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• Updated: Facebook’s fake news problem: What’s its responsibility?

  15-11-2016 23:47
  
  NEW YORK — Facebook is under fire for failing to rein in fake and biased news stories that some believe may have swayed the presidential election. Its predicament stems from this basic conundrum: It exercises great control over the news its users see, but it declines to assume the editorial responsibility that traditional publishers do. […]
  
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• Strong winds, freezing temps expected Thursday

  15-11-2016 23:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE) – Strong to damaging winds will return to the land of enchantment Thursday as an upper level storm system skirts northern New Mexico.
  Locales such as Albuquerque, Tucumcari, Fort Sumner, Portales Clovis and Roswell will see sub-freezing temperatures by the end of the week.
  Areas affected include: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Chaves, San Juan ,San Miguel, Valencia, McKinley, Curry, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, Cibola, Taos, Socorro, Lincol
  
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• Dakota Access Pipeline protesters rally together in Albuquerque

  15-11-2016 23:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline have come to New Mexico.
  Protesters gathered outside the “Army Corps of Engineers” building near Jefferson and Osuna Tuesday.
  Voicing opposition to the oil pipeline that would run from North Dakota to Illinois. Opponents say it would compromise drinking water on land belonging to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
  While the protest at the construction site has been ongoing for months, these protests say it
  
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• US finalizes rule to limit gas ‘flaring’ at drilling sites

  15-11-2016 22:25 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With two months left in President Barack Obama’s term, his administration issued a rule Tuesday intended to clamp down on oil companies that burn off natural gas on public lands.
  The new rule seeks to reduce waste and harmful methane emissions as part of a strategy to address climate change. But a new Republican administration under President-elect Donald Trump could reconsider the rule or even scrap it, although any effort to do so would likely take months.
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• US urges stronger security for internet-enabled devices

  15-11-2016 22:22
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration urged the technology industry to secure millions of internet-connected devices from hacking, including fitness trackers, medical implants, surveillance cameras, home appliances, digital video recorders, thermostats, baby monitors and computers in automobiles. It proposed no specific penalties for manufacturers that do not comply. In a report obtained by The Associated Press, […]
  
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• US Capitol dome restoration finished ahead of Trump inauguration

  15-11-2016 22:21 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — Workers removed the last bit of scaffolding to unveil a freshly painted and restored U.S. Capitol dome nearly two months before President-elect Donald Trump will use the building as the backdrop to his inauguration.
  “This project was the first complete restoration of the dome in more than half a century,” said Stephen Ayers, Architect of the Capitol. “The dome was in dire need of repair.”
  The dome is made of cast iron, which is more than
  
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• Top Texas official says injection wells can cause quakes

  15-11-2016 21:54
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A top Texas official says it’s “possible” oil and gas wastewater being injected deep underground can cause earthquakes. The statement by Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton signals a small but potentially key shift in discussion of seismic activity in the nation’s largest oil producing state. Sittion’s commission governs Texas’ oil and gas […]
  
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• Police: Shooting of Southwest Airlines employee was planned

  15-11-2016 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A gunman lay in wait outside Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport on Tuesday before shooting and killing a Southwest Airlines employee in a premeditated attack that occurred while hundreds of people waited for flights nearby, police said.
  Michael Winchester, 52, was shot while walking between a crowded terminal and the airport employee parking area. The unidentified suspect was later found dead in a pickup truck in public parking garage overlooking the scene
  
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• Police search for motive in killing of airport worker

  15-11-2016 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police are investigating why a man waited to gun down an airline employee outside Will Rogers World Airport in a deadly ambush that forced hundreds of travelers to take shelter and prompted authorities to shut down the state’s busiest airport for hours.
  Later Tuesday, police discovered the suspected shooter dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a pickup truck in a parking garage near where they believe he waited, watching airpo
  
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• Colorado State University gets record $53.3 million gift

  15-11-2016 21:26
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State University has received the largest gift in its history, $53.3 million to the engineering college for scholarships, faculty and research. CSU said Tuesday the gift is from Walter Scott Jr. of Omaha, Nebraska, a former board chairman of Colorado-based Level 3 Communications. Scott is a 1953 graduate of CSU, […]
  
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• At least 1 person shot at Oklahoma City airport

  15-11-2016 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One person was shot at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport on Tuesday, police said, prompting authorities to close the airport and ask people inside the building to shelter in place.
  Oklahoma City Police Capt. Paco Balderrama said police have confirmed one victim in the shooting and received reports of a possible second victim, but authorities have not yet found that person.
  Balderrama said he does not know the condition of the confirmed victim. No other de
  
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• Breaking: At least 1 person shot at Oklahoma City airport

  15-11-2016 21:23
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — At least one person was shot near a parking garage at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport on Tuesday, prompting city officials to close the airport and order people inside a sprawling terminal to seek shelter. Video from a television station helicopter showed what appeared to be a pool of blood near […]
  
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• Updated: Traffic moving and plane lands at airport after shooting

  15-11-2016 21:07
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — The Latest on a shooting at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City (all times local): 3:20 p.m. Will Rogers World Airport remained closed, although a plane carrying federal prison inmates was allowed to land and some of the dozens of vehicles backed up were being allowed to leave. Police were also […]
  
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• NFL players meet with lawmakers to discuss police relations

  15-11-2016 20:15
  
  WASHINGTON — A group of NFL players is on Capitol Hill to discuss ways to improve relations between police and the communities that they serve. The players met Tuesday morning with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Florida Democrat. They’re also scheduled to meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan’s staff […]
  
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• Woman arrested, 3 tigers seized from rural Nevada backyard

  15-11-2016 20:14
  
  LAS VEGAS — Authorities say a woman who asked if it was legal to keep tigers at home in a rural Nevada town was arrested after sheriff’s deputies found three tigers in her backyard in Pahrump. The Nye County sheriff’s office says 34-year-old Trisha Meyer was arrested Nov. 7 on a felony burglary and theft […]
  
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• Updated: With signs of Trump backing, Ryan set to be speaker again

  15-11-2016 20:12
  
  WASHINGTON — Amid signs of support from Donald Trump, Speaker Paul Ryan moved Tuesday toward winning approval from House Republicans to keep his job in the coming Congress. House Democrats, jarred by their meager Election Day gains, seemed less certain about their direction and delayed a vote on whether to keep Rep. Nancy Pelosi as […]
  
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• House GOP nominates Ryan for Speaker

  15-11-2016 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans have re-nominated Paul Ryan to be House speaker when next year’s GOP-led Congress starts working on President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.
  House Republicans picked the Wisconsin Republican at a closed-door meeting Tuesday.
  Some hard-right GOP lawmakers say Ryan has not been a sufficiently aggressive champion of conservative causes. And some ardent backers of Trump’s candidacy were unhappy that the speaker refused to campaign for Trump and cla
  
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• Updated: Trump huddling with Pence as he nears Cabinet decisions

  15-11-2016 20:08
  
  NEW YORK — Sequestered in his Manhattan high-rise, Donald Trump huddled Tuesday with Vice President-elect Mike Pence as he moved closer to filling out his Cabinet, including top national security posts. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as the favorite to serve as secretary of state, a senior Trump official said. Although Giuliani […]
  
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• Theater review: Fun cameo by Ruth Bader Ginsburg launches buoyant ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ in D.C.

  15-11-2016 20:04
  
  WASHINGTON — The Duchess of Krakenthorp, a small speaking role in Donizetti’s comic opera “The Daughter of the Regiment,” doesn’t usually stop the show. Then again, that part isn’t usually portrayed by a Supreme Court justice. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s opening-night-only cameo as the Duchess in Washington National Opera’s perky production set off a roaring ovation […]
  
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• 5 Utah students stabbed at high school, teen in custody

  15-11-2016 19:58 via krqe.com
  
  OREM, Utah (AP) — Five students were stabbed inside the boy’s locker room of their Utah high school Tuesday and a 16-year-old boy identified as a suspect was taken into custody, police and students said.
  The stabbings of the male students happened about 8 a.m. at Mountain View High School, a city of about 90,000 people about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, authorities said.
  All of the victims were stabbed at least once and were being treated for their injuries at local hospitals. T
  
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• Beauchamp Jewelers is closing after 65 years

  15-11-2016 18:01
  
  Beauchamp Jewelers is closing its doors after 65 years. Owner Ron Beauchamp says he is retiring, leaving behind the family business that his father started in 1951. Lines began forming at the store’s entrance on Menaul earlier this morning for a close-out sale that was initially announced only to longtime customers. Beauchamp said he expects […]
  
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• Updated: Company: Army Corps’ latest pipeline delay purely political

  15-11-2016 17:59
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. — The Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to further delay construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline so that it can continue studying the issue and gather more input from the American Indian tribe that opposes it is purely political, according to the company behind the project. The Corps said Monday that […]
  
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• Updated: Cholesterol drug shows promise to help reverse heart disease

  15-11-2016 17:58
  
  NEW ORLEANS — For the first time, a new drug given along with a cholesterol-lowering statin medicine has proved able to shrink plaque that is clogging arteries. That could potentially provide a way to undo some of the damage of heart disease. The difference was very small but doctors hope it will grow with longer […]
  
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• Updated: Obama: World leaders must heed people’s economic fears

  15-11-2016 17:57
  
  ATHENS, Greece — Drawing a broad lesson from the election of Donald Trump, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that world leaders need to pay attention to people’s very real fears of economic dislocation and inequality in the midst of globalization. “The more aggressively and effectively we deal with those issues, the less those fears may […]
  
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• Updated: Russia launches new offensive, airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo

  15-11-2016 17:53
  
  BEIRUT — Russia launched new strikes in Syria on Tuesday involving carrier-borne jets and long-range missiles as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. According to activists, between four and 10 people were killed in the […]
  
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• Today in History: November 15

  15-11-2016 17:52 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Tuesday, Nov. 15, the 320th day of 2016. There are 46 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Nov. 15, 1966, the flight of Gemini 12, the final mission of the Gemini program, ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic after spending four days in orbit.
  On this date:
  In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation.
  In 1806, explorer Zeb
  
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• New Mexico governor travels to meet with Mike Pence

  15-11-2016 16:22 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A spokesman for New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she is traveling to Florida to meet with Vice President-elect Mike Pence.
  Martinez planned to travel Tuesday to Orlando for a meeting of the Republican Governors Association and to speak with Pence, the head of Donald Trump’s transition team.
  Martinez is chairwoman of the association that helps elect GOP candidates for governor. The second term GOP governor has offered congratulations to Trump on his election
  
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• AAA predicting biggest Thanksgiving travel rush in 9 years

  15-11-2016 16:01 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The slowly improving economy could boost travel over the Thanksgiving holiday to levels not seen in nine years.
  AAA forecasts that 48.7 million Americans will travel, the busiest Thanksgiving period on U.S. roads and skies since 2007, the year before the global financial crisis plunged the U.S. economy into a deep recession.
  The auto club AAA said Tuesday that it expects 1 million more Americans to venture at least 50 miles from home, a 1.9 percent increase over last year.
  Th
  
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• Updated: South Korea to test self-driving car in real traffic

  15-11-2016 15:50
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — Self-driving cars soon will hit the road in South Korea as the country seeks to overtake other nations that have sped ahead with automated driving technology. Seoul National University professor Seo Seung-woo says a self-driving car developed by his team will start roaming Seoul streets early next year thanks to a […]
  
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• Giuliani the favorite as Trump weighs secretary of state

  15-11-2016 15:48 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sequestered in his Manhattan high-rise, President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to fill key foreign policy posts. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as the favorite to serve as secretary of state, a senior Trump official said.
  Although Giuliani has little foreign policy experience, the official said there was no real competition for the job as the nation’s top diplomat. However, a second official cautioned that John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to t
  
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• NY school bus driver scolded for favoring Trump supporters

  15-11-2016 15:41
  
  A bus driver for an upstate New York school district is in trouble for allowing students who would have voted…
  
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• NMSU campus police: Man shot, in stable condition

  15-11-2016 15:32 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say a man is hospitalized in stable condition after being shot during a confrontation with a New Mexico State University police officer on the main NMSU campus in Las Cruces.
  Campus police and university spokesman Justin Bannister say the shooting occurred late Monday night after an officer responded to a report of a man with a gun at apartments on campus.
  Bannister says initial reports indicate that the officer fired his gun during the incident and that
  
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• Tuesday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Judge sets new Sandy, Perez trial date

  15-11-2016 15:13 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. The special prosecutor handling the murder case against former Albuquerque officers Keith Sandy and Dominique Perez says there’s new evidence involving Sandy’s police body camera. Both Sandy and Perez are still facing second degree murder charges in the death of James Boyd. This comes after Sandy’s attorney says Special Prosecutor Randi McGinn offered Sandy a plea deal which he rejected. A judge has set a potential new trial date of nex
  
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• Local nonprofits collaborate for ‘Giving Tuesday’

  15-11-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico collaborative is bringing 150 non-profits together to promote giving.
  ‘Giving Tuesday’ is a coalition of nonprofit organizations that bring volunteers together to give back to their favorite charity. 
   Johannah Ruddy and Annie Sanchez with Giving Tuesday NM joined KRQE This Morning to discuss the effort. Watch above.
  Giving Tuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year’s giving c
  
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• Albuquerque woman wins big on popular game show

  15-11-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The phrase “come on down” was just the start of an exciting day for one Albuquerque woman.
  “The Price is Right” is a game show where contestants compete to win cash and prizes by guessing prices of merchandise.
  The contestant’s journey begins when called from their seats, they then make their way down to get on stage to play games hoping to make it all the way to the “Showcase Showdown.”
  One Albuquerque wom
  
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• Abandoned UNM fraternity house to be torn down

  15-11-2016 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Heavy equipment will be rolling in to tear down an abandoned fraternity house on Sigma Chi Road near University and Lomas Tuesday.
  The house was once the home of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. It’s been abandoned for close to 10 years. The fraternity lost its right to be on campus back in 2005 after rape allegations.
  The house has also been the victim of several fires over the years, but it wasn’t until recently that the building went befo
  
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• NM Pie Company showcases Thanksgiving pies

  15-11-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The holiday’s are just around the corner and there are some tasty treats for everyone.
  New Mexico Pie Company is a local bakery that specializes in pie using pure ingredients.
  Owner and Pastry Chef for New Mexico Pie Company, Andrea Schulte, joined KRQE This Morning to showcase some of their Thanksgiving pies. Watch above.
  The bakery will be offering a variety of 10” sized pies along with gourmet scones, French macaroons, as well a
  
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• State Senator Michael Sanchez considers suing over attack ads

  15-11-2016 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – State senator Michael Sanchez may soon be taking the group behind the attack ads against him to court.
  The television ads featured the mothers of murdered Manzano High School student Jaydon Chavez-Silver and 4-year-old Lilly Garcia, accusing Sanchez of being soft on criminals. The ads were the work of the Republican political committee, “Advance New Mexico Now.”
  Sanchez lost in last week’s election after 24 years in the Legislature. Now San
  
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• ‘Making a Murderer’ nephew must say Tuesday where he’ll live

  15-11-2016 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted as a teen in the case featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” faces a deadline to tell authorities where he plans to live once he is released.
  Brendan Dassey has until noon Tuesday to give probation officers the address. A judge overturned Dassey’sconviction in August and on Monday said he should be released while prosecutors appeal.
  It’s not clear when Dassey will be released. Authorities may need to inspect his
  
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• Obama arrives in Greece at start of his final foreign tour

  15-11-2016 14:36 via krqe.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — President Barack Obama has arrived in Greece on the first stop of his final foreign tour as president.
  Air Force One touched down midmorning in Athens after an overnight flight from Washington. On his first day in Greece, Obama will meet with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, plus hold a news conference with Tsipras.
  On Wednesday, he’ll tour the Acropolis and give a major speech about democracy and globalization before he flies on
  
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• Updated: Bush family announces adoption of rescue puppy named Freddy

  15-11-2016 14:23
  
  There's a new member of the Bush family: a rescue puppy. George W. Bush says he and his wife, Laura…
  
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• Albuquerque woman appears on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

  15-11-2016 14:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman was finally able to reveal her big moment on the popular game show, Wheel of Fortune.
  Michelle Marquez was sworn to secrecy until after Monday night’s episode aired. She watched with family and friends, cheering her on because they didn’t know the outcome yet.
  In the end, Marquez walked away with $11,000 and a trip to Florida, but she says just being on the show was a much bigger prize.
  Michelle says she has been a lifelong f
  
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• Gov. Martinez to meet with VP-elect Pence in Florida

  15-11-2016 14:00
  
  SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez will meet with Vice President-elect Mike Pence while in Orlando, Fla., for political meetings this week, an aide said Monday. Martinez and Pence, who is also the outgoing governor of Indiana, have worked together for several years as members of the Republican Governors Association, a deep-pocketed national group that’s […]
  
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• Wildfires putting future of North Carolina Christmas trees at risk

  15-11-2016 13:41 via krqe.com
  
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – As wildfires continue to burn in the western part of North Carolina, uncertainties are mounting.
  Emergency crews are focusing their attention on reducing flames, and saving lives and homes. But for Christmas tree farms in the western part of the state, there’s another fight entirely.
  “We have one that’s within 60 miles of us, and one that’s about 30 miles from where we grow our Christmas trees,” said Larry Cuthbertson of Mountain Boy
  
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• Updated: Japan rubber-mask makers happy to face a Trump presidency

  15-11-2016 09:50
  
  While much of the world anxiously awaits what happens under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, one factory manager in Japan is…
  
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• ABQ’s millennial population drops 1.6 percent over decade

  15-11-2016 09:00
  
  Margeaux Anderson loves New Mexico. She loves the state’s natural beauty, its rich cultural heritage and the fact that both her and her husband’s families are close by. All of which is to say: she’s leaving. “The decision has already been made,” said Anderson. “It’s just a matter of finding the right stepping-off point.” As […]
  
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• Men’s basketball: Williams powers UNM to win

  15-11-2016 08:05
  
  Well, the Lobos are 2-0. And senior power forward Tim Williams is off to about as good ...
  
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• Yoga provides veterans with coping techniques

  15-11-2016 08:02
  
  Miami Herald MIAMI–Derek Auguste, a former Army sergeant, is used to followi ...
  
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• NM needs to produce more ‘gross national happiness’

  15-11-2016 08:02
  
  We're all used to seeing everything ranked–a news magazine has made a name for itself prod ...
  
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• Knocking out Parkinson’s

  15-11-2016 08:02
  
  A boxing class for people with Parkinson's disease? Yes, it's true. A training program directed by R ...
  
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