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• Obama signs bill for Flint water, Calif. drought

  16-12-2016 23:52 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed a bill Friday authorizing water projects across the country, including $170 million to address lead in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, and $558 million to provide relief to drought-stricken California.
  Obama said the bill advances vital projects across the country to restore watersheds, improve flood control and rebuild water infrastructure — including pipes in Flint, where residents have struggled with lead-tainted water for mor
  
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• America’s oldest polar bear celebrates chilly birthday

  16-12-2016 23:40 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Coldilocks, the oldest polar bear in the U.S., is celebrating her birthday on a fittingly frigid day in Philadelphia.
  The Philadelphia Zoo held a 36th birthday party for Coldilocks on Friday, as temperatures hovered in the mid-20s but felt more like the mid-teens. Dangerously cold temperatures and strong winds are blowing around the Northeast for a second day.
  The weather was a birthday bonus for Coldilocks, who was treated to a block of ice decorated like a cake with c
  
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• US drops bold warning from anti-smoking pills Chantix, Zyban

  16-12-2016 23:12
  WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Friday removed a bold-letter warning from Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix about risks of dangerous psychiatric side effects. The Food and Drug Administration action follows nearly a decade of scrutiny into the neurological effects of the smoking-cessation pill, which received the agency’s most stringent warning in 2009 after reports of […]
  
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• Brain Break: Lobo Football Trivia

  16-12-2016 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  Do you think you know everything there is to know about the University of New Mexico Lobos?
  Put your knowledge to the test by taking our Lobo Football Trivia Quiz »
  Filed under: Brain Break, Home, Sports Tagged: KRQE Extra: Quizzes, Post Redirect
  
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• Updated: Iraq: retaken Mosul towns still battle-stricken, await aid

  16-12-2016 22:51
  
  MOSUL, Iraq — The bodies of two dead Islamic State fighters have been lying on the sidewalk in front of Muhammad Jassim’s house in eastern Mosul for the past week. Both of the corpses were burned, abused and decapitated, one was partially covered by a pastel floral bed sheet. “This isn’t something we want our […]
  
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• The saga of a single-antlered deer in Harlem just ended tragically

  16-12-2016 22:50
  
  A deer with a single, unimpressive antler shot to local stardom in Manhattan earlier this month. The buck was an odd sight in an odd site: A patch of park in Harlem, lined with chain-link fencing. His place of residence was a stone’s throw from a bodega and a subway entrance, the New York Times […]
  
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• Tucson police investigate death of boy who had head injuries

  16-12-2016 22:49
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson police are investigating the suspicious death of a 7-month-old who had suffered head injuries. Investigators are still trying to determine what happened to the child, Victor Self. Police say they learned of the injuries on Dec. 3 when they were called to an apartment complex. They say the child’s injuries didn’t […]
  
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• Texas begins implementing $350M in Medicaid therapy cuts

  16-12-2016 22:49
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Some $350 million in cuts to a Texas Medicaid program providing therapy for disabled children have taken effect. The reductions sparked outcry after being approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature last year. They reduce revenue for some Texas therapy providers. Opponents say they’ll force providers to close, and could cost roughly 60,000 children […]
  
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• New Mexico man arrested for 12th DWI after driving 120+ mph

  16-12-2016 22:30 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say a Las Vegas man has been arrested for his 12th DWI after driving more than 120 mph on Interstate 25.
  They say 45-year-old Edward Moya was arrested Dec. 7 by an officer on patrol in San Miguel County.
  Edward MoyaThe officer spotted the speeding car south of Las Vegas and says Moya tried multiple maneuvers including deliberately reversing his vehicle and ramming the patrol car.
  The officer eventually arrested Moya, who allegedly admitted to
  
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• Obama urges Trump to take foreign election impact seriously

  16-12-2016 22:24 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama suggested strongly on Friday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin knew about the email hackings that roiled the U.S. presidential race, and he urged his successor, Republican Donald Trump, to back a bipartisan investigation into the matter.
  “Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin,” Obama said in his year-end news conference. The president said he had warned Putin there would be serious consequences it he did not “cut it ou
  
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• Harlem Globetrotters to play Albuquerque in January

  16-12-2016 21:52
  
  The Harlem Globetrotters are preparing for their 2017 World Tour, and Albuquerque will be one of the tour’s earliest stops. The Globetrotters will play at Wise Pies Arena on Friday, January 6.
  
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• Houston-area school board member slain, son, 22, charged

  16-12-2016 21:41
  
  HOUSTON — Investigators say a Houston-area school board member has been fatally stabbed at her home and her 22-year-old son was charged with the slaying. Harris County court records show Blake Jefferson was arrested Friday on a murder charge, with bond at $50,000. Officials say 48-year-old Dedre Jefferson was vice president of the Alief (AY’-leef) […]
  
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• Updated: Feds back ambitious plan to speed up Northeast rail service

  16-12-2016 21:40
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Federal railroad regulators endorsed an ambitious and costly plan to rebuild the congested Northeast Corridor over the next 30 years by shoring up crumbling infrastructure, running more trains and building new tracks that would allow speeds of up to 220 mph on a stretch of the Washington-Boston route. The Federal Railroad Administration’s plan […]
  
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• Trump Grill’s star rating is plummeting, and Yelp is trying to save it from the trolls

  16-12-2016 21:40
  
  The Vanity Fair review was bad enough. A chunk of decor fell on the magazine’s critic as she dined at Trump Grill, she wrote. The menus were misprinted, and the reviewer used the word “flaccid” twice in one sentence describing the Szechuan dumplings. As for the filet mignon, it “came out overcooked and mealy, with […]
  
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• Updated: Obama pauses session after woman falls ill

  16-12-2016 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Barack Obama’s year-end news conference (all times EST): 3:35 p.m. President Barack Obama briefly paused his year-end news conference after an unidentified woman began to feel ill and medical help arrived. Obama sought help getting his doctor to come to the White House briefing room, where he was answering […]
  
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• Updated: IOC chief Bach feels ‘inner rage’ at Russian doping scandal

  16-12-2016 21:33
  
  BERLIN — IOC President Thomas Bach said he feels “shock” and “inner rage” at the extent of Russia’s doping scandal detailed by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren. “But neither anger nor fear are good advisers. Therefore one in responsible position has to ask straight away, how do you deal with this? What can you […]
  
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• City adds CARE Team to ‘There’s a Better Way’ program

  16-12-2016 20:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M (KRQE) – The city is adding to its homeless program “There’s a Better Way“. This time, with building a team of professionals that will hit the streets to help panhandlers around the city and get them off street corners.
  They’re called the CARE Team or Citizens At Risk Evaluators. The team consists of five professionals coming from organizations like the Albuquerque Police Department, the Albuquerque Fire Department, St. Martin’s and family and
  
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• Updated: Man finds 2 pounds of heroin in car seized by Ohio police

  16-12-2016 19:53
  
  A Kentucky man bothered by a rattle in a car he'd recently bought at an Ohio auto auction has found…
  
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• Updated: Sumner Redstone leaving Viacom board after February meeting

  16-12-2016 19:49
  
  NEW YORK — Sumner Redstone is leaving the board of the movie and TV company he controls, Viacom, after its February meeting. The 93-year-old took over Viacom in 1987 but stepped down as executive chairman in February in the middle of a courtroom battle over his health and mental capacity. Viacom said Friday that Redstone […]
  
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• US says Chinese warship seized Navy underwater drone

  16-12-2016 19:45 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese warship seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider that was collecting unclassified scientific data in the South China Sea, and the U.S. is demanding its return, the Pentagon said Friday.
  Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said that the U.S. has issued a formal diplomatic complaint over Thursday’s incident, but he was not aware of any response yet. The Chinese Embassy said it had no immediate comment.
  According to Davis, the USNS Bowditch, a c
  
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• Skandera reportedly considered for education job in Trump administration

  16-12-2016 19:43
  
  Hanna Skandera, New Mexico’s public education secretary, is under consideration for a top education job in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, according to a report in Politico. Skandera, who has sparred with teachers unions and drawn criticism for her support of the PARCC standardized testing system, is reportedly in line for a job as education deputy secretary […]
  
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• Police officer in Washington state shot; suspect in custody

  16-12-2016 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Police arrested a suspected gunman early Friday following an hours-long standoff in a community north of Seattle, after a police officer was shot and seriously wounded, the Washington State Patrol said.
  The 61-year-old Mount Vernon officer was listed in critical condition at a Seattle hospital following surgery for a head wound.
  A “primary suspect” was taken into custody along with two other suspects, the patrol said.
  A shooter barricaded himself in a house and f
  
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• NM unemployment rate still second-worst in nation

  16-12-2016 19:39
  
  New Mexico’s unemployment rate was 6.7 percent for the third month in a row and it’s still the second-highest in the nation, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department. Only Alaska has a higher jobless rate at 6.8 percent. November marks the fourth month that New Mexico has had the second-highest rate […]
  
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• New Mexico weather: Snow and strong winds move across the state

  16-12-2016 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Wind, rain and snow continue to move across New Mexico Saturday as a powerful cold front brings sweeping changes for the weekend.
  Albuquerque’s rain chances will taper off by the middle of Saturday morning with strong, gusty winds continuing into the afternoon. The cold front will then push east bringing scattered showers and high elevation snow to parts of northeastern and eastern New Mexico this afternoon. The Northern Mountains will continue to see snow in
  
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• New Mexico weather: Snow and strong winds as weekend begins

  16-12-2016 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Much of New Mexico is expected to see blustery winter weather with snow and strong winds at the beginning of the weekend as a storm system sweeps across the state.
  Forecasters say strong winds and heavy snow will reduce visibility and pack some roadways with snow and ice in northern New Mexico while strong winds are expected across much of the state, including the eastern plains.
  A National Weather Service winter storm warning for Friday evening through mid-morning
  
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• Dangerous wind chills puts parts of US in the deep freeze

  16-12-2016 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Low temperatures and high winds have put the Northeastern U.S. in a deep freeze.
  Dangerous wind chills of 20 to 30 below in parts of the region made for some crippling conditions Friday.
  “You are talking about 30 degrees below normal highs. That is pretty darn cold,” said National Weather Service meteorologist James Brown in Maine. “This is pretty much a piece of Arctic air that came off the North Pole and came into New England.”
  Forecasters sai
  
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• Albuquerque school board OKs extension for superintendent

  16-12-2016 19:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The Albuquerque public school system’s superintendent is getting a contract extension.
  A 5-2 vote Friday by the district Board of Education will extend Superintendent Raquel Reedy’s contract by a year to June 2019.
  Board President David Peercy says Reedy provides stability and can be counted on to provide plans for student success in the face of declining funding from the state.
  Reedy took over as acting superintendent in August 2015 and was named super
  
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• Breaking: APS extends Superintendent Reedy’s contract

  16-12-2016 19:24
  
  Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Raquel Reedy will stay on the job through at least June 20 ...
  
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• Updated: Jury assures Dylann Roof will never walk free again

  16-12-2016 18:46
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Confederate flag is gone from South Carolina’s Statehouse. The bullet holes have been patched in Emanuel AME’s fellowship hall. And now Dylann Roof will almost certainly spend the rest of his days in prison for killing nine black worshippers at the Charleston church. A federal jury convicted Roof on all 33 […]
  
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• Updated: Venezuelans scramble as most-used banknote becomes void

  16-12-2016 18:44
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela came close to becoming a country without cash on Friday. As the nation’s most widely used banknote went out of circulation, the higher-denomination bills that were supposed to replace the 100-bolivar note had not yet arrived at banks or ATMs. That forced people to rely on credit cards and bank transfers […]
  
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• Updated: North Carolina GOP to strip Democratic governor’s power

  16-12-2016 18:43
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — Nearly a month after Election Day, North Carolina Republicans appeared to finally accept Democrats’ narrow win in the contentious governor’s race. As it turns out, they weren’t done fighting. In a surprise special session in the dying days of the old administration, some say, the Republican-dominated legislature has thrown the government into […]
  
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• The Latest: ADOT cautions motorists about driving conditions

  16-12-2016 18:42
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Latest on a winter storm in Arizona (all times local): 10:05a.m. State transportation officials say driving conditions will be dicey in some parts of Arizona as a Pacific winter storm crosses the state. The Department of Transportation says motorists should drive with care and adjust their speeds to conditions because Friday’s […]
  
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• No one hurt after e-cigarette sparks fire on American flight

  16-12-2016 18:42
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An American Airlines flight from Dallas to Indianapolis had to make an emergency landing in Arkansas after a passenger’s electronic cigarette “malfunctioned” and started a small fire, airline officials said. American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein said none of the 137 passengers or five crew members was injured, adding that crew members […]
  
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• How to spot lies, ‘fake news’ and propaganda

  16-12-2016 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Pope has endorsed Donald Trump for president.
  A Washington, DC, pizzeria is a front for a child sex abuse ring.
  George Soros will “bring down” the U.S. by funding “black hate groups.”
  These are just some examples of viral stories circulated on social media recently that are completely untrue. Facebook on Thursday announced some steps it’s taking to stop the spread of such “fake news” on its huge social network.
  This includes wor
  
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• Feds award $2.6B contract to manage Sandia National Labs

  16-12-2016 17:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Federal officials have awarded a $2.6 billion contract to manage Sandia National Laboratories to a subsidiary of Honeywell International.
  The U.S. Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration said Friday the winning bidder was National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia.
  Bidding began earlier this year, marking the first time in years that there was any competition for the lucrative contract. Lockheed Martin has operated the Albuqu
  
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• Updated: Her 300-year-old instrument was in perfect condition – had it been interred?

  16-12-2016 17:18
  
  It’s the stuff of stories and musical legend: the buried violin, dug up and brought to sing anew. In the film “The Red Violin,” the titular instrument is at one point interred with a gifted young player, then unearthed by grave-robbing gypsies who play it for a couple of generations. But the violinist Chee-Yun didn’t […]
  
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• Updated: Massive sex sting nets father who said he was going out to buy presents for his kids

  16-12-2016 17:17
  
  One suspect told authorities he was a corrections officer; another was a local school board employee who groped an undercover detective, believing she was a prostitute, according to the Polk County Sheriff in Florida. Matthew Irvin, from Oakland, Florida, said he’d told his wife he was going Christmas shopping for their children when, instead, he […]
  
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• Tom Brady leads a crowded field of contenders for NFL’s MVP award

  16-12-2016 17:17
  
  By this point in an NFL season, there usually is a clear front-runner or two for the league most valuable player award. Not so this season. A reasonable MVP case can be made for about a half-dozen players. The candidacy of prospective favorite Tom Brady is complicated by the fact that he missed the first […]
  
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• Craig Sager was a true original whose courage,commitment will never be forgotten

  16-12-2016 17:17
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. – The first thing anyone heard when Craig Sager entered an arena was his wardrobe. No one dressed like Sager, with his outlandish outfits going from one end of the color spectrum to the other and back again. To anyone who didn’t know him, it would be easy to think this was some […]
  
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• UPS delivers assault rifle instead of toy for Christmas gift

  16-12-2016 17:07
  
  OCEANSIDE, N.Y. — A New York couple was horrified when a UPS delivery that they thought was a Christmas present turned out to be an assault rifle. Newsday reports (http://nwsdy.li/2gI9lsO ) that Joel Berman opened the keyboard-sized case in front of his wife and 6-year-old granddaughter Wednesday night in Oceanside, on Long Island. Instead of […]
  
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• Mitsubishi recalls 50K SUVs; rear hatches can fall on people

  16-12-2016 15:48 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Mitsubishi is recalling more than 50,000 Outlander Sport SUVs because the rear hatch lift gate can suddenly fall on people.
  The company says in documents posted Friday by U.S. safety regulators that the recall covers certain SUVs from the 2011, 2012 and 2016 model years.
  Mitsubishi says the outer tube on the lift gate supports may not have been treated properly to prevent rust. That can make the tube corrode when exposed to road salt and water and allow the gas that holds up
  
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• State legislators propose constitutional amendment for early education

  16-12-2016 15:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A jumpstart on education, proponents say a new proposal to change the state constitution will help students perform better in school.
  Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico put forth a constitutional amendment, Thursday, to boost funding for early education.
  Albuquerque representatives Antonio Maestas and Javier Martinez per-filed it ahead of the legislature’s 60-day session.
  The money would come from a boost in distributions from a permanent fund. The amendmen
  
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• Trump taps Israel envoy, eyes moving embassy to Jerusalem

  16-12-2016 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, selecting an envoy who supports Israeli settlements and other changes to U.S. policies in the region. Friedman said he looked forward to carrying out his duties from “the U.S. embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem,” even though the embassy is in Tel Aviv.
  Like some of his predecessors, Trump has vowed to move the American embass
  
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• Friday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Showers bring snow, rain to New Mexico

  16-12-2016 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Spotty showers will continue to favor northern and western New Mexico through most of the day before gradually pushing further east overnight. Expect low elevation rain and mountain snow to develop on and off through Saturday morning.
  Full Story: Kristen’s Friday Morning Forecast
  2. The governor will likely start looking for a new secretary of tax and revenue after the now former secretary stepped down amid controversy. Demesia Padilla is accused o
  
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• ABQ Trolley host two holiday tours

  16-12-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With the holiday rounding the corner, most might be looking for fun ways to visit with family and friends and one local organization has not just one, but two unique ways to celebrate.
  The Albuquerque Tourism and Sightseeing Factory, a one of a kind touring service, is hosting The Santa Claus Pub Crawl and The Trolley Lights Tour.
  The crawl is a hop-on-hop-off brew cruise on their ABQ Trolley. This route will stop at eight of the local breweries and participants
  
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• NMGMC gears up for holiday performances

  16-12-2016 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Their mission, to create a positive image of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered (GLBT) community through musical performances.
  The New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus is giving audiences three opportunities to catch one of their holiday performances.
  Artistic Director, Aaron Howe, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the upcoming show.
  Performances will be held at The Hiland on Friday, December 16, and Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 p.m. and
  
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• UNM president: Leaving post is ‘most pragmatic move’

  16-12-2016 14:53
  
  University of New Mexico President Bob Frank says he will agree to leave office early.
  
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• Car windows found smashed in SW Albuquerque neighborhood

  16-12-2016 14:52
  
  A southwest Albuquerque woman recently posted photos of smashed car windows on a Facebook page titled Albuquerque Stolen Vehicle Watch.
  
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• One transported to hospital after crash on Gibson near University

  16-12-2016 14:48
  
  One person is in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening on Gibson near University.
  
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• Mylan launches cheaper version of EpiPen allergy treatment

  16-12-2016 14:47 via krqe.com
  
  Drugmaker Mylan has started selling a generic version of its emergency allergy treatment EpiPen at half the price of the branded option, the cost of which drew national scorn and attracted Congressional inquiries.
  The launch of Mylan’s long-promised generic alternative is expected to still generate millions of dollars in revenue for the drugmaker while also protecting its market share against current and future competition.
  Mylan NV said Friday that it will charge $300 for the generic vers
  
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