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• Mailer draws concern Albuquerque police shooting trial

  18-06-2016 23:24
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Prosecutors say a mailer distributed by the wife of a former Albuquerque police officer charged with fatally shooting a mentally ill man could taint jury selection. KRQE-TV reported Friday that special prosecutor Randi McGinn has filed a motion to revise a jury questionnaire. According to court documents, Tiffanie Perez, wife of ex-officer […]
  
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• Obama says climate change already damaging national parks

  18-06-2016 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that climate change is already damaging America’s national parks, with rising temperatures causing Yosemite’s meadows to dry out and raising the prospect of a glacier preserve without its glaciers someday.
  “Make no mistake. Climate change is no longer just a threat. It’s already a reality,” Obama said from a podium, with Yosemite Falls, one of the world’s tallest at 2,425 feet, as
  
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• Mayfield’s Gorzeman commits to Portland

  18-06-2016 23:15
  
  Mayfield High senior Jayce Gorzeman announced on her Twitter account Friday that she has verbally committed to play college basketball at the University of Portland of the West Coast Conference. “I think it’s great and she has been working hard because this is a dream of hers,” Mayfield coach George Maya said. “It’s a dream […]
  
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• Virtual reality the latest new high-tech way to watch sports

  18-06-2016 23:12 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sports fans who own the right devices can follow the action at a major event this week in a new, high-tech way. If that sounds vaguely familiar, networks were embarking on similar experiments in 3-D half a decade ago.
  Now virtual reality is the latest craze, and Fox Sports is offering VR streams from the U.S. Open at Oakmont. Some of the technology in VR — and some of the people working behind the scenes — come from those short-lived 3-D productions, which never
  
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• Vietnam War veterans honored at Santa Fe ceremony

  18-06-2016 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Vietnam War-era veterans were honored Saturday at a special 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony at the Santa Fe Veterans Memorial.
  The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services hosted the ceremony as part of an ongoing nationwide initiative to honor Vietnam War veterans, and to commemorate the pending 50th anniversary of our country’s involvement in the war.
  After the ceremony, veterans in attendance were presented by t
  
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• Location closures, restrictions announced due to Dog Head Fire

  18-06-2016 23:04
  
  The Forest Service announced area closures and fire restrictions at Cibola National Forest Saturday.
  
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• False alarms prompt evacuation of Dallas airport

  18-06-2016 22:22
  
  DALLAS — Authorities say fire alarms twice sounded at one of Dallas’ main airports, forcing an evacuation and disrupting travel plans as many flights were rescheduled. Officials say the alarms at Dallas Love Field have not been working properly and a false alarm occurred about 9 a.m. Saturday. Hundreds of people were asked to evacuate […]
  
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• Denver faces pay equity lawsuit from judicial officer

  18-06-2016 22:05
  
  DENVER — A lawsuit says female prosecutors, assistant city attorneys and judicial officers in Denver are paid thousands less than male employees in similar roles. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1UUutLM) Denver Career Services chief judicial officer Valerie McNaughton said in her lawsuit that she was demoted when she pointed out the discrepancy. Her lawsuit filed […]
  
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• Long-term closures, restrictions due to Dog Head Fire

  18-06-2016 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – Several long-term restrictions and closures have been issued until the end of the year as a result of the Dog Head Fire.
  The US Forest Service is warning people that volitions are high with fines up to $5000 for individuals, $10,000 for organizations and/or six months of jail.
  Stage II fire restrictions have been implemented on the Mountainair Ranger District of Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands. The following are prohibited:
  Building or maintaining a
  
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• Wildlife officials euthanize bear spotted in Denver area

  18-06-2016 21:16
  
  DENVER — Wildlife officials have euthanized a bear that was seen wandering southwest Denver and Littleton neighborhoods this week. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1OvZtm0 ) that the bear attracted attention Thursday when it made its way through a residential neighborhood and then climbed into a tree. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill says the […]
  
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• Scientists discover largest planet orbiting 2 suns to date

  18-06-2016 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Astronomers say they have discovered the largest planet outside the solar system that orbits two suns.
  The newfound world, about the size of Jupiter, is 3,700 light-years from Earth. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles.
  It was detected by a team led by NASA and San Diego State University using the planet-hunting Kepler telescope. The discovery was announced Monday during a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in San Diego.
  Although the planet is in the habitabl
  
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• Crews strengthen containment lines around Arizona wildfire

  18-06-2016 20:31
  
  SHOW LOW, Ariz. — Firefighters say they have successfully secured containment lines along some areas of a wildfire that is still a threat to several communities in east-central Arizona. Fire officials said Saturday that crews have reinforced lines along the northern and western sides of a blaze burning roughly 9 miles southwest of Show Low. […]
  
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• ‘Wicked’ movie slated for Dec. 2019

  18-06-2016 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The long-gestating film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical “Wicked” has been slated for a release on Dec. 20, 2019, Universal Pictures announced Thursday.
  No cast has been set yet, but composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz will be working adaptation with writer Winnie Holzman. Both collaborated on the stage musical, which is based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.”
  The mus
  
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• School leaders urge commissioner not to release ratings

  18-06-2016 20:10
  
  HOUSTON — More than three-dozen superintendents in the Houston area are asking Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath not to issue academic ratings of campuses this year because state standardized test results cannot be trusted. The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/21suZ5y ) that a joint letter from 45 superintendents expresses a series of concerns, including that test […]
  
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• Obama’s family trip intended to put focus on national parks

  18-06-2016 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama wants more people to appreciate and visit America’s national parks as the park system nears its 100th birthday.
  Obama and his family spent the night at Yosemite National Park in California after touring an underground cave on Friday at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico.
  The president plans a speech at Yosemite on Saturday, and he’s expected to highlight the economic benefits of the 400-plus sites managed by
  
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• Shanghai Disneyland opens with hopes cash will rain down

  18-06-2016 19:22 via krqe.com
  
  SHANGHAI (AP) — Walt Disney Co. opened Shanghai Disneyland, its first theme park in mainland China, with a lavish celebration Thursday featuring Communist Party leaders, a children’s choir, Sleeping Beauty and other Disney characters.
  A vice premier joined Disney CEO Bob Iger in cutting the grand opening’s red ribbon, showing the ruling party’s support for the $5.5 billion investment in promoting tourism at a time of slowing economic growth. They read letters of congratul
  
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• Restoration done on vessel that sank more than 300 years ago

  18-06-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A team of archeologists has finished restoring the partial remains of a frigate that was carrying French colonists to the New World when it sank in a storm off the Texas coast more than 300 years ago.
  Texas A&M University released a statement saying the restoration of the La Belle’s hull is finished and that it will be on display at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.
  The La Belle was under the command of the famed explorer La Salle, who intende
  
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• NASA spacecraft barreling toward Jupiter for July 4 meetup

  18-06-2016 18:47 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is bound for a Fourth of July encounter with Jupiter in the latest quest to study how the largest planet in the solar system formed and evolved.
  As Juno approaches Jupiter’s harsh radiation environment, it will fire its main engine to slow down and then slip into orbit around the planet.
  “It’s a one-shot deal,” mission chief scientist Scott Bolton from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, said Thursday. “
  
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• Dog Head Fire grows to 17,615 acres burned

  18-06-2016 18:31
  
  Seven hundred firefighters continue to fight the relentless Dog Head Fire Saturday morning. According to the Southwest Area Incident Management Team, the fire has burned 17,615 acres and remains at zero percent containment. Fire crews took advantage of the cooler weather Friday night and reinforced the handline along the fire’s western side, Forest Service officials […]
  
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• North Fire at 33,428 acres, 30% contained

  18-06-2016 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  Magdalena, NM (KRQE) – The North fire on the Magdalena Ranger District increased in size yesterday and is now 33,428 acres with 30% containment.
  The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands Magdalena Ranger District has ordered a temporary area closure order for the vicinity of the North Fire. All National Forest System lands, roads, and trails within the closure area are closed to public use. The trails and roads affected by the Area Closure include:
  Trails: 92, 91, 36, 37, 37A, and
  
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• Grand jury clears 3 Austin officers in fatal shooting

  18-06-2016 17:45
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Three Austin police officers will not be charged in the shooting death of a man who authorities say pointed a BB pistol at an officer. The Travis County district attorney’s office said Friday a grand jury spent 11 hours reviewing evidence and testimony from nine witnesses in the July 2015 shooting death […]
  
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• One acre fire reported in Paliza Canyon, 100% contained

  18-06-2016 17:38 via krqe.com
  
  PONDEROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Forest Service responded to a reported fire in Paliza Canyon near Ponderosa just north of Jemez Pueblo on Saturday.
  Julie Anne Overton, acting public affairs officer with the Santa Fe National Forest tells KRQE News that the fire burned approximately one acre but has been 100 percent contained.
  The fire wass on the mesa top in Paliza Canyon off Forest Road 266 northeast of the Paliza Campground and a mile west of the Ponderosa Christian Camp
  
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• One acre fire reported in Paliza Canyon

  18-06-2016 17:38 via krqe.com
  
  PONDEROSA, NM (KRQE) – Santa Fe Forest Service says a fire has been reported in Paliza Canyon near Ponderosa just north of Jemez Pueblo.
  Julie Anne Overton, acting public affairs officer with the Santa Fe National Forest tells KRQE News that the fire is approximately one acre and fifty percent contained.
  The fire is on the mesa top in Paliza Canyon off Forest Road 266 northeast of the Paliza Campground and a mile west of the Ponderosa Christian Camp and is smoldering and creeping with
  
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• VA names permanent director of Cheyenne hospital

  18-06-2016 17:28
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has named a permanent director of the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Paul Roberts has been interim director of the facility since last November and he officially takes over permanently on June 26. He will oversee delivery of health care to more than 24,000 veterans in southeast Wyoming, […]
  
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• Philadelphia becomes 1st major American city with soda tax

  18-06-2016 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia became the first major American city with a soda tax on Thursday despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by the beverage industry to block it.
  The City Council gave final approval to a 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax on sugary and diet beverages.
  Only Berkeley, California, had a similar law. Soda tax proposals have failed in more than 30 cities and states in recent years. Such plans are typically criticized as disproportionately affecting the poor, who are more likel
  
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• Ultrarunner raising money for Springs mission in Scotland

  18-06-2016 16:31
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A volunteer for the Colorado Springs Rescue Mission is competing in a 95-mile race in Scotland to help raise money for its new homeless shelter. Tim Gore is running the West Highland Way between Saturday and Sunday, a route that most people take about a week to walk. The ultrarunner also […]
  
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• Colorado mother saves son from mountain lion attack

  18-06-2016 16:13
  
  PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. — Authorities say a mother fought off a mountain lion that attacked her 5-year-old son in Colorado on Friday night. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office told ABC-7 (http://bit.ly/1UTKHon ) that the 5-year-old boy had been playing outside around 8 p.m. when the mountain lion attacked. The sheriff’s office says the boy’s mother […]
  
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• Man hit in back in Orlando shooting played dead to survive

  18-06-2016 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Felipe Marrero wakes up in his hospital bed at night still thinking he smells gunpowder, nearly a week after the shooting rampage at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
  It’s just one of the ways the 30-year-old has suffered after being shot four times in his back and left arm during the attack last Sunday morning that left 49 victims dead and more than 50 wounded. The gunman, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, also was killed in a firefight with police.
  “It’s the s
  
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• Belgian authorities arrest 12 in major anti-terror raid

  18-06-2016 14:42 via krqe.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have raided dozens of homes and arrested 12 suspects in a major anti-terror investigation which they said required “immediate intervention,” fearing an attack could have been close.
  Across Belgium parties were being planned Saturday to watch live broadcasts of the country’s soccer team playing Ireland at the European Championships in neighboring France and some media said such events could have been the targets.
  Prime Minister Charles M
  
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• Hoax? Rome firm claims new Modigliani but offers no evidence

  18-06-2016 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  ROME (AP) — It’s a story almost too fantastical to be true: A flea market dealer finds a painting near a subway trash bin, submits it to laboratory analysis and emerges convinced he has a Modigliani on his hands.
  No one would believe it, given the modernist master is one of the most sought-after and forged artists around.
  But a public relations firm in Rome that doubles as the Amedeo Modigliani Institute is claiming a signed portrait of “Odette” could be a real deal. It&r
  
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• UEFA charges Croatia soccer body for fan disorder, racism

  18-06-2016 14:36 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — UEFA formally opened a disciplinary case against the Croatian soccer federation on Saturday for racism and fan disorder at a European Championship match.
  Play was stopped for several minutes late in Croatia’s 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic in Saint-Etienne on Friday when firecrackers and lit flares were thrown on the field from one end of the stadium where its fans were sitting.
  Croatia fans then fought among themselves as players appealed for calm.
  UEFA’s anti-d
  
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• 3 International Space Station astronauts land in Kazakhstan

  18-06-2016 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — An International Space Station crew including an American, a Briton and a Russian landed safely Saturday in the sun-drenched steppes of Kazakhstan.
  The Soyuz TMA-19M capsule carrying NASA’s Tim Kopra, Tim Peake of the European Space Agency and the Russian agency Roscosmos’ Yuri Malenchenko touched down as scheduled at 3:15 p.m. local time (0915 GMT) about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southeast of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.
  All descent maneuvers were performed without
  
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• Saturday morning Dog Head Fire weather forecast

  18-06-2016 14:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – Wind will not be a factor for crews battling the Dog Head Fire on Saturday. The wind speeds will only be sustained from 5-10 mph out of the north, northeast.But, humidity levels and heat will be a huge factor for firefighters this afternoon.High temperatures today will be warmer than normal topping out in the mid to upper 80s in the area of the fire.Humidity values will also remain extremely low this afternoon.Values in the single digits and teens are expected for
  
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• Saturday Dog Head Fire weather forecast

  18-06-2016 14:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – Wind will not be a factor for crews battling the Dog Head Fire on Saturday. The wind speeds will only be sustained from 5-10 mph out of the north, northeast. But, humidity levels and heat will be a huge factor for firefighters this afternoon.
  High temperatures today will be warmer than normal topping out in the mid to upper 80s in the area of the fire. Humidity values will also remain extremely low this afternoon. Values in the single digits and teens are expected
  
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• Rent a chicken and enjoy fresh eggs daily

  18-06-2016 08:41
  
  Want fresh eggs every morning, but not quite ready to commit to a flock of chickens?
  
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• RRPS adopts strategic plan to shape decisions for five years

  18-06-2016 08:38
  
  Administration to gather data to set baselines for goal-setting
  
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• Projects aim to control floods, protect residents

  18-06-2016 08:38
  
  County authority secures arroyo banks, offers online info on rainfall
  
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• RRPS board member to take part in Global Leadership Initiative

  18-06-2016 08:37
  
  Ryan Parra, 26, looks forward to learning from business, political leaders
  
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• Corrales councilor resigns District 4 post

  18-06-2016 08:37
  
  Mayor now looking for replacement
  
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• Updated: Up to 20% of trauma deaths could be prevented, study finds

  18-06-2016 08:05
  
  Military has lessons for improved care
  
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• Updated: Most of Fallujah retaken from IS as trapped residents flee

  18-06-2016 08:05
  
  Iraq special forces control 80% of city
  
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• Updated: Dozens of GOP delegates launch new push to halt Trump

  18-06-2016 08:05
  
  Campaign will change party rules
  
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• Parents charged with giving daughter to friend

  18-06-2016 08:05
  
  FEASTERVILLE, Pa. – A Pennsylvania couple is accused of child endangerment after police say they gave their 14-year-old daughter to a man who helped them financially.
  
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• Blood vials allow for funeral of 9/11 fire chief

  18-06-2016 08:05
  
  New find puts an end to delay of 15 years
  
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• Sales, median prices for NM homes surge in May

  18-06-2016 06:28
  
  The median sales price for homes in New Mexico last month marked the best May in at least eight year ...
  
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• Los Alamos lab cited for health, safety violations

  18-06-2016 06:11 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The federal government has cited the Los Alamos National Laboratory for several electrical safety violations, including a 2015 incident that left one person with serious injuries.
  The National Nuclear Security Administration sent a letter to managers of the New Mexico lab address issues with its electrical safety program, including an explosion that severely burned a worker in 2015. In the letter, Undersecretary of Nuclear Security Frank Klotz notes that the governmen
  
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• Isotopes Drop game one of their home series 5-1

  18-06-2016 06:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Isotopes were coming off a series split with El Paso, but hit a wall in their first game against Reno on Friday. The ‘Topes went on to only get one run on 5 hits in route to their 5-1 loss to the Aces.
  The Isotopes will try to bounce back on Saturday against the Aces at 7:05 p.m., with fireworks also going off following the game.
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• Families seek refuge for their pets, livestock from Dog Head Fire

  18-06-2016 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ESTANCIA, N.M. (KRQE) – Families seeking refuge from the Dog Head Fire are also seeking refuge for their pets and livestock. People all across New Mexico are stepping up to help.
  There are certain locations that are accepting people, pets, and live stock:
  Torrance County Fair Grounds
  Los Vecinos Community Center in Tijeras: 478 1/2 Old Hwy 66 in Tijeras. Phone Number: (505) 314-0240.
  Bernalillo County Evacuated Dogs, Cats, Rabbits: Free boarding at New Mexico Kennels, phone
  
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• Donald Cerrone ready for a battle in Ottawa

  18-06-2016 05:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Donald Cerrone heads into his second fight in the UFC’s welterweight division on Saturday, but while it is his second, Cerrone is looking at this one as more of a challenge than his last fight. Cerrone’s last opponent was also a fighter that moved up from 155 to 170 to fight in the welterweight division.
  Cote on the other hand is a true welterweight and Cerrone knows he is going to have to bring it all for the win.
  “He’s really a
  
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• Up to 1 in 5 trauma deaths could be prevented, study says

  18-06-2016 05:45 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 1 in 5 people may be dying unnecessarily from car crashes, gunshots or other injuries, a stark conclusion from government advisers who say where you live shouldn’t determine if you survive. The findings take on new urgency amid the increasing threat of mass casualties like the massacre in Orlando.
  The Orlando shooting happened just blocks from a major trauma care hospital, an accident of geography that undoubtedly saved lives. But Friday’s call to action
  
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