President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have been formally nominated by their respective parties to face each other in the 2020 general election.
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1/ Child sex abuse allegations have divided the family behind Daystar Television Network, a Christian media empire based in Dallas-Fort Worth that airs shows with pastors like Joel Osteen and T.D. Jakes.
2/ Daystar CEO Joni Lamb and her son, Jonathan, are telling starkly different stories about a family rift that led to his firing.
Jonathan says his young daughter was sexually abused by a relative and the allegations led to disagreement with his parents. dallasnews.com/news/faith/202…
3/ Joni Lamb became Daystar’s CEO after her husband died in 2021. Their son was formerly the network’s vice president.
Both Daystar and the accused relative have denied the allegations.
1/ North Texas — where the pace of construction of tollways over the past two decades has far exceeded other regions in the state — is the epicenter for criminal enforcement of unpaid tolls, a Dallas Morning News investigation found. It also found that the methods the state uses to criminally charge vehicle owners may stand on shaky legal grounds. dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
2/ Additionally, The News found that toll enforcement action across North Texas overwhelmingly impacts people of color, often those who live in low to moderate-income communities.
3/ We analyzed 10 years of data for roughly 160,000 tickets issued across the state for failure to pay tolls and found nearly 40% of defendants were Black drivers like Dee Davis, a single mom from Fort Worth.
1/ Good evening. Here is your daily roundup of the latest news on #COVID19 and how it is affecting North Texas and the state. ⬇️
2/ Dallas County reported 1,974 new coronavirus cases today, surpassing the record number it announced yesterday by more than 100. Fifteen new COVID-19 deaths were also reported. dallasnews.com/news/public-he…
3/ Pfizer has formally asked U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month. dallasnews.com/business/healt…
1/ Hey, y’all. Here is your daily roundup of the latest news on #COVID19 and how it is affecting North Texas and the state. ⬇️
2/ Dallas County broke the county’s previous record for the highest number of cases reported in a single day. The state also set a record for new cases. dallasnews.com/news/public-he…
3/ While governors in some other states have dialed back business reopenings and closed schools, Greg Abbott made it clear that he’s sticking with a "ratchet back" plan he unveiled in mid-September. dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
1/ Hey, y’all. Here is your daily roundup of the latest news on #COVID19 and how it is affecting North Texas and the state.
2/ Dallas County reported 17 new COVID-19 deaths — the most deaths reported by the county on a single day in more than a month. dallasnews.com/news/public-he…
3/ Dallas Police Sgt. Bronc “Bronco” McCoy died from COVID-19 complications on Monday, becoming the department’s first officer to die from COVID-19. dallasnews.com/news/public-he…
1/ Hey y’all! We are back with your daily roundup of the latest news on #COVID19 and how it is affecting the metroplex and state.
2/ Private companies can adopt a policy to require COVID-19 vaccines, but such a move would be controversial. dallasnews.com/business/healt…
3/ Since Dallas County reported its first fatality from the virus on March 19, the disease has killed more residents than stroke, heart disease and cancer, Parkland data shows. dallasnews.com/news/public-he…