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• Police: 2 dead, 4 hospitalized in Louisville shootings

  24-11-2016 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two people were killed and four were hospitalized in shootings at a riverfront park in Louisville, police said Thursday.
  Louisville Metro Police Department spokesman Dwight Mitchell said officers responded to a call of multiple shootings about 1:30 p.m. at Shawnee Park. The injuries among those taken to University Hospital were not considered life threating, he said.
  “Most people were here having a good time,” Mitchell said. “But unfortunately this
  
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• Police: Man in New Mexico candy store heist arrested

  24-11-2016 23:01
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Police say a man wanted in connection with a northern New Mexico candy store heist has been arrested. The Las Vegas Optic reports (https://goo.gl/zj2uc5) 54-year-old Ramon Lucero recently was taking into custody for burglarizing the Ulibarri Farms Candy Shoppe in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Authorities say Lucero took about $300 in […]
  
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• Police arrest 2 men in shooting death of Roswell man

  24-11-2016 23:01
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of a Roswell man. Joshua Linares, 21, and Santiago Aguilar, 20, were booked less than 24 hours after Wednesday’s attack on 35-year-old Jeremy Ridens. Investigators believe the attack is connected to an attempted robbery. Ridens was shot during what […]
  
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• Albuquerque man killed in one-vehicle accident in Clovis

  24-11-2016 23:00
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. — An Albuquerque man was killed in a one-vehicle traffic accident in Clovis when he crossed an intersection at a high speed, lost control and struck a utility pole. Police say 25-year-old Edward Altieri died as a result of injuries suffered in Thursday’s collision.
  
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• Anti-pipeline protesters demonstrate on Thanksgiving Day

  24-11-2016 22:45 via krqe.com
  
  MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — About 300 opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline demonstrated in a North Dakota city on Thanksgiving Day, while protesters near the construction site where hundreds of demonstrators have camped out for months attempted to build a wooden bridge to reach what they say are tribal burial sites.
  The protesters blocked traffic at an intersection and other streets in Mandan shouting “Shame on you, North Dakota!” and carrying a banner that read “No pilgrims,
  
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• Updated: Crash shuts Broadway at Odelia

  24-11-2016 22:38
  
  Broadway Boulevard at Odelia, between Mountain Road and Interstate 40, is closed while Albuquerque police investigate a crash. Drivers are advised to avoid the area, an APD spokesman said. Police will release more information when it becomes available, the spokesman said.  
  
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• Crash shuts Broadway at Odelia

  24-11-2016 22:38
  
  Broadway Boulevard at Odelia, between Mountain Road and Interstate 40, is closed while Albuquerque police investigate a crash. Drivers are advised to avoid the area, an APD spokesman said. Police will release more information when it becomes available, the spokesman said.
  
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• ‘Jurassic World’ comes alive at Philadelphia exhibit

  24-11-2016 22:05 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dinosaurs in museums tend to be of the fossilized variety, but a new exhibit in Philadelphia is bringing the creatures and their world to life.
  “Jurassic World: The Exhibition” opens at the Franklin Institute on Friday. Based on the blockbuster dinosaur movie franchise, the experience mixes the vibe of a theme park with the backstory of science, but the big — like, really big — attraction is the animatronic dinosaurs, some measuring over 24 feet
  
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• Trump tweets he’s ‘working hard’ to stop Carrier from moving jobs to Mexico

  24-11-2016 21:35 via krqe.com
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is spending Thanksgiving with family at his Palm Beach estate in Florida, but he’s still been working.
  Trump tweets that he is “working hard, even on Thanksgiving,” trying to get the Carrier air conditioning company from moving jobs to Mexico. Trump added that he’s “MAKING PROGRESS – Will know soon!”
  Carrier confirms that it “has had discussions with the incoming administration,” but
  
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• Updated: Argentine attorney seeks relief for his pachyderm plaintiffs

  24-11-2016 21:13
  
  Attorney Andres Gil Dominguez may have had bigger cases, but he's never had bigger clients. A city prosecutor's office has…
  
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• Updated: Mikaela Shiffrin challenging her comfort zone

  24-11-2016 21:02
  
  Mikaela Shiffrin earned 21 World Cup victories, two world championship titles, an Olympic gold medal and a pair of reindeer — that’s right, reindeer — by racing within her comfort zone. Next for the 21-year-old skier: raising her speed limit. She’s working with a new coach — Mike Day, the former giant slalom mentor of […]
  
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• Updated: Tottenham returns to scene of title collapse after setback

  24-11-2016 21:01
  
  LONDON — Back at the scene of last season’s Premier League title collapse, Tottenham will be picking up the pieces from a fresh disintegration. After spending five years trying to muscle its way back into the Champions League, Tottenham is timidly exiting from the group stage, stalling the progress of an ambitious manager and his […]
  
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• Updated: Former Red Sox All-Star David ‘Boo’ Ferriss dies at 94

  24-11-2016 21:01
  
  JACKSON, Miss. — David “Boo” Ferriss, a Boston Red Sox pitcher who helped lead the team to the 1946 World Series, has died. He was 94. Rick Cleveland, a close friend of the former player, says Ferriss died Thursday at his home in Cleveland, Mississippi, surrounded by family. Cleveland says Ferriss had been in declining […]
  
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• In Thanksgiving pause, Trump calls for national healing

  24-11-2016 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — His Cabinet beginning to take shape, President-elect Donald Trump is offering a Thanksgiving prayer for unity after “a long and bruising” campaign season.
  “Emotions are raw and tensions just don’t heal overnight,” the incoming president said in a video message released on the eve of the national holiday. He continued, “It’s my prayer that on this Thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country str
  
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• Senator releases statement on Dakota Access Pipeline

  24-11-2016 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KRQE) – A U.S. senator is calling on the president about a very controversial pipeline.
  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich issued a statement on Thanksgiving about the Dakota Access Pipeline.
  “Today is Thanksgiving and I cannot help but reflect on our history in these United States and how often it has not lived up to the rosy picture of Pilgrims and Indians sharing a meal in friendly company that I saw in textbooks as a child. The issues facing Indian Country are ma
  
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• New Mexico mayor becomes public face of US sanctuary cities

  24-11-2016 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The telegenic Hispanic mayor of the nation’s oldest state capital has become a public face of “sanctuary cities” following Donald Trump’s presidential victory.
  Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales sat down with Fox and CNN anchors last week to denounce Trump’s renewed vows to deport millions of immigrants and his campaign promises to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities that defy immigration authorities.
  Santa Fe isn’t the typic
  
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• Surviving Thanksgiving after Decision 2016

  24-11-2016 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As if the holidays aren’t stressful enough, this Thanksgiving comes after an election that was contentious, some even say traumatic.
  It may be more challenging this year than ever keeping an unwanted guest from the Thanksgiving feast — the raging political argument.
  “I have family members who voted Trump, the majority I know voted Hillary, but that’s fine we have to accept that we are still family,” said Daniel Rodriguez who lives
  
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• What to talk about at the dinner table this Thanksgiving (instead of politics)

  24-11-2016 18:57 via krqe.com
  
  The 2016 campaign season is over but that doesn’t mean we have seen the end of political conversations. If you think an unwanted political conversation could spoil your Turkey Day, KRQE News 13 has you covered. We have compiled a list of “safe” topics to keep the conversation going and avoid any Thanksgiving drama.
  Topic idea #1: Larry Barker’s latest investigation on the Negligence Files. In Barker’s latest investigation you will learn about a government agenc
  
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• Senate’s Thanksgiving getaway secrets

  24-11-2016 18:56 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — America needs a big hug and hot cocoa following the nutty 2016 campaign season.
  From the Trump-Clinton ugliness to the battle for control of the Senate, it’s been overwhelming for nearly everyone – particularly those in the middle of the maelstrom.
  What better way to recharge than to head home, sit back and spend time with family.
  That’s exactly what senators do when the U.S. Senate officially gavels into recess for Thanksgiving.
  Jeff MerkleyO
  
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• A history of Macy’s parade balloons

  24-11-2016 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  It’s been going on for years and has gotten bigger and bigger. A look at the evolution of the Macy’s parade: A history of Macy’s parade balloons 1930 -- The Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade passes down Broadway in New York, in this Nov. 27, 1930 file photo. (AP file)In this 1940 file photo, a helium-inflated Superman rises over the Times Square crowd to lead the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1940. (AP file)1957 -- A giant turkey float squeezes between buildings as the
  
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• Opening their homes to Coast Guard recruits for Thanksgiving

  24-11-2016 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Young men and women training to become members of the U.S. Coast Guard will enjoy a home-cooked meal and become reacquainted with their cellphones thanks to strangers who welcome them into their southern New Jersey homes for Thanksgiving and Christmas as part of a tradition that has taken place for 33 years.
  Operation Fireside grew from efforts by the American Red Cross to care for service members, said Red Cross New Jersey Region spokeswoman Laura Steinmetz. This year
  
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• Wild turkeys that vanished in 1800s return to New England

  24-11-2016 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Wild turkeys, once common across New England, are back after disappearing from the region in the 19th century and are now regularly spotted in rural fields, suburban neighborhoods and even the airspace above interstate highways.
  The revival is considered one of the major wildlife restoration success stories, even making it into wildlife management textbooks, said Mark Scott, director of wildlife for the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
  The revival of the bird
  
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• A historic look at presidential Thanksgivings

  24-11-2016 17:37 via krqe.com
  
  How have past presidents celebrated Thanksgiving? A look at the past events through pictures:A historic look at presidential Thanksgivings This is the House Joint Resolution that officially designated the last Thursday in November as a legal holiday. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed this into law on Dec. 26, 1941, just two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Courtesy: Records of the U.S. House of Representatives)President Harry Truman gets a chip from Plymouth Rock from the Massachuse
  
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• Local chef offers creative tips to help save Thanksgiving dinner

  24-11-2016 17:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Start the ovens and set the timers. A lot goes into Thanksgiving dinner, but what happens when a day’s worth of cooking is seemingly ruined with a little too much of this or not enough of that? KRQE News 13 spoke to a local caterer to find out how to improvise when not everything goes as planned.
  Andrew Bustos is a long-time chef and caterer. He says things rarely goes as planned in his line of work. The trick is not letting your guests know that.
  Bustos says he s
  
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• Green Bay Neighborhood adopts turkey as pet

  24-11-2016 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY)– Most of us are planning ahead for Thanksgiving dinner and some of you may have even picked up your turkey already, but for one Green Bay neighborhood, turkey seems to come around more than just for dinner.
  It’s said that a dog is a man’s best friend, but for 6-year-old Tennison Dixon hanging out with one of his other friends is turning some heads.
  “I just know that Tennison’s turkey is famous around here,” said a neighbor.
  Miss Toni is
  
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• 2 arrested in connection to Roswell murder

  24-11-2016 15:57 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Police say two people have been arrested in connection to a murder from Wednesday.Investigators believe the murder of the Roswell man was connected to an armed robbery.
  Jeremy Ridens, 35, was found shot and stabbed and later died at the hospital.
  Police later arrested Joshua Linares, 21, and Santiago Aguilar, 20. Both are charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
  They are being held without bond.
  Filed under: Crime, Home, New Mexic
  
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• How do you keep off extra weight during the holidays?

  24-11-2016 15:42 via krqe.com
  
  MANHEIM, Pa. (WHTM) – Research from the Calorie Control Council shows the average Thanksgiving dinner has 4,500 calories.
  Jim Launer, who trains professional athletes at Spooky Nook Sports in Lancaster County, says folks should not avoid sweet treats around the holidays.
  Launer said that comes with a stipulation. He suggests people practice moderation.
  “You’re not holding back, so you are feeling satisfied,” he said. “A piece of pumpkin pie is probabl
  
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• City holiday closures

  24-11-2016 15:33
  
  Here is a breakdown on the city's holiday closures for Thanksgiving 2016.
  
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• Del Norte Concert Choir Thanksgiving performance

  24-11-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Food and family are just the right mix for the holidays, but adding music can really bring joy to any holiday experience.
  The Del Norte Concert Choir joined the KRQE This Morning team to spread the holiday cheer through song.
  To watch their performances of Here We Come A Caroling and Deck the Halls, see above.
  Filed under: KRQE: Mornings
  
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• ABQ 365 details Thanksgiving events

  24-11-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Whether you’re a visitor, lived here your entire life, or are somewhere in the middle, you are bound to be looking for something to do.
  With Albuquerque’s feel of a small town in a big city, repetitiveness seems to become the norm. So those who are looking to get out of the same-old, same-old, look to ABQ 365 to help you venture from your comfort zone.
  ABQ 365 is Albuquerque’s online source for community happenings, by the c
  
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• In The Kitchen: Chef Rede prepares delicious Thanksgiving Feast

  24-11-2016 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Food, it’s what brings groups together to help celebrate the holidays, and one local chef has prepared a full course Thanksgiving feast that will have everyone coming back for seconds.
  Chef Victor Rede joined KRQE’s This Morning team to demonstrate how to make a delicious Thanksgiving meal suitable for the whole family.
  From appetizer to dessert, Chef Rede showed up to impress.
  Starting the meal off right, the Chef prepared a Turkey Green Ch
  
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• On The Stage: Wish Upon A Star

  24-11-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He’s most likely the most well-known man in the entertainment history, but how much do we really know about Walt Disney?
  Wish Upon A Star: Unauthorized Intimate Reflections with Walt Disney, is a production that’s been three years in the making. This one man show dives in to the unique world of Walt Disney, the man.
  Actor and Producer of Wish Upon A Star, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the play. Watch above.
  What made Disne
  
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• Macy’s celebrates 90th year of the Thanksgiving parade

  24-11-2016 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is about to begin Thursday.
  Giant balloons like Charlie Brown and Hello Kitty are joining some 1,000 clowns and a dozen marching bands along the parade route in Manhattan.
  It’s the parade’s 90th year, and it always brings out millions of spectators. There’s also lots of security.
  In addition to a heavy police presence, there are 80 sanitation trucks filled with sand that are placed at intersectio
  
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• City, studio launch free media library

  24-11-2016 15:00
  
  The city of Albuquerque, Marble Street Studio and other area businesses and organizations have launched an online collection of professional photos and videos of the Albuquerque area that can be downloaded and used by anyone for free. The Free ABQ Images Library — www.freeabqimages.com — already has 400 professional images taken by Marble Street Studio. […]
  
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• What’s with the haze? Science explains

  24-11-2016 14:38
  
  Cellphone video from Corrales captured a brown cloud of haze blanketing Albuquerque Wednesday morning, making it appear the city was suffocating in smoke.
  
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• Suspect crashes into 13 RVs on dealership lot

  24-11-2016 14:36
  
  A man who was high on drugs and driving a stolen car crashed into about a dozen brand new recreational vehicles at an Albuquerque dealership Wednesday morning, according to police.
  
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• After having baby, couple’s truck stolen from hospital valet lot

  24-11-2016 14:33
  
  When an Albuquerque couple welcomed their new baby into the world, they also got a rocky beginning before they could leave the hospital parking lot.
  
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• Fire destroys condo building under construction

  24-11-2016 14:30
  
  A condominium complex under construction in southeast Albuquerque took extensive damage from a large fire early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Navy prepares Thanksgiving dinner for sailors on duty

  24-11-2016 14:19 via krqe.com
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — More than 73,000 sailors will be away from home this Thanksgiving, at sea, or serving on bases abroad.
  The U.S. Navy is working to make sure sailors will celebrate the holiday with a proper Thanksgiving dinner.
  10 On Your Side’s Erin Kelly went aboard the USS George H.W. Bush Wednesday morning to see what goes in to preparing for the meal on a much larger scale — and what that dinner means for sailors.
  Petty Officer Dante Lofton, a culinary specialist aboa
  
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• How the concept of giant parade balloons got off the ground

  24-11-2016 14:16 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — From Felix the Cat to Snoopy and SpongeBob, countless fictional icons have floated across some of America’s most popular roadways. But an American parade tradition actually started with a German immigrant with a passion for puppeteering and an eye for entertainment.
  Anthony Sarg, known professionally as Tony Sarg, is widely credited with developing the prototypes for one of America’s proud parade traditions. Sarg, of German descent, moved stateside with his wi
  
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• Social Hub: What people are thankful for on Thanksgiving

  24-11-2016 12:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – People took to social media on Thanksgiving to share what they are thankful for on Thursday.
  Here is a look at people’s thoughts and reflections:#IAmThankfulFor My four kids.Absolute treasures.
  — Christina (@LaughAndLoseIt) November 24, 2016#IAmThankfulFor The Coffee.. cuz without the coffee I can't do the walking and the studying and the words putting into sentence doing
  — Magnus Lewis (@magnuslewis263) November 24, 2016#IAmThankfulFor OUR
  
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• Updated: Aussie clad only in underpants leads police to crash suspect

  24-11-2016 10:10
  
  A bystander dressed only in underpants helped police arrest an unlicensed driver who allegedly crashed a car into an Australian…
  
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• Prep football: For the Sartans, Thanksgiving meals can wait

  24-11-2016 08:05
  
  More than most seasons, maybe, St. Pius football coach San Juan Mendoza has reason to give thanks. ...
  
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• Editorial: Still much to be thankful for in midst of discord

  24-11-2016 08:05
  
  Instead of dwelling on opinions and worldly disputes, perhaps this Thanksgiving is a time to look inward
  
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• Editorial: City TNR cuts the costs and deaths of feral cats

  24-11-2016 08:05
  
  This is a program that honors public dollars and respect for life
  
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• College football: Seniors have fueled UNM’s turnaround

  24-11-2016 08:05
  
  Class of 2013, the Class of 2013 salutes you.Saturday night at University Stadium, eig ...
  
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• Charity seeks holiday sponsors for families in need

  24-11-2016 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the Thanksgiving meal settles, die-hard shoppers will plot their Black Friday shopping strategies on Thursday, but you may also consider buying for others this holiday season for folks who feel blessed just to have a roof over their head.
  Heading Home’s Holiday of Hope 2016 campaign is underway, and the organization wants to make the holidays brighter for clients in three New Mexico counties.
  “They have experienced homelessness in the recent past,
  
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• Albuquerque man makes more than a hundred turkeys

  24-11-2016 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While many are getting ready to prepare a turkey for Thanksgiving, one small business owner is preparing more than a hundred.
  With little help, Daniel Morgan is frying, smoking and baking turkeys at Pepper’s Ole Fashion BBQ on San Pedro across from Expo New Mexico to fulfill Thanksgiving orders.
  “It’s very, very cumbersome because we have limited space to work with,” Morgan said.
  It is a small space that promises big flavor.
  Morgan started
  
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• Branca, pitcher who gave up ‘Shot Heard ‘Round World,’ dies

  24-11-2016 05:37 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) – Ralph Branca’s career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball.
  The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson’s famed “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” still echoing more than six decades later as one of the most famous home runs in baseball history, died Wednesday. He was 90.
  His son-in-law, former big league manager Bobby Valentine, said Branca died at a nursing home in Rye Brook, New York.
  Branca was a three-time All-Star and spent 12 se
  
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• Drugs, alcohol not involved in bus crash; 6th child dies

  24-11-2016 05:12 via krqe.com
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A school bus driver had no drugs or alcohol in his system when he careened off a road and smashed into a tree, killing six elementary schoolchildren, police said Wednesday.
  Chattanooga Police Sgt. Austin Garrett said a toxicology test was performed on Johnthony Walker, 24, the bus driver now in jail on five vehicular homicide charges.
  Later Wednesday, the police department said in a statement that a sixth child had died of injuries from the crash and another vehic
  
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