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• Updated: Authorities release video in disappearance of Texas girl

  17-03-2016 23:59
  
  HOUSTON — Authorities on Thursday asked for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl whose father was fatally shot and dumped in a ditch in a rural area north of Houston. Authorities are still actively looking for Adriana Coronado, who was last seen on Saturday in […]
  
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• EPA reviewing New Mexico request for repayment after spill

  17-03-2016 23:59
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is acknowledging the concerns of officials in New Mexico and elsewhere that spring runoff could stir up contaminants left behind by the Gold King Mine spill in southern Colorado. EPA Regional Administrator Ron Curry wrote in a letter to the state’s congressional delegation that the federal agency […]
  
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• Authorities release video in disappearance of Texas girl

  17-03-2016 23:59
  
  HOUSTON — Authorities on Thursday asked for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl whose father was fatally shot and dumped in a ditch in a rural area north of Houston. Authorities are still actively looking for Adriana Coronado, who was last seen on Saturday in […]
  
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• 3 New Mexico men killed in 2-car crash north of Shiprock

  17-03-2016 23:59
  
  SHIPROCK, N.M. — Authorities say three New Mexico men are dead after a two-car crash north of Shiprock. New Mexico State Police say the accident occurred about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 491. They say a vehicle driven by 69-year-old Kenny Shorty of Shiprock was trying to pass two other vehicles and collided head-on with […]
  
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• Updated: Yale upsets Baylor 79-75 to post 1st NCAA tourney win

  17-03-2016 23:56
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Makai Mason had a career-high 31 points, including six of Yale’s final nine points, and the No. 12 seed Bulldogs held on to upset fifth seed Baylor 79-75 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Yale (23-6) earns its first NCAA Tournament victory. It comes in its first appearance […]
  
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• Rio Rancho senior living facility residents celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

  17-03-2016 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO (KRQE) – Residents at a senior living facility in Rio Rancho got in on the St. Patrick’s Day fun on Thursday.
  People living at “Rio Grande Gracious Retirement Living” enjoyed and sang along to Irish songs.
  Music was led by resident, Sandy Brady, who says it’s good to have fun every now and then.
  “We’re not just sitting in our room watching television. We’re involved with all kinds of fun things. It’s a great place. It really is. It
  
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• Updated: Sanders concedes Missouri Democratic primary; Clinton wins

  17-03-2016 23:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders said Thursday he will not seek a recount of results in Missouri's Democratic presidential primary,…
  
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• Portales police officer fired after internal investigation

  17-03-2016 23:40 via krqe.com
  
   
  PORTALES N.M. (KRQE) – A Portales police officer was fired after his department said he was lying about how much he was working and about how much he was doing when he was at work.
  A video that went viral a few years ago shows Portales police officer, Larry Garrison, grabbing a handcuffed suspect by his throat then throwing him to the ground.
  Back in October, the Portales Police Department fired Garrison for something else. The department says he was caught lying about working
  
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• Albuquerque mom’s necklace with babies’ ashes stolen by burglar

  17-03-2016 23:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – An Albuquerque mom is begging the person who stole something irreplaceable to come forward.
  Tamarra Garcia says a necklace with the ashes of her two babies was stolen by a burglar.
  After she miscarried both her daughters at five and six months, she put their ashes into this locket to keep them close to her heart.
  TV’s and other jewelry were also taken, but she says she doesn’t care about that.
  “That doesn’t deserve to be sold out on the street.
  
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• Environmentalists file complaint against New Mexico official

  17-03-2016 23:33 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – An environmental group is accusing a New Mexico utility regulator of misconduct for asking the state’s largest electric provider to make a political donation to a Democrat running for the state treasurer’s office.
  New Energy Economy filed the complaint against Public Regulation Commissioner Karen Montoya with the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday.
  The Santa Fe-based group had called out Montoya last year and questioned her relationship with Public Se
  
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• Justice Sotomayor coming to Santa Fe next month

  17-03-2016 23:31
  
    Another U.S. Supreme Court justice with roots in New York City is coming to the City Different. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will come to St. John’s College April 6 as part of the Carol J. Worrell Annual Lecture Series on Literature. She will speak briefly at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, followed […]
  
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• New Mexico disqualifies 8 legislative candidates

  17-03-2016 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico election regulators have disqualified at least eight aspiring legislative candidates after reviewing applications and signature petitions, leaving several certified candidates unopposed in primary or general elections or both.
  The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office confirmed the disqualifications Thursday.
  The developments are unlikely to tip the balance of power in the Legislature because they mostly concerned districts dominated by one party or a popu
  
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• Updated: NM oil production still high but headed for crash

  17-03-2016 23:20
  
  It’s been a wild ride for oil producers since crude prices began a prolonged crash in mid-2014, but despite the roller coaster, oil production in southeastern New Mexico remains at record levels. Last year, New Mexico’s annual output reached 145.5 million barrels — the highest level in state history. That’s up nearly 18 percent from […]
  
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• Rita’s Italian Ice now hawking doughnuts

  17-03-2016 22:44
  
  Rita’s Italian Ice has grown in Albuquerque — and gotten into the doughnut business. Local franchisees Dave and Mark Gaulden will celebrate their new Rita’s Cafe, 7610 Carmel NE, with a grand opening from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. Attendees get a free doughnut. The cafe offers fresh doughnuts — including a design-it-yourself option — in addition […]
  
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• Lovelace reopening adult psych unit

  17-03-2016 22:44
  
  Lovelace Health System plans to reopen a psychiatric unit that could help ease crowding at local emergency rooms taxed by the demand for services from the mentally ill. In response to a growing need in the community, Lovelace Medical Center will add a 25-bed in-patient adult psychiatric unit at the Downtown hospital on April 1, […]
  
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• Topgolf exploring ABQ for expansion

  17-03-2016 22:42
  
  Topgolf has announced it is exploring the Albuquerque market for possible expansion. The entertainment chain with 24 locations around the world and nine more in development said this week in a news release that it had begun searching for sites in smaller and mid-sized cities. It cited several specific communities it was considering, including Albuquerque. […]
  
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• France re-enacts Nov 13 attacks to prevent more

  17-03-2016 22:37 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers leading an investigation into the deadly Nov. 13 attacks in Paris and some first responders at the Bataclan concert hall that night staged a re-enactment Thursday of the horror that left 130 people dead across the capital.
  On the other side of the country, law enforcement officials bracing for this summer’s European soccer championship were training with a fake explosion reminiscent of the suicide attacks on the French national stadium that night.
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• Three killed in crash near Shiprock

  17-03-2016 22:24 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police responded to the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash involving City of Farmington employees on Wednesday night.
  It happened around 8:20 p.m. on US 491, north of Shiprock, New Mexico.
  Chase Powell and Joe Schmidt who worked for the City of Farmington’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department at the Piñon Hills Golf Course, suffered fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased at the scene.
  The two m
  
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• Updated: Longtime executive promoted at Bank of the West

  17-03-2016 22:20
  
  George Stanfield, a 35-year banking veteran and longtime New Mexico resident, has been promoted to head of retail banking in Bank of the West’s Consumer Banking Division. During his tenure at Bank of the West, Stanfield has served as division executive, overseeing retail banking strategy across several states within the bank’s 19-state footprint, such as […]
  
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• Animal protection groups challenge expanded cougar trapping

  17-03-2016 22:20
  
  Animal protection groups are challenging the New Mexico State Game Commission in state and federal courts, alleging that the expansion of cougar trapping it authorized last year is illegal. Animal Protection New Mexico and The Humane Society of the United States filed notices today that they are appealing to the state Court of Appeals and […]
  
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• Northwestern Mutual to add 20 financial advisers in ABQ

  17-03-2016 22:07
  
  In an effort to meet rising customer demand for its products and services, Northwestern Mutual-Southwest plans this year to hire about 20 financial advisers, as well as several paid interns, managing director Steven Trujillo said. The office has added 1,000 new clients in the past year and has more than $20 million in assets under […]
  
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• Chill out, freezer

  17-03-2016 21:45
  
  This photo, taken in the nether regions of the Meow Wolf Arts Complex, offers evidence that artistic types don’t follow instructions well — or automatically rebel against authority. Or maybe those cartons labeled Tecate and Pale Ale are empty. Or filled with something other than beer. Or, maybe, since a preview night was underway preceding […]
  
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• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Indiana vs. Chattanooga

  17-03-2016 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  Yogi Ferrell is one of the most explosive guards in college basketball. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)5. Indiana (25-7, 15-3/Big Ten)– The Hoosiers shook off a m
  
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• Albuquerque woman charged with assisting in Joseph Cruz's escape

  17-03-2016 21:32
  
  A 38-year-old Albuquerque woman was served with an arrest warrant early Thursday morning, accused of assisting in her brother’s escape from prison and concealing and sheltering him.
  
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• Teen sexting prompts a move to update child-porn laws

  17-03-2016 21:30 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) – Rampant teen sexting has left politicians and law enforcement authorities around the country struggling to find some kind of legal middle ground.
  To many public officials, prosecuting students for child porn seems like overkill. But many aren’t ready to let students off the hook altogether.
  Dozens of states have adopted or are considering new, more lenient laws that would apply in cases of teenagers sharing nude selfies among themselves.
  The debate is underway in Colora
  
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• Homeland Security begins sharing cyberthreats with business

  17-03-2016 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department on Thursday formally began sharing details of new digital threats with private business and other government agencies, a culmination of a longtime effort to improve cybersecurity.
  “This is the ‘if you see something, say something’ of cybersecurity,” said Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson at the agency’s Virginia-based data sharing hub, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center.
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• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Arizona vs. Vanderbilt or Wichita State

  17-03-2016 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  6. Arizona (25-8, 12-6/Pac-12)–Despite the gaudy record and its third-place finish in the tough Pac-12, this isn’t a vintage Arizona team. The
  
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• Bill would pre-empt city rules limiting ‘puppy mill’ sales

  17-03-2016 21:14
  
  PHOENIX — Selling commercially bred puppies and kittens at pet stores would be protected under a new proposal that a House panel has advanced. The measure designed by Sen. Don Shooter would block cities from passing ordinances to ban commercial breeders in pet stores. The bill would undermine ordinances in Phoenix and Tempe as well […]
  
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• Updated: Court orders new trial for Greeley man in wife’s killing

  17-03-2016 21:13
  
  GREELEY, Colo. — Colorado’s appeals court has overturned a man’s conviction and granted him a new trial in the killing of his wife more than two decades ago. The Greeley Tribune (http://bit.ly/22osW7o ) reports the appeals court announced its decision Thursday in the case of John Sandoval, who was convicted in August 2010 of killing […]
  
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• Fracking ballot initiative gets state OK for petition drive

  17-03-2016 21:13
  
  DENVER — Backers of a proposal that would let local governments regulate or ban fracking have won approval to circulate petitions to put it before voters. The Secretary of State’s Office said Thursday supporters have until Aug. 8 to gather more than 98,000 signatures. If they succeed, voters would approve or reject the proposal in […]
  
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• Keeping what’s ours: Mutual-fund costs at lowest in decades

  17-03-2016 20:45
  
  NEW YORK — It hasn’t been this cheap to invest in mutual funds for decades, possibly ever. Expenses dropped again last year for both stock and bond funds, and they’re at their lowest levels since at least 1996, as a percentage of their total assets, according to the Investment Company Institute. That’s how far back […]
  
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• US cancels oil and gas lease on Montana land sacred to tribe

  17-03-2016 20:43
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. — The Obama administration on Thursday canceled a disputed oil and gas lease just outside Glacier National Park that is on land considered sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of the U.S. and Canada. The move came after U.S. District Judge Richard Leon criticized the government over its decades-long delay in resolving the matter. […]
  
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• Walgreens, UnitedHealth partner to let stores fill 90-day prescriptions

  17-03-2016 20:42
  
  CHICAGO — Walgreens has partnered with UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx pharmacy business to allow members to fill their 90-day prescriptions at their nearest Walgreens pharmacy, instead of waiting for them in the mail. Typically, it’s more expensive for patients to pick up their prescriptions directly from a commercial pharmacy as opposed to using their drug provider’s […]
  
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• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Can Stony Brook upset Kentucky?

  17-03-2016 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis (3) drives to the basket against Texas A&M during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of
  
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• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Seton Hall vs. Gonzaga

  17-03-2016 20:08 via krqe.com
  
  Seton Hall’s Isaiah Whitehead (15) shoots over Villanova’s Kris Jenkins (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game during the Big East men’s tournament Saturday, March 12, 2016, in New York. Seton Hall won 69-67. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)6. Seton Hall (25-8, 12-6/Big East)–Forgive college hoops fans if they didn’t give Seton Hall the benefit of the doubt until the Big East tournament–that’s what years of futility in a stacked confer
  
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• VLA produces images of a young star

  17-03-2016 20:07
  
  The Very Large Array radio telescope west of Socorro has produced new images of a young star and what scientists say may reveal the very earliest stages in the formation of planets. The images, made in 2014 and 2015, show unprecedented detail of the inner portion of a dusty disk surrounding the star, known as […]
  
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• Automakers agree to put automatic braking in cars by 2022

  17-03-2016 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Automatic braking will be standard in most cars and light trucks within six years and on heavier SUVs and pickup trucks within eight years under an agreement that transportation officials and automakers announced on Thursday.
  The voluntary agreement with 20 car manufacturers means that the important safety technology will be available more quickly than if the government had gone through the lengthy process of issuing mandatory rules, said Mark Rosekind, head of the Nation
  
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• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Miami vs. Buffalo

  17-03-2016 19:34 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  3. Miami (25-7, 13-5/ACC)–The Hurricanes bounced back from a disappoitning 2015 season (which ended in an NIT championship loss to Stanford), rolling
  
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• Teen sexting prompts efforts to update child-porn laws

  17-03-2016 19:25
  
  DENVER — Rampant teen sexting has left politicians and law enforcement authorities around the country struggling to find some kind of legal middle ground between prosecuting students for child porn and letting them off the hook. Most states consider sexually explicit images of minors to be child pornography, meaning even teenagers who share nude selfies […]
  
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• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Purdue vs. Arkansas-Little Rock

  17-03-2016 19:00 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  5. Purdue (26-8, 12-6/Big Ten)–Purdue could be a popular pick to make a run to the Sweet 16, as the Boilers enter the NCAA’s winners of five of
  
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• Updated: Judge sets bail at $5,000 for woman accused of harboring escapee

  17-03-2016 18:57
  
  One of the three women facing charges for helping two convicts after they escaped from prison transport van last week appeared before a judge Thursday. Michelle Abeyta, 40, was charged on Wednesday for allegedly harboring escapee Lionel Clah by letting him stay at her northeast Albuquerque apartment for two nights before turning him in. Harboring […]
  
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• Police: Sister charged with helping escaped inmate

  17-03-2016 18:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The sister of one of the inmates who escaped from a prisoner transport van last week has been charged with helping him escape.
  According to State Police, 38-year-old Olivia Cruz was served with a warrant for helping her brother Joseph Cruz.
  State Police say Olivia was in contact with her brother the day after he escaped and tried to find a place for him to stay. Officials also say Olivia harbored her brother at an apartment in the same apartment complex where Lionel Cl
  
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• Police trying to identify man who abused, killed 2 cats

  17-03-2016 18:32
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police are trying to identify a man who abused and killed two cats after breaking into a pet boarding and grooming business. Police say the suspect cut a hole in the outside cat enclosure of the business located on the 9200 block of North 13th Avenue early the morning of March 4 […]
  
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• Workshop to teach about on-the-job depression

  17-03-2016 18:19
  
  Businesses and other organizations can learn about  addressing depression in the workplace at a workshop in Albuquerque today. Two local employee assistance program representatives and two creators of the national “Right Direction Initiative” will make presentations and answer questions. Participants will learn what steps they can take to keep employees from suffering in silence by […]
  
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• Report outlines disrepair at Native American schools

  17-03-2016 18:11
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials have failed to ensure regular inspections are carried out at dozens of Native American schools, where safety hazards have ranged from exposed electrical wires and broken windows to a natural gas leak, a government watchdog said. Nearly 200 schools in some 20 states fall under the oversight of the Interior […]
  
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• Which teams can beat top-seeded North Carolina?

  17-03-2016 18:07 via krqe.com
  
  Are you having trouble filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket? Don’t know how far to advance North Carolina in the East Region, and wondering which teams could take out the top-seeded Tar Heels? Well, you’re in luck. We’re breaking down the bracket, team-by-team, to give you all of the possible upsets and iterations, so you’re confident heading into your bracket pool.
  You’ll probably still lose, but hey, at least you’ll be informed.
  You’re welcome.
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• Noon Webcast: St. Patrick’s Day, March 17

  17-03-2016 18:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Due to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, KRQE News 13 at noon will not air as scheduled.
  Above is a webcast version of the noon newscast and Kristen Currie’s forecast.
  
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• Before Obama trip, US eases security for ships visiting Cuba

  17-03-2016 17:53 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States removed Cuba on Thursday from its list of countries deemed to have insufficient security in their ports, eliminating a major impediment to free flow of ships in the Florida Straits. The move marks one more step toward normalized relations ahead of President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba.
  The shift clears the way for U.S. cruise ships, cargo vessels and even ferries to travel back and forth with much less hassle. No longer will all ships have
  
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• Authorities: Lawsuit against Uber by shooting suspect bogus

  17-03-2016 17:34 via krqe.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A lawsuit against Uber filed in the name of a driver accused of gunning down six people in between stops to pick up fares is a hoax, authorities said Thursday.
  Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas said he saw reports Wednesday about a 1½-page handwritten lawsuit by Jason Dalton seeking $10 million from the ride-hailing service and became suspicious because the envelope it reportedly was mailed in had a Philadelphia postmark.
  An investigator spoke with Da
  
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• Texas officer released from jail after arrest in boy’s death

  17-03-2016 17:16
  
  ADDISON, Texas — Authorities say a suburban Dallas police officer who was arrested in the killing of a teenager and wounding of another boy has posted bond and been released from jail. Dallas County sheriff’s spokeswoman Melinda Urbina says Farmers Branch officer Ken Johnson posted $150,000 bond and left jail early Thursday. The 35-year-old officer […]
  
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