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• ARL: 2Q Earnings Snapshot

  14-08-2018 23:38
  DALLAS — American Realty Investors Inc. (ARL) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $5.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Dallas-based company said it had net income of 35 cents per share. The real estate investment company posted revenue of $31.6 million in the period. ARL shares […]
  
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• Kroger to sell its goods to Chinese shoppers through Tmall

  14-08-2018 22:41
  NEW YORK — Kroger will start to sell some of its products to Chinese shoppers through a website owned by internet giant Alibaba, the latest move by the supermarket chain to boost its digital business. Cincinnati-based Kroger is working to catch up with Walmart and with Amazon.com, which bought grocer Whole Foods last year. In […]
  
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• EPA challenged rationale for administration mileage freeze

  14-08-2018 22:41
  WASHINGTON — Internal documents show the Environmental Protection Agency privately questioned the Trump administration’s finding that freezing Obama-era mileage standards would make drivers safer. In announcing the mileage proposal, the administration said the freeze would save 1,000 lives a year. But in a June email, the EPA told the Department of Transportation that it would […]
  
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• Quest Resource: 2Q Earnings Snapshot

  14-08-2018 22:19
  THE COLONY, Texas — Quest Resource Holding Corp. (QRHC) on Tuesday reported a loss of $539,000 in its second quarter. The The Colony, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents per share. The recycling company posted revenue of $27.9 million in the period. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, the […]
  
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• Tinder founders, execs file suit against IAC and Match Group

  14-08-2018 21:14
  NEW YORK — The founders of the dating app Tinder, along with current executives and some of its employees, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against IAC/InterActiveCorp and its Match Group subsidiary for allegedly bilking them by manipulating financial information to create a lowball estimate of Tinder’s value. They are seeking at least $2 billion in the […]
  
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• Avenatti discusses policy views as he weighs 2020 bid

  14-08-2018 21:03
  WASHINGTON — Michael Avenatti, the attorney taking on President Donald Trump on behalf of adult film star Stormy Daniels, offered some details on his policy views Tuesday as he weighs an outsider Democratic bid for the White House. Fresh off a visit to early-voting Iowa, Avenatti said he would release more information over time, but […]
  
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• Nebraska executes first inmate using fentanyl

  14-08-2018 19:53
  LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with a drug combination never tried before, including the first use of the powerful opioid fentanyl in a lethal injection. Carey Dean Moore, 60, was pronounced dead at 10:47 a.m. Moore had been sentenced to death for killing two […]
  
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• North Dakota recreational pot measure approved for ballot

  14-08-2018 19:52
  BISMARCK, N.D. — Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota have succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote later this year. Proponents submitted more than the required 13,452 valid petition signatures to get a measure on the November general election ballot, Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced Monday. Supporters submitted 17,695 signatures […]
  
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• LA to become first in US to install subway body scanners

  14-08-2018 19:52
  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles subway system will become the first in the U.S. to install body scanners that screen passengers for weapons and explosives, officials said Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Transportation Security Administration had been testing several different types of body scanners for about a year. The […]
  
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• Judge cites casting couch’s history, OKs Weinstein suit

  14-08-2018 19:52
  NEW YORK — A New York judge has ruled that an aspiring actress can sue Harvey Weinstein for violating sex trafficking laws because the proverbial casting couch, in which women are asked to trade sex for Hollywood opportunities, could be considered a “commercial sex act.” U.S. District Judge Robert W. Sweet said the lawsuit filed […]
  
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• Impeached W.Va. justice retires in time for voters to choose

  14-08-2018 19:51
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Democratic West Virginia Supreme Court justice announced her retirement Tuesday, just hours after her impeachment and before a deadline to hold a special election for her replacement rather than having the Republican governor name her successor. Justice Robin Davis announced her departure Tuesday at the state Capitol, saying the citizens of […]
  
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• Newspapers seek help in Congress on pension requirements

  14-08-2018 16:53
  Amid ongoing upheaval in the media business, a group of local and regional news organizations including the Star Tribune are seeking pension fund relief from Congress. A bill known as the Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018 was introduced last month by Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., who said it would help independent newspapers “find their […]
  
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• Cars plunge in Italian highway bridge collapse; 25 killed

  14-08-2018 16:52
  MILAN — A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble. The city’s mayor said at least 25 people were killed, although some people were found alive […]
  
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• Using common social media tactics to subvert US elections

  14-08-2018 16:50
  NEW YORK — The latest efforts to disrupt the U.S. midterm elections through Facebook manipulation seem to be following a persuasion playbook refined by legitimate companies and organizations — but with a twist. The aim of these possibly Russia-linked perpetrators appears to be to draw in as many people as possible with emotional appeals and […]
  
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• UK police treat Parliament crash as terrorism, man arrested

  14-08-2018 16:50
  LONDON — A car plowed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday, injuring three people in what police suspect is the latest in a string of attacks in the British capital that used vehicles as weapons. A rooftop camera recorded the car driving past Parliament […]
  
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• Secret audio? In Trump world, there’s always a tape

  14-08-2018 16:45
  WASHINGTON — Lordy, there are tapes. And tapes and tapes and more tapes. Omarosa Manigault Newman’s former colleagues say they are shocked that she secretly recorded private conversations with President Donald Trump and his chief of staff. But surreptitious tapes in Trump’s world are nothing new, with the president himself once suggesting he secretly recorded […]
  
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• Markets Right Now: US stocks start broadly higher

  14-08-2018 15:42
  NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are broadly higher and recovering some of their recent losses as concerns about Turkey’s financial stability eased. Retailers and energy companies made some of the biggest gains Tuesday. Shoe and handbag maker Tapestry climbed 7.5 percent after it beat […]
  
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• Pershing Gold: 2Q Earnings Snapshot

  14-08-2018 15:04
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Pershing Gold Corp. (PGLC) on Tuesday reported a loss of $4.2 million in its second quarter. The Lakewood, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents per share. The company’s shares closed at $1.21. A year ago, they were trading at $2.94. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights […]
  
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• Global markets stabilize as Turkey jitters ease

  14-08-2018 11:15
  BEIJING — Most global stock markets steadied Tuesday as worries subsided over Turkey’s currency crisis and its potential impact on other countries. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX rose 0.2 percent to 12,376 and France’s CAC 40 was up less than 0.1 percent to 5,414 after economic growth figures for the eurozone were revised up. London’s FTSE […]
  
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• Global markets rebound after Wall St falls on Turkey jitters

  14-08-2018 11:15
  BEIJING — Most global stock markets rebounded Tuesday after Wall Street slid on worries Turkey’s currency crisis will hurt other emerging markets. KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, Germany’s DAX rose 0.7 percent to 12,441.97 and France’s CAC 40 gained 0.4 percent to 5,432.48. London’s FTSE 100 added 0.2 percent to 7,662.81. On Monday, the DAX […]
  
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• Midwest Democrats look to Tuesday’s races to upend GOP gains

  14-08-2018 10:39
  MADISON, Wis. — Democrats are fighting to beat back Republican gains across the Midwest as the 2018 primary season roars through Wisconsin and Minnesota, two states where President Donald Trump’s appeal among working-class voters threaten to upend decadeslong political trends this fall and beyond. Tuesday’s primary contests for governor, the U.S. Senate and the House […]
  
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• ‘Blue wave’ to be tested in key Midwestern primaries

  14-08-2018 10:39
  MADISON, Wis. — Democrats are fighting to beat back Republican gains across the Midwest as the 2018 primary season roars through Wisconsin and Minnesota, two states where President Donald Trump’s appeal among working-class voters threaten to upend decadeslong political trends this fall and beyond. Tuesday’s primary contests for governor, the U.S. Senate and the House […]
  
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• Judge sets bail for adults arrested at New Mexico compound

  14-08-2018 09:25
  TAOS, N.M. — A state judge on Monday cleared the way for five defendants who were arrested on child abuse charges at a remote New Mexico compound to be released pending trial despite authorities’ suspicions that the group was training children to use firearms for an anti-government mission. Judge Sarah Backus set a $20,000 bond […]
  
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• Officials: Afghan forces push back Taliban from key city

  14-08-2018 08:33
  KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say security forces have pushed back the Taliban from Ghazni and are now trying to flush the insurgents from the city’s outskirts. The operations come on the fifth day after a massive Taliban attack on the provincial capital of Ghazni. Hundreds of people have fled the fighting in Ghazni, which […]
  
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• Romero claims spending got OK

  14-08-2018 08:05
  State auditor disputes her claims, says there were multiple violations of law
  
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• Proposed changes to police oversight law deferred

  14-08-2018 08:05
  Proposed amendment would give Police Oversight Board subpoena powers
  
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• A reproductive health revolution

  14-08-2018 08:05
  Navajo nurse-midwife aims to blend science and tradition
  
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• Manafort trial turns from prosecution’s case to his defense

  14-08-2018 06:45
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors rested their tax evasion and bank fraud case in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, closing two weeks of testimony that depicted him as using millions of dollars hidden in offshore accounts to fund a luxurious lifestyle — and later obtaining millions more in bank loans under false […]
  
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• Prep football preview: Manzano Monarchs

  14-08-2018 06:29
  Coach: Phillip Martinez (1st year) Last season: 13-0; Class 6A state champions Returning starters: 5 offense, 2 defense Key players: Jed Edgar, sr. (6-1, 230, C/NG); Xavier Ivey-Saud, sr. (6-1, 190, RB/SS); Jack Blankenship, sr. (6-4, 170, WR/FS); Dakota Powell, sr. (6-3, 180, QB); Austin Walker, sr. (6-2, 215, OLB); Zeke Fox, sr. (5-8, 175, […]
  
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• Lobos’ Battle at QB still unsettled

  14-08-2018 06:28
  New Mexico is less than three weeks away from its football home opener against Incarnate Word and still with its starting quarterback to be determined. There are other position battles, yet the Lobos’ quarterback remains the most intriguing and, with regard to a new offense being installed, the most important. Coltin Gerhart, Tevaka Tuioti and […]
  
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• USL New Mexico set to announce head coach

  14-08-2018 06:26
  New Mexico’s expansion United Soccer League franchise, announced in June, still doesn’t have a crest, colors, logo or even a name. But now it does have a head coach and technical director. Today, USL New Mexico will announce that Troy Lesesne (“Luh-sane”) will be in charge. The team will hold a press conference this morning […]
  
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• Prep football: Martinez will lead the defending 6A champions this season

  14-08-2018 06:24
  Few people are offered the type of expansive job interview that Phillip Martinez has been afforded. In May, Manzano High School promoted Martinez to coach the Monarchs’ football program, although the school affixed an interim tag to the position for the 2018 season. The next three months are, in a manner of speaking, Martinez’s opening […]
  
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• Breaking: Judge rules that Taos compound defendants can be released pending trial

  14-08-2018 03:03
  TAOS – A state District Court judge today ruled that prosecutors in the case against five adults found living on a makeshift compound with 11 malnourished children in northern New Mexico failed to make the case for keeping the defendants’ in custody while they await trial. Judge Sarah Backus said the state, despite assertions by […]
  
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• Reality White House: Trump, Omarosa trade insults, charges

  14-08-2018 02:59
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman faced off Monday in a messy clash that involved an explosive tell-all book, secret recordings and plenty of insults — reviving their roles as reality show boss and villain. Trump accused Manigault Newman, the former White House liaison to black voters, as “wacky” and […]
  
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• Students’ attorneys argue for constitutional right to literacy

  14-08-2018 02:36
  When Jamarria Hall strode into Osborn High in Detroit his freshman year, the signs of decay were everywhere: buckets in the hallways to catch leaking water, rotting ceiling tiles, vermin that crisscrossed classrooms. In the neglected school, students never got textbooks to take home, and Hall and his classmates went long stretches – sometimes months […]
  
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• Reports of election site hacking rankle Florida officials

  14-08-2018 02:35
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Child’s play or a signs of a serious security problem in one of the nation’s swing states? That’s the question confronting Florida election officials who are pushing back against reports that an 11-year-old hacked a replica of the state’s election website. Multiple media outlets over the weekend reported that children at a […]
  
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• 2 die after road rage fight in Northern California

  14-08-2018 02:35
  SAN FRANCISCO — Two men were killed after a road rage incident on Interstate 5 in Sacramento turned violent, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. The incident may have begun as a vehicle collision around 3:45 a.m. Sunday. The drivers went north for about a mile, then exited their cars and fought, CHP spokesman Mike […]
  
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