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NBC announces Fall lineup featuring returning hits and new series

NBC BUILDS ON WINNING LINEUP WITH STRONG INVESTMENTS IN RETURNING HITS, DOMINANT ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING, ADDICTIVE NEW DRAMAS, A RENEWED FOCUS ON COMEDY AND HOMECOMINGS FOR BIG NBC STARS
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Monday: “The Voice,” #1 in Its Timeslot, Returns With Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, Providing Coveted Launch Spot to Aspirational New Legal Drama “Bluff City Law,” Starring Emmy Award Winner Jimmy Smits at 10 P.M. Tuesday: Winning Tuesday Lineup Remains Unchanged with “The Voice” Setting the Stage for TV’s # 1 Drama “This Is Us” at…
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Buttery bandit: thief steals popcorn machine

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(KVLY) A Minnesota grandfather is speaking out after someone stole his granddaughter’s popcorn machine from the curb of his home in Moorhead. Dan Huotari said his granddaughter, Harper, was giving out lemonade and popcorn with a friend earlier this month. When they took a quick break in the backyard, Huotari heard what he said was a loud car driving by….
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Mom tosses baby

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(WFLA) A Florida mother is accused of throwing her 10-month-old child against a fence and then hurling a rake head at the baby. Pinellas Park police were called at about 6 p.m. Saturday night after two juveniles reported witnessing Natalee Sesler, 25, of New Port Richey, abusing the child. Investigators said Sesler had become frustrated because the 10-month-old was unable…
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Vietnam veteran graduates college with grandson

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(KTAL) More than 50 years after leaving college to serve in the Navy, a Vietnam veteran has earned his diploma alongside his grandson. Robert “Johnny” Hays walked across the stage to collect his diploma this weekend. Hays left Northwestern State University in Louisiana in 1966 to serve in the Navy. His daughter found out he still qualified to receive his…
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1939 Mother’s Day note found hidden in wall

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(KING) The Zettler family has lived in their home in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood for almost 20 years, but the 100-year-old house has a past of its own. It’s something they learned during a partial remodel. When the contractor removed one of the walls from the home, Laurie Zettler said they found a Mother’s Day treasure, a note dating May 11,…
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China retaliates, raises tariffs on U.S. goods

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(NBC News) China will raise tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods in retaliation to President Trump’s decision to hike duties on Chinese goods. Beijing will increase tariffs on more than 5,000 products to as high as 25 percent, the Chinese Finance Ministry said Monday. Duties on some other goods will increase to 20 percent. Those rates will rise from…

NBC’s beloved Pearson family drama ‘This Is Us’ picked up for three seasons

The #1 Series in 18-49 Demo Will Continue Its Momentum With Stories That Look Both Back and Ahead
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – May 12, 2019 – One of the most celebrated TV series on any platform since its launch in 2016, ratings powerhouse “This Is Us” has been renewed by NBC for the next three seasons. The unprecedented three-year pickup signifies the network’s utmost confidence in the series that has become part of the pop culture zeitgeist. The…
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Arrest made in hiker machete murder

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(WSLS/NBC News) A man accused of using a machete to murder one Appalachian Trail hiker and seriously wound another in a Saturday attack is in federal custody. Investigators say James Jordan, 30, attacked a man and a woman with a machete while they were hiking together on the Appalachian Trail in Wythe County, Virginia. The male victim was found in…
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Craigslist cat killer busted

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(KSDK) A Missouri man is facing charges after he admitted to killing and mutilating several cats and kittens that he got off Craigslist between January and May and dumping their bodies around his St. Peters neighborhood. Kaine A. Louzader, 20, was charged with two counts of animal abuse by torture and/or mutilation while the animal was still alive. St. Charles…
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Summer lawns: get green now

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(NBC News) The grass growing season is upon us. Experts say to to keep your lawn gear in good shape, don’t try to fire it up until you’ve siphoned out last year’s fuel. Time is also running out to use a pre-emergent to kill weeds before they germinate. “There are winter weeds, early spring weeds, spring weeds, and they are…

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