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• Yale to admit more students, still won’t be easy to get in

  22-10-2016 23:38 via krqe.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University will be accepting more undergraduate students this year, but don’t expect it to be any easier to get in.
  Freshmen classes will be larger by about 200 students beginning next year under a long-planned expansion that will see the Ivy League college’s student body grow by about 15 percent, to 6,200 students.
  Admissions counselors say the competition for a spot at Yale is so intense that the school will not have to be any less selective.
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• Three police officers hurt in incident on city’s west side

  22-10-2016 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police have confirmed three officers were hurt in a Saturday afternoon incident that involved a chase and a suspect arrested.
  Three officers were injured and taken to the hospital after a car chase through a southwest neighborhood ended in a crash with an APD cruiser this afternoon.
  While witnesses said they heard gunshots, police are staying tight lipped about all this, but do say there was something very concerning about this suspect.
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• Three APD officers hurt in incident on city’s west side

  22-10-2016 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police have confirmed three officers were hurt in a Saturday afternoon incident that involved a chase and a suspect arrested.
  APD spokesperson Officer Fred Duran says it all started when police responded to a domestic violence call. Duran says the suspect fled and officers gave chase. The suspect eventually crashed into an APD cruiser at 64th and Churchill Road SW.
  At some point during that incident, three officers were hurt and taken to area hos
  
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• Police conduct investigation in southwest Albuquerque

  22-10-2016 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– APD is currently conducting an investigation in southwest Albuquerque.
  The investigation is taking place in the area of 64th and Churchill.
  There is a heavy police presence in the area and people are asked to avoid the area if possible.
  Police have not released any other information at this time.
  KRQE will continue to provide updates as information is made available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Opponents to take aim at giant telescope at Hawaii hearing

  22-10-2016 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — 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 began Thursday, with a few witnesses for the University of Hawaii, the permit applicant, expected to testify and answer questions from numerous parties involved in the case. It’s the secon
  
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• AT&T is reportedly in talks to buy Time Warner for $80B

  22-10-2016 21:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Grab some popcorn — AT&T wants to take you to the movies.
  At least that’s the word on Wall Street after several reports citing unnamed sources said the giant phone company is in advanced talks to buy Time Warner, owner of the Warner Bros. movie studio as well as HBO and CNN. AT&T is said to be offering $80 billion or more, a massive deal that would shake up the media landscape.
  The acquisition would combine a telecom giant with a leading cellphone busine
  
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• Simone Schaller, Olympic hurdler in ’32 and ’36, dies at 104

  22-10-2016 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Simone Schaller, an American hurdler who competed at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Games and was believed to be the oldest living Olympian, has died. She was 104.
  Grandson Jeffrey Hardy said Saturday that Schaller died of natural causes Thursday in the home she and her husband built when they married in the 1930s.
  Schaller tied Babe Didrikson Zaharias for the world record in the first round of the 80-meter hurdles at the 1932 Los Angeles Games. Schaller finished fourth in
  
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• 103 animals euthanized in Nevada sanctuary investigation

  22-10-2016 20:53 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two women face felony charges after investigators say they found more than 400 animals in unsanitary conditions at a sanctuary they operated from their Nevada home, including a coyote “running wild” inside the house and an owl and fox locked in a bathroom.
  More than 100 of the domestic and wild animals discovered on the property in the tiny community of Cold Creek, about 50 miles northwest of Las Vegas, had to be euthanized, authorities said.
  Donna Mead, 51, an
  
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• Attacks on the internet keep getting bigger and nastier

  22-10-2016 20:48
  
  NEW YORK — Could millions of connected cameras, thermostats and kids’ toys bring the internet to its knees? It’s beginning to look that way. On Friday, epic cyberattacks crippled a major internet firm, repeatedly disrupting the availability of popular websites across the United States. The hacker group claiming responsibility says that the day’s antics were […]
  
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• Albuquerque Rapid Ride bus crashes, 2 sent to hospital

  22-10-2016 20:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two passengers of a City of Albuquerque Rapid Ride bus were transported to the hospital after the bus was hit in an early morning crash Saturday.
  The Rapid Ride Green Line Route 777 bus was traveling east on Gold Ave when it attempted to cross 2nd Street and was hit by a van that ran a red light, according to Rapid Ride Public Information Officer Rick De Reyes.
  De Reyes says the two passengers transported to the hospital are suffering non life threateni
  
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• From Utah, McMullin calls for ‘new conservative movement’

  22-10-2016 19:34 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two months after he jumped into the presidential race as a political unknown, independent candidate Evan McMullin is surging in Utah polls and drawing large crowds of Republican-leaning voters fed up with Donald Trump’s crudeness and antics.
  The Republican stronghold of Utah is suddenly a toss-up state amid widespread rejection of Trump, with polls showing McMullin closing in on the Republican nominee and Democrat Hillary Clinton. It means that Utah may do what
  
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• Major California river adding key ingredient: water

  22-10-2016 19:32 via krqe.com
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A decade ago, environmentalists and the federal government agreed to revive a 150-mile stretch of California’s second-longest river, an ambitious effort aimed at allowing salmon again to swim up to the Sierra Nevada foothills to spawn.
  A major milestone is expected by the end of the month, when the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says the stretch of the San Joaquin River will be flowing year-round for the first time in more than 60 years.
  But the goal of restoring na
  
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• Sandoval County deputies file missing endangered persons report for 20-year-old Autistic man

  22-10-2016 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office has filed a missing endangered persons report for a 20-year-old Autistic man from Cuba, New Mexico.
  Austin Hanks was reported missing in August and was last seen July 6, 2016 in Albuquerque, according to SCSO.
  The sheriff’s office says they are concerned for Hanks’ welfare due to his special needs related to Autism, limited communication skills, inability to take care of himself or find his way home.
  
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• Updated: India launches phone app to monitor New Delhi’s pollution

  22-10-2016 18:13
  
  NEW DELHI — India’s capital, laboring under the label of being the world’s most polluted city, is trying something new to help clean up its air. A smartphone application that allows residents to report the presence of construction dust or the burning of leaves and garbage in New Delhi’s public parks to authorities was launched […]
  
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• Updated: NFL didn’t learn its lesson after Ray Rice incident

  22-10-2016 18:11
  
  After mishandling Ray Rice’s domestic violence incident two years ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said “I got it wrong” and vowed “the same mistakes can never be repeated.” It doesn’t appear the league learned its lesson. The NFL placed kicker Josh Brown on paid leave Friday, a day after re-opening its investigation into the 2015 […]
  
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• Updated: Junko Tabei, first woman to climb Everest, dies at 77

  22-10-2016 18:11
  
  TOKYO — Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest, has died, Japanese media reported. She was 77. Tabei died Thursday of cancer at a hospital outside of Tokyo, according to the reports. Tabei reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain in 1975. In 1992, she also became the first woman to complete […]
  
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• Updated: Charles Barkley has something to say about race in America

  22-10-2016 18:11
  
  NEW YORK — Charles Barkley calls it friendly fire. When he talks about racial issues, it isn’t only whites he risks angering. Some of the biggest complaints come from fellow blacks, who figure he’s too rich, too successful to possibly understand their struggles. “Like, those people say he’s not black anymore, he shouldn’t speak on […]
  
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• Updated: Appeal of women’s soccer growing, FIFA chief says in Jordan

  22-10-2016 18:11
  
  AMMAN, Jordan — The U-17 Women’s World Cup hosted by Jordan shows that the sport “is not only confined to some parts of the world,” FIFA’s president said after watching North Korea win the title in a 5-4 penalty shootout against Japan. The competition, which ended late Friday, marked the first time an international women’s […]
  
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• Diversion program bounces criminal cases out of court

  22-10-2016 18:08
  
  DURANGO, Colo. — Kelsey Beaver was arrested in June 2015 on suspicion of having 3 ounces of marijuana with the intent to distribute. Instead of reaching a plea deal or going to trial, her case was “diverted” out of the court system, and she was given the chance to resolve it through alternative means. In […]
  
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• Football Friday Night Week 9

  22-10-2016 17:44 via krqe.com
  
  Watch New Mexico Ford Dealer’s High School Football Friday Night Week 9 here »
  Filed under: Football Friday Night, FOX New Mexico, New Mexico, News, SmartTV, Sports, Top Video Tagged: Football Friday, High School Sports
  
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• Updated: Voter Guide: Election 2016

  22-10-2016 17:32
  
  Expanded early voting begins today at designated vote centers around the state. Visit the Journal's Election 2016 Voter Guide for information, links to published news stories and questionnaires for many of the state and local candidates in contested races.
  
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• Lobos forward Connor MacDougall is glad to be in cherry and silver

  22-10-2016 17:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Connor MacDougall remembered how hard Lobos basketball coach Craig Neal recruited him before he decided on Arizona State.
  When things did not work out with the Sun Devils MacDougall remembered Neal and the Lobos.
  The 6-foot, 9-inch forward is in his first year with New Mexico and has three to play as a redshirt sophomore.
  “I definitely try to pride myself on offensive boards and defensive boards and boxing out,”said MacDougall. “But obviously, i
  
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• UNM Hall of Honor inducts 2016 class

  22-10-2016 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico Hall of Honor class of 2016 was inducted at the Crowne Plaza in Albuquerque Friday night.
  The Lobos NCAA National Champion Cross Country team went into the hall along with five others. Former Lobo women’s basketball coach Don Flanagan is in that group. Flanagan was joined by several of the players he coached during his time at New Mexico.
  The players came from all over the country. One of the all time greats, Abby Garchek Jarami
  
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• Police investigating white powder found at Clinton’s headquarters

  22-10-2016 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  BROOKLYN, N.Y. (KRQE) – New York Police are investigating a white powdery substance found at Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters.
  Police evacuated Clinton’s Brooklyn office Friday night after campaign workers found the powder in an envelope.
  Initial tests on the powder came back negative for harmful substances.
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• Clinton campaign: No health issues after mailed powder found

  22-10-2016 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Hillary Clinton campaign says four people have been examined by medical personnel after a white powdery substance arrived at a New York campaign office and they have reported no health issues.
  Campaign spokesman Glen Caplin said federal and local officials determined the substance was non-hazardous; he provided no further details Saturday.
  Police say preliminary tests showed the substance found Friday in an envelope at Clinton’s Manhattan office, where mail is rec
  
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• Firefighters douse huge fire at California recycling center

  22-10-2016 16:07 via krqe.com
  
  This story has been updated.
  ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a fire that tore through a Southern California recycling center and sent up a cloud of smoke visible for miles is under control.
  Crews worked Saturday to mop up scattered flames on the sprawling property in Ontario, about 35 miles east of Los Angeles.
  It stored wooden pallets, bales of cardboard and other recyclables.
  About 200 people living nearby were evacuated and have since returned home.
  At the height of the fire
  
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• 2016-17 Mountain West basketball: Team-by-team capsules and previews

  22-10-2016 09:12
  
  Here is our annual 11-part series previewing UNM Lobo basketball opponents for the coming 2016-17 season.
  
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• ‘The world hates us,’ Trump tells Pa. crowd

  22-10-2016 08:06
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — In the same arena where the 1977 film “Slap Shot” once satirized the violence of hockey, Donald Trump gave a typically bare-fisted speech, taking on his rival, the media and President Barack Obama. “The world hates our president. The world hates us,” said the Republican presidential nominee before a crowd of at […]
  
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• Yes, you may pet the mayor!

  22-10-2016 08:05
  
  Woody didn't vow to "build a wall," but he may dig under a fence–it is what dogs li ...
  
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• Several stopgap options for time lags in closings

  22-10-2016 08:05
  
  Q: I'm selling my house and buying a new one. The sellers on my purchase need an extension, but my b ...
  
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• ‘Lists’ will not rule our holidays!

  22-10-2016 08:02
  
  After the excitement of the State Fair and the beauty of Balloon Fiesta, life is back to normal in N ...
  
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• Get lawn’s last fertilization in now

  22-10-2016 08:02
  
  Q: My small lawn has been growing good and needing to be mowed regularly. I think I should fertilize ...
  
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• KOB tours world’s longest haunted house

  22-10-2016 06:56
  
  The longest haunted house in the world, Dragon’s House of Horror, will only be at Expo New Mexico until Halloween
  
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• 4 Our Kids: Economic growth leads to decrease in child abuse

  22-10-2016 06:35
  
  If Albuquerque had a cousin, it would be El Paso, Texas. Since 2006, the population in El Paso has grown, and so have household incomes. With that, something incredible happened. Sex crimes against children dropped by 30 percent, child abuse dropped by 48 percent, child neglect cases dropped by 58 percent, and kidnapping cases dropped by 41 percent. With El Paso reaping the benefits of a growing economy, why can’t Albuquerque?
  
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• ART opponents file another injunction

  22-10-2016 06:16
  
  Opponents of Albuquerque Rapid Transit have filed yet another injunction against the project.
  
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• UNM students create computer bots that talk

  22-10-2016 06:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A group of University of New Mexico students got really creative building what’s known as “chatbots.”
  “It’s election season and what better idea for a chatbot than Donald Trump,” said UNM Student and creator of Trump-Bot, Ryan De La O.
  De La O and his group are just one of many students given the assignment to create a chatbot for their computer science class.
  “It’s pretty exciting to be able to chat with somet
  
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• LED lights added to UNM South Lot increases safety, saves money

  22-10-2016 06:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – University of New Mexico students didn’t feel safe going to their cars at night when they parked in the South Lot, so the student government did something about it.
  The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) initiated a project for more lights making it safer while also saving money.
  Eden Santistevan is a senior at UNM and has parked in the South Lot since freshman year.
  “I would be scared that someone would be hiding behind
  
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• Questions raised over ‘Bond C’ campaign claim of ‘no tax increase’

  22-10-2016 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The committee backing G.O. Bond C promises $142 million for higher education in New Mexico without increasing taxes, which has prompted questions over what’s not being clarified about this proposal.
  It’ll be on your ballot Nov. 8: Bond C.
  And you may have seen the billboards, TV spots or online ads that say ‘No Tax Increase’ if you vote on this general obligation bond, which would allocate those millions of dollars to higher education
  
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• Businesses gear up for first weekend since ART construction

  22-10-2016 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the first Friday night for businesses in Nob Hill since construction started in full force this week on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project.
  ART construction noise stops at about 5 p.m., but the hope is that business won’t also quiet down on Friday night.
  “I’m trying to remain positive about this,” said Stephen Paternoster, president of Esperanza Enterprises and owner of Scalo. “Nob Hill is open for business. We’d
  
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• Strong storms cause floods, kill 1 person in Pennsylvania

  22-10-2016 05:55 via krqe.com
  
  WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Strong storms hit pockets of western and central Pennsylvania early Friday, bringing up to 7 inches of rain, turning roads into rivers, damaging homes in communities as far as 150 miles apart and killing one person.
  Gov. Tom Wolf ordered the state’s National Guard to help in the recovery efforts after the storms left a path of destruction, downing power lines, destroying vehicles, damaging railroad beds and triggering mudslides.
  The (Lock Haven) Express repor
  
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• Anthem singer at Heat-76ers game kneels during performance

  22-10-2016 05:35 via krqe.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A woman performing the national anthem before an NBA preseason game in Miami on Friday night did so while kneeling at midcourt, and opening her jacket to show a shirt with the phrase “Black Lives Matter.”
  The singer was identified by the Heat as Denasia Lawrence. It was unclear if she remained in the arena after the performance, and messages left for her were not immediately returned.
  Heat players and coaches stood side-by-side for the anthem, all with their arms l
  
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• New Mexico Attorney General becomes special prosecutor in Officer Webster’s murder case

  22-10-2016 05:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of gunning down Albuquerque Police Officer Webster, Davon Lymon, will be in federal court Monday for the gun charges against him.
  Those gun and drug charges stem from the night he was arrested after the shooting, but he has yet to be charged for Officer Webster’s murder.
  Meanwhile, Attorney General Hector Balderas asked the district attorney to help with the case. He is now the special prosecutor in the state’s case and plans to f
  
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• Women’s soccer: Grand Canyon handles New Mexico State

  22-10-2016 05:04
  
   PHOENIX – The New Mexico State women’s soccer team dropped a 5-0 decision to Grand Canyon in Western Athletic Conference play on Friday at GCU Stadium. Early on in the first half, GCU kept attacking the Aggie defense and broke through in the 10th minute on the foot of Milla Benedetti – the GCU leader […]
  
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• Duck lays egg with a spooky image

  22-10-2016 04:52 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Just in time for Halloween, something creepy shows up in a New Mexico woman’s yard.
  Her duck laid an egg with a very chilling image.
  Lindsay Betancourt was checking her duck’s eggs Thursday afternoon at her Carlsbad home when she spotted one that looked a little different. The egg had a spooky image of what she says looks like a grim reaper. The image definitely creeped her out.
  Betancourt says she’s been having some bad luck lately with money issu
  
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• Aggie football team has no shortage of motivation

  22-10-2016 04:45
  
  Motivation should not be a problem for the New Mexico State University football team when it hosts G ...
  
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• MMA: “Mean Machine” wins; UFC boots East

  22-10-2016 04:41
  
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rio Rancho’s Steve “Mean Machine” Garcia defeated Ronnie Lawrence via unanimous decision at Friday’s Bellator 162. Garcia (6-1), the 24-year-old bantamweight who trains at Jackson-Wink MMA, controlled the action throughout the three-round fight and dropped Lawrence with an impressive overhand left with a little more than one minute left in the […]
  
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• Lobo soccer men look to snap skid vs. Marshall

  22-10-2016 04:40
  
  Jeremy Fishbein has a poignant way to describe his Lobo men's soccer team and the turn its season ha ...
  
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• Speak Up! Readers critique Journal headline, Lobo football scheduling

  22-10-2016 04:32
  
  I HOPE THAT I am one of many who were dismayed at the poor choice of the word “quit” in the top of the fold headline feature about Lobo football player Garrett Adcock. Not a true misuse of the word, I admit, but also not the one that I would have chosen to describe this […]
  
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• No regrets, Trump vows; Clinton pursues his supporters

  22-10-2016 04:22 via krqe.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Hillary Clinton ramped up her pressure on Donald Trump in the election’s most competitive states Friday with an emotional TV ad targeting his criticism of a Muslim-American family. Trump vowed to go all-out in the final three weeks so he’ll have no regrets — even if he loses.
  The nominees retrenched behind familiar arguments a day after appearing together at a charity event that veered into cutting personal attacks, an unexpected metaphor for this year&rs
  
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• Several road work projects slated for this weekend

  22-10-2016 03:10
  
  In the midst of traffic congestion caused by the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project, other road construction efforts this weekend could slow motorists down.
  
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