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• New Mexico Governor talks presidential endorsement

  23-03-2016 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The governor made it clear on Wednesday that she’s not publicly backing any presidential candidate before New Mexico’s Republican primary.
  “We will not expect an endorsement. For me, I’m going to sit back and watch. There are a lot of delegates still up for grabs and we’ll see how it unfolds,” said Governor Susana Martinez.
  Martinez has publicly criticized front-runner Donald Trump for his anti-immigrant comments, and then backed Mar
  
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• Joe Garagiola, ex-player turned glib broadcaster, dies at 90

  23-03-2016 23:47 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Garagiola’s nine-year baseball career was a modest one. His 57 years in broadcasting that followed made him one of the most popular figures in the sports world and beyond.
  The man Arizona Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall called “one of the biggest personalities this game has ever seen” died Wednesday. He was 90.
  FILE – This is a Sept. 5, 1949, file photo showing St. Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola. Former big league catcher and popular br
  
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• 48 more bikers indicted in Waco shootout that left 9 dead

  23-03-2016 23:39 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 48 more bikers Wednesday in connection with a May 2015 shootout outside a Twin Peaks restaurant that left nine dead, bringing the total number of people facing felony charges to 154.
  Prosecutors in Waco announced that all the bikers indicted are charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, meaning they’re accused of being complicit in the shooting that also left 20 people injured. They face 15 years to life in prison if convicted.
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• Jury begins deliberations in Navajo lawmaker’s criminal case

  23-03-2016 23:30
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The case against a Navajo Nation lawmaker charged with funneling nearly $34,000 in tribal discretionary funds to his children now is in the hands of a jury. Three men and three women began deliberating Wednesday after hearing closing arguments in Mel Begay’s trial in Window Rock. Begay faces the loss of […]
  
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• Man accused of killing family in KY suffered from PTSD

  23-03-2016 23:22
  
  The family of an ex-soldier who served in Iraq says he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder leading up to a shooting spree in which police say he killed his wife, their two children, and then himself in their Kentucky home. Brad L. Hettinger’s family released a statement Wednesday saying the 33-year-old Army Reserve veteran was […]
  
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• The Latest: Storm to bring icy commute to Plains, Midwest

  23-03-2016 23:21
  
  DENVER — The Latest on a snowstorm hitting the Plains and Midwest (all times local): 4 p.m. Morning commuters can expect icy conditions Thursday on the heels of a blizzard sweeping through Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska on its way to the Midwest. Shailen Bhatt, executive director of Colorado’s highway department, says all 100 of the […]
  
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• Gov. Martinez to speak at New York GOP dinner; Trump among featured guests

  23-03-2016 23:16
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez will cross paths with GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump at a New York Republican Party dinner next month. But it’s unclear whether pleasantries will be on the menu. Martinez, who has thus far declined to publicly support Trump, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the April 14 dinner, which will […]
  
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• South Carolina Senate OKs bill to set up refugee registry

  23-03-2016 23:13
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would require refugees to register with the state and hold their sponsors liable if they commit an act of terror or violent crime. The bill moves on to the House. If ultimately passed and signed by the governor, it could become the first […]
  
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• Why a future Apple-FBI case may go very differently

  23-03-2016 23:12
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Although it fiercely opposes the FBI’s demand for help unlocking a San Bernardino shooter’s encrypted iPhone, Apple has never argued that it simply can’t do what the government wants. That might not be true for long. At the moment, the San Bernardino case is on hold while the FBI evaluates an alternative […]
  
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• Clinton says she, not Trump, is the one to defeat IS group

  23-03-2016 23:05
  
  STANFORD, Calif. — Hillary Clinton is doing what Republican rivals now say they took far too long to do: Taking Donald Trump seriously. In interviews and foreign policy addresses this week, the Democratic front-runner has worked to undercut Trump’s credentials in the wake of deadly bombings in Brussels. Her goal is to transform the voters’ […]
  
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• Well-known builder Coda Roberson dies at 97

  23-03-2016 22:33
  
  Coda Roberson, one of Albuquerque’s first large homebuilders who was known to be a gentleman and a “diligent businessman,” has died. He was 97. Roberson built homes all over Albuquerque starting in the 1950s, and it was well-known that a Coda Roberson home was of “signature quality,” said John Garcia, executive vice president of the […]
  
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• Updated: IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed

  23-03-2016 22:32
  
  PARIS — The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press. The network of agile and […]
  
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• IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed

  23-03-2016 22:32
  
  PARIS — The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum carnage, officials have told The Associated Press. The network of agile and […]
  
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• Updated: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump

  23-03-2016 22:18
  
  WAUWATOSA, Wis. — While Ted Cruz decried “gutter politics” against him, former Republican presidential contenders gave him a boost Wednesday, casting the Texas senator as the party’s last best chance to stop Donald Trump. The long and bitter 2016 campaign shifted to a new Midwestern battleground. Ahead of Wisconsin’s April 5 primary, Gov. Scott Walker, […]
  
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• Nuns challenge Obamacare birth control law at Supreme Court

  23-03-2016 22:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The Little Sisters of the Poor’s lawyer stood before the high court Wednesday to argue that federal health rules mandating contraceptive coverage violate the moral laws of a higher power.
  The sisters, joined by six other religious groups in Zubik v. Burwell, argue that although the government exempts them from directly covering employees’ birth control, their religious convictions are still violated since the official government waiver form requires
  
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• Prosecutor: No prison for NY officer in stairwell shooting

  23-03-2016 22:09
  
  NEW YORK — Prosecutors say they won’t seek jail time for a New York City police officer convicted of manslaughter for accidentally shooting an innocent man in a Brooklyn stairwell. Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said Wednesday that he believes a prison sentence isn’t necessary for Peter Liang, the rookie officer who has since been […]
  
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• Solar incentives sunset as states grapple with tight budgets

  23-03-2016 22:02
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Thousands of homeowners and small businesses in New Mexico — the second sunniest state in the nation — have invested nearly a quarter billion dollars in roof-top solar and related labor thanks to a program fueled by tax credits. Supporters say the investment has paid off. A record number of solar panels […]
  
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• Facebook post about Ebola, drugs in New Mexico gets major attention

  23-03-2016 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – An interesting post is making its way around social media.
  A group called “4 Corners Clicks” posted it on Facebook. The post jokingly claims to be a press release from Farmington, saying the area’s meth and heroin supply has been contaminated with the Ebola virus. It also encourages people to turn in their stash to police to be safely screened.
  The post is a joke, however, it has been shared nearly 8,500 times so far.
  KRQE News 13 called the San
  
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• NM home sales, prices rose in February

  23-03-2016 21:59
  
  The pace of sales and median price for single-family homes in New Mexico in February increased compared to a year earlier, reflecting a continuing recovery in the state’s residential market, according to the Realtors Association of New Mexico. The number of homes sold last month increased 7.4 percent, from 1,083 sales in 2015 to 1,163 […]
  
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• Albuquerque zoo hosts public event on marine mammals

  23-03-2016 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The Albuquerque BioPark is working to save marine mammals.
  Starting on Thursday, the BioPark will host an event where attendees can learn how they can make a difference.
  Officials say pollution and shrinking habitat have forced animals like the whales and dolphins into a decline around the world.
  To learn more, click here >>
  
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• Updated: Roswell police: pieces of stolen flying saucer found in ditch

  23-03-2016 21:45
  
  ROSWELL - Officials in Roswell believe they've found pieces of a stolen spaceship in a di ...
  
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• Roswell officials: pieces of stolen flying saucer found in ditch

  23-03-2016 21:45
  
  ROSWELL - Officials in Roswell believe they've found pieces of a stolen spaceship in a di ...
  
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• CYFD: Found girl staying with family while mother is investigated

  23-03-2016 21:41
  
  The 4-year-old girl found walking alone along Second Street NW in the middle of the night last week is staying with a family member while her mother and aunt are investigated, said Henry Varela, a spokesman for Children, Youth and Families Department. Firefighters found the girl, Unique, walking in her pajamas shortly after midnight Friday, […]
  
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• Ex-congressional staffer given 5 years in child porn case

  23-03-2016 21:34
  
  DALLAS — A former staffer for Texas Republican Rep. Joe Barton has been sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography. The U.S. Justice Department said in a statement that James Maines Jr. was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas. Kinkeade also ordered Maines to serve five years […]
  
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• Updated: Ryan slams ‘ugliness’ in politics amid Trump-driven chaos

  23-03-2016 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday decried ugliness and divisiveness in American politics, delivering a veiled but passionate rebuke to GOP front-runner Donald Trump and the nasty tone of the presidential race. “When passions flare, ugliness is sometimes inevitable. But we shouldn’t accept ugliness as the norm,” Ryan told an invited audience of […]
  
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• Updated: 48 more bikers indicted in Waco shootout that left 9 dead

  23-03-2016 21:33
  
  DALLAS — A Texas grand jury indicted 48 more bikers Wednesday in connection with a May 2015 shootout outside a Twin Peaks restaurant that left nine dead, bringing the total number of people facing felony charges to 154. Prosecutors in Waco announced that all the bikers indicted are charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, […]
  
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• Indictments against 48 more bikers in Waco melee

  23-03-2016 21:33
  
  WACO, Texas — A grand jury has indicted 48 more bikers arrested after a May shootout with police outside a Texas restaurant that left nine dead, bringing the number of people facing felony charges to 154. The McLennan County district clerk’s office announced the indictments Wednesday. Waco prosecutors won indictments against 106 bikers in November. […]
  
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• 2 Texas congressmen seek repeal of favored Cuban migration

  23-03-2016 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON — Two Texas congressmen have introduced legislation to repeal a preferential law that grants Cubans automatic permanent residence if they set foot on U.S. territory. Reps. Blake Farenthold, a Republican, and Henry Cuellar, a Democrat, said Wednesday that the number of Cubans who have entered Texas in the past few months is up 60 […]
  
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• Stocks slip, led by energy and materials companies

  23-03-2016 21:31 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) – Stocks are closing lower, led by declines in energy and mining companies as prices for oil, metals and other commodities weaken.
  Several companies were also falling Wednesday after reporting disappointing results or outlooks.
  Nike, one of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average, sank 4 percent after reporting revenue that fell far short of what analysts were looking for.
  The declines put the market on track for its first weekly loss since mid-February.
  The Dow average gave
  
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• Officials say Guantanamo transfers have killed Americans

  23-03-2016 21:29 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans have been killed by prisoners released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Defense Department official told lawmakers Wednesday, triggering sharp criticism from Republicans opposed to shuttering the facility in the wake of deadly attacks by the Islamic State group in Brussels and Paris.
  Paul Lewis, the Pentagon’s special envoy for Guantanamo detention closure, declined to provide the Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee wi
  
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• 13 alibi witnesses, 20 years in prison _ and now, freedom

  23-03-2016 21:19
  
  NEW YORK — When questioned over a murder, Richard Rosario named 13 people he said could back an alibi 1,000 miles long. But he spent 20 years in prison before the conviction was overturned, freeing him – at least for now. Rosario wiped at his face and smiled Wednesday as a judge threw out his […]
  
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• Updated: Ktech wins bid to build laser missile

  23-03-2016 21:03
  
  Raytheon Missile System’s Ktech division in Albuquerque has won a $4.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to finalize a new type of missile that uses directed energy like lasers or microwaves rather than explosives to destroy battlefield targets. The weapon could eliminate collateral damage in warfare, destroying only the intended targets with no […]
  
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• Gas-sipping electrics now ‘fun to drive,’ automakers say

  23-03-2016 20:45
  
  NEW YORK — When Toyota aired a Super Bowl television ad featuring a surprisingly quick Prius gas-electric hybrid eluding police, it marked a turning point for the auto industry. For years, automakers pushed fuel efficiency to sell hybrid and electric vehicles. Now, in an era of cheap gasoline, the message is: These cars are faster […]
  
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• Judge orders recall of magnets that could harm children

  23-03-2016 20:38
  
  DENVER — A federal judge has ordered a Colorado company to recall more than 900,000 powerful, small magnets that could harm children. U.S. District Court Judge Christine Arguello ruled Tuesday that Zen Magnets LLC and its owner, Shihan Qu, violated the Consumer Product Safety Act by repackaging and selling magnets that were purchased from a […]
  
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• North Las Vegas man balks at plea in kidnap-child sex case

  23-03-2016 20:37
  
  LAS VEGAS — A 27-year-old Nevada man balked at his agreed-upon plea deal on Wednesday, deciding instead to face trial in state court on charges that he abducted and raped teenage girls, including some he kept as sex slaves. Jimmy Carter Kim greeted a Clark County District Court judge with a cheerful, “How are you […]
  
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• El Paso judge punished for misconduct in divorce case

  23-03-2016 20:37
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas has reprimanded an El Paso judge for keeping his own divorce case in his court for four months, among other violations. The El Paso Times (http://bit.ly/1WJbWSz ) reports that the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a reprimand against Judge Mike Herrera in February. It says that Herrera […]
  
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• Updated: Officials say Guantanamo transfers have killed Americans

  23-03-2016 20:34
  
  WASHINGTON — Americans have been killed by prisoners released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Defense Department official told lawmakers Wednesday, triggering sharp criticism from Republicans opposed to shuttering the facility in the wake of deadly attacks by the Islamic State group in Brussels and Paris. Paul Lewis, the Pentagon’s special […]
  
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• Texas A&M graduation ceremony relocated to dying man’s home

  23-03-2016 20:33
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — As a crowd gathered in the driveway of a Circle C home under a brilliant, windswept sky Tuesday afternoon, an unusual ceremony got underway, fulfilling a father’s dying wish. Jim Brewer, who at 57 is nearing the end of his struggle with pancreatic cancer, watched his daughter graduate from Texas A&M University […]
  
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• Updated: US says some gov’t personnel in Brussels unaccounted for

  23-03-2016 20:32
  
  WASHINGTON — The United States says some government personnel in Brussels are unaccounted for since the deadly airport and subway attacks. State Department spokesman Mark Toner says the U.S. is still seeking to locate all its officials serving at the American missions to Belgium, the European Union and NATO, and their family members. Toner says […]
  
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• Attorney: New grand jury takes no action against Texas AG

  23-03-2016 20:32
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A lawyer for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a grand jury has stopped investigating the state’s top prosecutor over a land deal in his hometown of McKinney. Attorney Philip Hilder said Wednesday that special prosecutors told him no action will be taken against Paxton, who has faced two grand jury investigations […]
  
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• High-speed Mercedes crash ignites uproar in Thailand

  23-03-2016 20:29
  
  BANGKOK — The dash cam video is jaw-dropping: On a virtually empty stretch of highway, a midsize car is seen traveling in the slow lane. Suddenly, a black Mercedes-Benz zooms into the frame and rear-ends the car at tremendous speed. Within a split second, a cloud of smoke and debris fill the video screen. What […]
  
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• Complaints prompt analysis showing broad use of lodging tax

  23-03-2016 20:25 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – An auditor’s analysis conducted after business owners complained shows lodging tax dollars can be used for a broad range of purposes.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports state Auditor Tim Keller said in a statement that contrary to popular opinion, the tax collected for overnight stays can go toward projects even remotely tourism-related.
  Cities have used the funds for paving, erosion-control projects and to pay bond debt related to convention centers.
  Keller said l
  
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• Blizzard shuts, slows Denver flights, closes highways

  23-03-2016 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — A powerful spring blizzard slowed and canceled flights at Denver’s airport, knocked out power and shut down hundreds of miles of highway in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska as it spread into the Midwest on Wednesday.
  The wind and the heavy, wet snow typical for a spring storm blew power lines together and weighed them down, causing lights to flicker and leaving many homes and businesses in the Denver area without power Wednesday. Flights into Denver International Airport
  
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• Obama: US will go after the IS group aggressively

  23-03-2016 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A day after bombs ripped through Brussels, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that fighting the Islamic State is his “No. 1 priority” and blasted Republican calls for surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods as counterproductive and contrary to U.S. values.
  Obama took on presidential candidate Ted Cruz directly, comparing his proposal for a crackdown on Muslims to the restrictions on religion and free speech in communist Cuba, the nation Cruz&r
  
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• Suspect accused of running over a man on purpose, appears in court

  23-03-2016 20:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A man accused of intentionally running over and killing another man could now face prison time after making his plea in court.
  Peter Temple ran over Robert Gabaldon in 2013 after Gabaldon confronted him about stealing electricity from his body shop.
  In court Wednesday, Temple pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. He could face up to five years in prison.
  
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• UFC fighter Jon ‘Bones’ Jones sentenced on traffic citations

  23-03-2016 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – UFC fighter Jon “Bones” Jones has pleaded no-contest and been sentenced for several traffic violations.
  Jones appeared Wednesday in Metropolitan Court in Albuquerque after being stopped by a sheriff’s deputy on January 31 and was cited for not having his driver’s license, car registration and proof of insurance with him at the time.
  Jones received a 90-day deferral because he appeared in court with proof that he possessed the documents. The defe
  
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• Starbucks to offer prepaid cards to boost rewards program

  23-03-2016 18:42
  
  NEW YORK — Starbucks says it will introduce a prepaid card by the end of the year that lets people earn points for its rewards program. The Seattle-based company plans to offer the card through Chase and says people would be able to use it wherever Visa is accepted. It’s the latest move by Starbucks […]
  
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• Texas prosecutor says encouraged to exclude black jurors

  23-03-2016 18:39
  
  WHARTON, Texas — A South Texas prosecutor says he was encouraged by his boss to exclude blacks from juries. Wharton County Assistant District Attorney Nathan Wood spoke during a March 11 hearing following conviction of a black woman on assault charges. No blacks were on the jury. Wood, according to the hearing transcript, indicated he […]
  
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• Baylor instructor holds student’s fussy baby during class

  23-03-2016 18:39
  
  WACO, Texas — A Baylor University educator faced with a student’s fussy baby in class after a sitter canceled instead held the infant for the nearly hourlong lecture. KWTX-TV (http://bit.ly/1PrvFjJ ) reports Darryn Willoughby is a body builder — in addition to being an associate professor of health, human performance and recreation at the Waco […]
  
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• Wildfire burns across thousands of acres in Kansas, Oklahoma

  23-03-2016 18:38
  
  KIOWA, Kan. — Fire crews were working to contain a wildfire burning across at least 75 square miles in rural Oklahoma and Kansas on Wednesday, while strong wind and dry conditions also increased fire threats in neighboring states, authorities said. The National Weather Service said the fire started Tuesday night near the Kansas border in […]
  
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