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• Updated: Turkey remains in contention with 2-0 win over Czechs

  21-06-2016 23:55
  
  LENS, France — Turkey rebounded from two losses at the European Championship to beat the Czech Republic 2-0 on Tuesday and keep alive its chances of reaching the knockout stages from Group D. With their team having failed to score in its defeats to Spain and Croatia, the Turkish fans celebrated with firecrackers and flares […]
  
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• Obama visits a dozen wounded and ill at military hospital

  21-06-2016 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -€” President Barack Obama has concluded a private visit with a dozen wounded or ill service members receiving treatment at a military hospital near the nation’s capital.
  Obama spent about an hour making the rounds Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
  The White House says Obama met with eight Army members, two Marines and one member each from the Navy and Air Force. He also met with veterans and family members.
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• Updated: Costumed characters get painted into boxes in Times Square

  21-06-2016 23:34
  
  NEW YORK — Elmo, Elsa and other costumed characters are getting boxed in at Times Square. New rules went into effect Tuesday that restrict street performers to designated painted rectangles on the pedestrian plaza. The boundaries apply to anyone who is performing a service where there can be an exchange of money, including the costumed […]
  
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• Pima County identifies 2 women dead from extreme heat

  21-06-2016 23:20
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities have released the identities of two women who were victims of heat-related deaths in Tucson. The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner said Tuesday that 54-year-old Jana Kirkpatrick, of Piedmont, Alabama, was found dead after going out for a walk. According to authorities, Kirkpatrick left a 3 p.m. Sunday and […]
  
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• Research: California years away from making drought recovery

  21-06-2016 22:41
  
  FRESNO, Calif. — It could take California four years to recover from the most severe drought on record, even if the next several winters bring above-normal snowfall to the Sierra Nevada, researchers said Tuesday. One winter of El Nino storms that delivered a near-normal snowfall wasn’t enough to make up for the deficit from four […]
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Clinton takes liberties in Trump takedown

  21-06-2016 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton rattled off a series of claims about Donald Trump on Tuesday that seemed too strange to be true. Some were. Some weren’t. Yes, he once described climate change as a hoax invented by China. But her suggestion that he might sell the Statue of Liberty or Yosemite National Park veered toward […]
  
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• Brazilian army jaguar mascot killed after slipping leash

  21-06-2016 22:32
  
  SAO PAULO — Brazil’s army says it had to kill a jaguar used in an Olympic torch relay ceremony after it escaped its leash and tried to attack a soldier. The army press office says Juma the jaguar was on display as part of ceremonies Monday at the Jungle Warfare Instruction Center in Manaus. It […]
  
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• Las Cruces man gets prison in 2012 bombing of tattoo parlor

  21-06-2016 22:23
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Las Cruces man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after being convicted on conspiracy, explosives and firearms charges. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Clifford Raymond Salas also was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $111,000 in restitution to victims. Salas and two co-defendants were charged in the August 2012 firebombing […]
  
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• New Lovelace center focuses on sleep

  21-06-2016 22:20
  
  A new center at Lovelace Westside Hospital has opened to help sleep-challenged patients get more shut eye. The Lovelace Sleep Center is designed to meet a growing demand from New Mexicans suffering from sleep disorders, according to Dr. James Bradley, a certified sleep medicine specialist. Along with a team of  four registered sleep medicine technologists, […]
  
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• Man sentenced to 34 years for Albuquerque boy's death

  21-06-2016 22:08
  
  A man must spend more than 30 years in prison for the death of an Albuquerque toddler he was babysitting.
  
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• US Army facility on lockdown amid possible shooter reports

  21-06-2016 21:58 via krqe.com
  
  DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say reports of a possible gunman led to a lockdown at a U.S. Army Reserve training facility in Northern California as police search a residential area at the site.
  Alameda County sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly said there were initial reports of a possible shooter Tuesday at the Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, but no one has been spotted and those reports haven’t been confirmed.
  No gunshots have been heard. Multiple police agencies from areas
  
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• US Army facility cleared, report of gunman ‘unfounded’

  21-06-2016 21:58 via krqe.com
  
  DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities lifted a lockdown order at a sprawling U.S. Army Reserve facility in Northern California after not finding anything suspicious Tuesday following reports of a possible gunman.
  The Alameda County sheriff’s office said the training center was searched and that the reports had been “unfounded.”
  There were initial reports of a possible shooter at the Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, but no one was spotted, Alameda County sheriff’
  
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• Marathoner attacked by bear: ‘I rolled into a ball and played dead’

  21-06-2016 21:55 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (MEDIA GENERAL/KRQE) – Karen Williams is sharing her story after being attacked by a bear during a New Mexico marathon. She says she survived by playing dead. Authorities say the bear involved is now dead and is being tested for rabies.
  Williams said she was at 23.5 miles and coming up a little hill when she saw a bear charging her. Authorities later said she had startled the bear’s cub and angered the momma bear in the process. Williams said at the moment
  
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• Arizona law enforcement revising stance on rape kits

  21-06-2016 21:39
  
  PHOENIX — Law enforcement agencies across Arizona are sifting through evidence lockers looking for every last untested sexual assault kit under new efforts driven largely by Gov. Doug Ducey. It’s part of a push across the country to cut the backlog of untested DNA evidence in sexual assault cases. The samples went untested for a […]
  
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• Backlog for New Mexico medical cannabis program worsens

  21-06-2016 21:35
  
  SANTA FE — Medical marijuana patients and advocates say extended delays for renewing program cards have forced some seriously ill New Mexicans to purchase cannabis on the black market. The state Department of Health says the backlog was caused by a surge in demand from new applicants. State law gives the department 30 days to […]
  
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• Updated: US-led coalition says only 1/3 of Fallujah cleared of IS

  21-06-2016 21:27
  
  BAGHDAD — Only a third of Fallujah has been “cleared” of Islamic State militants, the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday, days after the Iraqi government declared victory in the city west of Baghdad, which was held by the extremists for more than two years. Other parts of the city are “contested,” said U.S. Army Col. Christopher […]
  
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• Updated: Dallas takes action on loose dogs after pit bulls kill woman

  21-06-2016 21:25
  
  DALLAS — Dallas city leaders expressed outrage in the month after a homeless Army veteran was killed by roaming dogs, bitten more than 100 times as the animals tore one of her arms to the bone and ripped away most of her thigh. They promised to respond to Antoinette Brown’s death by cracking down on […]
  
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• 13-foot alligator washes up on Texas beach, likely drowned

  21-06-2016 21:25
  
  GALVESTON, Texas — The body of a 13-foot alligator has washed up on a Southeast Texas beach and experts are trying to determine if recent flooding contributed to the death. KPRC-TV (http://bit.ly/28K0sgu ) reports some visitors to Jamaica Beach, near Galveston, posed for photos with the alligator found Sunday. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department spokesman […]
  
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• Today in History: June 21

  21-06-2016 21:00 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Tuesday, June 21, the 173rd day of 2016. There are 193 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 21, 1964, civil rights workers Michael H. Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E. Chaney were slain in Philadelphia, Mississippi; their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later. (Forty-one years on this date in 2005, Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman, was found guilty of manslaughter; he was sentenced to 60 years in prison.)
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• Abuse survivors approve Gallup Diocese settlement

  21-06-2016 20:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Victims of clergy sexual abuse have approved of a plan for the Gallup Diocese to dole out millions of dollars in compensation.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that an attorney for 57 abuse survivors told a federal judge Tuesday that all had signed off on the plan.
  Under the agreement, each claimant will receive roughly $350,000.
  The Gallup Diocese is establishing a fund of between $21 million and $25 million for professional fees and settlements.
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• Dog Head Fire area residents thank authorities

  21-06-2016 20:31 via krqe.com
  
  TAJIQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As evacuees from the Dog Head Fire begin to return home Tuesday, they’re taking time to thank the many men and women who worked tirelessly to stop the blaze.
  “I want to thank all the firefighters, the sheriff’s department, the National Guard,” said Janet Barclay, resident.
  As you drive along Highway 337 you can see a lot of handmade signs letting firefighters and others know their hard work is very much appreciated.
  At one point, nearly 1
  
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• More restrictions to be lifted in Dog Head Fire evacuation areas

  21-06-2016 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  TAJIQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Torrance County and Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Departments say that all restrictions will be lifted in evacuation areas at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
  With more restrictions lifted there are some other guard posts. There will be what officials are calling a “soft post” with police presence set up in the areas hardest hit by the fire.
  That includes Aceves Road and the northwest end of Manzano Morning Drive.
  All Bernalillo County residents will be a
  
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• Evacuees return home, more Dog Head Fire evacuation areas to open

  21-06-2016 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  TAJIQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Torrance County and Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Departments say that all restrictions will be lifted in evacuation areas at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
  With more restrictions lifted there are some other guard posts. There will be what officials are calling a “soft post” with police presence set up in the areas hardest hit by the fire.
  That includes Aceves Road and the northwest end of Manzano Morning Drive.
  All Bernalillo County residents will be
  
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• Dog Head Fire evacuees return home

  21-06-2016 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  TAJIQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  An emotional day for residents as some of them got to go back home after being evacuated from their homes for days. Bernalillo and Torrance Counties started allowing people in as early as 8 Tuesday morning, as electric companies worked to get the power going again.
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  A lot of residents KRQE News 13 spoke to use the word “relieved.” They said were anxious to get back home, but they’re
  
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• Dog Head Fire evacuees begin returning home

  21-06-2016 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  TAJIQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Many residents forced to leave their homes because of the Dog Head Fire are returning Tuesday. With the fire 46 percent contained, officials believe most areas are safe enough to let residents back in.
  A checkpoint has been set up behind me at the intersection of Highways 337 and 55 where 337 was previously shut down. Now, Torrance County Sheriff’s deputies are welcoming back residents.
  Like many evacuees, Janet Barclay was away from her home for five days
  
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• Man accused of stealing school bus takes plea deal in separate case

  21-06-2016 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of stealing an empty school bus and leading police on a high speed chase is in court Tuesday for a different case.
  Police were able to stop Nathaniel Shipman in the middle of I-40 after a chase to Grants shut down the interstate for eight hours back in 2012.
  Shipman pleaded no contest in that case for which he spent more than a year in jail.
  On Tuesday, Shipman faced a judge for a burglary case he picked up before he stole the bus. He opted f
  
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• Slight easing of heat wave on California fire lines

  21-06-2016 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters hoped to make gains against Southern California wildfires as an intense heat wave eased slightly Tuesday.
  Two fires in the San Gabriel Mountains above Los Angeles remained uncontained but had not destroyed any homes while their combined size grew to more than 8 square miles.
  Most mandatory evacuations will be lifted Wednesday morning.
  Firefighters planned to try to put in containment lines by pulling hoses and using bulldozers as aircraft dump retardant
  
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• Judge, survivors sign off on Gallup Diocese settlement

  21-06-2016 19:41
  
  Victims of predatory priests and workers with the Diocese of Gallup have finally agreed to and won a ...
  
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• The best sites, apps for finding summer travel deals

  21-06-2016 19:36 via krqe.com
  
  Whether you want to go on a European backpacking adventure, relax on the beach or just get out of town for a few days, these sites and apps offer the best travel deals that will help you save money and give you one less excuse to not go on that summer vacation you so totally deserve.
  Luxury On A Budget:
  JetSetter– It’s not exactly cheap, but they only list packages for really nice resorts and destinations so you know you’re getting the most bang for your buck.
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• Search resumes in Grand Canyon for missing Florida man

  21-06-2016 19:36
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities are resuming the search inside Grand Canyon National Park for a Florida man who has been missing since Saturday. Park officials say several ground teams and a National Park Service helicopter are joining in the search Tuesday for 52-year-old Floyd E. Roberts III. Searchers are focusing on an […]
  
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• Texas county judge suspended after open meetings indictment

  21-06-2016 19:35
  
  TYLER, Texas — An East Texas county judge has been removed from office after allegedly holding illegal closed meetings to discuss a red-light traffic enforcement contract. Smith County Judge Joel Baker was suspended without pay Tuesday by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Baker was indicted last Thursday on three misdemeanor counts of violating the […]
  
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• Which Mountain West hoops teams won’t play each other in league’s unbalanced schedule?

  21-06-2016 19:26
  
  Heading into the fourth year of the 11-member Mountain West’s unbalanced 18-game schedule for men’s basketball, here are the teams each league member will play only once in the season ahead (all other teams play each other twice): • Air Force: won’t play at UNM, won’t host Colorado State • Boise State: won’t play at San […]
  
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• Hedge fund manager dies of apparent suicide following arrest

  21-06-2016 19:22
  
  NEW YORK — A hedge fund manager arrested last week on insider trading charges declared his innocence in a short, handwritten note before he was found dead with a slashed neck in an apparent suicide, authorities said Tuesday. Sanjay Valvani, 44, was unresponsive when his wife found him early Monday evening in a bedroom of […]
  
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• Pregnant woman, Mrs. Claus among 72 new emojis

  21-06-2016 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — A face representing “rolling on the floor laughing” and a hand taking a selfie are among 72 new emojis that will soon make their way to your smartphone.
  The California-based Unicode Consortium, which controls emoji standards, has released a list of the new characters. Other highlights include emojis representing a pregnant woman and Mrs. Claus.
  One proposed emoji that didn’t make the cut is that of a rifle. The weapon was proposed as part of a
  
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• Unaccompanied children crossing southern border up 78% in 2016

  21-06-2016 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Ongoing gang violence thousands of miles away in Central America has led to a second surge of unaccompanied minors showing up at the U.S. southern border.
  The resurgence is close to hitting levels seen during the peak wave of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) that garnered major attention in 2014.
  “The root causes that are driving children out of Central America have not changed, and that’s violence in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras,”
  
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• Officials, union trade blame for deadly Mexico clash

  21-06-2016 18:49 via krqe.com
  
  OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities and protesters on Monday traded accusations of responsibility for weekend clashes that left eight people dead and more than 100 wounded in the restive southern state of Oaxaca.
  Federal Police Chief Enrique Galindo, speaking on local Radio Formula, said few teachers were involved in the violence and attributed it to other, unspecified “radical groups.”
  However, the radical teachers’ union involved in the protests denied that and al
  
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• Police ID man found dead in northeast Albuquerque

  21-06-2016 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have identified the man who was found dead Monday in a northeast Albuquerque neighborhood.
  The man’s body was found in the 6100 block of Casa Feliz NE. Police say there are signs of violet trauma to the victim and detectives are trying to piece together what happened. But police say they don’t know if the victim was shot at a different location and then dumped on the street.
  The man has been identified as 49-year-old Larry Sanchez.
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• New Mexico ranks 49th in overall child well-being, report finds

  21-06-2016 18:30
  
  New Mexico ranks 49th in the nation for child well-being and dead last when it comes to children’s education, according to New Mexico Voices for Children. 
  
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• Updated: United, UNMH part ways on Medicaid patients

  21-06-2016 18:13
  
  UNM Hospitals and UnitedHealthcare have been unable to reach agreement on a renewal of UnitedHealthcare’s Centennial Care provider agreements with UNM, the university system announced this morning. UnitedHealthcare and UNM warned patients about the potential change this spring because of disagreements over compensation and other issues. The contract between the two organizations will expire at […]
  
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• Suspect in transgender woman’s death remains in Colorado

  21-06-2016 18:12
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 29-year-old Kansas City man accused of intentionally running over a transgender woman several times and leaving her to die remains jailed in Colorado awaiting extradition. Luis M. Sanchez was charged Monday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the August death of 36-year-old Tamara Dominguez. Charges were unsealed Friday […]
  
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• Suicide attack on Jordan army post near Syria border kills 6

  21-06-2016 17:43
  
  AMMAN, Jordan — A suicide attacker driving a truck packed with explosives barreled through Syria’s border with Jordan on Tuesday, setting off a blast that killed six members of the Jordanian security forces and wounded 14. King Abdullah II said Jordan will “respond with any iron fist” against anyone harming its borders or security, but […]
  
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• Riff rift over Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway’ returns to court

  21-06-2016 17:43
  
  LOS ANGELES — Three surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited in a California courtroom last week at a trial over whether a riff from the band’s best-known song, “Stairway to Heaven,” was ripped off from the founder of the band Spirit. The copyright infringement trial resumes Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court. Here are some […]
  
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• Updated: Olympic leaders call for drug-testing of Russians, Kenyans

  21-06-2016 17:41
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic leaders called for drug-testing of individual Russian and Kenyan athletes across all sports, warning Tuesday that evidence of inadequate doping controls in those countries could lead to more teams being barred from the Rio de Janeiro Games. At the same time, the international sports officials also opened the door to some […]
  
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• Sculpture of indigenous dog deity on display in Albuquerque

  21-06-2016 17:41
  
  A contemporary sculpture of an indigenous deity with origins from central Mexico is being displayed at the University of New Mexico.
  
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• White House clears small, commercial drones for takeoff

  21-06-2016 17:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Routine commercial use of small drones was cleared for takeoff by the Obama administration Tuesday, after years of struggling to write rules that would both protect public safety and free the benefits of a new technology.
  The Federal Aviation Administration has created a new category of rules for drones weighing less than 55 pounds. The long-anticipated rules would mean drone operators would be able to fly without special permission.
  Currently, commercial operators have t
  
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• Updated: Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in West Bank

  21-06-2016 17:21
  
  JERUSALEM — Israeli troops shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian early Tuesday in the West Bank and wounded four others in what the army said appeared to be an accidental shooting. The military said soldiers opened fire at a group of Palestinians who were hurling stones and firebombs at cars on a West Bank highway. […]
  
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• Updated: Police say 14-year-old boy fatally stabbed in Houston

  21-06-2016 17:20
  
  HOUSTON — Houston police say a 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in a strip mall parking lot. Police say the teenager, Joseph Aguirre-Flores, was attacked late Monday night in southwest Houston. Witnesses told police that they heard a scream then saw Aguirre-Flores running from the parking lot to a street, where he died. […]
  
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• The Latest: Trump’s son praises officers for protecting dad

  21-06-2016 17:20
  
  LAS VEGAS — The Latest on a man accused of trying to kill Donald Trump at a Las Vegas rally (all times local): 8:10 a.m. Donald Trump’s son is praising law enforcement for stopping an attempted attack on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, though he didn’t say if there will be any security changes on […]
  
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• City officials hire outside law firm to help with ART

  21-06-2016 16:56
  
  City officials hired a Denver law firm to help keep ART on track.
  
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• United gives slightly brighter forecast for 2Q revenue

  21-06-2016 16:43
  
  The parent of United Airlines is detailing plans to improve financial performance and softening its forecast for a decline in a key revenue figure. United Continental Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that second-quarter revenue for every seat flown one mile will drop between 6.5 percent and 7.5 percent compared with a year ago. The company has […]
  
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