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• Transgender student: South Dakota bill doesn’t accept me

  17-02-2016 23:49
  
  PIERRE, S.D. — When Thomas Lewis told his South Dakota high school last year that he is transgender, teachers called him by his new name and used male pronouns when addressing him. But he says the accommodations stopped at being able to use the men’s bathroom. Instead, the 18-year-old senior chooses to go home for […]
  
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• Free legal advice event to be held in Barelas Thursday

  17-02-2016 23:27
  
  Thursday Albuquerque resident can get legal advice it for free. It's all part of the Law-La-Palooza event at the Barelas Community Center.
  
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• Photos: Pope Francis’ Papal Mass

  17-02-2016 22:59 via interactives.krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KRQE) – Officials are expecting massive crowds for Wednesday’s telecast of the Papal Mass. See the photos here >>
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• House panel agrees wild horses at Salt River need protection

  17-02-2016 22:57
  
  PHOENIX — Lawmakers, wildlife advocates and state officials came together Wednesday to safeguard wild horses that had faced federal roundups near the Salt River, though they were still divided on how those protections should take shape. The U.S. Forest Service planned to remove the horses in December but backed down after public backlash. The agency […]
  
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• Superintendent apologizes after student, 8, handcuffed

  17-02-2016 22:56
  
  TEMPLE, Texas — A Central Texas school administrator has apologized to the family of a disruptive 8-year-old who was briefly handcuffed by a police officer trying to calm the boy. Belton Independent School District Superintendent Susan Kincannon (kin-KAN’-uhn) also says it’s not district practice “to call police for unruly elementary students.” The boy’s stepfather says […]
  
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• Phoenix VA postpones surgeries due to technical difficulties

  17-02-2016 22:56
  
  PHOENIX — Officials at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System say surgeries have been postponed because of technical difficulties with the operation room ventilation system. A VA spokeswoman says all scheduled surgeries for Wednesday are being rescheduled at other area medical facilities. She says an engineering team will complete a review of the mechanical […]
  
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• AZ house panel advances 3 bills affecting gun rights

  17-02-2016 22:56
  
  PHOENIX — A House committee dominated by Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday barring any government agency in Arizona from enforcing new federal firearms laws or regulations. The prohibitions in House Bill 2300 were crafted by gun-right advocates who believe the federal government is poised to enact rules that violate the Second Amendment. “I think it’s […]
  
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• The Latest: Opening statements begin in Islamic State trial

  17-02-2016 22:55
  
  PHOENIX — The Latest on a federal trial in Phoenix against a man charged with supporting the Islamic State group in a case stemming from a thwarted attack at an anti-Islam event in Texas (all times local) 2:50 p.m. Prosecutors have begun making their case against a man standing trial in Phoenix on charges that […]
  
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• Social media posts of Pope Francis’ Papal Mass

  17-02-2016 22:47 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KRQE) – Social Media was abuzz on Wednesday as people anticipated Pope Francis’ Papal Mass. The Pope will deliver a mass to thousands just near the border of Juarez.
  The mass comes after the Pope made his way through Mexico.
  Here are the latest social media posts on the visit >>
  Altar boys await papal mass, burdened w/ deep mistrust of police https://t.co/jekGPiFfEP #PopeInMexico via @mollyhf pic.twitter.com/6DzpwsyNgJ
  — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) F
  
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• Autism advocates call for more focus on disorder during 2016 race

  17-02-2016 22:45 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – An estimated three million Americans are living with some form of autism which has lead special needs advocates to push for both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates to focus on people living with the disorder.
  During a press conference on Wednesday, neurodiversity expert John Elder Robison urged the men and women running for the White House to reach out to Americans living with autism and their families.
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• Native American venture fund awards $60,000

  17-02-2016 22:42
  
  Los Alamos National Security LLC, which manages Los Alamos National Laboratory, established the venture fund in 2013 to provide seed and early-stage funding for Native American companies and business-related projects.
  
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• Updated: APD: Bronze dog stolen from Museum recovered at recycling yard

  17-02-2016 21:55
  
  The bronze dog stolen from the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History last week was recovered from a recycling yard Wednesday morning, according to a spokesman for the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department. “Our recycling metals compliance officer received a call from an individual choosing to remain anonymous saying he had paid an individual […]
  
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• Shakespeare continues to pop up in many guises in Santa Fe

  17-02-2016 21:40
  
  “Shake a leg” should be the words of luck for actors in Santa Fe these days, since so much of their work is involving Shakespeare. It’s all part of the activities that have blossomed around the First Folio’s visit to the New Mexico Museum of Art this month. Members of the Santa Fe Shakespeare Society […]
  
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• Utility pleads not guilty in Los Angeles-area gas leak

  17-02-2016 21:31
  
  SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Southern California Gas Co. pleaded not guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor criminal charges stemming from a weekslong leak of gas from a storage well that led thousands of nearby Los Angeles residents to relocate. The utility’s attorneys entered the pleas in Los Angeles County Superior Court in suburban Santa Clarita. “We do […]
  
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• Pair to be charged with abuse in missing boy case

  17-02-2016 21:30
  
  Two will be charged in the case of a missing 3-year-old boy, whom authorities found bruised Tuesday.
  
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• Explosion in Ankara kills at least 18, wounds 45 others

  17-02-2016 21:29
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — Assailants on Wednesday exploded a car bomb near vehicles carrying military personnel in the Turkish capital, killing at least 18 people and wounding some 45 others, officials said. The explosion occurred during evening rush hour in the heart of Ankara, in an area close to where military headquarters and parliament are located. […]
  
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• The Latest: Senate sends bail bond reform to voters

  17-02-2016 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – The latest on public safety reforms pending in the New Mexico Legislature (all times local):
  12:10 p.m.
  A proposal to reform the state’s bail bond system will go before voters in November after the Senate moved to approve the constitutional amendment.
  Sen. Peter Wirth’s proposal passed the Senate unanimously with no debate Thursday, the second to last day of this year’s legislative session in Santa Fe.
  The measure had cleared the House earlier this week.
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• Stolen Albuquerque museum dog statue recovered

  17-02-2016 21:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A bronze dog statue police say was stolen from the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History has been recovered.
  New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department spokesman Ben Cloutier says a recycling company bought the stolen artwork and immediately contacted state officials after recognizing it.
  Cloutier says the company purchased the statue from someone for $55 and information about the seller has been turned over to Albuquerque police.
  Last week, the Albuquerque Museum of
  
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• White House says Obama will sign North Korea sanctions bill

  17-02-2016 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will sign legislation hitting North Korea with more stringent sanctions for refusing to stop its nuclear weapons program.
  Congress approved the bill on Friday. Until now, the White House had said that Obama wouldn’t oppose the bill, but hadn’t committed to signing it.
  White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Wednesday that Obama will sign the bill into law.
  The expanded sanctions from Congress come as the U.S. and Chi
  
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• 2 charged with child abuse in case of missing boy

  17-02-2016 21:07
  
  Two have been charged in the case of a missing 3-year-old boy, who authorities found bruised Tuesday.
  
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• University of Texas head begrudgingly OKs campus gun rules

  17-02-2016 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Concealed handguns will be allowed in University of Texas classrooms but generally banned from dorms under rules begrudgingly approved Wednesday by the school’s president, whose hand was forced by a new state law.
  Like many who study or work at the school in liberal Austin, President Greg Fenves opposes allowing guns on the roughly 50,000-student campus. Texas’ universities had been gun-free zones under the state’s previous concealed handgun laws, but
  
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• Updated: Thousands turn out for Pope Francis’ visit to Ciudad Juárez

  17-02-2016 20:56
  
  Pope Francis today became the first pope to set foot in Ciudad Juárez, the border town that only recently emerged from a bloody drug war. Multitudes of local residents — New Mexicans and Texans among them — lined up to welcome the pontiff as he made his way through the city to a series of […]
  
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• Thousands turn out for Pope Francis’ visit to Ciudad Juárez

  17-02-2016 20:56
  
  Pope Francis today became the first pope to set foot in Ciudad Juárez, the border town that only recently emerged from a bloody drug war. Multitudes of local residents — New Mexicans and Texans among them — lined up to welcome the pontiff as he made his way through the city to a series of […]
  
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• Los Alamos pays $2 million settlement to three former police officers

  17-02-2016 20:19
  
  Los Alamos County will pay a total of $2 million to three former police officers who two years ago filed a lawsuit claiming retaliation for their actions that led to a fellow officer being sent to the state mental hospital for evaluation. According to a media release from Los Alamos County, former officers Randy Foster, […]
  
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• New: Lawmakers give final OK to bail reform measure

  17-02-2016 20:05
  
  SANTA FE — New Mexico voters will have their say in the November election on a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would allow judges to hold dangerous felony defendants without bail pending trial. The Senate, in a unanimous vote today, gave final approval to the proposed amendment — the result of a compromise reached […]
  
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• Massive crowds fill the stands at Sun Bowl for televised Papal Mass

  17-02-2016 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KRQE) – Officials are expecting massive crowds for Wednesday’s telecast of the Papal Mass.
  See the photos >>
  See social media posts from the day >>
  Thousands of people are expected to fill the seats at the El Paso Sun Bowl as the Pope delivers mass just across the border in Juarez.
  For the last four days, Pope Francis has journeyed through Mexico. His last stop is just feet away from the U.S. border.
  He is expected to preach the gospel to hundreds of thous
  
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• Massive crowds expected at Sun Bowl for televised Papal Mass

  17-02-2016 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KRQE) – Officials are expecting massive crowds for Wednesday’s telecast of the Papal Mass.
  Thousands of people are expected to fill the seats at the El Paso Sun Bowl as the Pope delivers mass just across the border in Juarez.
  For the last four days, Pope Francis has journeyed through Mexico. His last stop is just feet away from the U.S. border.
  He is expected to preach the gospel to hundreds of thousands of people Wednesday at the Juarez fairgrounds.
  During the mass,
  
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• Los Angeles vows privately financed Olympics in 2024 bid

  17-02-2016 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — With 97 percent of the venues in existence or already planned by private investors, organizers of Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympics are promising a prudent and responsible approach to running the games that would be entirely privately financed.
  “That is the definition of sustainability in terms of legacy and cost,” said Casey Wasserman, chairman of LA24. “There’s no risk involved with venues or facilities.”
  On Wednesday, LA24 offi
  
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• US enters settlement talks over coal mines in West

  17-02-2016 19:40 via krqe.com
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Federal judges have suspended lawsuits that challenged coal mining projects in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico after government attorneys asked for time to negotiate potential settlements.
  The judges’ rulings give the U.S. Justice Department until April 1 to negotiate with New Mexico-based environmental group WildEarth Guardians.
  The sides also are seeking to settle a lawsuit involving coal lease in Utah.
  WildEarth Guardians prevailed in similar cases against
  
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• Mom, boyfriend to be charged after missing boy found with bruises

  17-02-2016 19:40
  
  A Valencia County mother and her boyfriend will be charged with child abuse in connection to an endangered missing child alert sent by New Mexico State Police earlier this week.
  
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• German leader renews call for Syria no-fly zone

  17-02-2016 19:39
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday renewed her proposal for a no-fly zone in Syria where civilians would be protected, a suggestion that was promptly rebuffed by Moscow that said it can only be done with the Syrian government’s consent. In Damascus, over 100 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid that were expected […]
  
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• Former SF County Commissioner Mike Anaya running for state Senate

  17-02-2016 19:36
  
  Former two-term Santa Fe County Commissioner Mike Anaya, a Democrat who lives in Galisteo, plans to formally announce his candidacy for state senator in District 39 on Saturday, according to a news release. District 39, a sprawling area that includes parts of the counties of Bernalillo, Lincoln, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance and Valencia, was […]
  
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• Former Sen. Domenici laments Scalia’s death

  17-02-2016 19:36
  
  Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, a New Mexico Republican who retired from office in 2008, said today that he mourns the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was a good friend of Domenici’s and a fellow son of Italian immigrants. Scalia’s body was found at a hunting ranch in West Texas over the […]
  
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• Obama to visit court to pay respects to Scalia on Friday

  17-02-2016 19:35
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will visit the Supreme Court on Friday to pay their respects as Justice Antonin Scalia lies in repose. Spokesman Josh Earnest says Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden will attend Scalia’s funeral on Saturday at the Basilica of […]
  
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• Nevada race tightens: A big test for Clinton’s campaign

  17-02-2016 19:34
  
  LAS VEGAS — Nevada was supposed to be one of Hillary Clinton’s safest bets. She already had staff on the ground last spring, weeks before officially announcing her presidential bid. One of her earliest campaign stops was an emotional meeting with immigrant students at a Las Vegas high school. And as recently as last month, […]
  
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• Bridge from El Paso to Mexico draws papal enthusiasts

  17-02-2016 19:32 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Pope Francis won’t step foot in El Paso on Wednesday, but his presence across the border in Ciudad Juarez was still being widely felt in the West Texas city.
  Thousands of people from El Paso as well as other parts of the U.S. were expected to make the short trip over the various bridges that link the cities to attend an outdoor Mass that is expected to be attended by more than 200,000 people and will cap Francis’ visit to the Latin American country. Thousa
  
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• Supreme Court may face extended period with 8 justices

  17-02-2016 19:20
  
  WASHINGTON — Is eight enough? The Supreme Court has managed to function effectively at less than its full nine-member strength for two extended periods in the past 50 years. The question now is whether the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in the middle of the court term and a polarizing presidential campaign will make it […]
  
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• SPLC notes uptick in hate, extremist groups in 2015

  17-02-2016 19:19
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Leaders of a civil rights advocacy group say the number of hate groups and anti-government militias increased in 2015 — and they say the rise coincides with the increasing presence of fear and hate speech in mainstream politics. Southern Poverty Law Center released its Year In Hate and Extremism report Wednesday. The […]
  
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• AZ house panel OKs bill giving state right to refuse refugees

  17-02-2016 19:19
  
  PHOENIX — A House panel has passed a bill that would block the state from helping resettle refugees if it can’t ensure they have been properly screened and vetted for terrorism risks. House Bill 2370 by Rep. Bob Thorpe also would require the federal government’s refugee resettlement program to reimburse the state for any costs […]
  
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• Updated: Fight over gay marriage, equal rights laws renews in Texas

  17-02-2016 19:18
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ attorney general, who faces an ethics investigation for advising government officials they could deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples, backed Republican lawmakers Wednesday who want new religious objection measures and new scrutiny on city equal rights ordinances. Although a top aide to Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton told a Senate panel […]
  
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• Cruz may be first Hispanic president, but rejects the label

  17-02-2016 19:18
  
  COLUMBIA, South Carolina — After his big win in the Iowa caucuses, Ted Cruz is one step closer to becoming the first Hispanic president in U.S. history. But that’s not how he wants to be known. Cruz, whose father was born in Cuba, admits that his Spanish-speaking skills are “lousy.” He offers up only the […]
  
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• The Latest: Attackers in Ankara targeted military vehicles

  17-02-2016 19:16
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — The Latest on the large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara (all times local): 8:10 p.m. Turkey’s military says the attack that killed at least five people in the capital Ankara targeted military vehicles carrying personnel. A statement from the military said the vehicles were attacked as they stopped at traffic lights […]
  
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• The Latest: Sunland Park horse track plans to resume racing

  17-02-2016 19:03
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The latest on an equine herpes outbreak that has infected several dozen horses in New Mexico (all times local): 10:35 a.m. Officials at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino plan to resume live horse racing later this month despite a continued quarantine stemming from an equine herpes outbreak that has infected several dozen […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: SC Gov. Haley to endorse Rubio in SC

  17-02-2016 19:00
  
  BEAUFORT, S.C. — The Latest on the 2016 race for president, three days out from the South Carolina Republican primary (all times local): 3:00 p.m. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is endorsing Marco Rubio ahead of Saturday’s first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary. A person close to the Republican governor with direct knowledge of her decision says […]
  
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• For budding female game designers, a new source of support

  17-02-2016 18:59
  
  LAS VEGAS — The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences wants to empower women to create video games. The organization unveiled a new initiative Wednesday called WomenIn that seeks to boost gender diversity in the male-dominated gaming industry. “When I grew up playing games — and I can say this because it’s true — games […]
  
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• The Latest: Pope says God will judge exploiters of workers

  17-02-2016 18:31 via krqe.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico (all times local):
  1:20 p.m.
  Pope Francis is warning that God will judge those who exploit workers and make them “slaves of our day,” for their own profit.
  During a visit to Ciudad Juarez, Francis urged employers to think of the type of Mexico they want to leave for their children.
  “Do you want to leave them the memory of exploitation, of insufficient pay, of workplace harassment?” he asked. And he
  
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• Uber, Lyft bill on New Mexico impasse heads to full Senate

  17-02-2016 18:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – A bill aimed at welcoming and regulating ride-booking companies like Uber and Lyft in New Mexico is headed to the full state Senate.
  The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to move the proposal to the Democratic-led Senate despite objections from traditional taxi companies.
  The GOP-led House overwhelmingly passed the measure 58-8 earlier this month.
  The legal status of the companies has been in limbo in the state since they began offering services in 2014. The companie
  
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• Updated: Iran snubs Doha proposal, won’t freeze oil output

  17-02-2016 18:19
  
  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran appeared Wednesday to back a plan laid out by four influential oil producers to cap their crude output if others do the same, though it offered no indication that it has any plans to follow suit itself. The agreement reached in Doha the day before by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Russia and […]
  
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• New Mexico officials to address horse herpes outbreak

  17-02-2016 17:54
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — State horse racing officials are weighing the effects of an equine herpes outbreak that has infected several dozen horses in New Mexico and resulted in the death of a horse that was transported to Arizona. The New Mexico Racing Commission has scheduled a special meeting Wednesday in Albuquerque. Officials will discuss development […]
  
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• Q&A: A look at the Apple vs Justice Dept. court fight

  17-02-2016 17:45
  
  WASHINGTON — A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into a work-issued iPhone used by a gunman in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook immediately objected, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal fight between Silicon Valley and the federal government. Here’s a look at […]
  
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