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• Updated: Queen Elizabeth II misses church due to ‘heavy cold’

  01-01-2017 23:43
  
  LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II missed a traditional New Year’s Day church service Sunday because of the effects of a lingering cold. Buckingham Palace said the queen “does not yet feel ready to attend church as she is still recuperating from a heavy cold.” There was no indication she is suffering from a more serious […]
  
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• Updated: Family of 15 seeking help to buy wheelchair-accessible van

  01-01-2017 23:39
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Members of the Tempe Police Department are using social media and a fundraising website to help a longtime police officer get a special van for his large family of disabled children. Nathan and Lori Ryberg are parents to 13 children, seven of whom are special needs and three of whom use wheelchairs. […]
  
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• Study: Ad-tech use shines light on fringe, fake news sites

  01-01-2017 23:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — What distinguishes mainstream news sites from those devoted to fake news or other hyper-partisan takes on events? It’s not just the stories they run, but also the way they use online technology that tracks readers and shows them ads, according to a new study by a web analytics firm.
  In particular, the study — from the New York-based startup Mezzobit — showed that such fringe news sites are relatively unsophisticated in the way they make money from online a
  
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• Updated: Two-year twins: Babies born Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 in San Diego

  01-01-2017 23:09
  
  For the second straight year, twins in San Diego are getting attention because, though born just minutes apart, one has…
  
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• Make a New Year’s resolution and stick with it, here’s how

  01-01-2017 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — Making a New Year’s resolution and sticking to it is easier said than done. Many will try but few will be successful in their attempt to eat healthier, save money or get organized.
  A lifestyle change cannot happen overnight, and experts say psychology plays an important role in an individual’s ability to remain firm in their annual commitments.
  Getting your brain in the right mindset may take time and practice. Here are a few ideas to get you started on t
  
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• Updated: Gunman in New Year slayings at Istanbul club still at large

  01-01-2017 22:14
  
  ISTANBUL — Turkish police struggled Sunday to track down an assailant who gunned down New Year’s Eve revelers at a popular Istanbul nightclub in an attack that killed at least 39 people, most of them foreigners. The attacker, armed with a long-barreled weapon, killed a policeman and a civilian outside the popular Reina club at […]
  
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• Rural residents pool cash to save last bars, gathering sites

  01-01-2017 21:41 via krqe.com
  
  RENWICK, Iowa (AP) — Once-bustling Renwick, Iowa, lost its grocery, hardware store, school and Ford dealership years ago, but when its sole bar closed last June, it seemed to some residents there wasn’t much of a town left.
  So a group of seven friends and spouses who had met for beers at the bar for decades took matters into their own hands. One of them bought the place and the others pooled their money to fix it up, showing up after work to replace floors and walls on steamy summer
  
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• Updated: Vandalized Hollywood sign briefly reads ‘HOLLYWeeD’

  01-01-2017 21:08
  
  LOS ANGELES — No, Los Angeles residents, it wasn’t your hangovers playing tricks on you. The Hollywood sign really did read “HOLLYWeeD” for a few hours on New Year’s Day. Police were investigating Sunday after a prankster used giant tarps to turn two of the iconic sign’s white Os into Es sometime overnight. The vandal, […]
  
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• Updated: Speculation over Broncos coach Gary Kubiak’s future heats up

  01-01-2017 21:07
  
  DENVER — Speculation ramped up Sunday that Broncos coach Gary Kubiak will step down after the season because of health concerns just 11 months after leading Denver to a triumphant Super Bowl 50. The Broncos (8-7) close their disappointing season late Sunday afternoon at home against Oakland (12-3). Several coaches and players told The Associated […]
  
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• Updated: Patriots clinch home-field advantage in AFC

  01-01-2017 21:07
  
  The Latest on Week 17 of the NFL regular season (all times local): ___ 4:20 p.m. The New England Patriots have clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. They did it by beating the Miami Dolphins 35-14 on Sunday, behind Tom Brady’s 276 yards passing and three scores. New England took a 20-0 lead in […]
  
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• Alexa a witness to murder? Prosecutors seek Amazon Echo data

  01-01-2017 20:53 via krqe.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities investigating the death of an Arkansas man whose body was found in a hot tub want to expand the probe to include a new kind of evidence: any comments overheard by the suspect’s Amazon Echo smart speaker.
  Amazon said it objects to “overbroad” requests as a matter of practice, but prosecutors insist their idea is rooted in a legal precedent that’s “as old as Methuselah.”
  The issue has emerged in the slaying of Victor Co
  
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• Obama names Utah, Nevada monuments despite GOP opposition

  01-01-2017 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama expanded his environmental legacy in the final days of his presidency with national monument designations on lands in Utah and Nevada that have become flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West.
  The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah will cover 1.35 million acres in the Four Corners region, the White House announced Wednesday. In a victory for Native American tribes and conservationists, the designation protects land that is consider
  
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• In red states, businesses gearing up to fight bathroom bills

  01-01-2017 19:55
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sean Henry, the president of Tennessee’s NHL team, is stunned he even has to explain why he hopes state legislators will snub bills similar to North Carolina’s transgender bathroom law, which has consumed that state for months and scared off businesses and sporting events. The Nashville Predators team is among about 300 […]
  
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• New Maricopa County sheriff takes office in private ceremony

  01-01-2017 19:41
  
  PHOENIX — Maricopa County has a new sheriff for the first time in 24 years. Paul Penzone assumed the office from former sheriff Joe Arpaio just after midnight on New Year’s Day. Penzone was sworn in at a private ceremony attended just by family. A formally swearing-in event is set for Wednesday. A news release […]
  
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• San Antonio records 151 homicides in 2016, most in 2 decades

  01-01-2017 19:40
  
  SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police say they investigated 151 homicides in 2016, making the year the deadliest in the Alamo city in more than two decades and up 61 percent from a year ago. The homicide count is the highest since 142 in 1995, but below the 220 recorded earlier in that decade. Last […]
  
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• After 17 years of Christmas cheer, vandals behead lawn Santa

  01-01-2017 19:40
  
  LEWISVILLE, Texas — The 7-foot-tall mechanical Santa on the front lawn of Ed and Marcela Lujan’s elaborately decorated suburban Dallas home has had a rough life but survived 17 Christmases of slime, eggs, thieves and someone who ripped off his pants. This year — year 18 — he’s been beheaded. The couple noticed it last […]
  
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• Cause of death released in fall at Colorado ski resort

  01-01-2017 19:39
  
  GRANBY, Colo. — A Texas woman who fell from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort last week died from a rupture of the aorta and other traumatic injuries, an autopsy has concluded. Kelly Huber, 40, of San Antonio fell 20 feet from the lift on Thursday at Granby Ranch Ski Resort about 90 […]
  
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• Cells dripped into the brain help man fight a deadly cancer

  01-01-2017 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  A man with deadly brain cancer that had spread to his spine saw his tumors shrink and, for a time, completely vanish after a novel treatment to help his immune system attack his disease — another first in this promising field.
  The type of immunotherapy that 50-year-old Richard Grady received already has helped some people with blood cancers such as leukemia. But the way he was given it is new, and may allow its use not just for brain tumors but also other cancers that can spread, such as b
  
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• Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the US

  01-01-2017 18:23 via krqe.com
  
  Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico. It was a move she and her husband, Mel, had discussed before he passed away in 2012.
  “I wanted to find a place where I could afford to live off my Social Security,” she said. “The weather here is so perfect, and it’s a beautiful place.”
  She is among a growing number of Americans who are retiring outside the United States. The number grew 17 percent between 201
  
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• Let the binge-watching begin: Everything leaving, coming to streaming services in January

  01-01-2017 17:30 via krqe.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MEDIA GENERAL) — There’s no point in arguing, pretty much everything in 2016 sucked.
  But thank goodness for one of the few things we could count on this year that would always be there for us—our streaming services.
  Whether you’re a traditionalist (Netflix), a network-TV fan (Hulu), an alt-streamer (HBO), a weirdo (does anyone actually subscribe to Amazon Prime?), or just a millennial (you crowdsourced passwords from friends and have them all), there&rsq
  
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• Lobo women win big against San Diego State 85-42

  01-01-2017 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- The Lobo Women’s Basketball team started out conference with a big win against Fresno State, but UNM had an even bigger win on New Year’s Eve taking out the Aztecs 84-42.
  The Lobo’s played at a relentless pace the entire time in this one. They finished with over 40 more rebounds than the Aztecs and 30 more points in the pain. They had good performances out of freshman Mykiel Burleson and the sophomore Jaisa Nunn, as they both finished with 12 points.
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• Lobo men ready for test at San Diego, may have third scorer

  01-01-2017 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- This entire season Lobo Men’s Basketball has been trying to find a consistent third scorer.
  Coming off a conference opening win Coach Neal believes he has narrowed down the search.
  “I think Dane (Kuiper), he has had three games out of the last four, I think he has been in double figures. I think he is capable, think Sam (Logwood) is capable, and then it has to be by committee, but to be honest with you O is capable. If they continue to trap Tim (William
  
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• Woman’s body wrapped in plastic in Galveston County home

  01-01-2017 16:47
  
  LEAGUE CITY, Texas — The 32-year-old ex-husband of a missing Galveston County woman has been charged with murder after the remains of a woman were found wrapped in plastic at his home. Shaun Philip Hardy already was in custody following his arrest Friday on a charge of tampering with evidence after the human remains were […]
  
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• Spread by trade and climate, bugs butcher America’s forests

  01-01-2017 16:19
  
  PETERSHAM, Mass. — In a towering forest of centuries-old eastern hemlocks, it’s easy to miss one of the tree’s nemeses. No larger than a speck of pepper, the Hemlock woolly adelgid spends its life on the underside of needles sucking sap, eventually killing the tree. The bug is one in an expanding army of insects […]
  
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• Rate cuts canceled for Medicaid behavioral health providers

  01-01-2017 16:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Companies that offer behavioral health care to Medicaid patients will not face planned cuts.
  The New Mexican reports reductions would have been implemented Sunday as a result of a state budget signed by Gov. Susana Martinez.
  Medicaid faced cuts since drops in oil and gas revenue removed millions from the state budget.
  It is unknown whether the $30-million was made up elsewhere after the rate cuts were eliminated.
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• Istanbul authorities: at least 35 people killed in nightclub attack

  01-01-2017 16:19 via krqe.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) – Istanbul’s governor says at least 35 people were killed in the attack at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations.
  Vasip Sahin said some 40 other people were wounded in the assault in the early hours of Sunday.
  Sahin said the incident was a “terror attack” without saying who may have carried it out.
  (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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• Illinois law enlists hairstylists to prevent domestic abuse

  01-01-2017 16:17
  
  CHICAGO — An Illinois law that takes effect Sunday aims to take advantage of the trusted relationship between hairstylists and their clients to prevent domestic violence. Stylists, barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, hair braiders and nail technicians in Illinois will receive an hour of mandated abuse-prevention training as part of the licensing process. The law does not […]
  
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• 3 people killed in small plane crash in Texas

  01-01-2017 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  McKINNEY, Texas (KRQE) – Family and friends are mourning three people killed after two small planes collided in midair near McKinney, Texas.
  The FAA said the planes came down near a Home Depot in the area Saturday afternoon.
  Both pilots were flying under visual flight rules so they were not in contact with air traffic controllers.
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• Albuquerque Pokemon Go players here to stay and give back

  01-01-2017 15:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you think Pokemon Go was a thing of the past, think again. A local group of avid Pokemon Go players said they’re still going strong.
  The group now wants to do some good for the community.
  It was only a few months ago when you couldn’t go anywhere without seeing groups of people with their heads in their phones, catching Pokemon.
  An Albuquerque group of Pokemon Go players said while some have lost interest in the game, they’re here t
  
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• Chris’ New Year’s Day Forecast

  01-01-2017 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  Another storm system is on the way for New Year’s Day.
  After some rain and snow one New Year’s Eve, we will see another round of rain and snow for this afternoon.   A second storm system will move in by midday today bringing that shot for more mountain snow, valley rain and even a few thunderstorms can’t be ruled out.   Saturday’s storm system was a quick mover and New Year’s Day storm system will also move across New Mexico fairly quickly.
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• Woman suspected in fatal stabbing of father-in-law

  01-01-2017 08:05
  
  Las Vegas woman told police that 81-year-old man had fallen
  
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• Journal will be bringing a ‘Bright Spot’ every day

  01-01-2017 08:05
  
  Some good news will be highlighted in each issue
  
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• Family New Year’s fun in Duke City

  01-01-2017 08:05
  
  Everybody, welcome to 2017.But before Albuquerque could ring in the New Year, it had s ...
  
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• A year in focus

  01-01-2017 08:05
  
  Albuquerque Journal photographers capture iconic moments in 2016
  
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• 2016 really broke our hearts, but it wasn’t all bad

  01-01-2017 08:05
  
  We lost artists and icons, lived through an endless presidential election, but the Cubs won, and we still have Betty White
  
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• State police crack down on drunk drivers during the holidays

  01-01-2017 08:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – State police officers said drunk drivers continue to be a point of frustration, because alcohol-related accidents can be avoided.
  They are cracking down during the holidays, urging drivers to plan ahead. KRQE News 13 got an inside look into the New Mexico State Police’s sobriety checkpoint this New Year’s weekend.
  Nearly 600 cars went through the NMSP checkpoint Friday night on Tramway near Copper.
  “We do an extra push or a larger effo
  
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• Updated: Get ready for a blockbuster sequel: Alabama vs. Clemson

  01-01-2017 06:48
  
  Get ready for a blockbuster sequel. It’s Alabama vs. Clemson, The Rematch. The top-ranked Crimson Tide will take on the No. 3 Tigers in a do-over of last season’s national championship game, a 45-40 thriller won by Alabama. If the Jan. 9 matchup in Tampa comes anywhere close to that classic in the desert, it […]
  
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• City celebrates NYE in Civic Plaza

  01-01-2017 06:32
  
  The end of the year is a time for celebrations and reflections.
  
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• UNM women dominate Aztecs

  01-01-2017 06:30
  
  The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team sent 2016 out on a remarkably high note Saturday night. Cherise Beynon put on her second star-quality performance of the week and the Lobos improved to 2-0 in Mountain West Conference play with an 85-42 dismantling of San Diego State at the Pit. Beynon racked up 23 […]
  
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• Rain dampens world record Menorah attempt

  01-01-2017 06:14
  
  A Menorah glow was scheduled for Saturday night, but the weather wouldn’t allow it.
  
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• Updated: Small planes collide mid-air in Texas, killing 3

  01-01-2017 05:22
  
  McKINNEY, Texas — Three people have been killed after two small planes collided in midair near McKinney, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration says the collision occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. near Aero Country Airport. The private airport is about 35 miles north of downtown Dallas. The FAA says it was told by local fire department […]
  
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• Updated: New Year’s revelers fill Times Square early; police prepared

  01-01-2017 05:22
  
  NEW YORK — New Year’s Eve revelers, donning oversized 2017 eyeglasses and green Statue of Liberty hats, filled Times Square on Saturday hours before the glittering crystal ball was to drop. Officials estimated as many as a million celebrants would descend upon the Crossroads of the World, braving cold temperatures and strong winds to ring […]
  
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• Updated: New Year’s attack on packed Istanbul club leaves 35 dead

  01-01-2017 05:21
  
  ISTANBUL — An assailant believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a crowded nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations, killing at least 35 people and wounding 40 others in what the province’s governor described as a terror attack. Gov. Vasip Sahin said the attacker, armed with a long-barreled […]
  
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• Officers killed in the line of duty rose in 2016

  01-01-2017 04:00 via krqe.com
  
  The number of police killed in the line of duty rose sharply in 2016, driven by shootings of police around the country, most notably ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  From Jan. 1 through Wednesday, 135 officers lost their lives. Some died in traffic accidents, but nearly half were shot to death.
  That’s a 56 percent increase in shooting deaths over the previous year. Of the 64 who were fatally shot, 21 were killed in ambush attacks often fueled by anger over police use of force
  
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• F. Ross Johnson, former CEO of RJR Nabisco, dies at 85

  01-01-2017 03:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — F. Ross Johnson, the former RJR Nabisco CEO depicted as the epitome of corporate greed in the best-selling book and movie “Barbarians at the Gate,” has died. He was 85.
  The Aycock-Riverside Funeral and Cremation Center in Jupiter, Florida, said Johnson died Thursday.
  Born in Canada in 1931, Johnson became CEO of RJR Nabisco in 1986, which at the time was the largest consumer goods company in the world, maker of both Oreos and Camel cigarettes. Johnson controvers
  
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• A look at some of 2016’s most inspiring sports moments

  01-01-2017 03:06 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) — We watch sports to see who wins and loses, but also to be inspired — and 2016 offered plenty of examples of the latter, from a touching moment between two strangers on the Olympic track, to a little boy from a war-torn land who met his favorite soccer player, to a warm ovation fueled by empathy for a visiting NHL goalie.
  Craig Sager, the longtime NBA sideline reporter famous for his flashy suits and probing questions, died Dec. 15, 2016 after a batter with cancer. He was 65. (
  
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• County enters last weekend of Tavern Taxi program

  01-01-2017 02:43
  
  New Year’s Eve weekend 2016 will be the last that Bernalillo County residents can use Tavern Taxi to get home safely.
  
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• Updated: US states, leery of Russia malware, re-examine cybersecurity

  01-01-2017 02:26
  
  BURLINGTON, Vt. — Several states around the country on Saturday asked cybersecurity experts to re-examine state and utility networks after a Vermont utility’s laptop was found to contain malware U.S. officials say is linked to Russian hackers. The Burlington Electric Department, one of Vermont’s two largest electric utilities, confirmed Friday it had found on one […]
  
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• Officers patrol for NYE drunk driving

  01-01-2017 02:26
  
  Officers are asking anyone that plans to drink on New Year’s Eve to find a safe way to get home beforehand.
  
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• US issuing new rules to curb illegal fishing, seafood fraud

  01-01-2017 02:21 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Obama administration is issuing new rules it says will crack down on illegal fishing and seafood fraud by preventing unverifiable fish products from entering the U.S. market.
  The new protections are called the Seafood Import Monitoring Program, and they are designed to stop illegally fished and intentionally misidentified seafood from getting into stores and restaurants by way of imported fish.
  The rules will require seafood importers to report information and ma
  
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