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• Jimmy Carter Middle School students return to class after report of smoke

  17-01-2017 23:12
  
  Per APS, staff and students at Jimmy Carter MS have returned to class after smoke in the bathroom caused a brief evacuation. Students and staff have returned to class and will be dismissed as usual.
  
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• Police: Kids taken 3 decades ago are found, mom is arrested

  17-01-2017 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  SCITUATE, R.I. (AP) — Two sisters who disappeared from Rhode Island with their mother in 1985 have been located in the Houston area, and their mother was charged with snatching them, police announced Tuesday.
  An anonymous tip two days before Christmas led police to Kimberly and Kelly Yates and their 69-year-old mother, Elaine, said Rhode Island State Police Lt. Col. Joseph Philbin. Elaine Yates, who had been living in Houston under the name Leina Waldberg, was arrested on Monday without in
  
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• Fire forces evacuation at Jimmy Carter Middle school in Albuquerque

  17-01-2017 22:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jimmy Carter Middle School near Central and Unser was evacuated Tuesday around 2:40 p.m., according to Albuquerque Public Schools.
  APS said the evacuation was caused by a restroom fire. The Albuquerque Fire Department and Albuquerque Police were said to be on scene.
  An APS spokesperson said the students were moved to a different part of the building while the smoke cleared.
  According to APS, the situation has been handled and school will release at the
  
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• Obama commutes most of Chelsea Manning’s sentence

  17-01-2017 22:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning on Tuesday, allowing the convicted Army leaker to go free nearly three decades early as part of a sweeping move to offer clemency in the final days of his administration.
  Manning, who will leave prison in May, was one of 209 inmates whose sentences Obama was shortening, a list that includes Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez-Rivera. Obama also pardoned 64 people, including retired Gen. James Cartwrig
  
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• Johnston kicks off campaign with pledge of debt-free college

  17-01-2017 22:34
  
  DENVER — Former State Sen. Mike Johnston is kicking off his quest for the Democratic party’s gubernatorial nomination by promising to provide two years of debt-free college to Coloradans who volunteer for the state. Johnston is a former high school principal and Obama education advisor. He’s one of many Democrats expected to run for governor […]
  
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• Fraud checks will delay some tax refunds

  17-01-2017 22:32
  
  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service’s battle against fraud and identity theft is intensifying as the tax filing season opens, and some of the neediest taxpayers are getting caught in the middle. The agency is barred from issuing refunds before Feb. 15 on any returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child […]
  
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• Goodyear woman pleads guilty to murder in her baby’s death

  17-01-2017 22:30
  
  PHOENIX — A Goodyear woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2014 death of her baby daughter. Maricopa County Superior County officials say Phoeteama Neal changed her plea to guilty in the case Tuesday. She’s scheduled to be sentenced on April 28. Neal was accused of trying to drown the toddler in August […]
  
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• Ex-Virginia Tech student wants slaying trial moved

  17-01-2017 22:30
  
  ROANOKE, Va. — A judge is considering a request to move the upcoming trial of a former Virginia Tech student charged in the slaying of a 13-year-old girl. News media outlets report that Judge Robert Turk has taken under consideration the request from 19-year-old Natalie Keepers. Keepers is charged with being an accessory to kidnapping […]
  
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• 3 people killed, suspect arrested in Conejos County shooting

  17-01-2017 22:30
  
  CAPULIN, Colo. — Three people were killed, a fourth was injured and a suspect has been arrested after a weekend shooting near Capulin in south-central Colorado. Conejos County deputies said 57-year-old Guadalupe Cervantes and 54-year-old Jose M. Archuleta died at the scene of the shooting Sunday night while 30-year-old Marissa Herrera died of her injuries […]
  
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• APS creates Hall of Honor

  17-01-2017 21:49
  
  Many people have a teacher, principal or librarian that made a big difference in our lives or in our schools. Albuquerque Public Schools plans to honor some of them with a new "hall of honor" at APS headquarters.
  
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• Police: Man broke into Santa Fe dispensary through the roof

  17-01-2017 20:18 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Santa Fe man has been arrested after making a big mistake during a burglary at a medical pot shop.
  Santa Fe Police say the thief tripped the burglar alarm Saturday while breaking in through the roof of the Ultra-Health dispensary on Saint Michael’s.
  When officers arrived, they say 25-year-old Jared Rivera was running from the scene with items from the shop. He did his best to get away, jumping over fences into yards.
  Rivera was arrested on charges of burglar
  
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• Woman found dead at Albuquerque park

  17-01-2017 20:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are asking the public for information about a woman found dead in an Albuquerque park in what may be a homicide.
  Police say the woman was found face down in Supper Rock Park near Tramway and I-40 Monday morning. Her identity and cause of death have not been released, but police say they’re treating the death as suspicious.
  There’s a reward for information leading to an arrest.
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• Woman who started fire at Albuquerque motel sentenced

  17-01-2017 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The woman who set the fire at the Desert Sands Motel destroying it will spend two years behind bars.
  Jennifer Maestas lit a mattress on fire last May then fled. Dozens of people who were staying there had to flee too and were left homeless. As part of a plea deal, Maestas pleaded no contest and was sentenced to two years behind bars and five years of probation.
  The Desert Sands has since been demolished.
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• New Year’s resolutions to secure your equity

  17-01-2017 20:12
  
  Securing your equity starts years in advance of selling your home. Eventually, when ready to sell, homeowners are often compelled to make choices that ultimately affect their bottom line. Limited cash on hand forces sellers to fund projects that could have been handled over the years. The investment to prepare an updated, well cared for […]
  
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• State of the State Address focuses on budget shortfall, crime

  17-01-2017 20:04 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Gov. Susana Martinez kicked off the 60-day session at the Roundhouse with the State of the State Address Tuesday focusing on the economy and cracking down on crime, calling for both parties to work together.
  Read Gov. Martinez’s entire State of the State Address >>
  Gov. Martinez spoke first about how to address the state’s budget mess.
  “How we address our current budget crisis today will define our progress for generations. It is simple. Let&
  
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• 2017 New Mexico Legislative Session begins

  17-01-2017 20:04 via krqe.com
  
  Live Stream Courtesy of New Mexico PBS
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2017 legislative session has begun in Santa Fe. The clock starts now and runs for the next 60 days for lawmakers with the big item on the agenda – fixing the budget mess.
  Sixty days means lawmakers can touch on a wide range of issues. But with the Democrats back in control of the Roundhouse and the governor’s veto pen it’s clear the priority is finding a compromise to solve the budget crisis.
  The governor
  
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• Eastbound I-40 re-opened at Rio Grande Blvd. after crash involving motorcycle

  17-01-2017 19:59
  
  Police say the area around I-40 eastbound at Rio Grande Boulevard has re-opened after a crash involving a motorcycle. The condition of the motorcycle rider is critical.
  
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• A top NATO general echoes Trump, calling aspects of alliance ‘obsolete’

  17-01-2017 19:44
  
  BRUSSELS – A top NATO general said Tuesday that aspects of the alliance were “obsolete,” echoing President-elect Donald Trump’s language and saying that the Western military alliance needs to adapt for a changing world. The admission was a first sign of how NATO may try to pitch itself to the most skeptical U.S. president in […]
  
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• GM to invest $1 billion in US manufacturing

  17-01-2017 19:43
  
  GM will spend $1 billion to expand vehicle production in the United States, an investment that will allow the company to add or keep 1,500 jobs, executives said Tuesday. It’s an announcement, years in the making, that comes as President-elect Donald Trump ratchets up pressure on automakers to build in the United States. The company […]
  
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• When straight men kiss, is it good for LGBT equality or a step back?

  17-01-2017 19:40
  
  When Andrew Garfield and Ryan Reynolds kissed at the Golden Globes last week, I immediately felt a knot in my stomach. How could this have happened at the same awards show where “Moonlight,” a film that explored the black gay male experience, won best picture? A story from the more marginalized gay community was up […]
  
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• New: NM 60-day legislative session about to get underway

  17-01-2017 19:35
  
  SANTA FE — A 60-day legislative session that’s expected to be dominated by persistent budget woes will get underway today at the state Capitol with a flurry of activity, including the election of a new Speaker of the House. The legislative session officially begins at noon, and recently-elected lawmakers will take the oath of office […]
  
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• Police: body found in Foothills park

  17-01-2017 18:55
  
  Police say they are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a Foothills area park Monday morning.
  
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• Report: Nearly 30 percent of New Mexico kids live in poverty

  17-01-2017 18:53 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – More New Mexico children now have health insurance and fewer teens are abusing alcohol and drugs, but there has been little improvement when it comes to measuring the economic well-being of families.
  The Albuquerque-based advocacy group New Mexico Voices for Children released its annual Kids Count Data Book on Tuesday as the Legislature embarked on a 60-day session.
  The group says more children are living in high-poverty areas and living in families where no parent ha
  
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• Airport shooting suspect blamed ‘mind control,’ IS ties

  17-01-2017 18:51 via krqe.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting five people and wounding six others at a Florida airport told investigators initially he was under government mind control and then claimed to be inspired by Islamic State websites and chatrooms, authorities said at a hearing Tuesday.
  FBI Agent Michael Ferlazzo also confirmed that the 9mm Walther handgun used in the Jan. 6 shooting rampage at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is the same weapon Anchorage, Alas
  
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• Social Hub: 2017 Legislative Session Day 1

  17-01-2017 18:45 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The halls of the Roundhouse will soon be filled again as lawmakers return for the start of the 2017 legislative session. The gavel drops at noon Tuesday with the governor’s State of the State address. KRQE News 13 has a crew at the Roundhouse and will stream the Governor’s address. Watch live here »Gov. Martinez's State of the State address is scheduled for noon. We'll be live at noon with a preview of what's to come this session. @krqe
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• Updated: Markets cheer, EU wary as UK PM May signals ‘clean Brexit’

  17-01-2017 18:26
  
  LONDON — Britain’s future outside the European Union became much clearer Tuesday: It’s so long to the single market, goodbye to the European Court of Justice and farewell to the freedom of movement for workers. In a long-awaited speech, Prime Minister Theresa May finally revealed the U.K’s hand as it prepares to start EU exit […]
  
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• Is it possible to be both an ethical and a good parent?

  17-01-2017 18:25
  
  “It’s just so hard to get ahead,” a mom huffed to me on the city playground bench. She was explaining why, rather than send her child to the free public school, she was going to fork over a sum greater than my college tuition for her 4-year-old child’s preschool, where he will learn numbers, letters […]
  
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• In defense of Melania Trump’s glam squad

  17-01-2017 18:25
  
  Like a lot of things about the fast-approaching Trump administration, it’s hard to tell what role the first lady will play in it, or even who will perform the functions traditionally allocated to the president’s wife. But last week, Melania Trump’s longtime makeup artist Nicole Bryl gave an interview to Us magazine that suggests Trump […]
  
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• Updated: Airport shooting suspect ordered held without bond

  17-01-2017 18:19
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The man suspected of fatally shooting five people and wounding six others at a Florida airport was ordered held without bond until his trial at a hearing Tuesday that also revealed some new details about the investigation. During the hearing, FBI Agent Michael Ferlazzo confirmed that the 9mm Walther handgun used […]
  
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• Police: 2 children taken in 1985 found, parent arrested

  17-01-2017 18:19
  
  SCITUATE, R.I. — Rhode Island State Police say two children reported missing in 1985 have been located in the Houston area and their non-custodial mother has been charged with snatching them. Police said Tuesday an anonymous tip two days before Christmas led them to Kimberly and Kelly Yates, and their 69-year-old mother, Elaine. They said […]
  
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• Eastbound I-40 reopens after motorcycle crash

  17-01-2017 17:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Eastbound I-40 has been reopened after a crash involving a motorcycle.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says the motorcycle rider was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
  Details about what caused the crash or if other vehicles were involved have not been released.
   
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• Orlando nightclub gunman’s wife faces charges tied to attack

  17-01-2017 16:49 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman has been charged with helping her husband in the months leading up to the June massacre that left 49 people dead, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.
  Noor Salman, 30, is due in federal court in Oakland on Tuesday, following her arrest a day earlier on the Florida charges.
  The two-count indictment accuses her of knowingly aiding and abetting her husband, Omar Mateen, in providing material support and resources to the Is
  
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• Updated: New prescription: Doctor offices that look like Apple stores

  17-01-2017 16:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — After a relative suffered a heart attack a few years ago, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Adrian Aoun got an unsettling look at a health-care system that he diagnosed as an inefficient and outdated mess. Now he believes he has a remedy. It’s called Forward, a health-management service that charges a $149 per month […]
  
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• Updated: UnitedHealth tops Street 4Q forecasts

  17-01-2017 16:37
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — MINNEAPOLIS — UnitedHealth Group Inc. is reporting fourth-quarter net income of $1.9 billion. The Minneapolis-based company said it had net income of $1.96 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs, came to $2.11 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was […]
  
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• Updated: Wal-Mart to add about 10,000 retail jobs in the US

  17-01-2017 16:36
  
  NEW YORK — Wal-Mart plans to add about 10,000 retail jobs in the U.S. as it opens new stores and expands existing locations. The world’s biggest retailer said Tuesday that there will also be about 24,000 construction jobs generated by its expansion plans. There will be 59 new, expanded and relocated Walmart and Sam’s Clubs […]
  
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• US stock indexes drop, along with bond yields and dollar

  17-01-2017 16:29
  
  NEW YORK — Losses for financial and health care stocks pulled U.S. indexes down in Tuesday morning trading and put the Dow Jones industrial average on track for its third straight loss. Bond prices rose, while the dollar’s value sank against the British pound and other rivals. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow fell 56 points, or […]
  
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• Updated: Silk, steam and slogans: Inside a North Korean factory

  17-01-2017 16:26
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea — As the morning light poured through large windows, women wearing olive-colored overalls, pink aprons and headscarves stood at stations where silkworms were being boiled. Some used their bare hands to pull silk thread from the boilers and winced as the steam rose toward their faces. But the heat didn’t seem to […]
  
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• Growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump inauguration

  17-01-2017 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 30 House Democrats plan to boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, casting the Republican businessman as a threat to democracy.
  Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Jerrold Nadler of New York and Don Beyer of Virginia on Monday joined a growing list of lawmakers who will not attend Trump’s swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol. The number who initially said they would skip the event has increased after Trump lashed out at Rep. John Lewis,
  
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• Serbian pro-Russian president slams outgoing US government

  17-01-2017 16:11 via krqe.com
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian president lashed out on Tuesday at the outgoing U.S. administration, expressing hope President-elect Donald Trump will be more favorable toward Serbia and its Russia-backed claim over Kosovo.
  Tomislav Nikolic said in a statement after meeting U.S. Ambassador Kyle Scott that the past U.S. policies “have created much trouble” in the Balkans, referring to American support for Kosovo’s independence.
  “I hope that with the new (U.S.) ad
  
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• Some refunds delayed as IRS battle against fraud intensifies

  17-01-2017 16:08 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service’s battle against fraud and identity theft is intensifying as the tax filing season opens, and some of the neediest taxpayers are getting caught in the middle.
  The agency is barred from issuing refunds before Feb. 15 on any returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit. Congress mandated the delay to give the IRS more time to review returns to try to catch fraudulent ones before refunds are paid out.
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• Annual Hug-A-Thon taking place at six locations

  17-01-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s that time of year to open your arms wide and bring it in the annual Hug-A-Thon and this year it’s benefiting a great cause.
  Tim Harris’ annual Hug-A-Thon will be helping out the Special Olympics New Mexico (SONM), an organization that celebrates the human spirit through effort and accomplishment.
  SONM Athlete, Tim Harris, and SONM Communications Manager, Erin Gallegos, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the event.
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• Tuesday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: 2017 Legislative session to begin Tuesday

  17-01-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. The halls of the Roundhouse are expected to be buzzing again as lawmakers return for the start of the 2017 legislative session. The gavel drops at noon Tuesday and it kicks off with the governor’s State of the State address. The biggest issue for lawmakers to work out is how to address the state’s $69 million budget shortfall fueled by New Mexico’s oil and gas crash. This is Governor Susanna Martinez’s last 60-day session.
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• State, Albuquerque lawmakers consider gasoline tax

  17-01-2017 14:48
  
  It’s a sometimes weekly necessity that sets drivers back around $20 each time they fill up. Now lawmakers are looking to pull more from your pockets in an effort to improve and restore dwindling road conditions.
  
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• UNM reprimands assistant coach after verbal dispute; no action from conference

  17-01-2017 14:44
  
  The Mountain West Conference does not appear to be taking disciplinary action against those involved in a postgame verbal altercation between a University of New Mexico assistant men’s basketball coach and a Colorado State player, according to a statement from the league office released Monday.
  
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• Governor touts grad rate increase; union president slams announcement

  17-01-2017 14:41
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez says more New Mexico students are graduating more than ever before. The Class of 2016 set an all-time high graduation rate at 71 percent, an eight percentage point increase since 2011. More than half of our state's school districts saw the numbers go up.
  
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• Updated: China’s Xi defends trade as Beijing seeks bolder global role

  17-01-2017 14:40
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday trumpeted the need for free trade and urged the world to “say no to protectionism,” delivering a strong rebuke to isolationist tendencies that helped fuel Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Focusing on the “double-edged” impact of economic globalization in a speech that alluded variously to Charles […]
  
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• Confusion ensued during Saturday’s Cottonwood Mall lockdown

  17-01-2017 14:40
  
  Saturday night brought chaos and confusion at cottonwood mall Saturday night when police responded to a possible active shooter situation.
  
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• NJ brewery honors Villanova University's 175th anniversary

  17-01-2017 14:38
  
  The co-owners of New Jersey's Cape May Brewing Company are honoring the 175th anniversary of their alma mater with a…
  
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• Teacher’s union president lashes out at governor’s pension proposal

  17-01-2017 14:33
  
  The president of New Mexico's largest teachers' union has harsh words for Gov. Susana Martinez's budget and a specific proposal she says will balance the state's finances on the backs of teachers. Ellen Bernstein, president of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, said a proposal requiring state employees to contribute more of their paychecks toward retirement will force teachers to leave the state.
  
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• New report: Abortions in US drop to lowest level since 1974

  17-01-2017 14:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Even as the election outcome intensifies America’s abortion debate, a comprehensive new survey finds the annual number of abortions in the U.S has dropped to well under 1 million, the lowest level since 1974.
  The report, which counted 926,200 abortions in 2014, was released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group which supports abortion rights. It is the only entity which strives to count all abortions in the U.S.; the latest federal survey by the Center
  
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