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• Downtown ABQ getting new pharmacy

  23-12-2016 23:44
  
  Imperial Building, already home to a grocery store, now bringing a drug store
  
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• Updated: Activists gain resolve from civil rights vets post-election

  23-12-2016 23:37
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It became clear to Javier Benavidez that Donald Trump would win the presidency around 2 a.m. after polls closed on Election Day. The Albuquerque activist had helped organize two anti-Trump protests in New Mexico and strongly opposed the Republican’s views on immigration. He went to bed around 4 a.m. and expected to […]
  
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• US warns of possible attacks on churches, holiday gatherings

  23-12-2016 22:53 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities warned local law enforcement authorities across the nation Friday that Islamic State sympathizers are continuing to call for attacks on churches and other holiday gathering sites.
  The warning was issued after a publicly available list of U.S. churches was posted on a militants’ social media site. It also came just days after an attack at a Christmas market in Berlin. Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack in whic
  
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• St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: The birth of an icon

  23-12-2016 22:27 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — The character of Santa Claus has come a long way over the years. We know him today as a jolly, magical elf who brings goodies and toys for good girls and boys across the world. But that’s only the 21st-century version of Santa here in the U.S.
  Here’s how the legend of St. Nicholas came to become the icon we know today.
  The lore of St. Nicholas
  A Russian Orthodox statue of St. Nicholas, near a church in Demre, Turkey. (Simm/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain)Like
  
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• Trump co-chair wishes death on Obama, calls 1st lady male

  23-12-2016 22:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A wealthy businessman who co-chaired president-Elect Donald Trump’s state campaign confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that he told an alternative newspaper he hoped President Barack Obama would die from mad cow disease and that the first lady would “return to being a male.”
  Carl Paladino, a millionaire real estate developer who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2010 as a Republican, made the comments in response to a survey by Artvoice, a Buf
  
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• A new Christmas classic? Chewbacca roars out 'Silent Night'

  23-12-2016 21:55
  
  Chewbacca is no Bing Crosby, but the Wookie's rendition of "Silent Night" is adding some "Star Wars" flair to the…
  
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• Breaking: Lymon indicted in murder of APD police officer

  23-12-2016 21:35
  
  A Bernalillo County grand jury indicted Davon Lymon, 35, for the murder of Albuquerque police officer Daniel Webster in October 2015 during a traffic stop on East Central. Lymon was found guilty in federal court earlier this year of being a felon in possession of the .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol used to kill Webster. Webster […]
  
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• Cathy Colvin: NM Realtor of the year

  23-12-2016 21:12
  
  Cathy Colvin takes her many responsibilities on local, regional and national levels extremely seriously. It’s one of the reasons the former president of the REALTORS® Association of New Mexico (RANM) was named the organization’s REALTOR® of the Year. “I was very surprised because I received the award for REALTOR® of the year for the Greater […]
  
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• Assad won back Aleppo, but immense challenges lie ahead

  23-12-2016 20:59
  
  BEIRUT — Hundreds of people returned to eastern Aleppo neighborhoods on Friday to check on their homes after the last opposition fighters left the city, picking through debris and wreckage for personal belongings blasted by years of fighting. In a sign of the immense challenges that still lie ahead for President Bashar Assad, rebels outside […]
  
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• US rig count up 16 this week to 653; Oklahoma adds 6

  23-12-2016 20:58
  
  HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 16 this week to 653. A year ago, 700 rigs were active. Depressed energy prices have curtailed exploration, although the rig count has been rising in recent weeks. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that […]
  
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• Senators celebrate behind-the-scenes bipartisan holiday tradition

  23-12-2016 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA MEDIA) — U.S. senators make it to the front pages through filibusters and searing rhetoric, but a little-known holiday tradition quietly unites the nation’s top lawmakers behind the scenes in Washington.
  It’s the brainchild of Minnesota Sen. Al Franken.
  “In grade school, we did a Secret Santa and I think the teachers wanted to make sure that every kid got a present,” Franken explained.
  Six years ago, the SNL comedian turned serious politician decid
  
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• Tech to study mineral deposits for proposed permanent fund

  23-12-2016 20:14
  
  New Mexico Tech is about to play a big role in a proposed new fund for early childhood education in the state. The Socorro university, under an agreement signed with the State Land Office this month, will assess the commercial potential of  untapped subsurface mineral deposits held by the federal government in New Mexico. The […]
  
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• Santa Fe restaurant cited after luncheon that sickened 70

  23-12-2016 20:06 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – An embattled Santa Fe business has been cited after 70 health workers got sick following their luncheon last week. The state environment department cited Bad Ass Sandwich Company, recently renamed Kick Ass Sandwich Shop, for licensing.
  Turns out the company didn’t have a permit for catering and faces up to a $500 fine. The notice issued Wednesday did not list any concerns about food handling or preparation only licensing.
  Health department officials believe th
  
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• Updated: Police: Phoenix man wanted to carry out ‘lone wolf’ attack

  23-12-2016 20:01
  
  PHOENIX — A Phoenix man arrested this week expressed support for the Islamic State group online, researched “lone wolf” attacks and attempted to illegally buy a gun last year, according to court documents. Authorities said 30-year-old Derrick Thompson, a convicted felon, tried buying a gun on Jan. 26, 2015. He was arrested on Tuesday and […]
  
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• Updated: Report finds blacks disproportionately arrested in Colorado

  23-12-2016 19:58
  
  DENVER — Black people in Colorado were arrested or cited at a disproportionate rate last year and were more likely to be sentenced to prison than other racial groups, according to a first-of-its kind report examining race and the state’s criminal justice system. Blacks accounted for 12.4 percent of arrests and summonses in 2015, though […]
  
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• Arizona shelter kills puppies to prevent overcrowding

  23-12-2016 19:21
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona animal shelter has spayed two pregnant dogs and killed more than two dozen full-term unborn puppies. Maricopa County officials confirmed Thursday that the pups were not removed from the birth sac and were killed by doses of anesthesia given to the mother. Chief veterinarian Dr. Valerie Moser tells The Arizona Republic […]
  
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• Significant snowfall expected Saturday in northern Arizona

  23-12-2016 19:20
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A winter storm is expected to drop heavy snow across much of northern Arizona on Saturday, and authorities said drivers could face heavy traffic and hazardous conditions. Arizona’s weather was in a comparative lull Friday in between bursts of wetness that included rain that produced minor flooding in some areas Thursday. A […]
  
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• Follow Santa’s journey this Christmas with NORAD’s Santa Tracker

  23-12-2016 18:07 via krqe.com
  
  NORTH POLE (MEDIA GENERAL) — Santa Claus is coming to town and for the 61st year, you can track his journey with the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Santa Tracker.
  NORAD uses “satellites, high-powered radar, jet fighters and special Santa cameras to track Santa Claus as he makes his journey around the world.”
  See where Santa is headed and how many gifts he’s delivered with the interactive map below.
  Filed under: Home, National, World, News Tagged: Holiday
  
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• Feds authorize contractor to resume work at nuke dump

  23-12-2016 18:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The U.S. Energy Department is authorizing its contractor to resume the disposal of radioactive waste at the federal government’s underground repository in southern New Mexico.
  Agency officials said Friday the approval confirms that numerous corrective actions identified during a recent review have been completed. They say the first container of waste is expected to be moved below ground in early January.
  The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has been closed since F
  
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• Fourth behavioral health provider leaving New Mexico

  23-12-2016 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A fourth Arizona-based provider of substance abuse and mental health services is leaving New Mexico.
  The New Mexican reports that Valle del Sol is one of five Arizona nonprofits that began contracting with the New Mexico Human Services Department in 2013 to provide treatment for low-income New Mexicans.
  Three of the Arizona nonprofits have already left the state, and Valle del Sol’s plans to leave have raised questions about how the behavioral health shake-up ha
  
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• Fog keeps departures on the ground at Albuquerque airport

  23-12-2016 17:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Flight departures and arrivals at the Albuquerque airport have been delayed because ground fog has severely diminished visibility as airlines wait for improved conditions.
  Albuquerque International Sunport spokesman Daniel Jiron (hee-ROHNE’) says approximately 20 flights have been affected, mostly planes scheduled for s early Friday morning departure beginning at about 5 a.m.
  According to Jiron, at least some of the aircraft with delayed departures returned t
  
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• Midwest buying spree lifted US new-home sales in November

  23-12-2016 17:50
  
  WASHINGTON — A buying spree in the Midwest spurred new U.S. home sales last month to the fastest pace since July. The Commerce Department said Friday that new-home sales in November rose 5.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate 592,000. It was the fastest pace since July’s 622,000. Sales were up 16.5 percent from […]
  
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• Power restored after down conductor leaves thousands without electricity

  23-12-2016 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 3,200 Albuquerque PNM customers were without power Friday morning.
  PNM says the outage was caused by a down conductor.
  Officials say that power has been restored to all affected customers.Outage Update: Power to all #ABQ customers has been restored. Thanks for your patience and thanks to our hard working crews!
  — PNM (@PNMtalk) December 23, 2016
   #ABQ outage update: Boundaries extended & approx 3254 are out due to a conductor that's down.
  
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• Outage knocks out power to thousands in Albuquerque

  23-12-2016 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 3,200 Albuquerque PNM customers are without power Friday morning.
  PNM officials say crews are working to restore power in the Carlisle, Menaul and San Mateo areas.
  The outage was caused by a down conductor and crews estimate that power should be restored around 10:46 a.m.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.#ABQ outage update: Boundaries extended & approx 3254 are out due to a conductor that's down. Crews working as quickly as
  
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• Updated: Holiday splurging not an option for many workers scraping by

  23-12-2016 17:26
  
  ELIZABETH, N.J. — At the brightly lit mall, clothing stores highlight holiday sweaters and big signs tout the sales, while Duquan Allen keeps his expectations in check. Allen, who works full-time cleaning planes at Newark Airport, says his mother doesn’t expect anything big, and he usually gets a hooded sweatshirt. He plans to spend about […]
  
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• Trump comments stoke talk of new nuclear arms race, while press secretary offers explanation

  23-12-2016 17:23
  
  WASHINGTON – For a second straight day, President-elect Donald Trump sent provocative signals Friday about expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal, while his staff scrambled to temper remarks that suggested a break with four decades of policy charted by presidents of both parties. On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-host Mika Brzezinski relayed a conversation she had directly […]
  
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• Texas gets $160K in child support linked to car registration

  23-12-2016 17:23
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has collected more than $160,000 in back child support since starting a program this year that bars some parents who owe money from renewing vehicle registrations. The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/2hk0dQe ) reported Thursday that December was the first month renewal requests can be denied in the Texas Attorney General’s Office […]
  
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• Updated: Trump: US must ‘greatly strengthen’ nuclear capability

  23-12-2016 17:22
  
  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has re-opened the debate over nuclear proliferation, calling for the United States to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability” until the rest of the world “comes to its senses” regarding nuclear weapons. His comments Thursday on Twitter came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin said strengthening his country’s nuclear […]
  
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• Another Trump tweet jab, again in the defense sector

  23-12-2016 17:21
  
  NEW YORK — Shares of Boeing and Lockheed Martin slipped in early trading a day a tweet from President-elect Donald Trump appeared to pit the two giants in defense industry against one another to lower prices for government contracts. It was just the latest targeted jab at U.S. corporations that may have led to volatile […]
  
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• Secret Santa leaving lasting impression in New Mexico town

  23-12-2016 16:58 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – It is the season of giving and that is evident at one local electric company’s office. A yearly visitor there stays for just a short time but leaves a lasting impression.
  In the small town of Socorro, there’s a big secret.
  “They just come in and they walk into my office and go okay, ‘I’m here to help, who can I help?’ And that’s it,” Adriana Arellano, Socorro Electric Billing said.
  Someone is playing Santa but you won&r
  
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• Starbucks to offer free drinks for 10 days at certain stores

  23-12-2016 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Starbucks aims to drum up holiday sales with promises of free espresso drinks this season — as long as you’re in the right store.
  Starting Friday, select Starbucks stores will host 1,000 Pop Up Cheer Parties over 10 days, where customers can enjoy free tall handcrafted espresso beverages, from mochas to chestnut praline lattes.
  The event will be held at 100 Starbucks stores in the U.S. per day, from 1-2 p.m. local time, over 10 days. The locations will chan
  
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• Arizona governor to welcome Uber self-driving cars

  23-12-2016 16:26 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey plans to welcome the scheduled arrival Friday of Uber self-driving cars as a self-driving truck transports them to Arizona from California.
  Ducey’s office says the governor will welcome the truck carrying the self-driving Volvos after it arrives at the State Capitol in Phoenix late Friday morning.
  Uber announced Thursday that it was shipping the self-driving cars to Arizona after they were banned from California roads over safety concerns.
  Uber made the
  
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• Railroad in fiery derailment agrees to changes

  23-12-2016 15:29 via krqe.com
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The nation’s largest freight railroad has agreed to more thorough inspections and maintenance improvements after a fiery oil train derailment in Oregon and the discovery of more than 800 potential safety violations across its sprawling network.
  Details on the agreement between the Federal Railroad Administration and Union Pacific were obtained by The Associated Press.
  Sixteen tank cars from a Union Pacific train hauling crude through the Columbia River Gorge de
  
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• UN: Mediterranean death toll tops record 5,000 this year

  23-12-2016 15:27 via krqe.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Around 100 people are missing and feared dead after two shipwrecks off Italy, raising the estimated death toll among migrants on the Mediterranean this year to at least 5,000 — a new annual record, U.N. agencies said Friday.
  Deaths linked to Mediterranean crossings by migrants mostly seeking economic opportunity or relative peace in Europe have spiked in 2016. Last year, over a million people crossed the sea — mostly from Turkey to Greece — with 3,771 deaths
  
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• Friday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Dense fog delays New Mexico flights

  23-12-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. A mostly quiet start to the day with morning temperatures in the 20s, 30s and 40s under a partly cloudy sky. Some of us within the Rio Grande Valley and northern New Mexico will run into patchy fog out on the roadways – be sure to give yourself a few extra minutes for this morning’s commute and use your low beams.
  Full Story: Kristen’s Friday Morning Forecast
  2. The state of New Mexico is facing a lawsuit from the dr
  
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• Updated: Family of bears likely killed from eating poisonous plant

  23-12-2016 14:07
  
  Game commission officials say a poisonous ornamental shrub likely killed a black bear and her three cubs found dead on…
  
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• New Mexico students to make Manhattan Project Park exhibits

  23-12-2016 13:23 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) – Some multimedia exhibits for the new Manhattan Project National Historical Park will be created by New Mexico students.
  Highlands University announced this month students from the northern New Mexico campus will develop exhibits using technology like 3-D videos and computer modeling. The students also will create an app and text and graphic panels for a walking tour.
  During the World War II-era Manhattan Project, scientists in the then-secret town of Los Alamos worke
  
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• Fiat Chrysler to recall 50K SUVs; engines could stall

  23-12-2016 13:19 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 50,000 small SUVs worldwide because the engines could stall while being driven.
  The recall covers the Dodge Journey and Jeep Compass and Patriot from the 2016 model year. All have 2-liter or 2.4-liter four-cylinder engines.
  The company says a sensor connector in the engine can malfunction. That can cause the SUVs to either stall or fail to start.
  Fiat Chrysler says it doesn’t know of any crashes or injuries due to the problem.
  Most of
  
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• Trump keeps trafficking in ambiguity on policy proposals

  23-12-2016 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s call with Taiwan’s leader was either a well-coordinated warning shot to China or a harmless congratulatory conversation. His provocative campaign proposal for temporarily halting Muslim immigration to the United States may or may not be back on the table.
  And his stance on nuclear weapons? Trump said Thursday that he wants to “greatly strengthen and expand” U.S. nuclear capabilities, without offering any detail about
  
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• Plane hijacking in Malta ends peacefully; 2 men surrender

  23-12-2016 13:09 via krqe.com
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — After hours of tense negotiations, two Libyans who hijacked a plane from Libya to Malta and threatened to blow it up surrendered peacefully Friday, allowing 118 passengers and crew to leave the plane before walking out themselves with the last of the crew.
  The hijacked Airbus A320 flight, operated by Afriqiyah Airways, was traveling from the Libyan oasis city of Sabha to Tripoli when it was diverted to Malta midmorning on Friday.
  Malta state television TVM said the t
  
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• Passengers disembark from hijacked Libyan plane

  23-12-2016 13:09 via krqe.com
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Passengers have begun disembarking from the hijacked Libyan aircraft in Malta.
  The doors of the plane opened at 1:44 p.m. local time and a staircase moved to the door before passengers began disembarking.
  An official from Afriqiyah Airways said the two hijackers had expressed a willingness to release the passengers but that they will keep the pilot.
  Serraj al-Fitouri also told Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV that one Libyan lawmaker was among the list of passengers. It was
  
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• Hijackers threaten to blow up Libyan plane diverted to Malta

  23-12-2016 13:09 via krqe.com
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Two hijackers diverted a Libyan commercial plane to Malta on Friday and threatened to blow it up with hand grenades, Maltese authorities and state media said.
  The Malta airport authority said all emergency teams had been dispatched to the site of what it called an “unlawful interference” on the airport tarmac. The plane’s engines were still running Friday long after the aircraft landed at 11:32 a.m. (1032 GMT).
  State television TVM said the two hija
  
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• Berlin truck attack suspect killed in Milan police shootout

  23-12-2016 13:05 via krqe.com
  
  ROME (AP) — The Tunisian man suspected of driving a truck into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with police in Milan, ending a Europe-wide manhunt, Italy’s interior minister said.
  Checks conducted after the shootout showed “the person killed, without a shadow of a doubt, is Anis Amri, the suspect of the terrorist attack,” Interior Minister Marco Minniti said.
  The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Monday attack in
  
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• Updated: Omogbo leads Rams year after death of parents in house fire

  23-12-2016 12:51
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State senior Emmanuel Omogbo’s right basketball shoe is a dedication to his parents, their names written in black marker with “RIP” alongside. The left one, a tribute to his niece and nephew. On both, the date — “1-19-2016.” It’s approaching a year since a house fire back in Maryland claimed […]
  
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• Updated: IOC opens 28 new doping cases for Russian Olympic athletes

  23-12-2016 12:51
  
  GENEVA — On yet another doping-tainted day for Russian sport, 28 athletes now face IOC cases linked to cheating at the Sochi Winter Olympics and a major cross-country skiing event was removed from the country. The IOC said Friday it has opened 28 disciplinary proceedings against Russian athletes whose urine samples were likely tampered with […]
  
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• Updated: North Korean defector impressed by Seoul political protests

  23-12-2016 12:50
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — A high-profile North Korean defector told South Korean lawmakers on Friday that the massive protests that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye still feel strange to him but he sees the demonstrations as the country’s strength. Thae Yong Ho, the former North Korean deputy ambassador to London, said in […]
  
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• Updated: Life sentence for man, 21, in neighborhood mom killing case

  23-12-2016 12:50
  
  LAS VEGAS — A 21-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole on Thursday after pleading guilty to the death of a Las Vegas mother of four who was targeted in a neighborhood cul-de-sac last year. Erich Milton Nowsch Jr. left the courtroom sobbing after he was sentenced for second-degree […]
  
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• China ‘closely following’ Trump comments on nuclear policy

  23-12-2016 12:49
  
  BEIJING — China said Friday that countries with the largest nuclear arsenals should take the lead in disarmament, after President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they wanted to strengthen their nations’ nuclear capabilities. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters at a regular briefing Beijing is “paying close attention” to what nuclear […]
  
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• Updated: Berlin truck attack suspect killed in Milan police shootout

  23-12-2016 10:49
  
  ROME — The Tunisian man suspected of driving a truck into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with police in Milan, ending a Europe-wide manhunt, Italy’s interior minister said. Checks conducted after the shootout showed “the person killed, without a shadow of a doubt, is Anis Amri, the […]
  
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• Updated: What is 'om telolet om?' Meme's origins in Indonesia

  23-12-2016 10:22
  
  What the heck is "om telolet om?" It's a meme that's fanning across social media. It was started by Indonesian…
  
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