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• Updated: Talc verdict winner: Money can’t make up for lost health

  28-10-2016 23:08
  
  ST. LOUIS — When Deborah Giannecchini was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer four years ago, it didn’t make sense. She had no family history, nor did she seem a high risk. But months later, when her daughter saw a TV ad for a law firm asking ovarian cancer victims who used talcum powder to […]
  
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• Newspaper fighting order blocking reporting of document

  28-10-2016 22:52
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey newspaper is fighting a judge’s order preventing it from reporting on a child services complaint it obtained. The complaint pertains to the case of a 5-year-old boy found with drugs at school twice. An attorney for the Trentonian said Friday that Judge Craig Corson’s order this week barring it […]
  
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• Rio Olympics drug-testing program nearly collapsed, anti-doping agency reports

  28-10-2016 22:48
  
  Multiple failures nearly led to the collapse of the anti-doping protocol put in place for the Rio Olympics this past summer, according to a World Anti-Doping Agency report released on Thursday. The shortcomings, largely blamed on disorganization and budget problems, resulted in several instances in which athletes’ samples were either inadequately tested or simply not […]
  
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• Updated: Tax on a haircut? Missouri voters weigh sales tax limits

  28-10-2016 22:45
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters will be the first in the nation to decide whether to amend their state constitution to prohibit sales taxes from being expanded to services such as auto repairs, haircuts, legal work and financial accounting. The proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot is a backlash against efforts in numerous cash-hungry […]
  
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• Man leading police on car chase stops at In-N-Out for food

  28-10-2016 22:45 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man didn’t go to jail hungry after making a stop at a fast food restaurant as he led Arizona police on a car chase.
  Police tried to arrest the man for an outstanding warrant Wednesday night and then kept tabs on him with a helicopter as he drove through parts of Phoenix and two suburbs, including his stop at an In-N-Out Burger to get food.
  News video showed the truck at the fast food restaurant but no police in the immediate area.
  The man then drove i
  
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• Police: Carlsbad man in custody attempted kidnapping, shooting

  28-10-2016 22:35 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – A man is in police custody after allegedly trying to kidnap children in Carlsbad.
  It happened Friday after police received reports of a possible shooting. Officers were told that someone inside a white vehicle was pointing a gun at a black truck. Police say there were several young witnesses in the area who told police the man was trying to get kids into the vehicle with him.
  Carlsbad police say the driver eventually crashed into an SUV and fled the a
  
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• Carlsbad man kidnaps kids, injures family in crash

  28-10-2016 22:35 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – A man is in police custody after allegedly trying to kidnap children in Carlsbad.
  It happened Friday after police received reports of a possible shooting. Officers were told that someone inside a white vehicle was pointing a gun at a black truck. Police say there were several young witnesses in the area who told police the man was trying to get kids into the vehicle with him.
  Carlsbad police say the driver, identified as 42-year-old Richard Fierro, ev
  
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• Updated: Apple Watch a fine running companion, with or without Nike

  28-10-2016 22:24
  
  NEW YORK — Apple isn’t the first to add GPS functionality to a smartwatch, but it’s the first to make something that feels like a running watch. And the company is doubling down on that with a Nike edition out Friday. As a frequent runner, I’ve found devices without GPS typically awful at measuring how […]
  
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• Scientists call for breaching dams to save Puget Sound orcas

  28-10-2016 22:24 via krqe.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — Researchers who track the endangered population of orcas that frequent Washington state waters said Friday that three whales are missing or believed dead since summer.
  The most recent death of a 23-year-old female known as J28 and likely her 10-month-old calf drops the current population to 80, among the lowest in decades, according to the Center for Whale Research on Friday Harbor, which keeps the whale census for the federal government.
  A 42-year-old female whale was repor
  
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• Cibola County private prison could hold ICE detainees

  28-10-2016 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  GRANTS, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico county has conditionally approved a contract to house Haitian immigration detainees at a private prison.
  The Gallup Independent reports that the Cibola County Commission voted Wednesday to approve the contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  County attorney Dave Pato says the contract approval is contingent upon County Manager Tony Boyd negotiating and executing a contract with the Corrections Corporation of America, which runs the private facilit
  
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• Today in History: October 28

  28-10-2016 21:10 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Friday, Oct. 28, the 302nd day of 2016. There are 64 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
  On this date:
  In 1636, the General Court of Massachusetts passed a legislative act establishing Harvard College.
  In 1776, the Battle of White Plains was fought during the Revolutionary War, resulting in a limited British vi
  
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• CLN Kids hosting food drive

  28-10-2016 21:08
  
  No child should go to school hungry, but it’s a daily occurrence for a lot of New Mexico children.
  
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• Police: Girl abducted during morning carjacking found, car found and 2 detained

  28-10-2016 20:27
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department has reported a carjacking has led to the abduction of a 4-year-old, named Isabella, this morning.
  
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• Suspected cop-killer guilty of illegal possession of firearm

  28-10-2016 20:22
  
  A federal judge has ruled suspected cop killer Davon Lymon illegally possessed the gun allegedly used to kill Albuquerque Police Department officer Daniel Webster.
  
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• Users mourn as Twitter kills quirky, beloved Vine video app

  28-10-2016 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — You can watch any video for six seconds, played on an infinite loop. The funniest ones only get more ridiculous with repetition.
  That was the beauty of Vine, the simple, pioneering mobile video app that Twitter has decided to kill off. Its loyal users are mourning its weirdness, humor and creativity-boosting constraints.
  There are alternatives, sure, but nothing as simple as Vine, which did just one thing, and one thing well. Instagram has photos and videos of all sorts. Sn
  
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• Man’s backpack, school books go missing during medical episode on bus

  28-10-2016 20:19
  
  Imagine waking up after two hours on a city bus with no idea how you got there. An Albuquerque man who lives with a seizure disorder says it happened to him. When he regained consciousness, his backpack and school books were gone.
  
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• Updated: Ukrainian man renames himself iPhone 7 to win the phone

  28-10-2016 20:04
  
  A Ukrainian man has officially changed his name to iPhone 7 after an electronics store offered the latest Apple product…
  
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• Updated: Does baby powder cause cancer? Another jury says yes.

  28-10-2016 19:46
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene. Late Thursday, a St. Louis jury awarded $70.1 million to Deborah Giannecchini of Modesto, California, who was diagnosed with […]
  
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• FBI to investigate new emails found in Clinton’s private server

  28-10-2016 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is telling Congress it is investigating whether new emails that may contain classified information have emerged in its probe of Hillary Clinton’s private server. The FBI said in July its investigation was finished.
  The disclosure raises the possibility of the FBI reopening the criminal investigation involving the Democratic presidential nominee just days before the election. Clinton’s campaign didn’t immediately respond.
  In a letter sent Friday t
  
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• Charges added against men accused of beating Ravens fan

  28-10-2016 19:35
  
  BALTIMORE — New charges have been brought against two Oakland Raiders fans from New York accused of seriously beating a 55-year-old Maryland man during a Baltimore Ravens football game. The Baltimore Sun (http://bsun.md/2eObiqr ) reports Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Rochelle Ritchie says 30-year-old Scott Smith, of Mount Vernon, New York, and 31-year-old Andrew […]
  
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• Updated: As marijuana legalization spreads, more pets are getting high

  28-10-2016 19:34
  
  Star, a petite 6-year-old sheltie who competes in dog agility shows, almost missed a contest this month. She had spent the previous night at the vet, totally stoned on pot. Her drug trip was an accident. Star lives in Oregon, where recreational use of marijuana became legal last year. Her owner’s husband had left some […]
  
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• Countries OK world’s largest marine reserve in Antarctica

  28-10-2016 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The countries that decide the fate of Antarctica’s waters reached an historic agreement on Friday to create the world’s largest marine protected area in the ocean next to the frozen continent.
  The agreement comes after years of diplomatic wrangling and high-level talks between the U.S. and Russia, which has rejected the idea in the past.
  Proponents of the reserve say it sets a precedent for multiple countries working together to protect a large sw
  
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• Parents charged after toddler dies in San Antonio house fire

  28-10-2016 19:09
  
  SAN ANTONIO — Authorities have charged a couple with child abandonment after their toddler died in a San Antonio house fire while left home alone. Police say 1-year-old Taliyah Edwards was dead at the scene Thursday night. Investigators say 25-year-old Charles Shorts and 23-year-old Tyler Terry were arrested on charges of child abandonment with intent […]
  
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• Updated: The buildings have been abandoned, but two artists are turning on the lights

  28-10-2016 19:08
  
  TROY, N.Y. -It’s after dark when Adam Frelin, an artist and college professor cruising through one of the worst sections of the capital region, pulls over. The lights are out in an abandoned bungalow on Fifth Avenue.”Sorry,” Frelin says, jumping out of his gray Subaru. “I’ve got to go in there.”Nobody lives in 2435, which […]
  
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• Updated: Amid ‘bad karma,’ a Virginia county takes extra safety measures for election

  28-10-2016 19:08
  
  Republican supporters of Donald Trump and Latino immigrants backing Democrat Hillary Clinton during this contentious presidential campaign will converge at polling sites on Nov. 8, and that has election workers in Prince William County preparing for the worst. “If something is amiss and you feel the need to call 911 right away, call 911 right […]
  
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• App reviews: Masky, Costume Swipe

  28-10-2016 19:08
  
  Players of Masky have been invited to run a masquerade ball, and they have only one objective: Keep the dancers balanced. As the master of Masky, you’ll be asked to collect masked dancers to join the party, but have to be careful not to move them too quickly to one side. Otherwise, you risk knocking […]
  
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• Updated: Poor kids are being priced out of sports, but waiving fees can change that

  28-10-2016 19:07
  
  As poor children around the country get priced out of expensive youth sports leagues, a volunteer baseball coach in suburban Maryland has devised a novel solution to one of many financial barriers. It’s a small square checkbox. Marc Berk, a health policy researcher, got the checkbox idea on vacation in New York. He noticed that […]
  
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• Immigrant license applications could hit record

  28-10-2016 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The number of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses in New Mexico remains on pace to reach a four-year high amid a deadline to adopt a new law.
  Data obtained by The Associated Press through a records request showed 3,886 licenses were issued to foreign nationals from January to October.
  That’s just shy of the 4,026 licenses granted to foreign nationals for all of 2015.
  Officials said they believe the spike came because immigrants in the country illegally
  
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• Early voters cast over 200,000 ballots in New Mexico

  28-10-2016 18:03 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – More than 200,000 New Mexico residents already have cast general election ballots by mail or at early voting centers.
  The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office released on Thursday tallies of votes cast since the start of absentee voting on Oct. 11. The figures show registered Democrats casting 53 percent of the 204,014 ballots so far. Republicans cast 34 percent.
  Voter participation for New Mexico peaked in the 2008 general election at just over 833,000.
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• Mountain lion has New Mexico town on edge

  28-10-2016 17:24
  
  BAYARD, N.M. — A southern New Mexico town is on edge after several mountain lion sightings and attacks on dogs. The Silver City Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/2eiLYp3 ) that Bayard Police Chief Willie Kerin says the mountain lion has been seen roaming the town over the course of a week. Someone reported seeing the big cat […]
  
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• Mental health advocates set unveil southern New Mexico plan

  28-10-2016 17:20 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Mental health advocates are set to unveil new initiatives aimed at tackling southern New Mexico’s mental health issues.
  Lawyers, medical officials and activists are scheduled Nov. 3 to define their specific policies and priorities during a Domenici Institute Forum at the New Mexico State University.
  The group is part of the Dona Ana Wellness Institute and the Stepping Up Partnership formed to help the behavioral health and criminal justice systems to work toge
  
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• Updated: Take a look: A ‘Reading Rainbow’ in the digital age

  28-10-2016 17:00
  
  MIAMI — Take a look, it’s in a book — and on a computer, tablet and phone: A “Reading Rainbow.” More than three decades after the program to encourage reading among children first aired on PBS, the show’s longtime host, LeVar Burton, is now focusing his efforts to promote literacy in the digital realm. “This […]
  
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• Professor who’s predicted 30 years of presidential elections correctly is doubling down on a Trump win

  28-10-2016 16:59
  
  Last month, the man who’s tried to turn vote prediction into a science predicted a Trump win. Allan J. Lichtman, distinguished professor of history at American University, said Democrats would not be able to hold on to the White House. In the intervening weeks, the campaign was rocked by a series of events. The release […]
  
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• It’s about to become a very busy time for D.C. headhunters

  28-10-2016 16:59
  
  WASHINGTON – In Washington, Nov. 8 won’t just decide who will occupy the highest office in the land. The election will also determine how hundreds of staffers at federal agencies and Senate and House offices will make a living come January. And that means it’s high season for hiring partners at lobby firms, trade groups […]
  
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• Do shark attacks swing elections?

  28-10-2016 16:59
  
  Do shark attacks influence elections? That’s what a pair of political scientists argued in 2002. Chris Achen and Larry Bartels presented a paper called “Blind Retrospection – Electoral Responses to Drought, Flu and Shark Attacks.” The authors trace “the electoral impact of a clearly random event – a dramatic series of shark attacks in New […]
  
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• Breaking: Four-year-old missing in Southeast Albuquerque carjacking

  28-10-2016 15:29
  
  A four-year-old child has been reported abducted in a carjacking Friday morning shortly before 7 a.m., according to an email report. Police are looking for a 2014 gray Ford Fiesta with New Mexico license plate NHZ886. Initial information has been given to me that the juveniles name is Isabella last sen wearing an animal T-shirt and tights.  
  
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• Morning Anchor Colton Shone dances for ABQ fundraiser

  28-10-2016 15:19
  
  Colton Shone is one of the local personalities dancing in Albuquerque Heading Home's Hacienda Ball to help end homelessness.
  
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• Friday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Community disgusted by rape allegations against Moriarty coach

  28-10-2016 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. The assistant Moriarty High School football coach arrested this week is set to appear in court Monday. Damien Hyatt, 24, faces 24 charges, 12 of them for rape. The case involves three female students who accuse Hyatt of buying them alcohol, pressuring them for sex and even trying to blackmail one of them. Hyatt is currently behind bars. The superintendent of Moriarty Schools says Hyatt has been fired.
  Full Story: Shockwaves ripple through New Mexico town
  
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• Cubs back in World Series, goat curse back on forefront

  28-10-2016 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chuck Logan heard about it from his dad for years. Bill Sianis was born into it. And Lennie Merullo was there the day it happened and lived with it for the rest of his life.
  The “it” is the Curse of the Billy Goat, the story of a Chicago tavern owner who supposedly put a hex on the Cubs after the team refused to let his pet goat into Wrigley Field during the 1945 World Series — despite the fact that the goat had a ticket.
  The memories of those three men are
  
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• Aux Dog Theatre presents Goblin Market

  28-10-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An upcoming production is a perfect primer to get audiences into the Halloween spirit… surreal, spooky and eerie.
  Goblin Market, based on the highly celebrated Victorian poem by Christina Rossetti, envelopes the audience in a romantic world of childhood innocence that becomes twisted into a dark nightmare.
  Actresses, Kir Kipness and Lisa Fenstermacher joined KRQE This Morning team to discuss the upcoming show. Watch above.
  The show tells the tale
  
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• Last chance to visit Rail Yards Market

  28-10-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Their mission is to educate the community in all aspects of life. From health to exercise and also the importance of using local produce, the Rail Yards Market (RYM) offers a little of something for everyone.
  This week the theme is Dia de los Muertos.
  Alex Paramo, RYM Promotions Director, joined KRQE’s This Morning show along with V Roast Coffee Owner, Michael Polumbo, to talk about the upcoming RYM. Watch above.
  From now until the end o
  
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• Police: Vehicle involved in 4-year-old’s abduction found, subjects detained

  28-10-2016 14:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a tense situation Friday morning after police say a woman kidnapped a 4-year-old girl by stealing a car with the girl in the back.
  IsabellaThe girl was later found in Bernalillo and police may have their suspect.
  The girl’s parents told police they decided to give a stranger a ride around 6:30 a.m. They say they had to stop at a business and open a gate, but when they got out of the car the woman took off with the girl. However, police say they
  
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• Police: Stolen vehicle located, subjects detained

  28-10-2016 14:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police say the vehicle that was stolen with a 4-year-old girl inside has been located in Bernalillo and that several people have been detained.
  Police say the incident happened around 6:30 a.m near Zuni and Adams in southeast Albuquerque.
  Albuquerque police say that the 4-year-old girl who was reportedly taken in a carjacking Friday morning was also found unharmed in Bernalillo.
  According to police, the girl’s parents were approached by a wom
  
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• APD: 4-year-old abducted in carjacking found in Bernalillo

  28-10-2016 14:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police say that the 4-year-old girl who was reportedly taken in a carjacking Friday morning has been found unharmed in Bernalillo.
  Police say the incident happened around 6:30 a.m near Zuni and Adams in southeast Albuquerque.
  Albuquerque police say the name of the 4-year-old who was abducted is Isabella. They say Isabella was last seen wearing an animal t-shirt and tights.
  Police say the girl’s parents were approached by a woman&n
  
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• US asks to store nuke waste aboveground after leak shut dump

  28-10-2016 14:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy wants to clear away nearly two football fields of desert in southern New Mexico to use as temporary storage for containers of radioactive waste coming from around the country while it works to reopen the government’s only underground nuclear waste repository.
  The agency is asking state regulators to approve the construction of an aboveground storage area at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant where waste can be kept for up to a year
  
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• Jury acquits leaders of Oregon standoff of federal charges

  28-10-2016 14:31 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury delivered an extraordinary blow to the government Thursday in a long-running battle over the use of public lands when it acquitted all seven defendants involved in the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in rural southeastern Oregon.
  Tumult erupted in the courtroom after the verdicts were read when an attorney for group leader Ammon Bundy demanded his client be immediately released, repeatedly yelling at the judge. U.S. marshals tackled attorney Marc
  
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• About the cover: October 28, 2016

  28-10-2016 14:31
  
  4915 Valle Rio Rrail Albuquerque, NM 87120 $598,700 2,812 sq. ft. 4 bed / 2.5 bath Scott Patrick Homes (505) 828-9900 Welcome to 4915 Valle Rio Trail NW. This contemporary-style custom home from Scott Patrick is situated in the gated community of El Bosque. The unique design of this new home allows the great room, […]
  
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• New bakery and new poke restaurant to open at Far North

  28-10-2016 14:30
  
  The food fest continues at Far North Shopping Center.
  
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• Clinton rallies with Mrs. Obama as Trump alleges corruption

  28-10-2016 14:23 via krqe.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Aiming to deliver a knockout blow to Donald Trump’s staggering presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton turned to popular first lady Michelle Obama to rally voters in North Carolina.
  Trump denounced both Hillary and Bill Clinton as creatures of a corrupt political system, who would use another pass at the Oval Office to enrich themselves at the expense of American families. He faces a sizable fundraising deficit that could cripple his last-ditch electoral effor
  
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• Eni posts another loss under pressure from low oil prices

  28-10-2016 14:09
  
  MILAN — Italian oil and gas company Eni reported Friday a third quarter loss that was worse than expected, under pressure from persistently low prices and the shutdown of a key Italian plant. Eni said its losses narrowed to 562 million euros ($613 million) from a 790 million euro a year earlier. According to FactSet, […]
  
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