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• First lady shares holiday tradition as she visits sick kids

  14-12-2015 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is marking the days off the calendar for her favorite holiday tradition: traveling with family and friends to Hawaii.
  The first lady said the family trip to President Barack Obama’s home state dates back more than two decades.
  She said the two-week vacation also includes an annual talent show with their large group of loved ones that has included poetry, music and dog tricks.
  “Because it’s such an important tradition, I wouldn’t want
  
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• Official: Insufficient funds to host unaccompanied children

  14-12-2015 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — After a spike in the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in the past two months, a top health official has voiced renewed concern that too little money will be available to house the children, risking another border crisis, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
  In the letter, Sylvia Burwell, the secretary of Health and Human Services, tells members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee
  
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• The Latest: Jury asks judge questions in Freddie Gray trial

  14-12-2015 23:32
  
  BALTIMORE — The latest on the trial of a Baltimore police officer who is charged with manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who was injured in the back of a police transport van (all times local). 5:20 p.m. The jury in the Freddie Gray case has sent its first questions […]
  
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• Feds: 34 face charges in New Mexico meth trafficking probe

  14-12-2015 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Federal and tribal authorities say an investigation into methamphetamine trafficking on the Mescalero Apache reservation in New Mexico has netted federal charges against 18 suspected drug traffickers.
  Officials also say another 16 people face prosecution in tribal court on drug-related charges brought as a result of the probe.
  The U.S. Attorney’s office for New Mexico announced results of the 18-month-long investigation on Monday, saying officers with the Dru
  
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• UNM regent to retire

  14-12-2015 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A University of New Mexico regent says he’s retiring at the end of this year.
  The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday that Jamie Koch is leaving to work at an insurance company in Santa Fe.
  Koch has been on the UNM Board of Regents for 13 years.
  Before that, he served in the state House of Representatives and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
  Koch also has served as state chair of the Democratic Party and authored New Mexico’s Inspection of Public
  
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• APD identifies bicyclist killed in Friday hit-and-run

  14-12-2015 23:12
  
  Albuquerque police have identified the man killed in a hit-and-run crash in Northeast Albuquerque Friday night. Officer Tanner Tixier, a police spokesman, said Sean Bock was riding westbound a bike in the far right lane of Candelaria near Wyoming when he was struck by a vehicle around 10:30 p.m. “Evidence at the scene showed that […]
  
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• Fatal police shooting in LA suburb was different

  14-12-2015 22:59
  
  LYNWOOD, Calif. — When deputies confronted a man carrying a handgun in a Los Angeles suburb, the fatal shooting that unfolded was notably different from some other recent flashpoints in the debate over police use of force: The suspect was armed and in an area crowded with people. Friends and relatives of Nicholas Robertson quickly […]
  
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• Baillio brother remembered for family business, cowboy dreams

  14-12-2015 22:57
  
  Johnny Baillio was instrumental in building the store that carries his family’s name —  a longstanding local retailer — but what he really wanted was to be a cowboy. Baillio saw his dream come true after he retired in 1993 from Baillio’s, a family business that started in 1966 as a TV repair shop but […]
  
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• US looking at ways to better screen would-be immigrants

  14-12-2015 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is reviewing procedures for vetting would-be immigrants, with an eye toward examining applicants’ online presence, to close security gaps in the U.S. visa system, the White House said Monday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the Homeland Security and State departments have been asked to review the process for screening […]
  
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• Americans want to get tougher with the Islamic State

  14-12-2015 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON — After terrorist attacks at home and abroad, more Americans than ever — but still less than half — support sending U.S. ground troops to fight the Islamic State, according to a new Associated Press-GfK Poll. A large majority also want a clearer explanation from President Barack Obama about his strategy to defeat the […]
  
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• Cosby says 7 women who sued him made false accusations

  14-12-2015 21:56
  
  BOSTON — Bill Cosby fired back Monday at seven women who are suing him for defamation, accusing them of making false accusations of sexual misconduct for financial gain. In a countersuit filed in federal court, Cosby alleges the women made “malicious, opportunistic, and false and defamatory accusations” against him. Cosby is seeking monetary damages “to […]
  
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• Updated: Bergdahl to face desertion charge in general court-martial

  14-12-2015 21:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years and freed in…
  
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• Plans in works to salute Old Spanish Trail in Houston

  14-12-2015 21:32
  
  HOUSTON — A century ago, as horses and buggies gave way to the automobile, roads between cities — such as they were — came together in pieces. In Gulf states, it was business leaders — not public officials — that started in 1915 to stitch together paved roads. Among the most significant intercity routes was […]
  
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• Oil export ban in play in final-stage talks on budget deal

  14-12-2015 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican demands to end the ban on exporting crude oil emerged as a final negotiating point Monday as lawmakers scrambled to complete a year-end spending bill needed to keep the government running.
  In return for lifting the 4-decade-old ban, Democrats were seeking various environmental concessions, including permanently extending tax credits for solar and wind energy production and reviving an environmental conservation fund. Democrats also were trying to block GOP effo
  
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• Twitter warns some users about potential ‘state-sponsored’ hacks

  14-12-2015 21:22
  
  Several Twitter users said they have received warnings from the microblogging company that their accounts may have been targeted by “state-sponsored actors.” The warnings, which some users said they received Friday, say that the hackers may have been trying to get information such as email addresses, IP addresses and phone numbers. In the notice, San […]
  
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• Samsung asks Supreme Court to throw out $399M judgment

  14-12-2015 21:21
  
  WASHINGTON — In its patent dispute with Apple, Samsung is asking the Supreme Court to take a digital-age look at an issue it last confronted in the horse-and-buggy era. South Korea-based Samsung on Monday appealed a $399 million judgment for illegally copying patented aspects of the look of Apple’s iPhone, the latest round in a […]
  
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• US Army sergeant to face desertion charge in court-martial

  14-12-2015 21:16 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was released by the Taliban in exchange for five former leaders of the militant group held in Guantanamo Bay, will face charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in a general court-martial, the U.S. soldier’s attorney said Monday.
  Attorney Eugene Fidell said the convening authority — a high-ranking officer charged with deciding whether evidence warrants a court-martial — did not follow the advice of a preliminary heari
  
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• Need help with your electric bill? Try this fair

  14-12-2015 21:10
  
  The PNM Good Neighbor Assistance fund will host and assistance fair in Albuquerque on Tuesday.
  
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• Breaking: UNM regent Jamie Koch retiring

  14-12-2015 21:09
  
  University of New Mexico Regent James H. Koch is retiring effective Dec. 31, 2015. In a letter delivered to Governor Susana Martinez, Koch wrote, “This brings to conclusion 29 years of public service.” Koch plans to continue his work at Daniels Insurance in Santa Fe. He has been on the UNM Board of Regents for […]
  
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• Updated: DEA, BIA bust meth ring in Mescalero Apache country

  14-12-2015 21:00
  
  Federal and tribal agencies have charged 34 people for their alleged involvement in trafficking methamphetamine in southern New Mexico and Mescalero Apache country. Eighteen defendants, including five members of the Mescalero Apache tribe, face federal charges in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Sixteen other members […]
  
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• DEA, BIA bust meth ring in Mescalero Apache country

  14-12-2015 21:00
  
  Federal and tribal agencies have arrested 34 people allegedly involved in trafficking methamphetamine in southern New Mexico and Mescalero Apache country. Eighteen defendants, including five members of the Mescalero Apache tribe, face federal charges in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Sixteen other members of the […]
  
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• New Mexico Gov. Martinez to announce new anti-DWI bills

  14-12-2015 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is set to announce proposals aimed at toughening the state’s drunken driving laws.
  Martinez is expected Monday to unveil her legislative push on drunken driving during a press conference in Albuquerque.
  The Republican governor has blamed the Democratic-controlled Senate for failing to act on GOP proposals to strengthen New Mexico’s drunken driving penalties. But Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez says Martinez is attacking
  
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• New Mexico Gov. Martinez announces proposed anti-DWI bills

  14-12-2015 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The governor last week announced some anti DWI measures she decided to take on her own; now she wants lawmakers to take things a step further.
  “Don’t let anyone tell you that New Mexico has some of the toughest DWI laws in the country because we absolutely do not,” Governor Susana Martinez said.
  Martinez said the proposals aren’t new, and has tried to get them to pass without success.
  “Do these sound familiar, because they shoul
  
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• LANL’s work on portable MRI earns breakthrough award

  14-12-2015 20:09
  
  Los Alamos National Laboratory’s portable MRI, featured in a Journal article in May, was named one of the Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year by Physics World, the member magazine of the Institute of Physics. Portable MRI, also called Battlefield MRI (bMRI), uses ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging to create images of injured soft tissues, such […]
  
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• NMSU mulls student housing options for incoming freshmen

  14-12-2015 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES (KRQE) – Incoming freshmen at New Mexico State University may soon be required to live on campus.
  The university officials approved a resolution Friday that would require incoming freshmen to live in student housing for one year. There’s still talk about possible exemptions but the NMSU president says this could open the door for the university to enter into public-private partnerships with companies for more on-campus housing.
  
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• High court says DirectTV can cut off class action lawsuit

  14-12-2015 19:48
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that satellite provider DirecTV can avoid a class action lawsuit in California over early termination fees and force customers into private arbitration hearings instead. In a 6-3 opinion, the justices said that DirecTV’s contracts can specifically prohibit customers from banding together to sue the company, even though California […]
  
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• Judge denies bond request for accused rapist

  14-12-2015 19:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A man accused of brutally raping a woman and leaving her for dead will remain behind bars to the relief of his alleged victim. Joseph Apodaca went before a judge Monday asking that his $1 million bond be lowered, the judge denied his request.
  Apodaca is accused of attacking a former classmate when the two met up at a bar in May 2014, then leaving her in her car in a parking lot, where she almost bled to death.
  The case has been slow to make its way through the system.
  
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• Albuquerque police report spending on use of force issues

  14-12-2015 19:36
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A quarterly report shows that a large portion of the money Albuquerque police are spending to fix use of force issues is going to the Department of Justice’s intendent monitor. KOB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1SXpMPq ) that the report shows that the department has spent more than $700,000 on those efforts in the past […]
  
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• Nigerian security official charged in $2.1 billion arms scandal

  14-12-2015 19:35
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s former national security adviser pleaded innocent Monday to embezzling $2.1 billion meant to purchase arms to fight Boko Haram, and said some of the money was diverted on the then-president’s order to try to get himself re-elected. The former senior security official, Sambo Dasuki, said that part of the money — […]
  
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• Commissioner rejects Pete Rose’s plea for reinstatement

  14-12-2015 19:28
  
  CINCINNATI — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has rejected Pete Rose’s plea for reinstatement, citing his continued gambling and evidence that he bet on games when he was playing for the Cincinnati Reds. Manfred says in a letter sent to Rose and made public Monday that baseball’s hits king hasn’t been completely honest about his gambling […]
  
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• FAA to require most drones to be registered and marked

  14-12-2015 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  Spurred by numerous reports of drones flying near jets and airports, the federal government will require that the aircraft be registered to make it easier to identify owners and educate amateur aviators.
  The move, announced Monday by the Federal Aviation Administration, comes at a time when the agency is receiving more than 100 reports per month about drones flying near manned aircraft. The FAA prohibits drones and model airplanes from flying higher than 400 feet or within 5 miles of an airport.
  
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• Obama says military hitting IS group harder than ever

  14-12-2015 19:24 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said the United States military and allied forces are hitting the Islamic State group harder than ever, after he opened a rare meeting of his National Security Council at the Pentagon on Monday.
  The meeting outside the White House is part of a public relations drive to ease Americans’ worries about domestic terrorism ahead of the holidays.
  Obama said the Islamic State group’s leaders cannot hide, and the group is losing territory. The pr
  
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• Businesses get climate certainty they wanted; now for action

  14-12-2015 19:15
  
  LONDON — With the new global climate deal, businesses around the world got the long-term certainty that they had been clamoring for — now they need to back up the shift to a greener world with cold hard cash. Many business leaders have praised the climate deal reached Saturday in Paris, saying it will help […]
  
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• Serena Williams honored as SI’s Sportsperson of the Year

  14-12-2015 19:07
  
  NEW YORK — Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year — the first female athlete honored on her own by the magazine in more than 30 years. Williams came within two matches of tennis’ first calendar-year Grand Slam since 1988, a bid that ended with a semifinal loss at the U.S. Open. In […]
  
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• Weather delays departure of trucks carrying transformers

  14-12-2015 18:49
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Authorities report difficult driving conditions on many highways in northern and western New Mexico, and state transportation officials are postponing the beginning of a highway movement of a heavy freight shipment due to weather conditions. The National Weather Service says a cold Pacific storm that is dropping snow is moving across […]
  
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• Kosovo opposition releases tear gas in parliament

  14-12-2015 18:47
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo — Opposition lawmakers released tear gas Monday in Kosovo’s parliament as they once again tried to pressure the government into renouncing deals with Serbia and Montenegro. Clouds of smoke from two tear gas canisters forced lawmakers out of the debating chamber. The parliamentary session restarted later in another room with most opposition lawmakers […]
  
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• Dozen immigrants detained in fake Border Patrol SUV in Texas

  14-12-2015 18:47
  
  LAREDO, Texas — A dozen smuggled immigrants have been detained after being crammed into a fake Border Patrol SUV that was stopped by a real officer in Texas. Border Patrol officials say the investigation continues into who customized a white Chevy Tahoe to look like a Border Patrol vehicle. A Border Patrol agent from the […]
  
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• Police: Palestinian dead after ramming Israelis, wounding 9

  14-12-2015 18:32
  
  JERUSALEM — A Palestinian man died Monday after ramming his car into pedestrians at a crowded bus stop at the western entrance to Jerusalem, wounding nine, according to Israeli police. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said Abed Almohsin Hassoneh, 21, from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, barreled into the bus stop before bystanders shot […]
  
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• Hollywood ready for world premiere of ‘The Force Awakens’

  14-12-2015 18:32
  
  LOS ANGELES — A half-mile section of Hollywood Boulevard has been closed to traffic and a giant opaque tent now lines four blocks of the famous thoroughfare. Fan bleachers are up and spotlights are everywhere. Could the Academy Awards be coming early to Hollywood? No, bigger: On Monday evening, three theaters will roll out red […]
  
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• Updated: Baltimore jury mulls officer’s fate in Freddie Gray’s death

  14-12-2015 18:31
  
  BALTIMORE — Jurors began deliberating the fate on Monday of the first of six officers to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man whose neck was broken in the back of a police van, adding fuel to the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Prosecutors described Officer William Porter as indifferent to Gray’s […]
  
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• Updated: Baltimore braces as first trial in Freddie Gray death closes

  14-12-2015 18:31
  
  BALTIMORE — The city of Baltimore braced for a verdict as closing arguments were made Monday in the first of six trials of police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake urged citizens to continue with business as usual and respect the jury’s decision, but the city also opened an emergency […]
  
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• Baltimore braces as first trial in Freddie Gray death closes

  14-12-2015 18:31
  
  BALTIMORE — The city of Baltimore braced for a verdict as closing arguments were made Monday in the first of six trials of police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said business should continue as usual and that people must respect the jury’s decision, but the city also opened an […]
  
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• Duran sentenced to 30 days in jail, she may kill plea deal

  14-12-2015 18:26
  
  SANTA FE — Former New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran could spend the holidays behind bars, after judge sentenced her today to 30 days in prison for spending campaign contributions on a self-professed gambling addiction. Duran, who resigned in October and pleaded guilty to six criminal counts, will have until Wednesday to decide whether […]
  
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• Tech titans like Elon Musk are spending $1 billion to save you from terminators

  14-12-2015 18:19
  
  (c) 2015, The Washington Post. Elon Musk and other big tech names are worried that humanity will develop artificial intelligence so smart it becomes a threat to humanity itself – think self-aware killer robots that realize their best course of action is to wipe out mankind. Or, basically, terminators. Musk has been raising the alarm […]
  
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• As rate hike nears, Fed’s hints on future to be scrutinized

  14-12-2015 18:18
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s not about what it will do. It’s about what it will say. The worst-kept secret in the financial world is that the Federal Reserve is all but sure Wednesday to raise interest rates from record lows by a modest quarter point. On that, pretty much everyone agrees. The uncertainty hinges on what […]
  
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• Updated: Chicago officer acquitted of putting gun in suspect’s mouth

  14-12-2015 17:56
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police commander accused of shoving his gun down a suspect's throat and pressing a stun…
  
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• Chicago officer acquitted of putting gun in suspect’s mouth

  14-12-2015 17:56
  
  CHICAGO — A Chicago police commander accused of shoving his gun down a suspect’s throat and pressing a stun gun to the man’s groin was acquitted on battery and misconduct charges Monday, in a ruling that comes amid heavy criticism of the police department’s treatment of suspects. Cook County Judge Diane Cannon found Cmdr. Glenn […]
  
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• Albuquerque Police ID woman in weekend purse theft

  14-12-2015 17:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Police have identified the woman accused of stealing an elderly woman’s purse over the weekend.According to the Albuquerque Police Department, Angela Ortiz is believed to be the woman who stole the from the woman at a Walgreen’s this weekend.APD says Ortiz has an extensive criminal background which includes, prostitution, narcotics violations, shoplifting and receiving stolen property.A criminal summons will be issued for Ortiz’s arrest.
  
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• Are slaves peeling your shrimp? Here’s what you need to know

  14-12-2015 17:43 via krqe.com
  
  SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — An Associated Press investigation found enslaved migrant workers and children ripping the heads, tails, shells and guts off shrimp at processing factories in Thailand.
  AP journalists followed and filmed trucks loaded with freshly peeled shrimp going from one peeling shed to major Thai exporting companies. Then, using U.S. customs records and Thai industry reports, they tracked it globally. They also traced similar connections from another factory raided six mo
  
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• New Mexico campus bans gun sales, raffles at its facilities

  14-12-2015 16:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – The Alamogordo branch of New Mexico State University will no longer allow groups to rent its facilities to sell or give away guns.
  The Alamogordo News reports that NMSU-A Interim President Dr. Ken Van Winkle announced the ban on Wednesday. It puts an end to the fundraiser gun shows that the Alamogordo Evening Lions Club and Western Frontier Gun Shows have been holding on the campus since 2011.
  The new policy will also prohibit National Rifle Association banquets if
  
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