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• South Sudan accepts UN peacekeepers with no conditions

  26-11-2016 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government has accepted with “no conditions” increase the peacekeeping force in the country as mandated by the U.N. Security Council in August, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Lomuro told the Associated Press Saturday.
  “I expect them arrive at any time. The challenge is now on the U.N. to implement and fulfill their promises,” Lomuro said in an interview.
  The unanimous decision by South Sudan’s Cabinet ends a thr
  
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• Fire guts portable at Ventana Ranch Elementary

  26-11-2016 22:50
  
  A portable building at a West Side school was declared a total loss after a Saturday morning fire, according to the Albuquerque Fire Department. Firefighters went to Ventana Ranch Elementary School at 6801 Ventana Village NW around 9:30 a.m. after a woman at a nearby dog park reported smoke, an AFD news release stated. “Units […]
  
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• Snow, strong wind in forecast for much of New Mexico

  26-11-2016 22:38
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Winter weather conditions are forecast across much of New Mexico this weekend. The National Weather Service says an upper level trough will cross the state overnight, with accumulating snow and strong wind expected Saturday night and Sunday morning. Forecasters say mountains of northern New Mexico will get up to several inches of […]
  
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• Firefighters respond to small fire at SF bookstore

  26-11-2016 22:16
  
  Multiple fire department units responded when flames came from the chimney of Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe around 1:15 p.m. today. The small fire resulted in an evacuation, disrupting a children’s book presentation at the store on Galisteo and Water streets.
  
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• Seeking students, public colleges reduce out-of-state prices

  26-11-2016 22:08 via krqe.com
  
  HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — As high school seniors and their families try to decide where they might afford a college education, they might take a fresh look at out-of-state schools. The Associated Press has counted at least 50 public colleges and universities nationwide that have lowered nonresident tuition by more than 10 percent in recent years without making similar reductions for in-state students.
  The idea is to reverse declining enrollments and attract enough students to raise revenue
  
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• FBI: Person connected to suspicious devices found at 3 Starbucks taken into custody

  26-11-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The FBI says they now have a person in custody in connection with the investigation into several suspicious devices in Albuquerque.
  The Albuquerque Police Department took the person into custody Saturday morning and turned the person over to the FBI.
  Suspicious devices were planted at three Starbucks Coffee Shops in Albuquerque early Friday morning, one of which exploded.
  The Starbucks on Central near Tulane in Nob Hill is one of the coffee sh
  
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• Former classmates of ‘alt-right’ leader set up refugee fund

  26-11-2016 20:37
  
  DALLAS — Alumni of a private boys’ school in Dallas have set up an online fundraising campaign for a nonprofit that helps refugees and asylum-seekers, in repudiation of the ideas espoused by their “alt-right” leader classmate. The Dallas Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/2fzgta5) that members of the St. Mark’s School of Texas Class of 1997 hope […]
  
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• Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of 4 in Alaska hotel room

  26-11-2016 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska are investigating the deaths of four people, including a 2-month-old girl, found in a hotel room as a murder-suicide.
  Hotel staff called Fairbanks police and fire departments to a Hampton Inn on Friday afternoon. When officers arrived, a man found crying in a second-floor hallway directed police to a nearby room, where they found the bodies.
  The victims were identified as 54-year-old Linda Hutton, 22-year-old Emily McDonald, 22-year-old McKay
  
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• Updated: Police identify driver in death of Colorado Patrol trooper

  26-11-2016 20:16
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A driver accused of hitting and killing a Colorado State Patrol trooper who was investigating a traffic crash on Interstate 25 has been charged and released from jail, authorities said Saturday as the community mourned the 11-year veteran of the force. Investigators said Noe Gamez-Ruiz of Denver was charged with careless […]
  
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• Updated: Pipeline protesters vow to stay camped on federal land

  26-11-2016 20:16
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. — Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters will not follow a government directive to leave the federal land where hundreds have camped for months, organizers said Saturday, despite state officials encouraging them to do so. Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader Dave Archambault and other protest organizers confidently explained that they’ll stay at the […]
  
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• Water rights deal pits New Mexico villagers against oilman

  26-11-2016 20:15
  
  PECOS, N.M. — A battle is brewing between residents of a northern New Mexico village and a Texas oil and gas executive who owns a ranch along the Pecos River. At issue is a pending water rights transfer that some Pecos residents believe will affect a centuries-old acequia that diverts water for agricultural use. Once […]
  
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• Some fear California’s tax on e-cigarettes may deter smokers

  26-11-2016 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Smoking has dropped to historic lows nationwide, dramatically decreasing revenue from tobacco taxes. In search of funds, a growing number of states are taxing electronic cigarettes — a trend that is sparking a fierce public health debate over whether it will deter smokers from switching to a safer alternative.
  California became the seventh state to tax e-cigarettes with the overwhelming approval of a Nov. 8 ballot measure. Proposition 56 also will add a $2 per pack s
  
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• UNM football: scouting the Lobos

  26-11-2016 18:30
  
  The Lobos likely will be without leading rusher Tyrone Owens (foot) and starting nose guard William Udeh (knee) tonight. They surely will be missed, but UNM is fortunate to have depth at both positions. At running back, senior Teriyon Gipson and junior Richard McQuarley would absorb most of Owens’ carries. Junior Daryl Chestnut and sophomore […]
  
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• UNM football: Scouting the Cowboys

  26-11-2016 18:21
  
  Last year in Laramie, the UNM defense sold out against the rush and held Wyoming star running back Brian Hill to just 49 yards on 17 carries. The Lobos jumped in front 28-7 and held on to win 38-28. Tonight, the added element of quarterback Josh Allen’s playmaking ability changes the equation. “Probably the most […]
  
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• Celebration, sorrow and slights greet news of Castro’s death

  26-11-2016 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  While the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted cheers from the country’s exiles in Miami, the 90-year-old revolutionary leader’s passing produced expressions of respect in other parts of the world and measured responses from governments that saw the devoted socialist as a threat.
  U.S. President Barack Obama noted that while “discord and profound political disagreements” marked the relationship between the United States and Cuba for nearly six decades, Americans wer
  
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• North Dakota officials: Protesters should leave federal land

  26-11-2016 18:05 via krqe.com
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are encouraging the thousands of Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters to respect the mandate to leave the sprawling, months-old encampment that’s on federal land.
  According to Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader Dave Archambault, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent him a letter Friday that said all federal lands north of the Cannonball River will be closed to public access Dec. 5 for “safety concerns,” including the oncomin
  
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• Fire crews respond to possible portable on fire at Ventana Ranch Elementary

  26-11-2016 17:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Fire Department is on scene at Ventana Ranch Elementary in northwest Albuquerque due to smoke coming from one of the portable buildings.
  AFD has crews on scene currently.
  No further information is available at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they come.
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• AFD: Fire destroys portable building at Ventana Ranch Elementary

  26-11-2016 17:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Fire Department responded to a fire at Ventana Ranch Elementary in northwest Albuquerque Saturday morning.
  Fire crews say a witness reported smoke and when firefighters arrived on scene they found flames coming from one of the portable buildings.
  AFD says the fire has been extinguished and no injuries were reported.
  They are calling the portable building a total loss, and say no other structures were threatened.
  The fire is under investi
  
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• PHOTOS: Fidel Castro, 1926-2016

  26-11-2016 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  PHOTOS: Fidel Castro, 1926-2016 Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro speaks on the eve of the military trial of more than a hundred insurgents captured in the mountains on Wednesday Oct. 10, 1960 in Havana.He warns "He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword" to those who attacked his regime.(AP Photo)Cuban guerrilla leader Fidel Castro does some reading while at his rebel base in Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains in this 1957 photo. (AP Photo/Andrew St. George)The caption describing Fidel Cast
  
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• Football Friday Night Week 14

  26-11-2016 17:17 via krqe.com
  
  Watch New Mexico Ford Dealer’s High School Football Friday Night Week 14 » 
  Filed under: Football Friday Night, FOX New Mexico, SmartTV, Top Video Tagged: Football Friday, High School Sports
  
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• Updated: Authorities investigate multiple overnight fires, suspect in custody

  26-11-2016 17:07
  
  A suspect is in custody and the FBI and local agencies are investigating after multiple overnight incidents, including two fires in northeast Albuquerque. Early Saturday morning, firefighters arrived at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Coronado Mall and the Old Navy in the Pavilion shopping center near San Mateo and Interstate 40 where they found […]
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Department responds to multiple overnight fires

  26-11-2016 17:07
  
  The Albuquerque Fire Department is investigating a fire after responding to the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Coronado Mall early Saturday morning. Firefighters arrived at the bookstore shortly before 2 a.m. where they found “smoke and flames coming from the side of the building,” according to Diane Burns, AFD spokeswoman. No one was inside […]
  
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• Bad shooting sinks the Lobo women’s basketball team against Tulsa

  26-11-2016 17:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bad shooting performance cost Mike Bradbury’s Lobo women’s basketball team a second loss of the season.
  The Lobos fell in the opening round of their Thanksgiving Tournament to Tulsa 67-64 Friday night.
  The Lobos shot a woeful 16 percent in the first half. In fact, they only made one basket in the entire second quarter.
  Lobos center Richelle Van Der Keilj had monster numbers on the night with 21 points and 17 rebounds.
  Lobos guard Cherise Beynon batt
  
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• “Small Business Saturday” takes place around New Mexico

  26-11-2016 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – You have a chance to support local on this “Small Business Saturday”.
  People will be filling Downtown, Old Tow, and Nob Hill spending their money at locally-owned businesses.
  It was founded in 2010 as a nationwide effort to rally local resident to support small businesses in their communities. More than 95 million people shopped at a small business last year, marking an 8% increase from 2014.
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• Three hikers home safe after lost in Bear Canyon

  26-11-2016 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Three hikers are now safely home after they were lost for Friday night.
  Police were notified of the three hikers lost in the area of Bear Canyon.
  But, they were found around 1:30 a.m.
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• Albuquerque Fire Department investigates fires at Barnes and Noble, Old Navy

  26-11-2016 16:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Fire Department is investigating two fires that occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
  Fire crews responded to fires at the Barnes and Noble at Coronado Mall and the Old Navy on San Mateo and Cutler Ave Saturday.
  AFD says crews were on scene within minutes at Barnes and Noble to find smoke and flames coming from the side of the building.
  Smoke and flames were also discovered coming from Old Navy around 1:15 a.m. Saturday. Firef
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Department investigates fire at Barnes and Noble

  26-11-2016 16:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Fire Department is investigating a fire at the Barnes and Noble at Coronado Mall that occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
  AFD says crews were on scene within minutes to find smoke and flames coming from the side of the building. There is extensive smoke and water damage on the first floor of the store. They say no one was inside at the time and no injuries were reported.
  Barnes and Noble will not be open for business for awhile.
  
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• Fidel Castro dies at 90

  26-11-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  HAVANA, CUBA – Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died at age 90.
  His brother and current President Raul Castro announced the news late Friday on state television.
  Fidel Castro’s island nation, brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and he defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his 50-year rule.
  He survived long enough to see his brother, Raul Castro negotiate an agreement with President Barack Obama to move to restore diplomatic ties for the first time since
  
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• Man facing charges for alleged drunken motorcycle crash

  26-11-2016 14:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police said a man will face charges in a alleged drunken motorcycle crash that killed his passenger.
  They said 26-year-old Marcus Gomez lost control of his bike on Paseo Del Norte on Friday afternoon.
  Lizeth Gutierrez-Martinez died on scene.
  Gomez is facing charges for vehicular homicide while driving under the influence.
  He will be booked once he is released from the hospital.
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• Updated: Loons and lager, ducks on draft: Birders, brewers form flock

  26-11-2016 13:43
  
  In the worlds of birders and craft beer lovers, the new paradigm is to enjoy an ale along with the…
  
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• Think small when shopping on Small Business Saturday

  26-11-2016 08:05
  
  Torild Kristiansen is not a big shopper.Nor is the Albuquerque woman particularly in t ...
  
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• NM native, Tuskegee Airman dies, age 97

  26-11-2016 08:05
  
  LAS CRUCES–One of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who supported the Allied victory in World War...
  
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• Muslim shopper wearing a hijab harassed by woman at grocery

  26-11-2016 08:05
  
  Smith's store staffers, bystanders intervene
  
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• City releases letter that claims sex harassment

  26-11-2016 08:05
  
  An attorney for four women who worked in the Albuquerque Police Department's records unit sent a let ...
  
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• Support locals: Shop Small Saturday

  26-11-2016 08:02
  
  After Rodger McKown retired from a career as a writer and editor in 2007, the former El Paso Times s ...
  
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• NMSP: Two hikers, ages 17 and 19, lost in Sandias

  26-11-2016 06:35
  
  A Search and Rescue team and the Albuquerque Police Department are working to find two hikers, ages 17 and 19, lost in the Sandia Mountains, according to officials from the New Mexico State Police. Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo said around 7:30 p.m. a search and rescue was activated near the Sandia Crest area. “The SAR coordinator […]
  
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• New Mexican veteran heading back to Standing Rock

  26-11-2016 06:29
  
  Protesters aren't taking any holiday breaks as they continue demonstrating against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
  
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• Confrontation with Santa Fe deputies ends in suicide

  26-11-2016 06:19 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says an armed man has taken his own life after being confronted by law enforcement in the Rancho Viejo area on the southern outskirts of Santa Fe.
  Sheriff’s Office spokesman Juan Rios said an armed man took his life in an open field near the Santa Maria de la Paz church on Friday evening at about the time the sun was setting. Deputies had shut down roads in the area as they responded to a report of a dis
  
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• Family devastated after man killed in head-on collision on Thanksgiving

  26-11-2016 06:07
  
  One New Mexican family will have one less at the table, and for years to come, when they say Thanksgiving grace, they will also grieve.
  
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• Nob Hill businesses push forward despite suspicious fires, vandalism

  26-11-2016 06:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Broken glass and bullet holes are what’s left behind at the Starbucks on Central Avenue. One of three Starbucks locations targeted in the city early Friday morning.
  A Starbucks on Lomas, and another on Gibson also suffered major damage from vandals that broke into the coffee shops. Albuquerque police have released a photo of the suspect, but the FBI has now taken over the investigation.
  This is just the latest in a series of suspicious events in Nob Hill in r
  
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• Personal trainers in Albuquerque see clients increase during holiday season

  26-11-2016 06:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s probably safe to say a majority of people didn’t hold back on Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast, but for those of you looking to jump right into a workout routine, think again. Personal trainers say it’s more about creating a lifestyle than a diet plan.
  Leo Urquides and his clients are already in the gym working off the big Thanksgiving meal just hours after the holiday.
  “It’s more of living a lifestyle and continuing to be ac
  
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• Aggie football tries to extend momentum in home finale

  26-11-2016 04:10
  
  (Click here for the Aggie Game Day page.) The New Mexico State Aggies had no problems scoring against one of the Sun Belt Conference’s worst defenses. On Saturday, they’ll try their luck against one of the league’s best. NMSU (3-7, 2-4 Sun Belt) closes out what’s been a successful home schedule against Appalachian State (8-3, […]
  
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• Lobo football can share division title with win over Wyoming

  26-11-2016 04:05
  
  The 2016 New Mexico Lobos have done quite a nice job of sending folks poring through the football record books. The last time they’d won five straight games: 2004. The last time they’d had seven or more wins in back-to-back seasons: 2003-04. The last time they’d had consecutive bowl appearances: 2006-07. The Lobos are bowl-eligible […]
  
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• FBI: Three Starbucks vandalized, suspicious devices found

  26-11-2016 03:58
  
  During an investigation into vandalism overnight, authorities said Friday morning they found suspicious devices at three Starbucks locations in Albuquerque.
  
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• Women’s basketball: New Mexico State routs Highlands

  26-11-2016 03:49
  
    LAS CRUCES  – The New Mexico State women’s basketball team squared off with New Mexico Highlands on Friday night and won the game, 94-37, with strong team play from start to finish. It was the sixth win in as many games for the Aggies against the Cowgirls. The Aggies (4-2) ran off 21 consecutive […]
  
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• Motorcycle crash leaves woman dead in Albuquerque

  26-11-2016 02:07
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department says a motorcycle crash near Paseo Del Norte and Coors has left one woman dead.
  
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• John’s Friday Evening Forecast

  26-11-2016 01:58 via krqe.com
  
  The weather will remain quiet tonight for all those shoppers finishing out Black Friday. A couple of spot showers will remain possible across the far southeastern corner of the state tonight, otherwise expect mostly clear skies and cold temperatures.
  Clouds will increase throughout the day Saturday as our next storm system approaches. Mountain snow and valley rain will develop Saturday night and continue into Sunday. The west and southwest facing slopes of the Northern Mountains will be favored.
  
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• Albuquerque police increase patrols to protect holiday shoppers

  26-11-2016 01:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s one of the busiest shopping days across the U.S., and it’s also the Albuquerque Police Department’s first day of increased holiday patrols.
  Police say more shoppers means more opportunities for thieves. Without giving away their exact plan, Albuquerque police laid out some of the strategies they will use to help keep shoppers safe.
  “We have undercover officers, uniformed officers, mobile video carts, aerial surveillance, everything we
  
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• Election recount will take place in Wisconsin, after Stein files petition

  26-11-2016 01:52
  
  An election recount will take place soon in Wisconsin, after former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein filed a petition Friday with the state’s Elections Commission, the first of three states where she has promised to contest the election result. The move from Stein, who raised millions since her Wednesday announcement that she would seek […]
  
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• A brand boost? Trump’s rise may jolt his empire.

  26-11-2016 01:51
  
  Days after Donald Trump’s election victory, a news agency in the former Soviet republic of Georgia reported that a long-stalled plan for a Trump-branded tower in a seaside Georgian resort town was now back on track. Likewise, the local developer of a Trump Tower planned for Buenos Aires announced last week, three days after Trump […]
  
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