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• Second Colorado man takes plea in airplane forfeiture case

  18-04-2016 23:53
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A second Colorado man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from the police seizure of an unregistered Cessna airplane and over $250,000 cash two years ago in Cody. Gilbert Wayne Wiles Jr. of Denver pleaded guilty Friday to aiding and abetting the operation of an unregistered aircraft. He faces a […]
  
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• Arizona wants suit challenging presidential primary tossed

  18-04-2016 23:52
  
  PHOENIX — The Arizona attorney general’s office wants a court challenge to the state’s presidential primary election thrown out, arguing state law doesn’t allow the March 22 election results to be contested. But the lawyer for a Tucson man who is contesting the results calls that argument “silly.” Attorney Michael Kielsky said Monday the attorney […]
  
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• Golden Apple awarded to Albuquerque P.E. teacher

  18-04-2016 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Paula Jackson has done it all in her teaching career and on Monday she won a Golden Apple Award.
  “It’s my joy. It’s my passion. I just love it. Here I am 31 years later still loving it,” said Jackson.
  Paula Jackson says she has always known she would be a teacher. When she was a kid, Jackson held summer school in her garage for all the little kids in the neighborhood. Today, her unique style in the school gym is what stands out.
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• Police arrest suspected carjacker, seek other suspect

  18-04-2016 22:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have arrested one of two suspected carjackers who stabbed their victim this weekend.
  It ended with the suspects, Luis Reyes and a woman, crashing the victim’s vehicle near Louisiana and Lomas on Saturday night. The vehicle was taken from his home just a few blocks away.
  The victim says the couple came to his door begging for help and the woman was lying on the ground.
  It’s when he opened the door that he says Reyes started stabbing him repeated
  
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• Israel and Palestinians engage in rare UN shouting match

  18-04-2016 22:15 via krqe.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors engaged in a rare shouting match in the U.N. Security Council on Monday, reflecting Israel’s growing consternation at the upsurge in Palestinian attacks against civilians and Palestinian frustration at the failure to achieve its dream of a truly independent state.
  Israel’s Ambassador Danny Danon started the heated exchange at the end of his speech during Monday’s monthly council meeting on the Middle East.
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• Colorado pot report: More adults using drug, but not kids

  18-04-2016 22:13
  
  DENVER — Colorado kids aren’t smoking more pot since the drug became legal — but their older siblings and parents certainly are. That’s according to a long-awaited report giving the most comprehensive data yet on the effects of Colorado’s 2012 recreational marijuana law. The state released a report Monday detailing changes in everything from pot […]
  
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• New hotel planned for I-25 and Paseo del Norte

  18-04-2016 22:00
  
  A hotel a decade in the making could finally start rising this year near the Paseo del Norte and Interstate 25 interchange. The Springhill Suites by Marriott could break ground this fall, a new $12 million project that will further bolster Total Management Systems’ hotel portfolio. The Albuquerque-based company — which already has five hotels […]
  
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• Woman sentenced to 10 years in fatal 2014 freeway crash in PHX

  18-04-2016 21:34
  
  PHOENIX — A 70-year-old woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on convictions stemming from a 2014 wrong-way fatal crash on a Gilbert freeway. Patricia Neal Murphy was sentenced Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court. She pleaded guilty in March to two counts of second-degree murder plus one count of endangerment. According to […]
  
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• Colorado high court: Judges can’t let suspects search homes

  18-04-2016 21:34
  
  DENVER — Colorado’s highest court says trial judges can’t allow criminal suspects access to crime scenes inside private homes without consent. Monday’s state Supreme Court decision comes after a man convicted of sexually assaulting his cousins argued a judge was wrong to deny him access to the scene in his grandmother’s basement. An appeals court […]
  
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• Today in History: April 18

  18-04-2016 21:33 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Monday, April 18, the 109th day of 2016. There are 257 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlights in History:
  On April 18, 1966, “The Sound of Music” won the Oscar for best picture of 1965 at the 38th Academy Awards. The first Major League baseball game played on AstroTurf took place at the Houston Astrodome as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Astros 6-3. Bill Russell was named player-coach of the Boston Celtics, becoming the NBA’s first black coach.
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• Official: Foreign driver’s encounter caused backup on I-10

  18-04-2016 21:33
  
  QUARTZSITE, Ariz. — Authorities say a five-mile backup on Interstate 10 in western Arizona resulted from a quickly defused confrontation between law enforcement officers and a Japanese woman who didn’t know American driving practices. La Paz County sheriff’s Lt. Curt Bagby says a Japanese woman kept driving after an officer activated his emergency lights and […]
  
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• ‘Hamilton’ wins Pulitzer Prize for drama

  18-04-2016 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the awarding of the 100th-annual Pulitzer Prizes (all times local):
  3:10 p.m.
  “Hamilton,” the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
  The dazzling, exuberant musical by creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda has captured popular consciousness like few Broadway shows, having already won a Grammy Award, a spot on the Billboard 200 charts and mentions on “Saturday Night Live.” It’s a lea
  
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• Senate Democrats press for $1.9B to fight Zika virus

  18-04-2016 20:57 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pressing top Senate Republicans to stop dragging their feet and act immediately on President Barack Obama’s request for $1.9 billion to combat the Zika virus.
  More than 40 of the chamber’s Democrats Monday signed on to a letter to Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, demanding a Senate vote on additional Zika funds. The White House says the money is urgently needed to fight the spread of mosquitoes that transmit the virus, develop a vaccin
  
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• Woman accused of filing fraudulent returns to steal refunds

  18-04-2016 20:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – An Alamogordo woman is accused of fraudulently filing income tax returns for other people to steal their refunds.
  An April 12 indictment by an Otero County grand jury charges 43-year-old Tanya Skoropad with 180 criminal counts, including dozens each of tax fraud, identity theft and computer access with intent to defraud or embezzle.
  The state Taxation and Revenue Department conducted the investigation leading to the indictment and says Skoropad could be sentenced to
  
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• Crews contain northeast Albuquerque shed fire

  18-04-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Firefighters are investigating a shed fire that happened behind a home around 10:30 a.m. Monday.
  Firefighters were dispatched to the fire on the 900 block of California NE.
  Firefighters contained the blaze quickly, saving the home from fire and smoke damage.
  One person from the home was transported to the hospital.
  No word yet on what might have sparked the fire.
  
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• Nob Hill shop sells Albuquerque Dukes merchandise

  18-04-2016 20:48
  
  Thousands of fans flocked to Isotopes Park this weekend for the first homestand of 2016, but some also stopped by Nob Hill to honor the city's previous ball club.
  
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• Police: Vehicle crashes after Border Patrol chase; 4 held

  18-04-2016 20:23 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Authorities in Las Cruces say four people have been arrested and a fifth person may remain at large after a vehicle crashed following a pursuit by the Border Patrol.
  New Mexico State University Police say the individuals ran onto the Dona Ana Community College campus but were arrested within a few minutes of the Monday morning crash on Interstate 10.
  The community college’s central campus is located next to both the larger NMSU campus and I-10.
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• Farmington shoots down hospital’s plans for solar project

  18-04-2016 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) – Farmington officials have voted not to allow a hospital to build a solar farm, though San Juan Regional Medical Center had already purchase the panels.
  The Daily Times reports that the City Council voted against a zoning change that would have allowed the hospital to install more than 6,000 solar panels on a 12.-acre plot of land adjacent to the facility.
  Previously, the Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously recommended the council grant the hospital&r
  
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• Albuquerque utility: No rate increases for water users

  18-04-2016 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – One of New Mexico’s largest water utilities has unveiled its budget proposal for the next fiscal year and no rate increases are planned.
  The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority detailed the utility’s plan Monday. The budget includes $67 million for infrastructure projects – $8 million more than last year.
  Chief financial officer Stan Allred says rate increases over the past few years are being largely dedicated to infrastructure
  
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• Police arrest another woman for aiding prison escapees

  18-04-2016 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have arrested another person in connection to the escape of Lionel Clah and Joseph Cruz from prison last month.
  Felice Maes was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center Sunday night and is charged with harboring a felon and assisting in an escape.
  According to Maes’ arrest warrant, she is accused of helping helping Cruz and Clah after their escape. In the warrant officials says Maes gave Cruz money and drove both escapees to an apartment where C
  
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• Spring snow storm hits New Mexico

  18-04-2016 19:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Light to moderate rain and snow showers continue to hold over west-central north-central New Mexico Monday morning. For the rest of us? It’s a mostly cloudy and cool start to the day with temperatures in the 30s, 40s and 50s.
  Afternoon temperatures will still fall short of normal for this time of year – the Albuquerque-metro area can expect highs temperatures to top out in the upper 50s to low 60s.
  Rain and snow showers will re-develop and expand over northe
  
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• Video game review: ‘Dark Souls III’ can be supremely challenging — and equally rewarding

  18-04-2016 19:14
  
  “Dark Souls III” will crush your spirit and make you scream in frustration. At times, you will quit in a rage because it’s so difficult. But that’s OK — it’s all part of a worthwhile journey. The most important thing about a game where players fail repeatedly is that they keep hitting the “continue” button […]
  
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• Breaking: Border Patrol reportedly involved in pursuit, crash near NMSU

  18-04-2016 19:07
  
  LAS CRUCES — U.S. Border Patrol agents were reportedly “involved in a pursuit” that ended in a crash on I-10 near New Mexico State University, according to university police. The subjects being pursued fled into the central campus of Doña Ana Community College, which is next to NMSU. University police located and arrested four individuals within a couple […]
  
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• UN ambassador’s motorcade hits, kills boy

  18-04-2016 19:03
  
  MAROUA, Cameroon — U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power’s trip to Cameron’s front lines in the war against Boko Haram started horrifically Monday as an armored jeep in her motorcade struck and killed a 7-year-old boy who darted into the road. The incident occurred near the small city of Moloko, in northern Cameroon, where Power, her aides […]
  
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• Last chance to bid on autographed Holly Holm jerseys

  18-04-2016 18:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Holly Holm fans still have a chance to bid on an autographed jersey signed by Holm herself.
  The Albuquerque Isotopes hosted “Holly Holm Night” at their game over the weekend where the preacher’s daughter had the honor of throwing the first pitch. As part of the ceremony, fans had the chance to bid on autographed jerseys.
  All proceeds of the auction, which ends Monday at 5 p.m., go to charity.
  If you would like to make a bid, click here.
  
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• Photos: Earthquake devastates Ecuador

  18-04-2016 18:55 via interactives.krqe.com
  
  Ecuador was devastated by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 16, 2016. The death toll has risen to 350. Thousands more were injured.
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• Breaking: Inmate’s aunt is sixth arrested in escaped prisoner case

  18-04-2016 18:53
  
  Police on Sunday arrested the aunt of one of two convicts who escaped from a prison van last month, making her the sixth person charged in the case. Lionel Clah, 29, and Joseph Cruz, 32, escaped from a transport van in Artesia in early March, setting off a massive statewide hunt. Family members, friends, and […]
  
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• Ethiopians complete 1st-ever sweep of Boston Marathon

  18-04-2016 18:50
  
  BOSTON — Ethiopians nearly swept the Kenyans off the podium at the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning both the men’s and women’s races for the first time in history and taking five of the six spots on the victory stand. Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the men’s race in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 45 seconds, pulling […]
  
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• State Auditor reveals entities with problematic audit results

  18-04-2016 18:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico’s state auditor has released a list of entities with problematic results during the last audit cycle.
  For the first time, the Office of the State Auditor began tracking audits with opinions from independent auditors. Those audits indicate financial statements may contain a discrepancy and are put on the OSA “at-risk” list.
  Once they’re cleared, the entity is removed from the list. Among those listed are the Town of Bernalillo
  
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• Western dramas pack New Mexico production studios

  18-04-2016 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s soundstages are at capacity as television production ramps up in the state.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that according to the New Mexico Film Office, there were recently eight TV productions filming in the state, meaning every studio in Albuquerque and Santa Fe are or were full.
  Film Office Director Nick Maniatis says this is the first time so many shows have been in the state at once, bringing unprecedented money to the state.
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• New Mexico congressman eyes solo world flight to honor vets

  18-04-2016 18:22 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico Republican congressman is attempting a solo flight around the world to honor veterans affected by war.
  The Hobbs News-Sun reports that U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce has nearly completed a worldwide expedition and was sitting in a hanger in Spain this weekend while waiting for the weather to improve.
  The 68-year-old began the planned 16-day trip March 27 departing in his 1998 Mooney M20M Bravo, from Las Vegas, New Mexico.
  The original 21-leg flight plan had Pearce f
  
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• Ethiopians Hayle and Baysa win Boston Marathon

  18-04-2016 18:22 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia wins men’s race at Boston Marathon.
  The 21-year-old pulled away from defending champion Lelisa Desisa as they crossed the Mass Pike heading into Kenmore Square. He won by 47 seconds.
  The victory completed Ethiopia’s first-ever sweep of the men’s and women’s races in Boston.
  It was Hayle’s first major marathon victory. He has run four smaller marathons since 2014, winning three and finishing second in Dubai in Januar
  
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• Ethiopian man wins men’s race at Boston Marathon

  18-04-2016 18:22 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia wins men’s race at Boston Marathon.
  The 21-year-old pulled away from defending champion Lelisa Desisa as they crossed the Mass Pike heading into Kenmore Square. He won by 47 seconds.
  The victory completed Ethiopia’s first-ever sweep of the men’s and women’s races in Boston.
  It was Hayle’s first major marathon victory. He has run four smaller marathons since 2014, winning three and finishing second in Dubai in Januar
  
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• Houston area submerged after 16 inches of rain in 24 hours

  18-04-2016 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — More than a foot of rain fell Monday in parts of Houston, submerging scores of subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents who were urged to shelter in place.
  Sylvester Turner, mayor of the nation’s fourth-largest city, told residents to stay home to fend off a weather system he called “stubborn.” More rain was projected over the next two to three days.
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• Tax Day deals and freebies

  18-04-2016 18:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – April 18th is deadline day and many companies are giving away freebies to help you relax after your tax paperwork is done.
  Staples: Shred up to five pounds of documents for free.
  Sonic: Enjoy at half-price cheeseburger at participating Sonic locations.
  Schlotzsky’s is offering a free small original sandwich with the purchase of a drink and chips.
  Kona Ice is offering free shaved ice to all customers on April 18th for “National Chill Out Day&rdquo
  
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• Drone collision with jet highlights growing aviation danger

  18-04-2016 17:21
  
  LONDON — A collision between a British Airways passenger jet and a drone over London has left the plane undamaged but the aviation industry deeply shaken. British police and air accident authorities were investigating Sunday’s incident, in which an Airbus A320 carrying 137 people struck an object believed to be a drone while it was […]
  
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• Updated: It’s on … Amazon’s stand-alone streaming targets Netflix

  18-04-2016 17:01
  
  NEW YORK — Amazon is taking on Netflix and Hulu with a stand-alone video streaming service, just weeks before Netflix raises prices for longtime subscribers. New customers can now pay $8.99 a month to watch Amazon’s Prime video streaming service. Previously, the only way to watch Amazon’s videos was to pay $99 a year for […]
  
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• A new way to get out of college debt

  18-04-2016 17:00
  
  PHILADELPHIA — There’s yet another way to pay back student loans without going broke. It’s called REPAYE. In December, the Department of Education launched its eighth college-loan repayment program, dubbed the Revised Pay As You Earn Plan. “Helping student borrowers manage repayments so that loan debt is not a deterrent for pursuing higher education has […]
  
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• More older Americans becoming renters

  18-04-2016 16:59
  
  CHICAGO — Baby boomers are altering the American Dream. After having the home in the suburbs, the kids, the two cars, and maybe even the picket fence, a growing number now want to ride elevators to rental apartments and walk out the door to restaurants. When the kids are grown, an increasing number of empty […]
  
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• Roosevelt County proposes multi-county jail

  18-04-2016 16:58 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico county is considering a study on whether it’s feasible for one jail to serve four counties.
  The Clovis News Journal reports that Roosevelt County Attorney Randy Knudson has asked Curry County officials to consider delaying their plans for a jail expansion until they can hold a discussion on a multi-county facility. Knudson wrote that each county could benefit from cost savings.
  Curry County commissioners are expected to discuss the issue Tuesday.
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• Consumer Confidential: Does your credit card contract contain a hidden surprise?

  18-04-2016 16:58
  
  Like most of us, Larry Maizlish seldom scrutinizes the pages of fine print that accompany his credit cards. The other day, however, he decided to give it a go for his Lexus Pursuits Visa card, which offers points for vehicle repairs. “I had the time,” Maizlish, 53, told me. “My eyes were feeling good.” That […]
  
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• US to send 200 more troops, Apache helicopters, to Iraq

  18-04-2016 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. has agreed to deploy more than 200 additional troops to Iraq and to send Apache helicopters for the first time into the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday.
  The decisions reflect weeks of discussions with commanders and Iraqi leaders, and a decision by President Barack Obama to increase the authorized troop level in Iraq by 217 forces — or from 3,870 to 4,087.
  The new plan, expected for weeks, would mark the first
  
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• Brazil president faces fading chances to maintain power

  18-04-2016 16:41 via krqe.com
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday appeared on the verge of losing office after a congressional vote to impeach her and with seemingly slipping support in the Senate, which would vote on whether to remove the leftist leader amid a national political and economic crisis.
  The 367-137 lower house vote in favor of impeachment Sunday sends the issue to the Senate. If a majority there votes to put Rousseff on trial, she’d be suspended while Vice President
  
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• Tax time: More than 5M returns expected by midnight deadline

  18-04-2016 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of taxpayers face a midnight deadline to file their tax returns, while millions of others will ask for more time —a six-month extension. The filing deadline on Monday was delayed three days beyond the traditional April 15 deadline because Friday was a legal holiday in the District of Columbia.
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  The traditional April 15 filing deadline was extended because of Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in
  
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• Poll: Americans angry with federal government, happy at home

  18-04-2016 16:38 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A new poll suggests that government is to blame for a lot of the anger Americans are feeling these days.
  The Associated Press-GfK poll says that most Americans are relatively happy with their personal situations. But nearly 8 in 10 surveyed say they’re dissatisfied or angry with the way the federal government is working.
  Republicans polled were far more likely to be angry — half of GOP voters, compared with about one-quarter of Democrats or independents — a
  
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• Amazon takes on Netflix with stand-alone video streaming

  18-04-2016 16:35 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is taking on Netflix and Hulu with a stand-alone video streaming service.
  Customers can now pay $8.99 a month to watch Amazon’s Prime video streaming service. Previously, the only way to watch Prime videos was to pay $99 a year for Prime membership, which includes free two-day shipping on items sold by the site. The video-only option won’t come with any free shipping perks.
  At $8.99 a month, Amazon’s stand-alone streaming service is $1 less than Net
  
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• Justices hear dispute over Obama immigration actions

  18-04-2016 16:28 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up an important dispute over immigration that could affect millions of people who are living in the country illegally.
  The Obama administration is asking the justices in arguments Monday to allow it to put in place two programs that could shield roughly 4 million people from deportation and make them eligible to work in the United States.
  Texas is leading 26 states dominated by Republicans in challenging the programs President Barack Obama anno
  
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• California student says airline removed him for speaking Arabic

  18-04-2016 16:13 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A University of California, Berkeley student who came to the U.S. as an Iraqi refugee says he was unfairly removed from a flight at Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month because a fellow passenger was alarmed by an innocent conversation he was having in Arabic.
  Southwest Airlines said in a statement Sunday that the passenger, Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, was taken off the April 9 flight from Los Angeles to Oakland, California, for questioning and the plane took
  
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• New Mexico court rules against state in National Guard case

  18-04-2016 15:51 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that the state can be sued under a law protecting military personnel in their civilian employment and reinstated a National Guard soldier’s award of $36,000.
  Phillip G. Ramirez Jr. sued the state over his 2008 firing from the Department of Children, Youth and Families after he returned from a National Guard deployment.
  A jury ruled that Ramirez’s military service was a reason for actions that the state agency took aga
  
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• Albuquerque City Council to decide on bus pet policy

  18-04-2016 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque City Councilors could approve a pilot project that would allow more dogs and cats on city buses.
  The proposal introduced by city councilor Trudy Jones would allow people to bring a pet on the bus during off peak hours. The proposal is on Monday’s city council agenda.
  The resolution would require cats to be in a crate, while dogs would have to be in a crate or muzzled and leashed.
  Currently only service animals are allowed on city buses.
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