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Melissa Etheridge reveals secret to happy marriage


June 28, 2024

Melissa Etheridge recently spilled details on the secret to her successful marriage. Speaking to PEOPLE ahead of the release of her docuseries Melissa-Etheridge: I’m Not Broken, the 63-year-old joked: “I can tell you it helps. It helps a lot. We’re Gemini, so we just think we’re the coolest. We just have a lot of fun.” = The Grammy-winning singer, who celebrated her 10th …

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Vera Wang celebrates 75th birthday with ‘most treasured moments’


June 28, 2024

Vera Wang marked her 75th birthday by sharing her most treasured moments. The renowned fashion designer took to Instagram on Thursday, June 27, to celebrate the milestone with a video featuring her winning the 2013 Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. “In celebration of my 75th birthday, one of the most treasured moments of my 55 years in fashion and 35 …

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Olympic gold medals aren’t exactly gold


June 28, 2024

Hundreds of gold medals will be awarded during the Paris Olympics and Paralympics to the highest-performing athletes in the world in their respective sports. The medals for the 2024 Paris Games will feature a unique addition: a piece of iron from the original Eiffel Tower will be embedded in them. The medals will also be delivered in Louis Vuitton boxes, …

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2 dead, 1 critical after a plane crashes into a dirt mound near McKinney Airport


June 28, 2024

A small plane with three people on board crashed near the McKinney National Airport Thursday morning, killing two people on board and injuring a third, officials say. City officials told NBC 5 that the aircraft departed McKinney National at 10:22 a.m. and appeared to crash moments later near County Road 317, southeast of the airport. Video from Texas Sky Ranger …

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Family of Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson announces resolution to claims after her death


June 28, 2024

The family of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson announced an agreement Thursday with a Dallas rehabilitation center over her death. During a news conference in Dallas, family attorney Les Weisbrod said that Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation agreed to an unspecified donation to the Eddie Bernice Johnson Lives Foundation and will name a nursing scholarship in the …

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Foodie 411: State Fair semifinalists, Fort Worth restaurants and food trucks


June 28, 2024

The State Fair announced the 24 semifinalists for the Big Tex Choice Awards. The Big Tex Choice Awards have been around for 20 years. This food contest starts before the State Fair and allows concessionaires to pitch food ideas they think will sell at the fair. Typically a lot of strange yet delicious things are born from this competition. It …

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Irving Chick-fil-A shooting victims were both employees


June 28, 2024

Two people who were fatally shot at a Chick-fil-A in Irving on Wednesday afternoon are both employees of the restaurant, according to the company. The local owner-operator of the Chick-fil-A Las Colinas, located off of North MacArthur Boulevard in Irving, sent NBC 5 a statement on Thursday, saying they’ll miss their two team members. “Our hearts are broken by the tragedy that …

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Dallas Zoo announces dates for Dollar Days; Here’s how to get $1 tickets


June 28, 2024

It’s that time of year again– summertime means the return of the $1 admission at the Dallas Zoo. The zoo’s wildly popular Dollar Days dates have been announced. Each year, the zoo drops its admission price to only $1 for anyone ages 3 and older (admission is always free for ages 2 and under). Dollar Days, presented by Whataburger, will also …

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