Judge rules against Shingle Mountain, AA's passenger-bumping record: Your Friday evening roundup

We are in the area round of the high school football playoffs. Now, it's getting good.  [Evening roundup]( 11/22/2019 By Ashley Slayton and Todd Davis Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Passengers wait at an American Airlines ticket counter at DFW International Airport in Irving, Texas, on Friday, November 22, 2019. American Airlines is bumping passengers from overbooked flights at an industry-leading rate. (Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer) BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY American Airlines has bumped more passengers this year than other U.S. airlines combined This year thousands of [American Airlines passengers were involuntarily denied boarding]( to flights for which they bought tickets. With the busy holiday travel season approaching, the risk of getting forced off your flight rises. [Read more.]( IKEA's latest acquisition: Why is [IKEA buying up thousands of acres of forestland]( in East Texas? The future is airborne: [Check out this video]( about what we learned on the future of flying cars, drones and more at an exclusive North Texas summit. ADVERTISEMENT  OPINION [Police Chief U. Renee Hall: State troopers will stay in Dallas to help protect our people]( Our editorial board writes: Crime in Dallas is trending in the right direction thanks to smart strategic policing decisions that have increased the availability and efficacy of law enforcement efforts across the city. [Critical among those decisions was Police Chief U. Reneé Hall’s support]( of partnering with state troopers to enhance a depleted Dallas police force in high-crime areas of the city.  Editorial: Austin’s ‘new’ Apple factory came from free and fair trade, not [political nonsense](.   Also: [Flouting House investigations is a pattern]( for the Trump White House, writes Carl P. Leubsdorf.  SPORTS [Predictions, previews, recaps and more: SportsDayHS’ best all in one place]( one playoff win under their belt, area high school football teams take the field this weekend hoping to extend their quest for a state title past Thanksgiving. Read all our preview material and [prepare yourself for the action ahead](.  What to expect for the Winter Classic: Live animals, musical acts and [a re-opened State Fair Midway](.   Cowboys: Amari Cooper is earning a payday from the Cowboys, but [who will negotiate it?](  ADVERTISEMENT (Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE DAY A judge ruled Friday that the makers of Shingle Mountain are guilty of contempt of court after failing to remove the monstrosity they planted in southeast Dallas almost two years ago (pictured above). For their crime of disobeying the court’s order to remove this toxic eyesore, Blue Star Recycling’s executives will be fined $1,000 a day until that awful thing they planted -- behind two families’ longtime homes, alongside a Trinity River tributary, between two highways – disappears completely, [writes columnist Robert Wilonsky](. EDITORS' PICKS - Let us warn you: CDC asks the public to [not eat romaine lettuce]( grown in Salinas, Calif. - Tall order: [A new Deep Ellum tower]( will go up just east of downtown Dallas. - Crime: A [White House intruder]( was identified as a Grand Prairie woman. FINALLY... [McKinney’s Harvest restaurant is honored by Laura Bush’s nonprofit group]( It’s hard to overstate the significance of Harvest Seasonal Kitchen’s inclusion among the 2019 TxN 20 honorees of Texan By Nature, a nonprofit linking businesses and conservation that was founded by former First Lady Laura Bush. [The list]( which was unveiled last week in partnership with Texas Monthly, recognizes "20 companies with Texas operations that have made a demonstrative commitment to conservation," according to the press release. 👋 That's all for this afternoon! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2019 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](