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• Closure of Milan federal prison to cost 300 jobs

  18-08-2016 23:58
  
  While Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan already was on the chopping block for closure, the Obama administration announced Thursday it will phase out its use of 12 other federal prisons nationwide after concluding the experiment in privatization failed to reduce costs or improve quality. The decision to close the Milan prison in late September […]
  
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• Two NM startups selected for DOE lab assistance

  18-08-2016 23:48
  
  The U.S. Department of Energy is opening the doors at two national laboratories to help a pair of local startups develop new clean energy technologies. Los Alamos National Laboratory will assist Albuquerque-based Pajarito Powder in improving the performance of alternative catalyst materials that the company is developing for hydrogen fuel cells. Also, the National Renewable […]
  
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• Man dead after road rage fight in Sandoval County, police say

  18-08-2016 23:47
  
  One man is dead and another charged with murder after a road rage fight on U.S. 550 near Santa Ana road Wednesday evening, according to the Bernalillo Police Department. Around 5:30 p.m., police were called to a fight between the two men on the side of the road and witnesses said one of the men […]
  
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• New Mexico student scores up, but less than 1/3 proficient

  18-08-2016 23:44
  
  New results show New Mexico student tests scores are up across the state, but only less than a third of students are proficient.
  
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• Updated: Clinton’s foundation to alter donations policy if elected

  18-08-2016 23:37
  
  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton’s family foundation will no longer accept foreign and corporate donations if she is elected president, and will bring an end to its annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting regardless of the outcome of the November election. Former President Bill Clinton made the announcement at an afternoon meeting with foundation staff members, […]
  
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• PNM skewers hearing examiner in rate case filing

  18-08-2016 23:30
  
  Public Service Company of New Mexico has filed a formal objection to a state hearing examiner’s recommendation in an increasingly contentious utility rate case. PNM declined to comment for this story. But in a document filed with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Wednesday, PNM said hearing examiner Carolyn Glick ignored “facts, law, and commission […]
  
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• Quiz: What kind of student are you?

  18-08-2016 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  Take a #BrainBreak from Back to School with this quiz and find out what kind of student you are (or were).
  Are you the teacher’s pet? Class clown? Class president? Take the quiz here »
  Filed under: Brain Break, Interactives Tagged: KRQExtra: Quizzes
  
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• Texas man freed after 18 years in prison for toddler death

  18-08-2016 22:40
  
  CONROE, Texas — A Southeast Texas man serving life in prison for the suffocation of his girlfriend’s child in 1998 has been released and charges dismissed because of what prosecutors say is a lack of evidence. Neal Hampton Robbins said nothing Thursday as he left the Montgomery County courthouse in Conroe after appearing in court. […]
  
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• Crocs, Waikiki resort sued over kid’s escalator injuries

  18-08-2016 22:40
  
  HONOLULU — A Texas couple is suing footwear maker Crocs and a Waikiki resort after their 2-year-old son’s foot got caught in an escalator while the family visited Hawaii for an oral surgeon convention. The lawsuit says the Crocs shoes were “negligently and improperly designed,” while the Hilton Hawaiian Village was also negligent in maintaining […]
  
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• Updated: Naked Donald Trump statues pop up in cities across the US

  18-08-2016 22:07
  
  NEW YORK — It’s Donald Trump like he’s never been seen before. Life-size naked statues of the Republican presidential nominee greeted passers-by in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Cleveland on Thursday. They are the brainchild of an activist collective called INDECLINE, which has spoken out against Trump before. In a statement, the […]
  
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• Updated: US says $400M to Iran was contingent on release of prisoners

  18-08-2016 22:06
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday that a $400 million cash payment to Iran seven months ago was contingent on the release of a group of American prisoners. It is the first time the U.S. has so clearly linked the two events, which critics have painted as a hostage-ransom arrangement. State Department spokesman John […]
  
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• High profile Guantanamo prisoner makes his first appearance before a review board

  18-08-2016 21:57
  
  The Washington Post. An Indonesian man suspected of being al-Qaida’s chief operative in Southeast Asia appeared before a Guantanamo Bay review board on Thursday, making his first public appearance since his transfer to the detention facility in Cuba almost a decade ago. Encep Nurjaman, better known as Hambali, was described by military officials as an […]
  
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• Yes, there is a right way to tell a rape joke – this feminist blog just showed us how

  18-08-2016 21:16
  
  The Washington Post. No, there is nothing funny about rape. But understanding that is the first step toward making a successful, feminist rape joke — as the irreverent comedy site Reductress just demonstrated. On Wednesday, fans of the feminist site noticed that its usually eclectic homepage was blanketed with more than a dozen rape-themed headlines […]
  
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• Updated: 14 killed in attacks on police, military in Turkey; 220 hurt

  18-08-2016 21:16
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey’s security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said Thursday. Two of the attacks were car bombings that hit police stations in eastern Turkey, while a third — a roadside blast — targeted a military […]
  
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• Updated: Criticized in Rio, marathon twin awarded victory at home

  18-08-2016 21:14
  
  BERLIN — A German marathon runner who was criticized for holding hands with her twin sister as they crossed the Rio Olympics finish line — far behind the leaders — celebrated a belated victory in her home country Thursday. Organizers declared Anna Hahner the winner of the Hannover marathon after Kenya’s Edinah Jerotich Kwambai was […]
  
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• Analysis: Hillary Clinton hasn’t held a press conference in 257 days. That’s ridiculous.

  18-08-2016 21:14
  
  The Washington Post. Donald Trump said lots (and lots) of things during his hour-long town hall with Fox News’s Sean Hannity on Wednesday night. This one – Trump talking about Hillary Clinton – stood out to me: “She is so protected. They are so protecting her. She hasn’t had a news conference in, like, 250 […]
  
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• Updated: Volunteers sought as race to develop a Zika vaccine heats up

  18-08-2016 21:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus for science. It may sound bizarre, but researchers are planning just such a study — this winter, when mosquitoes aren’t biting — to help speed development of much-needed Zika vaccines. The quest for a vaccine began less than a year ago as Brazil’s […]
  
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• KRQE Cares collecting shoes for Albuquerque kids

  18-08-2016 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE Cares is collecting athletic Shoes for Kids.
  Donations can be dropped off at any Albuquerque Payless ShoeSource location. Anyone who purchases shoes there after making a donation will also get a 15 percent off discount.
  Donations can also be made by purchasing a Payless gift card, which will be used to purchase Shoes for Kids.
  On Thursday, KRQE Cares hosted a phone drive to raise funds for the shoes. Another phone drive is scheduled for August 30th from 4:00
  
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• Gov. Martinez discusses death penalty push, critics speak out

  18-08-2016 20:02 via krqe.com
  
   
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The governor answered questions about her push to bring back the death penalty in New Mexico. The push already has critics speaking out too.
  Gov. Susana Martinez says the death penalty is appropriate for people who kill police officers or children.
  “The man who killed Officer Jose Chavez from Hatch Police Department for a simple traffic stop, people need to ask themselves, do those people that are charged deserve the ultimate penalty, which is the de
  
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• Gov. Martinez discusses death penalty push, critics respond

  18-08-2016 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The governor answered questions about her push to bring back the death penalty in New Mexico. The push already has critics speaking out too.
  Gov. Susana Martinez says the death penalty is appropriate for people who kill police officers or children.
  “The man who killed Officer Jose Chavez from Hatch Police Department for a simple traffic stop, people need to ask themselves, do those people that are charged deserve the ultimate penalty, which is the death pen
  
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• These protesters wanted to humiliate ‘Emperor’ Trump. So they took off his clothes.

  18-08-2016 19:42
  
  The Washington Post. For much of the past year, Donald Trump proved uniquely untouchable, a political force of such mind-boggling invulnerability that he even bragged about attracting voters after hypothetically shooting someone on Fifth Avenue. Hoping to strip away the Teflon Don’s legendary confidence to reveal the fleshy mortal beneath the expensive suits and long […]
  
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• Chicago Police Department recommends firing seven officers for lying about Laquan McDonald shooting

  18-08-2016 19:41
  
  The Washington Post. Chicago police officials have recommended firing seven officers for lying about the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager whose 2014 killing helped spark intense protests and a federal investigation of the department. The decision comes after the city’s inspector general delivered a report this week on the shooting that called […]
  
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• A court computer program may be racially biased

  18-08-2016 19:41
  
  The Washington Post. Judges around the country are now relying on algorithms to help them decide whether defendants should be let free on bail, how long convicts should be imprisoned and more. For many reformers, the machines promise to remove human racial biases from the courtroom. Asking a computer to predict whether someone will commit […]
  
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• If Donald Trump wants to win in November, he need to do better with white, college-educated women

  18-08-2016 19:40
  
  The Washington Post. Even if Donald Trump weren’t Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president in 2016 would have a problem with nonwhite voters. The electorate, like the nation, keeps getting more diverse, with the electorate in the off-year 2014 election having the same percentage of nonwhite voters as the 2008 race that elected Barack […]
  
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• Colorado authorities prepare for Rainbow Gathering

  18-08-2016 19:40
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Authorities in southwestern Colorado are preparing for an upcoming counterculture festival. The Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2bAD3jb ) that national forest land outside the town of Norwood will play host to a Rainbow Gathering for nine days in August. The loosely-organized festivals evoke the hippie vibe of the 1960s. San Miguel County […]
  
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• Breaking: Otero County United Way resumes calendar gun raffle

  18-08-2016 19:23
  
  ALAMOGORDO - The United Way of Otero County resumed its calendar firearms raffle sales this wee ...
  
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• Twitter: We suspended 360K accounts over ‘violent extremism’

  18-08-2016 19:15
  
  NEW YORK — Twitter says it has suspended 360,000 accounts since mid-2015 for violating its policies banning the promotion of terrorism and violent extremism. The San Francisco-based company says it has also made progress in preventing users who were suspended from immediately returning to the platform using different accounts, which has been a problem in […]
  
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• Cops: Inmate who threatened Justin Bieber made anthrax hoax

  18-08-2016 19:15
  
  BARRE, Vt. — Police say a Vermont inmate who hatched a plot to kill Justin Bieber was behind an anthrax scare at a courthouse where he was sentenced for killing a 15-year-old girl. The Barre courthouse on Wednesday received an envelope containing white powder and a note claiming it was anthrax. It carried the return […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Clinton says nation must repair ‘bonds of trust’

  18-08-2016 19:14
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on Campaign 2016 (all times local): 1:05 p.m. Hillary Clinton says the nation needs to work together to “repair the bonds of trust and respect” between police officers and communities and not stoke more divisions. The Democratic presidential nominee was meeting with law enforcement leaders in New York City, joining with […]
  
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• Updated: Obama administration to end use of private prisons

  18-08-2016 19:14
  
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says it’s phasing out its relationships with private prisons after a recent audit found the private facilities have more safety and security problems than ones run by the government. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates has instructed federal officials to significantly reduce reliance on private prisons. As of December 2015, more […]
  
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• Today in History: August 18

  18-08-2016 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Thursday, Aug. 18, the 231st day of 2016. There are 135 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Aug. 18, 1846, during the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces led by Gen. Stephen W. Kearny occupied Santa Fe in present-day New Mexico.
  On this date:
  In 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born in present-day America, on what is now Roanoke Island in North Carolina. (However, the Roanoke colony ended up mysteriously disappearing.)
  In 1838,
  
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• UNM survey: 25 percent of students encounter sexual harassment

  18-08-2016 17:50
  
  About 25 percent of University of New Mexico students say they've experienced sexual harassmen ...
  
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• Lyft returns to ABQ at noon today

  18-08-2016 17:44
  
  Lyft will be open for business in Albuquerque starting at noon today. That’s when riders can use the Lyft app to enter their destination and get a match with a driver who will take them there. Lyft received a permit last month from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, allowing it to operate as a […]
  
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• How Uber plans to put its own drivers out of business

  18-08-2016 17:38
  
  The Washington Post. Uber spent years amassing an army of 1 million drivers around the world. Now its CEO says it wants to “wean” customers off of those very drivers. Beginning this month, the ride-sharing company will begin deploying self-driving cars — equipped with cameras, lasers and GPS systems — to pick up passengers in […]
  
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• A Fox News host would like you to know that a crowd of 10,000 is better than a poll of 10 million

  18-08-2016 17:38
  
  The Washington Post. This week, the hosts of Fox News’s “The Five” had a spirited debate about the nature of reality. The subject, as is always the subject these days, was the 2016 presidential race, a contest in which Donald Trump currently trails Hillary Clinton nationally by about 6 points. He also trails by wide […]
  
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• The nation’s teacher force lacks diversity, and it might not get much better

  18-08-2016 17:30
  
  The Washington Post. Persistent achievement gaps among black and Hispanic students have confounded education experts for years. One strategy researchers have found to be successful at narrowing the gaps is a simple one: Employ more minority teachers, who often can forge a better connection with them. But a new study from the Brookings Institution and […]
  
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• State set to release PARCC student test results

  18-08-2016 16:59
  
  New Mexico education officials are set to release results from the latest student standardized tests.
  
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• Left lane, 2 right lanes closed I-40 WB at Carlisle

  18-08-2016 16:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A crash has closed the left lane and two right lanes on westbound I-40 at Carlisle, the State Department of Transportation reports.
  Drivers are asked to use caution and can expect delays.
  No further information is available.
  For the latest traffic information, click here.APD and AFD are enroute to an accident at I40 Westbound at Carlisle
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) August 18, 2016
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News Tagged: News App Alert
  
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• I-40 westbound at Carlisle reopen after crash

  18-08-2016 16:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – All lanes are back open on I-40 westbound at Carlisle following a crash Thursday morning.
  The left lane and two right lanes were closed following the crash, the State Department of Transportation reported.
  The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. but the scene is now clear.
  For the latest traffic information, click here.APD and AFD are enroute to an accident at I40 Westbound at Carlisle
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) August 18, 2016
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• T-Mobile axes data limits, but low-data users might pay more

  18-08-2016 16:44
  
  NEW YORK — T-Mobile is getting rid of data limits for new customers, while making unlimited data plans cheaper. People will no longer need to hold back on using data on smartphones, but those who haven’t been using that much data could wind up paying more for unlimited data they don’t need. This comes as […]
  
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• Updated: Officer in Milwaukee shooting joined force as teenage aide

  18-08-2016 16:43
  
  MILWAUKEE — Dominique Heaggan attended grade school in Milwaukee and joined the city’s police force as a teenage aide through a program that aims to recruit young people into law enforcement, including minorities. Heaggan, identified by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as the black officer at the center of a fatal shooting that sparked two nights […]
  
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• 16 decomposing bodies found at Florida funeral home

  18-08-2016 16:43
  
  The Washington Post. When authorities arrived to Brock’s Home Town Funeral Home in Callaway, Fla., on Sunday afternoon, they opened the door only to be greeted by the overpowering odor of death. And when they ventured inside, they encountered a scene even worse than the stench. “Investigators counted six bodies being kept in the main […]
  
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• Should Nate Parker’s rape case make you re-think seeing ‘The Birth of a Nation’?

  18-08-2016 16:42
  
  The Washington Post. The 1999 rape case had been on Nate Parker’s Wikipedia page for some time, long before his project “The Birth of Nation” received an epic audience reception at Sundance and long before Fox Searchlight struck a record $17.5 million deal for rights to the film about preacher and slave Nat Turner who […]
  
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• Amy Schumer caught in crossfire after comedy writer’s rape comments rile feminists

  18-08-2016 16:42
  
  The Washington Post. Amy Schumer found herself in the midst of an online firestorm this week in a debate concerning comedy and sexual assault. This particular case concerned Kurt Metzger, a (potentially former) writer and actor for her Comedy Central show “Inside Amy Schumer,” who wrote several Facebook posts about sexual assault victims. Metzger, who […]
  
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• Heather Dyche brings her Olympic knowledge to Lobo Women’s Soccer

  18-08-2016 16:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Heather Dyche heads into her second year as head coach of University of New Mexico Women’s Soccer, and after assisting this year’s USA Olympic Soccer Team, she is looking to implement what she learned into her system.
  “It’s incredible, I mean it’s the pinnacle. Everyone wants to be at the highest level of what they do and to get the experience to be on an Olympic stage and to see those kinds of athletes. I feel like I have come
  
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• New Mexico releases 2016 PARCC student test results

  18-08-2016 16:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico education officials have released results from the latest student standardized tests.
  Overall Highlights from the NMPED 2016 Student Assessment Results
  New Mexico is rising:
  Up 1.3 percentage points in proficiency across all grades in ELA, with 57 of 89 districts showing gains.
  Up 2.5 percentage points in proficiency across all grades in Math, with 77 of 89 districts showing gains.
  MATH: more than 7,300 more students are on grade level compared
  
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• California wildfire brings destruction and uncertainty

  18-08-2016 15:28 via krqe.com
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A ferocious wildfire had swallowed up many homes as it spread across 40 square miles of mountain and desert east of Los Angeles. Exactly how many, however, and to whom they belonged, remained uncertain.
  Firefighters were faced with the difficult task of tallying that damage while still battling the huge, unruly blaze.
  That left evacuees in a cruel limbo, forced to spend another night wondering whether anything they owned was still intact.
  They included Shawn B
  
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• Louisiana flooding victims now struggling with where to live

  18-08-2016 15:25 via krqe.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (AP) — Keisha Taylor, a 37-year-old mother of four, has spent three nights in two different shelters since her family fled the flooding at their Baton Rouge apartment complex. And she doesn’t know how many more nights they will be sleeping on cots inside the downtown arena where hundreds sought shelter.
  Taylor probably could stay with relatives in White Castle, a town about 30 miles west of Louisiana’s capital city, but three of her kids are enrolled in Bato
  
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• Tucanos celebrates Rio Olympics with free meals

  18-08-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In the spirit of the 2016 Rio Olympics, one local Brazilian style restaurant is gearing up for those who want to eat like the Olympians.
  Tucanos Brazilian Grill, a South American and European inspired restaurant, is now having the Go for the Gold promotion.
  Tucano’s Kitchen Manager, Willie Johnson, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the promotion. Watch above.
  Guests who participate in Tucanos Loyalty Club can earn dou
  
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• Jewish Federation to host first of its kind forum

  18-08-2016 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an international event to feature a discussion on the trading partnership between New Mexico and Israel.
  The Jewish Federation of New Mexico, a multi faceted non-profit organization that serves the state’s Jewish and broader communities through leadership, philanthropy, education and social action, is hosting the first ever New Mexico-Israel Economic Forum.
  The forum will consist of three panels:“The State of the New Mexico-Israel Rel
  
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