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• New ABQ Health Partners headquarters leaves room to grow

  14-12-2016 23:50
  
  In its new downtown Albuquerque office, ABQ Health Partners has all the staples of what one might associate with a startup hub: whiteboard walls, cozy nooks, killer views of the Sandias, plentiful outlets for laptops and a ping-pong table in a game room. But the multi-specialty medical group’s new corporate headquarters, which houses 200 employees, […]
  
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• Updated: Firefighters contain small brush fire in Bosque

  14-12-2016 23:41
  
  Officials are investigating after firefighters were called to three small brush fires in the Bosque Wednesday afternoon, according  to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Fire Department. Melissa Romero said firefighters were called to the west of the Rio Grande near Central and Tingley SW around 2:55 p.m. Seven units responded and found three fires approximately […]
  
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• Yahoo says hackers stole information from over 1 billion accounts

  14-12-2016 23:32 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo says it believes hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013.
  The Sunnyvale, California, company says it’s a different breach from the one it disclosed in September, when it said 500 million accounts were exposed. That new hack revelation raises questions about whether Verizon will try to change the terms of its $4.8 billion proposed acquisition of Yahoo.
  Yahoo says the information stolen may include names, email addresses, phone n
  
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• Kingman man accused of biting girlfriend’s child many times

  14-12-2016 23:31
  
  KINGMAN, Ariz. — A Kingman man has been arrested for allegedly biting the 2-year-old son of his live-in girlfriend at least a dozen times. Kingman police say 24-year-old Charles Thomas Hansen is facing 12 counts each of felony child abuse and domestic violence. Hansen was arrested Tuesday night along with the child’s mother — 20-year-old […]
  
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• Body of man recovered from man-made lake in Tempe identified

  14-12-2016 23:31
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Authorities have identified the body of man recovered from a man-made lake behind a private residence in Tempe. Tempe police say 30-year-old Michael Blossom lived in the complex just north of the lake. They say foul play isn’t suspected in the death and medical examiners will determine if any impairment was involved. […]
  
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• Man accused of beating wife in maternity ward arrested

  14-12-2016 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – The months-long search has ended for the man accused of attacking his wife and newborn at Taos hospital. In September, police say Rafael Orozco beat up his wife in the maternity ward then hit the baby because the woman was breastfeeding in front of a male doctor.
  They say Orozco left after threatening hospital security with a gun.
  The Taos News reports deputies recently arrested Orozco in Rio Arriba County. He’s being held on a $20,000 cash-only bond.
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• Mother of teen accused of killing friend found guilty

  14-12-2016 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The mother of a teen accused of killing his 12-year-old friend was found guilty Wednesday.
  Loretta Villalobos is charged with child abuse resulting in death for not keeping a closer eye on her son, Brandon Villalobos, who is accused of killing 12-year-old Alex Madrid.
  Loretta was found guilty on all counts. She faces up to 18 years for child abuse and one and a half years for each charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  At a hearing last month, a judg
  
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• Bernalillo County commissioner considers congressional race

  14-12-2016 22:36
  
  Michelle Lujan Grisham’s run for governor — announced just this week — will create a wide open race to succeed her in Congress. And one of her former colleagues on the Bernalillo County Commission is interested. Maggie Hart Stebbins, a Democrat, said Wednesday that she is considering a campaign for the U.S. House in 2018. […]
  
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• Updated: In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some see nuke risk

  14-12-2016 22:29
  
  LONDON — It’s not quite Cold War II, but the collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama’s national security legacy while presenting an early test of Donald Trump’s hope for friendly ties to Moscow. Beyond the prospect of the two militaries […]
  
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• Updated: Catholic church gets back into business in Czech Republic

  14-12-2016 22:28
  
  ZELIV MONASTERY, Czech Republic — Inside the 12th century Zeliv monastery, overlooked by crucifixes on stone walls, is modern machinery that a visitor might not expect to find: a brand new beer production line. It’s part of a broader plan by the Catholic church to get into business and become self-sufficient in the Czech Republic, […]
  
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• DNR approves plan for recreation area at former ammo plant

  14-12-2016 22:27
  
  MADISON, Wis. — People will be able to shoot rockets, ride motorcycles and train hunting dogs at a vast southern Wisconsin recreation area under a plan the state Department of Natural Resources’ board approved Wednesday despite a lawsuit by conservationists challenging the strategy. The DNR had been working for more than a decade to develop […]
  
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• Updated: New world record: Scientists certify monster Atlantic wave 62 feet tall

  14-12-2016 22:26
  
  Can you imagine coming face-to-face with a wave six stories tall? In February 2013, a buoy in the North Atlantic measured a towering 62-foot (19 meters) wave between Iceland and the United Kingdom. In an announcement Tuesday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) concluded it was “the highest significant wave height” ever recorded by a buoy, […]
  
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• New Mexico railroad giving free rides in exchange for holiday donations

  14-12-2016 22:09 via krqe.com
  
  CHAMA, N.M. (KRQE) – The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is giving free rides to those who donate this holiday season.
  The railroad will once again be running free Christmas trains to collect food and toys to distribute in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
  To qualify for the free train ride, each adult rider must donate a new, unwrapped toy and/or nonperishable food item.
  For details and to make a reservation, click here.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News Tagged: Holidays
  
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• Sandia delivers over 900 gifts to kids in foster system

  14-12-2016 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Wednesday, Sandia delivered more than 900 gifts to the United Way Headquarters for children in the CYFD foster system.
  The program is organized by Sandia’s Community Involvement Department, which helps make Christmas for foster children a little brighter.
  The kids get to make a wish list and Sandia Labs makes it possible.
  “A lot of times foster kids just get something that someone’s donated, but to actually ask for something and someone here you
  
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• Authorities investigate McKinley County jail death

  14-12-2016 21:18
  
  GALLUP, N.M. — McKinley County sheriff’s deputies are investigating after a Yatahey man reportedly killed himself while in the county jail. The Gallup Independent reports (http://bit.ly/1hoDjlp ) that 28-year-old Thomas Yazzie-Joe was found dead in his cell at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center on Friday. The apparent cause of death is being listed as […]
  
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• Today in History: December 14

  14-12-2016 21:05 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Wednesday, Dec. 14, the 349th day of 2016. There are 17 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Dec. 14, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson vetoed an immigration measure aimed at preventing “undesirables” and anyone born in the “Asiatic Barred Zone” from entering the U.S. (Congress overrode Wilson’s veto in Feb. 1917.)
  On this date:
  In 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount Ver
  
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• Albuquerque carjacker gets more time behind bars for separate incident

  14-12-2016 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The carjacker who jumped into a man’s truck and took off with kids still inside is facing even more time behind bars, now in a different case.
  Last summer, Carlos Henry led police on a chase after they tried to pull him over.
  He crashed that car, then jumped into a truck at the 7-11 on Yale and Ave Cesar Chavez. Inside were two teens.
  Henry eventually crashed the truck in Nob Hill. A judge sentenced him to nine years in that case.
  Wednesday, Henry pleaded g
  
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• Choo-choo holiday scene returns to Santa Fe bank

  14-12-2016 20:11
  
    Small villages, a ski lift, small businesses and more are incorporated into the annual display that sends model trains swooping around hills and valleys in the lobby of First National Santa Fe at its location on the city’s Plaza. Members of the Santa Fe Model Railroad Club set up and run the scene, which […]
  
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• Begay shares vision for improving native health

  14-12-2016 20:11
  
  Hometown golf hero Notah Begay shared his vision for improving the financial and physical well-being of New Mexicans, especially its native communities, during a talk Wednesday at the Albuquerque Economic Forum. Begay — famous for excelling on championship golf teams at Albuquerque Academy and Stanford University, where he roomed with Tiger Woods — shared anecdotes […]
  
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• Updated: Fed raises key interest rate and foresees 3 hikes in 2017

  14-12-2016 20:08
  
  WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve has raised a key interest rate in response to a strengthening U.S. economy and expectations of higher inflation, and it foresees three more rate hikes in 2017. The Fed’s move will mean modestly higher rates on some loans. Wednesday’s action signaled the Fed’s belief that the U.S. economy has improved […]
  
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• Updated: Stocks turn lower after Fed rate hike

  14-12-2016 19:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting (all times local): ___ 3:00 p.m. After initially wobbling between gains and losses following the Fed’s announcement, stocks turned moderately lower in afternoon trading following the rate increase decision. Bond prices fell after the announcement Wednesday, sending bond yields higher. High-dividend utilities and real […]
  
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• Rally supports Santa Fe’s sanctuary city status

  14-12-2016 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dozens of community leaders and local groups held a rally supporting Santa Fe’s sanctuary city status. They came together at 4 p.m. outside City Hall.
  This came after President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to cancel federal funding to sanctuary cities nationwide.
  Santa Fe is the only sanctuary city in the state, meaning police won’t look into a suspect’s immigration status for minor offenses.
  Last month, Santa Fe’s mayor told
  
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• Rally planned to support Santa Fe’s sanctuary city status

  14-12-2016 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dozens of community leaders and local groups will gold a rally supporting Santa Fe’s sanctuary city status. They’ll come together at 4 p.m. outside City Hall.
  This comes after President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to cancel federal funding to sanctuary cities nationwide.
  Santa Fe is the only sanctuary city in the state, meaning police won’t look into a suspect’s immigration status for minor offenses.
  Last month, Santa Fe’s
  
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• Greeley police chief recommends against body cameras

  14-12-2016 19:15
  
  GREELEY, Colo. — The Greeley police chief says now isn’t the time to equip his officers with body-worn cameras. The Greeley Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2hvl3IQ ) that Police Chief Jerry Garner on Tuesday told the City Council that a body-camera program would be too expensive to justify at this time, especially since there hasn’t been public […]
  
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• Texas council fires city manager who lead Joplin recovery

  14-12-2016 19:09
  
  LEAGUE CITY, Texas — A Houston-area city has fired as its top administrator the man who previously was dismissed as the city manager in Joplin, Missouri, over the botched redevelopment of Joplin in the wake of a devastating tornado. The Galveston County Daily News reports that the city council in League City voted late Tuesday […]
  
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• Adrian Peterson returning to practice for Vikings

  14-12-2016 19:07
  
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Adrian Peterson is returning to practice this week for the Minnesota Vikings for the first time since tearing the meniscus in his right knee in September. Coach Mike Zimmer says he expects Peterson to practice all week. He is not sure if his star running back will be available to play […]
  
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• Newtown marks 4th anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre

  14-12-2016 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown held a moment of silence and flags were flying at half-staff across Connecticut to mark the fourth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
  It was Dec. 14, 2012, when 20 children and six educators were killed by a troubled 20-year-old gunman who shot his way into the Connecticut schoolhouse. Adam Lanza fatally shot his mother before driving to the school, and then killed himself after the rampage.
  The town typically does not hold an offic
  
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• Here’s What You Googled Most in 2016

  14-12-2016 19:06
  
  For better or worse, 2016 was a memorable year, the remnants of which you can reflect on with Google’s annual list of the year’s most popular searches across the globe, released today. “From Powerball numbers to Olympic champions, whether making dessert or becoming a mannequin, this year affected us all in different ways,” Google VP […]
  
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• Updated: What the ‘Growing Pains’ cast did after the show ended

  14-12-2016 19:05
  
  NEW YORK — The death of Alan Thicke has saddened every fan of “Growing Pains,” the warm family sitcom where he played Dr. Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist and ideal TV dad. The show lives on in reruns and memories since its ABC run ended in 1992 after seven seasons. But a quarter-century later, what has […]
  
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• Cuisinart recalls 8M food processors; broken blades reported

  14-12-2016 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Cuisinart is voluntarily recalling about 8 million food processors after dozens of consumers reported finding pieces of broken blades in their food.
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission says there have been 30 reports of mouth lacerations or tooth injuries from the broken blades. Cuisinart’s parent company, Conair, announced the recall with the CPSC Tuesday.
  The recalled processors were sold in the United States and Canada from July 1996 to Dec. 2015. Only pr
  
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• Behind the scenes of Christmas at The White House

  14-12-2016 17:55 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — The White House welcomes guests year round from around the world but Christmas at the Executive Mansion provides visitors with a holiday extravaganza unlike any other.
  This year’s special theme is “The Gift of the Holidays.” Guests who tour the White House throughout December will get an up-close look at hundreds of decorations, including 56 Lego Gingerbread houses, a 19-foot Douglas Fir Christmas Tree from Pennsylvania, and colorful
  
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• With Tillerson, Trump keeps betting big on business leaders

  14-12-2016 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In selecting Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, President-elect Donald Trump is making the same bet he asked voters to make on him: that a track record of business accomplishment will translate into success in government.
  Indeed, Trump, the first billionaire businessman to win the White House, is broadly testing that proposition across his administration. He’s tapped fast food executive Andy Puzder to lead the Labor Department, billionaire inve
  
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• Updated: Huff, puff and explode: E-cigarette fires, injuries on rise

  14-12-2016 17:11
  
  MINEOLA, N.Y. — Katrina Williams wanted a safer alternative to smoking, and e-cigarettes seemed to be the answer until the day one exploded in her pocket as she drove home from a beauty salon. “It was like a firecracker,” the New Yorker said, as it seared third-degree burns in her leg, blasted through her charred […]
  
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• Oprah Winfrey to call her book imprint ‘An Oprah Book’

  14-12-2016 17:11
  
  NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey’s new book imprint has an easy name to remember. She’s calling it “An Oprah Book,” Flatiron Books told The Associated Press on Wednesday. A division of Macmillan, Flatiron first announced in 2015 that it would work with Winfrey on a line of nonfiction books, personally selected by her. The first […]
  
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• Police: Teen threatened to shoot students at Arizona school

  14-12-2016 17:10
  
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Police in Sierra Vista say a 14-year-old high school student has been detained after apparently threatening to shoot other students. The Sierra Vista Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2hlsBA6 ) that Sgt. Mertie Stompro says the student made threats on at least two occasions on or close to Monday, Dec. 5. Stompro says multiple […]
  
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• I’m a black woman who doesn’t date black men; sometimes, I feel guilty about that

  14-12-2016 17:10
  
  I walked down the cereal aisle in the grocery store, determined to finish my shopping list. As I skimmed my eyes across the rows of boxes, I landed on what I was looking for: a jumbo box of Rice Krispies. “Good choice,” a deep, bellowing voice confirmed. I turned around and saw a handsome black […]
  
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• Ethics experts warn that Trump is ‘courting disaster’

  14-12-2016 17:10
  
  President-elect Donald Trump’s insistence on perpetuating egregious conflicts of interest and retaining ownership of businesses that receive money from foreign governments suggests that he will, on Day One in office, be in violation of the Emoluments Clause as soon as he enters office and, in the words of ethics expert Norman Eisen, be “courting disaster.” […]
  
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• ‘It’s a dream’: Afghan boy finally meets idol Lionel Messi

  14-12-2016 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  It was an image that touched the hearts of millions: A 5-year-old Afghan boy wearing an improvised Lionel Messi jersey made from a plastic bag.
  Now, nearly a year later, Murtaza Ahmadi has finally met his idol.
  Murtaza made a special trip from Afghanistan to Qatar, where Messi was with his Barcelona teammates to play a friendly match against Al Ahli on Tuesday.
  In a meeting arranged by the organizing committee of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Messi held hands with Murtaza at the team hotel before
  
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• Bernalillo County to help pay for project in Valencia County

  14-12-2016 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The Bernalillo County Commission has voted to help pay for construction of a new rail spur and logistics park in Los Lunas in neighboring Valencia County.
  The Bernalillo County Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday night to approve an agreement for reimbursement of Los Lunas up to $400,000 for the project.
  Officials say the project could create thousands of jobs in central New Mexico through manufacturing, logistics and warehouse functions.
  Commission Chairman Art De Laz Cr
  
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• Lottery ticket worth $1,000 dropped in Salvation Army kettle

  14-12-2016 15:52 via krqe.com
  
  HARBORCREEK, Pa. (AP) — An anonymous donor has dropped a $1,000 winning lottery ticket into a Salvation Army kettle in Pennsylvania.
  The Erie Times-News reports that the donor tucked the ticket inside a wad of $1 bills outside a Wal-Mart in Harborcreek Township on Dec. 6.
  The Erie County Salvation Army says the donation is needed because the annual fundraiser is behind schedule.
  Through Monday, the campaign had collected just under $80,000, which is about $22,000 less than was collect
  
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• Dead body found in Shiprock home after fire

  14-12-2016 15:25 via krqe.com
  
  SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say a dead body was found following a fire in a Shiprock home on the Navajo Indian reservation.
  Tribal officials say an unidentified male’s dead body was found after firefighters extinguished the fire Tuesday. The person’s age was not specified.
  The case will be investigated by tribal, state and federal authorities.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Body found in Shiprock home after fire

  14-12-2016 15:25 via krqe.com
  
  SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say a dead body was found following a fire in a Shiprock home on the Navajo Indian reservation.
  Tribal officials say an unidentified male’s dead body was found after firefighters extinguished the fire Tuesday. The person’s age was not specified.
  The case will be investigated by tribal, state and federal authorities.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Hershey's Chocolate World gears up for 100 millionth visitor

  14-12-2016 15:24
  
  Hershey's Chocolate World is gearing up for its 100 millionth visitor. The free attraction in eastern Pennsylvania offers a behind-the-scenes…
  
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• Local organizations gear up for holiday pet adoption

  14-12-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It’s a holiday event geared towards pet lovers.
  The City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department, Watermelon Mountain Ranch and PetSmart stores will participate in the Home for the Holiday pet adoption.
  Deputy Director for the Animal Welfare Department, Paul Caster, along with Marketing Manager of Watermelon Mountain Ranch Sara Garrigan, joined KRQE This Morning Team to discuss the upcoming event. Watch above.
  Home for the Holiday is three day event th
  
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• Wednesday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Appeals court rules ART construction can proceed

  14-12-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Opponents of the controversial ART project will have to go back to the drawing board. The next step, and possibly their final move, is to ask for a rehearing in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals after the courts ruled in favor of the city, again. In a 57-page-opinion, the courts ruled that construction on Central can proceed despite critics saying it will continue to cause traffic jams and hurt businesses. Despite the ruling, opponents say the Federal Transit
  
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• Refreshing low-cal beverage helps to jazz up holiday meals

  14-12-2016 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – With all of the holiday meals rounding the corner, there is a way to help keep a few of those pounds off all while enjoying a tasty beverage.
  Cascade Ice, a zero calorie flavored sparkling water, is the perfect substitute for sodas and juices can also help jazz up holiday meals.
  Blair Reich with Cascade Ice joined KRQE’s This Morning team to demonstrate how to make tasty holiday drinks. Watch above.
  These drinks were made with a zero calorie sparkli
  
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• Fed expected to raise rates for first time in a year

  14-12-2016 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its key interest rate for the first time in a year when its policy meeting ends Wednesday.
  The move would lift the rate by a quarter point to a range between 0.5 percent and 0.75 percent, likely nudging up the cost of some consumer and business loans. The Fed last increased rates in December a year ago, when it hiked its benchmark rate from a record low set at the depths of the 2008 financial crisis.
  Attention Wednesday will r
  
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• Brat Pack, ‘Roger Rabbit’ added to National Film Registry

  14-12-2016 14:22 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — While not usually regarded as a golden age of American cinema, the 1980s produced plenty of popular classics — and a few more of them have now been added to the prestigious National Film Registry.
  The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that “The Breakfast Club,” ”The Princess Bride” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” are among the 25 movies tapped for preservation this year. They join three other more obscure 1980s titles on this
  
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• Albuquerque woman honors mother’s memory with Christmas display

  14-12-2016 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman’s Christmas display is getting a lot of attention. She’s sharing it in honor of her mother.
  Debbie Hicks says her mother died two years ago on Christmas Day. She says it inspired her to create the display at her home near Gibson and Broadway, carefully creating each piece herself.
  She transformed reindeer decorations into sheep and made clothing for mannequins out of her mom’s old sheets.
  “Just to thank Jesus for the g
  
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• Updated: Man robs bank with note written on rehab discharge papers

  14-12-2016 13:31
  
  Police say a Philadelphia man signed himself out of a Chester County drug and alcohol rehab center, took a cab…
  
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