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  AT&T Debuts 5G in Dallas This Week, But You Probably Can't Use It

  Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  The air above Dallas is now home to a 5G network, AT&T announced Tuesday. You can't use it though, at least until Friday and probably not until spring at the earliest. Dallas and 11 other cities got the speedy, mobile hookup yesterday. The first device capable of using the new...

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  Airbnb Horror Story: When a Guest Won't Go Away

  Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  An Airbnb horror story came to life in Dallas earlier this month, when a Richardson woman says she was harassed by a man whom she hosted in her apartment through the app. Alavia Khawaja, 24, says she hosted Airbnb guest Leonard Jackson on Oct. 11. She had been renting space...

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  Amazon, FedEx Ramp Up Hiring in DFW As Holidays Approach

  Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Amazon and FedEx are beefing up seasonal hires in North Texas as the holiday season approaches. Amazon is looking to hire 3,000 new warehouse workers in DFW, according to the corporation, while FedEx is hiring 50,000 seasonal employees across the country, 4,200 of them in DFW, the company announced this...

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  How a Dallas Nonprofit is Helping Former Inmates Re-Enter Society

  Monday, October 22, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  A little over a year ago, Kaitlin Bolger was in jail for gun smuggling — a felony in Texas. She was released in April 2017 and was expected to re-integrate into society with the mismatched men’s clothes on her back and a $50 check that she received upon release. “I...

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  Dallas AT&T Internet Customers Experience Widespread Outage

  Monday, October 15, 2018 at 1:38 p.m.

  Since about 10 a.m. Monday, AT&T internet service in Dallas has suffered from widespread outages, according to the company and user reports on downdetector.com. An AT&T spokesperson told the Observer that a fire caused the outage, but declined to provide any further details or say when service might be restored. “Damage...

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  The West End to Get a Smart Park, Illuminated Path to Victory Park

  Friday, August 24, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  The West End is about to get its latest infusion of innovation. It will soon be home to a smart park, serve as the focal point of a case study for smart city technology and connect to Victory Park via a newly illuminated path. The developments are all happening in...