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• Updated: Guess what happened next: Facebook battles ‘clickbait’

  04-08-2016 23:59
  
  NEW YORK — Facebook is taking another stab at ridding users’ news feeds of “clickbait,” the links and headlines that ask readers to “guess what happened next” but don’t provide any useful information, tempting people to click if they want to find out. The world’s largest social media company last tried this in 2014, when […]
  
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• Updated: Report: Subway expansion built for Rio Olympics overbilled

  04-08-2016 23:53
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — A $3 billion subway expansion built as one of the main Olympic legacy projects for Rio de Janeiro was overbilled by 25 percent, a report said Thursday. The financially battered government also ended up paying twice as much of what was agreed to in a partnership with private companies, according to […]
  
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• Driver arrested for chasing mother, 4 kids in car

  04-08-2016 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is accused of chasing a woman and her children because of road rage.
  The woman says Danny Montoya became enraged near Unser and Montano when she didn’t see him in her blind spot and nearly hit him.
  But after the incident she says he chased her and her four children all the way to the South Valley. She says he was honking, flashing his lights and yelling at her and trying to ram her vehicle.
  Montoya claims he chased the woman because he be
  
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• Ready or not, Pokemon Go comes to the Rio Olympics

  04-08-2016 23:27
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — For some at the Rio Games, there’s gold, silver and bronze. Or perhaps there’s Golduck, Shellder and Bulbasaur. Pokemon Go — which has been available in some parts of the world, including the United States, for about a month — has just now arrived in the Olympic host city of Rio […]
  
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• Updated: Black Lives Matter activist sues Baton Rouge over arrest

  04-08-2016 23:17
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson sued the city of Baton Rouge and police officials on Thursday, saying officers responded in a “militarized and aggressive manner” in arresting him and other people protesting a police shooting death. Mckesson was among nearly 200 protesters arrested in Baton Rouge following the July 5 […]
  
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• Israel accuses Gaza manager of World Vision of funding Hamas

  04-08-2016 23:16
  
  JERUSALEM — Israel’s internal security agency said Thursday it has arrested a senior employee of the international aid group World Vision in the Gaza Strip, accusing him of siphoning millions of dollars of the charity’s funds and transferring them to the Islamic militant group Hamas. Mohammed el-Halabi established a “systematic and sophisticated mechanism” to divert […]
  
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• Comic book containing Superman’s debut sold for $956,000

  04-08-2016 23:15
  
  DALLAS — A rare copy of Superman’s 1938 comic-book debut sold at auction for almost $1 million. In a statement, Dallas-based Heritage Auctions said the copy of Action Comics No. 1, bearing a cover price of 10 cents, sold Thursday for $956,000. It’s one of about 100 copies of the edition known to exist. Certified […]
  
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• Obama questions Russian commitment to Syria peace

  04-08-2016 23:14
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is criticizing Russia for its continuing support of Syrian government attacks against opposition forces and its sieges of populated areas like Aleppo. Obama says the Russian actions raise “very serious questions” about Moscow’s commitment to pulling the situation “back from the brink.” Obama told reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday […]
  
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• Man shot near 60th St. and Central

  04-08-2016 22:55
  
  The Albuqurque police are investigating a shooting that tool place near 60th St. and Central Ave.
  
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• Police seek suspect in southwest Albuquerque shooting

  04-08-2016 22:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are searching for a man who who shot another person sending them to the hospital.
  Investigators say around 2 p.m. Thursday, three people got into a fight near Central and 60th.
  “Two people were armed with guns. We believe that one was a real gun and one was a pellet gun. We’re still trying to figure that stuff out,” said Officer Fred Duran.
  Police say there was damage to some buildings and a victim was shot in t
  
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• Police seek shooting suspect in southwest Albuquerque

  04-08-2016 22:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Officers on the scene of a shooting near 60th Street and Central Avenue.
  Police are seeking a suspect in the area.
  There is no word yet if anyone was injured or what caused the shooting. The investigation is ongoing.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• Updated: Dove-banding gives insight on harvested birds

  04-08-2016 22:33
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas — South Plains mourning doves have wings, feathers and shiny new ankle bracelets — well, the ones Aaron Sisson’s been managing do. The Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist spends his mornings catching the abundant local bird species and banding them to monitor their migration. “It doesn’t hurt them at all,” he told the […]
  
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• State reports first West Nile case this year

  04-08-2016 22:31
  
  A Rio Arriba County woman, 40, now recovering from West Nile virus infection is New Mexico’s first reported case of the illness this year, health officials said today. She had been hospitalized with neuroinvasive disease, the most serious form of the illness, but is now recovering at home, the New Mexico Department of Health reported. […]
  
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• Updated: NBC says negative Olympic stories helped ad sales

  04-08-2016 22:26
  
  NEW YORK — Pre-Olympics media reports about the Zika virus, polluted water and political unrest in Brazil helped NBC’s advertising sales, network executives said Thursday. That sounds counter-intuitive, but NBC Sports advertising head Seth Winters said in a conference call from Rio de Janeiro that “it just made people more aware that there is something […]
  
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• Updated: DIVIDED AMERICA: Will Trump energize the Latino vote?

  04-08-2016 22:26
  
  LAS VEGAS — It’s a persistent paradox in American politics: Many Hispanic families have an immense personal stake in what happens on Election Day, but despite population numbers that should mean political power, Hispanics often can’t vote, aren’t registered to vote, or simply choose to sit out. Enter Donald Trump, and the question that could […]
  
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• Jeep hackers back at Black Hat with new and scarier method

  04-08-2016 22:12
  
  LAS VEGAS — A pair of well-known hackers has found another way to take control of a Jeep Cherokee — this time while it’s moving at high speed. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek grabbed headlines last year by showing how they could kill a Jeep Cherokee’s engine while it was traveling down a highway. The […]
  
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• Six Lobos to compete in 2016 Summer Olympics

  04-08-2016 21:29
  
  Five University of New Mexico alumni and a head coach will be competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games in Rio.
  
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• Updated: China lawyer gets 7 years in 3rd subversion trial this week

  04-08-2016 21:26
  
  BEIJING — A Chinese lawyer was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday in the third in a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party’s determination to silence independent human rights activists and government critics. The sentence given to Zhou Shifeng results from his role as director of Beijing’s Fengrui Law Firm, which […]
  
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• Updated: UN bungles response to Africa’s yellow fever outbreak

  04-08-2016 21:25
  
  KINSHASA, Congo — The World Health Organization and its partners shipped more than 6 million yellow fever vaccines to Angola in February to quash an emerging epidemic, yet when they asked country officials the following month what happened to the vaccines, they discovered that about 1 million doses had mysteriously disappeared. Of the U.N. agency’s […]
  
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• Updated: Shekau says he leads Boko Haram, not IS-appointed successor

  04-08-2016 21:25
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria — Abubakar Shekau said Thursday he is still the leader of Boko Haram, rejecting a successor announced hours earlier by the Islamic State group and exposing the biggest rift yet among Nigeria’s deadly Islamic insurgents. Shekau’s declaration could pave the way for a break from the Islamic State group and Boko Haram’s possible […]
  
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• Updated: IOC’s final ruling on Russian athletes goes down to wire

  04-08-2016 21:25
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — A final ruling on the entry of Russian athletes in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is coming down to the wire. IOC President Thomas Bach said a decision will be announced later Thursday, just a day before the opening of the games, following a review of the doping records of individual […]
  
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• Former modeling agent says he got Melania Trump’s visa

  04-08-2016 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON — Melania Trump obtained a work visa before she modelled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990s, her former modeling agent told The Associated Press. That appeared to back up her statements as recently as Thursday that she adhered to U.S. immigration laws as she went from a Slovenian model years later to […]
  
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• Zika vaccines work in monkeys, boosting hopes for people

  04-08-2016 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Three experimental Zika vaccines protected monkeys against infection from the virus, an encouraging sign as research moves into studies in people.
  The success in monkeys, which involved a traditional vaccine and two more cutting-edge ones, “brings us one step closer to a safe and effective Zika vaccine,” said Dr. Dan Barouch of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. “But of course, there’s a lot more work to do.”
  Barouch and others rep
  
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• Today in History: August 4

  04-08-2016 21:02 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Thursday, Aug. 4, the 217th day of 2016. There are 149 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Aug. 4, 1991, the Greek luxury liner Oceanos sank in heavy seas off South Africa’s southeast coast; the 402 passengers and 179 crew members all survived, largely through the efforts of ship’s entertainers who oversaw rescue operations. (Capt. Yiannis Avranas and other officers faced criticism for leaving the ship while some passengers were still on board.)
  On
  
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• Santa Fe police searching for armed robber

  04-08-2016 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe police say they’re searching for a gunman who robbed a dollar store on Airport Road Tuesday.
  Police say the man fired a shot as he left the Dollar General store after robbing it Tuesday night.
  The man is described as Hispanic, five-foot-seven to five-foot-ten and possibly in his mid 20’s. Witnesses also say he has numerous tattoos on the side and front of his neck.
  Police say the suspect was wearing faded blue jeans with holes in the k
  
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• SFPD: Masked robber fired shot as he fled store

  04-08-2016 20:38
  
  SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Police Department is looking for a masked armed robber who fired a shot as he fled the Dollar General on the 5900 block of Airport Road Tuesday night. The suspect — described as a Hispanic male possibly in his mid 20s who is between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10 — entered […]
  
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• Energy groups support PNM’s proposal to attract Facebook

  04-08-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Six groups have filed motions to intervene in a case filed by New Mexico’s largest electric provider in connection to a proposed Facebook data center in Los Lunas.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that the parties motions all appear to support the Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s filing, but if they were allowed to be intervening parties the organizations would be allowed to make arguments in the case.
  PNM has asked the Public Regulation Commission for
  
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• Gov. Martinez presses EPA, Colorado to pay up for mine spill damages

  04-08-2016 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A year after a mine spill sent millions of gallons of toxic waste into New Mexico, Governor Susana Martinez is pressing the EPA and the state of Colorado to pay up.
  The spill happened a year ago on August 5th. The incident has since led to lawsuits and long-term monitoring of the area.
  The blowout at Colorado’s Gold King Mine north of Durango leaked 3 million gallons of mine waster water, exposing the animals and San Juan River systems to toxic me
  
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• Construction work scheduled along I-25 in Albuquerque

  04-08-2016 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More construction work is scheduled along I-25 this weekend.
  Crews will continue bridge work on I-25 southbound over Menaul Blvd. There will be left and right lane closures starting Friday.
  Drivers can expect delays until Monday morning at 5 a.m.
  Closure information: 
  Construction starts Friday, August 5th at 9 p.m. and ends Monday, August 8th at 5 a.m.
  I-25 southbound will have left and right lane closures over Menaul Boulevard approaching the I-25/I-4
  
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• Construction work continues along I-25 in Albuquerque

  04-08-2016 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More construction work is scheduled along I-25 this weekend.
  Crews will continue bridge work on I-25 southbound over Menaul Blvd. There will be left and right lane closures starting Friday at 9 p.m.
  Drivers can expect delays until Monday morning at 5 a.m.
  Closure information: 
  I-25 southbound will have left and right lane closures over Menaul Boulevard approaching the I-25/I-40 interchange
  Construction starts Friday, August 5th at 9 p.m.
  Construction en
  
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• Report: USA Gymnastics declined to look into potential abuse

  04-08-2016 19:44
  
  An investigation into USA Gymnastics published Thursday determined the organization collected complaints of improper conduct by over 50 coaches between 1996 and 2006 and regularly declined to forward them on to the authorities unless expressly asked to do so, opening the door for further abuse in some cases. The report’s release comes as the U.S. […]
  
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• Police investigating North Valley crash involving pedestrian

  04-08-2016 19:40
  
  Albuquerque police are investigating the scene of a crash at Menaul Blvd. and 10th St.
  
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• US judge’s big ruling on sage grouse looming in Nevada

  04-08-2016 19:20
  
  RENO, Nev. — A federal judge in Nevada could rule any time now on a lawsuit filed nearly a year ago in an effort to block protections of the greater sage grouse across much of the West. Nevada’s attorney general and others filed their final briefs in Reno Wednesday challenging land-use planning amendments and a […]
  
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• Updated: US judge’s big ruling on sage grouse looming in Nevada

  04-08-2016 19:20
  
  RENO, Nev. — A federal judge in Nevada could rule any time now on a lawsuit filed nearly a year ago in an effort to block protections of the greater sage grouse across much of the West. Nevada’s attorney general, nine counties, ranchers and mining companies filed their final briefs in Reno Wednesday challenging land […]
  
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• New Mexico officer who fatally shot man is ex-journalist

  04-08-2016 19:20
  
  ARTESIA, N.M. — New Mexico State Police have identified the Artesia police officer who fatally shot an armed man last week. The Hobbs News-Sun reports (http://goo.gl/ghQJXW) former Hobbs News-Sun reporter and current officer Beth Hahn shot and killed 36-year-old Juan Reynaldo Duran after responding to a call about shots being fired. According to police, Duran […]
  
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• FBI arrests woman sought in New Mexico prison gang case

  04-08-2016 19:12
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico woman sought for months on charges stemming from alleged involvement in a prison gang has been arrested. The FBI says 36-year-old Shauna Charlene Gutierrez of Belen was arrested Wednesday at a residence in San Clemente by the FBI with help from the state Department of Corrections. An arrest warrant […]
  
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• Updated: Newfoundland death triggers air bag probes in U.S, Canada

  04-08-2016 19:09
  
  DETROIT — Auto safety investigators in two countries have another potentially deadly air bag problem to deal with. Investigators in the U.S. and Canada are looking into a crash in the Canadian province of Newfoundland in which a driver was killed by an exploding air bag inflator made by ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn. […]
  
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• Updated: Officer: Jail inmate assaults man charged in church massacre

  04-08-2016 19:08
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof, the white man charged in the massacre of nine parishioners at a Charleston church, was assaulted Thursday by a black inmate at the South Carolina jail where he is being held, a law official said. Charleston County Sheriff’s Maj. Eric Watson tells The Associated Press that it happened outside Roof’s […]
  
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• State organic-certification program struggling with budget

  04-08-2016 19:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s organic-certification program is at risk as the Department of Agriculture faces a $125,000 budget shortfall.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that since 2011 the Department of Agriculture has overseen the organic farming program with funds coming from fees charged to organic farmers and food processors. Now the program is underfunded and has just two people overseeing certifications and in sections for about 150 producers statewide.
  The Department o
  
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• Updated: AP source: Thunder, Westbrook agree on 3-year deal

  04-08-2016 18:47
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — A month after Kevin Durant broke Oklahoma City’s heart, Russell Westbrook has reaffirmed his desire to stay with the Thunder. The two sides have agreed on a new three-year contract worth $85.7 million, according to a person with direct knowledge of the terms. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition […]
  
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• Updated: Mysterious light over Gateway Arch stumps St. Louis

  04-08-2016 18:43
  
  ST. LOUIS — A light that appeared high over St. Louis’ Gateway Arch is perplexing officials. The mystery started when an Illinois man shot video of the light early Tuesday morning and shared it with KTVI-TV . After seeing the report, an employee at an Illinois park across the river from the arch took a […]
  
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• Special prosecutor named for Laquan McDonald murder case

  04-08-2016 18:41
  
  CHICAGO — A judge appointed a suburban Chicago state’s attorney to handle the murder case against the Chicago police officer who shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times, video of which led to large protests and the eventual ouster of the city’s police superintendent. At a hearing, Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan swore-in Kane […]
  
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• Updated: Poll: Police harassment familiar to young blacks, Hispanics

  04-08-2016 18:40
  
  DETROIT — Crystal Webb cringes whenever a patrol car appears in her rearview mirror. She also never wants to see the inside of a police station again. Her personal experience with police, plus recent fatal shootings of unarmed black men by white officers, has led the Apple Valley, California, mother of two to ask: Who […]
  
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• Updated: Kerry defends cash payment in wake of Iran deal

  04-08-2016 18:40
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A $400 million pallet of cash delivered to the Iranian government at the same time a complicated nuclear deal was settled and four Americans were released was unrelated and not a ransom, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. Kerry flatly denied any connection between the cash — and an additional […]
  
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• Authorities: Eunice officer shoots, wounds man who had knife

  04-08-2016 17:34
  
  EUNICE, N.M. — Authorities say a police officer responding to a domestic violence call at a residence in Lea (lee) County in southeastern New Mexico shot and wounded a man who had a knife. New Mexico State Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that a Eunice officer shot 41-year-old Roberto Granados Ocona on Tuesday after […]
  
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• Missouri governor assigned to be public defender on case

  04-08-2016 17:33
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The head of Missouri’s public defender system said he is appointing Gov. Jay Nixon to handle a case in protest of declining funding. Michael Barrett, the director of Missouri’s Public Defender System, wrote in a letter this week that repeated budget cuts have left his office unable to hire enough public […]
  
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• Updated: Pence tries to win over conservatives despite Trump gaffes

  04-08-2016 17:04
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Since his selection as Donald Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence has tried to stay focused on winning over conservatives skeptical of the New York billionaire. His new boss keeps getting in the way. On several occasions in the past week, the Indiana governor has found himself in direct conflict with Trump, taking a […]
  
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• Updated: Fugitive in slaying hid for years by settling in quiet town

  04-08-2016 17:04
  
  REIDSVILLE, N.C. — The suspect in a deadly Florida shooting evaded capture for decades in a mundane manner, according to authorities and friends: He got married, settled in this quiet town and ran a wallpaper store. People say the man they knew as James Manion and his wife were cordial but quiet, blending into the […]
  
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• New Mexico Jazz Workshop celebrates 40 years

  04-08-2016 16:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They’re celebrating four decades of jazz and the conclusion is a concert of epic proportion.
  The New Mexico Jazz Workshop, a concert that has been created this season to conclude the “Under the Stars” Summer Series, is hosting 20 of New Mexico’s finest jazz, blues, R&B and salsa singers. Singers will appear on the stage for the first time together at the Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater.
  Curator of Women’s Voices Concert, Emerson
  
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• Updated: ‘Student’ credit cards aren’t for all students, or even most

  04-08-2016 16:46
  
  As parents prepare their rising freshmen for life at college, many are leaving out a crucial piece of information: how to build credit. The college years are the best time to begin the process. After graduation, adults with no credit history have a harder time renting apartments, obtaining car loans or, eventually, mortgages. Nowadays, getting […]
  
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