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• Will that red light end soon? Audi’s countdown clock can tell you

  15-08-2016 23:58
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — You’re stuck at a red light. It’s taking forever. How much time until the light turns green? Ten seconds? Twenty seconds? A minute and a half? Would you be more patient if you knew exactly how long it will take? Audi is betting yes. The German luxury carmaker said Monday that several […]
  
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• Bergdahl’s lawyers say general burned letters in case

  15-08-2016 23:57
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. The lawyers for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have lodged a new complaint in his controversial desertion case, saying that the four-star general overseeing the soldier’s court-martial should be disqualified after he burned more than 100 letters related to the case. In the filing, released late Friday, the defense team said […]
  
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• Updated: Study finds women competitors dominate NBC’s prime time

  15-08-2016 23:56
  
  NEW YORK — During the first half of the Olympics, women have dominated the screen on NBC in the evening. Through Saturday night, 58.5 percent of the competition time on NBC’s prime-time telecasts involved women’s sports, with 41.5 percent devoted to men, according to research released Monday by three college professors writing a book, “Olympic […]
  
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• Hitchhiker charged with drug possession following Hatch shooting

  15-08-2016 23:45
  
  A hitchhiker who was picked up by two fugitives wanted for murder is charged with possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia Monday.
  
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• Olympic-goers get an eyeful of Rio’s beauty-consumed culture

  15-08-2016 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Each morning, 75-year-old Jose Rebamar works his biceps, triceps and quadriceps with stone weights at an outside gym that looks out on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain.
  Living in a city of near daily sunshine and warm weather, the ex-Brazilian Navy sailor says there is no excuse to ever slow down. And having the Olympics in town provides even more incentive to stay in shape. Rebamar has been watching the games on television every night.
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• New movies to be filmed in New Mexico

  15-08-2016 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some big Hollywood stars are coming to New Mexico.
  “Villa Capri” will be filming in Albuquerque and Santa Fe through the end of next month.
  The film is a comedy starring Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Renee Russo.
  It will employ hundreds of New Mexico cast and crew members.
  Some residents in northern New Mexico are right in the middle of a different movie shoot.
  A C130 transport aircraft is dropping water over Pajarito Mountain on Monday. It&rsq
  
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• Updated: IOC reprimands Egyptian who wouldn’t shake Israeli’s hand

  15-08-2016 22:49
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — An Egyptian athlete who refused to shake his Israeli opponent’s hand after their judo bout has been reprimanded and sent home from the Rio Olympics, officials said Monday. The International Olympic Committee said Islam El Shehaby received a “severe reprimand” for his behavior following his first-round heavyweight bout loss to Or […]
  
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• Scientific proof that Americans basically eat dessert for breakfast

  15-08-2016 22:47
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. Most mornings we follow the same breakfast routine at home, making our way to the kitchen and, bleary-eyed, pouring some brand name cereal into a bowl. You probably wouldn’t want to think about it before having your morning cup of coffee, but that cereal in your bowl can contain about […]
  
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• Oregon refuge defendant who appeared in video pleads guilty

  15-08-2016 22:46
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. — A former Marine whose appearances in widely shared videos made him one of the most recognizable figures during the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge pleaded guilty Monday for his role in the weekslong standoff with authorities. Jon Ritzheimer, 32, admitted that he conspired with Ammon Bundy and others to prevent […]
  
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• Free shredding on Saturday

  15-08-2016 22:30
  
  Protect your identity by safely getting rid of documents at the annual Shred-fest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 4201 Hawkins NE, west of Jefferson, between Ellison and Masthead. The  free shredding is courtesy of the New Mexico Society of Enrolled Agents (tax practitioners licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS), in partnership […]
  
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• Breaking: Hitchhiker facing drug charges after Hatch officer’s death

  15-08-2016 22:03
  
  Note: A public funeral for fallen Hatch officer Jose Chavez will be held at the Pan American Center at New Mexico State University on Sunday at 3 p.m. A witness to the shooting that left a Hatch police officer dead is now facing drug charges after police found he had a suitcase of methamphetamine with […]
  
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• Today in History: August 15

  15-08-2016 21:20 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Monday, Aug. 15, the 228th day of 2016. There are 138 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Aug. 15, 1945, in a pre-recorded radio address, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II.
  On this date:
  In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain.
  In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV.
  In 1812, the B
  
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• UNM alumna wins 11th place in steeplechase finals

  15-08-2016 21:09
  
  Five alunma of the University of New Mexico sent five alumna athletes are competing in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 
  
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• Motorcade, public funeral planned for fallen Hatch police officer

  15-08-2016 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A motorcade will take place Monday for fallen Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez who was killed in the line of duty.
  Officer Chavez was a two year veteran of the Hatch Police Force. The officer was shot in the neck during a traffic stop Friday when he pulled over two men wanted for murder charges in Ohio.
  The men have been identified as Jesse Hanes and James Nelson. Investigators say Hanes was the alleged gunman who shot Chavez. They also say after shooting Of
  
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• Motorcade, public funeral held for fallen Hatch police officer

  15-08-2016 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A motorcade will take place Monday for fallen Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez who was killed in the line of duty.
  Officer Chavez was a two year veteran of the Hatch Police Force. The officer was shot in the neck during a traffic stop Friday when he pulled over two men wanted for murder charges in Ohio.
  The men have been identified as Jesse Hanes and James Nelson. Investigators say Hanes was the alleged gunman who shot Chavez. They also say after shooting Of
  
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• Motorcade held for fallen Hatch officer, public funeral planned

  15-08-2016 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A motorcade will take place Monday for fallen Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez who was killed in the line of duty.
  Officer Chavez was a two year veteran of the Hatch Police Force. The officer was shot in the neck during a traffic stop Friday when he pulled over two men wanted for murder charges in Ohio.
  The men have been identified as Jesse Hanes and James Nelson. Investigators say Hanes was the alleged gunman who shot Chavez. They also say after shooting Of
  
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• City wants ART opponents to pay about $1.4 million for appeal

  15-08-2016 20:52
  
  The city of Albuquerque wants Rapid Transit opponents to post a $1.4 million bond in case their appeal causes construction delays in the project.
  
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• State law enforcement agencies to join procession for fallen Hatch Officer

  15-08-2016 20:35
  
  Law enforcement agencies from around the state will participate in a procession Monday afternoon to bring home the body of fallen Hatch Officer Jose Chavez.
  
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• Navajo Nation plans to sue over massive mine waste spill

  15-08-2016 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – One of the nation’s largest American Indian tribes is planning to sue over damages caused by a massive mine waste spill in southwestern Colorado.
  Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye, Navajo Attorney General Ethel Branch and other tribal officials will announce Tuesday that they have directed their attorneys to file a lawsuit over what they describe as an “unprecedented environmental disaster.”
  Begaye recently renewed the call for the federal go
  
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• New: Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, Rene Russo begin work on ‘Villa Capri’ in ABQ, Santa Fe

  15-08-2016 20:34
  
  This latest project is bringing some star power. The New Mexico Film Office announced that “Villa Capri” will film through the end of September in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The film stars Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones and Rene Russo. “Villa Capri,” is a two-hander action comedy, in the vein of “Midnight Run,” about an […]
  
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• Police searching for 2 brothers after deadly shooting

  15-08-2016 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  RATON, N.M. (KRQE) – Raton police say officers are searching for two men in connection to a deadly shooting that happened Sunday.
  Police were dispatched to the 1200 block of East 4th Street just before 11:00 p.m. Sunday, where officers say they found Charles Romero Jr. who had been shot.
  Police say Romero was transported to a local medical center where he was pronounced dead just before midnight.
  Raton Police are now searching for 22-year-old Adrian Duran aka “Pelon,” and
  
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• Mike Pence to hold public events in Albuquerque, Roswell

  15-08-2016 20:27
  
  Donald Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will hold public events tomorrow in Albuquerque and Roswell. The Republican vice presidential nominee will hold a 3:30 town hall meeting at Sandia Resort and Casino outside Albuquerque, before holding a rally later in the day at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. Pence, who is making […]
  
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• New: Computer problems shut down most MVD functions

  15-08-2016 19:43
  
  For the second time in less than a year, computer glitches have hit New Mexico’s tax agency, shutting down most of the state Motor Vehicles Division’s operations. All computer systems with Taxation and Revenue Department, which oversees MVD, are affected by the technical difficulties, the agency announced today. The department did not immediately specify the […]
  
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• Nearly the entire national security establishment has rejected Trump – except this man

  15-08-2016 19:42
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. In campaign appearances for Donald Trump, retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn has cast the presidential race as a continuation of the career he spent battling dangerous enemies in distant wars. “The enemy camp in this case is Hillary Rodham Clinton,” he said at a rally in Florida this month, […]
  
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• East African countries face increasing threat from al-Shabab, report says

  15-08-2016 19:19
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. NAIROBI — Somalia-based al-Shabab militants pose a rising threat to nations across East Africa, which are among the continent’s fastest-growing, according to a report released Monday by a regional bloc of eight countries. The report by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development notes that al-Shabab, like the Islamic State militant group,has […]
  
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• How the Dallas police shooting upended #BlackLivesMatter on Twitter

  15-08-2016 19:08
  
  DALLAS — The Dallas police shooting last month dramatically changed the nation’s online conversation about race, unearthing much more negativity against the #BlackLivesMatter movement, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The study, released Monday, considered how social media users talk about race, analyzing the impact of major news events and exploring […]
  
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• Details on today’s 220 mile procession for Hatch police officer

  15-08-2016 18:57
  
  Police departments across New Mexico are set to host a procession along a 220-mile stretch of Inters ...
  
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• REDW promotes Davis to principal

  15-08-2016 18:55
  
  Dennis Davis, SPHR, CEBS, QKA, QPA, CPC, has been promoted by REDW LLC to principal of the firm’s Albuquerque office. Davis has 20 years’ experience in the field.    
  
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• Promises unfulfilled: How a State Department plan to stabilize Iraq broke apart

  15-08-2016 18:51
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. A week before the last U.S. soldiers left his country in December 2011, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki traveled to Washington to meet the team that would help shape Iraq’s future once the troops and tanks were gone. Over dinner at the Blair House, guest quarters for elite White House […]
  
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• Why Tim Cook talked with Anderson Cooper before coming out as gay

  15-08-2016 18:45
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. Two years ago, in an essay in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Apple CEO Tim Cook told the world he was gay. “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me,” he wrote. In doing so, he became the first publicly gay CEO of […]
  
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• Updated: Webcam whale research buoyed by viewers around the world

  15-08-2016 18:44
  
  HELENA, Mont. — The underwater webcam attached to Hayley Shephard’s boat captures what at first appear to be green glowing orbs as she motors through an estuary in remote Canada. Then the orbs come into focus, revealing some of the more than 3,000 beluga whales that gather near that western part of Hudson Bay each […]
  
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• Fatal crashes in Albuquerque on the rise

  15-08-2016 18:39
  
  Action 7 News has learned the number of fatal crashes in Albuquerque is on the rise.  
  
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• Santa Fe’s week of Native American art draws thousands

  15-08-2016 18:19 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A series of premiere Native American art and antiquities markets packed into a single week in Santa Fe are expected to attract tens of thousands of people to the New Mexico capital.
  The markets range from the Antique American Indian Art Show- which features pre-1950s Native American art – to the Santa Fe Indian Market, where 1,000 artists show their work on the city’s historic plaza and surrounding streets for what organizers say is the world’s large
  
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• New Mexico Tax and Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division computer systems down

  15-08-2016 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Taxation and Revenue Department and Motor Vehicle Division are experiencing technical issues with their computer systems.
  Officials say at this time they cannot perform tax programs and computer based MVD transactions and they are working restore all services.
  In the meantime, the MVD can still provide VIN inspections and conduct road tests.
  Officials have not said when all services will be restored.
  Details about what is causing the computer system malfuncti
  
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• New Mexico Tax and Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division computer systems back online

  15-08-2016 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Taxation and Revenue Department and Motor Vehicle Division were experiencing technical issues with their computer systems.
  They could not perform tax programs and computer based MVD transactions and they were working Monday to restore all services.
  A hardware malfunction caused the computer outage but it has since been resolved.
  “We apologize to everyone who was affected by this outage,” said Taxation and Revenue Cabinet Secretary Demesia Pad
  
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• Updated: Inside an Olympian’s testosterone ordeal

  15-08-2016 17:50
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — The young athlete, now competing at the Rio Games, always considered herself to be a girl just like the others, a girl who loved to run. Then the governing body of track and field told her she was different, so different that her track career could be over. Marked “confidential” and […]
  
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• Idaho preschooler saved from jaws of mountain lion in rare attack

  15-08-2016 17:50
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. The first time the mountain lion pawed its way through the Idaho campsite Friday, the cat went unnoticed by everyone except for one woman. Kera Butt was camping with her family in Green Canyon Hot Springs, near Yellowstone National Park, when she caught a glimpse of the animal. “As we […]
  
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• What Donald Trump gets totally right about the economy

  15-08-2016 17:49
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. We’ve had many opportunities recently to question Donald Trump’s diagnoses and prescriptions for the economy, but there is at least one area he is most making a lot of sense: We should be spending more on infrastructure instead of trying to save more today. That, at least, is his position […]
  
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• Shark is a little long in the tooth: Greenland giant can roam for 250 years or more, making it the longest-living vertebrate on Earth

  15-08-2016 17:49
  
  In the frigid waters of the sub-Arctic ocean lurks a mysterious and slow-moving beast known as the Greenland shark. It’s a massive animal that can grow up to 20 feet in length. Now, new research suggests it may have a massive lifespan as well. According to a paper published recently in Science, the Greenland shark […]
  
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• A crooked cop’s execution in Texas exposes inner workings of the Mexican Mafia

  15-08-2016 17:49
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. Both sides of Julian Pesina’s double life were closing in on his secrets. Pesina was a police officer in Balcones Heights, a small city of 3,000 people near San Antonio, Texas. But he also claimed allegiance to the Mexican Mafia, a notorious gang known for extortion and precision executions. Pesina […]
  
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• Officials cite Milwaukee shooting victim’s criminal record

  15-08-2016 17:32 via krqe.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — When police identified Sylville Smith as the Milwaukee man shot by an officer Saturday, triggering a violent uprising on the city’s mostly black north side, Chief Edward Flynn cited Smith’s “lengthy criminal record.”
  Online court records showed multiple charges against the 23-year-old Smith dating back to 2013. One was as minor as retail theft — which was dismissed — and other less serious offenses included speeding, driving without insu
  
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• New week, same problems for Trump campaign nationwide

  15-08-2016 17:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — Another week means another chance for both the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns to make their case to voters in key battleground states.
  On Monday, Donald Trump will hold an event in Ohio, while Hillary Clinton will campaign with Vice President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania. Mr. Trump’s running mate, Gov. Mike Pence, of Indiana, will spend most of his week campaigning in the Southwest with events scheduled for Nevada and New Mexico.
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• Updated: The Latest: Sun is out but flood waters remain in Louisiana

  15-08-2016 16:39
  
  WALKER, La. — The Latest on flooding in the Deep South (all times local): 8:25 a.m. The sun is shining in Lafayette, Louisiana, but flood waters remain high across the heart of Acadiana. The National Weather Service says the Vermilion River which runs through Lafayette remains at its crest of 17.5 feet Monday. The flood […]
  
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• Updated: Marines turn to high school girls’ sports teams for recruits

  15-08-2016 16:39
  
  MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women. And this time the campaign is a bit different. Marine recruiters are turning to high school girls’ sports teams to find candidates who may be able to meet the Corps’ rigorous physical standards, including for the front-line […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: 4 sheriff’s deputies hurt in unrest

  15-08-2016 16:38
  
  MILWAUKEE — The Latest on violence in Milwaukee following the shooting of a man by police (all times local): 9:35 a.m. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office says four deputies were hurt when demonstrators clashed with law enforcement for a second night in a Milwaukee neighborhood. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin says the deputies were hit by […]
  
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• Updated: New film explores Jacqueline Kennedy’s hand in JFK’s legacy

  15-08-2016 16:38
  
  BOSTON — How much of John F. Kennedy’s public persona was privately molded by his wife, Jacqueline? Quite a bit, according to a new documentary, “JFK: Fact and Fable.” The film examines the role she played in reshaping the modern presidency by popularizing the Camelot image. One little-known factoid: Jackie O. was behind the modern […]
  
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• Houston mother charged in deaths of son, 7, and daughter, 5

  15-08-2016 16:35 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston mother who calmly told an acquaintance that she had drowned her two children in a bathtub has been charged in their deaths and was being held without bond Monday.
  Sheborah Thomas, 30, was charged Sunday with capital murder of a person under age 6, according to court records.
  “All indications are she is the one who acted alone” in the deaths of her 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith told The Associated Press. Thei
  
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• Tech checkup: Beating sedentary lifestyle

  15-08-2016 16:24
  
  Technology has made it easier to get through a day of work without ever getting up from one’s chair. Doctors say that sedentary lifestyle is unhealthy, but there are ways to protect your body -- even if you are stuck sitting for most of the day.
  
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• $10K reward offered in imam slaying as families seek answers

  15-08-2016 16:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Muslim advocacy group on Monday plans to announce a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the gunman who killed a New York mosque leader and his associate as the families of the slain men make funeral arrangements and continue their quest for answers in the shooting.
  Imam Maulama Alauddin Akonjee, 55, and Thara Uddin, 64, were both shot in the head near the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens as they left afternoon prayer
  
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• Wildfire roars into California town, driving out thousands

  15-08-2016 15:59 via krqe.com
  
  LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire destroyed at least 10 homes and forced some 4,000 people to flee as flames jumped a road and moved into a Northern California town still recovering from a devastating wildfire nearly a year ago.
  The fire reached Main Street in Lower Lake, a town of 1,200 about 90 miles north of San Francisco, on Sunday and burned the post office, a winery, a Habitat for Humanity office and several businesses as thick, black smoke loomed over the small downtown strip.
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