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• Parents mainly clueless about what teens do online says study

  01-09-2016 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  A new study shows parents are mostly clueless about what their kids are doing online. The survey of about 800 teens and the same number of parents found a large divide between what parents think they know and what teens admit to doing online.
  “I have a lot of friends with teenagers and they are shocked to find out their teen was texting somebody inappropriately using an app their friends had never heard of,” said Jessie Walker, a mother of two teens, herself.
  She says she’s not
  
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• High Finance closing in October

  01-09-2016 23:54
  
  The end is nigh for High Finance. The enduring mountaintop restaurant will close for good in October as part of a larger plan to replace the aging structure with a new building and new concept. Sandia Peak Tram Co. just last week received the necessary U.S. Forest Service approval for the project, according to company […]
  
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• Clinton and the Democratic Party just had their best fundraising month yet by far

  01-09-2016 23:52
  
  Hillary Clinton’s nonstop schedule of high-dollar fundraisers in August paid off, helping raise $143 million for her campaign and the Democratic Party – her biggest monthly haul yet. Campaign officials announced Thursday that donors contributed about $62 million to her campaign committee and another $81 million to the Democratic National Committee and state parties in […]
  
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• Pot purveyor says state delaying his bid to open more stores

  01-09-2016 23:51
  
  Duke Rodreguez’s plan to build a statewide chain of cannabis retail stores has hit a snag. Rodreguez, owner of Ultra Health LLC, contends that state regulators have slow-tracked his request to open at least 14 new stores, most located in communities that now lack dispensaries. “We’re just caught in this limbo with no formal response,” […]
  
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• Updated: Chicago police: August homicides highest in 20 years

  01-09-2016 23:44
  
  CHICAGO — Chicago saw its deadliest month in two decades in August, recording 90 homicides for the month, the city’s police department said Thursday. The last time the city recorded 90 killings in a month was August 1996, according to Chicago Police Department data. Last month, there were a total of 384 shooting incidents and […]
  
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• Top 10 Most Wanted DWI Fugitives

  01-09-2016 23:44
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez announced the new Top 10 Most Want List of DWI Fugitives Thursday in efforts to locate and capture repeat offenders.
  
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• Feds to hold some oil and gas lease auctions online

  01-09-2016 23:43
  
  FARMINGTON — The federal government will start auctioning some public lands for oil and gas development online, a move environmentalists say is a strike against transparency and public input. U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say the change is in line with its ongoing efforts to modernize the oil and gas program by delivering added […]
  
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• Zozobra Trivia

  01-09-2016 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  Do you know who Zozobra’s arch nemesis is?
  Take the Zozobra Trivia quiz and test your knowledge »What you need to know about Zozobra 2016
  Filed under: Brain Break, Home, Interactives Tagged: KRQExtra: Quizzes
  
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• ABQ area man diagnosed with plague

  01-09-2016 22:10
  
  A Bernalillo County man, 67, has been diagnosed with New Mexico's third case this year of plag ...
  
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• Judge to allow evidence from search of New Mexico ranch

  01-09-2016 21:54
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge says he will not suppress evidence gathered by New Mexico State Police during a search of an Indian trader’s ranch. The Gallup Independent reports (http://bit.ly/2bFFZIU ) that U.S. District Court Judge James Parker on Friday rejected a motion by Steve Coleman’s attorney to suppress all the evidence from the […]
  
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• Merkel facing defeat by anti-immigration party in home state

  01-09-2016 21:50
  
  German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble’s election rally in the Baltic Sea town of Rostock was all going according to script until the discussion turned to refugees. After the elder statesman won praise from the crowd of middle-aged and retired party faithful for his role in the country’s reunification, the goodwill quickly evaporated as he defended […]
  
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• Updated: Mounty Airy, N.C., offers a chance to visit TV’s Mayberry-squad cars and all

  01-09-2016 21:49
  
  MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – On “The Andy Griffith Show,” the characters of Mayberry have modest wants on any given day. Aunt Bee wants to be appreciated; Barney asks for respect; Andy wants his son, Opie, to understand the consequences of his actions. But when you go to Mount Airy, North Carolina, the birthplace of Andy […]
  
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• Catholics are obligated to care for the planet, just like care for the sick, Pope Francis says

  01-09-2016 21:49
  
  Pope Francis, who has made the environment a clear focus of his papacy over the past three years, deepened his vision Thursday of a green church in which caring for the planet is as important a Catholic commitment as caring for the sick and the hungry. Catholics currently subscribe to seven corporal and seven spiritual […]
  
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• Suspects attempting to steal bait car caught on camera

  01-09-2016 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are asking for help identifying two suspects they say attempted to steal a bait vehicle.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says it happened on Monday, August 29th. Police say the pair was unsuccessful in stealing the car, the did give APD’s camera a nice glimpse of their faces.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 242-COPS.
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• Teen honored for work in community

  01-09-2016 20:51
  
  A local young man is doing such great work in the community he's even getting the attention of President Barack Obama.
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Rain suspends play on US Open outer courts

  01-09-2016 20:42
  
  NEW YORK — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Play has been suspended on the outer courts at the U.S. Open because of rain. Matches started an hour late Thursday after morning showers. Players were on court for just over two hours before the skies opened up again. The new […]
  
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• State seeks most wanted DWI fugitives

  01-09-2016 20:10
  
  The State of New Mexico on Thursday revealed a new list of the top 10 most wanted DWI fugitives.
  
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• APD: Alcohol not a factor in fatal Wednesday night crash

  01-09-2016 19:56
  
  A driver who made a left hand turn onto San Mateo pulled in front of a motorcycle, causing a crash that left the motorcyclist dead Wednesday night, according to Albuquerque police. Spokesman Tanner Tixier said the driver was turning from San Mateo Lane westbound to southbound San Mateo. The motorcyclist was going north on San […]
  
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• Names released of New Mexico’s top DWI fugitives

  01-09-2016 19:47 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The efforts to end DWI in New Mexico continue, and now law enforcement needs your help.
  Thursday, the governor’s office released the names and pictures of the state’s top offenders.
  Some of the subjects officers are looking for have upwards of seven DWIs. One person is also facing a vehicular homicide charge. Ramona Morin is on the run after a drunk driving incident that ended in someone’s death in 2008 in San Juan County.
  Some of the other offend
  
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• Updated: Univision’s Jorge Ramos: I’d like to be debate moderator

  01-09-2016 19:42
  
  NEW YORK — Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos says he’d like to moderate one of the presidential debates, and doesn’t believe his recent call for people to “take a stand” against Republican Donald Trump should eliminate him from consideration. The chances of Trump agreeing to a Ramos-moderated debate are remote. But the man whose voice […]
  
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• Fact Checker: The White House claim that ‘most’ people on Obamacare pay $75 or less

  01-09-2016 19:42
  
  “Under #ACA, everyone’s insurance got upgraded & most can find a plan on the marketplace for $75/month or less.” –tweet by White House press secretary Josh Earnest, Aug. 30, 2016 — A number of readers asked about this tweet, which was a summary of comments made by Earnest during a White House press briefing. The […]
  
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• Updated: In NY jogger killing, a DNA sample but no one to match it to

  01-09-2016 19:27
  
  NEW YORK — Detectives hunting for the person who strangled a runner in a secluded New York City marsh were encouraged after genetic material found beneath her fingernails, on her phone and on her neck resulted in a DNA profile of her probable attacker. A month later, their optimism has waned. The genetic fingerprint didn’t […]
  
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• The 4 biggest milestones in the history of life on Earth

  01-09-2016 19:26
  
  It’s a great time to be alive and talking about life. We just learned that geologists found what appear to be fossilized stromatolites in 3.7-billion-year-old rocks in Greenland. That suggests life popped up on Earth ridiculously soon after the planet formed. And last we learned about the discovery of a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the […]
  
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• SpaceX explosion rocks launchpad at Cape Canaveral

  01-09-2016 19:26
  
  An explosion at a SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida occurred shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday, Brevard County authorities said. A SpaceX rocket blew up during a test fire, the county’s emergency operations center said in a tweet. “There is NO threat to general public from catastrophic abort during static […]
  
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• Florida finds Zika in trapped mosquitoes, 1st in US mainland

  01-09-2016 19:26
  
  MIAMI — Authorities in Florida said Thursday they have found the Zika virus in three trapped mosquitoes in Miami Beach, the first time this has happened in the continental US. The three mosquitoes were trapped in a touristy 1.5-square-mile area of Miami Beach that had been identified as an active zone of active transmission of […]
  
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• Colin Kaepernick expected to sit out national anthem again on ‘Military Night’

  01-09-2016 19:25
  
  The heated conversation that Colin Kaepernick touched off with his decision to protest police brutality is still raging, almost a week after it was noticed that he remains seated during the playing of the national anthem at games. And don’t expect it to die down soon, especially not ahead of Thursday’s final preseason game. As […]
  
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• Mother of hit-and-run victim wants justice for son

  01-09-2016 19:04
  
  A mother is determined to get justice for a young man who was killed when police say a driver deliberately crashed into him.
  
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• UNM leads new research on treating colorectal cancer

  01-09-2016 18:55
  
  Each year, 700 to 900 New Mexicans are diagnosed with colorectal cancers. The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center says for about half of those patients, tumors regrow after they’re taken out.
  
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• What you need to know about Zozobra 2016

  01-09-2016 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 92nd annual burning of Zozobra will take place Friday September 2, 2016. As part of a continuation of the Decades Project, Zozobra 2016 will be reminiscent of a 1940s Zozobra.
  Event Information
  Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. and live music starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available for sale online and will be available for purchase on the day of the event. Lights will go out and the ceremonies will begin at 9:30 p.m. You can see a complete schedule of events here.P
  
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• For Donald Trump, a day of political whiplash on immigration

  01-09-2016 18:23
  
  For weeks, Donald Trump flirted with a self-described "softening" of the hard-line immigration policies that propelled him to the Republican nomination, raising the hopes of party officials, some Hispanic leaders and skeptical voters unnerved by his presidential candidacy.
  
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• Today in History: September 1

  01-09-2016 18:08 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Thursday, Sept. 1, the 245th day of 2016. There are 121 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
  On this date:
  In 1715, following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday.
  In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason. (Burr was then tried on a misdemeanor charge, but was again acquitted.)
  In 1905, Alberta and Saskatchewan entere
  
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• DA: Albuquerque officer justified in returning fire in 2015 shooting

  01-09-2016 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – District Attorney Kari Brandenburg announced Thursday that Albuquerque Police Officer Lou Golson was justified in returning fire at a suspected drunk driver.
  Albuquerque Police Department Officer Lou Golson was struck by four bullets in January 2015 during a traffic stop on a suspected drunk driver.
  Turns out the suspect was also driving a stolen vehicle. When Golson approached the car, the man shot at him.
  That man, Christopher Cook, has since ple
  
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• DA: Albuquerque officer justified for returning gunfire

  01-09-2016 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – District Attorney Kari Brandenburg announced Thursday that Albuquerque Police Officer Lou Golson was justified in returning fire at a suspected drunk driver.
  Albuquerque Police Department Officer Lou Golson was struck three times in January 2015 during a traffic stop.
  It turns out, the suspect was also driving a stolen vehicle and when Golson approached the car, the man shot at him. Golson returned fire, then called for help.
  The suspected drunk driver,
  
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• DA: Albuquerque officer justified for returning fire in 2015 shooting

  01-09-2016 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – District Attorney Kari Brandenburg announced Thursday that Albuquerque Police Officer Lou Golson was justified in returning fire at a suspected drunk driver.
  Albuquerque Police Department Officer Lou Golson was struck by four bullets in January 2015 during a traffic stop on a suspected drunk driver.
  Turns out the suspect was also driving a stolen vehicle. When Golson approached the car, the man shot at him.
  That man, Christopher Cook, has since ple
  
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• ENMU campuses preparing for state high ed funding cuts

  01-09-2016 16:33 via krqe.com
  
  PORTALES, N.M. (AP) – Eastern New Mexico University satellite presidents say they expect higher education funding cuts amid a state budget shortfall.
  The Portales News Tribune reports that all three campus presidents told ENMU board members last week that they are already making cutbacks in anticipation of state funds decreasing.
  ENMU-Ruidoso President Clayton Alred says the Ruidoso campus will likely experience a $100,000 shortfall this fiscal year due to the state budget cuts. He says fa
  
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• Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site in Florida during test

  01-09-2016 16:02 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An explosion rocked a SpaceX launch site Thursday during a routine rocket test.
  SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred shortly after 9 a.m., according to NASA. The test was in advance of a planned Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which is next to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
  Buildings several miles away shook from the blast, and multiple explosions continued for several minutes. Dark smoke f
  
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• New Mexico man in police slamming video files lawsuit

  01-09-2016 16:01 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico man shown on a YouTube video getting slammed on asphalt by a Clovis officer during a traffic stop has filed a lawsuit.
  The Clovis News Journal reports lawyers for Jorge Corona filed the lawsuit last month in Clovis District Court in connection with the August 2014 traffic stop.
  According to the video, Officer Brent Aguilar is seen throwing a handcuffed Corona to the ground after Corona told the officer he didn’t even ask for his name.
  Prosecutors decl
  
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• US auto sales expected to drop in August

  01-09-2016 15:49
  
  DETROIT — U.S. sales of new cars and trucks were expected to drop in August, ending summer on a low note for the auto industry. Ford’s sales were down 8 percent compared to last August. More automakers will report sales later Thursday. Overall industry sales were expected to slip 5 percent to 1.5 million vehicles, […]
  
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• Airline mixes up 2 young boys, flies them to wrong cities

  01-09-2016 15:49
  
  NEW YORK — A woman in New York says she hasn’t stopped crying since an airline mistook her 5-year-old for another child and flew him to the wrong city. Maribel Martinez tells New York’s Daily News (http://nydn.us/2chzb8W ) she was shocked when JetBlue staffers presented her with another little boy on Aug. 17 at Kennedy […]
  
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• APS puts projects on hold due to pending lawsuit

  01-09-2016 15:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A pending lawsuit filed earlier this year against Albuquerque Public Schools is putting a hold on some projects the district was looking to work on.
  The lawsuit, filed by Attorney Robert Pidcock, alleges the district broke the law in several ways in how it handled the February election.
  It points out issues stemming from funding for projects getting grouped together on the ballot, and the use inadequate legal language.
  While this pending lawsuit hasn’t affe
  
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• Albuquerque Public Schools puts projects on hold due to pending lawsuit

  01-09-2016 15:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A pending lawsuit filed earlier this year against Albuquerque Public Schools is putting a hold on some projects the district was looking to work on.
  The lawsuit, filed by Attorney Robert Pidcock, alleges the district broke the law in several ways in how it handled the February election.
  It points out issues stemming from funding for projects getting grouped together on the ballot, and the use inadequate legal language.
  While this pending lawsuit hasn’t affe
  
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• Updated: New commercial flights mean big change for US-Cuba relations

  01-09-2016 15:30
  
  SANTA CLARA, Cuba — It took an hour and a $330 paper check to buy the printed blue ticket for my one-way charter flight from Havana to Miami, the last I will ever take. Check-in meant nearly two hours in a line that almost spilled out the terminal doors. I barely made it aboard my […]
  
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• Updated: British manufacturing rebounds from post-Brexit plunge

  01-09-2016 15:30
  
  LONDON — Manufacturing in Britain rebounded in August from a slump in the immediate aftermath of the shock vote to leave the European Union, an indication that the economy may be weathering the uncertainty better than expected. A measure of business activity in manufacturing, the purchasing managers’ index, jumped to 53.3 points from 48.8 in […]
  
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• California moves to add methane limits to climate agenda

  01-09-2016 15:30
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Democrats are taking further steps to advance the state’s ambitious climate-change agenda, agreeing to regulate methane emissions from landfills and dairy farms for the first time and approving $900 million in spending on environmental programs. The approval came in the final hours of the two-year legislative session Wednesday following a flurry […]
  
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• First ever NM True Fest taking place Labor Day weekend

  01-09-2016 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the first of it’s kind in the Land of Enchantment and it’s all local.
  New Mexico True Fest will be showcasing nothing but New Mexico products, food and entertainment.
  Tourism Cabinet Secretary, Rebecca Latham, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the festival. Watch above.
  More than 150 vendors will be at the festival with a specialty foods showcase, food truck rally, arts and crafts, and so much more.
  The festival wi
  
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• Civic Plaza gearing up for Nash Bash

  01-09-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Three big headliners are making their way to the Duke City.
  This Labor Day weekend, Frankie Ballard, Brett Young and the Josh Abbott Band will be on stage at this year’s Nash Bash. All three bands have current top 15 hits.
  Juan Velasco with NASH 92.3 and Damian Lopez-Gaston with the Albuquerque Convention Center joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the event. Watch above.
  Along with the live music, there will also be food tr
  
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• Tasty tour invites guests to discover New Mexico’s unique cuisine

  01-09-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque’s hidden gems are about to be discovered in a fun, food filled tour.
  Food Tour New Mexico is giving guests a peek into the state’s culture through their taste buds.
  Walking food tours will be filled with first hand tales and courses of great food samples from local shops and restaurants.
  Nick Pena joined KRQE’s This Morning team to talk about the event. Watch above.
  The tours kicks off in Santa Fe Thursday, September 1 thro
  
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• North 4 Theatre hosts modern day production of Cinderella

  01-09-2016 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the classic childhood fairy-tale favorite, but with a modern day twist.
  The eLite Dance and Theater Company is hosting their performance of Cinderella, but with a different view bringing it in to the 21st Century.
  Actors Iain Munro and Tim Nguyen joined KRQE’s This Morning team to talk about the upcoming production. Watch above.
  The King has decided his son must marry to fund his “royal” lifestyle, and create
  
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• GOP senator calls on FBI to loosen hold on Clinton documents

  01-09-2016 14:49 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBI on Wednesday to correct what he called its “mistake” of restricting access to unclassified files from its closed investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.
  Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, urged FBI Director James Comey to send his committee any unclassified records involving the investigation into the Democratic presidential nominee. Grassley set
  
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• Albuquerque officer still dedicated to the job two years after near-fatal crash

  01-09-2016 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Few cheat death and live to tell about it, but one Albuquerque officer of more than 30 years pulled it off more than once. Aviation Officer Robert Dilley not only survived a near-fatal run-in with a drunk driver, he spent a year recovering, eager to get back to what he loves. Being a cop.
  It’s easy to get lost in the rush. As travelers zip from ticketing to terminals, Officer Robert Dilley doesn’t mind blending into the background. He’
  
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