillance images is about 6 feet tall and 175 pounds, police say.
  Person of interest in Cafe Delicious murder (Surveillance image)
  Employee Bryan Harp was shot and killed during a robbery.
  Cafe Delicious in Dallas where police say an employee was killed during a robbery. (Credit
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• Dallas Police Identify Another Person Of Interest In Cafe Delicious Capital Murder

  07-10-2019 21:37
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police released surveillance images Monday of a person of interest in a capital murder at Cafe Delicious on S. Lamar Street on Wednesday, September 25.
  The man in the surveillance images is about 6 feet tall and 175 pounds, police say.
  Person of interest in Cafe Delicious murder (Surveillance image)
  Employee Bryan Harp was shot and killed during a robbery.
  Cafe Delicious in Dallas where police say an employee was killed during a robbery. (Credit
  CBS 11 News)
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• American Airlines Closing Reno Reservation Call Center

  07-10-2019 21:15
  RENO, Nev. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — American Airlines plans to close a reservation call center in Reno that employs about 100 workers.
  The Reno Gazette Journal reported on its web site Monday that the airline intends to close the center in March.
  American Airlines spokesman Joshua Freed says employees who work there will be offered relocation assistance if they decide to transfer to a different reservation center.
  The center has been located in Reno in one form or another for more than three deca
  
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• International Incident: Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey’s ‘Stand With Hong Kong’ Tweet Angers China

  07-10-2019 21:12
  BEIJING (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried Sunday to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he did not intend to offend any of the team’s Chinese fans or sponsors.
  A short time after Morey posted that statement, the NBA said it was “regrettable” that the deleted tweet offended many in China. And all that followed several companies in China, including so
  
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• How Smartphone Technology is Helping the Homeless

  07-10-2019 19:53 via nbcdfw.com
  
  OurCalling, a homeless services organization in Dallas, has developed an app that helps the homeless.Photo Credit: LXThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Men Steal $3,550 In Gas After Disabling Pump’s Shut Off Switch

  07-10-2019 19:01
  DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Dallas are searching for two men who stole $3,550 worth of gas from the Shell Gas Station on Stemmons Freeway.
  The felony gas theft happened on September 29, 2019.
  If you recognize these men, contact Detective K.D. Janse #6679 at (214)671-8066. (credit: Dallas Police Dept.)
  The men walked into the station and asked for $5 in gas, but when they went to the pump, they pried open the front panel and disabled the manual shut off switch. A line of car
  
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• Judge Tammy Kemp Talks About Actions After Amber Guyger Sentencing, Says She Couldn’t Refuse Giving Her A Hug

  07-10-2019 18:57
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Texas District Judge Tammy Kemp is talking about her actions in the moments after the sentencing of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger.
  Kemp, who hugged Guyger after she was sentenced 10 years in prison, says she watched the woman change during her murder trial and wants her to live a purposeful life.
  Judge Tammy Kemp giving convicted murderer Amber Guyger a hug following her receiving a 10-year sentence for the murder of Botham Jean. (credit: CBS 11 News)
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• Dallas-Born U.S. Citizen Still in Limbo With ICE

  07-10-2019 18:57 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A Dallas-born U.S. citizen spent nearly a month being detained by U.S. Border and Protection. After his story made national headlines, the agency is still seeking his deportation.Photo Credit: Telemundo 60
  
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• Witness in Guyger Trial Shot, Killed in Dallas

  07-10-2019 18:25 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A man who testified in the Amber Guyger murder trial died Friday night after he was found shot multiple times at a Dallas apartment complex, police say.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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• Crews Begin Removing Vehicles From Scene Of Deadly Dallas Crane Collapse

  07-10-2019 18:07
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It took nearly four months, but on Monday morning vehicles trapped at the scene of a deadly crane collapse were lifted into the sky above Dallas and slowly lowered to the ground.
  The cars and trucks are headed back to their owners after being stuck inside the Elan City Lights parking garage since the crane collapse.
  Crews began working around 8 a.m. and one-by-one used a crane to remove vehicles from the roof of the garage. Once down on the ground the vehicles we
  
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• Dallas County Jail Hosts Restoration Art Workshop Event Inside Lew Sterrett

  07-10-2019 18:01
  DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) –The Dallas Sheriff’s Office Inmate Programs Section is hosting a special jail event tomorrow catered to women who have a passion for the arts.
  “I would like for the citizens of Dallas County to know it is imperative to offer skills and creative expression to detainees. This allows our clients to see a future outside of their current circumstances,” said Sheriff Marian Brown.
  The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office has a total of 11 inmate re-e
  
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• Driver Killed After SUV Hits Telephone Pole in Arlington

  07-10-2019 17:24 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Police are investigating an accident in Arlington that killed one person Sunday night.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• No Injuries After Fire Damages Fort Worth Apartment

  07-10-2019 17:16 via nbcdfw.com
  
  No one was hurt after a fire severely damaged an apartment building in Fort Worth late Sunday night, officials say.Photo Credit: Fort Worth FD
  
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• GM-UAW Contract Talks Hit Snag; Union Official Says Settlement Not Near

  07-10-2019 16:42
  DETROIT (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — United Auto Workers with General Motors have been on strike for 21 days and now a union official says contract talks have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories.
  The letter from UAW Vice President Terry Dittes casts doubt on whether there will be a quick settlement in the contract dispute, which sent 49,000 workers — 4,200 of them from Local 276 in Arlington — to the picket lines on Se
  
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• Lightning Strike Causes 150-Acre Blaze in Aledo

  07-10-2019 15:42 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A fire that burned more than 80 acres at its apex Sunday night in Aledo is contained, fire officials say.
  
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• ‘Unauthorized Person’ Alert Leads To Lockdown At Texas Naval Air Station

  07-10-2019 15:34
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A man is in custody at a naval air station in Texas after an “unauthorized person” alert at the base prompted a lockdown.
  There are no reports of injuries at the Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, but the base said Monday morning that the lockdown will remain in effect until the base is confirmed safe.The base says the facility went on lockdown at about 7 a.m. Monday after an unauthorized person who was possibly armed made it onto the
  
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• Trump Says It Was Rick Perry Who Urged Him To Make Ukraine Phone Call

  07-10-2019 14:34
  KYIV, Ukraine (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — President Donald Trump reportedly told a group of Republican lawmakers that it was Energy Secretary Rick Perry who had prompted the phone call in which Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a “favor” regarding former Vice President Joe Biden. According to the news site Axios, Trump said Perry had asked Trump to make the call to discuss “something about an LNG (liquefied natural gas) plant.”
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• High School Senior With Down Syndrome Scores Touchdown

  07-10-2019 14:06 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Something good happened to a senior on the Sherman High School varsity football team, something he never expected, but his coach knew he deserved.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Red Cross Helps North Texans for Fire Prevention Week

  07-10-2019 13:58 via nbcdfw.com
  
  American Red Cross went door to door in Fort Worth to help keep people's homes safe.
  
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• North Texas Veteran Receives 60K Cards for 100th Birthday

  07-10-2019 13:43 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Birthday cards all over the world have arrived for one special veteran in North Texas who is turning a milestone birthday this week -- James South is celebrating 100 years young.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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• 20 Residents Displaced After 2-Alarm Apartment Fire In Fort Worth

  07-10-2019 13:05
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Nearly two dozen people have been forced out of their home after a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Fort Worth.
  Firefighters were called out to the complex, in the 2400 block of Via Villani, just before midnight.
  When crews first arrived smoke and flames were moving through the attic of the two-story building.
  In all, six of 12 units were damaged by fire and water.
  Twenty people were displaced by the fire. The Red Cross is assisting those affected.
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• Friend Of Joshua Brown Wants Murderer Caught, Thinks He ‘Did Great’ During Amber Guyger Trial

  07-10-2019 05:30
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A close friend of Joshua Brown wants to see the person responsible for his murder behind bars.
  Donte Anderson talked to Brown the night he was killed. He said Brown was staying home that night and seemed in good spirits.
  “He was talking about going to the fair,” he said. “That’s it.” ​
  Anderson never imagined the phone call with Brown would be his last. ​
  “It seemed surreal because we had just spoke to him,” he sai
  
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• Abbott Joins Hundreds in Irving to Celebrate Gandhi

  07-10-2019 00:41 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) joined hundreds in Irving Sunday to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in commemoration of his 150th birthday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• North Texans Fight Back Against Bullying

  07-10-2019 00:09
  LEWISVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – North Texans are fighting back and saying “no” to bullying.
  Students showed up at Huffines Middle School Saturday for the seventh annual “Stop Bullying Our Purpose (SBOP) Say No To Bullying Rally” in Lewisville.
  “The purpose of this event is to give informative, positive information to students of all ages about bullying, while providing a fun, festive atmosphere,” SBOP founder T-Ronn Hicks said.
  “Stop Bullying Our
  
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