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• Texas announces its first locally transmitted Zika case

  28-11-2016 23:23 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Texas health officials are reporting the first case of the Zika virus that was likely transmitted within the state.
  The Texas Department of State Health Services said Monday the woman is a resident of Brownsville, located on the border the state shares with Mexico. But health officials say she reports no recent travel to Mexico or anywhere else with ongoing Zika transmission. The first cases of Zika transmission through mosquito bites on the U.S. mainland were reported over t
  
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• U.S. Marine Corps Reserve accepting donations for Toys for Tots program

  28-11-2016 23:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Toys for Tots is a crucial program to ensure every boy and girl receives a present for Christmas. And to make sure that happens, KRQE News 13 is hosting a phone bank in the Newsplex.
  The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program plays an active role in helping with the development of the nation’s most valuable resource, its children, since the 1940s.
  Monday’s Toys for Tots phone bank will be accepting donations from 4 p.m. unti
  
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• Updated: No Texas football teams in AP poll for 1st time since 1997

  28-11-2016 22:56
  
  College football in Texas has hit a low point not seen for nearly two decades. There were no teams from the state of Texas ranked in The Associated Press poll this week for the first time since Sept. 14, 1997. Depending how the bowl season goes, this could be a first of sorts for Texas […]
  
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• Updated: The top 10 superhero comics of 2016

  28-11-2016 22:55
  
  Many diverse characters deftly inherited iconic superhero costumes in 2016, including a black Captain America and a female Thor. The year also saw a range of top talent holding the pen, from such veterans as Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison to acclaimed-author-turned-comic-book-newcomer Ta-Nahesi Coates. Here are our top 10 superhero comic books of 2016: – […]
  
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• Updated: AP FACT CHECK: Trump won presidency but lost popular vote

  28-11-2016 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s tweets can’t erase the reality that he lost the popular vote in this month’s election, according to The Associated Press’ vote-counting operation. The president-elect tweeted on Saturday that he’d have won the popular vote “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” He also alleged “serious voter fraud” in […]
  
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• Snow to continue in western Colorado through Tuesday morning

  28-11-2016 22:55
  
  DENVER — Snow is expected to continue to fall over western Colorado through Tuesday morning. Total accumulations from the latest storm which started Saturday night were expected to reach up to 20 inches. But the National Weather Service says automated sensors detected between 13 and 25 inches in the West Elk and Sawatch ranges and […]
  
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• Family business conflict subject of talk

  28-11-2016 22:37
  
  A Texas businessman whose father was the inspiration for the 1980s television series “Dallas” will speak about family-business conflict this Friday. Doug Box, author of “Texas Patriarch: A Legacy Lost,” will speak at 7:30 a.m. as part of the Anderson School of Management’s Boerigter Business Breakfast Program at Hotel Albuquerque. Box is a certified family […]
  
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• Santa Fe police officers to get refresher course on pot laws

  28-11-2016 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe police officers are being urged to put marijuana possession at the bottom of their priority list. In 2014 the city council approved an ordinance that decimalized possession of one ounce or less of marijuana making it a civil infraction punishable by a $25 fine.
  The law has been controversial because it contradicts state law.
  According to the Santa Fe New Mexican some officers continue to cite people under the state law. Now City Councilor Joseph Maesta
  
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• Albuquerque police: Man fatally shot near Wells Park positively identified

  28-11-2016 22:08
  
  Authorities have positively identified an Albuquerque man who was fatally shot near the downtown area last week.
  
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• Today in History: November 28

  28-11-2016 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Monday, Nov. 28, the 333rd day of 2016. There are 33 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Nov. 28, 2001, Enron Corp., once the world’s largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion takeover deal. (Enron filed for bankruptcy protection four days later.)
  On this date:
  In 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait t
  
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• Judges sets new competency hearing date for 14-year-old charged with murder

  28-11-2016 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A judge has decided the teen accused of killing a man by running him over with a car is not ready to stand trial.
  Police say 14-year-old Matthew Jaramillo stole an SUV and picked up a prostitute back in May. They say he was parked near an apartment complex when 46-year-old Richard Sisneros told him to move his car. That’s when police say Jaramillo ran the man over and dragged him down the street.
  Jaramillo, now charged with murder, is being held at a treatm
  
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• Southbound I-25 re-opened at mile marker 259

  28-11-2016 20:07
  
  New Mexico State Police say that Interstate 25 southbound at mile marker 259 (near the Santo Domingo Pueblo exit) has re-opened after an early Monday morning closure due to an incident involving a semi truck.
  
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• Police trying to identify man who shot at gas station clerk

  28-11-2016 19:51
  
  Albuquerque police are trying to identify a man who they say got in a fight with a gas station clerk earlier this month and then shot through the clerk’s back windshield when he left for the night. Officers were called to the Walmart gas station around 8 p.m. on Nov. 6 and learned the suspect […]
  
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• Albuquerque Barnes & Noble to keep employees after fire

  28-11-2016 19:33
  
  An Albuquerque Barnes & Noble damaged by a suspicious fire over the weekend won't lay off employees while it cleans during the holiday season.
  
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• When you’re measuring fast changes in an atom, you’re talking zeptoseconds

  28-11-2016 19:31
  
  If you’ve ever heard the word “zeptosecond,” chances are you’re either: (a) A kick-butt Scrabble player. (It has a 25-point value.) (b) A fan of the comic book character The Flash, and you like to argue about how fast he can really go. Otherwise, there hasn’t been all that much to say about the absurdly […]
  
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• Review criticizes Texas agency that regulates veterinarians

  28-11-2016 19:30
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas agency that regulates veterinarians — which aggressively pursued one high-profile case and was overwhelmed by complaints in another — hasn’t been keeping on top of basic responsibilities such as proper fiscal management, evenhanded enforcement and keeping tabs on controlled substances meant for animals, according to a state review. The San […]
  
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• A Japanese theme park thought it was a good idea to freeze 5,000 dead fish in a skating rink

  28-11-2016 19:30
  
  An amusement park in southwestern Japan has closed its ice-skating rink after public outrage over the rink’s key feature: 5,000 dead fish frozen into the ice itself. Space World, a theme park in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, had opened its new attraction Nov. 12. The rink was packed with 25 types of fish purchased from the […]
  
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• Updated: Panda cub gets meds in sweet potato after tummy surgery

  28-11-2016 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian National Zoo’s giant panda cub Bei Bei is getting antibiotics and antacids via sweet potatoes after surgery to remove bamboo stuck in his intestine. The Washington Post (http://wapo.st/2gyO2h7 ) reports the zoo says the panda cub is “bright, alert and responsive” following Friday’s surgery. The paper reported Monday that the 1-year-old […]
  
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• PNM to seek another rate increase

  28-11-2016 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s largest electric provider will be asking state regulators to consider another rate increase in December.
  Public Service Co. of New Mexico has sent letters to a half-million customers, saying it needs to recoup the millions of dollars it’s spending on pollution controls at coal-fired power plants and other improvements to the grid.
  The utility says a major part of the request will ensure fulfillment of an agreement between PNM, the state and
  
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• New Mexico electric utility to seek another rate increase

  28-11-2016 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s largest electric provider will be asking state regulators to consider another rate increase in December.
  Public Service Co. of New Mexico has sent letters to a half-million customers, saying it needs to recoup the millions of dollars it’s spending on pollution controls at coal-fired power plants and other improvements to the grid.
  The utility says a major part of the request will ensure fulfillment of an agreement between PNM, the state and
  
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• AFD responds to early morning fires in Albuquerque, suspect arrested

  28-11-2016 18:52
  
  The Albuquerque Fire Department says they responded to fires at the Old Navy at 4900 Cutler NE about 1:15 a.m. and at Barnes and Noble inside of Coronado Mall, just before 2 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• Investigators identify suspected Albuquerque Old Navy arsonist

  28-11-2016 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Investigators say 28-year-old David Hickman is the arsonist who torched the Old Navy off I-25 and San Mateo late Friday night, according to a criminal complaint.
  Read the criminal complaint >>
  The feds say an Albuquerque police officer was up the street and heard a series of small explosions, drove toward the noise and saw a car in the Old Navy parking lot that wasn’t there just minutes earlier. The officer then saw someone running into the
  
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• Updated: In drawn-out battle of Mosul, limits of Iraqi military show

  28-11-2016 17:43
  
  BAGHDAD — When Iraq’s top generals finalized the plan to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, they gave themselves six months to finish the job. “It was the maximum time cap,” Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said last week. “We had to plan for the worst, so we don’t get surprised.” Six weeks into the […]
  
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• When renting can be a smart decision

  28-11-2016 17:37
  
  Conventional wisdom suggests buying a home makes more financial sense than renting. In many cases, this is true. However, renting is sometimes a smarter approach than buying. As with any financial decision, all of the options and circumstances need to be weighed before jumping in. Making a major purchase requires doing your homework. The following […]
  
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• Creative solutions for table centerpieces

  28-11-2016 17:33
  
  Entertaining guests is a great way to open and share your home to make memories with family and friends. If your entertaining plans includes a meal, chances are everyone will be sitting at the table to dine and converse. A beautifully set table can make guests feel welcome and establish the ambiance for the meal. […]
  
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• Updated: With deals offered early, will shoppers buy on Cyber Monday?

  28-11-2016 17:23
  
  NEW YORK — Millions of Americans paused during the Monday after Thanksgiving to check out online deals and check off people on their holiday gift list. But so-called Cyber Monday may be in danger of losing its online sales title. The Monday after Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest online shopping day of the year, but […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Drain the swamp’? Federal workers worried about Trump plan

  28-11-2016 17:12
  
  McLEAN, Va. — Melissa Baumann lives some 850 miles from the nation’s capital, but when she hears President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters say they will “drain the swamp,” she worries she will be sucked down into the muck. Baumann, a chemist with the Forest Service, is one of the nation’s 4 million or so […]
  
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• First flight in half century leaves Miami bound for Havana

  28-11-2016 16:58 via krqe.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Just three days after the death of Fidel Castro, the first regularly scheduled flight to Cuba’s capital in more than a half-century has left from Miami.
  Several airlines began routes to other Cuban cities earlier this year; Monday morning’s flight was the first of the new Havana-bound service and the first of four daily flights American Airlines plans out of Miami International.
  The Miami Herald reports Jet Blue will start twice-daily service from Orlando on Tuesda
  
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• Caffeine with canines: Dog café opens in December

  28-11-2016 16:46
  
  If you've ever wanted to order your morning joe with a side of puppy love, you're in luck: animal rescuers plan to open the Canine Cafe this December.
  
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• Terrorism suspected in car-and-knife attack at Ohio State

  28-11-2016 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Somali-born college student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer. Police said they are investigating whether it was a terrorist attack.
  Eleven people were hurt, one critically.
  The attacker was identified as Ohio State student Abdul Razak Ali Artan. He was born in Somalia and was a legal permanent resident of the U.S., according to a U
  
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• Shelter-in-place warning lifted at Ohio State

  28-11-2016 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University says a shelter-in-place warning has been lifted and the scene is secure following reports of an active shooter and at least seven people injured.
  Ohio State tweeted Monday morning that all classes would be canceled for the rest of the day.
  The university had warned students in a series of tweets earlier Monday that there was an active shooter on campus and that they should run, hide or fight.
  The Columbus Fire Department says seven people ha
  
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• Ohio State University attacker purposely drove on curb, stabbed people

  28-11-2016 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife before he was shot to death by an officer Monday morning, campus police said.
  Nine people were hurt, one critically, and Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said police were looking into whether it was a terrorist attack. The FBI and other agencies joined the investigation.
  The details emerged after a morning of confusion and conflicti
  
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• Albuquerque locals fight property theft with social media

  28-11-2016 15:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – These days, most locals know someone affected by property crime. The National Insurance Crime Bureau Ranked Albuquerque number two last year for most auto thefts in the nation. Now, residents are fed up.
  The probability of finding your stolen car or truck varies by state. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the national average is less than 50-percent. In Albuquerque, organizers say a group of about 5,000 locals are finding several stolen vehicle
  
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• Portable classroom at elementary school gutted by fire

  28-11-2016 15:18
  
  The Albuquerque Fire Department says a portable classroom at Ventana Ranch Elementary was ablaze Saturday morning.
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Wind, snow expected across New Mexico

  28-11-2016 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Monday, windy and partly cloudy with isolated snow showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy with isolated rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Highs in the 40’s. West winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Monday night, windy with numerous snow showers. Snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Total snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Lows in the 20’s. West winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph a
  
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• Burlesque performers raise money for homeless shelter

  28-11-2016 15:12
  
  A local burlesque group performed at the Launchpad Saturday night to raise money for CASA Q.
  
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• Albuquerque man's truck stolen twice, recovered twice

  28-11-2016 15:12
  
  An Albuquerque man says his truck has been stolen two times, and luckily it has been recovered both times.
  
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• ABQ The Mag ‘Best of the City’ issue to hit stands

  28-11-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – It’s a pretty familiar sticker, and when people see it they know they are getting the best.
  Albuquerque The Magazine has given the Duke City a voice on who or what is the best of the best around the city for over 10 years, and now the votes are in for this year’s picks.
  The Best of the City addition is something the community and visitors can refer to year-round on where to go around the city.
  Albuquerque the Magazine’s Editor in Chief, Lexi Petro
  
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• Southbound I-25 closed near Santo Domingo Pueblo due to semi truck fire

  28-11-2016 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Southbound I-25 is closed between State Road 22 and Budagher Blvd near exit 257 due to a semi truck fire.The incident was reported around 6:45 a.m.Traffic is being re-routed and delays are expected.No further information is available.For live traffic updates, click here. Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News Tagged: News App Alert
  
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• Police reopen southbound I-25 after semi truck fire

  28-11-2016 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Southbound I-25 was closed Monday morning near Santo Domingo Pueblo after a semi truck fire.
  The incident was reported around 6:45 a.m.
  Traffic was re-routed through the median causing major delays for drivers.
  I-25 was reopened around noon Monday.
  No further information about the incident has been made available.
  For live traffic updates, click here. Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News Tagged: News App Alert
  
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• Several ATMs in Albuquerque riddled with bullets

  28-11-2016 15:10
  
  Albuquerque seems to have had a shooting spree this weekend that has left ATMs riddled with bullets.
  
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• US Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots drive officially kicks off

  28-11-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – Year round they are heroes, but especially during the Christmas season.
  The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys For Tots program plays an active role in helping with the development of the nation’s most valuable resource, its children, since the 1940’s. 
  Retired Marine Paul Caputo and USMC 1st Sergeant John Finney joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the event. Watch above.
  Each year the need for donations grows 15-per
  
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• Albuquerque Public Schools’ typo turns into tradition

  28-11-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a typo turned tradition and it’s all to help the community “Do Something Great.”
  Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) calendar now designates the first Monday after Thanksgiving as November 38th, a typo that turned in to an opportunity to celebrate kindness and giving.
  Due to the fact that the first Monday falls in the midst of the holiday season, APS feels that staff, families and students are especially generous this time of y
  
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• Walking N Circles Ranch introduces Charlotte

  28-11-2016 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-housing abandoned horses, and they are looking for volunteers and those wishing to adopt.
  Walking N Circles is a non-profit corporation that provides caring attention to horses who were left to fend for themselves. They have over 100 volunteer ranch hands who do all of the work while learning how to handle horses.
  Ruth Andrews, Executive Director for Walking in Circles, joined KRQE&
  
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• Pressured to be in a relationship for the holidays? Rent-A-Boyfriend

  28-11-2016 15:04
  
  For some people, family gatherings can be a little stressful. There’s also the added pressure of being single over the holidays.
  
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• With deals offered early, will shoppers buy on Cyber Monday?

  28-11-2016 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cyber Monday may be in danger of losing its online sales title.
  The Monday after Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest online shopping day of the year, but stores are releasing internet deals earlier, stretching them through the week, as well as making them available in stores. Shoppers looking for discounts spurred online sales on Black Friday to a new high.
  During the holiday shopping weekend that kicks off on Thanksgiving and the day afterward known as Black Friday,
  
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• Jury selection to resume in Charleston church shooting trial

  28-11-2016 14:59 via krqe.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jury selection is again resuming Monday in the federal case of a white man on trial for fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a Charleston church last year.
  The selection process was halted Nov. 7 after lawyers for Dylann Roof questioned his ability to understand the case against him. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel’s ruling last week cleared the way for Monday’s process to begin anew.
  Roof, 22, is charged with counts including hate crimes and o
  
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• Judge: Church shooting suspect can act as his own attorney

  28-11-2016 14:59 via krqe.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a Charleston church last year was allowed to act as his own attorney in his federal death penalty trial Monday.
  Dylann Roof’s request came against his lawyers’ advice, and U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said he would reluctantly accept the 22-year-old’s “unwise” decision.
  Death penalty attorney David Bruck then slid over and let Roof take the lead chair. The lawyers
  
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• Trump to fill more vacancies; recount distraction looms

  28-11-2016 14:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With his return to New York, President-elect Donald Trump faces a pressing need to set more of the foundation blocks of his presidency in place by filling vacancies for secretary of state and other top posts.
  Distraction looms, however, much of it created by the president-elect himself, whose extraordinary claims of widespread voter fraud during a 12-hour Twitter offensive on Sunday cast a shadow over the legitimacy of an election that he actually won.
  “I won the popu
  
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• Texas oil company looks to boost production in New Mexico

  28-11-2016 14:51
  
  A Texas-based oil and gas company has reached a $430 million deal that will clear the way for more production in southeastern New Mexico.
  
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