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• Kirtland woman arrested in death of her husband

  10-02-2016 23:59
  
  FARMINGTON — Police in Farmington say a Kirtland woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her husband. They say 27-year-old Lynell Kieyoomia is being held on suspicion of vehicular homicide, aggravated DWI, two counts of child abuse, driving on a revoked license, leaving the scene of an accident and failing to render […]
  
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• Government sues Ferguson after city tries to revise deal

  10-02-2016 23:59 via krqe.com
  
  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The federal government sued Ferguson on Wednesday, one day after the city council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb.
  Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Ferguson’s decision to reject the deal left the department no choice except to file a civil-rights lawsuit.
  “The residents of Ferguson have waited nearly a year for the city to adopt an agreement that would prot
  
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• New Mexicans ask lawmakers to use ‘rainy day fund’ for education

  10-02-2016 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – Rain is not in the forecast, but a lot of kids and others were carrying umbrellas Wednesday in Santa Fe.
  They were trying to demonstrate that every day is a rainy day, referencing the State’s so-called rainy day fund.
  They’re asking state lawmakers to withdraw money from the state’s $15 billion savings account for early education.
  Each umbrella is inscribed with the message: “Invest in kids.”
  A report recently ranked New Mexico 49th in child
  
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• Mourning New Mexico father asks lawmakers for harsher DWI penalties

  10-02-2016 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – A mourning father is begging state lawmakers to do something about drunk drivers.
  Back in November, police said Jacob Jaramillo was driving drunk and killed three people when he crashed into them under the Big-I.
  Grace Sinfield was one of the people who died.
  Today, her father told us the last words he spoke to his daughter.
  He told her not to drink and drive — a warning she would follow, but Jaramillo would ignore.
  Now, Sinfield’s father is asking state
  
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• Albuquerque officials pass out backpacks, basic necessities to the homeless

  10-02-2016 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque is lending a helping hand to the homeless.
  The city says the homeless population is growing, and they don’t just need food and a warm place to sleep — they need hygiene products too.
  So, the Department of Family and Community Services stuffed backpacks to the brim with blankets, granola, soup and cleaning products.
  Teams are now traveling to homeless areas to drop off the backpacks.
  “We are going to go ahead and give them out to the commun
  
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• Updated: T-Mobile in talks to take over closed Sprint call center

  10-02-2016 23:48
  
  T-Mobile is in negotiations to take over the Rio Rancho call center closed earlier this month by rival Sprint.
  
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• Slain teen’s father says he found out about her death on TV

  10-02-2016 23:35
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — The father of a 13-year-old girl who police say was slain by a Virginia Tech student says he found out about his daughter’s death on TV. During an episode of “Dr. Phil” that aired Wednesday, David Lovell told host Phil McGraw that authorities forgot to tell him before they told reporters that […]
  
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• GOP lawmaker puts New Mexico bail bond proposal on hold

  10-02-2016 23:35
  
  A Republican lawmaker has asked the House to suspend action on a proposed constitutional amendment he drafted to allow judges to deny bail to defendants deemed a flight-risk and danger to the public.
  
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• Latest: Government files civil rights suit against Ferguson

  10-02-2016 23:34
  
  FERGUSON, Mo. — The latest on efforts by Ferguson to reach a consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to improve police and court practices in the St. Louis suburb (all times local): 4:20 p.m. The Justice Department has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, one day after the city […]
  
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• Colorado mountain bike dog attack suit settled for $1M

  10-02-2016 23:28
  
  EAGLE, Colo. — Lawyers for a woman attacked by two sheep dogs during a Colorado mountain bike race say they’ve settled a lawsuit against the dogs’ owners for $1 million. Renee Legro was mauled by two Great Pyrenees dogs while riding her bike at Camp Hale, a former Army training camp in Eagle County, in […]
  
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• But is she honest? Caring? Clinton grapples with questions

  10-02-2016 23:27
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s campaign has spent months fighting the perception that she has a shaky relationship with the truth and is disconnected from the problems facing Americans. So far, the campaign’s effort hasn’t worked. Less than half the voters in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary found Clinton to be honest and trustworthy, while about 90 […]
  
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• ABQ’s music giant getting ready to downsize

  10-02-2016 23:00
  
  Micky Patten walks a path through a back storage room at Grandma’s Music & Sound wide enough for an elephant. The place used to be packed. He offers a showroom tour at the West Side Albuquerque store, pointing out a few barren hooks and a couple of empty guitar displays. “You can see holes where […]
  
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• Russia proposes March 1 ceasefire in Syria; US wants it now

  10-02-2016 22:56 via krqe.com
  
  MUNICH (AP) – U.S. officials say Russia has proposed a March 1 ceasefire in Syria, but the United States believes the fighting must stop immediately.
  One official says the U.S. believes the Russians are giving themselves and the Syrian military on the ground three weeks to launch harsher attacks on opposition forces.
  And the U.S. is worried that the opposition could suffer irreversible losses in northern and southern Syria.
  The officials weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publi
  
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• New Mexico official blasts EPA over Colorado spill

  10-02-2016 22:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The head of the New Mexico Environment Department is blasting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying federal officials are downplaying the long-term effects of the Gold King Mine spill.
  Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn on Wednesday told members of a state legislative committee that the agency plans to monitor water quality for one year to ensure it’s safe for recreational use.
  Flynn said the agency instead needs to treat the incident as a human heal
  
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• 1-year-old shot, killed in Compton home

  10-02-2016 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 1-year-old girl lying in her crib at home in Compton was struck in the head and killed by a bullet likely meant for her gang-member father, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said Wednesday.
  The girl died in one of the most violent areas of Los Angeles County after a gunman got out of a car and fired at least five rounds Tuesday evening at a converted garage where the child and her parents live.
  The shooting sparked a plea from the mayor of Compton for reside
  
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• Texas attorney general faces ethics probe over gay marriage

  10-02-2016 22:50
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Already indicted on felony securities fraud charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will face an ethics investigation for advising local officials they could refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled gay marriage legal in June. A month later, a complaint filed and co-signed by more […]
  
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• Senate panel votes to hold website in contempt over sex ads

  10-02-2016 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON — A Senate panel voted on Wednesday to hold the classified advertising website Backpage.com in civil contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena into how it screens ads for possible sex trafficking. The Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee backed a resolution setting up a legal fight with the company. The full Senate […]
  
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• Obama administration struggles to craft ceasefire in Syria

  10-02-2016 22:50
  
  MUNICH — The Obama administration’s struggle to craft a ceasefire in Syria’s civil war has resulted in a confusing mix of shifting priorities that have exposed a policy toward Syria that few understand, and even fewer see working. As it tries to navigate a truce to spur peace talks, the administration has become increasingly torn […]
  
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• Mayor shows love to skateboarders, lifts ban in Love Park

  10-02-2016 22:49
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Skateboarders in Philadelphia are feeling the love from Love Park now that the mayor has temporarily lifted a ban on skating there until it closes for renovations. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney made the announcement Wednesday during a groundbreaking ceremony for the park and welcome center’s $20 million facelift. The park is a skateboarding […]
  
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• Judge: new order against enforcing Louisiana abortion law

  10-02-2016 22:49
  
  NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana has issued a new order blocking the state from enforcing an abortion law that he says would prevent most women from getting abortions. Attorneys for the state immediately asked Judge John deGravelles to stay Wednesday’s order while they appeal it and his Jan. 26 finding that the […]
  
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• Prosecutor: Ex-LA sheriff to plead guilty in corruption case

  10-02-2016 22:48
  
  LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca has agreed to plead guilty to lying to investigators during a federal corruption probe that tainted his career, prosecutors said Wednesday. Baca stepped down from the helm of the nation’s largest sheriff’s department in 2014 amid the probe that led to charges against underlings for beating […]
  
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• Upcoming 2016 states hold rewards, perils for leading candidates

  10-02-2016 21:44 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders were the obvious winners in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. But, up and down the leader board, candidates got important clues as to their prospects going forward.
  To prep a proactive ground game, campaigns toss aside a simple winner-loser rundown, and focus on current rankings, candidate strengths, and voter composition.
  That’s where it gets interesting – and complex.
  Dems in NH
  Sen. Bernie Sanders
  
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• Government will consider Google computer to be car’s driver

  10-02-2016 21:41
  
  DETROIT — Computers that control cars of the future can be considered drivers just like humans, the federal government’s highway safety agency has found. The redefinition of “driver” by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an important break for Google, taking it a step closer to its goal of self-driving cars without steering wheels, […]
  
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• Updated: Federal government expected to sue Ferguson, Missouri

  10-02-2016 21:40
  
  FERGUSON, Mo. — The federal government was expected to file a civil-rights lawsuit against the city of Ferguson on Wednesday, one day after the city council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb. The lawsuit was confirmed by a […]
  
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• 2 deputies wounded, suspect dead in shopping center shootout

  10-02-2016 21:40
  
  ABINGDON, Md. — A man shot a sheriff’s deputy in the head inside a crowded restaurant at lunchtime Wednesday and wounded another deputy during a shootout, authorities and witnesses said. The gunman was killed and, remarkably no bystanders were hurt, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said. The first shooting took place inside a Panera restaurant […]
  
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• Senate bill aims to derail NKorea’s nuclear weapons program

  10-02-2016 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON — Seeking to derail North Korea’s drive for nuclear weapons, senators set aside their partisan differences on Wednesday to support legislation aimed at starving Pyongyang of the money it needs to build an atomic arsenal. The Senate is scheduled to vote later Wednesday on a bill to impose more stringent sanctions on North Korea. […]
  
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• 2 Texas researchers under fire for Planned Parenthood study

  10-02-2016 21:32
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Two state health researchers in Texas are under fire for co-authoring a study suggesting what Republican leaders have long disputed: cuts to Planned Parenthood are restricting access to women’s health care. Texas Health Commissioner Chris Traylor has not said whether the researchers, one a high-level director with more than 20 years in […]
  
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• MADD: Car-locking systems have stopped 1.77 million drivers

  10-02-2016 21:31
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Car-locking systems have stopped more than 1.77 million people from driving drunk since states first passed laws requiring offenders to install them in 1999, Mothers Against Drunk Driving said in a first-of-its-kind report on the devices nationwide. The data come from the 11 major manufactures of the ignition interlock systems, and the […]
  
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• Boy found dead in Denver home; deputy hurt on way to scene

  10-02-2016 21:30
  
  DENVER — Authorities say they found a 6-year-old boy dead and a man suffering self-inflicted stab wounds inside a suburban Denver home where a woman said she was sexually assaulted at knife-point. A deputy rushing to the scene behind an ambulance Wednesday morning was also injured after his patrol car was hit by a turning […]
  
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• 28 percent of female CU undergrads report assault

  10-02-2016 21:30
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — More than a quarter of female undergraduate students at the University of Colorado who responded to a survey say they have experienced sexual assault while in college. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/1PNAkl0 ) that preliminary results from a sexual misconduct survey found that 28 percent of female respondents say they experienced assault […]
  
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• Virginia House OKs electric chair as backup in executions

  10-02-2016 21:29
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — A bill that would allow Virginia prison officials to execute inmates in the electric chair if lethal-injection drugs are unavailable sailed through the state’s Republican-dominated House of Delegates on Wednesday. The measure will now face its real test in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority and a similar measure got […]
  
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• Christie expected to end 2016 White House bid

  10-02-2016 21:29
  
  NASHUA, N.H. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to end his campaign for the Republican nomination for president after a disappointing finish in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. That’s according to a two people familiar with his plans, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized […]
  
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• 2 female bombers kill 56 in northeast Nigerian refugee camp

  10-02-2016 21:28
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a northeast Nigerian refugee camp, killing at least 56 people, health and rescue officials said Wednesday. A third woman bomber was arrested and has given officials information about other planned bombings that helped them increase security at the camp, said an official of the […]
  
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• Fiorina Tweets that she’s quitting GOP race

  10-02-2016 21:20 via krqe.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Carly Fiorina is dropping out of the 2016 Republican presidential race.
  The former technology executive announced on Twitter that she is suspending her campaign.
  The 61-year-old drew positive reviews for several strong debate performances, in which she promoted her business expertise and argued that as the lone woman in the GOP field she was best positioned to oppose likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. But she struggled to build support in a crowded primary fie
  
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• New Mexico commission denies suit against utility over nuclear unit

  10-02-2016 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – A New Mexico commission has denied a motion that would prevent a utility from making its customers cover the costs of a nuclear power unit it recently purchased.
  The New Mexican reports that the Public Regulation Commission’s hearing officer ruled against the motion Tuesday. Renewable energy nonprofit New Energy Economy had accused the Public Service Company of New Mexico of trying to “sneak in” the purchase without PRC approval.
  PNM bought 64 megawat
  
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• Judge reduces verdict against carmaker in toddler’s death

  10-02-2016 20:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A carmaker has been ordered to pay more than $8 million after a toddler suffered brain damage after getting her head stuck in a power window.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that on Friday U.S. District Judge Kenneth Gonzales reduced a jury’s $9.6 million verdict by $1 million, but denied a new trial or a judgment as a matter of law requested by Volvo Cars of North America.
  The jury heard two weeks of testimony about the September 2010 incident in which 2-year-old
  
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• Ethics commission plan gains momentum in New Mexico

  10-02-2016 20:18 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico is moving closer than ever to creating an independent ethics commission to keep watch over the conduct and campaign finance activities of public officials, lobbyists and state contractors in the wake of a scandal that led to the jailing of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran.
  The New Mexico House of Representatives began floor deliberations Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to create an independent agency overseeing the conduct of public officials at state
  
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• Feds plan outreach to New Mexico youth in opioid fight

  10-02-2016 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Federal law enforcement officials are citing a rise in drug overdose deaths in New Mexico as the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration release a documentary aimed at educating high schoolers on the dangers of opioids.
  Special agents in charge for the FBI and DEA in New Mexico say the agencies will distribute free DVDs of the documentary “Chasing the Dragon” to high schools in the state.
  The film centers on the stories of several people who have struggled wi
  
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• Ex-priest arrested in 1960 killing of Texas schoolteacher

  10-02-2016 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A former priest has been arrested in Arizona in the 1960 slaying of a 25-year-old Texas schoolteacher and beauty queen.
  The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department arrested 83-year-old John Feit (fyt) on Tuesday. Feit faces a murder charge in the death of Irene Garza in McAllen, Texas, and is awaiting extradition to that state.
  Authorities say Garza visited Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen, where Feit was a priest, on April 16, 1960. Garza, who was Miss All
  
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• Alabama health agency confirms first Zika case in state

  10-02-2016 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama health officials say they’ve confirmed the first travel-related case of the Zika virus in the state.
  The Alabama Department of Public Health issued a statement Wednesday saying a resident of Morgan County in the Tennessee Valley tested positive for the virus.
  Acting State Health Officer Tom Miller says more cases probably will show up in Alabama.
  The Zika virus spreads through a certain type of mosquito. It moved quickly through Latin America before sh
  
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• NRF forecasts retail sales growth of 3.1 percent in 2016

  10-02-2016 19:32
  
  NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation is forecasting retail spending growth of 3.1 percent in 2016, a slowdown from the group’s annual estimate a year ago. The country’s largest retail trade industry group had forecast growth of 4.1 percent for 2015, then revised that figure down to 3.5 percent over the summer after slower-than-expected […]
  
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• Farmington unemployment increase largest in U.S.

  10-02-2016 19:32
  
  Farmington had the largest increase in its unemployment rate in 2015 among 296 metropolitan areas nationwide, according to a federal report released Wednesday. The northwestern New Mexico city saw its unemployment rate rise 2.1 percentage points last year, to 7.3 percent, said the U.S. Department of Labor. The San Juan Basin in the Four Corners […]
  
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• US Air Force pilot preps for Thunderbird air show over Kirtland

  10-02-2016 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – You may have noticed an unfamiliar plane flying above Kirtland Air Force Base today.
  The US Air Force is conducting a test run before their Thunderbird aerial show this summer.
  The pilot is making sure the site is safe for the twists, turns and tricks the other pilots will show off.
  He flew a Thunderbird for today’s maneuvers.
  “It’ll be intense. A lot of maneuvers, close formation flying, very choreographed show. Full event as well as the performing a
  
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• Christie expected to drop out; Trump faces fresh test in SC

  10-02-2016 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Now officially a winner after clinching New Hampshire, Donald Trump faces a fresh test for his once-improbable campaign as the Republican presidential race careens into more conservative territory in South Carolina.
  The billionaire political novice posted a decisive victory in the nation’s first primary, leaving in his wake a field of Republicans struggling to show staying power after trailing so far behind. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, bruised from a demor
  
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• Court refuses to end lawsuit over fatal police shooting

  10-02-2016 19:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A federal appeals court has refused to end a lawsuit stemming from a New Mexico State Police officer’s fatal shooting of a Glorieta man.
  Daniel T. Pauly sued police over the 2011 nighttime death of son Samuel Pauly. The son was shot through a window at his home by officers investigating a reported road-rage incident involving Samuel Pauly’s brother, Daniel B. Pauly.
  An officer shot through a window, hitting Samuel Pauly, in the chest, after his brother shot t
  
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• Los Alamos lab would get $2.1 million in Obama’s proposed budget

  10-02-2016 18:57
  
    The Obama adminstration’s proposed fiscal 2016 budget for the Department of Energy, released Tuesday, allocates $2.1 billion for Los Alamos National Laboratory. That’s down from $2.2 billion that the new budget document says was “enacted” for the current fiscal year but up from $1.9 billion in Department of Energy funding that was included in […]
  
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• Burger King’s next conquest: Hot dog king

  10-02-2016 18:56
  
  NEW YORK — Burger King is looking for a new crown: Hot Dog King. The Miami-based chain says it plans to put hot dogs on its menu nationally for the first time starting Feb. 23. It may seem like a jarring addition for those who know the chain for its Whoppers. But Burger King says […]
  
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• Jon “Bones” Jones waives traffic court appearance

  10-02-2016 18:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Former UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jones waived his appearance in traffic court today.
  He’s in trouble for driving without a license, registration and insurance.
  Jones was stripped of his title when he crashed into a pregnant woman and took off.
  He’s been doing community service as punishment and KRQE News 13 learned his probation officer has added 24 more hours for not reporting the latest traffic citation.
  The trial has been set for late March.
  
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• Pope on Ash Wednesday: Let’s share, be more sensitive

  10-02-2016 18:42 via krqe.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has smudged ashes on the bowed heads of prelates, nuns and ordinary Catholics during Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. The ritual marks the start of Lent, a period of penitence, prayer and self-sacrifice as the faithful prepare for Easter.
  The ashes symbolize mortality.
  In his homily, Francis described Lent as a good time “to train ourselves to be more sensitive and merciful” to others. He added that Lent presents the occasion to
  
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• Officials teach teens reality of cyberbullying

  10-02-2016 18:38
  
  The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office is holding presentations to show the impact of cyberbullying.
  
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