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• Striped monsters try to escape Jean Cocteau Cinema

  28-09-2015 23:59
  
  Beginning bits reach out to viewers of a new mural going up on the back of the building housing the Jean Cocteau Cinema. (Jackie Jadrnak/Journal)
  So far, all you can see is a leg or arm or two or three reaching out from the wall.
  But come Tuesday, the Jean Cocteau Cinema will officially unveil a trompe l’oeil (say that three times quickly) by John Pugh, who designs scenes that translate into 3D (without the glasses you need in movie houses). A lot of his previous murals have been in Califo
  
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• How To Sell A Used Gun

  28-09-2015 23:44
  
  What’s My Gun Worth?
  Determining the value of a gun is tricky.  While some guns appreciate in value, most are mass produced and lose their value as a collectible fairly quickly.  A gun shop can buy a used gun as soon as its buyer evaluates the gun in-person.  This evaluation will give an honest assessment of the condition of the firearm and its value.  Many shops will provide this informal valuation service for free or for a nominal charge. Expect a fee for a formal val
  
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• NM plans a cold message to reel in tourists

  28-09-2015 23:31
  
  The state is featuring the tagline \”Where the Rockies begin\” in its 2015-16 winter advertising campaign. Courtesy of New Mexico Tourism Department
  Looking to keep visitors coming even as the days shorten and the mercury drops, New Mexico tourism officials will turn to a trusted motivator: the slopes.
  The state Tourism Department is rolling out its winter advertising campaign, and skiing once again factors heavily into the plan. The $1.5 million push will hammer the mountain message
  
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• Gun advocates take aim at signs prohibiting gun possession

  28-09-2015 23:26
  
  DALLAS — Gun owners won a dramatic victory in May when lawmakers voted to allow handguns to be openly carried on Texas streets, but the latest debate is a more mundane affair as gun advocates take aim at signs.
  A Houston-based gun advocacy group has sent a letter of complaint to the Dallas Zoo arguing that signs there forbidding visitors from possessing a firearm are illegal.
  Edwin Walker with Texas Law Shield say cities and other government bodies have too broadly interpreted state law to
  
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• Mormon leader honored at funeral that draws thousands

  28-09-2015 23:25
  
  FILE- In this July 10, 2015, file photo, Richard G. Scott attends the memorial service for Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer at the Tabernacle, on Temple Square, in Salt Lake City. Mormon leader Scott, a member of the religion’s top governing body, has died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, from natural causes. He was 86. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
  SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands of people paid their respects Monday to Mormon leader Richard G. Scott, who was remembered at his funeral as a loving husband an
  
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• A good month for homebuilding in ABQ

  28-09-2015 23:24
  
  Home building in the Albuquerque metro area registered one of its best months of August for construction since 2009, reversing a general trend of a slowdown for most of 2015, according to the latest report from DataTraq.
  Building permits were issued for 141 single-family homes throughout the metro during August, up nearly 25 percent from 115 in August 2014 and tied with August 2012 for the highest count for the month in six years.
  The City of Albuquerque’s share was 69 percent of all permi
  
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• Health exchange looking for outreach help

  28-09-2015 23:13
  
  New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange wants to reach people in the far flung corners of the state to let them know how they can buy a plan through the online marketplace and take advantage of available subsidies.
  The Health Exchange issued a request this week seeking proposals to help with outreach and educational activities to boost enrollment in individual, family and small business group plans that are offered through the exchange website www.bewellnm.com.
  The request for proposals said the He
  
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• Programming Note: 2-hour CSI series finale to air overnight

  28-09-2015 23:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – CBS has granted special permission to air the two-hour CSI series finale overnight.
  The finale will air immediately following The Late, Late Show with James Corden from 12:37 a.m. until 2:37 a.m.
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• Philadelphia mayor says media scared people from seeing pope

  28-09-2015 22:19
  
  PHILADELPHIA — News reports about extensive security in place for Pope Francis’ visit may have deterred people from attending, the mayor said Monday, while calling the weekend a “tremendous success” overall.
  The pope’s trip to Philadelphia for the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families spurred intense traffic and security restrictions. Concrete and steel barricades lined downtown streets, and some people reported waiting in lines at metal detectors for more tha
  
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• Washington state suspends operations of duck tour company

  28-09-2015 22:18
  
  An emergency official stands near a charter bus, left, and a “Ride the Ducks” amphibious tour bus following a fatal crash that killed five people Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Seattle. The duck boat did not have an axle repair that was recommended for at least some of the amphibious tour vehicles in 2013, federal investigators said.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
  SEATTLE — Washington state regulators suspended the operations of a Seattle tour company Monday after one of its amphibious
  
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• Updated: Ride the Ducks: Other tour companies complied with axle fix

  28-09-2015 22:18
  
  SEATTLE — Washington state regulators suspended the operations of a Seattle tour company Monday after one of its amphibious vehicles swerved into an oncoming charter bus last week, killing five people and hurting dozens of others.
  The state Utilities and Transportation Commission met in an emergency session to keep the repurposed military “duck boats,” owned by Ride the Ducks of Seattle, off the streets pending inspections and a review of driver and maintenance records.
  The dec
  
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• Injuries at festival attributed to crowd pushing forward

  28-09-2015 22:18
  
  PHOENIX — Nine people who injured over the weekend at a Tempe music festival were part of a growing crowd that gradually pushed concert-goers forward and trapped some of them against a fence in front of the stage.
  Authorities say Monday that the injuries from the Summer Ends Music Festival weren’t caused by a stampede toward the stage.
  Instead, it was caused by an accumulation of concertgoers in triple-digit heat who tried to move closer to see a reggae band Saturday evening.
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• Ex-agent: Suspects in agent’s death admitted theft plan

  28-09-2015 22:12
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A retired FBI agent says two men on trial in the killing of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry confessed to being among armed thieves who planned on robbing marijuana smugglers.
  Former agent Todd Polley testified Monday about interviewing Jesus Leonel Sanchez-Meza, also known as Lionel Portillo-Meza, and Ivan Soto-Barraza after they were arrested in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
  Prosecutors say they were members of a so-called “rip off” crew planning to rob marijuan
  
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• Updated: Planned Parenthood sues Utah after it cuts off federal money

  28-09-2015 22:11
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah branch of Planned Parenthood sued the governor on Monday for ordering state agencies to cut off federal funding to the organization following the release of secretly recorded videos by an anti-abortion group.
  Republican Gov. Gary Herbert’s action was unconstitutional and based on unfounded allegations, the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah said in federal court documents.
  He blocked funding distributed by the state after a California anti-abortion group
  
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• Planned Parenthood sues Utah after it cuts off federal money

  28-09-2015 22:11
  
  FILE – In this Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 file photo, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert speaks during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Planned Parenthood of Utah sued the governor on Monday, Sept. 28, for ordering state agencies to cut off federal funding to the organization following the release of secretly recorded videos by an anti-abortion group. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah branch of Planned Parenthood sued the governor on Monday for ord
  
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• Carson to NASCAR: Confederate flag OK on private property

  28-09-2015 22:11
  
  Republican presidential candidate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson listens to NASCAR legend Richard Petty during a tour of the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, N.C., Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
  RANDLEMAN, N.C. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Monday said NASCAR fans should continue flying the Confederate Flag, so long as it’s on private property, as he received the informal endorsement of racing legend Richard Petty.
  Petty’s support
  
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• Takata air bag recalls could expand to 7 more companies

  28-09-2015 22:07
  
  DETROIT — Seven more companies including electric car maker Tesla Motors could be facing recalls because they use air bag inflators made by Takata Corp., according to letters they received last week from U.S. safety regulators.
  So far about 23.4 million Takata driver and passenger air bag inflators have been recalled on 19.2 million U.S. vehicles sold by 11 different companies, including Honda and Fiat Chrysler. The inflators can explode with too much force, spewing metal shrapnel. At leas
  
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• Legislative committee to meet on the Navajo Nation

  28-09-2015 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) – The state Legislature’s Indian Affairs Committee will conduct meetings this week on the Navajo Nation to discuss several topics, including plans for a senior citizen center and road conditions affecting school bus safety.
  The Daily Times reports that committee members on Wednesday will discuss the Upper Fruitland senior center, which had a groundbreaking ceremony last year. Progress has stalled on the building, and Upper Fruitland officials are expected to add
  
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• McCarthy announces candidacy for House speaker

  28-09-2015 21:53
  
  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks in Washington, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. McCarthy announced Monday his candidacy for House Speaker, replacing the outgoing John Boehner. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
  WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is officially declaring his candidacy for House speaker to replace John Boehner.
  Boehner announced his resignation on Friday under pressure from conservatives.
  McCarthy, who is Boehner’s No. 2, sent a letter to GOP lawma
  
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• Colorado planning pricey toll lane for weekend ski traffic

  28-09-2015 21:50
  
  DENVER — Skiers stuck in Colorado highway traffic are getting a new option this winter to bypass the congestion — for a price.
  Colorado is converting a highway shoulder lane on a mountainous highway into an express lane. The 13-mile toll lane on Interstate 70 will have flexible pricing, depending on traffic, from $3 to $30.
  If approved, the $30 price tag for 13 miles of travel would make the lane one of the nation’s priciest per mile, The Denver Post reported.
  I-70 is a major c
  
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• Colorado lawmakers weigh electronic police citations

  28-09-2015 21:50
  
  DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are considering having some police agencies issue citations electronically as a way to ease data collection on racial profiling.
  A committee charged with finding ways to collect profiling data pitched the idea Monday. The proposal includes a new optional system of people self-reporting their ethnicity when they get a driver’s licenses.
  Lawmakers are drafting the bill for next year. The measure would start as a test pilot for up to five years, with six yet-
  
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• Jury selection begins in civil case over New Mexico wildfire

  28-09-2015 21:49
  
  BERNALILLO — It will be up to jurors to decide whether two utility companies should be held liable for a 2011 wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes as it raced across more than 240 square miles on its way to becoming one of New Mexico’s largest blazes.
  Jury selection began Monday in Bernalillo before state District Judge Louis McDonald. The trial is expected to last six weeks.
  The Las Conchas fire started when an aspen tree fell onto power lines that stretched through national fore
  
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• Police say man fatally injured after pushing wife to safety

  28-09-2015 21:47
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a 41-year-old man on a sidewalk pushed his wife to safety before he was fatally injured when struck by a vehicle.
  Sgt. Jonathan Howard said Juan Mena-Brito was struck by a car that that veered onto a sidewalk after colliding with another vehicle in an intersection Sunday afternoon.
  Howard said witnesses reported that Mena-Brito was able to push his wife out of the path of the oncoming car before it could strike her, likely saving her life.
  A second pedestrian o
  
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• Boy, 14, charged in death of his pregnant mom in Texas

  28-09-2015 21:46
  
  LA MARQUE, Texas — Investigators say a 14-year-old Houston-area boy has been charged in the death of his pregnant mother at their home.
  La Marque (luh-MARK’) police say the boy was being held Monday on a juvenile murder charge.
  Police Chief Kirk Jackson had no information on an attorney to speak for the teen. Investigators have not released a possible motive for the slaying.
  A neighbor discovered the 33-year-old woman’s body Saturday after not seeing her for a few days and chec
  
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• As gamblers shun stingier slots, casinos shake things up

  28-09-2015 21:45
  
  In this Sept. 24, 2015, photo, a man plays an electronic roulette game at the Downtown Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas. As gamblers move away from traditional slot machines, game-makers and casinos are looking at new ways to keep people playing. (AP Photo/John Locher)
  LAS VEGAS — Move aside one-armed bandits. The casino floor is making room for game zones with oversized popping dice, digital spinning Big Six wheels and virtual roulette, with an eye on adding arcade-style video games in
  
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• The Latest: Obama says 30,000 peacekeepers, police pledged

  28-09-2015 21:44
  
  UNITED NATIONS — Developments as the United Nations General Assembly marks its 70th year and world leaders debate issues gripping the global community and governments.
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  President Barack Obama says more than 50 countries have pledged to contribute more than 30,000 new troops and police to U.N. peacekeeping.
  The United States is chairing a high-level meeting Monday to strengthen and modernize peacekeeping, which increasingly faces threats from extremist groups while being severe
  
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• Updated: US stocks fall sharply on China growth worries

  28-09-2015 21:29
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday amid ongoing worries about the outlook for global growth. Health care companies led the declines as drugmakers continued to slide. The slump kept the stock market on track for its worst quarterly performance in four years.
  KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index slipped 47 points, or 2.4 percent, to 1,883 as of 3:34 p.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 292 points, or 1.8 percent, to 16,023. The Nasdaq compos
  
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• Legislative analysts: New Mexico’s economy still recovering

  28-09-2015 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – Legislative analysts say New Mexico’s economy shows some signs of recovery but continues to struggle compared with those of neighboring states and the country as a whole.
  The Legislative Council Service also said Monday that “a lot has to go right” for a recent forecast projecting modest revenue growth for the next five years to hold.
  That forecast called for $293 million of additional revenue in the next fiscal year, but the service said factors determini
  
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• 2 Texans guilty, 84 pounds of liquid methamphetamine seized

  28-09-2015 21:20
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — Two Amarillo men face up to life in prison after being caught with more than 80 pounds of liquid methamphetamine smuggled in the gas tank of an SUV.
  Officials say 42-year-old Richard Madrigal and 37-year-old Damian Erik Alcala pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
  Both remain in custody pending sentencing by a federal judge in Amarillo. The pair could each be fined $10 million.
  Law officers learned that an SUV, registere
  
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• Drinking water systems imperiled by failing infrastructure

  28-09-2015 20:13 via krqe.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Deep inside a 70-year-old water-treatment plant, drinking water for Iowa’s capital city is cleansed of harmful nitrates that come from the state’s famously rich farmland.
  Without Des Moines Water Works, the central Iowa region of 500,000 people that it serves wouldn’t have a thriving economy. But after decades of ceaseless service, the utility is confronting an array of problems: Water mains are cracking open hundreds of times every year. Rivers th
  
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• New Mexico tribe goes before appeals court in casino dispute

  28-09-2015 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) – Attorneys for an American Indian community in New Mexico were to present oral arguments Monday in an appeal of a case they say could affect the way tribes and states negotiate gambling compacts.
  The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was hearing Pojoaque Pueblo’s appeal of a court ruling that blocked its efforts to have the U.S. Interior Department approve a gambling compact, rather than the state of New Mexico.
  Under federal law, tribes must have compacts with the stat
  
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• Atlanta based company bringing 125 tech jobs to Albuquerque

  28-09-2015 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The governor says more than 100 high-tech jobs are coming to New Mexico. That’s the announcement she made Monday at the International Balloon Museum.
  Rural Sourcing a company based out of Atlanta is opening a software development center in Albuquerque. The company’s leader says it’s a decision he’s proud of.He also picked Albuquerque because of our talented workforce coming from the University of New Mexico and CNM.
  The company will hire 125 com
  
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• Heavy smoke expected in Santa Fe area tonight

  28-09-2015 19:29
  
  SANTA FE — Santa Fe National Forest officials are urging residents in and around the Santa Fe area to close their windows tonight because of expected heavy smoke from a prescribed burn.
  Other areas that could be hit include Tesuque, Glorieta, Pecos and Pecos Canyon, El Dorado and the nearby Interstate 25 area and lingering smoke may be present for up to one week, fire officials said in a news release.
  Smoke from the prescribed burn will be monitored so that information is available to prov
  
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• FBI to collect better data on police shootings, use of force

  28-09-2015 18:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI will begin collecting and providing to the public more information about police shootings of civilians, FBI Director James Comey said Monday as the agency released annual data on crime nationwide.
  Federal law enforcement officials have acknowledged in the last year a lack of reliable data about how often police officers use force in the line of duty. Former Attorney General Eric Holder urged better record-keeping in a speech this year, calling it a matter of &ldqu
  
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• Updated: How a rainbow landed ABQ a tech employer

  28-09-2015 18:39
  
  A bit of serendipity played a role in Atlanta-based Rural Sourcing Inc.’s decision to expand to Albuquerque and create about 125 mostly software-development jobs over three years.
  Selected over 10 other cities in six states, Albuquerque met RSI’s site selection criteria of low cost of living, high quality of life, enthusiastic public and private leadership and talented workers who like where they live, CEO Monty Hamilton told a news conference on Monday.
  On top of that, after arrivin
  
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• Atlanta tech firm announces plans for 125 ABQ jobs

  28-09-2015 18:39
  
  An Atlanta-based technology firm announced today it is opening an Albuquerque branch that will bring 125 new jobs to  the city.
  Rural Sourcing Inc. bills itself as a cost-effective domestic alternative to off-shore software development. The company also provides support and maintenance services, quality assurance and testing.
  Gov. Susana Martinez announced the company’s decision during a news conference at the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum.
  Albuquerque Economic Development,
  
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• Photos: Supermoon Lunar Eclipse over New Mexico

  28-09-2015 18:21 via interactives.krqe.com
  
  The night of September 27th was not like any other night in North and South America – and New Mexico, as the first full moon in Luna Eclipse over the ocean and was also the full moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox.
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• Strong evidence Mars has streams of salt water in summertime

  28-09-2015 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Mars appears to have flowing streams of salty water, at least in the summer, scientists reported Monday in a finding that could have major implications for the possibility of life on the planet.
  Scientists in 2008 confirmed the existence of frozen water on Mars. But the latest observations from an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter strongly support the longtime theory that salt water in liquid form flows down certain Martian slopes each s
  
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• Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia

  28-09-2015 18:19
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Where to begin with this story?
  There’s the soap opera angle, reportedly involving bitter infighting among city politicians over a precious gem thought by at least one person to be bad luck.
  There’s the angle that sounds straight out of a Sherlock Holmes tale, with one newspaper writing of “the mystery of the Lady Mayoress’ opal.”
  Then there’s the comedic angle, one reminiscent of that “Seinfeld” episode where an astronaut pen
  
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• New Mexico gets federal grant to target methamphetamine

  28-09-2015 18:19
  
  SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Public Safety is getting a $561,000 federal grant to combat methamphetamine trafficking and related violence.
  The U.S. Justice Department announced the funding Monday.
  The Justice Department says the money for New Mexico is included in more than $6.1 million being provided through an anti-methamphetamine program to seven state-level law enforcement agencies dealing with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine and laboratories.
  
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• Ex-House Speaker Hastert lawyers talking possible plea deal

  28-09-2015 17:44
  
  FILE – In this June 9, 2015 file photo, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert departs the federal courthouse in Chicago after his arraignment on charges of violating banking rules and lying to the FBI after he allegedly agreed in 2010 to pay $3.5 million to someone to hide past misconduct. Prosecutors and attorneys for Hastert told a federal judge Monday Sept. 28, 2015 that they’re talking about a possible plea deal. (AP Photo/Christian K. Lee, File)
  CHICAGO — Former U.S. House S
  
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• Diocese of Gallup brings in $161K from auctions

  28-09-2015 17:35
  
  GALLUP — The Diocese of Gallup has walked away with less than $161,000 after selling nearly three dozen properties at auctions in Albuquerque and Phoenix.
  The Gallup Independent reports (http://bit.ly/1jl8YBA ) that documents submitted by diocesan attorneys to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court say the sales total for both auctions was about $225,000. The two businesses hired by the diocese to promote and conduct the auctions earned about $65,500.
  Most of the properties were sold for far less than
  
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• Obama: US willing to work with Russia, Iran on Syria crisis

  28-09-2015 17:33
  
  United States President Barack Obama speaks during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
  UNITED NATIONS — Straining for a solution to Syria’s civil war, President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States is willing to work with Russia, as well as Iran to achieve a “managed transition” to remove Syrian leader Bashar Assad from power.
  Syria cannot “return to the pre-war status q
  
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• New Mexico tribe before appeals court in casino dispute

  28-09-2015 17:33
  
  DENVER — Attorneys for a northern New Mexico tribe are appearing in federal appeals court in Denver for oral arguments in a long-running dispute over gambling operations.
  The hearing in the case of Pojoaque Pueblo is scheduled for Monday before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
  Pojoaque’s gambling agreement with New Mexico expired in June. The pueblo tried to negotiate a new compact with the federal government after talks with the state broke down in 2013.
  Pojoaque leaders main
  
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• Palestinians clash with Israeli riot police at holy site

  28-09-2015 17:32
  
  A Palestinian woman flashes victory signs and shouts at ultra-Orthodox Jews during confrontations in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Palestinians clashed with Israeli riot police after barricading themselves in a mosque at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, throwing firebombs and rocks at officers outside during a major Jewish holiday on Monday. The hilltop compound in Jerusalem’s Old City is a frequent flashpoint and its fate is a core issue at the heart of the
  
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• Afghan police: Taliban seize half of strategic northern city

  28-09-2015 17:32
  
  Smoke rises from a police station during clashes between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces, in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. An Afghan official said on Monday that hundreds of Taliban fighters launched an early morning attack on a strategic northern city, storming it from several directions. (AP Photo)
  KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban seized more than half of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Monday, including a hospital, a courthouse an
  
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• Breaking: Strong evidence Mars has streams of salt water in summertime

  28-09-2015 17:25
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars appears to have flowing streams of salty water, at least in the summer, scientists reported Monday in a finding that could have major implications for the possibility of life on the planet.
  Scientists in 2008 confirmed the existence of frozen water on Mars. But the latest observations from an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter strongly support the longtime theory that salt water in liquid form flows down certain Martian slopes each summer
  
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• Breaking: Life on Mars? NASA says planet appears to have flowing water

  28-09-2015 17:25
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars appears to be flowing with rivulets of salty water, at least in the summer, scientists reported Monday in a finding that boosts the odds of life on the red planet.
  “It suggests that it would be possible for there to be life today on Mars,” NASA’s science mission chief, John Grunsfeld, said at a news conference.
  Scientists in 2008 confirmed the existence of frozen water on Mars. Now instruments aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter hav
  
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• Photos: Lunar Eclipse

  28-09-2015 17:16 via interactives.krqe.com
  
  Did you get to see the lunar eclipse Sunday night?See this series of images is from Mike Ullery | See Supermoon photos over New Mexico
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• Reports show tents trapped Boy Scouts during deadly flooding

  28-09-2015 16:58 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – Deadly floodwaters that tore through a Boy Scout troop’s New Mexico campsite as they slept turned their tents into wet cages that clung to their bodies like saran wrap, newly released police reports and taped interviews show.
  The group of eight California boys and their chaperones fought desperately to escape, some using their teeth to rip holes in their tents.
  “You could hear people yelling, but you couldn’t understand what they were saying,” Michae
  
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