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It’s a matchup many baseball fans have wanted for months — the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.The Dodgers defeated the New York Mets in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series Sunday night and will face the Yankees in the Fall Classic.It’s the Dodgers’ first World Series appearance since...
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Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani.New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years."When you're playing for the Dodgers and playing for the Yankees, it better feel different,” L.A. manager Dave Roberts said at...
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The White House announced Monday that the Biden-Harris administration plans to increase contraception accessibility, expand insurance coverage, and encourage reproductive education in a proposed ruling under the Affordable Care Act.The press release stated that the proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury...
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Dallas firefighters spent hours battling a large pallet fire near Dallas Love Field on Monday night.The warehouse fire was reported at a commercial business complex, located at 1738 Empire Central Drive in Northwest Dallas, near Harry Hines Boulevard and Royal Lane.According to Dallas Fire Rescue, multiple 911 callers reported what was believed to...
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Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the "morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed contraception, including prescription birth control or even...
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A Baltimore man accused of assaulting opposing fans after the Ravens' game against the Washington Commanders in the city on Oct. 13 was arrested Monday, Baltimore police said.An arrest warrant was issued for John Callis, 24, after cellphone video of an assault on two men in Commanders jerseys went viral. The warrant included allegations of...
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Kamala Harris is campaigning for president against Elon Musk as much as she is against Donald Trump, Mark Cuban said.Cuban took a swipe at the Tesla and SpaceX CEO over his announcement of a $1 million per day swing-state voter sweepstakes, calling it “innovative” and “desperate.”Musk, who is heavily funding a pro-Trump super PAC, has...
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Originally appeared on E! OnlineItalian surfer Giulia Manfrini has died after a fatal run-in with a swordfish.The 36-year-old was surfing near the Mentawai Islands Regency in Indonesia on Oct. 18 when a swordfish “unexpectedly jumped towards Manfrini and pierced her chest,” Lahmudin Siregar, the acting head of the Mentawai Islands’ Disaster...
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Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a small-scale cease-fire with Hamas aimed at building momentum for a larger deal, an Israeli official told NBC News, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel for a renewed diplomatic push.Israel's security cabinet has discussed the Egyptian proposal for a two-week truce in...
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Early Voting — What to KnowElection Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5; polls will be open in Texas from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. You’ll be allowed to vote if you’re in line by 7 p.m. on Election Day.Election Day Voter Guide: Find key dates, how to check your voter status, how to find out where and when you can vote early and on Election Day, and what...
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Sean "Diddy” Combs is facing a wave of new sexual assault and rape accusations.NBC News has obtained five new civil lawsuits filed Sunday in the Southern District of New York by Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee. The suits do not name any of the plaintiffs.The five suits include allegations Combs sexually assaulted or raped the plaintiffs in...
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After a difficult year of incidents involving bullying and teen mental health, a North Texas community is continuing its mission to do something about it.Tuesday night, families across the metroplex are invited to attend a free mental health forum in Bedford.'Voices of Resilience: Presented by Breathe Mental Health Awareness' runs from 6 p.m. to 8...
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A Texas House committee hearing on a controversial death row case involving “shaken baby syndrome” continued Monday afternoon in Austin without expected testimony from the inmate whose life was spared last week by an 11th-hour subpoena.Robert Roberson was sentenced to die last Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Within...
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Federal student loan payments for some 8 million borrowers will remain on pause for six months or longer, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education said.The development on Monday comes as the administration has been dragged into a slew of legal battles waged by Republicans over its recent student loan relief efforts. Federal student loan...
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The first day of early voting kicked off in North Texas with long lines at several polling locations. In Dallas County, more than 56,000 people voted, with some still in line as late as 8:00 p.m. Election volunteers have already reported glitches with a few polling sites and said they plan to investigate the problems further.The line at University...
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Just over a week after Jenna Fischer publicly revealed her breast cancer diagnosis, the former "The Office” actor is opening up about her journey, treatment and how her mindset has shifted.On Oct. 8, Fischer, 50, shared an Instagram post for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, revealing she had been diagnosed with Stage 1 triple-positive...
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King Charles III was heckled in Australia on Monday by an Indigenous senator who shouted "you're not my king” as the British monarch finished a speech at Parliament House.The king, who is the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia in 13 years, was addressing lawmakers and other dignitaries in the Great Hall of Parliament House in...
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Two fishermen from Nantucket, an island in Massachusetts, made a life-saving catch this weekend, saving a frantic fellow fisherman clinging to what was left of his capsized boat.“I sort of saw out of the corner of my eye, something a little unusual,” said Joe Thormay. “At first, I thought it was maybe, like, a dead whale.”Thormay and Nick...
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Elon Musk's daily $1 million lottery for registered swing state voters who sign his super PAC's petition falls into a legal gray area and could potentially violate election law, three experts told NBC News. The petition, created by Musk's America PAC, comes amid the entrepreneur’s larger campaign over the last week to register conservative...
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What to KnowBoth sides have cited statistics from credible sources, but have painted very different pictures from the data.Although there are year-to-year disparities between the two major national reports, both sources show generally the same trend: crime has steadily declined since the 1990s. Experts and local law enforcement are careful to note...
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Six days after a powerful explosion leveled a home in Haymarket, Virginia, a dog was found alive in the rubble, fire officials say.Two couples and their young children who lived in the home on Coby Hunt Court managed to escape the house unharmed before the explosion reduced their home to an unrecognizable pile of debris the morning of Tuesday, Oct....
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Elon Musk, his car company Tesla and Warner Brothers Discovery were sued over their alleged artificial intelligence-fueled copyright infringement of images from the film “Blade Runner 2049” to promote Tesla’s robotaxi concept. The lawsuit by Alcon Entertainment says that Musk and the other defendants requested permission to use “an iconic...
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Donald Trump’s tax reform ideas could leave roughly 93.2 million Americans off the hook for at least part of their income taxes. Trump has proposed eliminating taxes on tips and Social Security benefits, and said he would think about exemptions for firefighters, police and military personnel. Trump has said he would replace the lost tax revenue...
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Court documents provide chilling new details in a North Texas workplace shooting that ended with a woman dead and her male co-worker charged with murder.Lewisville police responded to an 'active shooter' call Thursday afternoon, Oct. 17, at Allegiance Trucking on Lakeway Drive.Officers responded quickly and on foot because the police department's...
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Former President Donald Trump served up french fries Sunday at a Philadelphia-area McDonald's, over-salting spuds and peppering in some jabs at Vice President Kamala Harris.The campaign visit in the critical battleground state just over two weeks from Election Day was designed to troll Harris, who has talked about working at one of the fast food...
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Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose alleged sexual misconduct fueled the #MeToo movement and who was recently indicted on new charges, has chronic myeloid leukemia, two sources told NBC News.The sources added that Weinstein is currently undergoing treatment while in prison at Rikers Island in New York. Chronic myeloid leukemia is...
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Luzerne County picked up another 1,250 registered voters in the past week, according to the latest state statistics released Monday.
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A historic Texas death penalty case has gripped the country's attention as advocates work to save the life of condemned man Robert Roberson.Roberson was convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter in 2003 based on evidence of shaken baby syndrome – a diagnosis many experts are now calling into question.On Monday, Roberson will testify at the...
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If you cannot see the enthusiasm from the lines outside Northway Christian Church, you can certainly hear it from voters at what's historically the highest turnout vote center in Dallas County along Northwest Highway."I couldn't wait till this day,” said Kwaku Owiridu of Cedar Hill.The vote center used to be located near Our Redeemer Lutheran...
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Vladimir and Evgenia Kara-Murza came to the Bush Institute on Monday to speak at a policy event for the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations and make a guest appearance on the Bush Institute’s ‘The Strategerist’ podcast. Beforehand, the couple sat down for a 30-minute interview with NBC 5.“I was in solitary confinement in a maximum...
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President Joe Biden presented National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to dozens of recipients in a White House ceremony Monday. Twenty people, including filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah, received National Medals of Arts. Two of the arts medals were awarded posthumously:...
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A Maine man died and his wife was rescued days after they went for a walk in the woods in Maine and got lost — and officials say she may have been saved by her dog keeping her warm in the freezing temperatures. John Helmstadter, 82, and Pamela Helmstadter, 72, went for a walk in a forested area behind their Alexander, Maine, home last Sunday...
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A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against Florida's surgeon general, the latest development in a legal battle over a television ad supporting the state's abortion rights ballot measure.Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple broadcast stations that had aired the...
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Monday marked five years since an EF-3 tornado tore through parts of north Dallas.The storm wiped out homes, schools, churches and shopping centers.Five years later in neighborhoods near Preston and Royal, new homes stand and saplings grow where 100-year-old trees were uprooted.Eve Wiley's home and street took a direct hit.It took 18 months for her...
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In a year marred by escalating gun violence and an alarming number of climate disasters, Texas has been deemed the third least safe state in the U.S., according to a new report by personal-finance website WalletHub. The study, which seeks to highlight the safest states in America, underscores the significant challenges Texas faces in ensuring the...
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Fort Worth Police are investigating the shooting death of a man after he was found dead in a vehicle while waiting for food.Officers responded to a shooting call at the intersection of Miller Avenue and Richardson Street on Saturday around 10:53 p.m.Upon arriving at the scene, officers found a man dead in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds to...
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When real estate agents guide you through a home for sale, they’re required to point out physical or material defects in the property. In most states, a recent death in the home doesn’t count.If prior death or other stigmas are factors you consider in a home purchase, ask about the property’s history.Stigmatizing events include murder,...
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Five men who were wrongfully convicted in the so-called Central Park Five jogger rape case sued Donald Trump. The men alleged in the lawsuit in Philadelphia federal court that the Republican presidential nominee defamed them by falsely claiming they killed someone and pleaded guilty. Trump’s claim about the men was made at his debate with Vice...
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It’s unclear whether the idea will take flight.But back on the ground, one airport in New Zealand is implementing a maximum time just three minutes for loved ones to say goodbye to their relatives with a hug."It's hard to say goodbye so make it quick. 3 minutes max,” one of a series of signs at Dunedin Airport on the country’s South Island...
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McDonald’s said it is not a political brand and is not endorsing a presidential candidate after former President Donald Trump visited a location in Feasterville, Pennsylvania.Trump often accuses Harris of lying about working at McDonald’s for a summer in her twenties but has offered no proof backing up the claim. Corporate America has grown...
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Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, a retired Marine charged in the deadly subway chokehold of Jordan Neely. Penny has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator who was shouting and begging for money on a Manhattan train last...
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A Lewisville middle school student delivered something good for the North Texas Food Bank - $10,000!Ariya Daniels is the youngest of three girls. Her sisters had raised money for the food bank on their birthdays in 2020 and 2022.The legacy of giving to the NFTB started with Reyna, who learned about hunger in her area and about HungerMitao, the...
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Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.Abdullah Bozkurt, the former editor of the Gülen-linked Today's Zaman newspaper, who is now in exile in Sweden, said Monday that he spoke to Gülen’s nephew,...
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The Israeli military hit bank branches across Lebanon overnight to target Hezbollah’s finances, expanding its offensive in an assault that sparked panic as the United States launched a new push for a diplomatic solution to the intensifying regional conflict, NBC News reports.Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to travel to the Middle...
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CNBC tested the new hearing health features coming to Apple’s AirPods Pro 2, including the hearing test, hearing protection and hearing aid capabilities.The features are easy to use and set up from the comfort of your home, and they will be available through a software update next week.Apple initially unveiled its hearing health features at an...
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Originally appeared on E! OnlineJennifer Lawrence is going to become a mother of two.The Oscar winner is pregnant with her second baby, her rep confirmed to Vogue Oct. 20. The news comes hours after she was photographed showcasing a baby bump in a white T-shirt, paired with black pants, while out to dinner in Los Angeles.E! News has reached out to...
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Originally appeared on E! OnlineLove knows no bounds, but in some cases it does know bars.Lyle Menendez, 56, and his brother Erik Menendez, 53, have been locked up since March 1990, when they were first arrested for the Aug. 20, 1989, murders of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. And since each was convicted of two counts of...
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Zayn Malik is postponing part of his sold-out tour following the death of his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. The singer was set to kickoff the U.S. leg of his “Stairway to the Sky Tour” next week in California. Malik made the announcement Saturday on his social media accounts. “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I've made...
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Elon Musk said he’ll give away $1 million daily until Election Day to registered voters in swing states who sign his America PAC petition.“I think think is kind of fun, and you know, it seems like a good use of money basically,” Musk said at the event.Musk has embarked on a speaking tour in Pennsylvania to drive voter registration in his...
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What to KnowThe Vessel at Hudson Yards will be reopening to the public The structure had been closed since 2021 after a string of people died by suicide at the siteA spokesperson for Hudson Yards said they developed a plan to make the structure saferThe long-awaited return of a New York City attraction arrives Monday: the reopening of The...
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The U.S. Navy said Sunday that two pilots who went missing after a fighter jet crash near Mount Rainier in Washington State last week have died.The pair were in the same aircraft, a Navy EA-18G Growler, on a routine training flight when it crashed, the Navy said in a statement. The wreckage of the plane was found Wednesday but the two crew...
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The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in her 90s, the coroner said Sunday.An estimated 700 people were on Sapelo Island, about 72 miles south of Savannah, to celebrate the Gullah Geechee history and its unique blend of African culture and American life when...
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Originally appeared on E! OnlineDecades after Danielle Fishel captivated an entire generation as Topanga Lawrence on the ’90s show “Boy Meets World,” she's bringing fans into another world — the one she's faced amid her cancer journey. Two months after sharing she was diagnosed with high grade ductal carcinoma in situ — stage zero breast...
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Multiple people died as a helicopter struck a radio tower in Houston on Sunday night and sparked a large fire, authorities said.Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said at a news conference that four people were on board, including a child, and that there were multiple deaths when the private helicopter crashed.The Houston Fire Department initially reported...
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The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century.That's the worrying message from a major international study released Wednesday.Half of the world's population already faces water scarcity, and that proportion is growing, too, according to the Global Commission on...
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Well, that’s a first.That phrase could have been said many times during these highly unusual presidential campaigns. And the White House firsts will continue through Election Day, whether it’s Kamala Harris or Donald Trump who is elected.Each party can make history by winning the election, whether for reasons of precedent or infamy.Possibly...
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As global lockdowns began in 2020, sports fans surged online and Liberty Media had a chance to realize Chairman John Malone’s vision. With some teams on the brink of financial collapse, Liberty took an ax to F1’s structure. Liberty set about investing heavily in the U.S. as the pandemic eased, adding the Miami Grand Prix to the 2022...
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The Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on a resolution “recognizing the importance and necessity of election safety.”
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At least one person was killed and 10 others were wounded after a shooting broke out at a party of high school-age kids in Indiana on Saturday night, according to police.The Fort Wayne Police Department began getting 911 calls about a shooting in a residential neighborhood that occurred just before 10:30 p.m. Callers reported that people were...
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Six-time Olympic gold medalist Chris Hoy revealed his cancer diagnosis is terminal.The Olympic cyclist shared the news in an interview for the Sunday Times, published Sunday.Hoy, 48, revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer in 2023 in an Instagram post in February. At the time, he said it was a “huge shock” and that he had had no symptoms...
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What is the Teal Pumpkin Project?The Teal Pumpkin Project is a national effort to make Halloween safer and more inclusive for kids with food allergies and other medical conditions.The project was first launched in 2012 by a local food allergy group in Tennessee before Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) expanded it to all 50...
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After three weeks of fun, the State Fair of Texas is already entering its final days.Big Tex will say his final “howdy” when the fair wraps up its 2024 season at 9 p.m. on Sunday.While the numbers aren’t officially out, this year could be one for the record books.Right before opening day, State Fair officials received the results of an...
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Former Marine Paul Whelan said he was devastated when a Biden administration official told him WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner was being released from Russian detention after nine months and he was not.In his first interview with NBC News since returning to the U.S., Whelan, who had been imprisoned in Russia for more than five years by the...
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Elliott Investment Management and Southwest Airlines have been discussing a settlement that would give the activist significant representation on the airline’s board. The discussions come just days after the activist called for a special meeting at the company. The settlement talks are predicated on a deal that would give Elliott less than full...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday that tech mogul Elon Musk's plan to give money to registered voters in Pennsylvania is "deeply concerning” and "it's something that law enforcement could take a look at.”Shapiro's comments on NBC News' "Meet the Press” come one day after Musk announced in Pennsylvania that every day until...
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Chien-Chi Huang was 40 when she requested her first mammogram at the hospital, shortly after her aunt died from breast cancer. The radiologist didn't detect a tumor because she had dense breast tissue that can hide cancer on a mammogram.Soon after the mammogram, Huang said she felt a lump under her armpit and began experiencing flu-like symptoms....
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U.S. officials are investigating the apparent leak of two top-secret U.S. documents that show American spy agencies tracking possible Israeli preparations for conducting an attack on Iran, three U.S. officials said.The region has been on edge awaiting Israel's response to an Iranian missile barrage launched on Oct. 1, which Iran said was in...
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Donating my old queen-sized mattress proved difficult. I recycled it and paid nearly $100 for the service in New York.More than 75% of mattress materials, like wood, foam, steel and fiber, can be recycled.The economics can be challenging for recyclers.Some states have enacted mattress recycling laws that make it cheaper for consumers. However,...
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A Donald Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol and assaulted law enforcement officers now says she was “duped” by the former president’s lies about the 2020 election.Dana Jean Bell was sentenced to 17 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly on Thursday. Federal prosecutors had sought 27 months in federal prison,...
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Former President Donald Trump called rival Kamala Harris a “s— vice president” during a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening, punctuating his broader argument that she is too liberal in a more aggressive fashion and with fresh vulgarity, NBC News reported.“Bernie is radical left, and this one, Kamala, is further left,” Trump...
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An autopsy report has confirmed Liam Payne’s cause of death a day after the singer passed away at the age of 31.On Oct. 16, the former One Direction band member died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.The autopsy report, according to a press release from the Argentina National Prosecutor's Office, details how the singer died and...
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The NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth app has a brand-new weather section with customizable features, upgraded S-Band radar settings, improved location experience and much more. We redesigned the app to allow you to modify the weather experience based on your local weather needs, preferences and location. You can now rearrange weather modules in the app...
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In 2021, my husband Evan and I sold our small urban farm in Louisiana and set out on a continent-spanning adventure that would change our lives.We spent five years on the outskirts of New Orleans, where we taught ourselves how to garden, keep honeybees and raise chickens, selling our honey and eggs. I ran my photography business, and Evan worked as...
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The Yankees are headed to the World Series for the first time since 2009 thanks to a tenth inning home run by Juan Soto, defeating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in another October nail-biter. The pitching matchup between Carlos Rodon and Tanner Bibee lived up to expectations, and left the game tied 2-2 at the end of ninth inning. With two men on and...
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Seven people are dead and half a dozen others were critically injured after a gangway that’s part of a ferry dock collapsed on Sapelo Island, Georgia, on Saturday.Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources said at least 20 people went into the water when the structure gave way before 4 p.m., prompting a response from the U.S. Coast Guard and...
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Some progress has been made in reestablishing power throughout Cuba, but most of the island remained in the dark Saturday after the electrical grid collapsed twice in 24 hours.The power initially went out on the entire island around 11 a.m. Friday after its largest power plant, Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric, failed. Almost all of Cuba's 10...
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Just feet from the site of a murder that happened earlier this week at the Estelle Village Apartments in Dallas, frustrated neighbors gathered Saturday night."Pretty much it's coming to this community with love, letting them know that despite tragic events like this, people still need love. The children out here still want to feel safe and feel...
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Originally appeared on E! OnlineRosie O’Donnell‘s daughter Chelsea Belle O’Donnell is in legal trouble.The 27-year-old, a mother of four, was arrested twice over the past month in Wisconsin on drug-related offenses and other charges, including child neglect, court records show. O’Donnell shared a throwback pic of her daughter with one of...
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If you’re looking for a place to relax and connect with nature, there’s a hidden gem in Tarrant County that’ll do the job.Airfield Falls Trailhead and Conservation Park is located in Westworth Village just minutes from downtown Fort Worth.“Once you get here and you park, you can immediately see parts of an old aircraft that’s recognizing...
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A Long Island man is being hailed a hero after he saved a 10-year-old boy who was struggling in the surf while on vacation in Bermuda — but sadly, the man did not survive.Jamie Lambros went on a cruise with 11 members of his family in early October. Their first stop was Bermuda. When they docked, the family visited Horseshoe Bay Beach, a popular...
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Donald Trump railed against fellow billionaire Mark Cuban, who has been vigorously campaigning for his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.Trump’s insults come several days after Cuban mocked the Republican presidential nominee’s tariff proposals at a Harris campaign rally.The animosity between two billionaires is a stark pivot...
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WILKES-BARRE — Commission on Economic Opportunity(CEO) has something big to be thankful for. This week marks the agency’s 45th annual Thanksgiving Project.
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Both presidential candidates promise to build more homes. One promises to deport hundreds of thousands of people who build them.Former President Donald Trump's pledge to "launch the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” would hamstring construction firms already facing labor shortages and push record home...
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams. "Scams have become so sophisticated now. Phishing emails, texts, spoofing caller ID, all of this technology gives scammers that edge,” said Eva Velasquez, president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center. As scammers...
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Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment” that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91.Stanford University announced Friday that Zimbardo died Oct. 14 at his home in San Francisco. A cause of death was not provided.In the 1971 prison study,...
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A Long Island man is being hailed a hero after he saved a 10-year-old boy who was struggling in the surf while on vacation in Bermuda — but sadly, the man did not survive.Jamie Lambros went on a cruise with 11 members of his family in early October. Their first stop was Bermuda. When they docked, the family visited Horseshoe Bay Beach, a popular...
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The trust fund that Social Security relies on to pay retirement benefits may be depleted in nine years.The next U.S. president, either Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris or Republican candidate Donald Trump, may address that issue.Here’s what we know about their positions on the future of the program.With the Social Security...
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Some jobs lend themselves well to a side hustle. Nursing happens to be one of them.“Every nurse I know knows someone who has a side hustle or has a per diem job in addition to their full-time job,” says Helena Faustin, who started a high-paying cooking blog, That Nurse Can Cook, while working as a neonatal intensive care unit nurse in...
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An Olympic snowboarder accused of running a massive international drug trafficking operation to smuggle cocaine into Canada was prosecuted nearly 15 years ago in San Diego for conspiracy to possess and distribute 24 kilos of cocaine.Ryan James Wedding, 43, an Olympic snowboarder was charged this week, along with 15 others, for allegedly running a...
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There’s no such thing as a perfect parent, says Tovah Klein.“Being a parent is so humbling. It’s throwing at us probably daily [reminders that] we are far from perfect,” says Klein, a child psychologist, author and director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development.Fortunately, making mistakes and owning up to them is one way...
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A federal judge has ordered Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to stop threatening to prosecute local TV stations for airing a political ad promoting an abortion-right referendum that will be on November’s ballot.In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker of the Northern District of Florida issued a temporary restraining...
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Even as inflation measures have eased, the high price of goods and services across the U.S. economy continues to pose a burden for individuals, businesses and policymakers. Since prices started spiking in early 2021, food inflation has surged 22%. Eggs are up 87%, auto insurance has soared nearly 47% and gasoline, though on a downward trajectory...
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Health care in the U.S. has become increasingly costly and complex for Americans to navigate, making it among several issues at the forefront of the presidential election. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both pledging to make health care more affordable in the U.S., but they have largely different approaches to doing so if elected. Each...
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With weeks until the 2024 presidential election, Stage West Theatre opens its 2024-2025 season with a play and a debate about America's celebrated founding document. Heidi Schreck's What the Constitution Means to Me runs at the Fort Worth theatre through November 3."It's such a celebration of democracy,' said Dana Schultes, Stage West's Executive...
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A drone was launched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in the the northern Israel town of Caesarea on Saturday morning, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s office.Netanyahu and his wife were not in the building, and there were no casualties.The Israel Defense Forces said a drone crossing from Lebanon “hit a...
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Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Donald Trump on Thursday night, chiding him for calling himself "the father of IVF.” "He refuses continuously to acknowledge the harm he has caused. See for yourself —, let's roll a clip,” Harris said. Then, before a crowd of more than 4,000 people in this critical battleground state, a...
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President Joe Biden is on his way back to the United States after a day of meetings in Berlin, appearing alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and marking the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a “moment of justice.”"He had the blood of Americans and Israelis, Palestinians and Germans and so many others on his hands,” Biden said during...
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Autumn is here, and that means it’s time for the clocks to fall back. Here’s what you need to know:When is daylight saving time?Daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March, when clocks spring forward an hour.Clocks will fall back an hour – so we will gain an hour – on Nov. 3, 2024, which is the first Sunday of the month. Why...
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The Biden administration rang up a budget topping $1.8 trillion in fiscal year 2024, up more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record.Interest expense for the year totaled $1.16 trillion, the first time that figure has topped the trillion-dollar level.The Biden administration rang up a budget deficit topping $1.8 trillion in...
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The task of counting and announcing vote results from over 100,000 precincts across the country — mostly within a few hours — requires a massive operation that involves hundreds of thousands of poll workers, election officials and observers. We may think of a presidential election as a single nationwide contest, but how elections are...
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After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America.Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths,” White House officials said in...
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On a chilly gridiron Week 9 autumn Friday night under the lights at Nanticoke Area High School celebrating Senior Night, the hometown Hanover Area Hawkeyes fell to the Lake-Lehman Black Knights by a commanding 48-6 margin.
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DALLAS TWP. — Dallas football may have never had a seven-minute span in the program’s history like it did in the second quarter Friday night.
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A Bay Area veteran said she was shocked and humiliated after being kicked off a Delta flight at San Francisco International Airport because of a T-shirt she was wearing.Catherine Banks was set to fly out of SFO on Wednesday before a flight attendant told her the shirt she wore was threatening. The shirt read, “Do not give in to the war within....
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Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition. On Thursday, Musk wrote on X that his pro-Trump super PAC would give $100 to signees and those who refer them. After Musk pushed a debunked voter fraud conspiracy theory Thursday evening at a pro-Trump town hall event...
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Recordings of Typhenie Johnson and camera rolls filled with photos are how loved ones keep her memory alive eight years after the 25-year-old disappeared."We know now about as much as we did from the beginning,” said Deborah Johnson.Johnson's lost count of how many times they've organized search parties for her daughter.In October of 2016,...
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The Luzerne County Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a real estate tax break request that differs from recent ones as it involves a residential housing project instead of warehousing or other large industrial construction.
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Following an extraordinary legal battle and the Texas Supreme Court issuing a stay of execution Thursday, death row inmate Robert Roberson is not only alive, but he is preparing to walk into the Texas Capitol in Austin to testify before lawmakers."What we saw last night, this just doesn’t happen,” said Vanessa Potkin, Roberson's co-counsel and...
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Authorities were looking for a woman who forced her way into an Uber vehicle as the driver was picking up a passenger — then punched the driver and pushed him out of his car before driving it away herself, according to police.The 52-year-old driver was picking someone up on 86th Avenue in Queens around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, when the...
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Travis Lee Merrill, 51, is charged with murder after allegedly shooting a woman Thursday morning in Lewisville, police say. Lewisville police responded to multiple 911 calls of an active shooter at 1825 Lakeway Drive, Suite 700, Lewisville, Texas, which neighbors the city police’s administrative office. Authorities say upon arrival, they...
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Two people have been charged with capital murder in connection to a man found dead in Rockwall, authorities say. Police responded to a 911 call on Thursday at 1 a.m. reporting an unresponsive male, later identified as Jean Iraheta, 34, in the parking lot of The Harbor Rockwall shopping mall.Upon arrival, first responders discovered the subject...
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Frozen waffle products sold at Walmart, Target, Kroger and other major retailers across the country have been recalled due to a risk of listeria contamination. The recalled product’s manufacturer, TreeHouse Foods, announced the voluntary recall after discovering the issue during routine testing of the company’s facility. The company says there...
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The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island’s population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba's energy ministry.On Friday evening, authorities announced power had been restored to about 20,000 residents of the capital, Havana, which has a population of 2 million.Power outages have...
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Donald Trump dismissed more questions about whether he would release his current medical records.Kamala Harris is working to sow doubts about his physical and mental fitness for the presidency.Trump would become the oldest person in U.S. history elected president if he prevails in the Nov. 5 election.Donald Trump on Friday dismissed more questions...
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The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat.If confirmed to be a case of kidnapping for ransom, it would be the latest reminder of the long-running...
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Joseph Malinowski, who gained internet fame because of his risky decisions to ride out Hurricane Helene and Milton on his 20-foot sailboat, was arrested Friday on multiple charges including failing to appear in court, Tampa police said.Malinowski, 54, known as “Lieutenant Dan,” was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in...
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We're down to the final days of the State Fair of Texas. While the official numbers aren't in just yet, we're told it's shaping up as a good year for vendors.It's part of why fair officials are giving local entrepreneurs a chance at a slice of the economic pie. NBC 5 caught up with a vendor and graduate of the 'Big Tex Masterclass' to talk about...
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The driver rear-ended by Jay Cutler in a crash that ultimately led to his arrest told officers the former Chicago Bears quarterback offered him $2,000 not to call police, an arrest affidavit obtained by NBC News stated.The new details were released after Cutler was arrested on DUI and other charges Thursday.According to police, officers were called...
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Originally appeared on E! OnlineKate Cassidy was by Liam Payne's side in the time leading up to his sudden death.In the weeks before the One Direction alum's death after falling from a third-story balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 16, his girlfriend of two years had been documenting their travels around the world.The duo spent time in France...
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Medical innovation from Dallas is headed to Ukraine to help injured soldiers.Dallas-based MedCAD donated high-tech facial implants and surgery for severely injured Ukrainian soldiers.A medical team from LEAP Global Missions, which includes oculoplastic surgeon, Dr. Jorge Corona, will take the implants with them when they leave for Ukraine.The...
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For decades, the family of Reeves Henry has been advocating to tell others of the contributions he made. On Saturday, it will happen with the unveiling of a historic marker through the ‘Untold Marker’ program.“We think he is the person who did the work on the car for the first car trip that came through in 1899,” Spellman Museum of Forney...
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A Donald Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol and assaulted law enforcement officers now says she was “duped” by the former president’s lies about the 2020 election.Dana Jean Bell was sentenced to 17 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly on Thursday. Federal prosecutors had sought 27 months in federal prison,...
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Dozens of firefighters were on the scene of a massive fire at a home in Collin County Thursday afternoon.Fire crews from the Nevada Volunteer Fire Department say they were called out to a home in the Josephine Volunteer Fire District’s area for a massive fire at a large home in the 500 block of Justin Place.First responders from 14 other...
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A Georgia grand jury indicted a teenage boy and his father on dozens of charges, including murder, in connection with a mass shooting last month that killed four people at Apalachee High School, officials said Thursday.A Barrow County grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on 55 counts, including four counts of malice murder and four counts of...
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The Dallas Wings are searching for a new leader after parting ways with head coach Latricia Trammell on Friday following an unimpressive season where her squad won fewer than 25% of their games.Wings President and CEO Greg Bibb announced they’d fired Trammell after two years leading the team and thanked her for her efforts."After an extensive...
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A 17-year-old kayaker spent nearly 12 hours treading water and clinging to his kayak Wednesday after becoming separated from his high school paddling group, the U.S. Coast Guard said.The U.S. Coast Guard Hawaii Pacific, working with the Honolulu Fire Department and other agencies, rescued the teen Thursday morning. He was separated from the group...
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Artificial intelligence has gotten a lot of bad press when it comes to education with students found using programs like ChatGPT to write papers and do homework. More schools are saying AI has a place in the classroom and one North Texas district is partnering with one of America’s largest companies to make sure students are AI savvy before...
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday called the judge overseeing the Jan. 6-related federal criminal case against him “the most evil person,” despite threats U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has already faced from his supporters.Trump also called special counsel Jack Smith, who has faced threats from Trump supporters as...
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A gruesome death that was initially reported to be a bear attack is now being investigated by Montana authorities as a vicious homicide. The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office in Montana received a call around 10 a.m. Saturday regarding the discovery of a dead man in a tent 2.5 miles up Moose Creek Road. The caller indicated that the death may...
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president this year. But in a new book, the powerful Kentucky Republican is quoted after the 2020 election disparaging Trump as a "despicable human being,” "stupid” and "ill-tempered.”Republicans were counting down the days until he left office, McConnell said at the time....
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When the river began to rise last month in Asheville, North Carolina, Lucious Wilson stood on a nearby hill and watched as his brewery slowly vanished in the floodwaters generated by Hurricane Helene."We need help,” he told NBC News this week, standing near the ruins of his business, Wedge Brewery. "We don't need politics.”But a key source of...
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The Frisco City Council approved a plan Tuesday to provide $113.4 million in funding for a mixed-use development on the city’s southern end.This 112-acre, $3 billion development will be located on the southeast corner of Lebanon Road and Dallas Parkway, set to take over what used to be Wade Park. The construction will include office space, retail...
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If you’re looking for an upscale night out, DallasNews.com/Food writer Sarah Blaskovich has the place for you, and from the same restaurant group, a coffee shop next door. Plus, as the State Fair of Texas winds down, this week’s Foodie 411 also has another recommendation for a food series you don’t want to miss.LE PASSAGE: ONE OF THE...
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A man is in custody, accused of killing a woman who was found shot in a Dallas field on Thursday afternoon.The Dallas Police Department said 21-year-old Damarquis Green is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of 32-year-old Mercedes Taylor.Taylor was found by police officers in a field along the 2700 block of 2nd Avenue at about 2:20...
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These babies are identical twins, but their mom has no trouble telling them apart."People say, 'The doctors lied to you. Your twins aren't identical,'” Danielle Marple of Venice, Florida, tells TODAY.com about her daughters Sophia and Adriana, who look very different. "It's confirmed they are identical twins.”Marple posted a TikTok video of...
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A family bid their final farewell to their father in a colorful obituary that describes his zany quirks.Robert Adolph Boehm, the subject of the humor-filled eulogy, died on Oct. 6 at the age of 74, according to the obituary shared by Robertson Funeral Directors — based in Clarendon, Texas — in a Facebook post that quickly went viral.The post...
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A federal judge has ordered Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ administration to stop threatening to prosecute local TV stations for airing a political ad promoting an abortion-right referendum that will be on November’s ballot.In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker of the Northern District of Florida issued a temporary restraining...
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Warner Bros.’ “Joker: Folie a Deux” is not the only blockbuster-budgeted film to fall flat at the box office this year. Studios including Universal, Sony and Lionsgate have dropped hundreds of millions of dollars on franchise features and star-studded ensembles only to see ticket sales sputter. As Hollywood contends with a growing streaming...
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UPDATE: New details were released on what led to Cutler’s arrest. More here. Former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has been arrested and is facing charges in Tennessee, police confirmed Friday.Cutler was charged with multiple counts, including DUI and possession of a handgun while under the influence, the Franklin Police Department told NBC. Other...
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An officer who was at the center of a controversial 2016 arrest has been terminated from the Fort Worth Police Department following his involvement in an off-duty shooting last month, according to a police department news release.On Friday, Officer William Martin was fired following an administrative investigation into an incident that occurred on...
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Lynn Hill has resigned as Luzerne County’s human services division head, county Manager Romilda Crocamo announced Friday.
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The long-sought mastermind of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks has been killed in an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israel said Thursday."I stand before you today to inform you that Yahya Sinwar has been eliminated,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a television statement.The Israel Defense Forces said...
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One in four American adults suspect they might have undiagnosed ADHD, according to a new survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine. And 13% are concerned enough that they’ve shared their suspicions with their doctors.Currently, just over 4% of adults aged 18 to 44 actually have a diagnosis of...
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Shoppers love Costco for the affordable gas, bulk-priced consumer staples and unwavering commitment to charging $1.50 for a hot dog and a soda.Recently, though, they’ve found something new to love about the wholesaler: precious metals.Costco began selling physical gold last year, and demand has been so hot that Wells Fargo analysts expect sales...
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Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday the forfeitures that volleyball teams are willing to take to avoid playing San Jose State is "not what we celebrate in college athletics” and that she is heartbroken over what has transpired this season surrounding the Spartans and their opponents.Four teams have canceled...
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An off-duty Wisconsin police officer working as a substitute teacher is under investigation after he was accused of re-enacting the murder of George Floyd, making “racially harmful comments” and twisting a student’s arm behind the child’s back during classes at a high school in Woodbury, Minnesota.The incident occurred Monday during four...
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Mark Cuban, former “Shark Tank” host and multibillionaire, mocked Donald Trump over his sweeping tariff proposals during a campaign rally for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, was set to host a talk in Pennsylvania in support of Republican nominee Donald Trump. Cuban is also set to appear at a Harris event in...
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Amazon’s cloud boss Matt Garman told employees in an all-hands meeting that if they don’t agree with its new five-day in-office mandate, they could leave for another company. The company announced the new policy last month. Employees have until Jan. 2 to adhere to the new policy. Roughly 37,000 employees have joined an internal Slack channel...
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On Friday, the Dallas Police Department will start a transition in leadership.Executive Assistant Chief Michael Igo will start as interim police chief at the close of business with outgoing chief Eddie Garcia's official last day on Nov. 1.Igo has been with the Dallas Police Department for more than three decades. According to the city, he was...
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More enjoyable fall weather is coming our way. It will be a little warmer today with a high in the upper 70s. A moderate southeast wind will be the main reason for pushing warmer weather into North Texas today.High temperatures will be near 80 through the weekend with continued sunny and dry weather.As the drought worsens, the grass-fire threat...
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Royal Caribbean is facing legal trouble after passengers filed a lawsuit over hidden cameras placed in state rooms by a former employee.That employee, Arvin Mirasol, has since been fired and is now serving prison time but passengers say the cruise line could have done more to protect them.A photo shared by the Lipcon, Margulies, & Winkleman law...
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Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight.In Gaza, no figure loomed larger in determining the war's trajectory than the 61-year-old Hamas leader. Obsessive, disciplined and dictatorial, he was a rarely seen veteran militant who learned Hebrew over years spent...
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In a combative interview with Fox News, Kamala Harris said in the most emphatic terms to date that, if she wins the election, she would pursue an independent presidency that wouldn't be a repeat of President Joe Biden's nearly four years in office."My presidency would not be a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency,” Harris told interviewer...
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An East Bay company is trying to use artificial intelligence to figure out how animals communicate.Berkeley-based Earth Species Project said that with billions of dollars being spent on how AI affects humans, it is using the technology to help society learn more and “decode animal communication.”The nonprofit organization listens to animals in...
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House members were successful in halting the execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson III. The Supreme Court of Texas granted a stay late Thursday night.“We are deeply grateful to the Texas Supreme Court for respecting the role of the Texas legislature in such consequential matters. We look forward to welcoming Robert to the Texas...
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A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice reviewed the conditions and procedures at the Tarrant County Jail.The DOJ's National Institute of Corrections visited the jail in May at the request of Sheriff Bill Waybourn.The report comes amid concerns from activists over in-custody deaths at the jail.For months the Tarrant jail has been...
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When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker."When the ride is an hour or an hour and a half of mostly freeway driving, people tend to tell you what they're going through,” she said.Drivers such as Carr have become a critical part of the medical...
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Meta is ramping up its efforts to fight sextortion on Instagram with the launch of new features that are designed to help prevent young users from getting blackmailed into sharing nude photos.Starting Thursday, Instagram will automatically block follow requests sent to teenage users from accounts that display certain "scammy behaviors,”...
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Luzerne County’s election bureau processed 3,017 voter registration requests during the past week, leaving 1,700 more to address, according to a weekly election tasks report the county election bureau released Wednesday.
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