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• Democrats see stop-gap spending bill as best chance to get funding for Flint water crisis

  21-09-2016 23:52
  
  Democrats believe they have finally found the leverage they need to force Republicans to approve funding to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan: historic flooding in Louisiana. Democrats are pushing for a Senate-passed aid package for Flint to be linked to flood relief funds in a stop-gap spending bill that would prevent a government […]
  
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• Updated: Disney pulls boy’s costume critics lambasted as ‘Polyface’

  21-09-2016 23:47
  
  HONOLULU — Disney said Wednesday it would no longer sell a boy’s costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. The getup depicts the character Maui in the upcoming animated movie “Moana.” It has a long-sleeve brown shirt and long pants featuring full-body tattoos. It comes with a fake shark-tooth […]
  
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• Updated: Pitt, Jolie star power mightier than box office power

  21-09-2016 23:45
  
  LOS ANGELES — “By the Sea” didn’t just flop at the box office. It was a flat out rejection, making a mere $538,000 domestically. How could a movie starring the modern king and queen of Hollywood, Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt, the couple who can fetch $14 million for baby photos, have so little […]
  
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• Updated: Marijuana led university running back to quit football

  21-09-2016 23:43
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — If college athletes want to smoke marijuana, the NCAA probably won’t catch them. Treyous Jarrells is proof. The running back signed with CSU because of Colorado’s legalization of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, and he was high in all but one game he played in across two seasons. Jarrells, 23, […]
  
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• Good news for ABQ residential real estate

  21-09-2016 23:42
  
  All categories of residential real estate posted sales and price gains in August in the Albuquerque metro area, according to the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors. The association reported that 1,071 single-family homes sold in August, which represented a 9.1 percent increase over the same period last year. In addition, 96 townhomes and condo sales […]
  
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• Equinox and Autumn Trivia Quiz

  21-09-2016 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  Do you love all things fall? Do you know what two months are known for equinox, when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal?
  Take a Brain Break and test your knowledge »
  Filed under: Brain Break, Home, Interactives Tagged: KRQExtra: Quizzes
  
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• Richard Sherman says message of anthem protests getting lost

  21-09-2016 22:41
  
  RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says the public isn’t listening to the message NFL players are trying to send with their actions during the national anthem. While some fans are obsessing about whether players take a knee, raise a fist or lock arms during the national anthem before games, Sherman said they […]
  
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• Prosecutor: No charges in fatal police shooting of woman

  21-09-2016 22:39
  
  TOWSON, Md. — No one will be charged in the shooting death of a woman during a standoff with police that she posted on social media, a Maryland prosecutor said Wednesday. A review of the police investigation into the shooting of 23-year-old Korryn Gaines in Randallstown last month found the officer who fired was justified, […]
  
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• Predicting Brangelina’s split became a tabloid punchline; covering their divorce could get ugly

  21-09-2016 22:36
  
  The news about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s split shocked the celebrity world on Tuesday, even though anyone who has been to a grocery store or CVS has seen the headlines in checkout aisles for years: This couple is doomed. It has been a grand tabloid tradition to trumpet how Brangelina was falling apart: “Brad […]
  
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• Clinton: ‘Too many people are dead who shouldn’t be’ from police shootings

  21-09-2016 22:34
  
  Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that whatever the circumstances, “too many people are dead who shouldn’t be” from interactions between black Americans and police. The Democratic presidential candidate opened a speech in Orlando, Florida, on disability rights with remarks expressing regret over the “very upsetting” deaths of two men at the hands of police in recent […]
  
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• Updated: Not so fast on full custody, experts say of Jolie’s demand

  21-09-2016 22:05
  
  LOS ANGELES — In the global hubbub over the Brangelina divorce, Angelina Jolie Pitt’s demand for sole physical custody of her six children with Brad Pitt has attracted its share of the attention. Yet experts say Jolie Pitt won’t have the final say, and that Pitt and the couple’s eldest son, Maddox, may even have […]
  
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• Emmitt Till’s casket remains a haunting memorial to America’s violent racism

  21-09-2016 21:32
  
  Historian Lonnie G. Bunch III was a teenager when he heard the story of Emmett Till, the Chicago 14-year-old who was beaten and killed in 1955 for whistling at a white woman during a visit to Mississippi. “Like Emmett, I grew up in the North and had Southern relatives. For males of my age, (his) […]
  
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• Senator seeks investigation into CYFD after Martens’ death

  21-09-2016 21:31
  
  It was a case that had many around the state reeling: 10-year-old Victoria Martens’ gruesome murder. Now a New Mexico state senator is calling on the attorney general to investigate CYFD to see if the department dropped the ball in her case.
  
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• Updated: New museum’s gift shop has a $3,000 quilt, a $1 pencil and everything in between

  21-09-2016 21:27
  
  In the vast Heritage Hall of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, employees are shelving funky sculptural dolls whose hair has been twisted and seams have been finished by artist Francine Haskins. They’re gently folding up spectacular geometric quilts handmade by the steely matriarchs of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, and fussing over displays […]
  
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• Updated: Trump says he’s ‘very troubled’ by Tulsa police shooting

  21-09-2016 21:26
  
  CLEVELAND — Donald Trump said Wednesday he is “very troubled” by last week’s fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer in Oklahoma, as he made a fresh appeal to black voters who have supported Democrats in the past by overwhelming margins. Trump’s event with one of his top black supporters, Pastor […]
  
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• Court to consider constitutionality of no-bail provision

  21-09-2016 21:26
  
  PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court will decide whether it’s constitutional for the state to impose a blanket ban on bail for people believed to be guilty of sexual conduct with some minors. The court announced Wednesday that the justices will review a lower court’s ruling that overturned a bail prohibition. The provision applies when […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton campaign says Trump could have ‘low bar’ at debate

  21-09-2016 21:25
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Hillary Clinton’s campaign says it is worried that there is a “low bar” for Donald Trump going into the first debate. Communications director Jennifer Palmieri said Wednesday that her top concern before Monday’s debate at Hofstra University is whether the two are held to the same standards. “You’re in a debate in […]
  
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• Doctor testifies in trial of accused Rio Rancho cop killer

  21-09-2016 20:38 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The state continues to present its case in the murder trial of Andrew Romero, accused of killing Rio Rancho Police Officer Gregg Benner.
  Wednesday, a doctor from the UNM Hospital’s Trauma Team took the stand to talk about what they did that night to try and save Officer Benner who was shot three times.
  He testified that he believed his injuries were not survivable. The state is expected to wrap up Wednesday afternoon so that the defense can start present
  
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• Santa Fe National Forest to celebrate ‘Public Lands Day’

  21-09-2016 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you’re looking to get outside, the Santa Fe National Forest is waiving fees at many recreation sites Saturday.
  It’s part of the 23rd Annual Public Lands Day, the largest single day, volunteer effort for public lands.
  Activities include trail work and a kids event in Cuba, N.M. Volunteers will work on the trail re-route along the Borrego-Bear Wallow Trail, and the kids’ event will include Smokey Bear and other educational activities.
  Fees at all
  
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• U.S. judge lists one year’s government electronic surveillance requests in D.C.

  21-09-2016 19:28
  
  WASHINGTON – A federal judge Wednesday released a list of all sealed requests made in Washington in 2012 for a rapidly growing form of government electronic surveillance, a step toward bringing more public scrutiny to secret law enforcement activities. The action came in a case brought by a journalist to unseal a much larger collection […]
  
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• North Korea accidentally revealed it has just 28 websites

  21-09-2016 19:28
  
  North Korea, like many countries, has its own country code top-level domain name. This means any Web address that ends with “.kp” is linked to the notoriously isolated nation, much like addresses that end “.de” are linked to Germany and “.jp” are linked to Japan. What’s unusual, however, is how few websites actually use that […]
  
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• Boeing-Lockheed venture raises SpaceX explosion in fight over Pentagon contract

  21-09-2016 19:28
  
  The recent explosion of a SpaceX rocket should raise concerns about going with the lowest bidder on sensitive national security launch contracts, the chief executive of the United Launch Alliance wrote in a letter to top Pentagon officials earlier this month. Tory Bruno, ULA’s chief executive, urged the Air Force to postpone the deadline for […]
  
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• Now you can be jailed in Zimbabwe for flying its flag

  21-09-2016 19:27
  
  Six months ago, a Zimbabwean pastor named Evan Mawarire posted some videos on YouTube. He was fed up with the corruption and brutality of his country’s government, which has been led by Robert Mugabe for more than 36 years. Mugabe is now a frail 92-year-old, but he retains a stranglehold on power. In the videos, […]
  
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• Lurking clowns: the most terrifying story of the year

  21-09-2016 19:27
  
  This year had not broken me, until now. I was holding on. Until yesterday, when I turned to the Internet and read the following headline: South Carolina Neighborhood Reports Clowns Are Trying To Lure Kids Into The Woods “Be reasonable, Petri,” I said to myself, trying to contain the rising tide of panic surging within […]
  
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• Today in History: September 21

  21-09-2016 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Wednesday, Sept. 21, the 265th day of 2016. There are 101 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Sept. 21, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages a day after saying the law should not be used as an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against gays and lesbians. (Although never formally repealed, DoMA was effectively overturned by U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2013 and 2015.
  
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• Man with several previous arrests apprehended again

  21-09-2016 18:14
  
  A man many APD officers know quite well is in trouble again.
  
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• Women in Hollywood get less screen time than men. This technology could help fix that.

  21-09-2016 18:08
  
  Engineers have created software that parses through every scene, line and frame in a movie to determine exactly how much screen and speech time female characters are given compared to their male counterparts. Their findings: As in many other professions, women get the short shrift. But the technology may do more than provide new evidence […]
  
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• Central Texas man gets life term for killing ex-girlfriend

  21-09-2016 18:06
  
  WACO, Texas — Prosecutors say a Central Texas man who told investigators that his ex-girlfriend killed herself must serve life in prison for the 2014 slaying. David Zahirniak (zuh-HAR’-nee-ahk) was sentenced Tuesday in Waco. The 45-year-old man from West was convicted Monday of murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old Caitlyn Reed. Prosecutor Hilary LaBorde […]
  
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• Texas governor threatens to stop aid for resettled refugees

  21-09-2016 18:05
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has told federal officials the state will no longer provide aid to refugees over what Republican leaders say are security concerns. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday the state will withdrawal from the federally funded refugee resettlement program unless demands for refugee screening are “unconditionally” met by Sept. 30. A judge […]
  
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• Kansas man sentenced in crash that kills 6-year-old

  21-09-2016 18:05
  
  MANHATTAN, Kan. — A Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed his 6-year-old daughter. The Manhattan Mercury (http://bit.ly/2cUYhGX ) reports that 39-year-old Joshua Mall, of Riley, was sentenced Monday for second-degree murder in the October death of Madilyn Mall. His criminal history includes […]
  
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• Pilot, passengers uninjured in small plane crash near Grants

  21-09-2016 18:03
  
  GALLUP, N.M. — A pilot and two passengers are uninjured after their single-engine plane crashed on a vacant field near Grants. The Gallup Independent reports (http://bit.ly/1hoDjlp ) that the plane was on its way to Utah when it crashed Monday evening, causing a small fire that was extinguished in about 30 minutes. Cibola County Sheriff […]
  
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• Tribal leaders meet with feds in push against opioid abuse

  21-09-2016 17:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — American Indian tribal leaders from northern New Mexico — an area of the country devastated by heroin and opioid addiction — met with the U.S. Justice Department over ways to combat opioid abuse amid high overdose deaths among Native Americans.
  And both sides say much more needs to be done.
  Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohris spoke with representatives and police chiefs from the eight northern New Mexico Native American pueblos Tuesday as part
  
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• Goodwill offers free call center job training program

  21-09-2016 16:44
  
  If you're looking for a job -- or you know someone who is -- there is a free program that offers training for jobs available right now.
  
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• Updated: US stocks rise with oil prices ahead of Fed statement

  21-09-2016 16:35
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday morning, following global markets higher, as investors wait for the Federal Reserve to conclude a policy meeting. The Bank of Japan didn’t change its policies much. Energy and metals prices are rising as the dollar gets a bit weaker. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average added […]
  
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• Updated: Jolie and Pitt’s romance, divorce bookended by films

  21-09-2016 16:24
  
  LOS ANGELES — For Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt, it started with tequila and dancing in the rain in Bogota and ended on the French seaside with white wine, pills and tears. Hollywood’s most storied modern couple only appeared together twice in the movies. The first time, in 2005’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” they […]
  
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• Updated: Family: Tulsa shooting victim was turning his life around

  21-09-2016 16:24
  
  TULSA, Okla. — The unarmed black man shot dead in the middle of a Tulsa street last week by a white police officer had run-ins with the law dating back to his teenage years and had recently served a four-year stint in prison. But those closest to the 40-year-old victim, Terence Crutcher, described him as […]
  
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• Updated: Time gap in offering aid after police shooting stirs concern

  21-09-2016 16:23
  
  ATLANTA — Philando Castile. Eric Garner. And now Terence Crutcher. Each was a black man killed in a confrontation with an officer, with the aftermath captured on video. And each time, the video leaves the impression of a wounded man left to die alone, with no sense of urgency to try to save him. Law […]
  
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• AAA research finds people waste money on premium gas

  21-09-2016 16:03 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — There is no sense paying a premium for premium gasoline if your car is designed to run on regular, according to research by the automobile club AAA.
  Some drivers occasionally like to treat their cars to higher-octane fuel in the belief it boosts performance. But premium blends can cost around 50 cents a gallon more than regular.
  AAA says it’s just money out the tailpipe — lots of it. In a national survey on gasoline use, AAA said 16.5 million U.S.
  
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• Senators heap criticism on Wells Fargo CEO, who apologizes

  21-09-2016 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEO of Wells Fargo faced calls for his resignation Tuesday from harshly critical senators over allegations that bank employees opened millions of unauthorized accounts to meet sales quotas.
  Members of the Senate Banking Committee showed bipartisan outrage over the long-running conduct, unsatisfied by Chief Executive John Stumpf’s show of contrition.
  Stumpf said he was “deeply sorry” that the bank failed to meet its responsibility to customers an
  
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• About 300 people rally for jailed pipeline protester

  21-09-2016 15:58 via krqe.com
  
  MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — About 300 people have rallied outside a jail in Mandan to show support for a Dakota Access pipeline protester from South Dakota who remains in custody.
  The Bismarck Tribune reports 42-year-old Olowan Martinez is being held at the Morton County Correctional Center. She was arrested last week on a trespassing charge. The arrest triggered a warrant from Nebraska, where she is wanted on charges that include terroristic threats.
  Martinez has consented to the e
  
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• Water Utility Authority to consider amending water plan

  21-09-2016 15:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A plan to amend a century old water plan goes before the Water Utility Authority Wednesday.
  According to the Albuquerque Journal, the conservation plan aims to reduce water consumption to 110 gallons per day by 2037. Albuquerque is already on track with the average person using 130 gallons in 2016 so far.
  The Water Utility says the new plan is four prong, focusing on conservation, ground water management, water restoration and re-use.
  Wednesday night’s meet
  
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• Monsanto, Bayer officials defend proposed $66 billion merger

  21-09-2016 15:33 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top officials for Monsanto and Bayer are defending their proposed $66 billion merger as a deal that could help American farmers through greater investments in technology. They made the case Tuesday to skeptical senators worried the merger could hurt American farmers already struggling with lower crop prices and higher seed costs.
  The combination of the American seed and weed-killer and German medicine and farm-chemical maker would create a global agricultural and che
  
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• Roswell mom facing charges after slapping 12-year-old girl

  21-09-2016 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A Roswell mom is facing child abuse charges after she claims she was defending her son when she attacked a 12-year-old.
  Police say that 12-year-old girl slapped Valerie Acosta’s son after he sexually harassed her friend. That’s when the boy went back home and told 34-year-old Acosta, who then allegedly attacked the preteen girl.
  Acosta later told officers she would not have hit the girl if she had known what her son had done. But police say that is never
  
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• Family: Tulsa shooting victim was turning his life around

  21-09-2016 15:22 via krqe.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The unarmed black man shot dead in the middle of a Tulsa street last week by a white police officer had run-ins with the law dating back to his teenage years and had recently served a four-year stint in prison.
  But those closest to Terence Crutcher described him as a church-going father who was beginning to turn his life around. After marking his 40th birthday with his twin sister last month, Crutcher sent her a text that read, “I’m gonna show you,
  
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• Police searching for robbery suspects in northeast Albuquerque

  21-09-2016 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police say officers are conducting an area search near Candelaria and Cuervo Drive for two armed robbery suspects.
  Police, including K9 officers, are reported to be on scene. A third suspect is already in custody, police say.
  No further information is available.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• Police: 3 robbery suspects arrested in northeast Albuquerque

  21-09-2016 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police say three armed robbery suspects were taken into custody Wednesday morning.
  Police say the incident started in southwest Albuquerque where the trio committed a robbery at gunpoint. The suspects then fled in a stolen vehicle to an area near Candelaria and Cuervo Drive in northeast Albuquerque.
  The suspects were arrested after a search of the area by police, including a K9 unit.
  Police say the suspects are all juveniles, so their names are n
  
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• Independent feature ‘Making a Killing’ to film in New Mexico

  21-09-2016 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The independent feature “Making a Killing” is filming in northern New Mexico.
  State Film Office Director Nick Maniatis says principal photography is expected to continue through the end of October in Las Vegas and nearby Montezuma.
  The film is being produced by CanAmPac3, LLC. The project will employ 20 New Mexico crew members, 15 local principal actors and 30 background talent.
  Starring Christopher Lloyd, Michael Jai White and Sally Kirkland, the story fo
  
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• Local dance studio offers free sample classes

  21-09-2016 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – A local dance studio is hosting an open house taught by a world class artist.
  The National Dance Institute (NDI) teaches classes of created movement in a variety of different dance styles from ballet to jazz and even tap.
  World Class Artist, Evelyn Cisneros, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the upcoming Open House. Watch above.
  The Open House offers a free class for those who may possibly be interested.
  It all begins at 10 a.m. at th
  
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• Local staffing service warns against helicopter parenting

  21-09-2016 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s a fine line between loving your child and loving your child too much, especially when it come to them and the job hunt.
  Office Team, a staffing service that specializes in placement of temporary and temp to hire administrative jobs, put out a new survey about mom and dad being involved in the job hunt. The survey suggests that parents don’t always know best when it comes to the job search.
  Helicopter parenting, when it comes to thei
  
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• Pigeon poop a problem at SE Albuquerque apartment complex

  21-09-2016 15:03
  
  Imagine coming home every day to piles and piles of pigeon poop along the rails, stairs, and across the hallways.
  
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