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• Updated: Campaign to remove judge in Stanford rape case gains steam

  10-06-2016 23:54
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A fledgling campaign to recall the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman gained momentum Friday as three prominent political consultants joined the effort. The Recall Judge Aaron Persky campaign said media consultant Joe Trippi, campaign strategist John Shallman and […]
  
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• The Latest: Ex-con sentenced in deadly Mesa shooting rampage

  10-06-2016 23:54
  
  PHOENIX — The Latest on the sentencing of an ex-con man for a deadly Mesa shooting rampage in 2015 (all times local): 2:30 p.m. An ex-con man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to killing one person and wounding five others during a crime spree in Mesa last year. […]
  
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• Updated: A Prince wish, Paisley Park eyed for museum like Graceland

  10-06-2016 23:53
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Long before Prince died, he told close friends he wanted to turn his Paisley Park home and studio complex into a museum. Now, the trust company overseeing his estate — likely with the backing of Prince’s siblings — is exploring the idea to open it up as a tourist attraction that some have […]
  
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• The Latest: Trump says no one should be judged by race

  10-06-2016 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on campaign 2016 (all times Eastern): 4:30 p.m. Donald Trump told a gathering of evangelical Christians on Friday that “no one should be judged by their race or their color.” Trump has been under fire for suggesting that the judge hearing a case against his now-defunct Trump University is biased against […]
  
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• Carlsbad Current-Argus welcomes new managing editor

  10-06-2016 23:42 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – Senior reporter Jessica Onsurez is the new managing editor at the Carlsbad Current-Argus.
  Onsurez succeeds Aaron Bracamontes, who is taking on the newly created role of audience analyst and content strategist for members of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership.
  A native of Loving, the 31-year-old Onsurez joined the Current-Argus in 2013. She won reporter of the year honors two years in a row.
  Robert Moore is the editor of the El Paso Times and vice president of
  
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• Traffic briefly slowed on I-40 due to crash

  10-06-2016 23:37
  
  Traffic on westbound I-40 near Carlisle was reduced to one lane as Albuquerque police officers respond to a car crash Friday afternoon.
  
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• Pima County authorities investigating death of a baby girl

  10-06-2016 23:26
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a baby girl. Sheriff’s officials say Ajo District deputies responded to a home just before noon Friday after getting a report of a 17-month-old girl who wasn’t breathing. Upon arrival, deputies conducted CPR until paramedics arrived. But authorities say the child was […]
  
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• Appeals courts agree on concealed weapons ban restrictions

  10-06-2016 23:25
  
  NEW YORK — A federal appeals court’s decision upholding California’s restrictions on carrying concealed weapons gives lawyers a fourth chance to try to get the U.S. Supreme Court’s attention on the subject. Thursday’s ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a law requiring gun applicants to show good reason […]
  
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• NORC to have full staff of 400 sooner than expected

  10-06-2016 23:22
  
  A new Albuquerque employer credits the local workforce for reaching staffing levels at a faster pace than expected. NORC at the University of Chicago opened its survey research center earlier this year at Copper Pointe, near Interstate 40 and Eubank. The institute said in February it planned to start with 200 employees, most of them […]
  
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• Updated: Police shoot man amid domestic disturbance at Dallas airport

  10-06-2016 23:13
  
  DALLAS — A police officer shot and wounded a man Friday outside a Dallas airport after the man attacked a woman believed to be the mother of his children and then threatened the officer with a large rock, police said. “There doesn’t appear to be any other weapon present than the rock,” Dallas Police Assistant […]
  
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• Police release video of show dognapping

  10-06-2016 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police have released surveillance video after two show dogs were taken from a motel.
  Police are still searching for the suspect in the case, 49-year-old Lawrence Chavez.  They believe he is the man in a grey sweatshirt that approaches the red car in the video.
  One of the dogs, Mena, was found but Sara the dog is still missing. The owner is offering a reward for getting the dog back.Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• Video: Burglar takes cash from New Mexico business

  10-06-2016 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – Hobbs police are looking for a burglar who was caught on video.
  It happened late last month but police just released the video.
  The suspect breaks into a business on the 3400 block of North Industrial Drive and then takes cash.
  The suspect was wearing a mask and gloves.15
  If you know anything, call Hobbs police.
  Filed under: Crime, Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Teen charged in murder of Albuquerque bartender faces judge

  10-06-2016 22:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the teens accused of murdering an Albuquerque bartender in his driveway faced a judge Friday.
  Ryan Archibeque is one of six teens accused of shooting and killing Steven Gerecke last June after a night of breaking into vehicles.
  Archibeque’s attorney stated he plans to file a motion offering a plea deal in three weeks.
  The judge agreed to hear arguments then but says he’s likely to deny it.
  “I would surmise and guess that I’m not ver
  
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• Updated: Brazil health minister says Zika not a worry for Olympics

  10-06-2016 22:50
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s new health minister went on the offensive Friday in a bid to dispel worries about the country’s Zika outbreak, which has cast a pall over the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Speaking at a news conference with the foreign press corps, Ricardo Barros added his voice to the chorus of […]
  
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• Movie about Yarnell Hill fire filming in New Mexico

  10-06-2016 22:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A movie about the courageous granite hot shot crew from Arizona will be filming in New Mexico. “Granite Mountain” is based on the real life story of the hot shot firefighting squad that battled one of the worst wildfires in history, the Yarnell Hill Fire, to save an entire Arizona town.
  Nineteen of the firefighters were killed battling that blaze.
  The film will shoot around Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Las Vegas and Pecos starting this month to early Se
  
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• Bus routes face detours during Pridefest

  10-06-2016 22:44
  
  ABQ Ride will temporarily change six routes on Saturday to accommodate the Albuquerque Pride Parade.
  
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• Senators push for wilderness within New Mexico monument

  10-06-2016 22:33
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Almost a half-million acres in southern New Mexico were designed as a national monument two years ago, and now members of the state’s congressional delegation are pushing for portions of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks area to be set aside as wilderness. While praised by environmentalists, the effort is reigniting the concerns of […]
  
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• Updated: GOP insiders pressure Trump to steer clear of controversy

  10-06-2016 22:32
  
  NEW YORK — Weary Republicans are looking for assurances that Donald Trump can maintain the discipline needed to stay on message as he prepares for a bruising general election run-up against Hillary Clinton. Trump’s conciliatory, teleprompter-guided victory speech Tuesday appeared to stave off– at least for the time being — a near-GOP revolt over his […]
  
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• Updated: Former New Hampshire speaker runs for, against new office

  10-06-2016 22:32
  
  CONCORD, N.H. — A former speaker of the New Hampshire House is running for a new office — by running against it. Salem Republican Donna Sytek, who served 23 years in the House before retiring in 2000, signed up this week to run for Rockingham County register of probate. Her platform? Eliminate the obscure, essentially […]
  
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• The Latest: Colorado adopts tough student data law

  10-06-2016 22:31
  
  DENVER — The Latest on bills signed into law Friday by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Colorado has adopted one of the nation’s toughest state laws to protect the privacy of student data. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bipartisan bill Friday that addresses parents’ concerns about what educational software companies do […]
  
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• Ex-Dona Ana County worker gets prison in ID theft case

  10-06-2016 22:31
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — An ex-document technician at a southern New Mexico county clerk’s office has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in connection with a check-cashing scheme. Prosecutors say 43-year-old Maria Ceniceros also was sentenced Friday to three years of supervised release. Ceniceros, of Anthony, pleaded guilty last October to theft of government […]
  
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• Facebook let’s you comment with video now

  10-06-2016 22:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNN) – You can now upload a video to comment on your friends’ Facebook posts.
  Facebook launched the new feature Friday.
  It’s part of a strategy to get people watching more video on its platforms.
  Facebook is competing with snapchat, periscope and others.
  They are all betting on video to grow their user numbers.
  Filed under: Home, National, World, News
  
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• Authorities seek accomplice in fake cop burglary case

  10-06-2016 22:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – U.S. Marshals have identified the accomplice in a home burglary in Albuquerque where the suspects identified themselves as Albuquerque Police Department officers.
  Police say back in April, Shane Garcia kicked in the door of a house near Osuna and Vista del Norte, claiming he was serving a search warrant before stealing about $28,000 worth of stuff.
  Garcia has been caught but authorities are still looking for his partner, 51-year-old Melvin Lopez.
  He is wanted on
  
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• Burglary suspect added to most-wanted list

  10-06-2016 21:58
  
  A second suspect in an April burglary is added to the U.S. Marshal Service's most-wanted fugitive list.
  
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• Twitter freezes some accounts after millions of credentials appear online

  10-06-2016 21:48
  
  Amid reports that more than 32 million Twitter logins and passwords are for sale online, the company on Friday said it was not attacked, but that it had to freeze some accounts. “The purported Twitter [at sign]names and passwords may have been amassed from combining information from other recent breaches, malware on victim machines that […]
  
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• Actress Daisy Ridley opens up about health issues in Facebook post

  10-06-2016 20:34 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – Actress Daisy Ridley, of “Star Wars” fame, opened up on Facebook on Thursday to discuss her recent health issues.
  According to Ridley, she recently was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, which has several symptoms and triggers a hormonal imbalance that can cause acne breakouts.
  In a Facebook post, including a picture of the 24-year-old donning a clay face mask, Ridley said the difficulties left her struggling with self-confidence and weary of leaving he
  
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• US budget deficit shrank in May

  10-06-2016 20:21
  
  WASHINGTON — The federal government’s budget deficit shrank sharply in May because of a calendar quirk. But even with latest improvement, the deficit for the first eight months of this budget year is larger than last year. The Treasury Department says the deficit last month totaled $52.5 billion, down from a deficit of $84.1 billion […]
  
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• Police shoot man amid domestic disturbance at Dallas airport

  10-06-2016 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A police officer shot and injured a man who was involved in a domestic disturbance outside a baggage claim area at Dallas Love Field airport on Friday, authorities said.
  Police were responding to reports that the man had been throwing rocks at a vehicle outside an airport terminal in an apparent dispute with a woman, Dallas Assistance Chief of Police Randall Blankenbaker said at an afternoon news conference.
  Video posted by Instagram user @flashyfilms— and credited to B
  
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• Police at Dallas airport after reports of shots fired

  10-06-2016 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Television footage shows a police presence at Dallas Love Field airport following reports of shots fired outside a baggage claim.
  Video posted on an Instagram account early Friday afternoon shows people scattering outside a baggage claim door as an officer in a yellow vest trains a gun toward a baggage claim entrance. At least eight gunshots can be heard as a man’s voice repeatedly yells “stand down!” A woman can be heard screaming.
  Dallas police and airport
  
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• Man suspected of killing veteran in Taos behind bars in California

  10-06-2016 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A man suspected of dragging to death a Marine Corps veteran in Taos is behind bars for killing a woman in California.
  Clayton Jones is still in a California jail but District Attorney Donald Gallegos tells KRQE News 13 that Jones has admitted he participated in the Taos killing.
  Back in January, Jones and his alleged accomplice Albert Hunsaker allegedly wrapped a winch wire around Marine Corps veteran Naomi Chaney’s neck, then dragged her and left her for dead.
  Th
  
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• Today in History: June 10

  10-06-2016 19:45 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Friday, June 10, the 162nd day of 2016. There are 204 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 10, 1692, the first execution resulting from the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts took place as Bridget Bishop was hanged.
  On this date:
  In 1864, the Confederate Congress authorized military service for men between the ages of 17 and 70.
  In 1921, President Warren G. Harding signed into law the Budget and Accounting Act, which created the Bureau of the Budget and th
  
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• Gawker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

  10-06-2016 19:42
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. Gawker Media Group, the parent of the news and gossip site Gawker, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, a move designed to shield its assets after it lost a $140.1 million privacy-invasion lawsuit to professional wrestler Hulk Hogan in March. Gawker has appealed the judgment against the company, […]
  
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• Gawker Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

  10-06-2016 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gawker Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, about three months after pro wrestler Hulk Hogan won a $140 million lawsuit against the online gossip and news publisher.
  The New York company says in the filing that it has as much as $500 million in debt and up to $100 million in assets.
  Hogan sued Gawker after it posted a video of him having sex with a friend’s wife. Hogan was awarded $115 million in compensatory damages plus an added $25.1 million in pun
  
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• Updated: Giffords gun group recruits high-level military officials

  10-06-2016 19:40
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — The gun safety group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords has recruited an unlikely ally: a group of former high-level military officials. The political action committee Americans for Responsible Solutions, co-founded by retired Navy veteran and astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly, has formed a new group composed of military officials who will […]
  
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• Updated: Obama marks milestone with daughter’s high school graduation

  10-06-2016 19:26
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama marked a big milestone Friday: His daughter Malia graduated from high school. The soon-to-be 18-year-old collected her diploma from the private Sidwell Friends School in Northwest Washington during an outdoor ceremony warmed by sunshine. Her father, mother and other family members were on hand for the big moment. The White […]
  
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• Border Patrol agent fatally shoots suspect near Yuma

  10-06-2016 19:25
  
  YUMA, Ariz. — Border Patrol officials say a Yuma-area agent fatally shot a man who allegedly assaulted him after illegally crossing the border. Authorities say the shooting happened Thursday around 10 p.m. near Somerton. The Yuma Sector Border Patrol agent tried to arrest the suspect when he grabbed the agent’s radio and steel baton. The […]
  
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• Updated: Apple’s next big challenge: Making Siri smarter

  10-06-2016 19:05
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s Siri made a big splash when the wisecracking digital assistant debuted on the iPhone five years ago. But as other tech giants jockey to build intelligent “chat bots” and voice-controlled home systems capable of more challenging artificial-intelligence feats, Siri at times no longer seems cutting edge. On Monday, Apple is expected […]
  
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• NY may allow pet owners to be buried with their furry pals

  10-06-2016 19:05
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state may soon allow pet owners to spend eternity with their furry companions. The state Legislature has passed a bill allowing cemeteries, except for religious ones, to offer people the option of being buried with the cremated remains of a dog, cat or other tame domesticated animal. Cemeteries wouldn’t be […]
  
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• Health insurers seek big rate hikes in Arizona

  10-06-2016 19:05
  
  PHOENIX — Health insurance companies that sell individual policies on the federal marketplace in Arizona are seeking major premium increases for 2017 as they struggle to adjust to providing coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The filings with the state Department of Insurance come from six big insurers who will sell policies next year. They […]
  
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• Border Protection Office seizes 14 rolls of bologna near El Paso

  10-06-2016 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KRQE) – The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office has seized some unusual contraband.
  Around 9 p.m. on Thursday, the CPB working at the El Paso area port of entry seized 14 rolls of Mexican bologna. They say the bologna is a prohibited product because it has the potential for introducing foreign animal diseases to the U.S. Pork Industry.
  During an exam, the driver admitted to having multiple rolls of bologna under his back seat. He was later released.
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• Española School District hires new superintendent

  10-06-2016 18:12 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – The Española School District has a new superintendent.
  Former Chama Valley School District administrator Eric Martinez has taken over the position. The Española School Board voted four to zero earlier this month to hire Martinez.
  This comes about two months after the resignation of former superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez. She resigned after firing the boy’s head basketball coach Richard Martinez.
  A video showed Martinez leading hi
  
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• Updated: In Turkey bombings, media bans ‘arrive before ambulances’

  10-06-2016 17:58
  
  ISTANBUL — Well before police could establish who was responsible for a car bombing in Istanbul that killed 11 this week, the government in Turkey had banned the media from reporting anything about the investigation. Bans have been implemented after such incidents since 2013 and have become so routine that some joke on Twitter that […]
  
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• Updated: Seagull masala? Bird falls in vat of curry, turns orange

  10-06-2016 17:57
  
  LONDON — Officials at a wildlife hospital say a seagull turned bright orange after falling into a vat of chicken tikka masala in Wales. The gull was likely scavenging for food when it became stuck in the thick sauce. The bird was rescued and taken to Vale Wildlife Hospital near Tewkesbury, a town about 110 […]
  
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• Ex-con to be sentenced in deadly Mesa shooting rampage

  10-06-2016 17:57
  
  PHOENIX — An ex-con man will be sentenced after pleading guilty to killing one person and wounding five others during a crime spree in Mesa last year. Ryan Elliott Giroux is scheduled to have a sentencing hearing Friday afternoon in Maricopa County Superior Court. Giroux pleaded guilty in April to first-degree murder and 22 other […]
  
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• Border officers seize backseat bologna stash

  10-06-2016 17:57
  
  EL PASO, Texas — U.S. customs officers stopped a truck with New Mexico plates at a border crossing Thursday with an unusual load of contraband: 14 rolls of Mexican bologna. The cold cuts were seized after officers sent the 2007 Chevy Silverado to a secondary inspection, where the driver admitted there was bologna stashed under the […]
  
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• Former Gov. Gary Johnson profiled in Washington Post

  10-06-2016 17:51
  
  Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico now running for president as a Libertarian, got a major dose of mainstream media coverage today via Dave Weigel of the Washington Post. “Like 10,000 other journalists this week, I talked to Gary Johnson,” Weigel tweeted this morning. The comment reflects the fact that Johnson, who is making […]
  
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• Durango to say goodbye to fallen Blue Angels pilot

  10-06-2016 17:30 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – The city of Durango is gearing up to say goodbye to fallen Blue Angels pilot Jeff Kuss.
  Kuss was killed last week in a plane crash while training for an air show. His body arrived back in Durango on Thursday.
  On Saturday, there will be a motorcade followed by a memorial service for the pilot.
  The public can show their support along the route of the motorcade, but only friends and family can attend the service at Greenmount Cemetery. The motorcade begins at 11 a
  
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• Ruling on concealed weapons keeps applications on hold

  10-06-2016 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of California gun owners hoping to legally carry concealed weapons for personal protection were dealt a setback when a federal appeals court upheld a state law requiring applicants to show a good reason beyond simple safety.
  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Americans don’t have a constitutional right to carry concealed guns in public and that California law enforcement officials can require applicants to show
  
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• US airlines chosen for scheduled flights to Cuba

  10-06-2016 17:12 via krqe.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The Obama administration has granted permission for the first U.S. airlines to start the first scheduled flights to Cuba in more than five decades.
  The Department of Transportation said Friday that six airlines have been selected for routes to nine Cuban cities other than Havana. They are American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country.
  Arrangements must still be worked out with the Cuban government, but the carriers say they plan to start selling ticke
  
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• Gordie Howe, the gritty and mighty ‘Mr. Hockey,’ dies at 88

  10-06-2016 17:11 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHL’s quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, has died. The man forever known as “Mr. Hockey” was 88.
  Son Murray Howe confirmed the death Friday, texting to The Associated Press: “Mr Hockey left peacefully, beautifully, and w no regrets.”
  Howe shattered records, threw elbows and helped the Detroit Red Wings win fou
  
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