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• Updated: Text: Lawyer seeks plea deal, doubts Manziel can stay clean

  24-06-2016 23:47
  
  DALLAS — An attorney handling Johnny Manziel’s domestic violence case expressed doubts about the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback’s ability to stay clean and said he was given a receipt that shows Manziel may have spent more than $1,000 at a drug paraphernalia store just 15 hours after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash, according to […]
  
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• Committee deadlocks on vote involving Holmes prison secrecy

  24-06-2016 23:47
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A state committee was unable to find that Colorado’s corrections department violated victims’ rights by refusing to reveal where theater shooter James Holmes is serving his life sentence. The six members of the committee who met Friday deadlocked when they voted on a motion that the victims’ rights had been violated. Therefore, […]
  
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• Burrell College ready for first class of 162 medical students

  24-06-2016 23:47
  
  The new Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces is gearing up for its first class of 162 students. The college’s $35 million, 80,000-square-foot building is now complete, with furniture scheduled for move-in this month, Burrell’s founding dean and chief academic officer, George Mychaskiw, told the New Mexico Biotechnology Association at a presentation in […]
  
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• Calif. firm to bring $12 million payroll to Rio Rancho

  24-06-2016 23:35
  
  A California IT company will not only bring an annual payroll of $12 million to Rio Rancho, but it also will back-fill a large chunk of empty office space at the Hewlett-Packard complex. Those are some of the economic impacts coming to light on the heels of a recent announcement that El Segundo, Calif.-based PCM,a […]
  
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• Indicted Arizona lawmaker has dropped her re-election bid

  24-06-2016 23:31
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona lawmaker indicted on food stamp fraud charges has dropped her re-election bid, but is keeping her seat for now. Paperwork released Friday by the Secretary of State’s office shows Rep. Ceci Velasquez filled out a form Thursday to withdraw as a candidate for the House of Representatives in the 2016 primary. […]
  
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• Rain slows wildfires burning in New Mexico

  24-06-2016 23:05
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Crews in central New Mexico were close Friday to fully reining in a destructive fire with help from Mother Nature. Up to three inches of rain fell on the blaze that has been burning in the Manzano Mountains southeast of Albuquerque. Fire activity was significantly reduced. Farther north, firefighters were working to […]
  
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• Holly Holm nominated for ESPY Award

  24-06-2016 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Holly Holm shocked the combat world when she scored a second round knockout of Ronda Rousey to become UFC Bantamweight Champion in November of 2015.
  That victory has Holm nominated for an ESPY Award in the category of Best Upset. Holm lost her belt in her first title defense against Miesha Tate in March.
  The 10-1 Holm will return to the Octagon for the first time since her defeat when she mets Valentina Shevchenko as the main event on a UFC Fight Night card at th
  
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• Anthony Kim hopes to backstroke his way to the Olympics

  24-06-2016 22:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Anthony Kim just graduated high school, and in his final year he led Albuquerque Academy to their 22nd state championship. Kim holds three state records: 100 meter Butterfly, 100 meter backstroke, and 200 Meter Freestyle. Kim qualified for the two events in 2016 Olympic Trials, which are in Omaha Nebraska next week.
  He will be hitting the pool for the 100 meter backstroke on Monday morning, as Kim clocked a 48.38 time to get in. He will then be competing in the 2
  
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• Father shot daughter’s ex-boyfriend out of self-defense, faces no charges

  24-06-2016 22:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque father who shot his daughter’s ex-boyfriend in the leg Thursday will not be charged in the incident.
  Police responded to a call about the shooting in northeast Albuquerque early Thursday morning. Officers say when they arrived on scene they they found 40-year-old Lee Brandenburg suffering from several gunshot wounds to his legs.
  Investigation revealed that Brandenburg was armed and had attempting to gain entry into the home of his ex-gir
  
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• 2 die in California wildfire that left little time to flee

  24-06-2016 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (AP) —  A wildfire roared through the bone-dry mountains of central California and gave residents little time to flee as it burned dozens of homes to the ground and killed two people, authorities said Friday.
  The wind-driven blaze destroyed at least 80 houses in the southern Sierra Nevada and scorched more than 29 square miles as it tore through neighborhoods, exploded propane tanks and produced smoke that obscured the path to safety.
  Two bodies were found i
  
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• 2 dead in California wildfire, authorities say

  24-06-2016 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire roaring through mountain communities in central California has killed two people.
  Kern County fire Capt. Tyler Townsend tells news station KBAK-TV on Friday that two residents were found dead in Lake Isabella, a popular recreation area east of Bakersfield.
  No other details are immediately available.
  The wind-whipped fire has destroyed 80 homes in the southern Sierra Nevada and exploded to more than 29 square miles.
  It erupted Thu
  
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• Today in History: June 24

  24-06-2016 21:55 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Friday, June 24, the 176th day of 2016. There are 190 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 24, 1946, Fred M. Vinson was sworn in as the 13th chief justice of the United States, succeeding the late Harlan F. Stone.
  On this date:
  In 1509, Henry VIII was crowned king of England; his wife, Catherine of Aragon, was crowned queen consort.
  In 1793, the first republican constitution in France was adopted.
  In 1880, “O Canada,” the future Canadian nationa
  
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• Obama says UK committed to ‘orderly transition’ out of EU

  24-06-2016 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tried to reassure Britons Friday that the special relationship between Washington and London would withstand an impending and likely messy divorce from Europe, as his administration scrambled to assess the fallout from a decision that left people stunned on both sides of the Atlantic.
  As stock markets tumbled the day after the unexpected vote, Obama offered words of calm and continuity, saying the the shocking vote would disrupt neither the “e
  
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• SEC: Texas CEO used funds on strip clubs, private jets

  24-06-2016 21:31
  
  HOUSTON — A Texas energy company CEO dubbed the “frack master” is being accused by regulators of defrauding investors of about $80 million, including spending at least $30 million on private jets, gentlemen’s clubs and personal escorts to “maintain a lifestyle of decadence and debauchery.” In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Dallas, […]
  
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• Ex-immigration attorney in Texas barred from practicing

  24-06-2016 21:31
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — An immigration lawyer who filed asylum documents on behalf of clients while knowing they were ineligible can no longer practice in Texas. The Texas Attorney General’s Office on Friday announced a permanent injunction against Paul A. Esquivel. Authorities identified Esquivel as a now-disbarred attorney who had offices in San Antonio, Dallas and […]
  
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• USDA has begun probe of state’s handling of food aid program

  24-06-2016 21:25
  
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun investigating the state Human Services Department’s management of a food assistance program, following allegations that HSD workers added false information to applications. A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., said today the investigation is under way. “We understand that they have started it,” said Gilbert Gallegos. […]
  
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• McClure Fire in Santa Fe National Forest burning 7.6 acres, 50% contained

  24-06-2016 21:25 via krqe.com
  
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  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Firefighters continue their work on the McClure Fire burning in the Santa Fe Watershed.
  The McClure Fire that was reported burning in the Santa Fe National Forest was has burned about 7.5 acres. On Thursday, fire officials reported the fire had burned about 15 acres but reduced that number Friday after closer surveillance.
  Fire officials also said Fr
  
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• McClure Fire in Santa Fe National Forest burning 7.5 acres, 30% contained

  24-06-2016 21:25 via krqe.com
  
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  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Firefighters continue their work on the McClure Fire burning in the Santa Fe Watershed.
  The McClure Fire that was reported burning in the Santa Fe National Forest was has burned about 7.5 acres. On Thursday, fire officials reported the fire had burned about 15 acres but reduced that number Friday after closer surveillance.
  Fire officials also said Fr
  
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• Snakes see a population explosion in Santa Fe

  24-06-2016 21:15
  
    Why don’t the tourism people advertise this in their attempts to lure people to Santa Fe? See snakes. Big ones. Longer than you are tall. After all, people like wildlife and ecotourism, right? Well, they’ll have an even better chance to run into the belly-crawlers this season, according to Santa Fe County animal control […]
  
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• Bernalillo County officials to meet with constituents at Saturday event

  24-06-2016 20:52
  
  Bernalillo County residents have a chance to pick the minds of their elected leaders this weekend.
  
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• Aggie Siakam’s drive pays off in first-round selection

  24-06-2016 20:36
  
    LAS CRUCES – New Mexico State forward Pascal Siakam became the first Aggie player selected in the NBA Draft in 25 years Thursday night. Siakam was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round (27th overall) on Thursday night during the NBA Draft. Siakam became the first NMSU player drafted since Randy Brown […]
  
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• New mobile app aims to fight sex trafficking

  24-06-2016 20:34 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE) – A new mobile app aims to fight sex trafficking by allowing travelers to help law enforcement.
  TraffickCam was developed by the group “Exchange Initiative” and researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
  The app allows people to upload photos of their hotel rooms to a database.
  Federal, state and local law enforcement can then use that database to compare those photos with pictures of trafficking victims posed in hotel rooms.
  The app is available for bo
  
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• Restitution hearing cancelled for former Albuquerque officer accused of beating man

  24-06-2016 20:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A now former Albuquerque police officer who beat a man last year got out of jail time and now he’s also getting out of restitution.
  Cedric Greer pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor charge of aggravated battery for beating Adrian Marthell outside an east Central Motel.
  Greer did not turn on his lapel camera and the crime came to light after a cadet who witnessed it reported the incident.
  Greer was supposed to face a restitution hearing Friday to
  
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• Slice makes Heights debut

  24-06-2016 20:13
  
  Local pizzeria opens next to Marble Brewery's forthcoming taproom
  
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• McClure Fire kept to just over 7 acres with overnight moisture

  24-06-2016 19:31
  
  SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest reported Friday morning that the McClure Fire in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed only grew to 7.6 acres overnight thanks to minimal fire activity and moisture from a round of thunderstorms. Officials reported the fire, which is about three miles northeast of the McClure Reservoir and two […]
  
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• Updated: 2 convicted in Texas of disrupting Southwest flight

  24-06-2016 19:27
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — Two California men have been convicted of disrupting a Chicago-bound Southwest Airlines flight. Jonathan Khalid Petras and Wisam Imad Shaker were convicted Thursday in Amarillo, Texas, of interference with a flight crew and aiding and abetting. Each faces up to 20 years in federal prison. An affidavit says Petras, Shaker and four […]
  
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• Settlement reached in lawsuit over Alamo library items

  24-06-2016 19:22
  
  HOUSTON — A group that served as guardian of the Alamo for more than a century and the Texas General Land Office have settled a dispute over ownership of about 38,000 books and artifacts that had been kept at the Texas shrine. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas filed suit last year after the […]
  
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• KOAT political analyst: 'Gary Johnson held his own during a CNN town hall'

  24-06-2016 19:22
  
  Gary Johnson and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld took questions from CNN host Chris Cuomo Wednesday night.
  
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• ABQ couple indicted for bilking 91-year-old out of $550K

  24-06-2016 19:11
  
  Two Albuquerque health providers, a married couple, have been indicted for defrauding a 91-year-old Albuquerque woman of over half a million dollars, according to the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department. James Logan, a clinic psychologist, and his wife Claire, a registered nurse, are medical providers for the victim’s son. They are accused of using […]
  
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• New: NM State police ID man shot, killed at Grant County home

  24-06-2016 18:57
  
  HANOVER, N.M. — Authorities say a man shot by a state police officer in a small New Mexico town has died. New Mexico State Police said early Friday that 29-year-old Josh Herrera was killed in the shooting Thursday afternoon in Hanover, a town east of Silver City in Grant County. Herrera was from nearby Vanadium. […]
  
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• Defense Department says Air Force Academy lax in reporting

  24-06-2016 18:41
  
  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Defense Department has released a report on allegations that the Air Force Academy did not adequately investigate allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct by football players. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports (http://tinyurl.com/ju2hyom ) the Pentagon’s inspector general found that a former Air Force Academy boss hindered an investigation […]
  
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• Updated: Trump-Marla Maples engagement ring going to auction

  24-06-2016 18:32
  
  NEW YORK — A large diamond engagement ring that Donald Trump gave his second wife is going up for auction for an estimated $300,000. The 7.45-carat emerald-cut, Harry Winston-designed ring is about the size of a postage stamp. Marla Maples sold it at auction after she and Trump divorced in 1999. It fetched $110,000. Now, […]
  
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• Texas Supreme Court sidesteps key home-school learning issue

  24-06-2016 18:31
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court has sided with a family accused of not teaching its children anything while waiting “to be raptured.” But it didn’t answer larger constitutional questions about whether home-school children must be properly taught. Friday’s 6-3 decision on technical grounds was a win for Laura and Michael McIntyre, who once […]
  
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• Man gets 20 years in Aztec for deadly 2012 shooting

  24-06-2016 18:26 via krqe.com
  
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) – A suspect in a deadly 2012 shooting at a St. Patrick’s Day party in San Juan County has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  The Farmington Daily Times reports that 30-year-old Raul Avalos received the sentence in exchange for pleading no contest to second-degree murder and other charges. But he will get credit for four years spent in jail awaiting trial.
  According to court records, Avalos is accused of shooting 20-year-old Demetrius Garrett twice in the chest at
  
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• Wyoming from I-40 to Lomas reopens after accident

  24-06-2016 18:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Wyoming was closed in both directions from I-40 to Lomas due to an accident on Friday morning, Albuquerque police say.
  The roads have since been reopened.
  No further information has been released at this time.
   
   
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• Police: Accident closes Wyoming from I-40 to Lomas

  24-06-2016 18:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Wyoming is closed in both directions from I-40 to Lomas due to an accident, Albuquerque police say.
  No further information has been released at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.Wyoming Southbound and Northbound from I40EB to Lomas will be closed due to an accident.
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) June 24, 2016
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• State Police investigating officer-involved shooting in Hanover

  24-06-2016 17:51 via krqe.com
  
  HANOVER, N.M. (KRQE) – State Police say they are investigating after an officer was involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon in Hanover.
  They say it all happened at house on Fierro Road. According to State Police, officers were assisting the Grant County Sheriff’s Department with a call involving 29-year-old Josh Herrera, who was said to have a gun.
  State Police say one of their officers fired his gun, striking Herrera. It’s reported that officers immediate
  
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• House Speaker Ryan proposes simpler tax code

  24-06-2016 17:36
  
  WASHINGTON — House Republicans led by Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled a plan for a simpler tax code, the sixth and last installment of a GOP agenda designed to be a policy counterpoint to the personality-driven campaign of Donald Trump. Ryan and other Republicans announced the plan at a news conference Friday morning. The proposal would […]
  
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• Updated: No TSA PreCheck on your boarding pass? This might be why

  24-06-2016 17:30
  
  NEW YORK — Thousands of fliers enrolled in trusted traveler programs such as PreCheck aren’t getting the expedited screening they paid for because of clerical errors with their reservations. The most common problem is that their date of birth or government “known traveler number” has been entered incorrectly into a reservation. Other times, the name […]
  
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• Updated: Health insurer’s limit on insulin pumps worries patients

  24-06-2016 17:29
  
  Stephanie Rodenberg-Lewis wasn’t happy with her insulin pump and finally switched two years ago to another brand. Now her health insurer is pushing her to go back. UnitedHealth Group Inc. has made a deal with device maker Medtronic that will slash options for diabetics who use the portable pumps, which costs thousands of dollars. The […]
  
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• Bond denied for teen accused of killing ex-girlfriend

  24-06-2016 17:25
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A judge has denied bond for a teenager accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and taking her body to western Colorado. Tanner Flores appeared in a packed courtroom in Larimer County on Thursday. He faces charges of first-degree murder and second-degree kidnapping after he was accused of killing 18-year-old Ashley Doolittle. His […]
  
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• US Embassy in Mexico warns about travel to Oaxaca state

  24-06-2016 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States Embassy in Mexico has warned its citizens about travel to Oaxaca, a southern state convulsed by protests in recent weeks.
  The message was issued after eight people were killed in a weekend clash between protesters and police in Nochixtlan. The embassy tells government employees they may only travel by air to the beach resort towns of Huatulco and Puerto Escondido.
  That excludes the state’s scenic capital, also named Oaxaca, popular among tourists
  
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• Updated: Senator renews scrutiny of pharma ties on federal panel

  24-06-2016 16:55
  
  WASHINGTON — A high-ranking Senate Democrat is pushing for more answers on why doctors and patient advocates with financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry came to serve on a panel that advises the federal government on pain issues. Sen. Ron Wyden says he is “even more concerned” about these apparent conflicts of interest after receiving […]
  
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• Trump, in Scotland, links Brexit vote to his campaign

  24-06-2016 16:21 via krqe.com
  
  AYRSHIRE, Scotland (AP) — Donald Trump, in a closely watched visit to Scotland on Friday, hailed Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, drawing parallels to the anger driving his own presidential campaign.
  “I love to see people take their country back,” he told reporters at a news conference at one of his golf courses in Scotland. “And that’s really what’s happening in the United States” and other parts of the world.
  The campaign leading to Th
  
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• Updated: Obama to encourage international entrepreneurs to think US

  24-06-2016 16:10
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — President Barack Obama is encouraging aspiring entrepreneurs from more than 140 countries to connect their ideas with U.S. businesses. The Global Entrepreneurship Summit has become an annual event that tries to link entrepreneurs with investors from across the world. Obama is scheduled to speak to the gathering Friday at Stanford University […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton’s State Dept. calendar missing scores of entries

  24-06-2016 16:10
  
  WASHINGTON — An Associated Press review of the official calendar Hillary Clinton kept as secretary of state identified at least 75 meetings with longtime political donors, loyalists, Clinton Foundation contributors and corporate and other outside interests that were not recorded or were listed without the names of those she met. The missing entries raise new […]
  
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• Updated: Finance minister says India wants more manufacturers

  24-06-2016 16:09
  
  BEIJING — India wants to attract manufacturing investment following its latest market-opening initiatives, the country’s finance minister said Friday, despite business concerns about access to land, taxes and other issues. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened more industries to foreign ownership and streamlined official procedures, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. He was […]
  
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• Updated: Britain votes to leave EU: Cameron to resign; markets rocked

  24-06-2016 16:09
  
  LONDON — Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, toppling the prime minister Friday, sending global markets plunging and shattering the stability of a project in continental unity designed half a century ago to prevent World War III. The decision launches a yearslong process to renegotiate trade, business and […]
  
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• Scottish leader: New independence referendum ‘highly likely’

  24-06-2016 16:09
  
  GLASGOW, Scotland — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Friday it is “highly likely” Scotland will hold a second independence referendum because of Britain’s decision to withdraw from the European Union. She said she will seek powers to hold a second vote because of her desire to keep Scotland in the European bloc. The popular […]
  
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• Panel wants investigation of fetal tissue transfers to UNM

  24-06-2016 16:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A Tennessee congresswoman is calling for an investigation into whether a clinic’s transfer of aborted fetuses to the University of New Mexico violated a state law.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who chairs the U.S. House Select Panel on Infant Lives, wants New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas to review the practice.
  Southwestern Women’s Options, which is a provider of early and late-term abortions, has been
  
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