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• Jaynes Corp. latest to offer on-site clinic

  22-08-2016 23:50
  
  Albuquerque-based Jaynes Corp. has made its mark building almost anything that a public or private client wants: schools, churches, banks, laboratories and shopping centers. But for its employees, one of the most popular spaces is a modest building on its campus that houses a medical clinic for metro-area Jaynes workers and their dependents. Since opening […]
  
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• Roller coaster gets stuck at Hersheypark; 27 riders removed

  22-08-2016 23:49
  
  HERSHEY, Pa. — A roller coaster has gotten stuck at a Pennsylvania amusement park again, and riders have had to be removed from it. It’s the second time a coaster has stopped working at the park in less than a week. Hersheypark officials say The Sidewinder “experienced a stoppage” Monday afternoon and workers escorted all […]
  
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• Updated: Santa Fe tech firm in running for startup honors

  22-08-2016 23:44
  
  A Santa Fe-based company marketing technology to rapidly test for bacterial lung infections is headed to Washington, D.C. after winning a spot on an elite national listing of top university startups. Avisa Pharma Inc., which licensed its breath-test technology from the University of New Mexico, is one of 35 companies nationwide that will earn the […]
  
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• New Mexico governor rules out tax increase to fix budgets

  22-08-2016 23:44 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is indicating that she will not consider any tax increases as the state seeks to close the gap on a projected budget shortfall during a special legislative session tentatively planned for next month.
  A spokesman for the Republican governor said Monday that state government needs to tighten its belt and that raising taxes in any way from families and businesses would make the state less competitive and hurt job prospects.
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• Islamic State, losing fighters and territory, increasingly turns to child bombers

  22-08-2016 23:44
  
  The Washington Post. BEIRUT — The young boy burst into tears as police apprehended him after he was spotted nervously pacing up and down a street in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. When they cut open the Barcelona soccer shirt he was wearing, they found a suicide belt. He was just 15. Footage broadcast Monday […]
  
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• Updated: As Clinton asks for cash, campaign pitch remains a mystery

  22-08-2016 23:43
  
  PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — It was a very busy, very lucrative weekend for Hillary Clinton in the summer playground of the East Coast’s moneyed elite. She brunched with wealthy backers at a seaside estate in Nantucket, snacking on shrimp dumplings and crab cakes. A few hours later, she and her husband dined with an intimate party […]
  
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• Man pleads guilty to robbing bank in Albuquerque last year

  22-08-2016 23:35
  
  A Rio Rancho man has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in Albuquerque last year and is facing up to 20 years in federal prison.
  
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• Updated: AP Explains: Super Mario’s global appeal

  22-08-2016 21:22
  
  NEW YORK — Take that, Pokemon. On Sunday, the Japanese prime minister turned up at the Olympics closing ceremonies to promote the 2020 Tokyo games dressed up as Mario , the eponymous hero of the popular video game series created in 1985. Who is Mario and how did he come by his global appeal? Here’s […]
  
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• Updated: ‘GMA’s’ Amy Robach sorry for ‘colored people’ reference

  22-08-2016 21:21
  
  NEW YORK — “Good Morning America” co-anchor Amy Robach has apologized for saying “colored people” on Monday’s broadcast of the ABC program. Her use of the term sparked criticism on social media. “Offensive,” tweeted one viewer. Another said Robach “gets a pass this time” but vowed to ditch “GMA” for a rival morning program if […]
  
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• Updated: Turkey vows to ‘cleanse’ border of IS after deadly attack

  22-08-2016 21:19
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey vowed Monday to fight Islamic State militants at home and to “cleanse” the group from its borders after a weekend suicide bombing at a Kurdish wedding, an attack that came amid recent gains by Syrian Kurdish militia forces against the extremists in neighboring Syria. The bombing Saturday in the southern city […]
  
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• Updated: Racism and talk of religious war: Trump staff’s online posts

  22-08-2016 21:19
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, ridiculed Mexican accents, called for Secretary of State John Kerry to be hanged and stated their readiness for a possible civil war, according to a review by The Associated Press of their […]
  
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• So, how much does the ‘Today’ show team hate each other now?

  22-08-2016 21:19
  
  The Washington Post. After two weeks of working abroad together, any group of co-workers would slowly start to despise each other. There’s no telling what happened with NBC’s “Today” team, but the morning show is coming home from the Rio Olympics after a now-viral heated exchange between Billy Bush and Al Roker – as well […]
  
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• Today in History: August 22

  22-08-2016 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Monday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2016. There are 131 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Aug. 22, 1485, England’s King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, effectively ending the War of the Roses.
  On this date:
  In 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
  In 1846, Gen. Stephen W. Kearny proclaimed all of New Mexico a territory of the Unite
  
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• Enchanted Hills Elementary to be dismissed early after power failure

  22-08-2016 20:11 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Students at Enchanted Hills Elementary in Rio Rancho will be released at 12:45 p.m. Monday due to an electrical power failure.
  Rio Rancho Public Schools says that due to heavy rains Sunday night, water seeped into an electrical panel which caused the outage. The school district says they expect school to run on a regular schedule Tuesday.
  Buses will run at 12:45 p.m. or parents may pick up their children.
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• Enchanted Hills Elementary dismissed early after power failure

  22-08-2016 20:11 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Students at Enchanted Hills Elementary in Rio Rancho were released at 12:45 p.m. Monday due to an electrical power failure.
  Rio Rancho Public Schools says that due to heavy rains Sunday night, water seeped into an electrical panel which caused the outage. The school district says they expect school to run on a regular schedule Tuesday.
  Buses will run at 12:45 p.m. or parents may pick up their children.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News Tagged: News App
  
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• No leads in Roswell triple killing 1 year later

  22-08-2016 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Exactly one year after three people were shot and killed in rural Roswell police still have made no arrests.
  The Roswell Daily News reports that Monday is the anniversary of the killing of 31-year-old Mere Contreras, 19-year-old Damon B. Oswald-Newman and 25-year-old Shelly L. Bird, all of whom were found dead in a Roswell home. A 24-year-old woman was also shot but she survived her injuries.
  A family member of one of the victims has said that Oswald-Newman was shot in
  
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• 2014 nuclear accident at WIPP ranks among costliest in U.S. history

  22-08-2016 19:18
  
  When a drum containing radioactive waste blew up in an underground nuclear dump in New Mexico two years ago, the Energy Department rushed to quell concerns in the Carlsbad desert community and quickly reported progress on resuming operations. The early federal statements gave no hint that the blast had caused massive long-term damage to the […]
  
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• Updated: Sandusky appeal focuses on Victim 2’s conflicting statements

  22-08-2016 19:12
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers are focusing on conflicting statements from a man who settled a child sex abuse claim with Penn State but didn’t testify at Sandusky’s criminal trial. The second day of an appeal hearing for the former defensive coach on Monday included testimony from a lawyer who represents the man who […]
  
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• The 4 ways Republican lawmakers are warning of a looming GOPocalypse

  22-08-2016 19:04
  
  The Washington Post. Republican commentators have been saying for months that Donald Trump’s rise could signal the fall of their party as they know it. After Trump’s terrible first few weeks of the general election, actual Republican elected officials got in on the doom and gloom action. That doesn’t mean they’re not voting for their […]
  
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• Can’t afford the latest smartphone? You can lease one, but it won’t be cheap

  22-08-2016 18:55
  
  LOS ANGELES — For years, flip phones, stick phones and lower-end smartphones — not iPhones and other top-of-the-line models — were Gary Fuentes’ bestsellers. His family’s La Fiesta Wireless prepaid-phone shop in El Monte tried selling pricey models like the Samsung Galaxy S3, which came out in 2012 and retailed for more than $400, but […]
  
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• Updated: Crop mob descends on Vermont farm to harvest and weed crops

  22-08-2016 18:53
  
  BOLTON, Vt. — Want to help local farms, get your hands dirty in the field and learn about how food is grown? Join a crop mob. Teams of volunteers — from would-be farmers to local food lovers and those who want to support local agriculture — descend on fields helping with everything from weeding and […]
  
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• Phoenix police: Women stabbed during altercation at bus stop

  22-08-2016 18:42
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a suspect is in custody in the stabbings of two women at a bus stop. Lt. Paul Taylor says the stabbing occurred early Monday morning after arguments involving two men and two women who may all know each other. Taylor says there first was an altercation between the two men […]
  
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• Voting rights restored again for 13K felons in Virginia

  22-08-2016 18:39
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has again restored the voting rights of about 13,000 felons after his previous attempt was blocked by the state’s Supreme Court. McAuliffe’s announcement Monday came nearly a month after the court ruled that governors cannot restore rights en masse, but must handle them on a case-by-case basis. That […]
  
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• Poll: 42 percent of Americans say they are less safe from terrorism than before 9/11

  22-08-2016 18:35
  
  The Washington Post. It’s been almost 15 years since about 3,000 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attack on record. And in the years since Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. government has undertaken a variety of measures designed to prevent further terrorist attacks. The “war on terror” saw Americans launch two full-fledged ground wars […]
  
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• Armed, Confederate flag-waving White Lives Matter protesters rally outside Houston NAACP

  22-08-2016 18:35
  
  The Washington Post. White Lives Matter staged a rally outside the NAACP’s Houston headquarters on Sunday, sparking controversy and counter-protests in a city where racial tensions remain high after a string of recent incidents. Clutching Confederate flags, white supremacist signs and, in several cases, assault rifles, roughly 20 White Lives Matter members stood on the […]
  
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• Trump: Clinton Foundation should shut down ‘immediately’ and return some money

  22-08-2016 18:34
  
  The Washington Post. Donald Trump called on Monday for the Clinton Foundation to shutdown “immediately” and return money that was donated by countries “they shouldn’t be taking money from.” “The Clintons have spent decades as insiders lining their own pockets and taking care of donors instead of the American people,” Trump said in a statement […]
  
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• Turkey vows to fight IS after attack kills 54, many children

  22-08-2016 18:05 via krqe.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday that his country is determined to fight Islamic State group extremists inside Turkey and in Syria, after a youth blew himself up at a Kurdish wedding party, killing at least 54 people, many of them children.
  Cavusoglu said Turkey would provide every kind of support needed to “cleanse” Turkey’s border with Syria of the extremists.
  The death toll from Saturday’s attack incr
  
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• Judge rules death-scene photos don’t violate privacy rights

  22-08-2016 17:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that a New Mexico State Police officer did not violate any constitutional right to privacy when he used his personal cellphone to take and text to friends pictures of a Santa Fe-area man who had been killed by police.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that 34-year-old Samuel Pauly, who lived in Glorieta, was shot and killed by police in 2011 before an officer snapped photos of the death scene.
  Earlier this month U.S. District Court Judge Jud
  
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• Artist donates painting proceeds to Ashlynne Mike's family

  22-08-2016 16:54
  
  A Santa Fe artist will donate the proceeds from one of the paintings, sold at Indian Market, to the family of an 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped and killed earlier this year.
  
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• Uber extends Spanish speaking service to New Mexico

  22-08-2016 16:46
  
  Ride-hailing company Uber is extending the option to request a Spanish-speaking driver to New Mexico, the nation's most Hispanic of states.
    
  
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• Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules

  22-08-2016 16:46 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration’s directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
  On Monday — the first day of class for most public schools in Texas — hundreds of school districts awoke to news of the order by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor.
  His decision dated Sunday comes after Texas and 12 oth
  
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• Uber expands Spanish-speaking service to New Mexico

  22-08-2016 16:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Ride-hailing company Uber is extending the option to request a Spanish-speaking driver to New Mexico, the nation’s most Hispanic of states.
  The San Francisco-based Uber will announce Monday the launch of uberESPAÑOL in New Mexico at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.
  This new feature will be available to customers in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Las Cruces who use the Uber app on a smartphone. The app in those areas will allow riders t
  
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• Thousands who fled California wildfire allowed to return

  22-08-2016 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have lifted all evacuation orders affecting thousands of people, less than a week after a wildfire raged through mountainous terrain in Southern California and consumed hundreds of homes and other buildings.
  About 82,000 people were ordered to leave their properties when the fire broke out Tuesday, 60 miles east of Los Angeles. As firefighters advanced on the blaze, evacuation orders were gradually lifted.
  Most of those residents are returning to f
  
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• Updated: Japanese Prime Minister Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario

  22-08-2016 15:48
  
  TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the 2020 games. The organizers for the Tokyo games crammed the works into a brief two-minute film montage before Abe’s appearance: athletes participating in […]
  
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• Updated: India welcomes back Sindhu after rare medal in Rio

  22-08-2016 15:48
  
  NEW DELHI — P.V. Sindhu, the 21-year-old badminton player who won one of India’s two medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, returned to her hometown in southern India to cheering crowds Monday Sindhu and freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik restored some national pride in this patriarchal nation by returning with a silver and bronze medal […]
  
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• Updated: Celebrating Olympic golds, N. Korea vows to be sports power

  22-08-2016 15:48
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea — Despite claiming only two gold medals in Rio, North Korea is as determined as ever to fulfill one of leader Kim Jong Un’s primary goals: to become an international sports superpower. North Korea’s small Olympic team won its two golds in weightlifting, where it has a number of world-class and world-record-holding […]
  
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• Horse rescue ranch seeks volunteers

  22-08-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an organization dedicated to rescue, rehabilitate and re-house abandoned horses, and they are looking for volunteers and those wishing to adopt.
  Walking N Circles is a non-profit corporation that provide caring attention to horses who were left to fend for themselves.
  They have over 100 volunteer ranch hands who do all of the work all while learning how to handle horses.
  Ruth Andrews, Executive Director for Walking in Circles, joined KRQE’s
  
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• Latin Dance Festival to close out August

  22-08-2016 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s primary goal is to develop and celebrate New Mexico’s vibrant Latin dance culture, and they’re making it fun to do with a festival.
  The Albuquerque Latin Dance Festival is put on by Guanabana Productions, a non-profit organization of volunteers. They believe that there are only a few activities that bring together such a diverse group of people. The activities include Latin music and dance.
  Board members, John Mancini and Jessica Monto
  
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• Back in Washington, Obama’s vacation glow may fade quickly

  22-08-2016 14:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After two weeks of sunshine and 10 rounds of golf, President Barack Obama is preparing for the busy fall awaiting him.
  The glow from his vacation on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard may fade sooner than expected, though. Obama gets back on the road Tuesday to comfort residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a city hard-hit in recent weeks by natural and man-made tragedies.
  Heavy flooding this month killed at least 13 people and displaced thousands more afte
  
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• Commissioner still pushing for ART project vote

  22-08-2016 14:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Any day now, work on the controversial Albuquerque Rapid Transit project is expected to begin. But there’s still a push to get voters to weigh in on it.
  Bernalillo County Commissioner Debbie O’Malley is still pushing for voters to voice their opinion in November on the project.
  The vote would have no legal effect. In addition, city council efforts to poll voters on the project appear very unlikely to move forward.
  Some business owners and residents ha
  
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• Most limits on US-Mexico flights are about to be lifted

  22-08-2016 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Most restrictions on flights between the U.S. and Mexico will lift on Sunday, a change expected to bring more options and possibly lower prices for travelers.
  American, Delta and Southwest have already announced that they will offer new flights across the border later this year. United is watching the demand for flights and will respond accordingly, a spokesman said.
  The United States and Mexico agreed in December to open their aviation markets to each other’s
  
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• Albuquerque residents noticing more flying cockroaches

  22-08-2016 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This summer, many people in Albuquerque are noticing a pesky problem. Warmer temperatures have led to more flying cockroaches.
  Also known as Turkestan cockroaches, they’re known to fly short distances. The bugs are becoming a constant problem in the area because they have the ability to lay more eggs than the traditional cockroach, also known as the oriental cockroach.
  Local pest control experts have also seen an increase in clients complaining about t
  
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• After Rio, Olympics headed for Asian venues seen as safe

  22-08-2016 13:52 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — For the Olympics, it’s so-long Rio, hello Asia.
  The next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea, Japan and China following the organizational drama surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia and the just completed Summer Games in Brazil, although challenges remain, especially when it comes to finances and generating enthusiasm among home audiences. A look ahead to the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the 2020 Toky
  
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• Isotopes’ mascot seeking votes in ‘Best Mascot’ contest

  22-08-2016 13:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico celebrity is hanging on to a top spot in a special election, and he’s asking for your vote.
  “Mascot Mania” is now underway, and Isotopes’ mascot “Orbit” is in the running for the “Best Mascot in Minor League Baseball.”
  Voters can choose from a field of 160 mascots split up across four regions. Only four mascots will advance to the championship round, which is set to start August 29th.
  As of Monday morni
  
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• Congresswoman, mayor say more resources needed to stop Zika

  22-08-2016 13:38 via krqe.com
  
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine say more federal resources are needed to combat the spread of the Zika virus in South Florida.
  They’re holding a news conference Monday at a popular Miami Beach cafe in an effort to urge Congress to return from its summer break to deal with the virus outbreak.
  President Barack Obama requested $1.9 billion in emergency funds in February to develop a vaccine and control the mosquit
  
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• Funeral held for slain Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez

  22-08-2016 13:09 via krqe.com
  
   
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – It was an emotional farewell Sunday, as funeral services were held for murdered Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez.
  Chavez was someone his colleagues say embodied an American success story. He died after being shot during a traffic stop last week. Sunday thousands gathered to pay their final respects.
  “Jose understood that being a cop is calling, not a job. It was at the core of his being,” said Doña Ana Sheriff’s Department Public In
  
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• Updated: Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea dispute

  22-08-2016 08:46
  
  BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves: ___ EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest […]
  
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• Updated: Lead warning at Indiana housing complex roils residents

  22-08-2016 08:05
  
  More than 1,000 residents of a northwest Indiana public housing complex have been in a state of panic and uncertainty since authorities informed them last month that their homes must be destroyed because of serious lead contamination. A warning this summer not to allow children to play in the dirt and to wash toys because […]
  
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• ‘Topes today for August 22, 2016

  22-08-2016 08:05
  
   
  
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• Suit: Educators were on cellphones while special ed student was abused

  22-08-2016 08:05
  
  Lawyer says RRPS failed to supervise and train teachers before bathroom incident
  
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