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• Roswell police investigate stabbing

  04-04-2017 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Roswell police are investigating an early morning stabbing.
  It happened just before 5:30 a.m. near North Garden and East Third Street. Police say a 34-year-old man was found lying in the street.
  Details are limited at this time, but police say the victim was airlifted to the hospital.
  If you have any information you’re asked to call Chaves County Crime Stoppers.
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• Updated: Rally in Memphis for equality on anniversary of MLK’s death

  04-04-2017 23:18
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Activists claiming an imbalance in economic and social equality rallied at a Memphis church on Tuesday, the 49th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. More than 200 people gathered at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church to hear guest speakers talk about the legacy of King, who was […]
  
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• Some Swedish workers are getting microchips implanted in their hands

  04-04-2017 23:18
  
  How would you feel about having a microchip implanted in your hand to make things more convenient at work? In Sweden, some workers are actually volunteering to do just that, electing to have a chip the size of a grain of rice implanted in their bodies to help them unlock doors, operate printers, open storage […]
  
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• Divers to scour lake for Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-year-old pleasure ship

  04-04-2017 23:17
  
  Today, the serene waters of Lake Nemi make it a quaint getaway, one that is best known for its peaceful landscapes and the area’s delicious wild strawberries. But in ancient Roman times, the volcanic lake southeast of Rome was the anchor point for Emperor Caligula’s pleasure ships – massive and ornate barges that were rumored […]
  
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• Stephen Colbert reaches another late-night milestone

  04-04-2017 23:16
  
  NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert hit another milestone in his stunning late-night turnaround against Jimmy Fallon of NBC’s “Tonight” show. Colbert won in the Nielsen company’s ratings for the ninth consecutive time last week, his margin of 400,000 viewers the widest lead since the CBS star overtook Fallon with a sharp concentration on politics. Fallon […]
  
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• Albuquerque mayor hosts recognition event for local volunteers

  04-04-2017 23:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday, Mayor Richard Berry hosted the second annual Mayor’s Day of Recognition for National Service.
  The Albuquerque Convention Center was filled with hundreds of local residents who got to enjoy a nice lunch along with several speeches highlighted by the mayor himself.
  The event was put on to show gratitude to all of the committed people serving our community on a daily basis.
  “You are a walking testament to this idea of you can never give more tha
  
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• Texas deputy constable fatally shot after arriving for work

  04-04-2017 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — A highly regarded Texas law enforcement officer was shot and killed Monday moments after arriving for work in an attack that prompted a massive manhunt for the gunman.
  The shooting of Harris County Precinct 3 Assistant Chief Deputy Clinton Greenwood did not appear to be random, according to Baytown police Lt. Steve Dorris, but a motive was not immediately clear.
  “Whether or not he was specifically targeted, or whether this was because of the uniform he was weari
  
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• KKOB celebrates 95th anniversary

  04-04-2017 21:27
  
  In this video, Steve Stucker helps celebrate 95 years of KKOB radio.
  
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• Storm clearing out of New Mexico

  04-04-2017 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  Snow will linger across the Northern Mountains and the Northeast Highlands this afternoon as our latest winter storm exits the state. Winter Storm Warnings remain in place across these areas through this evening. Meanwhile, the winds will continue to crank across the state while the storm moves out. Wind Advisories and High Wind Warnings remain in place across much of the state through tonight as well.
  A ridge of high pressure will build into the state for the remainder of the week. A cool north
  
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• Cowboys’ Romo retiring, replacing Simms at CBS

  04-04-2017 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Tony Romo is retiring and replacing another former quarterback in Phil Simms on the top NFL broadcasting team for CBS after choosing not to chase that elusive Super Bowl with a team other than the Dallas Cowboys.
  Romo, who will be paired with play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz, considered multiple network offers along with whether he wanted to pursue a Super Bowl elsewhere after losing the starting job in Dallas last season, a person told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The pe
  
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• Reused rocket back in port after satellite launch by SpaceX

  04-04-2017 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s first reused rocket is back in port, five days after launching a satellite.
  The singed 15-story booster returned atop a barge to Florida’s Port Canaveral on Tuesday.
  It was the second flight for the Falcon 9’s first-stage core — and a first for SpaceX. Both times, the leftover booster landed upright on an ocean platform following liftoff.
  SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk has championed recycling rockets since his comp
  
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• Obama aide denies using intel to spy on Trump advisers

  04-04-2017 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Susan Rice, the top national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, says it is “absolutely false” that she and other Obama administration officials used intelligence reports to spy on Trump associates for political purposes.
  Rice, in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday, said her senior White House role did give her the ability to request the names of Americans swept up through U.S. spy craft. But she would not say whether she saw intelligence on Pre
  
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• New Mexico university regents postpone tuition hike decision

  04-04-2017 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico university regents have voted unanimously to postpone their decision on raising tuition costs.
  New Mexico State University regents had planned to vote Monday on whether the tuition prices would be raised for students who enroll for next fall. The regents say they are postponing the discussion because of the uncertainties in the state’s budget even though fall enrollment will begin the next days. New Mexico lawmakers and Gov. Susana Martinez are expe
  
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• New Mexico State University regents postpone tuition hike decision

  04-04-2017 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico State University regents have voted unanimously to postpone their decision on raising tuition costs.
  NMSU regents had planned to vote Monday on whether the tuition prices would be raised for students who enroll for next fall. The regents say they are postponing the discussion because of the uncertainties in the state’s budget even though fall enrollment will begin the next days. New Mexico lawmakers and Gov. Susana Martinez are expected to make
  
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• UNM Athletic Director to host news conference on Coach Neal decision

  04-04-2017 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – University of New Mexico Athletic Director Paul Krebs is expected to hold a news conference Tuesday to explain why he fired former head basketball Coach Craig Neal.
  The decision came down late Friday night into early Saturday morning.
  Neal will receive a $1 million buyout, but Krebs plans to offer a more detailed explanation of the decision.
  The university has already launched a search for a new coach.
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• UNM Athletic Director hosts news conference on Coach Neal decision

  04-04-2017 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday afternoon, University of New Mexico Athletic Director Paul Krebs finally faced the media to explain why he changed his mind and decided to fire Lobo Basketball Coach Craig Neal. He also laid out how the school plans on coming up with Neal’s $1 million buyout.
  Krebs says when he announced a few weeks ago that Craig Neal would be coming back for another season, he was trying to quiet the noise that he says had become a distraction. Then on Friday, he
  
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• Accused Albuquerque carjacker to face trial in 2018

  04-04-2017 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The suspected carjacker shot by police in the act made a court appearance Tuesday morning.
  Lee Brandenburg, 41, appeared for a scheduling conference. Brandenburg is facing charged of attempted robbery, aggravated assault, burglary of a vehicle, resisting evading and aggravated burglary for the February incident in the parking lot of state office building off San Antonio.
  Officers were chasing him when they say he tried to carjack a woman. Police shot Brandenburg
  
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• Tobias Rene warns fans of possible ticket scam

  04-04-2017 19:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local Tejano artist Tobias Rene wants to warn fans about a potential ticket scam.
  He noticed the outrageous ticket prices for the upcoming Cinco de Mayo Festival at Sandia amphitheater. He says some sites are already offering tickets and selling them even though tickets don’t go on sale until Thursday. They are also offering them at as much as 14 times the actual price.
  Sandia Casino has tickets ranging from $20 to $35 a ticket and some of the websites are
  
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• Snow falling in parts of northern New Mexico; south is windy

  04-04-2017 19:45
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A winter weather warning is in effect until late Tuesday evening in much of north-central and northeastern New Mexico due to snowfall that is creating dangerous conditions in some areas.
  
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• US ratchets up urgency on N. Korea ahead of China visit

  04-04-2017 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is ratcheting up the urgency over North Korea’s nuclear pursuit ahead of President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping’s first meeting, with a senior U.S. official warning that the “clock has now run out” on Pyongyang.
  Trump and Xi will huddle Thursday and Friday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, a venue chosen to give the summit a more informal feel. White House officials said Tuesday that trade and security would be
  
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• Trump-Xi meeting watched for clues of future relationship

  04-04-2017 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping probably won’t give President Donald Trump a round of golf during their first face-to-face meeting this week, but he may find it worthwhile to ensure his American counterpart does not feel like he’s leaving empty-handed.
  Some view the informal venue of the summit Thursday and Friday — Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida — as a sign that neither side anticipates important outcomes. Trump, however tweeted last week th
  
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• Legislators come together on disability lawsuits bill

  04-04-2017 19:01
  
  PHOENIX — Two competing proposals designed to crack down on disability access lawsuits that opponents say are just shakedowns for quick cash settlements have been merged into a single plan. The measure is meant to target what legislators call unscrupulous attorneys who lawmakers say are exploiting businesses by finding violations with the Arizonans with Disabilities […]
  
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• Gunman sought after 7 wounded at Lubbock motel

  04-04-2017 19:01
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas — Police are searching for a suspect after investigators say seven people were shot while on the balcony of a West Texas motel. Lubbock police say the gunfire happened late Monday night during an argument between an armed man and some people standing on a second-story balcony of the Villa Town Motel. A […]
  
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• Updated: UN Security Council to discuss suspected chemical attack

  04-04-2017 18:59
  
  BEIRUT — A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria’s rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country’s six-year civil war. Eyewitnesses said the attack was carried out by jets operated by the Russian and Syrian governments, but both […]
  
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• Updated: Obama aide denies using intel to spy on Trump advisers

  04-04-2017 18:58
  
  WASHINGTON — Susan Rice, the top national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, says it is “absolutely false” that she and other Obama administration officials used intelligence reports to spy on Trump associates for political purposes. Rice, in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday, said her senior White House role did give her the […]
  
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• Susan Rice isn’t a ‘smoking gun,’ but she does have some explaining to do

  04-04-2017 18:43
  
  Susan E. Rice reportedly sought to unmask the identities of Americans connected with President Donald Trump’s campaign and transition who were mentioned in foreign surveillance intelligence reports. And with that news, which was first reported Sunday by conservative social-media agitator Mike Cernovich and confirmed Monday by Bloomberg’s Eli Lake, Washington spawned a huge game of […]
  
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• Snow and ice cause closures, difficult driving conditions in parts of New Mexico

  04-04-2017 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Roads are snow packed and icy in parts of the state after a storm brought in winter weather overnight.
  US 64 has been shut down due to snow packed and icy roads. Photo courtesy: NM Roads.At this time US 64 has been closed from Ute Park to the I-25 interchange. According to NM Roads, visibility in the area is poor and there is no visibility in some areas. US 56 from Springer to Clayton and US 64 from Raton to Clayton have also been closed.
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• Border wall contractors brace for hostile environment

  04-04-2017 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — One potential bidder on President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico wanted to know if authorities would rush to help if workers came under “hostile attack.” Another asked if employees can carry firearms in states with strict gun control laws and if the government would indemnify them for using deadly force.
  With bids due Tuesday on the first design contracts, interested companies are preparing for the worst if they get the potentially lucrative job.
  
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• Border agency fields pitches for Trump’s wall with Mexico

  04-04-2017 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — One bidder wants to cover President Donald Trump’s border wall with solar panels. Another suggests building a wall large enough for a deck that would offer tourists scenic views of the desert.
  In the competition to build the wall, traditional bids are interspersed with more whimsical ideas.
  As Tuesday’s deadline for bids passed, U.S. Customs and Border Protection declined to identify bidders or say how many there were, which is standard practice in government c
  
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• Officials prepare for Navajo Dam spring release

  04-04-2017 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) – Federal officials will likely begin spring peak release from the Navajo Dam in northern New Mexico near the end of the month.
  The Daily Times reports a public meeting will be held Wednesday in Farmington to provide residents with more information about the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s spring release, which is expected to last 30 to 40 days.
  Officials say the release will help clear out the river channel and improve fish habitat downstream.
  Property owners alon
  
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• Deadline nears for Gov. Martinez to act on legislation

  04-04-2017 16:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The deadline is nearing for Gov. Susana Martinez to take action on a host of measures passed during the recent legislative session, but she’s still vowing not to sign any measures that would raise taxes.
  Pending are the $6.1 billion budget approved by the Legislature and related proposals that call for increasing taxes to help with a shortfall.
  The bill signing deadline is Friday.
  Martinez on Monday signed two measures, including one that amends the workers&r
  
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• Albuquerque school board to discuss APS budget

  04-04-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public Schools board members are scheduled to meet to discuss the budget.
  The district is already facing a total of $25 million cut for this fiscal year, half of that came after Governor Martinez signed several bills in January to help address the state’s massive deficit. School Board President David Peercy said the district’s CFO will be presenting four possible ways to reduce the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
  The meeting come
  
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• Neighborhood installs lighting to deter mail theft

  04-04-2017 15:06
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- After a baffling rash of mailbox thefts across Albuquerque, one west-side homeowners' association decided to start hitting back.
  
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• UNM language program to begin international ties

  04-04-2017 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Russian program at the University of New Mexico’s Language Department will begin ties with the Pushkin State Institute of Russian Language from Moscow in an agreement to be signed on Tuesday.
  Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan, the Director of the Russian Program from UNM tells KRQE News 13 that a representative from the Pushkin Institute reached out to them in September 2016 to establish this new tie.
  According to the Pushkin Institute’s website, they s
  
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• Local organization creates awareness for importance of organ donors

  04-04-2017 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Last year 146 lives were saved due to acts of kindness and this year the number is already rising.
  New Mexico Donor Services, a non-profit organ and tissue recovery organization, is wanting to raise awareness about how important it is to become an organ donor.
  In 2017 alone, 50 lives have already been saved due to this effort.
  April is Donate life month and for those who became organ donors have nearly 200 lives have been saved.
  Statistically, one American d
  
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• Businesses reeling after water, sewage line breaks

  04-04-2017 15:04
  
  The City of Albuquerque confirms two sewage lines were damaged as a result of a waterline break Sunday. As a result, sewage spilled into two nearby establishments, the Draft Station and 35 North Coffee.
  
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• Tuesday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: White House officials offer change to health care bill

  04-04-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Republicans could reveal a new plan to overhaul Obamacare as soon as Tuesday. Monday night, Vice President Mike Pence met privately with members of the house freedom caucus trying to get the group on board. President Trump partly blamed conservative lawmakers for the failure of the original bill last month. Vice President Pence made them a new offer Monday that would allow states to opt out of some of the Obamacare insurance mandates like essential health benefits
  
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• Tar Heels get it right this time, bring home the title

  04-04-2017 14:56 via krqe.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — For a whole year, the North Carolina Tar Heels wondered if they’d get another chance.
  For a whole year, the Tar Heels thought about what might have been.
  When Monday night’s slugfest with Gonzaga came to a merciful end, the Heels had all their answers: The national title was theirs, the nets were hanging around their necks, the redemption tour was a success.
  Their 71-65 win will not be mistaken for a work of art. But for anyone who bleeds Carolina Blue, i
  
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• Senate begins debate on Gorsuch, headed for showdown

  04-04-2017 14:56 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have secured the votes to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee under current rules, putting the Senate on a partisan collision course over confirming Neil Gorsuch to a lifetime appointment that could reverberate for decades.
  Debate over the 49-year-old appellate judge gets under way in the full Senate on Tuesday, with Republicans and Democrats bitterly divided over the next steps.
  While Democrats have the votes for a filibuster, Majority Le
  
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• McConnell claims votes to bust Supreme Court filibuster

  04-04-2017 14:56 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed the votes Tuesday to bust a planned Democratic filibuster of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as a showdown neared that could change the Senate, and the court, for generations.
  “They seem determined to head into the abyss,” the Kentucky Republican said of Democrats as debate began over Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination. “They need to reconsider.”
  Democrats made clear they had no
  
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• Updated: US trade deficit drops sharply to $43.6 billion in February

  04-04-2017 14:33
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit declined sharply in February as imports from China fell by a record amount and American exports rose for a third straight month. The deficit fell to $43.6 billion in February, 9.6 percent below January’s deficit of $48.2 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Exports rose a tiny 0.2 percent […]
  
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• VA defends work to fix troubled veteran suicide hotline

  04-04-2017 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Grilled by lawmakers, the Department of Veterans Affairs insisted Tuesday it was well on its way to fixing problems with its suicide hotline and largely brushed aside the worst criticisms in an internal watchdog report released two weeks ago.
  A March 20 audit by the VA inspector general had found that nearly a third of calls to the Veterans Crisis Line as recently as November were bounced to backup centers run by an outside contractor, as well as other problems including
  
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• VA defending work to fix troubled veteran suicide hotline

  04-04-2017 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is telling skeptical members of Congress that it has fixed problems with its suicide hotline that were highlighted in a critical recent internal watchdog report.
  A March 20 audit by the VA inspector general had found that nearly a third of calls to the Veterans Crisis Line as recently as November were bounced to back-up centers run by an outside contractor. The rollover calls happen when phone lines are busy, leading to possible waits of
  
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• California Senate OKs statewide immigrant sanctuary bill

  04-04-2017 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers gave initial approval Monday to a measure that prevents law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials, a measure that proponents said rebukes President Donald Trump for his immigration crackdown.
  It makes California a statewide sanctuary for many people who are in the country illegally.
  The state Senate passed the measure on a 27-12 vote, sending it to the state Assembly over the objection of opponents who said it endange
  
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• UN Security Council to discuss suspected chemical attack

  04-04-2017 13:57 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria’s rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country’s six-year civil war.
  Eyewitnesses said the attack was carried out by jets operated by the Russian and Syrian governments, but both Moscow and Damascus denied responsibility.
  Photos and video emerging from Khan Sheikhoun, which lies south of the city of Idlib, the
  
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• Suspected Syria gas attack kills dozens, including children

  04-04-2017 13:57 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria’s rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country’s six-year civil war.
  Hours later, a small field hospital in the region was struck and destroyed, according to a civil defense worker in the area. There was no information if anyone was killed in that attack.
  The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights mo
  
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• Officials: St. Petersburg subway blast was suicide attack

  04-04-2017 13:57 via krqe.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A suicide bomber was behind a blast on the St. Petersburg subway that killed 14 people, Russian investigators said Tuesday, while authorities in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan identified a suspect as a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen.
  There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Monday afternoon attack, which came while President Vladimir Putin was visiting the city, Russia’s second biggest and Putin’s hometown.
  Russia’s health
  
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• Chemical attack kills dozens in Syria, US blames Assad

  04-04-2017 13:57 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A chemical weapons attack in an opposition-held town in northern Syria killed dozens of people on Tuesday, leaving residents gasping for breath and convulsing in the streets and overcrowded hospitals. The Trump administration blamed the Syrian government for the attack, one of the deadliest in years, and said Syria’s patrons, Russia and Iran, bore “great moral responsibility” for the deaths.
  The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least
  
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• Updated: Babies Romeo and Juliette make debut in Florida hospital

  04-04-2017 13:56
  
  Two sets of new parents were surprised to learn that their babies were part of a Shakespearean connection at a…
  
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• White House woos GOP lawmakers with revised health care bill

  04-04-2017 13:55 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans entertained a fresh White House offer to revise the party’s failed health care bill Tuesday as the GOP tried to resuscitate the measure that crashed spectacularly less than two weeks ago. But the proposal was getting mixed reviews from both conservative and moderate lawmakers, raising doubts about the rescue mission.
  “We’re at the concept stage right now,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan. The Wisconsin Republican said he believed his party
  
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