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• All-MWC football: No Lobos on first team, four on second

  29-11-2016 23:57
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS — Four members of the University of New Mexico football team, defensive end Nik D’Avanzo, running back Teriyon Gipson, offensive lineman Reno Henderson and defensive lineman Garrett Hughes, were named second-team All-Mountain West Conference on Tuesday.  The teams were voted upon by coaches and a panel of media members from each of the […]
  
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• Chicago clinics partner with NM dental tourism agency

  29-11-2016 23:53
  
  Two Chicago-area dental clinics are partnering with a New Mexico dental tourism agency to send some of their patients south of the border to save money on pricey procedures. Beyond Borders Dental, a Santa Fe business that launched this past summer, said Chicago-based Dental Salon is referring its clients to the New Mexico dental concierge […]
  
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• Great Barrier Reef sees record coral deaths this year

  29-11-2016 23:48 via krqe.com
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Warming oceans this year have caused the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists said Tuesday.
  The worst-affected area is a 700-kilometer (400-mile) swath in the north of the World Heritage-listed 2,300-kilometer (1,400-mile) chain of reefs off Australia’s northeast coast, said the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.
  The center, based at James Cook University in Queensl
  
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• North Dakota will not block supplies into camp

  29-11-2016 22:35 via krqe.com
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A spokesman for North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the governor has no intention of blocking food and supplies from coming into a camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline.
  Dalrymple on Monday issued a “mandatory evacuation” for the camp “to safeguard against harsh winter conditions.”
  Dalrymple spokesman Jeff Zent says the evacuation order has been “misconstrued” by some as giving authorities the abili
  
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• Most New Mexico school districts’ grades remain the same

  29-11-2016 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New results show most grades for New Mexico school districts remained the same last year despite common core tests and a revamp teacher evaluation system.
  The report released Tuesday also said more school districts saw improving grades than declining ones. But only six out of 89 school districts earned an “A” grade.
  School report cards largely are based on an average of a district’s individual school grades. However, they are also other measuremen
  
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• Breaking: PED: APS district earns a D

  29-11-2016 22:18
  
  Albuquerque Public Schools is a "D" district according to grades released today by the P ...
  
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• EPA begins process to regulate toxic, widely used chemicals

  29-11-2016 22:16 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released a list of toxic chemicals that will be the first reviewed under a recently enacted law that gives regulators increased authority to ban substances shown to endanger human health.
  EPA’s move comes after a key revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act that passed Congress earlier this year with broad bipartisan support. The list includes such common chemicals as asbestos and trichloroethylene that have for dec
  
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• Updated: Ski Santa Fe will open Saturday

  29-11-2016 22:06
  
  Ski Santa Fe didn’t have enough snow for its projected Thanksgiving Day opening, but this week’s storm “combined with the efforts of our snow-making crew” will allow the ski area to open for business on Saturday (Dec.3), the ski area announced. In a news release, Ski Santa Fe said the limited opening will include the […]
  
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• Journalists in the age of Trump: Lose the smugness, keep the mission

  29-11-2016 22:02
  
  Journalists may thrive on news – by definition, the unexpected or novel – but they’re terrible at getting out of their own comfortable ruts. Consider, for example, the decade or so of abject denial about their threatened business model that followed the apocalyptic arrival of Craigslist, which removed the crucial revenue that came from classified […]
  
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• Man gets life plus 342 years for killing state patrol cadet

  29-11-2016 22:01
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — A man who hit and killed a Colorado State Patrol cadet and injured a trooper while fleeing from police will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Twenty-eight-year-old Christopher Gebers was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison plus 342 years in Boulder for killing Taylor Thyfault (TEE’-foe) and injuring Trooper Clinton […]
  
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• Attorney: Oil patch murderer needs treatment, not prison

  29-11-2016 22:01
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. — An attorney for a mentally disabled man serving a 100-year prison term for killing a high school teacher in the Northern Plains’ oil patch asked the Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday to vacate his sentence and place him under the custody of state health officials. The killing of Sherry Arnold in the […]
  
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• Today in History: November 29

  29-11-2016 21:03 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 334th day of 2016. There are 32 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Nov. 29, 2001, George Harrison, the “quiet Beatle,” died in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer; he was 58.
  On this date:
  In 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, onetime adviser to England’s King Henry VIII, died.
  In 1864, a Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre.
  In 1890, the first Army-
  
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• Park, trail dedicated to 19 fallen Arizona firefighters

  29-11-2016 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A memorial park and a hiking trail were dedicated Tuesday to 19 Arizona elite wildland firefighters who died in 2013 in a brush choked box canyon while battling one of the state’s most devastating wildfires.
  Relatives of the Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighting team gathered at a trailhead for the somber ceremony dedicating the site as an Arizona state park, where Gov. Doug Ducey said the 3-mile trail and memorial would serve as a lasting tribute to the fallen
  
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• Secretary of state says no widespread illegal voting in NM

  29-11-2016 20:02
  
  SANTA FE — Outgoing New Mexico Secretary of State Brad Winter said today state residents can be confident in the outcomes of this month’s general election, disputing a suggestion from President-elect Donald Trump about widespread illegal voting. Winter, a Republican, said there have been isolated incidents of voter fraud in New Mexico, but said the […]
  
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• Note to our readers: Weather delays papers in Gallup

  29-11-2016 19:59
  
  Snow delayed delivery Tuesday morning of the Albuquerque Journal in Gallup. Carriers will deliver today’s papers with Wednesday home delivery, said Albuquerque Publishing Co. circulation director Robert Rivera. More from ABQJournal.com Weather Latest weather conditions and forecast for ABQ weather… continue reading »
  
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• Police: Teen attempting to carjack couple shot in head by victim

  29-11-2016 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  A 16 year old with a significant criminal past is in the hospital after police say he was shot trying to carjack a couple in an apartment complex’s parking lot.
  It happened at the Canyon Vista Apartments at around 6:30 p.m. Monday evening. Albuquerque police say a couple coming back from dinner in their car was approached by three armed teens, including Gabriel Gonzales, 16.
  The male victim shot Gonzales, who was armed with a handgun himself. Gonzales
  
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• Police: Driver shoots suspected carjacker, additional suspects sought

  29-11-2016 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Police are searching for two suspected carjackers after a shooting in northeast Albuquerque.
  It happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday in the 3900 block of Montgomery Blvd. NE. According to the Albuquerque Police Department, three armed males attempted to car jack a couple in a parking lot. APD says the driver was also armed and shot at the carjackers hitting one of them.
  Police say that suspect was seriously injured and was taken to an Albuquerque hospital.
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• Police searching for ‘neck brace bandit’ suspected in robbery spree

  29-11-2016 19:36
  
  Albuquerque police are trying to identify a man they’ve dubbed the “neck brace bandit” who is suspected of robbing numerous businesses, often while wearing a neck brace. Officer Fred Duran, an APD spokesman, said the suspect has made off with thousands of dollars in cash. He didn’t say what businesses were robbed or when the […]
  
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• Garcia family buys Downtown’s Copper Square

  29-11-2016 19:32
  
  Family behind major car business investing in Downtown properties
  
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• Updated: The donkey and the moose

  29-11-2016 19:23
  
  So many Trumpists have written in since the election, and I am grateful for their interest and also impressed by the sheer variety of their profanity. I never learned to swear that well because by the time my mother died, at 97, it was too late for me to learn. I gather from the letters […]
  
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• Official: Ohio attacker was angry about treatment of Muslims

  29-11-2016 19:21 via krqe.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Somali-born student who went on a car-and-knife rampage at Ohio State University railed on Facebook against U.S. interference in Muslim lands and warned, “If you want us Muslims to stop carrying lone wolf attacks, then make peace” with the Islamic State group, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.
  The posts from Abdul Razak Ali Artan’s account came to light after Monday’s violence, which left 11 people injured. Investigators are looking
  
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• Dozens arrested during US protests for higher minimum wages

  29-11-2016 19:18 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of people were arrested Monday as they participated in protests nationwide for a $15 per hour minimum wage.
  Fast-food restaurant workers and home and child-care workers rallied in cities including Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York on Tuesday morning. In many cities the protesters blocked busy intersections.
  In Chicago, hundreds of protesters at O’Hare International Airport were outside terminals chanting “What do we want? $15
  
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• Rio Rancho police seek help searching for missing teen

  29-11-2016 18:48 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho police are asking for help finding a missing teen.
  Police say 17-year-old Ashlan Jacee Coe ran away sometime during the night between Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th.
  Coe is described as 5-foot-3 and 110 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. She recently moved to Rio Rancho from Oklahoma.
  Police also say Coe’s prom dress and shoes are missing, among other items, and that the night of her disappearance, a red Dodge Charger was se
  
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• Photos: Winter weather hits New Mexico

  29-11-2016 18:39 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Winter weather is finally starting to hit the state, leaving behind much-needed moisture.
  KRQE News 13 viewers were quick to catch snapshots of the winter storm as it passed through.
  If you have some storm photos you would like to share, send them to ReportIt! Winter weather hits New Mexico Viewer submitted photo via ReportIt!Viewer submitted photo via ReportIt!Viewer submitted photo via ReportIt!Viewer submitted photo via ReportIt!Viewer submitted photo vi
  
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• Congress set to vote on bill that promises to speed up drug approval

  29-11-2016 17:42
  
  WASHINGTON – A 996-page bill that seeks to speed up the approval of new medicines and medical devices is expected to head to the House for a vote on Wednesday, amid criticism that the complicated legislation is being rushed through without sufficient scrutiny. Called 21st Century Cures, the legislation earmarks $6.3 billion for biomedical research, […]
  
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• US says mistaken coalition airstrikes in Syria were legal

  29-11-2016 17:41
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says Sept. 17 airstrikes in eastern Syria that reportedly killed dozens did not violate the international law of armed conflict. An Air Force general who led a coalition investigation of the attacks told reporters Tuesday at the Pentagon that the targets were believed, incorrectly, to be Islamic State fighters. The […]
  
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• Updated: Meet Tom Price, the man who could reshape Obamacare under President Trump

  29-11-2016 17:30
  
  Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary is a former orthopedic surgeon who said he got into government to get government off his back. So it’s safe to say that if Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., is confirmed, he won’t hesitate to lead the effort to repeal Obamacare. Here’s what you need to know […]
  
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• Netherlands and Belgium to end lawless border oddity by swapping land peacefully

  29-11-2016 17:29
  
  Throughout history, disputes over international borders have led to long, bloody wars. Even today, there are dozens of border disputes around the world that threaten to spark conflict. But an unusual agreement reached in Europe this week proves that not all potential border changes are quite so contentious. During the state visit of King Philippe […]
  
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• In Uganda, land conflicts and marginalization of ethnic groups promote new violence

  29-11-2016 17:29
  
  In Western Uganda, police and military on Sunday raided the Rwenzururu kingdom’s palace in the town of Kasese. The crackdown on suspected militia members among King Mumbere’s royal guards left palace buildings ablaze and at least 46 royal guards dead. Police arrested another 139 royal guards and airlifted the Omusinga (king) to the Nalufenya counterterrorism […]
  
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• New Mexico will certify election results, recount 3 races

  29-11-2016 17:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico State Canvassing Board is certifying election results that return control of the state Legislature to Democrats, award electoral college votes to Hillary Clinton and provide Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson with his strongest showing in any state.
  Board members including Republican Gov. Susana Martinez will meet Tuesday to confirm election results and initiate mandatory recounts in three state legislative races where the margin of victory
  
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• New Mexico school district eyes prizes to grow bus ridership

  29-11-2016 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A southern New Mexico school district is trying to entice students to ride the bus with free televisions, drones, and tablets.
  KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas reports the Las Cruces Public School District is offering prizes to students who ride the bus on two specific days to increase ridership.
  The district is working with a school bus contractor to offer more than $3,000 worth of prizes to students who ride the bus on Thursday and February 8. Those are the only two days
  
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• Patagonia donating its $10M in Black Friday sales to charity

  29-11-2016 16:24 via krqe.com
  
  VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Patagonia says its Black Friday “fundraiser for the Earth” has shattered expectations by bringing in $10 million in sales that will be donated to nonprofits focused on helping the environment.
  The outdoor clothing maker previously announced it would donate 100 percent of its global retail and online sales on Black Friday. It says it expected to reach $2 million in sales, but instead generated five times more. Patagonia says the fundraiser “attracted
  
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• WWII vet to receive honorary degree from New Mexico college

  29-11-2016 15:58 via krqe.com
  
  SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) – A 96-year-old World War II veteran will be receiving an honorary degree from Western New Mexico University during this semester’s commencement ceremony.
  The university says Leonard Pritikin is a fixture at every Mustang home basketball and volleyball game. He’s always in the front row, wearing a bright yellow jacket and a veteran’s cap.
  He’ll be introduced to the entire graduating class when he receives the honorary degree Dec. 9.
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• Accident at Lomas and Tramway cleared

  29-11-2016 15:57
  
  Authorities have cleared an accident at Lomas and Tramway boulevards which impacted traffic Tuesday morning.
  
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• Trump summons Romney for 2nd look as staffers squabble

  29-11-2016 15:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hunt for a secretary of state is veering into dramatic terrain, with the president-elect summoning Mitt Romney back for a second look as a top aide leads a public pressure campaign against the pick.
  Trump has a follow-up meeting Tuesday with the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, who has become a symbol of the internal divisions agitating the transition team. He also plans to sit with Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations C
  
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• ABQ The Mag gears up for Best of the City Party

  29-11-2016 15:15 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.
  The Best of the City addition is something the community and visitors can refer to year around on where to go in Albuquerque.
  Albuquerque the Magazine’s Director, Matt Rader joined KRQE’s This Mornin
  
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• Tuesday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Arsonist suspect in Albuquerque Old Navy fire identified

  29-11-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. No word yet if the man arrested shortly after a fire at Old Navy is connected to a string of fires, break-ins and one explosion in Albuquerque recently. According to a criminal complaint, police found David Hickman with a loaded gun, an AR-15 style rifle in the back seat of his car, an emergency flare and several mason jars that had explosive material inside. Police also said Hickman had a list with that Old Navy store on it. Recently, there were suspicious d
  
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• NMSU throws global party for Giving Tuesday

  29-11-2016 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE)– It’s a global day for giving and organizations from all over the world are participating.
  Giving Tuesday has one common purpose for coming together to celebrate generosity and to contribute to causes that matter.
  New Mexico State University (NMSU) has joined this global event which has allowed close to 2,500 donor to give to the college, and more than 80 new scholarships have been established.
  Del Esparza, President of Esparza Advertising,
  
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• Report reveals where health rankings of New Mexico women and children

  29-11-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE)– A report on the health of women and children in the United States has been released, and the results may surprise you on where New Mexico stands.
  The American’s Health Rankings took an in depth look at over 60 measures of health and well-being and New Mexico came in at 37th. Health of women ranked at 39th, children ranked at 40th, and infant health ranked at 25th.
  United Healthcare’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Denise Leonardi, joined KRQE’s This Mo
  
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• Raging wildfires in South force evacuations in Tennessee

  29-11-2016 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Raging wildfires fueled by high winds forced the evacuation of thousands of people and damaged or burned hundreds of homes and other buildings in a popular vacation resort town on the border of the Smoky Mountains National Park as National Guard troops arrived early Tuesday to help overwhelmed firefighters battle the blaze.
  The winds toppled dead trees and fanned flames eating their way across forest floors dried out by a relentless drought that has spread across several Sou
  
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• Tumbleweed snowman welcomes driver along I-40

  29-11-2016 14:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s that time of year again when a familiar, friendly face pops up along I-40.
  The group has been building the tumbleweed snowman since 1995. Crews began working on this guy last week before Thanksgiving by picking out the tumbleweeds for the body of the snowman, and painting them white.
  They say it could be the biggest one yet, with the bottom of the snowman being about 10 feet wide.
  “It’s just anything else, you have to have an eye for what y
  
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• Crews prepare to build tumbleweed snowman along I-40

  29-11-2016 14:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s that time of year again when a familiar, friendly face pops up along I-40.
  The group has been building the tumbleweed snowman since 1995. Crews began working on this guy last week before Thanksgiving by picking out the tumbleweeds for the body of the snowman, and painting them white.
  They say it could be the biggest one yet, with the bottom of the snowman being about 10 feet wide.
  “It’s just anything else, you have to have an eye for what y
  
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• USA Today: Taos is top ski town in America

  29-11-2016 13:59 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – USA Today has named Taos the top ski town in the country.
  Tourism in Taos is on the rise and the director of tourism says after hitting the slopes, visitors can enjoy the arts, culture and history of the town.
  Taos beat out Whitefish, Montana and North Conway, New Hampshire.
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• Brazilian soccer team’s plane crashes in Colombia; 75 dead

  29-11-2016 13:48 via krqe.com
  
  MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A chartered plane with a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed near Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 75 people, Colombian officials said. Six people survived.
  The British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated by a charter airline named LaMia, declared an emergency and lost radar contact just before 10 p.m. Monday (0300 GMT) because of an electrical failure, aviation authorities said.
  The aircraft, which had depart
  
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• Winter Weather: Parts of New Mexico see snow Monday night

  29-11-2016 13:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP/KRQE) – Forecasters say an approaching storm system and low temperatures are expected to bring snow Monday night to the Albuquerque area.
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  The National Weather Service says western and central New Mexico is likely to see several inches of snow overnig
  
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• Feds show no 'Love' for New York state roadway signs

  29-11-2016 12:31
  
  The Federal Highway Administration isn't showing any "Love" for some tourism signs along New York state highways. Officials with the…
  
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• Second-graders build gingerbread houses to help Meals on Wheels

  29-11-2016 08:05
  
  Students in Billie Helean's second-grade class at Maggie Cordova Elementary are building gingerbread ...
  
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• Justice Dept. to look at Gold King spill lawsuit

  29-11-2016 08:05
  
  SANTA FE–New Mexico's lawsuit against neighboring Colorado over the fallout of a massive m ...
  
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• Handing over the reins to three excellent doctors

  29-11-2016 08:05
  
  After 16 years and 422 columns, this is my last–I'm a retired pediatrician now and I want...
  
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• Weak Obama fails again to condemn Fidel Castro

  29-11-2016 08:02
  
  A dictator has died and Barack Obama sent him off with lazy weasel words
  
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