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• Food truck collides with car, runs into building

  30-10-2016 23:49
  
  A food truck and a car collided Sunday afternoon, sending the truck into a downtown building.
  
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• What buyers want in a new home

  30-10-2016 23:09
  
  Updated kitchens and baths help sell houses. Buyers are more likely to pay top dollar for a tastefully updated property than tackle the jobs themselves. Sellers can expect to leave big money on the table if they burden buyers with the updating tasks. While improving the kitchen, make room for a space to dine, since […]
  
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• Updated: Series scoop: Indians’ Francona wolfs ice cream

  30-10-2016 21:38
  
  CHICAGO — The Latest on The World Series (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Terry Francona may skip dessert for a day or two. Unable to sleep before Game 5 of the World Series, Cleveland’s manager said he ordered $44 worth of ice cream from hotel room service. “I had two orders of chocolate and two […]
  
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• Updated: Indians’ win was most-watched Game 4 in 7 years

  30-10-2016 21:38
  
  CHICAGO — The Latest on The World Series (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Cleveland’s 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs was the most-watched World Series Game 4 in seven years. Game 4 Saturday night drew a 9.3 rating, 18 share and 16.7 million viewers on Fox, the network said Sunday, up from a 7.8/5 and […]
  
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• Updated: Indians strike first on Ramirez solo homer

  30-10-2016 21:38
  
  CHICAGO — The Latest on The World Series (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Jose Ramirez homered off Jon Lester with two outs in the second inning to give the Indians a 1-0 lead in Game 5. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo had just caught a foul pop by Carlos Santana that had deflected off catcher […]
  
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• Updated: Indians pull Bauer; Cubs have 3-1 lead in 6th

  30-10-2016 21:38
  
  CHICAGO — The Latest on The World Series (all times local): 8:55 p.m. Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer is out after five innings. The Indians brought in Mike Clevinger to start the bottom of the fifth, with the Cubs leading 3-1. Bauer was sailing along with a 1-0 lead before the Cubs broke out with three […]
  
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• Body found in trunk of burning car near Austin

  30-10-2016 21:35
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas — Authorities say a body has been discovered in the trunk of a burning car in the Austin suburb of Del Valle. Travis County sheriff’s office spokesperson Kristen Dark tells the Austin American-Statesman (http://atxne.ws/2f326we ) that fire crews discovered the body early Sunday. The sheriff’s office was then called to the scene […]
  
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• Updated: Falcons tight end Tamme out with shoulder injury

  30-10-2016 21:19
  
  The Latest on Sunday’s NFL action (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. Atlanta Falcons starting tight end Jacob Tamme has a right shoulder injury and will not return to the game. Tamme caught a 13-yard pass from Matt Ryan and was ruled down before the ball came out in the first quarter, but he landed hard […]
  
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• Updated: Broncos coordinator upended, carted off field

  30-10-2016 21:19
  
  The Latest on Sunday’s NFL action (all times Eastern): 5:30 p.m. Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was carted off the field on a backboard after being upended by a San Diego player who was blocked into the Denver sideline. Chargers running back Melvin Gordon was blocked into the sideline while trying to catch Bradley Roby […]
  
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• Updated: AP Top 25: Alabama, Michigan, Clemson, Washington at top

  30-10-2016 21:19
  
  Alabama, Michigan, Clemson and Washington are at the top of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll and the Big 12 was left without a top-10 team after a weekend during which four unbeaten teams lost. Two days before the College Football Playoff selection committee unveils its first rankings of the season, the AP […]
  
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• Updated: Moon Lake? Mohn Lake? Geographer probes mystery of lake name

  30-10-2016 21:12
  
  A Montana lake that residents want to name may already have a title. John and Sharon Ramsey's quest to label…
  
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• Moon Lake? Mohn Lake? Geographer probes mystery of lake name

  30-10-2016 21:12
  
  A Montana lake that residents want to name may already have a title. John and Sharon Ramsey's quest to label…
  
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• Ruling on wild horse roundup could affect Honor Farm

  30-10-2016 20:18
  
  RIVERTON, Wyo. — A recent federal court decision on Bureau of Land Management wild horse roundups could mean fewer horses available for adoption through the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton, an official said. “In the short-term, we’re OK. But in the not-too-distant future, it could have some effect,” Scott Fluer, the BLM’s wild horse specialist […]
  
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• Taos man accused of shooting at neighbor driving car

  30-10-2016 20:06
  
  TAOS, N.M. — A Taos man is accused of shooting at his neighbor’s vehicle while her family, including a child, was inside. Taos County sheriff’s deputies say a woman reported shots being fired at her car Saturday afternoon. According to the caller, she along with her husband and child were heading toward their home when […]
  
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• Ex-investigator for Optum files new federal lawsuit

  30-10-2016 18:36
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A former investigator for Optum Health New Mexico is refiling a lawsuit, alleging she was fired for exposing several behavioral health providers’ defrauding of state Medicaid to law enforcement. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported (http://bit.ly/2eRLJ4Z) Saturday that Karen Clark filed the lawsuit earlier this month after a federal judge dismissed […]
  
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• Pot ballot drives put medical, recreational users at odds

  30-10-2016 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A handful of recreational marijuana legalization drives has the medical pot industry bracing for something it never expected to deal with: competition.
  Legalization is on the ballot in five states this November, and all five currently allow some form of medical marijuana already.
  Growers, medical professionals and users of medical marijuana say they worry that people who want medical marijuana will buy it on the open market instead of going through the hassle of gett
  
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• Updated: Small-time Airbnb hosts say NY law unfairly targets them

  30-10-2016 16:45
  
  NEW YORK — Jordan Reeves works for a nonprofit and his partner is a puppeteer. They say there’s not a lot of spare income floating around their Brooklyn apartment. That’s why they sometimes rent the place through Airbnb for extra cash when they’re not there. But a new law that carries fines of up to […]
  
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• Trial opens for sheriff charged in jail beatings, cover-up

  30-10-2016 16:15 via krqe.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff charged with ordering the beatings of prisoners and orchestrating a brazen cover-up is standing trial this week in federal court.
  No matter the jury’s verdict, the Justice Department’s case against Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal already has left bruises on the Cajun community that first elected him eight years ago.
  The local district attorney has dismissed more than 100 criminal cases connected to nine former sheriff’s deputi
  
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• Trapped: Deaths inside freezers can be prevented, but how?

  30-10-2016 15:36
  
  ATLANTA — Federal records show that a hotel worker in Atlanta who was found dead inside a walk-in freezer is among a handful of workers who became trapped in cold storage rooms and froze to death or were killed by lethal fumes in the past 15 years. Carolyn Robinson Mangham’s husband says in a lawsuit […]
  
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• Updated: Powerful quake shakes Italy, topples Benedictine cathedral

  30-10-2016 15:34
  
  NORCIA, Italy — Another powerful earthquake shook Central Italy on Sunday, sending panicked residents running into piazzas, raining boulders onto highways and toppling a Benedictine cathedral and other historic edifices that had withstood several recent quakes. There were no immediate reports of deaths. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 was the strongest to […]
  
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• Police investigating suspicious powder at New York opera

  30-10-2016 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (KRQE) – A man cut short an opera show in New York on Saturday when he sprinkled powder into the orchestra.
  “We have spoken to more than one witness who said they spoke to an individual out of town who indicated that he was here to sprinkle ashes of a friend, his mentor in opera, during the performance.” NYPD’s John Miller said.
  The suspect was seen on surveillance video casually walking away from the Lincoln Center afterwards.
  The audience was evacuated and
  
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• Italy cleaning up after 6.6 earthquake on Sunday

  30-10-2016 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ROME (KRQE) – Italians are in distress as a powerful earthquake rocks Central and Southern Italy.
  Emergency workers are racing to determine if any people have been killed or injured. Authorities said there have been reports of collapsed buildings in many cities.
  Witnesses said Saint Benedict Cathedral crumbled and only its facade remains standing. Priests prayed in the piazza amid the rubble.
  The preliminary magnitude is 6.6.
  This comes just days after a pair of aftershock quakes hit
  
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• Black light can enhance halloween decor

  30-10-2016 13:52
  
  Creating a spooky atmosphere when decorating for Halloween is the ultimate goal. People will go to great lengths to establish filmworthy special effects and ghoulish details. Using black lights when decorating can cast an ominous glow and establish the desired atmosphere. Black lights are a common fixture at amusement parks, museums and also Halloween displays. […]
  
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• Updated: UNM football: Lobos beat Hawaii

  30-10-2016 08:27
  
  A 73-yard run by Tyrone Owens, a 46-yard fumble return by Lee Crosby and a fourth-and-1 tackle by Nik D’Avanzo added up to a 28-21 New Mexico Mountain West Conference victory over Hawaii in Honolulu Saturday night. The Lobos improved their season record to 5-3 and need just one more victory in their final four […]
  
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• Will a ‘frozen zoo’ save the Mexican wolf?

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  Cryogenic vaults preserve genes for future use
  
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• Public safety memorial to be built in Tijeras

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  A Tijeras memorial to honor those who lost their lives while protecting public safety should begin c ...
  
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• NM’s biggest problem needs a bigger response

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  Poverty is a complex issue for our state, but someone needs to take responsibility
  
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• NM to stop refund holds on foreigners

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  Associated PressSANTA FE–The New Mexico tax department has agreed to stop au ...
  
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• Another NM credit downgrade on horizon?

  30-10-2016 07:05
  
  Moody's sees school cuts as a negative for bond ratings
  
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• Week 10 Saturday HS Football

  30-10-2016 05:40 via krqe.com
  
   
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- There were 3 games in the metro area on Saturday afternoon. The Rio Rancho Rams remain unbeaten this season after beating Cibola in a game that had a strange start for the top ranked team in the state. Rio Rancho- 42, Cibola- 3.
  Here are the other scores:
  Clovis- 54, Sandia- 13
  NMMI- 49, Hope Christian- 14
  For a full recap of week 10 games go to this link. http://krqe.com/tag/football-friday/
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, Sports, Top Video
  
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• #9 Sandia moves past #8 Abq. High in Girls State Soccer Tournament

  30-10-2016 05:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- The New Mexico State High School Soccer Playoffs are now underway. 1st round matchups finished up on Saturday.
  In Class 5A Sandia would defeat Albuquerque High 2-1 at Bulldog City. #9 Sandia now moves on to play #1 La Cueva on Thursday at 12pm. For a full look at the state championship brackets go to this link.
  http://www.nmact.org/soccer-state-championship
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• ABQ BioPark hosts 28th Zoo Boo

  30-10-2016 05:26
  
  Traffic filled the Barelas Neighborhood Saturday as the ABQ BioPark hosted their annual Zoo Boo.
  
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• BioPark Zoo hosts 28th Annual Zoo Boo

  30-10-2016 05:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– Visiting the zoo is usually about checking out the animals, but Saturday the people-watching was just as fun.
  Costume-clad families flocked to the BioPark for the Annual Zoo Boo a Halloween tradition now in its 28th year.
  Visitors got to do crafts, play games, and see animals in specially-decorated haunted habitats.
  The kid-oriented event was also a place for adults to be kids again.
  Of course there was also plenty of candy dished out by event sponsors set up arou
  
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• Shoppers scramble for last-minute costumes

  30-10-2016 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With Halloween on a Monday this year, many festivities are taking place this weekend. At the last minute, many local shoppers are popping in to pop-up store Spirit to grab costumes before it’s too late.
  As All Hallow’s Eve creeps closer, the race is on for the perfect outfit for trick-or-treating and Halloween get togethers.
  Many people are turning to Halloween mega store Spirit for their look.
  “I’m a procrastinator,” Ashle
  
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• 2016 State Soccer Championships: Updated brackets

  30-10-2016 05:00
  
  2016 Fuddruckers Boys State Soccer Championships Class 6A 2016 Fuddruckers Boys State Soccer Championships Class 5A 2016 Fuddruckers Boys State Soccer Championships Class A-4A 2016 Fuddruckers Girls State Soccer Championships Class 6A 2016 Fuddruckers Girls State Soccer Championships Class 5A 2016 Fuddruckers Girls State Soccer Championships Class A-4A
  
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• Alex Bregman back in town and looking to give back to community

  30-10-2016 04:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Albuquerque Academy graduate and now Houston Astro, Alex Bregman is back in town and had time to sit down with KRQE News 13 sports director Van Tate.
  Bregman finished his short MLB season with a .264 Batting Avg., 8 HR., and 34 RBI in 201 MLB at bats. He definitely caught fire later in the season, but Bregman also had some trouble in the beginning of his MLB start. HE went 0-17 in his first 17 at bats, but just like anything he just needed some time to adjust.
  “At
  
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• Indians crush Cubs, one win away from World Series victory

  30-10-2016 04:41 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO, IL (KRQE) – The Cleveland Indians got one step closer to their first World Series win since 1948 by topping the Chicago Cubs 7-2.
  The Indians got home runs from Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis and solid pitching from starter Corey Kluber, who won his second game of the World Series. The win gives Cleveland a 3-1 series lead in the best-of-7 series.
  Game 5 is set for Sunday evening in Chicago.
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• Galloping Grace Youth Ranch holds Celebrity Pig Races

  30-10-2016 04:28 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE)– Childhood hunger is a serious issue in New Mexico but one group found a fun and silly way to raise awareness about that issue.
  The Galloping Grace Youth Ranch held “Celebrity Pig Races” at the Star Center Pumpkin Patch.The event featured familiar local faces such as Rio Rancho’s Mayor Greg Hull, Police Chief Michael Geier, Fire Chief Michael Meek as well as morning radio personality Kiki Garcia.
  The police chief and his squealing teammate took top
  
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• Lobos new big man feels ‘lucky’ to learn from seniors; Brown injury lingers

  30-10-2016 04:20
  
  Connor MacDougall didn’t always look the part of a gracious pupil Saturday afternoon. But the newest Lobos power forward insists he feels blessed every day to be able to practice with and learn from the UNM Lobos pair of senior starting big men, power forward Tim Williams and center Obij Aget. “It’s a learning experience […]
  
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• Martial arts instructor takes down suspected robber

  30-10-2016 04:07
  
  Police say a martial arts instructor took down the suspect of a robbery in progress.
  
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• Updated: A look at FBI chief Comey’s decisions in Clinton email case

  30-10-2016 04:06
  
  WASHINGTON — The FBI’s announcement that it recently came upon new emails possibly pertinent to the Hillary Clinton email investigation raised more questions than answers. FBI Director James Comey said in a letter to Congress on Friday that the bureau had discovered the emails while pursuing an unrelated case and would review whether they were […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton pushes back against ‘unprecedented’ new FBI review

  30-10-2016 04:05
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hillary Clinton lashed out Saturday at the FBI’s handling of a new email review, leading a chorus of Democratic leaders who declared the bureau’s actions just days before the election “unprecedented” and “deeply troubling.” Emboldened Republican rival Donald Trump seized on the reignited email controversy, hoping to raise new doubts about […]
  
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• James Yodice’s prep football games to watch for Nov. 3-4

  30-10-2016 03:32
  
  (7 p.m. Friday unless noted.) 1. Las Cruces (8-1, 5-0 in 3-6A) vs. Mayfield (5-4, 3-2), Aggie Memorial Stadium: This is a rarity: a Mayfield-Cruces showdown that WON’T determine a district championship. The Bulldawgs clinched 3-6A this weekend and probably earned a first-round bye in the process. Trojans, shockingly, appear headed toward a double-digit seed […]
  
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• LGBT law, hurricane jostle close N. Carolina governor’s race

  30-10-2016 03:01 via krqe.com
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Republican Gov. Pat McCrory has been unable to quash the firestorm over his signing of a law limiting protections for LGBT people, while trying to focus his re-election bid on North Carolina’s economy, taxes, teacher pay and his recent response to historic flooding.
  That legislation has reinforced this election as a referendum on North Carolina’s conservative shift under McCrory and the Republican-led legislature. The gubernatorial contest is one of the
  
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• Volunteers gather to build new South Valley playground

  30-10-2016 02:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– A group of volunteers were hard at work Saturday putting up a place to play.
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico and Catholic Charities teamed up to build a playground at the children’s learning center near Bridge and Atrisco.
  Organizers say facilities like this one are especially important in neighborhoods like the south valley where lots of kids come from busy, working families.
  They say a safe play environment is not only fun for kids, but also encourage
  
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• Woman accused of stealing car with child inside sees judge

  30-10-2016 02:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– The woman accused of stealing a car with a 4-year-old girl inside face a judge Saturday.
  According to a criminal complaint that girl’s parents had offered Brittany Castro a ride to Paseo and I-25.
  Police say Castro drove off with 4-year-old Isabella still inside when they got out of the car to run an errand.
  That girl was found at the KOA campsite in Bernalillo. Castro and the car were found at a home in Bernalillo.Castro claimed she took the car because the
  
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• Mayor hopeful vows to keep campaigning amid sex allegations

  30-10-2016 02:40 via krqe.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond mayoral candidate and ex-Virginia lawmaker who was jailed last year in a sex scandal involving a 17-year-old girl vowed Saturday to continue campaigning after being accused of making sexual advances and sending explicit text messages to a former legal client.
  Kanika Shani Morris told The Richmond Times Dispatch that Joe Morrissey exposed himself to her in his law office and sent her lewd text messages. Morris told the newspaper that Morrissey gave her case t
  
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• Coroner: Dead man mistakenly cremated after name confusion

  30-10-2016 02:40 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been mistakenly cremated after a Los Angeles County Coroner’s technician confused his remains with those of another man with the same name.
  Two men named Jorge Hernandez were at the morgue. One died of an accidental drug overdose earlier this month and the other was indigent and scheduled to be cremated, coroner’s spokesman Armand Montiel told The Los Angeles Times.
  The mistake occurred when a coroner’s attendant matched the name o
  
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• Woman accused of carjacking and abduction appears in court

  30-10-2016 02:40
  
  The woman accused of kidnapping a little girl after stealing a car appeared in court Saturday.
  
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• Aggies take third, fifth at WAC cross country meet

  30-10-2016 02:27
  
  SEATTLE – New Mexico State women’s cross country finished third and men’s cross country finished fifth at the Western Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday. Utah Valley claimed the women’s title and UMKC won the men’s title.   In total the Aggies had four student-athletes named to All-WAC teams. For the women, junior Crissey Amberg was […]
  
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