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  • Overturned semi snarls morning rush on Central Expressway in Richardson

    TxDOT ) An overturned tractor-trailer on Central Expressway through Richardson is giving commuters fits this morning. The crash happened about 6:30 a.m. on the northbound side of U.S. 75, near the West Campbell Road exit. It’s unclear what led to the crash or if there were any serious injuries. A heavy-duty tow-truck is at the scene, but all northbound lanes are closed, as well as two ...

  • Pentagon lowers cost of F-35 program by 1.1 percent

    The Pentagon has lowered the total cost of the F-35 program by 1.1 percent. The nation's most expensive defense program ever just got a little more affordable. The Pentagon has lowered the development and production cost projections of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by 1.1 percent from $395.7 billion to $391.2 billion. Bloomberg reported that the reduction was attributable to lower labor ...

  • Insurance losses on North Texas twisters reach estimated $250M

    Tornadoes swept through North Texas last week, killing six and doing an estimated $250 million in damage. Insurance losses from the deadly tornadoes that hit Granbury, Cleburne and other communities in North Texas last week could reach $250 million, an insurance industry group said. The Dallas Morning News reported that the estimate from the Insurance Council of Texas is approximate and that the ...

  • Exxon InterOil talking about Papua New Guinea assets

    Exxon and InterOil are talking about a deal on InterOil's assets in Papua New Guinea. Irving-based Exxon Mobil Corp. and InterOil Corp. are in exclusive talks on a possible investment by Exxon in InterOil's gas assets in Papua New Guinea. The Wall Street Journal reported that a deal would make Papua New Guinea a significant new energy exporter. Exxon (NYSE: XOM) and Houston-based ...

  • Local boy Palmer leads in Fort Worth

    An accomplished 62 from Ryan Palmer has earned the American a one-shot lead after the first round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Texas.In what is a home event for the Amarillo-born Palmer, he made the most of calm conditions in the morning at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth to post an impressive opening round of eight under.Palmer went bogey-free on Thursday, with four birdies on ...


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Night on Earth [DVD]

Night on Earth [DVD]

Jim Jarmusch's idiosyncratic humor and insightful, but subtle observations of human life were given their first jolt of star power in his international coproduction Night on Earth, an ambitious five-part anthology film that travels along with five different cab drivers in five ... ...

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  • Roger Staubachs former home lands on the Dallas market

    The former home of Roger Staubach and his family has an expansive patio with swimming pool for family events. Roger Staubach's former family home in North Dallas has landed on the market, with an asking price of $1.1 million. The home on a large cul-de-sac lot at 6912 Edelweiss Circle is 8,708 square feet of living space, with five bedrooms and eight-and-a-half bathrooms. It is one of the ...

  • ATT tacks 61 cent administrative fee on wireless customers bills

    AT&T has added a 61 cent administrative fee to the bills of its contract wireless customers. In a move that could result an additional half-billion dollars in revenue a year, Dallas-based AT&T announced that it has added a new month 61 cent administrative fee to its wireless contract customers. The fee went into effect on May 1, the Wall Street Journal reported. The charge is a so-called ...

  • Dallas ISD trustees vote to fire principals at Madison and Roosevelt high schools

    Dallas school board members voted to fire the principals at Madison and Roosevelt high school Thursday night, capping months of heated debate over the district’s campus leadership overhaul efforts. The vote was 7 to 2, with trustees Bernadette Nutall and Carla Ranger voting against it. The two principals fired were Marian Willard at Madison and Leicha Shaver at Roosevelt. Willard joined ...

  • Eric Cowan becomes Dallas ISDs new board president

    Eric Cowan, Dallas ISD board president Trustee Eric Cowan became Dallas ISD’s new board president on Thursday, with trustees offering no other nominee for the post. The board president is the most powerful position on the school board. The person helps set the board's meeting agenda, makes committee chair appointments and presides over board meetings. Cowan, a trustee since 2010, ...

  • Cowboys Josh Brent facing new claims that could cost him his bond

    Dallas Cowboys lineman Joshua Brent could be in trouble again. The Dallas County District Attorney’s office has filed a motion to revoke Brent’s bond on intoxication manslaughter charges, alleging that Brent violated his bond by either drinking alcohol or being around it. Brent, 25, was indicted for a December drinking and driving one-car crash in Irving that left his best friend ...

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