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• Workers claim Kellys violated minimum wage

  29-04-2016 23:51
  
  Seven current and former employees are alleging that Kellys Brew Pub and Restaurant violated the city’s minimum wage ordinance in a new class action lawsuit. The lawsuit names Kellys and its owners, Dennis and Janice Bonfantine, and was filed on behalf of the seven who are named and “all others similarly situated.” It was filed […]
  
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• Electrical trades now part of career training available for students

  29-04-2016 23:47
  
  Students interested in the electrical trades will have a chance this fall to earn high school and college credits under a new “Running Start for Careers” program. Northern New Mexico Independent Electrical Contractors — a trade association — will offer a two-semester course on electrical theory, circuitry and code, safety and blueprint reading. It’s free, […]
  
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• Broker: T-Mobile no longer pursuing empty RR Sprint center

  29-04-2016 23:39
  
  After showing some early interest in leasing the property, it looks like T-Mobile won’t take over the closed Rio Rancho Sprint center after all, according to a broker involved in the talks. While the wireless company’s interest in the facility has waned, the property owner’s broker says there is interest from other potential tenants. Tim […]
  
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• Roswell man accused of attempted murder in stabbing case

  29-04-2016 22:53 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – A Roswell man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing outside an apartment two months ago.
  Roswell police announced Friday that 21-year-old Anthony Ray Romero has been booked into the Chaves County Detention Center on a $25,000 cash-only bond.
  They say he’s being held on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder. It’s unclear if he has an attorney.
  Police say an arrest warrant was obtained Thursday following an investigation into the March 22 stabb
  
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• University of New Mexico police, DA not at odds, says Chief

  29-04-2016 22:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The University of New Mexico campus police chief says his department is not at odds with the local district attorney’s office, despite officers telling federal investigators they were frustrated with how frequently prosecutors dropped sexual assault cases.
  UNM Police Chief Kevin McCabe’s comments Friday came a week after the U.S Justice Department released the results of an investigation that found university administrators and staff failed to comply wi
  
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• Exxon sees smallest profit in 16 years, Chevron posts loss

  29-04-2016 22:19
  
  DALLAS — Motorists are saving billions on cheaper gasoline, but the long slump in oil prices is taking a heavy toll on companies that find and produce crude. Exxon Mobil posted its smallest quarterly profit in more than 16 years Friday, while Chevron lost $725 million, its worst showing since 2002, and raised the number […]
  
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• Whole Foods exec: No tattoo shops planned for new chain yet

  29-04-2016 21:46
  
  NEW YORK — Whole Foods is prepping for the launch of its hipster new grocery chain. But shoppers won’t be able to get a tattoo with their cheese just yet. The company says its “365” chain will have a minimalist layout, affordable prices and third-party vendors who set up shop inside the stores. That generated […]
  
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• DA: Good working relationship with UNM in sex assault cases

  29-04-2016 21:45
  
  The District Attorney's Office and the chief of University of New Mexico Police Department sai ...
  
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• First widely available Zika test OK’d for emergency use

  29-04-2016 21:16 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first commercial test for the Zika virus has been cleared for emergency use in the U.S. and could be available by next week.
  The Food and Drug Administration granted the authorization Thursday to the test’s developer, Quest Diagnostics, which said it would make it widely available to doctors for patient testing.
  The company said the test results will initially be processed at a laboratory in San Juan Capistrano, California, which developed and validated the tech
  
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• Man shot at TV station charged with arson, other charges

  29-04-2016 21:13 via krqe.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Criminal charges have been filed against a man shot and wounded by police after walking into a Baltimore TV station wearing an animal costume and a fake bomb, authorities said Friday.
  Alex Michael Brizzi, 25, of Elkridge, has been charged with arson, malicious burning, threat of arson, reckless endangerment and possessing a phony destructive device, said Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis.
  Davis said Brizzi walked into the vestibule of Baltimore’s Fox 45 TV st
  
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• Multiple prison gang members indicted, accused of murder plot

  29-04-2016 20:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Chilling details are being released about the alleged hit put out on the Secretary of Corrections and another high ranking corrections official and the prison gang allegedly behind it.
  According to recently released court documents, the gang Syndicado Nuevo Mexico spoke about the murder of Gregg Mercantell as recently as December, confirming they had obtained a gun to commit the crime. They had even gone as far as learning where Mercantel and the other
  
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• Workers testify to falsifying records, denying food aid

  29-04-2016 20:42
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State caseworkers and supervisors have testified that they falsified income information on emergency applications for people seeking food assistance, resulting in some of New Mexico’s most needy being denied help. The testimony came Thursday in a case in which lawyers are challenging whether the state Human Services Department is meeting certain […]
  
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• Travel Insurance – Are You Covered

  29-04-2016 20:31
  
  Travel insurance is less widely known than other types of insurances, and for some travelers, it’s worth looking into.
  
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• State Land Office sues Texas oil company

  29-04-2016 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The State Land Office is suing a Texas oil company saying it has polluted public land.
  Siana Operating of Midland was given a permit to drill for oil on state trust land in Lea County, but investigators say the company left behind huge pools of oil left to seep in the ground.
  The State Land Commissioner says the company kept operating after the lease expired.
  The agency says it is owed $284,000 in fees and cleanup costs.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Gov: Puerto Rico braces for lawsuits as major default looms

  29-04-2016 20:00
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor said Friday that the U.S. territory is bracing for multiple lawsuits as a major default looms over a $470 million bond payment. Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said he would like judges to take Puerto Rico’s economic and humanitarian crisis into account when ruling on the anticipated lawsuits. […]
  
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• Photos: 2016 NFL Draft 1st Round Picks

  29-04-2016 19:41 via interactives.krqe.com
  
  The first round picks of the 2016 NFL Draft.
  Photos: 2016 NFL Draft 1st Round Picks »Filed under: Home, National, World, Photo Galleries, Sports Tagged: Post Redirect
  
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• Police trying to identify Smith’s robber

  29-04-2016 19:25
  
  Police are trying to identify a robber who they believe pressed a weapon into a Smith’s cashier’s back and demanded cash. Albuquerque police spokesman Tanner Tixier said a man walked into the Smith’s grocery store at Lomas and San Pedro on April 16 and pressed an object into a clerk’s back, demanding money. “The clerk […]
  
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• Albuquerque Police search for suspect in Smith’s store robbery

  29-04-2016 19:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are searching for a suspect they say robbed the Smith’s on Lomas and San Pedro earlier this month. 
  According to police, the suspect approached a clerk from behind and demanded the money from her drawer while pressing an object into her back which she believed to be a gun.
  Police say the incident happened on Saturday, April 16. They also say the suspect fled in a newer white model, 4-door vehicle with a sun roof.
  Anyone wit
  
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• Today in History: April 29

  29-04-2016 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Friday, April 29, the 120th day of 2016. There are 246 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On April 29, 1991, a cyclone began striking the South Asian country of Bangladesh; it ended up killing more than 138,000 people, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  On this date:
  In 1429, Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a French victory over the English.
  In 1798, Joseph Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation&rdq
  
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• Shredder can be your best friend in thwarting ID thieves

  29-04-2016 18:34
  
  Shredding no-longer-needed documents is a key step in protecting yourself from identity theft. If you do your own destruction, the most effective tool is a cross-cut shredder, according to Consumer Reports. That’s because it slices papers both horizontally and vertically and cuts smaller pieces than the long, thin strips other shredders produce. (Strategic pieces of […]
  
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• Cruz getting Indiana governor’s endorsement

  29-04-2016 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a setback for Donald Trump, Indiana’s governor is endorsing chief rival Ted Cruz before the state’s critical Republican primary contest.
  Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will announce his support for Cruz on Friday afternoon, according to a Republican official with direct knowledge of the endorsement. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to pre-empt the announcement.
  Cruz is desperately seeking momentum in his fight to
  
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• Hobbs Police ask for help finding murder suspect

  29-04-2016 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – Hobbs Police are searching for a man suspected of shooting and killing a victim after a fight Thursday night.
  Police were dispatched to the 1000 block of East Gypsy Street where they discovered the body of 35-year-old Darrell Griffin who had been shot. Griffin was then transported the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  Investigators say an argument between Griffin and 25-year-old Joshua Puente led to shots being fired.
  Police were unable to locate Puente
  
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• Multiple arrests made in operation targeting prison gang

  29-04-2016 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Federal, state and local authorities in New Mexico have made multiple arrests while conducting a roundup that was the second phase of an operation targeting a prison gang.
  The FBI says officers on Thursday arrested nine people while executing arrest and search warrants and that an additional 10 people were transferred from state prisons to federal custody as part of the operation.
  Three other people remain at large. They’re identified by the FBI as 36-year-ol
  
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• Obama announces new steps to curb gun violence

  29-04-2016 17:08
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday to help curb gun violence, including by identifying the requirements that “smart guns” would have to meet for law enforcement agencies to buy and use them as well as sharing mental health records with the federal background check system. Smart guns use various technologies to prevent […]
  
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• NJ Weedman: Officials ‘exaggerated big-time’ in pot charges

  29-04-2016 17:07
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey marijuana advocate dubbed NJ Weedman says authorities “exaggerated big-time” in charging him with distributing pot. Ed Forchion (FOHR’-chuhn) told The Trentonian (http://bit.ly/1WXkjft ) on Thursday that his arrest has given him a platform to continue with his goal of legalizing marijuana. Forchion was arrested Wednesday along with 10 other […]
  
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• 11 dead, 2 missing after oil-rig helicopter crash off Norway

  29-04-2016 17:07
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark — An oil-rig helicopter crashed Friday on an island off the coast of western Norway, killing 11 people and leaving two others missing, a rescue official said. The Airbus EC-225 helicopter was carrying 11 Norwegians, one Briton and one Italian from the Gullfaks B oil field in the North Sea to Bergen, 120 […]
  
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• N.H. university: Paying $17,570 for dining hall table was mistake

  29-04-2016 17:06
  
  DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire now acknowledges that spending $17,000 on a custom-made chef’s table with LED lights for the campus dining hall was a mistake. Initially, university officials thought the light-up table would allow the dining staff to interact with students and demonstrate healthy cooking techniques. But word soon got out […]
  
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• FDA reconsiders training requirements for painkillers

  29-04-2016 17:06
  
  WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering whether doctors who prescribe painkillers like OxyContin should be required to take safety training courses, according to federal documents released Friday. A panel of FDA advisers meets next week to review risk-management plans put in place nearly four years ago to reduce misuse and abuse of […]
  
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• North Korea sends another US citizen to prison

  29-04-2016 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday sentenced a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage to 10 years in prison with hard labor after convicting him of espionage and subversion, the second American it has put behind bars this year.
  Kim Dong Chul was sentenced after a brief trial in Pyongyang by North Korea’s Supreme Court, which found him guilty of espionage and subversion under Articles 60 and 64 of the North’s criminal code.
  North Korea regularly accuses Washington and
  
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• Large graffiti carved at Arches National Park in Utah

  29-04-2016 16:50 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rangers at Utah’s Arches National Park were investigating large graffiti Thursday that was carved so deeply into a famous red rock arch that it might be impossible to erase, officials said.
  The carvings discovered earlier this month measure about 4 feet across and 3 feet high, park Superintendent Kate Cannon said.
  The vandalism is part of a “tidal wave of graffiti” at Arches and other national parks in recent years, she said.
  Two years ago, at least
  
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• Violence follows California Trump rally, about 20 arrested

  29-04-2016 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump violently confronted each other in California leading to some 20 arrests as the Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County.
  Dozens of protesters were mostly peaceful Thursday during the speech. Late in the evening, however, the demonstration grew rowdy and spilled into the streets.
  Approximately 20 people were arrested by Costa Mesa police, according to a tweet from the Ora
  
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• Protests follow Donald Trump to California GOP convention

  29-04-2016 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Several hundred protesters opposing Donald Trump gathered Friday outside the hotel where he was scheduled to speak to California Republicans, and a large contingent of police sought to head off violence like what followed a rally in Southern California the night before.
  A man wearing a Trump campaign “Make America Great Again” red hat was struck while being jostled by a group of shouting protesters.
  “It went gangbusters. They attacked me,”
  
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• Group seeks justice for Native Americans at UNM

  29-04-2016 16:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They say they’re seeking justice for Native Americans on the University of New Mexico’s campus.
  A group of Native Americans are planning to deliver a list of demands to the school’s president on Friday over UNM’s official seal — one this group calls racist.
  Several hours from now, a group of natives are set to show up at the Office of the President to deliver a letter. They say it’s a list of demands they want Pr
  
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• QBs Goff and Wentz soar, OT Tunsil takes bizarre tumble

  29-04-2016 15:45 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — California love for Jared Goff, and Philadelphia pride for Carson Wentz.
  It was all about the quarterbacks before Laremy Tunsil’s bizarre tumble down the board at the NFL draft.
  Goff went No. 1 overall to the Rams on Thursday for their first pick since they moved to Los Angeles in the offseason. Wentz was the No. 2 selection by the Eagles after a successful career at North Dakota State in the second tier of college football.
  “I’m taking it as an honor and s
  
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• Santa Fe Opera announced 2017 season

  29-04-2016 15:33 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The Santa Fe Opera’s 2017 season will include a world premiere, three new productions for the company and a collection of works spanning 300 years.
  The opera’s general manager Charles MacKay announced the lineup at a news conference Wednesday.
  The 2017 season will run June 30 through Aug. 26 and will open with “Die Fledermaus,” which was last performed by the company in 1992.
  Most anticipated in the 2017 season is the world premiere of “t
  
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• Xcel Energy approves $40M in new transmission projects

  29-04-2016 15:29 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – More than 30 miles of transmission lines and several electrical substations will be upgraded as part of eight infrastructure projects being planned by Xcel Energy.
  The company announced Thursday that the $40 million investment is part of a push to strengthen the grid along the New Mexico-Texas border.
  The projects are expected to be complete by 2021.
  Overall, Xcel says it has invested in nearly 800 miles of new transmission lines and 10 substations in New Mexico and T
  
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• Local theater to host powerhouse comedian line-up to benefit AIDS

  29-04-2016 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A native New Mexican comes back home for a special performance with one of the most renowned female line-ups the Duke City has ever seen.
  Dana Goldberg is hosting the 10th Annual FunnyFest, and is bringing Page Hurwitz, Erin Foley and Fortune Feimster to the Duke City. 
  These four women have performed all over the world and now will be bringing laughs to the Historic KiMo Theatre on Sunday, May 1.
  Goldberg joined the KRQE This
  
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• Thousands expected to attend Gathering of Nations

  29-04-2016 15:07
  
  The 33rd Annual Gathering of Nations began Thursday.
  
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• Roswell Police issue Silver Alert for missing woman

  29-04-2016 14:59 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Police in Roswell have issued a Silver Alert for Sharon Berry.
  Police say Berry, who has dementia, was last seen at home on the 1900 block of South Washington around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. She was later discovered to be missing around 6 p.m.
  Berry is believed to be driving a white 2012 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck and most likely has a puppy with her. Police also say she was last seen wearing jeans and a black shirt.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police.
  
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• State workers admit to falsifying food assistance data

  29-04-2016 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state’s food assistance program is facing a huge blow after some state workers admitted they falsified numbers that let to some of the poorest New Mexicans getting denied for food assistance.
  According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the testimony came during another hearing in a decades old lawsuit filed against the state’s human services department. The state workers testified they sometimes entered false asset information on emergency requests f
  
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• State workers admit to falsifying data on emergency food assistance applications

  29-04-2016 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Several state workers have admitted to falsifying information that led to some of the poorest New Mexicans being denied emergency food assistance all to make the state look better.
  The admissions came during testimony during a hearing a decades-old lawsuit filed against the state’s Human Services Department.
  “This is something we’ve never heard before, but according to workers has been going on for quite some time.&rdq
  
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• Carlsbad to get official tent city for homeless residents

  29-04-2016 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – The city of Carlsbad is set to provide homeless residents with another place to stay as it prepares to open up a tent city.
  The Current-Argus reports that Carlsbad Community of Hope is scheduled to open the tent city on June 16. The action comes after the City Council approved an ordinance rezoning the area from an industrial district to one available for commercial use on Tuesday.
  Project organizer Robert Jacquez says homeless residents will have access to shelt
  
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• Los Alamos lab plans to hire hundreds by 2020

  29-04-2016 14:25 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) – The head of the Los Alamos National Laboratory is assuring Santa Fe leaders that the lab will remain a strong force in the region as it looks to hire about 2,000 people in the next four years.
  The Los Alamos Monitor reports that Director Charlie McMillan told leaders Thursday about plans to hire 600 to 700 scientists, 400 support technicians and 1,400 people to fill jobs in its business services and operations sectors. The employees will replace those who are r
  
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• Gathering of Nations will boost Albuquerque’s economy

  29-04-2016 13:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 100,000 spectators, artists, and native American dancers from around the world will descend upon Albuquerque for the nation’s largest powwow.
  Known as Albuquerque’s second biggest event right behind Balloon Fiesta, the Gathering of Nations brings hundreds of tribes and thousands of spectators to the city for a unique cultural experience.
  But what does that mean for the Duke City?
  For starters, it means big bucks.
  Just last year the Gathering
  
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• Gathering of Nations boosts Albuquerque’s economy

  29-04-2016 13:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 100,000 spectators, artists, and native American dancers from around the world will descend upon Albuquerque for the nation’s largest powwow.
  Watch the ceremony live here >>
  Known as Albuquerque’s second biggest event right behind Balloon Fiesta, the Gathering of Nations brings hundreds of tribes and thousands of spectators to the city for a unique cultural experience.
  But what does that mean for the Duke City?
  For starters, it means b
  
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• Video: Sports reporter accidentally rips pants during interview

  29-04-2016 12:46 via krqe.com
  
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Reporters always do their best to get the story. Sometimes, however, they become the story – and it’s rarely for a good reason.
  WTNH sports reporter John Pierson was interviewing Chiney Ogwumike during the Connecticut Sun’s media day Thursday. Everything was going great until, well, Pierson nearly “mooned the Sun.”
  As part of playful banter with Ogwumike, Pierson bent down to touch the floor. Right away, Pierson knew somethi
  
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• White powder mailed to Trump campaign office ruled harmless

  29-04-2016 08:42
  
  NEW YORK — An envelope containing a suspicious white powdery substance caused a scare when it was opened at a campaign office of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but it later was deemed to be harmless. The envelope was mailed to Manhattan’s Trump Tower, near Central Park, police said. A campaign staffer opened the envelope […]
  
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• Updated: Protests break out as Trump speaks in Southern Cal

  29-04-2016 08:41
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Raucous crowds of protesters took to the streets late Thursday in California as Donald Trump…
  
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• Updated: Fights follow Trump rally in Southern Cal, about 20 arrested

  29-04-2016 08:41
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump took to the streets in California leading to…
  
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• ‘Topes Today April 29

  29-04-2016 08:05
  
  At Reno 7:35 p.m. ...
  
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