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• New Mexico VA system offering veterans rides to medical appointments

  09-11-2016 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico veterans will soon have an easier way of getting to and from medical appointments. The New Mexico VA system has created the veteran transportation service which helps get vets to their appointments at the VA Medical Center in Albuquerque.
  For many, it’s the only place they can be seen even though they don’t live close by.
  Right now there are five wheelchair accessible vans that can carry up to eight people each.
  Right now the vans are opera
  
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• Updated: These monkeys were paralyzed until a brain implant helped them walk again

  09-11-2016 23:44
  
  Scientists have developed a set of wireless brain and spinal cord implants that helped monkeys with severed spinal cords regain control over their paralyzed limbs and walk again. The device, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature, is the first to give a paralyzed primate the ability to control its limbs with its brain. “We’re actually […]
  
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• Trump victory could bring big changes in energy policy

  09-11-2016 23:44
  
  When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, it could usher in sweeping changes in national energy policies with potentially major impacts in New Mexico. That includes likely efforts to roll back new federal regulations aimed at limiting fossil-fuel production and generation, beginning with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. That plan, which […]
  
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• 2 shot, 1 killed near Denver pedestrian mall

  09-11-2016 23:44
  
  DENVER — Two people have been shot, one fatally, following an argument in a parking lot near Denver’s pedestrian mall downtown. Denver police spokesman Doug Schepman says two suspects were arrested on an RTD bus several blocks away after the shootings. The victims and suspects have not been identified. Shepman says police don’t know what […]
  
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• Pharmacy owner gets probation, fine for financial crimes

  09-11-2016 23:42
  
  BOSTON — The majority owner of a Massachusetts pharmacy blamed for a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak has been sentenced to a year of probation and fined $4,500 for financial crimes. Carla Conigliaro was sentenced Wednesday in federal court after pleading guilty in July to illegally withdrawing cash from bank accounts in an attempt to defeat […]
  
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• Updated: Vitamin D deficiency is widely overestimated, doctors warn

  09-11-2016 23:35
  
  Doctors are warning about vitamin D again, and it’s not the “we need more” news you might expect. Instead, they say there’s too much needless testing and too many people taking too many pills for a problem that few people truly have. The nutrient is crucial for strong bones and may play a role in […]
  
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• UT students march through downtown protesting President-elect Trump

  09-11-2016 22:34 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds of University of Texas at Austin students are marching through downtown, Wednesday, following an election upset by President-elect Donald Trump. Students are currently on Congress Avenue moving north towards the State Capitol.
  In a Facebook Live video by KXAN’s Alicia Inns, students marched quickly through downtown in the rain, passing City Hall and blocking the First Street Bridge over Lady Bird Lake, where they regrouped and voiced
  
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• Updated: A Trump mandate? Clinton says give him ‘chance to lead’

  09-11-2016 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON — Emboldened Republicans claimed a mandate Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump after his astonishing election triumph, and an emotional Hillary Clinton told crestfallen supporters the GOP victor deserved a “chance to lead.” President Barack Obama pledged a smooth transition of power. “We are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the […]
  
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• Updated: Parents say India’s no-fail policy for kids isn’t making the grade

  09-11-2016 22:25
  
  NEW DELHI – Puja Sagar cannot read or write but she makes sure her 13-year-old son Gaurav never misses school. However, Sagar, a frail but hard-working cook, is worried that he is not learning much at school even though he is in the eighth grade – thanks mostly to a controversial policy under which even […]
  
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• With Trump as commander in chief, ‘America is in uncharted territory’

  09-11-2016 22:24
  
  This fall, after Iranian naval vessels veered dangerously close to American ships in the Middle East, then-candidate Donald Trump promised a swift response. “With Iran, when they circle our beautiful destroyers with their little boats, and they make gestures at our people that they shouldn’t be allowed to make, they will be shot out of […]
  
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• Updated: Republicans governorships rise to highest mark since 1922

  09-11-2016 22:24
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican power in state capitols will be at its strongest levels in nearly a century when several newly elected governors take office next year. A remarkable election that propelled Republican Donald Trump to the White House also resulted in Republican wins in a trio of governorships previously held by Democrats in […]
  
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• Updated: Clashes as brother of man shot by Chicago officer is charged

  09-11-2016 22:22
  
  CHICAGO — A predominantly white neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side has been rocked by confrontations between protesters and police supporters for the second time since the weekend’s fatal shooting of a black man by police. Joshua Beal, 25, of Indianapolis, was fatally shot Saturday during a confrontation over whether a funeral caravan was blocking a […]
  
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• New Mexico judge orders FastBucks to pay $32M in restitution

  09-11-2016 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge is ordering a short-term loan company that operates online and in five states to pay more than $32 million in restitution to customers for unfair and unconscionable business practices.
  The state attorney general’s office on Wednesday announced Judge Francis Mathew’s judgment against FastBucks.
  Attorney General Hector Balderas says the judgment represents a step toward ending predatory business practices. He also said it will take time
  
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• Bodies found on suspected serial killer’s land identified

  09-11-2016 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Two bodies found on the rural property of a South Carolina man linked to five other deaths were a couple who had a history of panhandling and had been buried there for nearly a year, authorities said Wednesday.
  One of the victims was 25-year-old Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie of Spartanburg, who appears to have died from a gunshot wound to the head. The other was her husband, 29-year-old Johnny Joe Coxie, who was shot in his chest, Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Cleve
  
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• Bodies found on SC man’s property were buried for a year

  09-11-2016 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Two bodies found on the rural property of a South Carolina man linked to five other deaths were a couple who had a history of panhandling and had been buried there for nearly a year, authorities said Wednesday.
  One of the victims was a 25-year-old woman who appears to have died from a gunshot wound to the head and the other was her husband, a 29-year-old man who was shot in his chest, Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said. Their families have been told th
  
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• Today in History: November 9

  09-11-2016 20:54 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Wednesday, Nov. 9, the 314th day of 2016. There are 52 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Nov. 9, 1976, the U.N. General Assembly approved resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa, including one characterizing the white-ruled government as “illegitimate.”
  On this date:
  In 1620, the passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod.
  In 1872, fire destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston.
  In 1918, it was announced that Ge
  
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• UNM volleyball adds four in early signing period

  09-11-2016 20:46
  
  The University of New Mexico volleyball team has added four who signed national letters of intent to its 2017-18 recruiting class on Wednesday. Nicolette Clark, Hailey Rubino, Morgan Schreckler and Yasmin Tan all signed to play for the Lobos on the first day of the early signing period. “I think this is a good class,” […]
  
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• Police: Pecos woman was not texting before fatal crash

  09-11-2016 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Police now say a Pecos woman charged with fatally hitting a motorcyclist with her car was not texting before the crash.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that 23-year-old Megan Carrillo initially told police that she was texting on her cellphone just before the Aug. 7 crash.
  However, Santa Fe police say in reports released Tuesday that a review of Carrillo’s phone records confirmed she wasn’t talking or texting on her phone before the crash.
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• Stefanics pulls out win in Senate District 39; Democrats also roll in other Santa Fe area races

  09-11-2016 20:42
  
  UPDATE: Santa Fe County Commissioner Liz Stefanics hung on as the final votes were counted early Wednesday to win the race for state Senate District 39. Democrat Stefanics beat Republican incumbent Ted Barela, who’d been appointed to the seat by Gov. Susana Martinez last year. The seat became vacant when longtime Democratic Sen. Phil Griego […]
  
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• Meet the new first lady: Who is Melania Trump?

  09-11-2016 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump pumps his fist after giving his acceptance speech as his wife Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump follow him during his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)NEW YORK (MEDIA GENERAL) — Melania Trump will become first lady when her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, takes office in January.
  Here are some facts about the Slovenian born beauty:
  She’s 46 years old
  Melania was born on April 26, 1970
  
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• Davie reaches out to fans who stayed in stands for end of Nevada-UNM game

  09-11-2016 20:29
  
  New Mexico coach Bob Davie said he hoped to reward all the fans who were still in the stands – the stands, not the enclosed areas – when the Nevada game finally ended Sunday at 1:10 a.m. MDT.He invited those fans to email him ([email protected]) and “send me your home address, give me a little […]
  
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• Mixed reactions in New Mexico over Donald Trump’s win

  09-11-2016 20:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexicans are expressing mixed reactions over Donald Trump’s win. New Mexico’s five electoral votes went to Hillary Clinton after she beat Donald Trump by eight points here.
  There’s been a lot of different reactions over Trump’s win. Tuesday night, New Mexico GOP celebrated Trump’s early lead. Republicans also celebrated late Tuesday night at the Convention Center as it became clear Trump was about to win.
  Democrats held on t
  
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• Bring more natural light into a home

  09-11-2016 20:02
  
  Maximizing natural light in a home is a smart and sometimes low-cost renovation. Homes that are dark and drab can drain energy levels and reduce productivity. In addition, dark rooms may not be inviting places to gather as a family or when entertaining. Certain factors contribute to a dark home. Houses that face north or […]
  
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• GM laying off over 2,000 at 2 car plants as sales slow

  09-11-2016 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Falling demand for cars is forcing General Motors to lay off more than 2,000 workers indefinitely at two assembly plants in Ohio and Michigan starting in January.
  The company says it will suspend the third shifts at factories in Lordstown, Ohio, near Cleveland, and in Lansing, Michigan, because customers are shifting from cars to SUVs and trucks.
  About 1,250 workers will be furloughed at the Lordstown plant, which makes the Chevrolet Cruze compact car. Another 840 will be id
  
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• Trump’s voters don’t actually support mass deportation

  09-11-2016 19:36
  
  No issue has defined Donald Trump’s candidacy as has immigration. He announced his campaign last year by describing immigrants from Mexico as “rapists,” frequently talked about violent crimes committed by undocumented immigrants on the stump and called for temporarily barring Muslims from entering the country. When it comes to specific immigration policies, however, the Republican […]
  
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• Obama says he’s heartened by Trump’s call for unity

  09-11-2016 19:03 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Conceding his Hillary Clinton’s staggering defeat, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he was heartened by Donald Trump’s call for unity after his stunning victory and “we are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country.”Take Our PollObama spoke to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House in a post-election ritual meant to signal the peaceful transition of power from one president to the next. He vowed to do all h
  
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• Updated: Donald Trump’s victory sets off protests on both coasts

  09-11-2016 19:01
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — Demonstrators opposed to the election of Donald Trump smashed windows and set garbage bins on fire in downtown Oakland, California early Wednesday, as protesters swarmed streets across the country in response to the election. The protests elsewhere were generally peaceful. In Oregon, dozens of people blocked traffic in downtown Portland and forced […]
  
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• Updated: Official: Hot bulb hitting cardboard sparked massive NY fire

  09-11-2016 18:37
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — More than 100 firefighters struggled to contain a massive blaze at a former Bethlehem Steel site that broke out early Wednesday when a hot light bulb fell onto cardboard inside a business, authorities said. Local media outlets reported that Fred Heinle, the director of development for the city of Lackawanna, said the […]
  
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• Roswell man found shot to death in front of home

  09-11-2016 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Police in Roswell are seeking a person of interest in connection with a man who was found shot to death on his front steps.
  Authorities said Wednesday they want to question 35-year-old Cody Hairston in the fatal shooting of 56-year-old Ernest Ray Allen.
  According to police, officers responded to a shooting around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday.
  Upon arrival, they found Allen unconscious and wounded.
  He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after.
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• With Trump in the White House, what do I do with my 401(k)?

  09-11-2016 18:35
  
  NEW YORK — Voters chose to shake up Washington and bring big change to the White House. Resist doing the same with your 401(k), analysts and fund managers say. The first reaction for many investors around the world was to sell — nearly everything — late Tuesday as it became clear that Donald Trump would […]
  
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• ‘This is painful’: Hillary Clinton addresses stunned staff and nation in defeat

  09-11-2016 18:35
  
  “Donald Trump is going to be our president,” Clinton said from the New Yorker hotel, a historic Art Deco tower in Midtown. “We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.” It was the first time that Clinton publicly acknowledged that businessman Donald Trump had been voted the next president of the United […]
  
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• Updated: Ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev in hospital for operation

  09-11-2016 18:33
  
  MOSCOW — A spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev says the 85-year-old former Soviet leader is in a hospital for a scheduled operation. Vladimir Polyakov told The Associated Press that Gorbachev was taken to a hospital in Moscow on Wednesday for a “planned, insignificant surgical intervention.” He declined to give details, but said Gorbachev was eating normally […]
  
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• Wednesday morning commute accident on Coors over I-40

  09-11-2016 18:14 via krqe.com
  An accident closed Coors southbound between Quail Road and I-40 for some time Wednesday morning.
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• State Police: New Mexico man arrested for DWI for 8th time

  09-11-2016 17:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALGODONES, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say an Algodones man has been arrested for DWI for the eighth time.
  New Mexico State Police say 75-year-old Jimmy Baldonado has been booked into the Sandoval County Detention Center on suspicion of DWI, possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle and a registration violation.
  They say a uniformed police officer conducted a traffic stop for a registration violation last Thursday in Algodones and Baldonado handed the officer an expired, void driver
  
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• Leaders, people across the world react to Trump’s victory

  09-11-2016 16:17 via krqe.com
  
  World leaders, presidents and prime ministers, officials, politicians, people from all walks of life and even the Taliban in Afghanistan are reacting to Donald Trump’s astounding victory as America’s 45th president.
  Here are the highlights of what some of them said on Wednesday:
  “Russia is ready and wants to restore full-format relations with the United States. Let me repeat. We proceed from the fact that this will be an uneasy way but we’re ready both to cover our part o
  
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• Police: 5 killed in London early morning tram derailment

  09-11-2016 16:01 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Five people were killed and more than 50 injured when a tram derailed in south London during an early morning rainstorm Wednesday, police said.
  Emergency workers were still at the scene of the derailment in Croydon more than six hours after the crash, trying to free two people trapped in the wreckage of the two-carriage tram that tipped on its side next to an underpass. It appeared to have come off the rails on a bend.
  British Transport Police said they had arrested a man &md
  
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• Updated: Chinese businessman receives death sentence in Tianjin blast

  09-11-2016 15:22
  
  BEIJING — A Chinese court on Wednesday gave the head of a logistics company a suspended death sentence over a massive explosion at a chemical warehouse in Tianjin last year that killed 173 people, most of them firefighters and police officers. Tianjin’s No. 2 Intermediate Court ruled that Ruihai International Logistics Chairman Yu Xuewei paid […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s conciliatory speech helps soothe market concerns

  09-11-2016 15:21
  
  LONDON — Conciliatory comments from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the aftermath of his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton helped global stock markets recover a large chunk of their earlier losses Wednesday. Though uncertainty remains over Trump’s trade, immigration and geopolitical policies and what his victory means for the future of globalization, investors appeared somewhat […]
  
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• Updated: Trump win raises questions about UN climate deal

  09-11-2016 15:21
  
  MARRAKECH, Morocco — The election of a U.S. president who has called global warming a “hoax” alarmed environmentalists and climate scientists Wednesday and raised questions about whether America, once again, would pull out of an international climate deal. Many said it’s now up to the rest of the world to lead efforts to rein in […]
  
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• Steelworkers march in Brussels to demand greater protection

  09-11-2016 15:21
  
  BRUSSELS — Thousands of steel workers from across the European Union are protesting at the EU’s headquarters to demand more job security and increased protection from cheap foreign imports. At least 5,000 workers were asking the 28-nation bloc to impose tougher restriction on Chinese imports. The EU is working on plans to make it tougher […]
  
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• Nigerian militants blow up Shell oil export pipeline again

  09-11-2016 15:21
  
  WARRI, Nigeria — Nigerian militants say they have again blown up an oil pipeline carrying crude for export from Shell’s Forcados terminal in the country’s south. It’s the third attack in eight days on the Trans Forcados pipeline network. The first came just hours after President Muhammadu Buhari held inconclusive talks with stakeholders aimed at […]
  
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• Wednesday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Trump triumphs over Hillary Clinton in presidential race

  09-11-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Donald Trump supporters are celebrating a historic victory Wednesday morning. The billionaire businessman jumped over the necessary 270 electoral votes just after midnight to be elected the nation’s 45th president. Donald Trump made big promises when visiting New Mexico, from fixing the economy by adding jobs, to building that border wall. During his victory speech, Trump vowed to unify a deeply divided nation and promised to improve the economy. H
  
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• Organizers spread awareness for World Pancreatic Cancer day

  09-11-2016 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It’s time to shift from pink to purple to bring awareness.
  The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure.
  Pancreatic cancer survivor, Julie Wylie, along with Spokesperson, Eva Saulnier, joined KRQE This Morning to talk about Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Watch above.
  The organizations overall goal is to increase the surv
  
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• Canadian immigration website crashes amid Trump victory

  09-11-2016 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  Canada and the prospect of Americans moving there appears to have drawn so much online interest that it knocked out the country’s immigration website.
  Internet searches for “move to Canada” and “immigrate to Canada” spiked Tuesday night as election returns favored Republican President-elect Donald Trump. “Canada” was a leading U.S. trend on Twitter, with more than 1 million tweets.
  While much of the chatter was clearly tongue-in-cheek, the website for Ci
  
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• Event set to help homeless veterans

  09-11-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local organization is hosting an event to help provide resource to homeless veterans.
  The Who I Am Foundation, a non-profit organization, aims to reach communities nationwide to make influential impacts.
  Jeanette Martinez and Jessie Jennings with the foundation joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss their upcoming event. Watch above.
  The event aims to help homeless veterans by providing various resources. This event also helps to raise awareness
  
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• Marijuana, gun control, minimum wage hikes win at the polls

  09-11-2016 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  Filling a void created by congressional inaction, voters in a scattering of states tightened gun control laws and approved increases in the minimum wage. The campaign to legalize marijuana achieved a major breakthrough, with victories in at least six states.
  In all, more than 150 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Tuesday’s election.
  California, Nevada and Massachusetts approved measures legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, while Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota voted to
  
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• Beer Enthusiasts: Craft beer industry not just for men

  09-11-2016 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While most might think that the craft industry is more male driven, one group wants to change that.
  Local women and beer enthusiasts are hosting an event called “Beer in the City,” aimed to bring women together to discuss their appreciation for craft beer.
  Hotel Andaluz Cicerone, Jennifer Allen, and Favorite Brands Sales Representative,  Katixa Mercier, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the event. Watc
  
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• Toulouse Oliver becomes New Mexico’s Secretary of State

  09-11-2016 15:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Democrat and Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver is looking at a promotion Wednesday morning after beating rival, Nora Espinoza.
  Toulouse Oliver is now preparing to fill the remaining two years of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran’s term, who resigned from office last year after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds.
  Toulouse Oliver says the first and most important item she will focus on, in her words, is “bringing faith and trus
  
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• Clinton to address supporters Wednesday morning

  09-11-2016 14:24 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton will be speaking to her supporters Wednesday morning. It will be her first public remarks since her stunning defeat to Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election.
  Her campaign says she’ll speak to staff and supporters at a New York hotel at 9:30 a.m.
  Clinton did not give a formal concession speech. But she did call Trump early Wednesday to congratulate him on his victory in Tuesday’s election.
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• Clinton tells supporters to greet Trump with “open mind.”

  09-11-2016 14:24 via krqe.com
  
   
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton told supporters Wednesday that they owed Donald Trump “an open mind and a chance to lead.”Take Our PollAddressing stricken staff and voters at a New York City hotel, Clinton urged acceptance of Trump’s stunning win after a campaign that appeared poised until Election Day to make her the first woman elected U.S. president. Clinton said she had offered to work with Trump on behalf of a country that she acknowledged “more deeply d
  
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