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• Apple remains in dark how FBI hacked iPhone without its help

  29-03-2016 23:52 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI’s announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers suddenly discover they can’t keep their most personal information safe. Meanwhile, Apple remains in the dark about how to restore the security of its flagship product.
  The government said it was able to break into an iPhone used by a gunman in a mass shooting in California, but it didn’t say how. That puzzled Apple software engineers —
  
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• Updated: The times they are a-changing — at the co-op

  29-03-2016 23:50
  
  Casey Holland recently bought what she thought was an organic eggplant from La Montañita Co-op. Once she got home, a closer look at the veggie’s sticker revealed otherwise. For Holland, the eggplant’s “conventional” origins — and the fact that it was not obviously noted with signage — were troubling. The co-op member and frequent La […]
  
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• Updated: City issues health alert for blowing dust

  29-03-2016 23:43
  
  The city issued a health alert Tuesday because high winds are stirring up dust, which can irritate people with respiratory conditions. Winds were expected to hit 40 mph in Albuquerque, and up to 50 or 60 mph in other parts of the state. Albuquerque’s Environmental Health Department spokesman Jeff Stonesifer said the alert is in […]
  
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• Border Patrol: Incomplete tunnel found in Nogales, Arizona

  29-03-2016 23:39
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Border Patrol agents are investigating the discovery of an incomplete, cross-border tunnel in Nogales, Arizona. Agents from the Tucson Sector acted on information provided by Mexican authorities Monday. Mexican government officials say they had located a tunnel entrance in Nogales, Sonora. The tunnel is about 80 feet long and extends approximately […]
  
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• Parents of Marine killed in Osprey crash in Hawaii sue

  29-03-2016 23:23
  
  HONOLULU — The parents of a Marine killed in the crash of an Osprey hybrid aircraft in Hawaii last year are suing the aircraft’s manufacturers and unnamed government agencies. The lawsuit filed Monday in Honolulu accuses Boeing Corp., Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and Eaton Aerospace of negligence and recklessness. The airplane-and-helicopter hybrid aircraft crashed at […]
  
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• Judge rules HD 50 candidate can stay on ballot — for now

  29-03-2016 23:16
  
  A Santa Fe district court judge has ruled that Jeremy Tremko, a Moriarty Republican who is challenging an incumbent Democratic lawmaker, turned in just enough valid voter signatures to stay on this year’s ballot. But Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, who had challenged the validity of half the 68 signatures submitted by Tremko, said today he’s […]
  
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• Updated: Apple remains in dark on how FBI hacked iPhone without help

  29-03-2016 23:15
  
  WASHINGTON — The FBI’s announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers suddenly discover they can’t keep their most personal information safe. Meanwhile, Apple remains in the dark about how to restore the security of its flagship product. The government said it was able to break […]
  
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• Oil-dependent New Mexico joins climate-change coalition

  29-03-2016 23:14
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general to combat global warming by examining whether fossil fuel companies misled investors or the public on the impact of their business. State Deputy Attorney General Tania Maestas met Tuesday in New York with other prosecutors in […]
  
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• Woman sues hospital, saying it flushed her miscarried baby

  29-03-2016 23:13
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A woman is suing a Florida hospital, saying an employee flushed the remains of her miscarried child down the toilet. Linda Gomez filed suit last week in Palm Beach County court against Wellington Regional Medical Center, seeking unspecified damages for emotional trauma. Her attorney, Kennan Dandar, said Tuesday she went to […]
  
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• AZ officer describes moments before he fatally shot unarmed man

  29-03-2016 23:13
  
  MESA, Ariz. — An Arizona police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man at a hotel told says he opened fire after the man twice disobeyed orders to keep his hands on the ground and instead reached back as if he were going to pull out a gun. Officer Philip […]
  
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• Reassurances from Fed on interest rates send stocks higher

  29-03-2016 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed at their highest level of the year as investors welcomed the latest signal from the Federal Reserve that it would move slowly to raise interest rates.
  The market shook off an early loss Tuesday and moved higher after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank remains cautious about raising rates.
  Technology companies rose more than the rest of the market, led by big gains in Apple and Microsoft.
  It was the biggest gain for U.S. stocks in more tha
  
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• Remains of 3-time world champion are moved to Ruidoso Downs

  29-03-2016 22:11 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. (AP) – The remains of three-time world champion Go Man Go and the horse’s grave monument have been moved to Ruidoso Downs.
  Go Man Go died in 1983 and the remains had been at the former Buena Suerte Ranch in Roswell.
  Officials at Ruidoso Downs say the horse’s remains were recently cremated and moved to the racetrack Tuesday.
  The majority of Go Man Go’s ashes will be buried near the grave monument in the track infield winner’s circle with the rest
  
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• Sandia credit union to open new location

  29-03-2016 22:02
  
  Sandia Area Federal Credit Union next month will open its new Northeast Heights office at 11301 Montgomery NE near Eldorado High School. A grand opening and celebration will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 2, with family activities, food and door prizes. The credit union, which has 72,000 members worldwide, has seven […]
  
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• Italian leader helps dedicate unique Nevada geothermal plant

  29-03-2016 21:39
  
  STILLWATER, Nev. — The Italian premier was in Nevada on Tuesday to attend the formal dedication of the only geothermal power plant in the world that combines geothermal energy with two kinds of solar technology. Premier Matteo Renzi joined Gov. Brian Sandoval, Sen. Dean Heller and others at the ceremony and tour at the site […]
  
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• Ohio fugitive takes own life after Colorado capture

  29-03-2016 21:25
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. — A man wanted for almost 15 years on suspicion of raping a child in Ohio is dead after taking his own life behind bars in Colorado. Forty-year-old David Lee Skelly was found unresponsive in his cell in the Adams County jail Sunday. Sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Morgen said Tuesday that deputies and paramedics […]
  
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• Seattle’s ‘man in tree’ is charged; mom says he’s ‘sick’

  29-03-2016 21:24
  
  SEATTLE — The 25-hour saga of a man who refused to come down from a giant sequoia tree in downtown Seattle was “an incalculable waste of time and services,” authorities said. Cody Lee Miller was formally charged Monday with malicious mischief and assault after he climbed to the top of the 90-foot tree on March […]
  
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• 2 migrants killed, 3 injured in I-8 collision near Arizona

  29-03-2016 21:24
  
  YUMA, Ariz. — Two immigrants died and three others were seriously injured when a car they were being smuggled in collided with a large vehicle hauler near the Arizona-California border last week. The Border Patrol says an agent tried to pull the sports utility vehicle over when it fled, colliding with an empty car hauler […]
  
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• OptumHealth accused of Medicaid fraud in 3 lawsuits

  29-03-2016 21:23
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A health care company that tried to root out fraud in New Mexico’s Medicaid program now faces three lawsuits claiming that it was committing Medicaid fraud itself. The New Mexican (http://bit.ly/1UryFVs) reports that the lawsuits filed against OptumHealth Inc. say the company mishandled Medicaid payments to mental health providers. In one […]
  
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• Justices seem to seek compromise in birth control case

  29-03-2016 21:22
  
  WASHINGTON — A seemingly divided Supreme Court is exploring a possible compromise ruling in the dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control. The justices on Tuesday directed both sides in the case that was argued last week to file a new round of legal briefs. They’re asked to examine the minimum […]
  
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• In California backcountry, skiers find satisfying snow

  29-03-2016 21:22
  
  SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — We were gliding downhill along a river buried in snow, our skis skimming a thin layer of fresh powder toward the setting sun and a wall of darkening clouds. In minutes, gray fog enveloped the granite peaks and frosty pine trees lining the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River. Flurries […]
  
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• Albuquerque issues health alert due to blowing dust

  29-03-2016 21:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque’s Environmental Health Department has issued a health alert due to blowing dust.
  The alert is in effect from 1:10 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
  The Environmental Health Department is advising people with respiratory and heart diseases to limit outdoors activities. The department also provided the following guidelines:
  Keep windows and doors closed. If needed for comfort, use air conditioners or heating systems on recycle/recirculation mode.
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• Updated: ‘Bones’ Jones booked into jail after latest traffic incident

  29-03-2016 21:09
  
  Albuquerque mixed martial artist star Jon “Bones” Jones turned himself into police on Tuesday morning for a probation violation stemming from receiving five traffic citations, including being accused of drag racing on Central Avenue. Jones was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center at 11:07 a.m. Tuesday and his booking sheet indicates he is being held […]
  
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• The Latest: Group says fear stops some from supporting law

  29-03-2016 19:43
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The Latest on a new law in North Carolina that critics have called discriminatory (all times local): 1:30 p.m. A statewide organization that worked to get Charlotte’s nondiscrimination ordinance overturned by the state legislature says hundreds of North Carolina businesses support the new state law but that some are afraid of retaliation […]
  
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• Supporters of religious exemption bill say debate isn’t over

  29-03-2016 19:28
  
  ATLANTA — Conservative groups said Tuesday that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal turned his back on people of faith by vetoing a “religious freedom” bill and vowed to press the issue in coming years. “This is not the end of this fight,” said Virginia Galloway, who represents the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Georgia. “This is […]
  
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• Yellen stresses that Fed foresees gradual pace of rate hikes

  29-03-2016 19:16
  
  NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the Fed still envisions a gradual pace of interest rate increases in light of global pressures that could weigh on the U.S. economy. Yellen did not specify a timetable for further hikes to follow the Fed’s rate increase in December from record lows. She […]
  
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• A long wait: Fliers brace for big security lines at airports

  29-03-2016 19:16
  
  NEW YORK — An expedited screening program called PreCheck was supposed to be the answer to maddeningly long security lines at the airport. But four years after its launch, the Transportation Security Administration is far short of enrolling enough travelers to make a difference, spelling trouble for summer travel season. Fliers can expect massive security […]
  
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• New Mexico Tourism Department suggests nearby spring break activities

  29-03-2016 19:03 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Eager to get out of the house with the kids over spring break? The New Mexico Tourism Department has some ideas. They’ve put together a list of road trips and family adventures.
  Albuquerque is just a short drive to numerous attractions that can be both fun and education for families. On the list are places like the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Acoma City or even the Taos Pueblo to learn about the state’s Native American culture.
  Ski Santa Fe is also offeri
  
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• Updated: Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69

  29-03-2016 18:54
  
  NEW YORK — Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teen for “The Miracle Worker” and maintained a long and successful career throughout her life, has died at the age of 69. Duke’s agent, Mitchell Stubbs, says the actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She died in Coeur D’Alene, […]
  
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• Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69

  29-03-2016 18:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teen for “The Miracle Worker” and maintained a long and successful career throughout her life, has died at the age of 69.
  Duke’s agent, Mitchell Stubbs, says the actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine.
  She built on her success in teenhood by playing identical cousins on a popular sitcom, “The Patty Duke Show.”
  
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• US orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey

  29-03-2016 18:47 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey due to “increased threats from terrorist groups” in the country.
  The two agencies said dependents of American staffers at the U.S. consulate in Adana, the Incirlik air base and two other locations must leave. The so-called “ordered departure” notice means the relocation costs will be covered by the government.
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• Dallas man set to be executed in death of daughters, 9 and 6

  29-03-2016 18:38
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Attorneys for a 60-year-old Texas man set to die by injection for killing his daughters say the man is mentally ill and deserves a fair hearing to show he’s incompetent. John Battaglia was convicted of shooting and killing his 9- and 6-year-old daughters 15 years ago at his Dallas apartment as their […]
  
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• Arizona, Indiana towns at odds over Dillinger’s Tommy gun

  29-03-2016 18:37
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson police are at odds with a small Indiana town over a Tommy gun taken from an outlaw more than 80 years ago. The Arizona Daily Star reports (http://bit.ly/1pHUC5p ) that Tucson police say the Colt Thompson submachine gun taken when they arrested John Dillinger is an important part of the city’s […]
  
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• Archaeologists digging at Malcolm X’s boyhood home in Boston

  29-03-2016 18:37
  
  BOSTON — Archeologists in Boston are digging at a boyhood home of Malcolm X in an effort to uncover more about the slain black rights activist’s early life. The two-week archaeological dig begins Tuesday in Boston’s historically black Roxbury neighborhood. Organizers say they also hope to learn more about the property’s long history, which includes […]
  
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• Today in History: March 29

  29-03-2016 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History: March 29
  
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• For some, leaving workforce continues years after retiring

  29-03-2016 18:18
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — The transition from employment to retirement used to be marked by a date on a calendar, along with some sheet cake, and a maybe a gold watch. Those days are long gone for most workers in the United States. Today, the journey toward complete withdrawal from the labor force can last many […]
  
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• Pricey prostate cancer drug’s makers targeted by Congress

  29-03-2016 18:16
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — Lawmakers again are targeting the pharmaceutical industry over sky-high prescription drug prices, a hot issue this year in Washington and on the campaign trail that’s been dragging down stock prices of many drugmakers. Shares of Medivation tumbled Tuesday after a group of lawmakers started a campaign to potentially lower the price of […]
  
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• Police arrest teen in fatal shooting at DC train station

  29-03-2016 18:12
  
  WASHINGTON — District of Columbia police say they have arrested a teenager in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old last weekend on a train station platform in Washington. Police said in a statement Tuesday that they have arrested 17-year-old Maurice Bellamy of southeast Washington and that he is being charged as an adult with second-degree […]
  
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• FTC sues VW over false ‘Clean Diesel’ advertising claims

  29-03-2016 18:11 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal consumer watchdog sued Volkswagen on Tuesday, charging the company made false claims in commercials promoting its “Clean Diesel” vehicles as environmentally friendly.
  The German automaker hastily pulled the ads following last year’s admission it had installed illegal software on its diesel vehicles to cheat emissions tests. U.S. regulators say Volkswagen’s engines spewed up to 40 times the allowed levels of air pollutants in real-world dr
  
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• Rio Grande irrigation water reaches Las Cruces

  29-03-2016 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES (AP) – Water released from reservoirs along the Rio Grande has passed through the Las Cruces area faster than expected, signaling the river channel is wetter because of local precipitation.
  The dam at Caballo Reservoir was opened Saturday and by Sunday afternoon, the water was rolling by Las Cruces and was well on its way to El Paso, Texas.
  Federal water managers tell the Las Cruces Sun-News that they had to dial back the volume of water being released because they were abo
  
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• Former Papen aide pleads not guilty in embezzlement case

  29-03-2016 18:07 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES (AP) – A former aide accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from a high-ranking member of the New Mexico Senate has pleaded not guilty.
  Stephen Siddall is facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges in the theft of money from personal, campaign and government accounts belonging to Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen.
  The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that Siddall entered his pleas during an arraignment hearing Monday.
  Siddall served as Papen’s campaign tr
  
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• Trump campaign faces backlash as Cruz wins key endorsement

  29-03-2016 17:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is rushing to defend one of its own after police in Florida charged a staffer with misdemeanor battery.
  Corey Lewandowski is facing one charge of misdemeanor battery after a scuffle involving a Breitbart news reporter during a Trump campaign rally on March 8. Lewandowski was later accused by several members of the press for hostile tactics toward reporters covering the campaign.
  Within minutes of the new
  
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• AFD: Tumbleweed fire near Double Eagle Airport contained

  29-03-2016 17:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Fire crews say tumbleweed fire near Double Eagle Airport has been contained.
  According to the Albuquerque Fire Department, the fire is burning along Atrisco Vista and was contained to approximately 300 feet. AFD says crews were able to contain the fire quickly even with 15 mph winds.
  At this time the cause of the fire is unknown.
  
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• US stocks slide as oil prices decline, hitting energy stocks

  29-03-2016 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling Tuesday morning as energy companies tumble with the price of oil. Mining and metals companies are also in decline. Stocks overseas were mixed.
  KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 35 points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,499 as of 10:05 a.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell three points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,034. The Nasdaq composite index lost three points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,764.
  ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude
  
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• Tied 4-4 after Scalia’s death, high court gives unions a win

  29-03-2016 16:42 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A tie vote from the Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a win to labor unions in a high-profile dispute over their ability to collect fees.
  The justices divided 4-4 in a case that considered whether public employees represented by a union can be required to pay “fair share” fees covering collective bargaining costs even if they are not members.
  The split vote leaves in place an appeals court ruling that upheld the practice.
  The result is an unlikely victory for or
  
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• Public to suggest names for DC’s 2 new baby bald eagles

  29-03-2016 15:38 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two recently hatched baby bald eagles at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington are in need of names.
  The American Eagle Foundation is seeking the public’s help naming the eaglets, temporarily named “DC2” and “DC3.”
  Those interested can submit suggestions via Twitter, Instagram or Facebook using the hashtags #dceaglecam and #namethenestlings. Viewers also are encouraged to choose names that fit either a male or female since the genders of
  
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• Alaska volcano calming after eruption; alert downgraded

  29-03-2016 15:36 via krqe.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The activity level of an Alaska volcano has declined after the mountain erupted with a massive ash cloud that prompted the cancellation of dozens of flights.
  The U.S. Geological Survey said in a news release late Monday night that the intensity of the eruption had “declined significantly.”
  Pavlof Volcano, one of Alaska’s most active volcanoes, is 625 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula, the finger of land that sticks out from main
  
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• Capitol returning to normal day after intruder is shot

  29-03-2016 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol complex was set to return to normal Tuesday, a day after police say officers shot and wounded a man who pulled a weapon at a security checkpoint as he entered the underground Capitol Visitor Center.
  Capitol Police identified the man as 66-year-old Larry R. Dawson of Tennessee. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a police officer while armed. Dawson was taken to a local hospital and underwent surgery. Late Monday, police said he
  
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• Eastbound I-40 off-ramp at Louisiana closed until April 26

  29-03-2016 12:16
  
  Phase two of a major reconstruction project in Albuquerque starts Tuesday and it could cause some delays for drivers.
  
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• Vegans advised on intake of nutrients

  29-03-2016 08:04
  
  The health benefits of a plant-based diet is well-kno
  
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• Trackers may curb the joy of activities

  29-03-2016 08:04
  
  Calorie trackers, sleep trackers, activity tr
  
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