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• Studies raise questions about impact of menu calorie counts

  02-11-2015 23:58
  
  WASHINGTON — Tracking calories at chain restaurants is supposed to become easier next year, but new studies raise questions about whether the counts actually make a difference for diners and eateries. Some restaurants already post calorie counts. New York City was first in the country to require it, and six years later researchers say seeing […]
  
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• Eddy County searches for suspects in Halloween shooting

  02-11-2015 23:40 via krqe.com
  
  EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Eddy County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition. Deputies responded Saturday night to a home on Calvani Road and found 56-year-old Alfonso Flores Fragoza shot in the abdomen. Flores Fragoza is still in the hospital following the shooting.
  Deputies say the suspects are Hispanic and were wearing ski masks and they left the scene in a truck.
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• Lobo soccer: UNM women to face UNLV

  02-11-2015 23:38
  
  SAN DIEGO — The UNM women’s soccer team plays UNLV Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament. The Lobos (9-8-1, 7-3-1 MWC) are seeded No. 3, while the Rebels (11-9-0, 6-5-0) are the sixth seeds. The winner will face No. 2 San Jose State on Thursday. The championship […]
  
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• Jimmy Carter says he feels fine, keeps busy despite cancer

  02-11-2015 23:37
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jimmy Carter resumed his role as Habitat for Humanity’s most prominent booster on Monday, donning a white hard hat and a worn leather belt stocked with his own tools to hammer and saw with other volunteers building a home in Memphis, Tennessee. “We haven’t cut back on my schedule yet,” Carter said, […]
  
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• Arizona man pleads guilty to child abuse in New Mexico

  02-11-2015 23:32
  
  An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in New Mexico and is facing a 10-year sentence in federal prison. Prosecutors say 34-year-old Aaron Hubbard, of Fort Defiance, Ariz., entered his plea Monday in federal court in Albuquerque. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Hubbard will be sentenced to a decade […]
  
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• Texas voters deciding on 7 constitutional amendments

  02-11-2015 23:31
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Voters statewide can give themselves tax breaks, pump billions of dollars into roads and make hunting and fishing constitutional rights by supporting seven amendments to the Texas Constitution on Tuesday’s ballot. And Houston will choose a new mayor and decide whether to extend nondiscrimination protections to its gay and transgender residents in […]
  
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• AZ health insurance co-op order means 59,000 must find coverage

  02-11-2015 23:31
  
  PHOENIX — About a third of the Arizonans who bought health insurance on the federal marketplace for 2015 will have to find a new provider following action by state insurance regulators to suspend the state’s nonprofit insurance co-op’s ability to sell new policies. The suspension of Meritus Health Partners means about 59,000 people will need […]
  
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• ABQ home construction still trails 2014

  02-11-2015 23:25
  
  Single-family home construction, which got off to a slow start this year in the Albuquerque metro area, is still behind last year through the first nine months of the year, according to DataTraq.
  
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• Man accused of shooting Albuquerque officer appears in federal court

  02-11-2015 23:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The man who shot and injured Albuquerque Police Department Officer Lou Golson during a traffic stop earlier this year was in federal court Monday.Christopher Cook is charged with violating federal firearms laws and is being prosecuted as one of the worst of the worst offenders. Cook cut a deal this summer for shooting Officer Golson that will send him to prison for 20 years.
  He is facing 30 years on those federal charges.
  
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• U.S. senators, mayors fight ‘garbage’ claims they’re linked to KKK

  02-11-2015 23:08 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Four U.S. senators are fighting back against unconfirmed, anonymous accusations that they’re affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan.
  Internet hacktivist group Anonymous announced an event called “HoodsOff2015,” according to The Hill, with a promise of exposing members and affiliates of the KKK.
  On Monday, several prominent lawmakers – including mayors and United States senators – fiercely denied any purported link between themselves and
  
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• UNM Data Users Conference Nov. 19

  02-11-2015 23:02
  
  Barb LaFleur will be providing the Census Bureau overview and a hands-on demo of the Census Business Development Tool at this year’s Data Users Conference on Nov.19. Mike Ratcliffe with the Census Bureau Geography Division will focus on Census view of geography and innovations in GIS. Jeff Mitchell, the director of the University of New […]
  
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• Meat processor recalling 167,427 pounds of ground beef

  02-11-2015 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A meat company based in Nebraska is recalling 167,427 pounds of ground beef that might be tainted with E. coli bacteria.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sunday that All American Meats Inc. is recalling the meat that was sold to retailers nationwide. No illnesses have been linked to the beef.
  The recalled meat was produced on Oct. 16, and it was sold in either 60-pound or 80-pound packages.
  The recall affects the following products:
  80-lb. (approximate weight) box
  
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• No special session on REAL ID in New Mexico

  02-11-2015 22:45
  
  New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's office says she won't call a special legislative session to fix the state's noncompliance with the federal REAL ID Act.
  
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• Lobo hoops gets commitment from former Arizona State forward MacDougall

  02-11-2015 22:40
  
  The UNM Lobos never turned their back on Connor MacDougall, even after he chose to go play at Arizona State for the 2014-15 season. The highly recruited Class of 2014 power forward from Tempe (Ariz.) Corona Del Sol High School said he never forgot the bond he felt with Lobos head coach Craig Neal over […]
  
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• Heritage Home Healthcare has been sold

  02-11-2015 22:34
  
  The company, based in Albuquerque, has been purchased by an affiliate of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.
  
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• University of Colorado to test drones in San Luis Valley

  02-11-2015 21:54
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado says it will help test two kinds of drones in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley. The university announced Monday that the FAA has approved the launching and testing of the unmanned aircraft by the school and the nonprofit aerospace advocacy group, UAS Colorado. The two types of unmanned […]
  
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• Forecast calls for snow accumulation in northern Arizona

  02-11-2015 21:54
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Weather forecasters say northern Arizona will have its first snow accumulation of the season this week. Totals will range from a trace to 2 inches along the Mogollon Rim. Flagstaff, Jacob Lake, areas north of Payson and southeast of Show Low, and parts of the Navajo Nation will be on the higher […]
  
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• Wounded Central Texas police chief critical, stable

  02-11-2015 21:53
  
  TEMPLE, Texas — Temple police say a Central Texas police chief shot over the weekend while working an off-duty security job at a bar in Temple remains in critical but stable condition. Darrell Allen, the chief in Marlin, is being treated at Baylor Scott and White Hospital after the shooting early Sunday. The Waco Tribune-Herald […]
  
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• The Latest: One more death in Romania nightclub fire

  02-11-2015 21:53
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania — The latest in the nighclub fire in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, that killed at least 31 people. All times local. 6:35 p.m. Authorities say another person has died of injuries sustained in a Bucharest nightclub fire and stampede, bringing the death toll to 31. Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea said a man, who […]
  
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• Man hurt in Albuquerque motel stabbing; suspect sought

  02-11-2015 21:46
  
  Albuquerque police say a woman who was taken into custody after a stabbing at the Best Choice Inn early Monday was questioned and released.
  
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• Cook makes initial appearance on firearms charge

  02-11-2015 21:30
  
  Christopher Cook, 37, of Albuquerque made an initial appearance Monday in federal court on an indict ...
  
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• APD: Home may have housed pot wax lab

  02-11-2015 21:03
  
  Police said they believe officers found a marijuana wax lab inside a northwest Albuquerque home where there was a small explosion Sunday evening.
  
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• Obama signs 2-year budget, debt deal before default deadline

  02-11-2015 20:31 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law a bipartisan budget bill that avoids a catastrophic U.S. default and puts off the next round of fighting over federal spending and debt until after next year’s presidential and congressional elections.
  Obama praised the rare bipartisan cooperation behind the deal, saying that 2-year agreement that funds the government through the 2017 fiscal year puts the government on a responsible path.
  “It should finally free
  
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• Funeral services for Officer Webster scheduled for Tuesday

  02-11-2015 20:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A private visitation is being scheduled Monday for fallen Officer Daniel Webster. Tuesday will be the public funeral and burial with full military honors.
  Following the service, a procession will make its way to Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho. Police and firefighters will stand guard until Webster is buried.
  The procession will take the following route Tuesday:
  Fifth to Roma
  Stop in front of APD main for final dispatch
  Fourth to Lomas
  Lomas to Broadway
  Broadwa
  
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• Community gathers to honor Officer Daniel Webster

  02-11-2015 20:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Family, friends and fellow officers are saying goodbye to Officer Daniel Webster.
  Tuesday there will be the public funeral and burial with full military honors. Following the service, a procession will make its way to Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho. Police and firefighters will stand guard until Webster is buried.
  The public memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. and officials are asking the public to be seated inside the auditorium no later than 10:
  
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• Updated: EPA says Volkswagen cheated a 2nd time on pollution tests

  02-11-2015 20:02
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. government says Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during testing than in real-world driving. The German automaker installed software designed to defeat the tests on VW, Porsche and Audi vehicles from the 2014 to 2016 model years […]
  
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• EPA says Volkswagen cheated a 2nd time on pollution tests

  02-11-2015 20:02
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. government says Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during testing than in real-world driving conditions. The German automaker installed software designed to defeat the tests on about 10,000 vehicles from the 2014 to 2016 model years, according […]
  
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• EPA expects to grant more time for mine spill repayment pact

  02-11-2015 19:39
  
  DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency says it expects to give La Plata County and the Southern Ute tribe more time to work out an agreement with the agency for compensation for their costs from the Gold King Mine spill. The EPA said in a written statement Monday a 180-day extension will likely be granted […]
  
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• Congressional Hispanic Caucus raises civil rights issues

  02-11-2015 19:39
  
  Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are raising questions about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s treatment of Latino farmers and ranchers. Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Linda Sanchez of California and fellow Democrats Michelle Lujan-Grisham and Ben Ray Lujan, both of New Mexico, sent a letter to the agency last week and requested a meeting with Secretary […]
  
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• E. coli in Northwest marks Chipotle’s 3rd outbreak this year

  02-11-2015 19:16 via krqe.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — An E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington state and Oregon has sickened nearly two dozen people in the third outbreak of foodborne illness at the popular chain this year.
  Cases of the bacterial illness were traced to six of the fast-casual Mexican food restaurants, but the company voluntarily closed down all 43 of its locations in the two states as a precaution.
  Three people in the Portland area and 19 people in western Washington have gotten sick with
  
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• Group organizes support rally for Officer Webster's procession

  02-11-2015 19:11
  
  A group of Albuquerque police wives is organizing a public rally to show support for Officer Daniel Webster during the procession after his funeral.
  
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• Texas case sees religious liberty, home-school rules collide

  02-11-2015 19:10
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The case of an El Paso home-schooling family accused of not teaching its children anything because it was waiting “to be raptured” has reached the Texas Supreme Court. Nine Republican justices heard arguments Monday on whether home-school students are required to learn anything. The McIntyre family says the El Paso school district’s […]
  
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• Judge sentences Albuquerque businessman to prison for fraud

  02-11-2015 18:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – A state District Court judge in Alamogordo has imposed a three-year prison term on an Albuquerque businessman who pleaded guilty in an investment fraud case involving an 88-year-old victim.
  Judge James W. Counts sentenced Jeffrey B. Bland to 18 years in prison but suspended 15 years of the sentence on the condition that Bland pay restitution of $75,000.
  The state Regulation and Licensing Department said the victim was defrauded of $229,000, and department Superinten
  
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• Feds investigate Albuquerque medical research lab

  02-11-2015 18:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Federal officials have acknowledged that a nonprofit institute in Albuquerque that uses animals for research is the subject of an investigation.
  Confirmation of the investigation stemmed from a public records request filed earlier this year by the animal-right group Stop Animal Exploitation Now, a frequent critic of the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which regularly inspects the lab, stated in a recent letter that the records
  
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• 52 homicide suspects arrested in 52 weeks

  02-11-2015 18:54
  
  A U.S. marshal said the shooting of three officers this year has motivated him to make sure that suspected violent criminals, especially homicide fugitives, are put behind bars.
  
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• Chip credit cards could slow holiday shopping

  02-11-2015 18:28
  
  As the calendar flips to November and visions of Black Friday dance in their heads, holiday shoppers using new, more secure chip credit and debit cards will be learning a new checkout procedure. While the added security might be welcome, new cards could mean more frustration and slower checkout lines during the bustle of holiday […]
  
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• US factories grow at slowest pace in 2½ years; hiring falls

  02-11-2015 18:20
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. factory activity grew last month at its slowest pace since May 2013 as manufacturers pared their stockpiles and cut jobs. The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its index of factory activity slipped to 50.1 in October from 50.2 in September. The figures barely signal growth, which is any reading above […]
  
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• Updated: Judge orders Cosby deposition in Janice Dickinson lawsuit

  02-11-2015 18:20
  
  LOS ANGELES — Bill Cosby and his former attorney can be deposed by lawyers for Janice Dickinson in the model’s defamation lawsuit against the embattled comedian, a judge ruled Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre Katz Weintraub ruled Cosby and his former lawyer Martin Singer must give their sworn testimony before Nov. 25. Dickinson, […]
  
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• Judge orders Cosby deposition in Janice Dickinson lawsuit

  02-11-2015 18:20
  
  LOS ANGELES — A judge says Bill Cosby and his former attorney should be deposed by lawyers for Janice Dickinson in the model’s defamation lawsuit against the embattled comedian. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre Katz Weintraub ruled that Dickinson’s lawyers should depose Cosby and attorney Martin Singer before Nov. 25. Dickinson, who is among […]
  
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• Activists say suspected Russian jets hit Syria’s Palmyra

  02-11-2015 18:20
  
  BEIRUT — Activists say suspected Russian warplanes have bombed the outskirts of Islamic State-held Palmyra, sending smoke rising out of an area that includes a historic castle overlooking the Syrian city’s Roman ruins. An activist in Palmyra who goes by the name Nasser al-Thaer says at least eight airstrikes struck the area of the Islamic-era […]
  
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• US construction spending rises 0.6 percent in September

  02-11-2015 18:18
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending rose 0.6 percent in September to the highest level since March 2008, pushed up by a surge in apartment building. The Commerce Department said Monday that spending on construction rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.09 trillion. Construction of apartments and condominiums jumped 4.9 percent in September from […]
  
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• A look at the potential causes of Russian plane crash

  02-11-2015 18:14
  
  NEW YORK — Investigators are still trying to determine what led to the sudden and catastrophic breakup of a Metrojet plane Saturday over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, just 23 minutes after the Russian-operated jetliner took off from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. The Airbus A321-200 was flying at 31,000 feet when the disaster occurred, killing all […]
  
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• Palestinians stab 80-year-old woman, others in 2 attacks

  02-11-2015 18:12
  
  JERUSALEM — A Palestinian stabbed and wounded a 70-year-old man in northern Israel before being shot by officers, police said Monday just hours after another Palestinian knifed several people, including an 80-year-old woman, in a stabbing spree near Tel Aviv, the latest attacks in more than a month of violence. The attacks came after Israeli […]
  
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• Bush hits campaign reset; says he’s a doer, not a talker

  02-11-2015 18:12
  
  WASHINGTON — GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush is hitting the reset button on his underwhelming campaign. Bush says his message won’t change, but his tactics and strategy will. Bush says he’s a doer, not a talker — a jab at rival Marco Rubio, delivered Monday at an event in Florida. Bush served two terms as […]
  
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• Governor: No special session on REAL ID in New Mexico

  02-11-2015 17:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s office says she won’t call a special legislative session to fix the state’s noncompliance with the federal REAL ID Act.
  Martinez spokesman Michael Lonergan says the governor has already tried five times to repeal a New Mexico law that gives driver’s licenses to immigrants regardless of legal status. However, Lonergan says Senate Democrats have blocked those bipartisan attempts.
  Lonergan says Martinez wants an up a
  
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• Updated: Supreme Court troubled by DA’s rejection of black jurors

  02-11-2015 17:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared troubled Monday by the actions of a Georgia prosecutor in disqualifying all the black prospective jurors from the death penalty trial of a black teenager who was accused of killing an elderly white woman. At least six of the nine justices indicated during arguments that black people were improperly […]
  
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• Supreme Court troubled by DA’s rejection of black jurors

  02-11-2015 17:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears troubled by the actions of a Georgia prosecutor in disqualifying all the black prospective jurors from the death penalty trial of a black teenager who was accused of killing an elderly white woman. At least six of the nine justices indicated during arguments Monday that black people were improperly […]
  
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• Space station marks 15 years of nonstop human presence

  02-11-2015 17:36
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Humankind is marking an off-the-planet pinnacle Monday: the 15th anniversary of continuous residency at the International Space Station. NASA and its global partners are celebrating the milestone, as are the six men aboard the space station. The U.S., Russian and Japanese crew plans a special dinner. Commander Scott Kelly, who’s on […]
  
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• Palestinian lawyer talks about viral photo of tear gas kick

  02-11-2015 17:36
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank — One of the most memorable images of the current Israeli-Palestinian confrontations shows a young Palestinian lawyer in dark shades, a suit and formal legal robe as he kicks away an Israeli tear gas canister, his legs flying high above billowing white gas. Part of the appeal is the unexpected: Palestinians clashing […]
  
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• Boutique Air booking flights from ABQ to Los Alamos

  02-11-2015 17:34
  
  LOS ALAMOS –— Boutique Air has begun accepting bookings for its new flights between Los Alamos and the Albuquerque Sunport. Fares will start at an introductory rate of $49 from Los Alamos to Albuquerque, according to a release from the company. The schedule will feature three daily round trip flights between the cities. The schedule […]
  
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