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• Updated: Orlando, racial unrest topics at Southern Baptist meeting

  14-06-2016 23:56
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Orlando shooting, racial unrest and the tension between religious liberty and gay rights were all under discussion Tuesday at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. Convention President Ronnie Floyd, who has made racial unity a priority of his presidency, told an audience of thousands in St. Louis, “I believe the issue […]
  
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• Brothers killed in DWI crash get new headstone

  14-06-2016 23:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(KRQE) – Two brothers killed in a DWI crash in Albuquerque finally have a proper resting place.
  Robert and Sergio Mendez and their friend Grace Sinfield died last November when police say a drunk driver ran a red light under the Big-I.
  The Mendez family did not have enough money for a headstone. They set up a GoFundMe account and Daniels Funeral Home said they would match that.
  On Tuesday, the family sent KRQE News 13 the picture of the new headstone.
  They say it cost
  
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• Man who served prison time for auto theft now suing the city

  14-06-2016 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A refugee from Iran who served prison time for auto theft has filed a lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque claiming his rights were violated.
  Boback Sabeerin was arrested in 2009 in one of the largest chop shop operations in state history.
  Sabeerin ended up serving six years behind bars, but his charges were later dismissed after the state court of appeals found that the Albuquerque Police Department didn’t have probable cause to search his business
  
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• Updated: Was Orlando gunman sexually conflicted? And did it matter?

  14-06-2016 23:32
  
  NEW YORK — Was the Orlando nightclub gunman part of the local gay dating scene? As investigators ask that question, activists and academics reflect on a phenomenon that has been documented: Some men who profess to disdain homosexuality have covertly engaged in sex with other men. Over the years, there has been a string of […]
  
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• Updated: Shooter’s possible ties to Orlando gay scene raise questions

  14-06-2016 23:32
  
  NEW YORK — Was the Orlando nightclub gunman part of the local gay dating scene? As investigators ask that question, activists and academics reflect on a phenomenon that has been documented: Some men who profess to disdain homosexuality have covertly engaged in sex with other men. Over the years, there has been a string of […]
  
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• Updated: PRC struggles with vacancies

  14-06-2016 23:32
  
  One of the state’s most important regulatory agencies is straining to complete its responsibilities amidst a wave of staff departures. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, which manages pipeline safety inspections and utility rate increases in addition to dozens of other activities, has 27 vacancies out of a staff of 154, according to numbers provided […]
  
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• PRC struggling to fill vacancies

  14-06-2016 23:32
  
  One of the state’s most important regulatory agencies is straining to complete its responsibilities amidst a wave of staff departures. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, which manages pipeline safety inspections and utility rate increases in addition to dozens of other activities, has 27 vacancies out of a staff of 154, according to numbers provided […]
  
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• New clinical lab hopes to draw on local roots

  14-06-2016 23:22
  
  A new clinical laboratory hopes to capture market share in the toxicology business from out-of-state labs. Southwest Labs, an Albuquerque-owned and operated advanced toxicology reference lab, unveiled the drug testing facility at 5659 Jefferson NE on Tuesday to members of the local medical community and business partners. Southwest was formed by native New Mexicans with […]
  
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• US Surgeon General focuses on opioid epidemic in Southwest

  14-06-2016 22:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling for more investment in addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic, saying only half of the 2 million people who need drug treatment in the country have access to it.
  Dr. Murthy comments Tuesday come after his tour of a substance abuse center in New Mexico, a state that federal data show had one of the nation’s highest overdose death rates in 2014.
  Murthy says the Department of Health and Human Services is invest
  
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• Updated: New Mexico governor calls suspect ‘soulless killer’

  14-06-2016 22:37
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez is among the officials seeking the quick extradition of a man suspected of killing five family members in their southern New Mexico home and fleeing the country. The governor’s office said Tuesday that Martinez has been in close contact with the governor of Sonora, Mexico, as federal officials work with Mexican authorities […]
  
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• Breaking: Fast-burning forest fire sparks in Manzano mountains

  14-06-2016 21:22
  
  A 6 to 8 acre forest fire is rapidly burning in the Manzano Mountains near the Fourth of July campground, according to U.S. Forest Service and Albuquerque fire officials. Donna Nemeth, a spokeswoman for the Cibola National Forest, said the fire is burning in an area previously used for logging. That means there is lots […]
  
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• Scientists report results of fracking air pollution study

  14-06-2016 21:11
  
  DENVER — A study of air pollution from western Colorado fracking wells found the highest rate of emissions came just after fracking was completed. The research released Tuesday didn’t measure the effects on human health, but it will help state officials devise such a study later. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, uses pressurized water, sand and […]
  
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• Uber begins helicopter service in Brazil’s biggest city

  14-06-2016 21:10
  
  SAO PAULO — Ride hailing company Uber has begun providing helicopter rides in Brazil biggest city. Uber’s communications director in Brazil tells CBN radio that it’s started a monthlong trial of the Ubercopter service between airports, hotels and convention centers. Fabio Sabba says the service is operating from five helipads and four hotels. Uber has […]
  
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• Evacuations issued for areas northeast of Dog Head Fire

  14-06-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
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  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Mountainair Ranger District spokeswoman says the Torrance County Sheriff’s Department has just issued an evacuation for areas northeast of the Dog Head Fire burning in the Manzano Mountains.
  Areas nearby to evacuate:
  Locally known as La Plata Road
  Camino Del Norte
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  Walking in Circles Ranch is offering help to horse owners who need to
  
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• Emergency crews responding to wildfire in Manzano Mountains

  14-06-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
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  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Torrance County Fire officials say emergency crews are responding to a wildfire south of Chilili.
  KRQE News 13 crews are working to learn more, but information remains limited at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News Tagged: News App Alert, Wildfires
  
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• Dog Head Fire burning 800 to 1,000 acres, evacuations recommended

  14-06-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
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  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Dog Head Fire that started Tuesday afternoon in the Manzano Mountains is estimated to be burning 800 to 1,000 acres. Voluntary evacuations have been recommended by fire officials for areas northeast of the fire.
  Areas nearby to evacuate:
  South Camino Del Rey
  La Parra
  Aceves Road
  Manzano Morning Subdivision
  Officials say community meeting will take plac
  
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• Dog Head Fire burning 682 acres with no containment, evacuations recommended

  14-06-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
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  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Dog Head Fire that started Tuesday afternoon in the Manzano Mountains has burned 682 acres with no reported containment. Voluntary evacuations have been recommended by fire officials for areas northeast of the fire.
  Areas nearby to evacuate:
  South Camino Del Rey
  La Parra
  Aceves Road
  Manzano Morning Subdivision
  As of Tuesday night, at least 40 to 50 hom
  
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• Crews responding to Dog Head Fire in Manzano Mountains

  14-06-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  ☰Wildfires • Wildfire News •Wildfire Weather • Wildfire Map • Report It!ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Torrance County Fire officials say emergency crews are responding to a wildfire southwest of Chilili.
  KRQE News 13 has learned that the Dog Head Fire is burning about seven miles northwest of Tajique, and moving northeast.
  Click here to watch KRQE Source Feed: Dog Head Fire>>
  Map Locator: Dog Head FireAlbuquerque Fire Department officials ar
  
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• Family: Roswell woman allegedly murdered by husband wanted a divorce

  14-06-2016 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Police say it could be weeks before a Roswell man accused of killing his family is brought back to the U.S. to face charges.
  Juan David Villegas-Hernandez, 34, was apprehended in the area of Arizpe, Mexico on Sunday. Police were on the lookout for Villegas-Hernandez since Saturday when he allegedly shot his wife Cynthia and four young daughters at their home on Davis Street in Roswell.
  According to court documents, they were shot in thei
  
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• Lightning-caused New Mexico fire nearly 40 square miles

  14-06-2016 19:56 via krqe.com
  
  MAGDALENA, N.M. (AP) – A 3-week-old wildfire continues to produce smoke and haze over west-central New Mexico as it has grown to nearly 40 square miles with firefighters igniting some areas and the fire growing elsewhere on its own.
  The so-called “North Fire” is burning in a sparsely populated areas of grass and timber in the San Mateo Mountains around 25 miles southwest of Magdalena.
  Officials say the lightning-caused fire that started May 21 on the Cibola National Forest and
  
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• Officials: 25-year-old New Mexico man dies of Hantavirus

  14-06-2016 19:45 via krqe.com
  
  MCKINLEY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico health officials say a 25-year-old McKinley County man has died of Hantavirus.
  According to the New Mexico Department of Health, this is the fifth Hantavirus case and third death from the disease this year.
  “Due to a lot of precipitation during winter and early spring, many people are seeing a larger than usual number of mice, leading to increased chance of being exposed to the virus,” said Dr. Paul Ettestad, the department’s publ
  
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• NM Health Dept reports third Hantavirus death of year

  14-06-2016 19:33
  
  The New Mexico Department of Health reported Tuesday that a 25-year-old man from McKinley County die ...
  
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• Police: Suspect in ‘reported shooting’ at Wal-Mart in Amarillo shot, killed

  14-06-2016 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A suspect has been shot and “is apparently dead” after officers responded Tuesday to a reported shooting inside a Wal-Mart store in Amarillo, Texas, police said.
  The Amarillo Police Department released a brief statement saying hostages inside the store were safe and described the incident as a “workplace violence event.” No details were immediately provided about the suspect or what may have prompted the incident, but police urged residents to
  
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• Updated: Democratic Party’s computers breached by Russian hackers

  14-06-2016 19:07
  
  WASHINGTON — Two “sophisticated adversaries” linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee’s computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, the party and an outside analyst said Tuesday. The firm CrowdStrike said it was approached by the DNC to investigate a […]
  
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• Obama urges Congress to reinstate assault weapons ban

  14-06-2016 19:05
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is challenging Congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban and make it harder for terrorist to kill Americans. Obama spoke Tuesday after meeting with his National Security Council. Democrat Hillary Clinton has called for a similar ban, while Republican Donald Trump is opposing reinstatement of the ban. The shooter in […]
  
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• Updated: Police: Suspect shot amid reported shooting at Wal-Mart

  14-06-2016 19:04
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — A suspect has been shot and “is apparently dead” after officers responded Tuesday to a reported shooting inside a Wal-Mart store in Amarillo, Texas, police said. The Amarillo Police Department released a brief statement saying hostages inside the store were safe and described the incident as a “workplace violence event.” No details […]
  
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• Updated: Police say no gunshot victims inside Wal-Mart in Texas

  14-06-2016 19:04
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — Police say there are no confirmed gunshot victims at a Wal-Mart in Amarillo, Texas, amid reports that an armed person was at the store. The Amarillo Police Department released a statement Tuesday saying officers are now inside the store and that there is “no shooting ongoing at this moment.” Police said earlier […]
  
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• Updated: Judge rules AG can have ethics records in Griego case

  14-06-2016 19:03
  
  A District Court judge has ruled the Legislative Council Service must turn over most records of a state Senate ethics investigation of former Sen. Phil Griego, who is facing criminal corruption charges. District Judge Brett Loveless, in his Monday order, said the council service, which acts as the Legislature’s administrative arm, has no “constitutional privilege” […]
  
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• Anti-abortion activist’s human organ purchase charge dropped

  14-06-2016 19:03
  
  HOUSTON — A judge has dismissed a misdemeanor charge accusing an anti-abortion activist of trying to buy human organs while making an undercover video looking into Planned Parenthood practices. Attorneys for David Daleiden (duh-LY’-den) on Tuesday called the dismissal a victory for the anti-abortion movement and say they’re working to have a felony charge against […]
  
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• Police arrest man in connection to City Hall lockdown

  14-06-2016 19:02
  
  Albuquerque Police Department arrested Daniel Olguin for breaking and false imprisonment for Monday's call at City Hall.  
  
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• Orlando shooting victim was mother of 11, beat cancer twice

  14-06-2016 19:00 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO (MEDIA GENERAL) – Among the victims of Sunday’s nightclub massacre in Orlando was a mother of 11 who beat cancer twice.
  According to a GoFundMe account set up for Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, the 49-year-old was a single mother who leaves behind seven boys and four girls.
  She went to Pulse Nightclub Saturday night with her son Isaiah Henderson, something she often did.
  She posted video from the dance floor to her Facebook page shortly after midnight, just two hours before gunma
  
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• Navy helicopter crashes in Virginia; 3 crewmembers uninjured

  14-06-2016 18:57 via krqe.com
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Officials say a Navy helicopter has crashed in Virginia’s James River and three crew members have been rescued uninjured.
  Naval Air Force Atlantic spokesman Mike Maus said the MH-60S helicopter crashed Tuesday morning during a training mission. Maus said the three crew members on board were not injured but are being taken to the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center for observation.
  Maus said the crewmembers were rescued by a Newport News Police boat. Photos from t
  
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• Today in History: June 14

  14-06-2016 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Tuesday, June 14, the 166th day of 2016. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, adopted the original design of the Stars and Stripes, specifying a flag containing thirteen red and white stripes and thirteen stars.
  On this date:
  In 1775, the Continental Army, forerunner of the United States Army, was created.
  In 1801, former American Revolutionary War general and notor
  
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• Survey: Most people don’t know when to replace smoke alarms

  14-06-2016 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE) – It’s important to put fresh batteries in your smoke alarm, but that’s not the only step that should be taken to keep your family safe.
  According to a survey by the National Fire Protection Association, nine out of 10 consumers are unaware they need to replace their smoke alarms every 10 years. After 10 years, the sensors in smoke alarms can start to fail.
  Experts recommend replacing old alarms with new ones that come with 10 year batteries. They chirp when the entire u
  
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• Police suspend search for man missing near Pecos Wilderness

  14-06-2016 18:12 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico State Police have stopped searching for a record producer and songwriter who disappeared while camping north of Pecos.
  The New Mexican reports that police say they suspended the search for 60-year-old Elliot Wolff on Sunday after finding no clues about his whereabouts.
  State police spokesman Sgt. Chad Pierce says Wolff got a ride to a picnic area and fishing spot and was last seen at about 5 p.m. on June 7.
  The Dalton Canyon Picnic area is about six miles n
  
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• France stabbing suspect: ‘I just killed a police officer’

  14-06-2016 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — A man who stabbed two police officials to death at their home in a Paris suburb posted a video online confessing to the killings and pledging loyalty to the Islamic State group. The attacker also had a list of other targets, including rappers, journalists, police officers and public officials.
  The French president urged heightened security and vigilance after what he said was “incontestably a terrorist act.”
  The attack hit the country’s raw nerves after Islam
  
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• Court upholds net neutrality rules on equal internet access

  14-06-2016 18:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government’s “net neutrality” rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally.
  The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a win for the Obama administration, consumer groups and content companies such as Netflix that want to prevent online content from being blocked or channeled into fast and slow lanes.
  The rules treat broadband service like a
  
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• Photos: Vigils held for Orlando victims across the world

  14-06-2016 18:02 via interactives.krqe.com
  
  People all over the world came together to pray for the victims after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history on June 12, 2016 at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.
  Photos: Vigils held for Orlando victims across the world »Filed under: Home, National, World, News, Photo Galleries
  
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• Rising US retail sales offer relief after weak jobs report

  14-06-2016 17:44 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a hiring slump, American consumers remain confident about spending — a reassuring sign for the U.S economy.
  That was the message sent Tuesday by the government’s report that U.S. shoppers boosted retail sales in May by a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent. It was the second straight increase, after an even more robust 1.3 percent increase in April.
  A resilient consumer suggests that the economy remains sure-footed even as job growth has slowed, constructi
  
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• As historic flags age, civil war brews over preservation

  14-06-2016 17:12 via krqe.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — More than 80 Civil War flags, some tattered, some stained in blood and ripped by bullet holes, capture the attention of visitors to New Hampshire’s State House.
  Men once carried the flags as they marched into battle. Years later, the banners made up the Hall of Flags at the state Capitol’s front entrance.
  Now stored in glass cases, the 88 flags are at the heart of a preservation debate.
  If left as they are, how long will they last? Statehouses and museums n
  
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• Updated: Obama meets with national security team on Islamic State

  14-06-2016 17:05
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met Tuesday with his National Security Council to get an update on the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State group. The president was expected to get an update on the investigation into the Orlando massacre and whether shooter Omar Mateen’s was inspired by the group or other international networks. Obama […]
  
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• Updated: As historic flags age, civil war brews over preservation

  14-06-2016 17:05
  
  CONCORD, N.H. — More than 80 Civil War flags, some tattered, some stained in blood and ripped by bullet holes, capture the attention of visitors to New Hampshire’s State House. Men once carried the flags as they marched into battle. Years later, the banners made up the Hall of Flags at the state Capitol’s front […]
  
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• Few comment before deadline on Colorado mines Superfund plan

  14-06-2016 17:05 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) – Time is up for people to comment on a proposed Superfund cleanup for leaking mines in southwestern Colorado, and not many have spoken up.
  A few hours before the Monday deadline, 34 people had submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the planned Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site.
  The site would include the Gold King Mine north of Silverton, which released 3 million gallons of acidic waste into Colorado, New Mexico and Utah rivers last August.
  A fin
  
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• Italy’s president urges EU to do more about migrant crisis

  14-06-2016 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Italy’s president has called on the European Union to adopt a more organized approach to large numbers of migrants who arrive in Europe.
  President Sergio Mattarella said his country had asked the EU to “establish an articulated and common approach… together with the countries the migrants leave from.”
  “It is a problem which the whole of Europe is faced with,” he said.
  “Italy is doing everything it can as an arrival countr
  
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• Facebook courts YouTubers, Viners and other content creators

  14-06-2016 16:53
  
  Skyy John owes much of his early Internet fame to YouTube, where he’s amassed nearly 3 million subscribers to his cocktail tutorial channel, Tipsy Bartender. But more recently, John has switched up the recipe, posting clips for his strawberry margarita Jello shots or his mini vodka watermelon bowl on Facebook. The result? Millions more views […]
  
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• Updated: 10 Things to Know for Today

  14-06-2016 16:41
  
  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ORLANDO MOURNS AS POSSIBLE MOTIVES EMERGE FOR GUNMAN Despite Omar Mateen’s pledge of support to the Islamic State group, other possible explanations are mental illness and whether he was conflicted about his own sexuality. 2. OBAMA STRUGGLES […]
  
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• Updated: In Orlando, the ‘Happiest Place’ confronts a sad reality

  14-06-2016 16:40
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Coloradans Randy and Tammy Harris had been planning the trip for 10 months. Seven-year-old son Jackson had his heart set on Space Mountain; his 4-year-old sister, Anabelle, was hoping to meet her namesake from “Beauty and the Beast.” They’d come to experience what’s billed as the “Happiest Place on Earth.” And then, […]
  
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• Updated: Orlando shooter espoused several disparate militant groups

  14-06-2016 16:39
  
  BEIRUT — U.S. authorities say Omar Mateen, the man who carried out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, had touted support not just for the Islamic State but also other militant factions, which are enemies of the Sunni extremist group. At one point, Mateen expressed solidarity with a suicide bomber from the Syrian […]
  
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• Updated: Some on terror list can buy guns, and Dems try to capitalize

  14-06-2016 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats hope to use the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history to force Republicans to either curb gun sales to known or suspected terrorists or take what could be politically damaging votes in an election year. Surprisingly to most Americans, being on the government’s terrorist watch list isn’t grounds to block […]
  
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• Updated: Making no promises, Obama struggles for solution on violence

  14-06-2016 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Was it homegrown terrorism, hatred or random gun violence? Americans searching for answers after the Orlando shootings are finding no easy solutions from President Barack Obama, who is conceding that a deadly mix of extremism and easy gun access have made future tragedies almost a foregone conclusion. In the days after the deadliest […]
  
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