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• Malayan tiger makes his debut at ABQ BioPark zoo

  20-03-2017 23:59
  
  The Malayan tiger, Penari, paced about his yard, sniffing at a large multi-tiered platform before leaping to the first level and then, after hesitating and sniffing some more, springing to the second. Children and adults stood in rapt attention, many photographing the tiger’s public debut at the ABQ BioPark zoo on Monday. Penari, which means […]
  
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• Albuquerque BioPark introduces new Malayan tiger

  20-03-2017 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The BioPark has a new member, a Malayan tiger.
  Penari is 6-years old, and made his way to Albuquerque from the Jacksonville Zoo. Penari’s new home is a newly renovated $102,000 exhibit.
  “Penari arrived here on Feb. 24 and has been adjusting. He’s been in quarantine getting used to Albuquerque,” Mayor Richard Berry said.
  After their Bengal tiger, Scout, died last year, the zoo decided to adopt the critically endangered Malayan tiger to help
  
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• Updated: Analysis: Reality catching up with Trump on Russia

  20-03-2017 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON — Reality is catching up with President Donald Trump. Hours after Trump dismissed reports that his campaign associates were being scrutinized for colluding with Russia as “fake news,” FBI Director James Comey confirmed the investigation is real. The FBI chief also repeatedly insisted there was no evidence to back up Trump’s explosive claim that […]
  
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• Trump will propose 1.9 percent raise for federal workers

  20-03-2017 23:46
  
  The Trump administration, after announcing plans to slash spending across much of the government, will recommend a 1.9 percent raise for federal workers to take effect in January, according to a budget document and a senior budget official. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly, said agencies have been told by the White […]
  
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• Court: Student prayers OK at school board meetings

  20-03-2017 23:46
  
  NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court says a Texas school board can continue to let students offer public prayers at its meetings. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a lawsuit against the Birdville Independent School District. It was filed by the American Humanist Association […]
  
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• Report on jails holding immigrants singles out Travis County

  20-03-2017 23:45
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County sheriff’s office is questioning a Trump administration report highlighting local jails refusing to turn over undocumented immigrants to federal agents. The report released Monday has a list of 206 cases of immigrants released from custody over agents’ objections over a week. Roughly two-thirds are from Travis County, which includes […]
  
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• Bills to increase crime punishments stall, die during legislative session

  20-03-2017 23:35 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 1,000 pieces of legislation were introduced during the 60-day legislative session, but only a few hundred made it to the governor’s desk. A good chunk of those bills that didn’t pass would have increased crime penalties.
  From felon in a possession of a firearm, to killing a child over the age of 12, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle — but predominantly Republicans — unsuccessfully tried to up the punishments for certain crim
  
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• Trump drops 220 spots on Forbes list of billionaires

  20-03-2017 23:26
  
  Donald Trump is $1 billion poorer since becoming president, according to Forbes latest list of the world’s billionaires. The magazine’s newest ranking, released Monday, estimated that Trump’s net worth has fallen from $4.5 billion last year to $3.5 billion today, dropping him 220 spots on the magazine’s list of billionaires, from No. 336 last year […]
  
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• Westside residents concerned with ABC to Z Comprehensive Plan

  20-03-2017 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city council Monday night is set to vote on the Albuquerque Bernalillo Comprehensive Plan or the ABC to Z Project.
  The plan covers new policies for every neighborhood in Albuquerque
  While some say it will have a tough time passing Monday, westside residents say they just want the entire thing to slow down.
  The ABC to Z Comprehensive Plan was introduced two years ago. Since then, there has been plenty of changes, but people on the westside of the city say they
  
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• Councilors move forward with ABC to Z Comprehensive Plan

  20-03-2017 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city council Monday night voted on several amendments in the Albuquerque Bernalillo Comprehensive Plan, also known as the ABC to Z Project.
  The plan covers new policies for every neighborhood in Albuquerque.
  While some said it will have a tough time passing Monday, westside residents say they just want the entire thing to slow down.
  The ABC to Z Comprehensive Plan was introduced two years ago. Since then, there has been plenty of changes, but people on t
  
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• Teen connected to Albuquerque man’s murder appears in court

  20-03-2017 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A judge is deciding whether a teen should be punished as an audit for his role in an Albuquerque bartender’s murder.
  Andrew Hubler is one of six teens charged in the case.
  Steve Gerecke, was killed in his driveway in 2015 when Hubler’s friend opened fire, while the teens were breaking into cars.
  In court Monday, the defense argued he’s amenable to treatment and has shown progress since his arrest nearly two years ago. Meanwhile, the state argued
  
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• Charges against ‘Hubble the dog’ owner dropped again

  20-03-2017 22:45 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Charges in a high profile extreme animal cruelty case have been dropped again, this time on the grounds of double jeopardy.
  The case out of Las Vegas, New Mexico got a lot of attention with the community rallying around Hubble the dog, who eventually died despite desperate efforts to save him.
  Hubble and several other dogs were found chained outside a home in 2015 without food or water.
  Attorneys for the owner, Alex Alirez, claimed double jeopardy. Charges have bee
  
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• Man sentenced to prison for breaking into home, injuring homeowner

  20-03-2017 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man convicted of breaking into a home and swinging a Samurai sword at the owner was sentenced Monday.
  The victim says he awoke last September to find 27-year-old Chris Barreras standing over him. That’s when Barreras started swinging the swords at the victim, leaving him with slashes.
  In court Monday, Barreras’ attorney argued he was suffering a schizophrenic episode at the time.
  I think he feels awful for what’s happened because as I s
  
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• Elijah Brown to transfer from New Mexico

  20-03-2017 22:11 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lobos guard Elijah Brown has decided to use the graduate transfer rule and attend another school next season. Brown averaged 18.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Lobos this past season. He was second in the Mountain West in scoring. Lobos Head Coach Craig Neal released a statement about losing Brown.
  “We are grateful of the contributions that Elijah has made to our basketball program,” said Neal. “He has matured and developed over t
  
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• City councilors to discuss resolution that could end ART

  20-03-2017 19:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – City councilors are planning to discuss a resolution that could shut down the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project after construction is complete.
  City councilor and mayoral hopeful Dan Lewis is introducing a resolution to study traffic, economic and environmental impacts after the controversial bus system is in place along Central. The city would then compare the data with data from two years before the project.
  The resolution says if studies find ART hasn’t
  
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• Report: New Mexico has lowest college tuition in the country

  20-03-2017 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Good news for college students, New Mexico has the lowest tuition rates for in-state students in the country. A report by student loan management company, Student Loan Hero, says the average cost per credit is at $112 for in-state students.
  The state with the highest cost is Vermont, where students pay $465 per credit.
  Student Loan Hero based their calculations off tuition data from the U.S. Department of Education.
  Filed under: Education, Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• 2 killed after SUV jumps curb in Durango

  20-03-2017 19:04 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo (KRQE) – No charges have been filed so far after a deadly crash in Durango over the weekend.
  The Durango Herald says 46-year-old Marco Ricchi and 23-year-old Allen Duke died from their injuries Saturday. They were walking along Main Avenue when an SUV jumped the curb and hit them.
  The SUV finally stopped when it got stuck between a hotel and the hotel’s sign.
  Durango police say the driver is 76-year-old Bobby Lehmann. Ricchi was visiting Durango from Italy and Duke is a
  
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• Updated: Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers battling dementia

  20-03-2017 19:02
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Relatives of Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers say the Chicago Bears legend has been diagnosed with dementia. His wife, Ardythe Sayers, tells The Kansas City Star that her 73-year-old husband was diagnosed four years ago and she blames Sayers’ football career. He played for the Bears from seven seasons […]
  
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• Court turns down challenges to EPA plan for coal-fired plant

  20-03-2017 18:58
  
  PHOENIX — A federal court has denied two legal challenges to federal clean-air regulators’ plan for reducing haze by limiting emissions from the Navajo Generating station, a coal-fired plant in northern Arizona. Rulings Monday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turn down challenges filed by the Hopi Tribe and by environmental and conservation […]
  
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• New Mexico Land Office preps for fire season

  20-03-2017 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The State Land Office is expecting an above-normal fire season and has a plan to treat overgrown sections of the wooded area along the Rio Grande just south of Albuquerque.
  Officials say the work begins Tuesday and will include the removal nonnative Russian olive, salt cedar and elm trees. That will be followed by seeding the area with native grasses and forbs.
  Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn says the area is extremely vulnerable to wildfire so the project aims to cr
  
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• Woman killed in 2-vehicle crash on I-25 frontage road

  20-03-2017 18:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALGODONES, N.M. (AP) – Sandoval County authorities say a passenger was killed in a nearly head-on crash of two vehicles on a curvy section of an Interstate 25 frontage road in the Algodones area.
  The Sheriff’s Office says 63-year-old Diane Schuler of Placitas was killed and the drivers of the two vehicles suffered non-life threatening injuries in the Friday crash.
  Lt. Keith Elder said investigators determined that the speedometer of a northbound vehicle driven by 67-year-old Robert R
  
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• Pope begs forgiveness for church role in Rwanda genocide

  20-03-2017 18:23 via krqe.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday begged forgiveness for the “sins and failings of the church and its members” during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide as the Holy See sought to open a new phase in relations nearly a quarter-century after the slaughter.
  In an extraordinary statement after Francis’ meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the Vatican acknowledged that the church itself bore blame, as well as some Catholic priests and nuns who “succumbed to hat
  
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• N.Korea says it’s not afraid of US threat of military strike

  20-03-2017 18:23 via krqe.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — North Korea said Monday it is not frightened by U.S. threats of possible pre-emptive military action to halt its nuclear and missile buildup.
  A spokesman for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry slammed U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent talk of tougher sanctions, more pressure, and possible military action, and said the North would not be deterred in its nuclear program.
  “The nuclear force of (North Korea) is the treasured sword of justice and the most
  
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• Ban on field goal leaps, automatic suspensions part of new NFL rule proposals

  20-03-2017 18:19
  
  The NFL’s competition committee is expected to propose a ban on defensive players leaping over the line of scrimmage on field goal and extra point attempts and a modification to the instant replay system by which rulings would be made by members of the league’s officiating department stationed in New York, according to a person […]
  
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• The questions about Trump and Russia need an independent investigation

  20-03-2017 18:18
  
  Let’s start with what we know: There can be little doubt that the Russian government attempted a multipronged operation last year to try to influence our presidential election. All 17 members of the U.S. intelligence community agree on that, and such unanimity on anything from so many government agencies – in the intelligence world or […]
  
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• 5 finalists in running for Eastern New Mexico’s presidency

  20-03-2017 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  PORTALES, N.M. (AP) – Eastern New Mexico University says five finalists from universities in Kentucky, Louisiana, Iowa, Michigan and Tennessee are in the running to become its next president.
  The finalists will visit ENMU campuses in Portales, Roswell and Ruidoso in early April and the regents will select the new president in mid-April.
  The university says the finalists include Sandra K. Woodley, consultant and assistant to the president at Kentucky State University, and Neal R. Weaver, vi
  
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• Police: Brady’s missing Super Bowl jerseys tracked to Mexico

  20-03-2017 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The mystery of Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey led police all the way to Mexico, and authorities were investigating a former tabloid newspaper’s executive possible role in the case.
  Police and the NFL announced Monday that Brady’s jersey, which went missing from the locker room after the Patriots’ 34-28 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons last month, had been found in Mexico. The NFL said the jersey was in “possession of a credentialed me
  
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• Battered by scandal, Marines issue new social media policy

  20-03-2017 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by a nude photo-sharing scandal, the Marine Corps has issued a longer and more detailed social media policy that lays out the professional and legal ramifications for service members culpable of online misconduct. Among the coming changes: a requirement that all Marines sign a statement acknowledging they have read and understand the new guidelines.
  The adjustments are designed to give leaders more leeway in prosecuting or punishing offenders. Former and current
  
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• Suspect in violent bus stabbing expected in court

  20-03-2017 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man police say violently stabbed another man on a city bus is expected back in court.
  Police say Gregory Dozier was seen on video stabbing another man 25 times on the bus leaving the victim in critical condition.
  Dozier is still locked up at MDC but he’s also wanted out of Oklahoma for violating a judge’s orders.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• Suspect in violent bus stabbing appears in court

  20-03-2017 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man police say stabbed another man on a city bus is facing more trouble in another state.
  Gregory Dozier is wanted in Oklahoma for violating judge’s orders.
  Monday in an extradition hearing, he agreed to stay in Albuquerque until his case is finished. He could then be sent to Oklahoma.
  Police say Dozier is the man caught on video last month stabbing another man 25 times on the bus, leaving the victim in critical condition.
   
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• Record high in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

  20-03-2017 14:31 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) – Several cities in the western U.S. saw record-breaking temperatures Saturday.
  The National Weather Service reported record highs in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah for March 18.
  In Arizona, Phoenix hit 95 degrees, beating by one degree the record high that had held for 10 years. Meanwhile, Yuma reached a high of 96 degrees and Kingman saw 83 degrees, both tying their 110-year-old records set last century in 1907.
  California’s Death Valley had a high of
  
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• Senate hearings get underway on Trump Supreme Court pick

  20-03-2017 14:26 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirteen months after Antonin Scalia’s death created a vacancy on the Supreme Court, hearings are getting underway on President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace him.
  Judge Neil Gorsuch, 49, is a respected, highly credentialed and conservative member of the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. His nomination has been cheered by Republicans and praised by some left-leaning legal scholars, and Democrats head into the Senate Judiciary Committee hearin
  
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• High court nominee: I’ll be unbiased or ‘hang up the robe’

  20-03-2017 14:26 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch pledged to be independent or “hang up the robe” as the U.S. Senate began rancorous hearings Monday on President Donald Trump’s conservative pick to fill a Supreme Court seat that has been vacant for more than a year.
  Gorsuch sought to take the edge off Democratic complaints that he has favored the wealthy and powerful in more than 10 years as a federal judge. The 49-year-old Coloradan told the Senate Judiciary Committee
  
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• Bitter partisanship on display at Supreme Court hearing

  20-03-2017 14:26 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bitter partisanship marked the start of Senate confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick on Monday, as Democrats angrily condemned Republicans for refusing to act on Barack Obama’s nominee last year and Republicans accused Democrats of playing politics.
  The nominee himself, Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, seemed almost an afterthought at times, sitting alone at the witness table, occasional
  
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• BBQ dinner to help raise money for school building

  20-03-2017 14:15 via krqe.com
  
  MORIARTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A tasty Barbecue dinner can help to raise a permanent building for one local school.
  Estancia Valley Classical Academy (EVCA), a K-12 Charter school that takes a classical approach to education, is hosting a Barbecue dinner and auction.
  The fundraiser is going to help out the school, where it currently housed with rented portable buildings.
  RIBS will be catering the event, a special guest speaker, President George Washington, will be in
  
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• Goodwill offers more than just goods

  20-03-2017 14:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Donating to a local thrift shop goes a lot further than one might think.
  Goodwill opened its first store in the Duke City nearly eight decades ago and is still going strong, but now it’s helping out more than those who just need home goods, it also helps nearly 17,000 New Mexicans in its programs.
  Each year, Goodwill provides assistance to local residents through free programs and services, while employing nearly 400 staff members in corporate offices,
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: FBI, NSA Directors to testify on Russian hacking allegations

  20-03-2017 14:05 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. A lot eyes will be on Washington DC Monday as FBI Director James Comey and the National Security Agency director are set to testify before the House Intelligence Committee. It will be House lawmakers’ first open hearing into Russia’s alleged influence into the 2016 presidential campaign. The FBI director is also expected to answer questions about Trump’s unproven claims that Obama wiretapped or called for surveillance over trump tower during
  
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• Choir hosts concert to honor significant composer

  20-03-2017 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local talent will be honoring one of Spain’s most significant and influential composers of the modern period, Enrique Granados.
  Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico will collaborate with UNM’s Las Cantantes and the Choir from the Cathedral of St. John along with internationally renowned pianist, Douglas Riva to cap out their 10th anniversary season.
  The group will be presenting Canto de la Estrellas, Granados’ long-lost masterpiece.
  Po
  
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• Albuquerque City Councilors look to fund public safety study

  20-03-2017 13:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the second time within six months, Albuquerque City Councilors will be looking for ways to combine public safety services between the city and Bernalillo County. At Monday
  At Monday night’s meeting, Councilors Ken Sanchez, Isaac Benton and Dan Lewis will present a bill to seek funding for a study to look at the benefits of bringing the four entities together. Councilors say the total cost of the study will come out to about $50,000.
  In the bill, th
  
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• YouTubers claim restrictions targeting gay-themed content

  20-03-2017 13:18 via krqe.com
  
  YouTube is explaining why some gay-themed content is being restricted following complaints from users.
  Several uploaders have reported on Twitter that their videos had been filtered out for those browsing YouTube under its “restricted” setting. The complaints spawned the hashtag #YouTubeIsOverParty . One creator made a video to voice her complaints last week.
  YouTube says its restricted mode uses “community flagging, age-restrictions, and other signals to identify and filter ou
  
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• YouTube reverses some restrictions on gay-themed content

  20-03-2017 13:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The YouTube video shows two women, dressed in suits and ties. They smile; they sniffle back tears; they gaze into each other’s eyes. They are reading their wedding vows to one another.
  The four-minute video titled “Her Vows” contains no nudity, violence or swearing. There’s no revealing clothing. No one is engaging in activities that have a “high risk of injury or death.” And yet, YouTube had deemed the video unsuitable for people under 1
  
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• FBI probing possible links between Russia, Trump associates

  20-03-2017 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey confirmed Monday that the bureau is investigating possible links and coordination between Russia and associates of President Donald Trump as part of a broader probe of Russian interference in last year’s presidential election.
  The extraordinary revelation, and the first public confirmation of an investigation that began last summer, came at the outset of Comey’s opening statement in a congressional hearing examining Russian meddling an
  
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• Comey: FBI probing Trump-Russia links, wiretap claims bogus

  20-03-2017 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is investigating whether Donald Trump’s associates coordinated with Russian officials in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election, Director James Comey said Monday in an extraordinary public confirmation of a probe the president has refused to acknowledge, dismissed as fake news and blamed on Democrats.
  In a bruising five-hour session, the FBI director also knocked down Trump’s claim that his predecessor had wiretapped his New York skyscraper,
  
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• Comey: FBI probing links between Russia, Trump associates

  20-03-2017 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey confirmed Monday that the bureau is investigating possible links and coordination between Russia and associates of President Donald Trump as part of a broader probe of Russian interference in last year’s presidential election.
  The extraordinary revelation came at the outset of Comey’s opening statement in a congressional hearing examining Russian meddling and possible connections between Moscow and Trump’s campaign. He acknowledg
  
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• Japan, Russia bolster cooperation, urge NKorean restraint

  20-03-2017 13:12 via krqe.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Russia agreed Monday to step up work toward resolving a longstanding territorial dispute through cooperation in a range of areas.
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, also joined in urging North Korea to refrain from “provocative actions” and to abide by United Nations resolutions demanding an end to its nuclear and missile testing.
  The call came in “two-plus-two” talks among foreign and defense m
  
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• Egyptian, Palestinian leaders meet for reconciliation talks

  20-03-2017 13:12 via krqe.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian and Palestinian leaders held talks in Cairo on Monday in what Egyptian media reports have called a “reconciliation” meeting.
  Relations between Cairo and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been tense over a range of issues, including Egypt’s contacts with Gaza’s Hamas rulers and other factions that are at odds with Abbas’ Palestinian Authority.
  Relations further soured in December when Egypt withdrew a draft resolution in the U.N. Se
  
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• Albuquerque Balloon Museum hosts Rise and Try Week

  20-03-2017 13:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A series of events to be held at the Albuquerque Balloon Museum is offering spring-break fun for all ages.
  Saturday kicked off Rise and Try Week, a wide-ranging series of entertaining and educational activities.
  The line-up includes a drone workshop, balloon rally, and guided tours of the museum’s arctic air.
  Saturday’s theme was “Rise and Try to Imagine the Galaxies”, featuring an intergalactic costume contest and art auction.
  Rise a
  
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• Syrian army retakes Damascus areas captured by rebels

  20-03-2017 12:57 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces on Monday regained control of parts of Damascus that were attacked and captured by rebels and militants the previous day, with dozens killed on both sides during the fighting, the military and an activist group said.
  The surprise rebel incursion, in which fighters sneaked into the city through hidden tunnels and set off car bombs, was the most serious infiltration in years into President Bashar Assad’s seat of power.
  The Levant Liberation Commit
  
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• Al-Qaida steps up violence against Syrian government

  20-03-2017 12:57 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Under pressure from fellow insurgents and escalating airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition, Syria’s al-Qaida branch is stepping up violence against President Bashar Assad’s strongholds with precise, high-profile attacks, including a surprising breach of the capital in the most serious infiltration in years.
  Sunday’s attack, in which insurgents used tunnels they control in northeastern Damascus neighborhoods to hit government positions, appears to have caught
  
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• China’s trading partners alarmed by food import controls

  20-03-2017 12:32 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China’s trading partners are bringing the top U.N. food standards official to Beijing in a last-ditch attempt to persuade regulators to scale back plans to require intensive inspections of food imports — including such low-risk items as wine and chocolate — that Washington and Europe say could disrupt billions of dollars in commerce.
  The rule could inflame tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has promised to raise tariffs on
  
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