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• NASA releases video imagining a landing on Pluto

  23-01-2017 23:51 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCMH) — NASA released the video called, “A Colorful ‘Landing’ on Pluto” which is made up of more than 100 images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft.
  According to NASA, the images were taken over a six week span as New Horizons approached Pluto in the summer of 2015.
  The imagined landing took place on the shoreline of Pluto’s informally named Sputnik Planitia.
  After a 9.5-year voyage covering more than three billion miles, New Horizons
  
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• Teen accused of shooting dog during break-in appears in court

  23-01-2017 23:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque teen accused of shooting a family’s beloved dog during a home burglary was in court Monday.
  Sebastian Garcia allegedly killed the Great Dane named “Moose” during a break-in in the East Mountains. The Albuquerque Police Department said he’s also involved in a gang that’s been linked to crimes around the metro.
  Monday morning, Garcia was in court for a pre-trial conference. His defense requested an assessment to place hi
  
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• Southern California pounded by intense storm and flooding

  23-01-2017 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The third and most powerful in a series of storms pounded Southern California on Sunday, dropping nearly 4 inches of rain south of Los Angeles, flooding freeways and raising concerns about damaging mudslides.
  Commuters could expect a messy drive to work Monday in several areas, with rainfall expected to ease slightly but not taper off until Tuesday.
  Flash flood watches and warnings were in effect for swaths of greater Los Angeles and across Southern California where mult
  
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• Meow Wolf plans $7M manufacturing center

  23-01-2017 22:46
  
  Company also hoping to get green light on expanding to another city by this spring
  
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• Updated: Storm survivors recount harrowing escapes; death toll at 20

  23-01-2017 22:37
  
  ALBANY, Ga. — A tornado warning on television sent Anthony Mitchell, his pregnant wife and their three children scrambling for what little shelter their mobile home could provide. They crouched in a hallway as the winds started taking their home apart piece by piece. “The windows exploded, the doors flew off the hinges, the sheetrock […]
  
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• State Police: allegations against Quezada unfounded

  23-01-2017 22:35
  
  The New Mexico State Police said Monday it has closed its investigation into Bernalillo County Commi ...
  
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• Albuquerque Police: Central reopen between Dartmouth, Bryn Mawr

  23-01-2017 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Central Avenue between Bryn Mawr and Dartmouth is reopen after being shut down for a brief time Monday afternoon.
  The Albuquerque Police Department said the closure was due to police activity in the area. The road has since reopened.
  No further information is available.
   Central from Dartmouth to Bryn Mawr both and EB and WB have been re-opened.
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) January 23, 2017Central is shut down both east and westboun
  
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• New Mexico Legislature considers move to open primaries

  23-01-2017 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico lawmakers are introducing a flurry of electoral reform proposals designed to make elections for state offices more competitive by opening primaries to unaffiliated voters and changing requirements for candidates to get on the ballot.
  Republican and Democratic lawmakers filed proposals Monday that would upend New Mexico’s closed primary system that excludes independent voters from major party primaries.
  One bill would allow unaffiliated voters to parti
  
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• Fifth defendant in NM food stamp fraud sentenced

  23-01-2017 22:04
  
  Sergio Escobedo, 38, of Albuquerque was sentenced Monday to two years of probation and ordered to re ...
  
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• Updated: Trump can do plenty on his own to unravel Obama health law

  23-01-2017 21:51
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump can do plenty on his own to unravel the Obama health care law, but some of those actions would create disruptions that undermine his administration’s early promises. Other less sweeping steps could open the way for big changes, but might not get as much notice. Suspending enforcement of tax penalties […]
  
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• Colorado moves to eliminate black-market Internet pot ads

  23-01-2017 20:33 via krqe.com
  DENVER (AP) — Weed on Craigslist? It is widely for sale in Colorado, but legislation moving through the state Legislature aims to crack down on those who sell marijuana illegally using online ads.
  A bill approved unanimously by the state Senate on Monday would make it a misdemeanor to advertise pot if the person does not have a license to sell the drug.
  It’s already a crime to sell pot without a license in Colorado, but it’s not illegal to place an advertisement for weed. That
  
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• Are you ready for some better football? Hopefully in Houston

  23-01-2017 20:06 via krqe.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There’s this football game planned for Feb. 5 in Houston. Let’s hope it turns out much better than most of the postseason matchups the NFL has provided this year.
  To say Sunday’s championship games were duds is being kind. Blame the two losing teams, the Packers and Steelers, who were so helpless that they looked like they should have been done playing last month. All credit to the Patriots and Falcons, of course, who could give fans an all-time g
  
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• New Mexico attorney general raises budget concerns

  23-01-2017 19:56 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas says budget recommendations from the governor’s office and Legislature would result in reduced services and possibly layoffs at his agency.
  Balderas said Monday that spending recommendations by the governor and Legislature for the fiscal year starting July 1 would make it difficult for the Attorney General’s Office to fulfill statutory obligations. He says it also would become more difficult to collect damages in
  
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• Rio Rancho Police Department Chief stepping down in mid-February

  23-01-2017 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho Police Chief Michael Geier is stepping down in February.
  Geier is stepping down on February 18, for personal reasons. He was appointed as Rio Rancho Chief in 2014 after serving approximately 20 years with the Albuquerque Police Department.
  Officials say a national search will be conducted when Chief Geier leaves. Deputy Chief will serve as acting police chief in the interim.
  “Changing circumstances in my wife’s health and personal life
  
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• Updated: Fans of bull-taming sport attack police station in India

  23-01-2017 19:39
  
  NEW DELHI — Fans of a traditional bull-taming ritual in southern India went on a rampage on Monday, attacking a police station with stones and setting dozens of police vehicles on fire Monday in anger at being forcibly evicted from the beach where they been protesting for the past week in support of the sport. […]
  
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• ‘The Last Jedi’ is the title of the new ‘Star Wars’ film – what does that mean?

  23-01-2017 19:37
  
  Last we saw Luke Skywalker, young Rey had finally found him living like a recluse on Ahch-To at the end of 2015’s “The Force Awakens.” Now, perhaps, will he stand as the last Jedi? Disney announced Monday that the title of its next main-story film in the franchise will be “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” […]
  
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• A 466 million-year-old space collision is still raining shrapnel down on Earth

  23-01-2017 19:37
  
  Roughly 466 million years ago, something huge exploded in space and sent shrapnel raining down on Earth. It was the biggest such cataclysm to happen in our celestial neighborhood in some 3 billion years. An asteroid belt body, roughly as large as Connecticut and made of some of the most ancient material in the solar […]
  
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• Hiroshima’s ex-mayor urges Trump to meet atomic bomb survivors

  23-01-2017 19:36
  
  Another voice has joined the chorus of those pleading with newly inaugurated President Donald Trump to exercise restraint when it comes to use of nuclear weapons by the United States – this time from a Japanese city that has seen firsthand the devastating effects of an atomic bomb. Tadatoshi Akiba, the former mayor of Hiroshima, […]
  
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• Report: Police violated open-records law in bodycam case

  23-01-2017 19:32
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky attorney general’s office says state police violated the state’s open-records law by refusing to turn over a copy of bodycam video from the fatal shooting of a suspect by municipal police. In the opinion Monday, the AG’s office sided with Kathy Harris, whose son Joseph Harris was fatally shot by […]
  
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• ‘It’s just a friendship:’ Tom Brady opens up a little about President Trump

  23-01-2017 19:16
  
  If Tom Brady picked up a phone and called President Donald Trump in the days leading up to his inauguration, he would prefer for that to remain a state secret, thank you very much. “I have called him, yes, in the past. Sometimes he calls me. Sometimes I call,” the New England Patriots quarterback said […]
  
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• George H.W. Bush’s health on rebound; Barbara Bush released from hospital

  23-01-2017 19:16
  
  Former first lady Barbara Bush was discharged Monday from a Houston hospital, and former president George H.W. Bush should be moved soon from the intensive care unit at the same facility after being treated for pneumonia-related respiratory problems, doctors said. The 92-year-old former president was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital on Jan. 14 with […]
  
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• Democrats request another hearing for DeVos before confirmation vote

  23-01-2017 19:15
  
  WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are formally asking Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., to hold a second confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s education nominee, arguing that they need an opportunity to further scrutinize her potential conflicts of interests and preparedness to lead the Education Department. “Education is too important an issue, and the Secretary of […]
  
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• Paris tests electric driverless minibus to fight pollution

  23-01-2017 19:14
  
  PARIS — In a city hit by chronic pollution and traffic problems, Paris officials are experimenting with a self-driving shuttle linking two train stations in the French capital. Two electric-power EZ10 minibuses, which can carry up to six seated passengers, were put into service Monday and will be tested until early April between the Lyon […]
  
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• ‘Alternative facts’ quip from Trump adviser sparks mockery

  23-01-2017 19:13
  
  NEW YORK — Down is up. The sky is red. Dogs are birthing kittens. Facts? Nope. Try “alternative facts.” The internet went wild after a top Trump adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said the administration was supplying the media with “alternative facts.” The comment came after she was asked why Trump press secretary Sean Spicer mischaracterized the […]
  
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• Police ID second car theft suspect in fatal crash

  23-01-2017 18:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police have officially identified the second car theft suspect believed to be involved in a deadly car crash.
  Police are searching for 24-year-old Paul Garcia in connection to the crash at Chelwood and Copper that killed an Albuquerque teen. Police say 21-year-old Elexus Groves and Garcia were in a stolen van Wednesday when they sped through a stop sign and plowed into a family of three at Copper and Chelwood Park.
  Sandia High School freshman Sha
  
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• Skandera: 3rd-grade retention will boost graduate rates more

  23-01-2017 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera says policies advocated by Gov Susana Martinez must be enacted or the state’s high school graduation rates could fall after hitting record levels.
  Skandera told The Associated Press lawmakers should pass the governor’s third-grade retention proposal to halt future high school students from dropping out. The bill would allow schools to require third-graders to repeat the third grade if they aren’
  
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• Bush ready to leave intensive care; wife Barbara goes home

  23-01-2017 17:52 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is still suffering from pneumonia, but is well enough to leave the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital, doctors said Monday. His wife, Barbara, has been discharged from the same facility after completing treatment for bronchitis.
  The 92-year-old former president was struggling to breathe when he was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital Jan. 14. Last week, he was breathing with the aid of a ventilator in the ICU, but doctors remov
  
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• Barbara Bush discharged from Houston hospital

  23-01-2017 17:52 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former first lady Barbara Bush was discharged from a hospital Monday while former President George H.W. Bush is expected to be moved from the hospital’s intensive care unit soon.
  The 92-year-old former president was struggling to breathe when he was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital Jan. 14, and had since been treated for pneumonia in the intensive care unit. Ninety-one-year-old Barbara Bush was suffering from bronchitis and entered the same hospital Wednesday
  
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• Police name second suspect in stolen-van crash that killed 14-year-old girl

  23-01-2017 17:24
  
  Albuquerque police are searching for a man they say was involved in the crash of a stolen van that killed a 14-year-old Sandia High School freshman and left her mother hospitalized last Wednesday. Police said in a social media post that Paul Garcia, 24, is wanted for murder and other felony charges in connection with […]
  
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• Sitel departure leaves fundraising void in city

  23-01-2017 17:02
  
  LAS CRUCES — The Las Cruces nonprofit community is looking for new funding sources in the wake of Sitel’s pending departure from Las Cruces. As the 420 or so workers prepare for a March shutdown, the community is lamenting the loss of those jobs and the fallout that will have on the area’s economy. City […]
  
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• Updated: Rhode Island governor looks to pioneer free tuition for all

  23-01-2017 16:59
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A college-for-all idea that sparked Democratic voter enthusiasm during the presidential race could now be tested in the smallest state. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo said she is pushing to make Rhode Island the first state to guarantee free access for every student who wants to go to college. The idea of expanding […]
  
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• Keegan-Michael Key hosts NFL Honors; Bryan to do anthem

  23-01-2017 16:58
  
  NEW YORK — Emmy-award winning actor and writer Keegan-Michael Key will host the “NFL Honors” show on Saturday, Feb. 4, when The Associated Press individual awards will be announced. Country star Luke Bryan will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl the next day in Houston. Bryan is a two-time Academy of Country Music […]
  
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• Trump to nominate Heather Wilson for Air Force post

  23-01-2017 16:39 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning to nominate Heather Wilson as secretary of the Air Force.
  A White House statement said Monday that Wilson, a former New Mexico congresswoman and president of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, would be the first Air Force Academy graduate to hold the position, if confirmed.
  Wilson served in Congress from 1998 to 2009, where she was a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and chaired the House Subcommitt
  
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• Online learning among options showcased during APS' School Choice Week

  23-01-2017 15:53
  
  This week, cities across the nation will hold "School Choice Week" events. The week marks a time for parents to learn about charters, magnets and other alternatives to neighborhood classrooms. Albuquerque Public Schools offers some free, public options of its own, such as the eCademy.
  
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• Updated: Dairy farmers spray EU HQ to push demands for better prices

  23-01-2017 15:42
  
  BRUSSELS — Dairy farmers from across the European Union have sprayed the EU’s headquarters with milk powder to protest the crisis in their sector. Many farmers have been driven to the brink of bankruptcy as their sector has been hit with sagging prices and production costs squeezing profits. The EU’s executive Commission has approved some […]
  
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• Updated: UK to actively help industry as country leaves EU

  23-01-2017 15:41
  
  LONDON — Britain’s prime minister has pledged to help U.K. industry grow and compete as the country prepares to leave the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May plans to unveil her “modern industrial strategy” during a Cabinet meeting Monday in northwestern England, one of the areas she hopes will benefit from the plans. According to […]
  
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• Updated: China cracks down on tools used to get around web filters

  23-01-2017 15:40
  
  BEIJING — China is beefing up a campaign to root out services that circumvent the government’s internet censorship with a 14-month-long “clean-up” of the internet industry. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a directive that it forbids the operation of virtual private networks (VPNs) or leased lines that allow users and businesses […]
  
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• Updated: Parliament or PM? UK’s Supreme Court to rule on Brexit case

  23-01-2017 15:39
  
  LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court will rule Tuesday on whether the prime minister or Parliament has the right to trigger the process of taking Britain out of the European Union. The 11 justices will either uphold an earlier ruling giving Parliament a direct role in invoking Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty or reject […]
  
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• New clinical trial aims to defeat ovarian cancer

  23-01-2017 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new clinical trial has recently opened to test an approach to beat ovarian cancer.
  The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center’s new clinical testing provides a combination therapy to directly kill cancer cells all while teaching the immune system to keep them from coming back.
  Ovarian cancer has unclear symptoms and that means that screening tests can not catch the disease in its early stages. Cancer often spreads to other organs before
  
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• Local roller derby organization host boot-camps

  23-01-2017 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the first flat track roller derby organization in New Mexico and they’re encouraging people to get involved.
  Duke City Roller Derby (DCRD) is a non-profit amateur sports organization dedicated to athleticism, empowerment, and sportsmanship in flat track roller derby.
  Training coordinator, Lauren Winkler, along with IT Coordinator, Leigh Featherstone, joined KRQE This Morning show to talk about their roller derby boot camp.
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• Road Runner Food Bank gears up for annual Souper Bowl

  23-01-2017 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – NFL’s big game is right around the corner, but if you can’t wait until then there’s a place for you to get your fix.
  Roadrunner Food Bank’s (RRFB) annual Souper Bowl kicks off Saturday, January 28. Guests can come enjoy soup and dessert from over 40 local restaurants.
  RRFB’s Communications Officer, Sonya Warwick, along with local chefs Brittany Church with Bizzy B Cakes and Sylvia Oliveira with US Foods, joined KRQE’s This Morn
  
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• Lawsuit: Trump businesses violate Constitution

  23-01-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A legal watchdog group is filing a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments.
  The group says Trump is violating the so-called emoluments clause in the Constitution that prohibits him from receiving money from diplomats for stays at his hotels or foreign governments for leases of office space in his buildings. The language in the clause is disputed by some legal scholars.
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: New billboards highlight New Mexico cold cases

  23-01-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. You may notice new billboards on your morning drive Monday, including one just south of Coors and I-40. They’re highlighting cold cases in Bernalillo County as deputies hope to bring in new leads on the cases. According to Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, cases that will be highlighted will include the death of Eddie and Lisa Guerrero who were shot to death while sitting in their father’s truck back in southwest Albuquerque in 1999. The c
  
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• Local doctor gives tips on keeping fitness resolution all year

  23-01-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a New Year and that means it’s time for a new you and there are easy ways to achieve fitness goals and stick with them throughout the entire year, says one local doctor.
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico’s (BCBSNM) Dr. Eugene Sun suggests that when setting realistic goals, it’s important to know where you are starting from and knowing what exercises works best for you.
  Dr. Sun joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss tips
  
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• Super Bowl will pit Brady’s Patriots against Ryan’s Falcons

  23-01-2017 14:58 via krqe.com
  
  A season that began with Tom Brady serving a four-game suspension will end with him in the Super Bowl, where his New England Patriots will take on Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons.
  While much of the attention between now and the NFL championship game on Feb. 5 in Houston will be focused on Brady vs. Ryan, the truly key matchup could be Atlanta’s score-at-will offense, which produced the most points during the regular season, against the unheralded defense of New England, which allowed the
  
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• Local veterans have everything stolen

  23-01-2017 14:52
  
  Several veterans in Albuquerque lost everything when thieves stole their moving truck.
  
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• Gun safety group outspends lobbyists in New Mexico

  23-01-2017 14:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A gun safety group ranks as the state’s top spender out of all the lobbyists in the state.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports documents filed with the secretary of state’s office show New York-based Everytown for Gun Safety spent nearly $220,000 in 2016.
  The National Rifle Association spent $10,000 in New Mexico last year.
  New Mexico lobbyists shelled out a total $1.7 million.
  Everytown Regional director Pedro Morillas mostly focused the expenditures on poli
  
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• BCSO hopes to generate new leads in cold cases with billboards

  23-01-2017 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The sheriff’s department is hoping new billboards featuring unsolved murders will bring in new leads. At least 20 billboards will display different cases in an effort to close them once and for all.
  Detectives are using billboards donated by Lamar Advertising to give new life to the cases. As one of the nation’s largest outdoor advertising company detectives will highlight a few cases like the case of Eddie and Lisa Guerrero who were shot and killed w
  
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• Trump moves to pull US out of big Asia trade deal

  23-01-2017 13:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Charting a new American course abroad, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, using one of his first actions in office to reject a centerpiece of Barack Obama’s attempts to counter China and deepen U.S. ties in Asia.
  For Trump, the move was a fulfillment of a central campaign promise. He has repeatedly cast the 12-nation trade pact — which was eagerly sought by U.S. allies in Asia — as det
  
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• Trump begins first week in office with outreach

  23-01-2017 13:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to meet with congressional leaders from both parties to discuss his agenda, as he enters his first official week in the White House and works to begin delivering on his ambitious campaign promises.
  Trump has said that he considers Monday to be his first real day in office. And he’s packing it with meetings that suggest he’s keeping an open ear.
  “Busy week planned with a heavy focus on jobs and national security,” Trump
  
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