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• Burglar who broke into elderly couple’s home sentenced

  16-03-2017 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An elderly couple lived their last few years in fear after two men broke into their home in 2013, and shut them in a dark room. One of the bandits faced a judge Thursday, saying he is a changed man and asking for probation.
  The victims have since passed away from natural causes, but their daughter said they were terrified and lived their last few years in fear.
  “They spent the last years really suffering and being scared of people breaking into their h
  
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• Updated: Fast-acting paramedic rescues baby alive from submerged SUV

  16-03-2017 23:49
  
  ST. LOUIS — A fast-acting paramedic dove into the frigid water of an Illinois lake where a SUV was submerged on Thursday and found an infant floating inside, then administered CPR on the hood and swam the child to shore, authorities said. The baby is expected to make a full recovery. But Thursday was still […]
  
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• Updated: California: $400 million plan to slow largest lake shrinkage

  16-03-2017 23:49
  
  SAN DIEGO — California Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration on Thursday proposed spending nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinking of the state’s largest lake just as it is expected to evaporate an accelerated pace. The plan involves building ponds on the northern and southern ends of the Salton Sea, a salty, desert […]
  
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• Updated: Admitted Al-Qaida fighter convicted in NY terror case

  16-03-2017 23:48
  
  NEW YORK — An admitted al-Qaida fighter was convicted on Thursday of federal terrorism charges for participating in a fierce firefight in Afghanistan that left two U.S. servicemen dead. A jury in federal court in Brooklyn deliberated for about two hours Thursday before convicting Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Harun. “As demonstrated by this case, the United […]
  
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• Updated: Giffords launches gun safety group in Arizona

  16-03-2017 23:36
  
  PHOENIX — Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords with husband and retired astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly on Thursday announced a new Arizona group focused on passing gun safety legislation. Giffords and Kelly announced the bipartisan group known as Arizona Coalition for Common Sense during a news conference in Phoenix, saying state leaders need to act to […]
  
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• New Mexico governor vetoes almost half of all bills sent to her desk

  16-03-2017 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – With just two days left in the legislative session, more and more bills are starting to land on the governor’s desk, but she’s shooting down almost half of them with little explanation. That has Democrats crying “petty politics.”
  Some of the bills the governor is vetoing have wide bipartisan support, like Sen. Jacob Candelaria’s bill for a computer science high school course.
  “Both chambers are working incredibly hard to pass bill
  
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• 2 accused of cyberbullying 18-year-old Texan to suicide

  16-03-2017 23:16
  
  GALVESTON, Texas — A Texas man and his girlfriend have been indicted on charges arising from the cyberbullying of the man’s ex-girlfriend until her suicide. A Galveston County grand jury indicted 21-year-old Andres Arturo Villagomez (VEE’-yah-goh-mehz) and 22-year-old Karinthya Sanchez Romero. The Galveston couple is accused of actions that investigators say drove Villagomez’s 18-year-old ex-girlfriend […]
  
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• Updated: Greek finance chief dreams of drinks with Scarlett Johansson

  16-03-2017 23:15
  
  ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s finance minister says in a perfect world he’d like to take a break from arduous negotiations with bailout creditors for a drink with Scarlett Johansson, but isn’t keeping his hopes high. Euclid Tsakalotos tried to lighten the mood at a parliamentary briefing on the bailout talks Thursday, describing the main opposition […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: GOP lawmakers seek tax credits for lower earners

  16-03-2017 22:58
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Republican legislation to overhaul the health care law (all times EDT): 5:45 p.m. Rank-and-file Republicans want tax credits in their party’s troubled health care overhaul to become more focused on lower earners. The GOP-run House Budget Committee voted Thursday to advance the bill erasing much of former President Barack […]
  
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• 10 injured by volcanic explosion on Italy’s Mount Etna

  16-03-2017 22:54 via krqe.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — Sicily’s Mount Etna volcano unleashed an explosion Thursday, hurling molten rocks and steam that rained down on tourists, journalists and a scientist who scrambled to escape the barrage. Ten people were reported injured.
  The tourists, who were drawn to Etna to observe the spectacle of the active volcano erupting, were caught by surprise when its flowing magma hit thick snow, causing a phreatic explosion that rained rock and other material down upon them.
  A BBC journ
  
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• Updated: Trump would end subsidies for rural airline service

  16-03-2017 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called Thursday for eliminating subsidized air service to rural communities, many of which supported his election last year after he promised to create jobs. Trump’s proposal, part of his budget plan, would sever an economic lifeline that enables rural communities to attract and keep businesses and jobs, officials in those […]
  
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• Bill banning coyote killing contests clears House committee

  16-03-2017 22:47 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A measure that would outlaw coyote killing contests for prizes or entertainment has cleared its latest legislative hurdle.
  The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 7-4 in favor of the bill, which would make it illegal in New Mexico to organize, sponsor or participate in a coyote killing contest. No restrictions would be placed on hunting or trapping the animals.
  The initiative won Senate approval in early March. It now moves to the full House for consideration
  
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• Fire officials investigating Espanola laundromat fire

  16-03-2017 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  ESPANOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Fire officials are trying to determine what caused an old laundromat to go up in flames in Espanola.
  It happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday near the Big Rock Casino. Fire officials say the building was no longer being used.
  The fire marshal is on scene investigating. A spokesperson says they are still checking to make sure there are no human remains in the building.
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• New Mexico Senate rejects ‘right to die’ bill

  16-03-2017 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Senate has rejected a proposal that would have allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives with help from a doctor.
  The Democrat-led Senate voted 20-22 on Wednesday against a bill opposed by the local Roman Catholic Church and GOP Gov. Susana Martinez.
  The measure would prevent New Mexico doctors from facing prosecution for helping terminally ill patients end their lives.
  Six other states and the District of Columbia allow residents to end their
  
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• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Purdue vs. Vermont

  16-03-2017 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  4. Purdue (25-7, 14-4/Big Ten)– The Boilermakers won the Big Ten outright for the first time since 1996, thanks to first-team All-American candidate
  
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• Santa Fe students dismissed early to lobby Legislature

  16-03-2017 22:13 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — Thousands of kids were released early from Santa Fe Public Schools Thursday so they could rally at the Roundhouse, and they showed up big time.
  The protest was meant to send a message to Gov. Martinez to avoid education cuts as the state deals with its budget crisis.
  The crowd gathered at the Roundhouse where they chanted and marched around the building with signs.
  “We are here because we do not want children to suffer anymore cuts to education. We are th
  
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• New Mexico students dismissed early to lobby Legislature

  16-03-2017 22:13 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — One of New Mexico’s largest school districts is dismissing school students and teachers early so they can urge state lawmakers and the governor to reach a budget compromise on educational funding.
  Parents prepared to pick up Santa Fe Public School district students at midday on Thursday after Superintendent Veronica Garcia ordered the schedule change.
  Garica is urging parents to join a rally at the state Capitol building and says further state spending cuts to e
  
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• Community honors fallen Navajo Nation officer

  16-03-2017 22:02 via krqe.com
  
  REHOBOTH, N.M. (AP) — A Navajo Nation police officer shot while responding to a domestic violence call in remote New Mexico is being remembered at his funeral as someone who wanted to help others and dreamed of becoming an officer.
  Family, friends, fellow law enforcement officers and community members packed a school gymnasium in the town of Rehoboth to honor Houston James Largo, the 27-year-old decorated officer who died Sunday.
  His flag-draped casket was flanked by photographs and flower
  
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• Man who killed 2 UNM students pleads guilty to other charges

  16-03-2017 21:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man already serving prison time for killing two University of New Mexico students while driving high has pleaded guilty to other charges.
  Joshua Leal was driving a stolen truck in 2014 when he crashed into a car near I-40 and Rio Grande, killing Briana Hillard and Matthew Grant and seriously injuring two others.
  Drug tests show Leal had meth in his system. He was sentenced to 18 years.
  Thursday, Leal pleaded guilty to several others charges including car burgla
  
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• Video: Special Thursday afternoon webcast

  16-03-2017 21:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Due to the NCAA Tournament there are some changes to KRQE News 13’s regularly scheduled programming. On Thursday, March 16, 2017, KRQE News 13 at Noon did not air. KRQE News 13 at 5:30 will also not air. For more information about programming click here.
   
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• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Iowa State vs. Nevada

  16-03-2017 21:02 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  5. Iowa State (23-10, 12-6/Big 12)– Few teams will enter the postseason with as much momentum as the Cyclones, who won 9 of 10 down the stretch and d
  
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• New Mexico ethics commission proposal goes to statewide vote

  16-03-2017 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico voters will decide next year whether to create an independent political ethics commission in the wake of a recent string of corruption scandals.
  The New Mexico Legislature gave its approval Thursday by a 30-9 vote of the Senate to amend the constitution and create a seven-member body to investigate and sanction ethics violations. The amendment goes to a statewide ballot initiative in November 2018.
  The commission would enforce standards of conduct for state
  
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• Need help with your NCAA Tournament bracket? SportzEdge has your back

  16-03-2017 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  Here is a list of games (by region) we’ve previewed so far.
  Check back for constant updates Sunday and Monday:
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  Will No. 1 Villanova reach the Fi
  
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• Pa. mom found guilty but mentally ill in boys’ bathtub drownings

  16-03-2017 20:25 via krqe.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman charged with drowning her two youngest sons in their bathtub has been found guilty of third-degree murder but mentally ill.
  Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning delivered his verdict Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh after hearing three days of testimony and arguments last week involving 43-year-old Laurel Schlemmer.
  She faces up to 40 years in prison per child when she is sentenced June 8.
  The McCandless woman’s attorney had argued her diminis
  
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• Updated: Archbishop to senators: Big NM fund shouldn’t be “golden calf”

  16-03-2017 19:45
  
  SANTA FE — A day after a proposal to earmark more money from New Mexico’s largest permanent fund for early childhood programs stalled in a Senate committee, the state’s top Roman Catholic official urged senators to revive it. Archbishop of Santa Fe John C. Wester, at a news conference today in the state Capitol, called […]
  
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• Seafood restaurant brings unique methods to Nob Hill

  16-03-2017 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Having only established itself in Albuquerque since May 2016, 99 Degrees Seafood Kitchen is not only bringing jobs to the area, but a unique way of preparing their fresh seafood. The boil method of cooking the seafood along with the Cajun flair is something has been boasting since its open.
  So much so that within their first year, they won second place in the Albuquerque Souper Bowl competition.
  Owner Vu Nguyen said he believes that providing a good working envir
  
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• Updated: USA gymnastics president resigns amid abuse scandal

  16-03-2017 19:24
  
  Steve Penny resigned as president of USA Gymnastics on Thursday following intensified pressure on the organization for its handling of sex abuse cases. The resignation came a week after the United States Olympic Committee’s board recommended to USA Gymnastics chairman Paul Parilla that Penny should step down. Penny offered his resignation during a previously scheduled […]
  
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• Updated: Target is counting on Victoria Beckham to spice up sales

  16-03-2017 19:23
  
  NEW YORK — Target is counting on Victoria Beckham to spice up sales. The pop-star-turned designer and Target teased looks Wednesday from a limited-time collaboration that go on sale next month, highlighting hot-pink pants suits and whimsical black-and-white dresses. The 200 items priced from $6 to $70 also include tops, trousers and rompers for women, […]
  
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• Breaking: Intel senators: No indication Trump Tower was wiretapped

  16-03-2017 19:20
  
  WASHINGTON — The top two senators on the intelligence committee say they have seen no indication that Trump Tower was “the subject of surveillance” by the U.S. government before or after the 2016 election. President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping him and asked congressional committees investigating Russia’s interference in the election […]
  
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• White House resists GOP pressure, stands by wiretap claim

  16-03-2017 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday stood by President Donald Trump’s unproven accusations that his predecessor wiretapped his New York skyscraper, despite growing bipartisan agreement that there’s no evidence to back up the claim and mounting pressure to retract the statement.
  Angrily defending the president’s statement, White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters Trump “stands by” the four tweets that sparked a firestorm that has threatened Tr
  
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• Intel senators: No indication Trump Tower was surveilled

  16-03-2017 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two senators on the intelligence committee say they have seen no indication that Trump Tower was “the subject of surveillance” by the U.S. government before or after the 2016 election.
  President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping him and asked congressional committees investigating Russia’s interference in the election to pursue that as well.
  Republican Sen. Richard Burr and Democratic Sen. Mark Warner issued a join
  
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• 7,000 expected to participate in Bataan march memorial

  16-03-2017 19:14
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A record 7,000 marchers are expected to participate in an annual walk honoring those who died in the Bataan Death March. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/2nwsL8E ) that the 28th annual Bataan Memorial Death March will be held Sunday at White Sands Missile Range. The mark caps participation at 7,000 […]
  
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• Yahoo breach indictments may shed light on other hacks

  16-03-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities may now be in a better position to figure out if Russian hackers and Russian spies swayed last year’s presidential elections.
  A scheme uncovered during a federal investigation into a huge Yahoo security breach may have opened a window into other hacks potentially instigated by foreign governments, according to computer security experts.
  That includes a separate FBI investigation into whether the Russian government hired hackers to interfere with the
  
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• GOP health plan: Tax cuts for rich; hits older people hard

  16-03-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican health care plan backed by President Donald Trump provides billions of dollars in tax cuts for wealthy families and insurance companies, but it hits older Americans hard with higher insurance premiums and smaller tax credits.
  In all, the bill provides $883 billion in tax relief by repealing almost all of the taxes enacted under President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, according to estimates by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, th
  
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• Albuquerque police didn't investigate before girl killed

  16-03-2017 19:01
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Though Albuquerque police officials say they investigated a previous call about possible misconduct between a man and a girl who was later killed and raped on her 10th birthday, officials now say that isn't true.
  
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• Santa Fe archbishop urging early childhood ed compromise

  16-03-2017 17:59 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The Roman Catholic Church in New Mexico is denouncing state lawmakers for failing to move a proposal that would have boosted spending on early childhood education.
  Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester says state senators should negotiate a compromise over a constitutional amendment to fund early childhood education with money from a state sovereign wealth fund. The Senate Rules Committee tabled the initiative Wednesday on a 6-5 vote, ending chances for approval this year.
  
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• ‘Game of Thrones’ author announces Santa Fe film project

  16-03-2017 17:58 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The author of books that inspired “Game of Thrones” is starting a new film project in Santa Fe.
  George R.R. Martin announced this week that a 10,000-square-foot building he owns in north Santa Fe will serve as an office and production space for film and television groups.
  Martin says his new nonprofit the Stagecoach Foundation will focus on making filmmaking accessible for local filmmakers and newcomers.
  The first project expected to use the Stagecoach Fou
  
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• Authorities: Child’s remains found on Navajo reservation

  16-03-2017 17:57 via krqe.com
  
  GANADO, Ariz. (AP) – Authorities say an infant’s remains have been found on the Navajo Nation in Arizona.
  The Gallup Independent reports that Navajo Police Chief Phillip Francisco said a child’s severed head was found Monday in a field in the Ganado area.
  Francisco told the newspaper the FBI is investigating and he didn’t have additional details.
  Francisco’s office says he’s attending the funeral Thursday of a Navajo Nation police officer fatally shot on
  
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• Programming Note: NCAA Tournament

  16-03-2017 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Due to the first round of the NCAA Tournament there will some changes to regularly scheduled programs.
  On Thursday, March 16, 2017, the KRQE News 13 newscasts at Noon and 5:30 will not air.
  KRQE News 13 newscasts at 4 p.m. and at 10 p.m. will air as normal.
  The first round game featuring Villanova Wildcats will begin at 5 p.m. followed by the Virginia Tech Hokies vs Wisconsin Badgers game at 7:30 p.m. All times are local.
  For more programming information ple
  
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• Maryland to remove statue of justice who affirmed slavery

  16-03-2017 17:33
  
  FREDERICK, Md. — A statue of the U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision affirming slavery will be removed from a City Hall courtyard in western Maryland this weekend. Frederick officials announced Thursday that busts of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney (TAW-nee) and a bust of Maryland’s first governor […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Beauty’s’ Beast Dan Stevens breaks out behind the effects

  16-03-2017 17:32
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — When Dan Stevens met his “Beauty and the Beast” co-star Emma Watson in preproduction, she wanted to get to work analyzing the story and the themes. He just wanted to talk about her U.N. speech about gender inequality. “It was so impressive and so mighty in its message. I was so […]
  
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• Phoenix strip club loses liquor license after firefighter’s death

  16-03-2017 17:32
  
  PHOENIX — A Phoenix strip club where an off-duty firefighter was killed has lost its liquor license in the wake of the January incident. The Arizona Department of Liquor License and Control announced Wednesday the West Coast Acquisitions LLC, the company that owns Centerfolds Cabaret, has voluntarily agreed to the revocation of its liquor license. […]
  
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• Updated: Ivanka Trump meets with Latina business owners

  16-03-2017 17:30
  
  WASHINGTON — Hispanic business leaders are meeting with top Trump administration officials, as well as first daughter Ivanka Trump. Ivanka Trump attended a roundtable discussion Thursday morning with Hispanic women business owners at the Mayflower Hotel. It was part of a visit organized by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Another meeting is scheduled later […]
  
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• Arizona woman gives birth to son at border crossing station

  16-03-2017 17:30
  
  DOUGLAS, Ariz. — A Douglas woman returning from Mexico made it as far as a Customs and Border Protection office at a crossing before giving birth to a baby boy. Customs and Border Protection says the 22-year-old woman approached officers Tuesday, saying she was in labor and about to give birth. The officers took her […]
  
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• McDonald’s investigating hack after tweet calls Trump ‘disgusting excuse of a President’

  16-03-2017 17:11 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — It appears McDonald’s is the latest victim of a Twitter hack.
  A tweet was sent out Thursday morning from the company’s corporate account calling President Trump a “disgusting excuse of a President.”
  Published at 6:16 a.m., the tweet read, “@realDonaldTrump You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back, also you have tiny hands.”
  It was pinned to the top of the McDonald’s Twitter ac
  
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• Officials release names of airmen killed in plane crash

  16-03-2017 15:19 via krqe.com
  
  CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (KRQE) – The names of the airmen killed in a plane crash during a training exercise have been identified.
  Captain Andrew Becker, 33, Captain Kenneth Dalga, 29, and First Lieutenant Frederick Dellecker, 26, were on board the U-28A when it crashed near the Clovis Municipal Airport.
  Officials say the aircrew members were part of the 318ths Special Operations Squadron.
  The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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• Damsel in Defense professionals offer safety tips, tools for women

  16-03-2017 15:07
  
  Damsel in Defense personal safety advisors are teaching women how to use some tools that can help them feel empowered and safe.
  
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• Markets Right Now: US stocks edge higher in early trade

  16-03-2017 14:42
  
  NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening modestly higher on Wall Street with the biggest gains going to banks and technology companies. Oracle jumped 8 percent early Thursday after reporting better earnings and revenue than analysts expected as its cloud computing business put up […]
  
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• Trump’s budget: Build up military, build the wall

  16-03-2017 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled a $1.15 trillion budget Thursday, proposing a far-reaching overhaul of federal spending that would slash many domestic programs to finance a big increase for the military and make a down payment on a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
  Trump’s plan seeks to upend Washington with cuts to long-promised campaign targets like foreign aid and the Environmental Protection Agency as well as strong congressional favorites such as medical research, help
  
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• Trump’s budget boosts military but cuts GOP, Dem favorites

  16-03-2017 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new $1.15 trillion budget would reshape America’s government with the broad, conservative strokes he promised as a candidate, ordering generous increases for the military, slashing domestic programs and riling both fellow Republicans and Democrats by going after favored programs.
  The president’s initial budget proposal, submitted to Congress on Thursday, would boost defense spending by $54 billion, the largest increase since Rona
  
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