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• Former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman pleads guilty to false statements in classified leak investigation, court files show

  17-10-2016 23:09
  
  A retired four-star Marine Corps general who served as the nation’s second-ranking military officer pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements in a probe of a leak of classified information about a covert U.S.-Israeli cyberattack on Iran’s nuclear program. James E. “Hoss” Cartwright, who served as deputy chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before […]
  
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• Updated: WikiLeaks: Assange’s internet link ‘severed’ by state actor

  17-10-2016 23:04
  
  PARIS — WikiLeaks says that founder Julian Assange’s internet access has been cut by an unidentified state actor. Few other details were immediately available. Assange has been up holed up at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for more than four years after skipping bail to avoid being extradited over sex crimes allegations. The cramped quarters […]
  
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• Court upholds state’s decision to close charter school

  17-10-2016 23:03
  
  PHOENIX — A small charter school in eastern Arizona is on the brink of closing under an appellate court’s decision upholding regulators’ decision to shut down the school for not meeting academic performance standards. Unless the State Board of Charter Schools grants a temporary reprieve, Jefferson academy in Show Low must shut down on Oct. […]
  
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• New: ‘Saul’ is back filming in the Duke City

  17-10-2016 22:48
  
    Bob Odenkirk is suiting up again for the third season of “Better Call Saul.” The New Mexico Film Office announced that the Emmy-nominated TV series will be filmed in Albuquerque. It will be housed at Albuquerque Studios. The production will employ at least 75-90 New Mexico crew members, according to the film office. “It’s […]
  
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• Mario Batali might steal the show at the Obamas’ last state dinner

  17-10-2016 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON – For their state dinner grand finale at the White House on Tuesday, the Obamas plan to go big. First clue? Outsize personality and superstar chef Mario Batali is the guest chef, and the orange-Crocced TV star practically stole the show at the White House’s preview event on Monday. “I’ve got about 12 Navy […]
  
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• Macy’s to open an hour earlier on Thanksgiving Day

  17-10-2016 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t count on Thanksgiving reverting to its traditional status of feasting on turkey and giving thanks.
  Macy’s announced Monday it was staying committed to Thanksgiving Day shopping, saying it’ll open an hour earlier this year. The move dampened hopes that other key stores will back away from the “Christmas Creep.”
  The retailer plans to open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving, with most Macy’s stores closing at 2 a.m., and then reopening at 5 a.m
  
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• High school graduation rate hits record high of 83.2 percent

  17-10-2016 21:30 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s high school graduation rate has reached a record 83.2 percent, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday.
  President Barack Obama welcomed the higher rate as good news, but the gains come against a backdrop of decreasing scores on national math and reading tests.
  Education Secretary John B. King Jr. acknowledged worries about sagging achievement. “A higher grad
  
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• I’m a 44-year-old nomad – in 6 years, I’ve lived in 18 temporary residences

  17-10-2016 21:27
  
  While my friends were marrying, having kids and upgrading their homes, I flunked at finding a mate and failed at turning either my acting or nutritional counseling into a solid career. At age 44, I was living gig-to-gig. My life looked more collegiate than someone who was hitting middle age. I had dreamed of being […]
  
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• Updated: Why tomatoes lose flavor in fridge: their genes chill out

  17-10-2016 21:26
  
  NEW YORK — If you buy tomatoes from John Banscher at his farmstand in New Jersey, he’ll recommend keeping them out of the fridge or they’ll lose some of their taste. Now scientists have figured out why: It’s because some of their genes chill out, says a study that may help solve that problem. Cooling […]
  
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• Man gets 20 years for shooting at George Zimmerman’s vehicle

  17-10-2016 21:26
  
  SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida man who fired at George Zimmerman’s vehicle during a road-rage confrontation has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Orlando Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2elGjhx ) that at the sentencing hearing Monday morning, Zimmerman said 38-year-old Matthew Apperson showed no regard for human life during the May 2015 confrontation, and even […]
  
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• Updated: From gate crashers to fashion statements, an Obama state-dinner retrospective

  17-10-2016 21:18
  
  WASHINGTON – As the White House staff polishes the silver for what will likely be the last state dinner of the Obama administration, it’s worth a look back at how the couple – the youngest to occupy the White House since JFK and Jackie – has shaped the institution of the state dinner. In most […]
  
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• Pepsi wants to make its sodas better for you-eventually

  17-10-2016 21:18
  
  PepsiCo says its going to lessen the sugar in its sugary drinks. PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi said Monday that at least two-thirds of the company’s beverages will contain 100 calories or less per 12-ounce serving by 2025. Nooyi said the beverage giant will focus on selling more low- or zero-calorie products. Advances in technology […]
  
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• Man arrested in Las Cruces in killing of Santa Fe-area woman

  17-10-2016 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico state police have arrested a 57-year-old man accused of killing a Santa Fe-area woman whose dead body was found in her blood-splattered bathroom of her home.
  State police say Robert Mondrian-Powell was booked into the Dona Ana County jail after detectives arrested him Friday in Las Cruces on a murder charge in the death of 67-year-old Elvira Segura of Nambe.
  According to court documents, Mondrian-Powell had lived with Segura, a former Santa Fe librarian.
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• Video: Vets save rhino with tire stuck holding his muzzle shut

  17-10-2016 20:39 via krqe.com
  
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  (MEDIA GENERAL) – A white rhino is breathing easier tonight, both figuratively and literally, after veterinarians stepped in to save him last weekend.
  According to Aware Trust Zimbabwe, a veterinary conservation group, park rangers found a white rhino, Mark, with a tire stuck on his front horn. The tire was wedged in place so tightly that he couldn’t open his mouth to eat or drink.
  Veterinarians with the group immediately dispatched to the area an
  
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• DOJ, UNM reach agreement on sexual harassment policy

  17-10-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Department of Justice has reached an agreement with the University of New Mexico about how the university responds to sexual harassment and assault claims.
  Read: UNM, DOJ agreement »
  The agreement comes after a DOJ investigation into complaints from students claiming that the University did not respond to sexual assault reports appropriately. Earlier this year, the DOJ issued their findings – saying ultimately that the school was not protecti
  
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• DOJ, UNM agreement estimated to cost $1.5M

  17-10-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Department of Justice and the University of New Mexico have agreed on a plan to improve how the school handles reports of sexual assaults and harassment.
  The justice department looked at six years of information at UNM before identifying problems.
  Read: UNM, DOJ agreement »
  One of the things UNM has agreed to is to provide in-person training on sexual assault and harassment, not just for incoming students, but for all its students which is a big un
  
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• Teen accused in bartender’s shooting death pleads guilty to lesser charges

  17-10-2016 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the teens accused in the shooting death of an Albuquerque bartender has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
  Enrique Palomino is one of six teens police say were there the night Steven Gerecke was shot and killed in his driveway last year.
  Police say the shooting happened as the group was out for a night of “mobbing,” breaking into homes and cars and causing property damage.
  In court Monday, Palomino pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary with
  
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• DOJ, UNM reach agreement on handling of sexual assault, harassment on campus

  17-10-2016 20:18
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice and the University of New Mexico have reached an agreement to improve the way the university handles sexual assault and harassment.
  
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• Some drivers avoid Central due to ART construction

  17-10-2016 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Heavy construction work on the controversial Albuquerque Rapid Transit project is underway across Albuquerque.
  The ART construction zone was transforming quickly on Monday. All that work translated into less room for drivers.
  “For the next five weeks, we’ll be all in the medias so parking will be open and free… One lane will be open in each direction at least and all sidewalks adjacent to businesses will be open,” said Michael Riordan wit
  
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• Heavy ART construction work gets underway in Albuquerque

  17-10-2016 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Heavy construction work on the controversial Albuquerque Rapid Transit project is underway across Albuquerque.
  Monday there’s major work from the westside at Coors and Central all the way to Nob Hill area. That means lane closures along much of Central, as far east as Louisiana.
  The city has promised at least one lane will stay open in each direction throughout the construction.
  The $120 million bus line will run down the middle of Central in dedicated bus
  
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• Updated: Iraq launches Mosul offensive, but bombs slow progress

  17-10-2016 19:39
  
  BAGHDAD — Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a long-awaited offensive Monday to drive the Islamic State group out of the country’s second largest city, Mosul, but the operation could take weeks, if not months, and many fear a humanitarian crisis. Columns of armored vehicles trundled down desert roads toward the city as U.S.-led airstrikes and […]
  
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• Updated: Deceased Thai king to remain a future father figure

  17-10-2016 19:39
  
  BANGKOK — For Thailand’s royalists — and there are millions of them — King Bhumibol Adulyadej will probably long remain embedded as a potent, father-like figure who guided them through turbulent decades and espoused ideals of national harmony, labor on behalf of the poor and the virtues of an agrarian society vanishing in the wake […]
  
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• Final state dinner stars Italy’s ‘Scrapper’

  17-10-2016 19:39
  
  WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the president and first lady will welcome Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to the White House for what is likely to be the last state dinner of the Obama administration. It’s bound to be a big, glittery affair: Celebrity chef Mario Batali will be in the kitchen, and singer Gwen Stefani […]
  
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• Group donates 39 quilts to San Juan County veterans

  17-10-2016 19:30
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. — A number of San Juan County veterans have been recognized by a local quilting group. The Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/2diD8vf ) that the San Juan Quilters Guild on Saturday presented veterans with 39 handmade quilts to thank them for their service. The quilts, dubbed “quilts of valor” by the group, were presented […]
  
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• Third wrong-way driver arrested near Santa Fe in a month

  17-10-2016 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities in Santa Fe have made a third wrong-way driving arrest on I-25 in just a month.
  The New Mexican reports, Santa Fe deputies nabbed Clinton Grant Saturday night after he exited the highway on Old Pecos Trail. Deputies say his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit.
  Clinton is now out of jail on a $2,500 bond.
  In addition to DWI and reckless driving, Grant is also facing child abuse charges since his 17-year-old son was in the car.
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• Updated: Expansion decision day? Big 12 leaders meeting in Dallas

  17-10-2016 18:39
  
  DALLAS — The Big 12’s university presidents and Commissioner Bob Bowlsby are meeting in Dallas to discuss the possibility of adding teams to the conference. A news conference is planned for 5:30 p.m. Monday with Bowlsby and Oklahoma President David Boren. The Big 12 has been analyzing expansion options for the last three months, but […]
  
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• Bulls get Carter-Williams from Bucks for Snell in guard swap

  17-10-2016 18:39
  
  CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls traded Tony Snell to Milwaukee on Monday in exchange for Michael Carter-Williams as the two Central Division foes swapped two guards going into their fourth NBA seasons. The 6-foot-6 Carter-Williams was the 11th overall selection by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2013 draft and he was traded to Milwaukee during […]
  
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• Texas-based Career Point College closes over student aid

  17-10-2016 18:36
  
  SAN ANTONIO — A vocational school operating in Texas and Oklahoma has closed amid what administrators say was a federal dispute over inappropriately received student aid funds. Career Point College President Larry Earle says the San Antonio-based school closed Sunday. The school, with about 1,400 students, also has campuses in Austin and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Earle […]
  
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• Few arrests made at Flagstaff morning drinking festival

  17-10-2016 18:36
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — This year’s morning drinking festival in Flagstaff was relatively tame, prompting only 5 arrests compare to last year’s 41. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/2dW5bym ) that new venues near Northern Arizona University’s campus helped keep participants in Tequila Sunrise closer to the school, thinning drunken crowds in downtown Flagstaff. Arrests were […]
  
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• Arson suspected in latest Dakota Access pipeline fire

  17-10-2016 18:36
  
  REASNOR, Iowa — Authorities suspect arson in the latest burning of heavy equipment being used in the construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline in central Iowa. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says the blaze late Saturday near Reasnor, Iowa, caused about $2 million damage to an excavator and three bulldozers. The equipment is operated […]
  
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• Today in History: October 17

  17-10-2016 18:21 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Monday, Oct. 17, the 291st day of 2016. There are 75 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Oct. 17, 1777, British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, New York, in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.
  On this date:
  In 1610, French King Louis XIII, age nine, was crowned at Reims, five months after the assassination of his father, Henry IV.
  In 1807, Britain declared it would continue to reclaim British-bo
  
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• The amazing sweating robot

  17-10-2016 17:12
  
  At 5 1/2 feet tall, its face fixed between a grin and a grimace, the humanoid robot Kengoro is something of a synthetic Arnold Schwarzenegger. That is not to say the machine, created by the University of Tokyo’s JSK laboratory, is a recursive time-traveling assassin. Rather, Kengoro is a sweaty beefcake among metal bipeds. The […]
  
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• Environmentalists sparring over what could be first U.S. carbon tax

  17-10-2016 17:11
  
  A new initiative slated for the ballot in Washington state next month would create the first-ever carbon tax to be implemented in the United States. But while the initiative promises to fight climate change by making it more expensive to emit greenhouse gases, it’s caused an unexpected controversy among environmentalists. Despite the endorsement of dozens […]
  
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• Updated: Activists: Aleppo province airstrikes kill 36 people

  17-10-2016 17:08
  
  BEIRUT — Airstrikes on rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo Monday killed at least 36 people, including children, opposition activists said, as violence in Syria continued while a major operation began against the Islamic State group in neighboring Iraq. Most of the deaths were in the village of Oweijel just west of the […]
  
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• FBI director: We really have no idea if there’s ‘an epidemic of police violence against black people’

  17-10-2016 17:08
  
  FBI Director James B. Comey told a gathering of police chiefs that despite a wave of protests prompted by fatal police shootings of black men and boys, “Americans actually have no idea” about how often police use force because nobody has collected enough data. Comey praised police officers who he said were serving during “a […]
  
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• Updated: Changes coming to prepaid card market

  17-10-2016 16:54
  
  Federal regulators recently announced new rules governing the prepaid debit card industry. It’s a big change more than two years in the making that’s expected to bring some basic account protections to its customers, who are often financially disadvantaged. Here are some things you should know: WHAT ARE PREPAID CARDS: Prepaid accounts are among the […]
  
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• Developer resumes work on massive New Mexico wind farm

  17-10-2016 16:30
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — After years of planning and delays, work is resuming on what officials are billing as one of New Mexico’s largest wind farms. Officials are gathering in Torrance County on Monday to celebrate the restart of construction on Avangrid Renewables’ El Cabo Wind Farm. The 56,000-acre project spans private property and state trust […]
  
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• UNM doctors develop smartphone app for child safety

  17-10-2016 16:08
  
  Even if your home seems child proof, there are a lot of everyday household items that could be dangerous. But a new app developed by University of New Mexico doctors helps identify safety issues in the home.
  
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• Updated: Osweiler booed early, cheered late as Texans rally for win

  17-10-2016 16:00
  
  HOUSTON — Brock Osweiler and the Houston Texans offense were booed while they struggled for much of Sunday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. But Osweiler got it together in the fourth quarter, throwing two touchdown passes to tie it before leading a drive in overtime that ended in a field goal and gave the […]
  
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• Updated: Cowboys keep rolling behind rookies Prescott, Elliott

  17-10-2016 16:00
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dallas Cowboys’ dynamic rookie duo is showing no signs of slowing down. Quarterback Dak Prescott beat the Green Bay Packers’ depleted secondary through the air. Running back Ezekiel Elliott wore the defense down on the ground. Prescott threw three touchdown passes and Elliott pounded away at the Packers for 157 […]
  
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• Albuquerque man gets 4 years for girlfriend's killing

  17-10-2016 15:41
  
  An Albuquerque man who admitted to killing his estranged girlfriend last year will only serve four years in prison.
  
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• High energy band performs for KRQE This Morning show

  17-10-2016 15:10 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – During Balloon Fiesta, KRQE This Morning featured an American spirited band that knows how to get crowds up and dancing.
  Merican Slang was established in April of 2011. Fans can find this unique and experimental band at popular local bars throughout the Duke City.
  The band joined KRQE’s This Morning team to play one of their featured songs. Watch above.
  Merican Slang has opened up for many popular bands such as Bob Dylan, The Roods, Frank Hannon,
  
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• Motorcycle Run kicks off Toys For Tots event

  17-10-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  It’s the 11th year one organization has been collecting Christmas gifts for less fortunate children in the community.
  The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots program plays an active role in helping with the development of the nation’s most valuable resource, its children.
  Event Coordinators, Paul Caputo and 1st Sergeant John Finney, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the program and an upcoming motorcycle run fundrais
  
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• Walking N Circles Ranch introduces Lego

  17-10-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an organization dedicated to rescue, rehabilitate and re-house abandoned horses, and they are looking for volunteers and those wishing to adopt.
  Walking N Circles is a non-profit corporation that provide caring attention to horses who were left to fend for themselves. They have over 100 volunteer ranch hands who do all of the work all while learning how to handle horses.
  Ruth Andrews, Executive Director for Walking in Circles, joined KRQE&rs
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Major ART construction begins Monday

  17-10-2016 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Crews are expected to start heavy construction on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project Monday. The first areas to see construction include the University of New Mexico and Nob Hill areas, Downtown, Old Town, and west Central. During this time, there will be at least one lane of traffic open in each direction.
  Full Story: Reminder: ART construction begins Monday
  2. Police say big crime at local Wal-Marts is on the rise. Last month, two suspects mana
  
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• North Carolina Republican Party office burned; no injuries

  17-10-2016 14:56 via krqe.com
  
  HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a local Republican Party office in North Carolina was set on fire in what a state GOP official called an act of “political terrorism.”
  A bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown through the window of the Orange County Republican Party headquarters overnight, according to a Sunday news release from the town of Hillsborough.
  The flammable substance that was thrown into the office ignited and damaged the interior
  
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• China launches its longest crewed space mission yet

  17-10-2016 14:51 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Two Chinese astronauts began the country’s longest crewed space mission yet on Monday, blasting off on a spacecraft for a 30-day stay on an experimental space station as China steadfastly navigates its way to becoming a space superpower.
  Ahead of the launch, one astronaut shouted: “We are ready! Please give instructions!” in front of dozens of people dressed in colorful dress representing China’s ethnic minorities, in footage shown prominently on Chin
  
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• Iraqi forces launch military push to drive IS from Mosul

  17-10-2016 14:49 via krqe.com
  
  KHAZER, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes launched coordinated military operations early Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters got underway. But the battle is likely to be long and it was unclear when the troops would enter the city itself.
  The fate of more than a million civilians trapped inside Mosul will also be critical as the battle intensifies in the days and weeks ahead amid concerns that IS
  
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• More arrests made in fatal shooting of Tyson Gay’s daughter

  17-10-2016 14:46 via krqe.com
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Three men have been charged in connection with a shootout police say left the 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay dead.
  Trinity Gay died at a Lexington, Kentucky, hospital Sunday after she was shot in the neck around 4 a.m. during an exchange of gunfire between people in two parked vehicles in the parking lot of a nearby Cook Out restaurant.
  Dvonta Middlebrooks fired multiple shots during the incident, Lexington police investigators said Sunday. He was
  
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• Comey: Lack of use-of-force data fuels talk of ‘police bias’

  17-10-2016 14:42 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dramatic videos of deadly law enforcement encounters and the absence of reliable data about how often police use force contribute to a regrettable narrative that “biased police are killing black men at epidemic rates,” FBI Director James Comey says.
  That story line has formed amid a lack of comprehensive, national data about how many citizens are killed or injured at the hands of police officers.
  Videos of fatal police encounters that capture the public&r
  
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