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• Updated: Incognito says he and Martin haven’t patched up differences

  19-10-2016 23:52
  
  MIAMI — Richie Incognito says Jonathan Martin reached out to him several times in the aftermath of the bullying scandal that sabotaged the Miami Dolphins’ 2013 season, but Incognito has no interest in talking. The two were teammates in the Dolphins’ offensive line and at the center of the scandal. Incognito is now a guard […]
  
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• Updated: Leaks put Assange at odds with Ecuador’s warming up to US

  19-10-2016 22:59
  
  QUITO, Ecuador — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is finding himself in open conflict with his Ecuadorean protectors as the group’s latest dump targeting Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign runs afoul of the South American government’s goal of warming up to Washington. Ecuador’s move to cut off his internet access at its embassy in London was a […]
  
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• Halloween-masked robber with a hatchet robs Scottsdale store

  19-10-2016 22:58
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Weeks before Halloween, Scottsdale police are trying to track down a man who wore a zombie-clown type mask and carried a real hatchet while robbing a convenience store. Police say the robber entered a Superpumper store in north Scottsdale around 3:30 a.m. Friday and demanded cash from the register. The cashier complied […]
  
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• Divisive bid to build telescope in Hawaii faces new hearing

  19-10-2016 22:58
  
  HONOLULU — A $1.4 billion project to build one of the world’s largest telescopes is up against intense protests by Native Hawaiians and others who say building it on the Big Island’s Mauna Kea mountain will desecrate sacred land. Hearings for the project’s construction permit are set to begin Thursday and expected to last until […]
  
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• Updated: Want a self-driving car? California considers public use

  19-10-2016 22:43
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California regulators asked members of the public Wednesday what they thought about proposed regulations that would — eventually — allow self-driving cars that lack a steering wheel or pedals on public roads. For the most part, the message was the regulations still need a lot of work. In a workshop at the […]
  
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• Chinese billionaire in UN bribery case asks to explore NYC

  19-10-2016 22:43
  
  NEW YORK — A Chinese billionaire confined to a luxury Manhattan apartment while awaiting trial in a United Nations bribery case is asking a judge to let him explore New York City a little. Ng Lap Seng, 68, would like to stroll through a park, visit a museum or go on a shopping trip at […]
  
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• Evangelicals have become much more accepting of politicians’ ‘immoral’ acts

  19-10-2016 21:31
  
  In just five years, white evangelicals have become much more likely to say a person who commits an “immoral” act can behave ethically in a public role. In 2011, just 30 percent of these evangelicals said this, but that number has more than doubled to 72 percent in a recent survey. The survey comes as […]
  
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• Boy, 14, charged in deaths of grandparents at Texas home

  19-10-2016 21:29
  
  BEACH CITY, Texas — Authorities say a 14-year-old boy has been charged in the fatal shooting of his grandparents at the Houston-area home where they all lived. The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was being held Wednesday on two capital murder counts. Investigators didn’t immediately say whether they’ll seek to try the juvenile […]
  
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• Mesa man gets life in prison for sexually abusing a toddler

  19-10-2016 21:27
  
  PHOENIX — A Mesa man accused of sexually abusing a 2-year-old girl he was baby-sitting has been sentenced to life in prison. Maricopa County Superior Court officials say 52-year-old Daniel Divit was sentenced Wednesday and won’t be eligible for parole for 35 years. Last month, Davit pleaded no contest to two charges of sexual conduct […]
  
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• Analysis: 3 things Donald Trump gets right

  19-10-2016 21:22
  
  Donald Trump’s campaign is in deep trouble — with the possibility of an electoral whitewash very much in play. Given the flailing state of Trump’s campaign, there’s a tendency to assume that everything he says and does is wrong or bad. That’s not true. In fact, listening to Trump’s speeches over the last few days, […]
  
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• Bighorn sheep herd rebounding after disease in 1990s

  19-10-2016 21:21
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. — Majestic bighorn sheep deftly dart up and down the steep, jagged walls of canyons throughout Colorado, delighting wildlife watchers when they spot the iconic Colorado animal that, just over a century ago, neared extinction. With a statewide population of 7,000 bighorns, thanks to decades of work to rebuild the population, big horns […]
  
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• Spokesman: 2 firefighters, 2 others injured in Oregon blast

  19-10-2016 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A natural gas explosion rocked a busy northwest Portland, Oregon, neighborhood Wednesday morning, injuring two firefighters and two civilians.
  A multi-story building was heavily damaged from what fire officials called a “significant explosion.” Neighbors spoke of the explosion blowing out windows and feeling like an earthquake.
  Lt. Rich Chatman, spokesman for Portland Fire and Rescue, said there were no fatalities, but two firefighters and two others were
  
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• New Mexico’s oil region seeing student enrollment drops

  19-10-2016 20:37 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (AP) – School districts in the heart of New Mexico’s oil region are reporting student enrollment declines amid an oil and gas downturn.
  The Hobbs News-Sun reports Lovington Superintendent LeAnne Gandy says her district is down around 80 students from the figure reported to the state for budget purposes last spring.
  And Hobbs Superintendent T.J. Parks says his enrollment is down 50 students from the same period.
  Both numbers are based on 40-day enrollment figures.
  The drop
  
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• University of New Mexico regents launch presidential search

  19-10-2016 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Regents at the University of New Mexico have formally launched the search for the school’s next president.
  Regents announced at a meeting Tuesday that the search will be chaired by Board of Regents President Rob Doughty. Regents Marron Lee and Tom Clifford will serve as committee members.
  Doughty said in a statement that the effort will include input from the entire campus community.
  Regents are issuing a request for proposals for an executive search consulta
  
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• City’s suggestion to drivers: due to ART project, take another route

  19-10-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the talk of Albuquerque.
  The city estimated that construction on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project would only add about 5 to 10 minutes to the average commute along Central Ave. This week, drivers are seeing that’s not the case at all, and they’re mad and frustrated. Wednesday, KRQE News 13 went to the city to see if they’re listening.
  KRQE News 13 tested the city’s claim during the evening rush hour Tuesday and fo
  
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• City to drivers: Due to ART project, take another route

  19-10-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the talk of Albuquerque.
  The city estimated that construction on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project would only add about 5 to 10 minutes to the average commute along Central Ave. This week, drivers are saying that’s not the case at all, and they’re mad and frustrated.
  KRQE News 13 tested the city’s claim during the evening rush hour Tuesday and found it took 50 minutes to travel a stretch of Central that should have taken
  
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• City offers suggestions to drivers frustrated with ART construction

  19-10-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the talk of Albuquerque.
  The city estimated that construction on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project would only add about 5 to 10 minutes to the average commute along Central Ave. This week, drivers are seeing that’s not the case at all, and they’re mad and frustrated. Wednesday, KRQE News 13 went to the city to see if they’re listening.
  KRQE News 13 tested the city’s claim during the evening rush hour Tuesday and fo
  
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• Updated: Bach proposes holding 2020 events in disaster area

  19-10-2016 19:39
  
  TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday and suggested staging some events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the northeastern region of Japan hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Bach said the International Olympic Committee is considering holding some of the baseball and softball […]
  
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• Updated: Fisherman reels in whopper of a lobster in Bermuda

  19-10-2016 19:38
  
  HAMILTON, Bermuda — Hurricane Nicole may have brought more than wind and rain to Bermuda. Two fishermen are crediting the storm with bringing in an enormous 14-pound spiny lobster. Charter boat captain Matthew Jones tells The Associated Press he and one of his workers, Tristan Loescher, were fishing off the shoreline on Friday, the day […]
  
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• What was fake on the internet this election: Postal workers and #repealthe19th

  19-10-2016 19:37
  
  “Forget the press, read the internet,” Donald Trump told supporters at a Tuesday afternoon rally. On the very same internet the day before, a joke tweet from Weird Twitter about ripping up Trump ballots was a major conservative media story, presented as actual evidence of voter fraud. It … wasn’t. Sure, the internet has always […]
  
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• Updated: The theater writer’s next stage: A deep dive into the cocktail renaissance

  19-10-2016 19:37
  
  The substantial body of writing – perhaps half of it by David Wondrich – about the early history of the cocktail helped lay the foundation for its rebirth. In the dozen or so years since that revival began, bartenders have plowed through the literature and old recipe books, revamped old drinks and put them back […]
  
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• Updated: Men were seen and heard twice as much as women in 2015’s top films

  19-10-2016 19:37
  
  Female actors had a big year in Hollywood’s top films in 2015. Daisy Ridley, Jennifer Lawrence and Shailene Woodley jumped, tumbled and fired off arrows as main characters in action franchises. In comedy, Amy Schumer, Melissa McCarthy, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Anna Kendrick headlined films. Yet, overall, men were still seen and heard about […]
  
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• Lawmakers to look at expanding broadband in New Mexico

  19-10-2016 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Some New Mexico lawmakers are turning their focus to expanding broadband access in the state and increasing the speed of existing connections as a means to boosting competitiveness.
  Senate Majority Whip Michael Padilla says more broadband will mean improvements in both education and the state’s position in the national fight for high-wage jobs.
  The Albuquerque Democrat will chair a meeting of the legislative Science, Technology and telecommunications Committee o
  
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• VP candidate Mike Pence hosts rally in Durango

  19-10-2016 19:11 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence is hosting a rally in Durango Wednesday.
  Watch the live stream here >>
  Gov. Pence will host the rally at the La Plata County Fairgrounds at 12 p.m.
  KRQE News 13 will live stream the event.
  Pence is also scheduled to stop in Albuquerque Thursday evening. This, after former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hosted a rally in Albuquerque on Tuesday for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
  Election Day is No
  
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• Updated: Business owners replace idealists in legalization movement

  19-10-2016 18:11
  
  DENVER — Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement as the nascent marijuana industry creates a broad base of new donors, many of them entrepreneurs willing to spend to change drug policy. Unlike in the past, these supporters are not limited to a few wealthy people seeking change for personal reasons. They constitute […]
  
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• Snow helps wrap up below-average wildfire season in US West

  19-10-2016 18:10
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — With measurable snowfall already dusting parts of the Rocky Mountains and Northwest, the 2016 wildfire season has wrapped up in much of the West, despite some flames still flaring in Southern California and Colorado. The region saw a below-average fire season overall, with about 7,500 square miles burned so far this year, […]
  
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• 4th-seeded Cuevas beats Kovalik to reach European Open QF

  19-10-2016 18:05
  
  ANTWERP, Belgium — Fourth-seeded Pablo Cuevas beat Slovak qualifier Jozef Kovalik 6-4, 7-6 (4) to reach the European Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. The Uruguayan had 11 aces, and broke Kovalik once in each set in their second-round match. In first-round action, fifth-seeded Gilles Simon of France beat another qualifier, Germany’s Yannick Maden, 6-3, 6-2. Simon, […]
  
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• Updated: Top soccer ref Howard Webb reveals how he endures OCD

  19-10-2016 18:04
  
  LONDON — In his changing room before the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa, referee Howard Webb wasn’t comfortable in his blue shirt. So he took it off. Put it back on. Took it off. Put it back on. Did this six times. Moments from the most important game of his life, Webb was […]
  
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• Updated: Dolphins’ Jones to miss rest of season with shoulder injury

  19-10-2016 18:04
  
  DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones will miss the rest of the season because of a shoulder injury suffered in Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The seven-year veteran, who hasn’t missed a game because of injury in the past five seasons, was ruled out for the year Wednesday after receiving a second […]
  
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• Today in History: October 19

  19-10-2016 17:52 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Wednesday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2016. There are 73 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Oct. 19, 1216, John, King of England, died, more than a year after affixing his royal seal to Magna Carta (“The Great Charter”).
  On this date:
  In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York, adopted a declaration of rights and liberties which the British Parliament ignored.
  In 1781, British troops under Gen. Lord Cornwallis surrendered
  
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• Updated: As territory shrinks, IS group looks for new money sources

  19-10-2016 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON — As the Islamic State group sees its territory shrink to half its original size and its dreams of a caliphate evaporate, the extremist fighters are losing access to the sources of revenue that once gave them their power, prompting them to turn to extortion, kidnapping or foreign donations like their predecessors, the militant […]
  
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• Waco officer indefinitely suspended after assault arrest

  19-10-2016 16:37
  
  WACO, Texas — A Central Texas police officer has been indefinitely suspended following his arrest after being accused of assaulting a suspect earlier this year. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2e3PlmO ) Officer George Neville’s suspension came after an internal review by the Waco Police Department. Neville, an 11-year-member of the police department, was arrested on […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton, Trump set for last debate as ugly race nears finish

  19-10-2016 16:37
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s ugly and acrimonious battle for the White House is barreling toward the end, with the candidates taking the debate stage Wednesday night for one final primetime showdown. For Trump, the debate is perhaps his last opportunity to turn around a race that appears to be slipping away from […]
  
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• Diné College president finalists selected

  19-10-2016 16:37
  
  FARMINGTON — The search for a new Diné College president has taken another step forward after the three finalists were announced by the College Board of Regents in a press release. A seven-member Presidential Search Committee comprised of board members, students, and staff, faculty and community members has been reviewing applications for the position. The […]
  
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• BRIEF: Woman allegedly smuggled drugs into prison

  19-10-2016 16:37
  
  A Carlsbad woman allegedly attempted to smuggle $19,600 worth of contraband into Lea County Correctional Facility. Erika Espinosa, 31, of Carlsbad allegedly had 25.6 grams of methamphetamine, 12.4 grams of heroin and 60 suboxone strips on her person when questioned at the prison. According to a news release from the Lea County Drug Task Force, […]
  
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• Accident I-40 eastbound at 12th Street cleared

  19-10-2016 15:55
  
  The two right lanes of Interstate 40 eastbound at 12th Street were closed due to a crash early Wednesday morning.Traffic is now moving smoothly.
  
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• Viewer’s Guide for Debate: Candidates hone final arguments for Round 3

  19-10-2016 15:44 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was barely three weeks ago that Donald Trump opened the first presidential debate by asking, with faux deference, if it was OK to refer to his opponent as “Secretary Clinton.”
  By Round 2 he was back to calling Hillary Clinton “the devil.” Since then, the Republican candidate’s scorched-earth campaign tactics have left all sides wondering just how low things will go in the third and final presidential debate, coming up Wednesday night.
  For
  
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• VIEWERS’ GUIDE: Candidates hone final arguments for Round 3

  19-10-2016 15:44 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was barely three weeks ago that Donald Trump opened the first presidential debate by asking, with faux deference, if it was OK to refer to his opponent as “Secretary Clinton.”
  By Round 2 he was back to calling Hillary Clinton “the devil.” Since then, the Republican candidate’s scorched-earth campaign tactics have left all sides wondering just how low things will go in the third and final presidential debate, coming up Wednesday night.
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• APS hosts school choice fair for families

  19-10-2016 15:22
  
  This week, Albuquerque Public Schools parents have the chance to learn about 77 "schools of choice" available through the district, including comprehensive, district-authorized charter and magnet schools.
  
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• US general says Apache helicopters on attack in Iraq

  19-10-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Islamic State fighters are likely to put up a stiff defense of Mosul but eventually lose their grip and morph into an insurgency, a U.S. Army general said Wednesday.
  Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, commander of U.S. and coalition land forces in Iraq, said this transition from conventional combat to counter-insurgency is deemed so predictable that the U.S. training regimen for Iraqi security forces is already being adjusted to prepare them for insurgent threats.
  Volesky, speaking
  
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• Iraqi general calls on IS militants in Mosul to surrender

  19-10-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  KHAZER, Iraq (AP) — A senior Iraqi general on Wednesday called on Iraqis fighting for the Islamic State group in Mosul to surrender as a wide-scale operation to retake the militant-held city entered its third day.
  Lt. Gen. Talib Shaghati told reporters at a military base on Tuesday that up to 6,000 IS fighters are inside the city. He did not say how many of them are foreigners.
  IS captured Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, in a lightning advance in the summer of 2014. The extremist
  
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• El Rey Theater gears up for ghoulish bash

  19-10-2016 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local medical students have found a way to celebrate the spirit of Halloween all while giving back to a great cause.
  University of New Mexico’s (UNM) medical students are throwing their 3rd Annual Halloween Party all to benefit the UNM Children’s Hospital.
  The dance party will include costume contests, prizes and much more.
  Event coordinators, Lauren Faber and Michael Wentzel, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the event. Watch abov
  
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• Ecuador: We have ‘temporarily restricted’ Assange’s internet

  19-10-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government acknowledged on Tuesday that it cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s internet access at its embassy in London after the whistleblowing site published a trove of damaging emails from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
  The foreign ministry said that while it stands by its 2012 decision to grant Assange asylum based on legitimate concerns he faces political persecution, it respects other nations’ sovereignty and do
  
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• Wednesday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Final presidential debate set for Wednesday night

  19-10-2016 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will face off in the the third and final debate in Las Vegas, Nev. It will be the last time — in such a setting — that Clinton and Trump will be able to make their case to millions of Americans trying to sway voters just weeks away from the election. Topics sure to be brought up include the recent sexual assault allegations against Trump and more leaked emails, hacked from Clinton’s
  
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• Two local authors share new children’s book

  19-10-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERUQE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a children’s book all about pancakes and the environment.
  “My Pancakes Taste Different Today” tells the story of a young boy who discovers that his actions, big or small, make a big impact.
  Local authors, Bruce and Heather Wood Galpert, along with Santa Fe Chef Johnny Vee joined KRQE This Morning to talk about their childrens’ book. Watch above.
  The 40-page book is geared towards ages 3 t
  
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• ART heavy construction brings traffic to a crawl

  19-10-2016 14:50
  
  The heavy construction phase of the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project has turned Central Avenue into a major mess.
  
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• Classes resume at San Francisco schools where 4 teens shot

  19-10-2016 14:48 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities say classes at two San Francisco high schools are set to resume Wednesday after four teenage students were shot in the shared parking lot of the schools, leaving one teen in critical condition.
  Police say the shooting happened as students were being let out of school for the day Tuesday from the June Jordan School for Equity and City Arts and Technology High School. They share a campus.
  KNTV reports that police continue to search for four suspects tied to t
  
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• 4 shot outside San Francisco schools; suspects at large

  19-10-2016 14:48 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four teenage students were shot in the shared parking lot of two San Francisco high schools, and one of the students is in critical condition, authorities said.
  The shooting occurred as students were being let out of school for the day Tuesday from the June Jordan School for Equity and City Arts and Technology High School, which share a campus, San Francisco Police Officer Carlos Manfredi said.
  Three of the victims ran inside the school, and police initially ordered st
  
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• Officer’s use of gun, not Taser, on woman who died is probed

  19-10-2016 14:05 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New York City police officer shot and killed an emotionally disturbed, 66-year-old woman wielding scissors and a baseball bat, and investigators want to know why he didn’t use his stun gun instead.
  The state attorney general’s office says it’s determining whether the shooting falls under its jurisdiction.
  Police say the sergeant had persuaded the woman to drop the scissors Tuesday night, but then fired after she swung the bat in a Bronx a
  
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• NYC police probe why stun gun wasn’t used in fatal shooting

  19-10-2016 14:05 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York police officer shot and killed an emotionally disturbed, 66-year-old woman wielding scissors and a baseball bat, and investigators want to know why he didn’t use his stun gun instead.
  Police say the sergeant had persuaded the woman to drop the scissors Tuesday night, but then fired after she swung the bat in a Bronx apartment.
  Assistant Chief Larry Nikunen (nih-KOO’-nihn) says the sergeant had a Taser. He says the reason it was not deployed will be pa
  
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