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• Sandia Mountain Natural History Center turns 50

  27-04-2017 23:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sandia Mountain Natural History Center is celebrating its 50-year anniversary.
  In 1967, Albuquerque Public Schools opened the center with the mission to get students out of the classroom and learning about the environment.
  Some students, teachers and staff took a two-hour hike observing the ecosystem and participating in hands-on science activities.
  Students often say it’s the best field trip they’ve been on.
  “It’s not about us, the pe
  
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• Updated: Pentagon joins intensifying probe of former Trump aide Flynn

  27-04-2017 23:41
  
  WASHINGTON — Investigations intensified into President Donald Trump’s ousted national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Thursday as the Pentagon watchdog joined lawmakers in probing payments he accepted from foreign sources including a Russian state-sponsored TV network. At the same time, documents released by the top Democrat on a House oversight committee showed Flynn was warned […]
  
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• Officers, individuals honored for police and policy work

  27-04-2017 23:35
  
  The U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday honored 111 law enforcement officers, agents and invest ...
  
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• Updated: Starbucks customer traffic stalls amid mobile order issues

  27-04-2017 23:05
  
  NEW YORK — Starbucks says its customer traffic has been stalled as it works on fixing the congestion created by its mobile order-and-pay option at some stores. The coffee chain said U.S. sales rose 3 percent at established locations for the three months ended April 2, but that the increase was the result of higher […]
  
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• Updated: House GOP leaders scrounge for votes to exhume health bill

  27-04-2017 23:05
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House and Republican leaders worked Thursday to wring votes out of resistant moderate GOP lawmakers for the House health care bill, but remained shy of the support they’d need to fully rouse the measure back to life. Centrist Republicans were the primary target of the lobbying, a day after the conservative […]
  
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• Santa Fe Community College to raise tuition after declaring financial emergency

  27-04-2017 22:48 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Another school is being affected by state budget cuts.
  The governing board of the Santa Fe Community College declared a financial emergency.
  They voted to raise tuition and student fees by $1 per credit hour for in-state students, while out-of-state tuition will jump by $30 per credit hour.
  The school has about 6,200 students. They are preparing for an expected $1 million shortfall.
  The tuition increase will go into effect in August.
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• Updated: 5 reasons Amazon is experimenting with physical stores

  27-04-2017 22:47
  
  NEW YORK — Is the online giant of retail also looking to conquer physical stores? Amazon has been dabbling in physical retail since 2015, during which time it’s opened a half-dozen bookstores that double as gadget emporia, a score of campus bookstores that don’t sell books and a convenience store without cashiers. For now, its […]
  
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• UNM asks WisePies to relinquish naming rights to the Pit

  27-04-2017 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico athletic administration has asked WisePies Pizza and Salad to relinquish their naming rights agreement to the Pit.
  The request comes pending the completion of a new agreement that will allow for multiple facilities to be named at the Pit.
  According to GoLobos.com, the new agreement is expected to be announced in the near future.
  KRQE News 13 is working to learn more and will provide updates as they become available.
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• Man convicted in girl’s death pleads guilty to federal charges

  27-04-2017 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A man already sentenced to 16 years in prison in the road-rage death of a 4-year-old Albuquerque girl has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 33-year-old Tony Derrick Torrez faces a multi-year prison term when sentenced and also will have to forfeit $64,000 in drug proceeds and guns and ammunition seized during the investigation.
  Torrez apologized to the family of Lilly Garcia when he was sentenced
  
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• Rio Rancho cuts last day of school due to budget crisis

  27-04-2017 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho is dealing with budget cuts in an interesting way.
  The school board voted unanimously to cancel the last day of school for students but not teachers and staff.
  They say a big factor in the decision is the cost to transport all the students. While they couldn’t say specifically how much would be saved, they say buses travel more than 6,000 miles a day.
  The district says it will still meet the required hours for students.
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• Updated: Trump finds that CEO-as-president isn’t always a natural fit

  27-04-2017 20:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump won the White House by arguing that what America needed was a president who had proved himself as a steely and successful corporate leader with no political baggage — someone, say, like himself. If Abraham Lincoln relied on a team of rivals, Trump would command a team of “killer” CEOs. He […]
  
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• Albuquerque boy that died in officer-involved crash leaves lasting legacy

  27-04-2017 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He may be gone but will leave behind a lasting legacy.
  Joel Anthony, 6, who was killed in a crash with an Albuquerque Police Department officer, helped save many lives.
  His sister and mother were also involved in the crash with an APD officer at Eubank and Indian School on April 17.
  Joel died last Thursday.
  In their heartache, the family decided to donate Joel’s organs.
  His mom, Antoinette Suina, said her son’s organs saved four lives and his leg
  
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• Arizona Gov. Ducey signs bill banning teen drivers from using cell phones

  27-04-2017 19:46
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation banning texting or other cellphone use by drivers with only a learners permit or during the first six months teenagers have a regular license. Ducey signed the bill by Republican Sen. Karen Fann of Prescott on Thursday. The legislation marks the first time in years the […]
  
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• Updated: Israel intercepts incoming ‘target’ from Syria

  27-04-2017 19:24
  
  BEIRUT — The Latest on Syria (all times local): 8:20 p.m. Israel’s military says it deployed its Patriot missile defense system to intercept a projectile incoming from Syria above the Golan Heights. The military did not elaborate on what it described as a “target” in its message on Thursday night. Israeli media meanwhile are saying […]
  
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• Man in road rage killing pleads guilty to trafficking charges

  27-04-2017 19:24
  
  Tony Derrick Torrez — previously sentenced to 16 years in prison for the road rage killing of Lilly ...
  
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• Updated: Witness says he lied about casino gang killing

  27-04-2017 19:14
  
  RENO, Nev. — The star witness who helped convict the triggerman who killed a high-ranking Hells Angels’ boss at a Nevada casino in 2011 says he was lying when he testified that the shooting was an assassination plot orchestrated by a rival motorcycle gang, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Prosecutors think the […]
  
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• New Mexico father acquitted in case of burned 3-year-old

  27-04-2017 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – The father of a 3-year-old girl who suffered severe burns after he set a backyard bonfire at a New Mexico home has been acquitted of child abuse.
  The Current-Argus reports jurors found 39-year-old Jimmy Olguin of Artesia not guilty on Wednesday.
  Olguin’s daughter suffered second- and third-degree burns on about 17 percent of her body after her clothing caught fire in March.
  Olguin told investigators he started a bonfire in the backyard of his parent’s home
  
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• Apartment fire in southeast Albuquerque kills three dogs

  27-04-2017 18:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Fire Department was called to an apartment complex fire on 100 block of Harvard SE Thursday morning.
  They received the call at 8:30 a.m.
  The fire started in the ceiling on the second story of the apartment.
  All of the occupants were evacuated safely without injury.
  Three dogs died in the fire but a ferret was rescued unharmed.
  There is extensive damage to the apartment.
  The cause of the fire is currently under investigatio
  
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• Russian navy ship sinks in Black Sea, all 78 crew rescued

  27-04-2017 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian naval reconnaissance ship sank Thursday after colliding with a freighter off Istanbul, but all crew members were rescued, the Defense Ministry said.
  Turkey’s coastal safety authority said all 78 personnel from the Russian frigate Liman were safe, as were all crew aboard the freighter, the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H. The freighter was carrying livestock.
  The Defense Ministry said a hole was punched in the starboard side of the Liman during the collision, which oc
  
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• 2 people, 1 dog dead in New Mexico parking lot shooting

  27-04-2017 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say two people have been shot dead in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart in western New Mexico.
  The Gallup Independent reports police had responded Tuesday to a call about the shooting to find two people dead inside a vehicle outside the store in Gallup. A dog was also found shot inside the car.
  Police Capt. Marinda Spencer says investigators are working to determine whether the shooting was a murder-suicide or two suicides.
  The names of the two individuals
  
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• Civic Plaza makeover begins

  27-04-2017 16:48
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Construction is now underway on the upgrades to Albuquerque's Civic Plaza.
  
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• Flynn was warned not to accept foreign payments in 2014

  27-04-2017 16:33 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Documents released by lawmakers show President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was warned when he retired from the military in 2014 not to take foreign money without “advance approval” by Pentagon authorities.
  Also, the Defense Department inspector general’s office confirms in a separate document that it is investigating whether Flynn failed to obtain prior approval.
  The chairman and senior Democrat on the House Over
  
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• Syria-born Olympian takes advocacy role at UN refugee agency

  27-04-2017 16:20 via krqe.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency on Thursday chose as a goodwill ambassador a Syrian teenage girl who helped save a boat carrying fellow refugees and later became an Olympic swimmer.
  Yusra Mardini joined other notables like actress Cate Blanchett and author Khaled Hosseini in the unpaid advocacy role.
  UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said Mardini “represents the hopes, the fears and the incredible potential of the more than 10 million young refugees around the globe.”
  Mardini an
  
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• 6 investigated for manslaughter in Italian hotel avalanche

  27-04-2017 16:15 via krqe.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors are investigating six people for multiple counts of manslaughter and causing bodily harm in a deadly avalanche at a mountain hotel that killed 29 people, Italian news reports said Thursday.
  The news agency ANSA said prosecutors were issuing formal notices of the investigation against the Pescara provincial president, Antonio Di Marco; the mayor of Farindola, Ilario Lacchetta; and the director of the Rigopiano hotel, Bruno Di Tomasso. Also under investigatio
  
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• Berkeley police prep for clash with or without Coulter visit

  27-04-2017 16:02 via krqe.com
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Ann Coulter said Wednesday that she was forced to cancel her speaking event Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley amid concerns of violence but might still “swing by to say hello” to all her supporters.
  Police and university officials said they were bracing for possible trouble whether Coulter comes to campus or not, citing intelligence and online chatter by groups threatening to instigate violence.
  In emails to The Associated Press, Coulter
  
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• Updated: Suspect barricaded in home after Delaware officer killed

  27-04-2017 15:46
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Del. — Officers came under fire again early Thursday outside a home where the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Delaware state trooper remained holed up. Delaware State Police said in a statement that officers were fired at about 4 a.m. at the home in Middleton. Police say officers used explosives to blow […]
  
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• Updated: Containment of southern Arizona wildfire at 20 percent

  27-04-2017 15:46
  
  GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. — Crews have cleared areas or other barriers around 20 percent of the perimeter of a wildfire that has burned 63 square miles (163.17 sq. kilometers) in southern Arizona. That overnight containment figure is up from 7 percent Wednesday. Approximately 600 personnel are assigned to the fire, a near-doubling from Wednesday when […]
  
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• Schools can’t ban sunscreen under new Arizona law

  27-04-2017 15:46
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona schools can’t require students to have a note from a parent to use and possess sunscreen under legislation signed by Gov. Doug Ducey. The bill signed Wednesday bars schools, children’s camps and child care facilities from limiting use of federally approved sunscreen. Republican Rep. Heather Carter of the Phoenix suburb of Cave […]
  
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• Updated: Trump ‘absolutely’ considered breaking up 9th Circuit Court

  27-04-2017 15:45
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, still chafing over rulings blocking his travel ban early this year, says he’s considered breaking up the West Coast-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Asked during a White House interview by the Washington Examiner if he’d thought about proposals to break up the court, Trump replied, “Absolutely, I have.” He […]
  
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• Updated: Texas House OKs ‘sanctuary city’ ban with tough jail penalty

  27-04-2017 15:45
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Republican-controlled Texas House approved a strict ban on “sanctuary cities” early Thursday, empowering local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law against anyone they detain and threatening police chiefs and sheriffs who refuse to do so with jail. The vote came just before 3 a.m. and followed 15-plus hours of heated, […]
  
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• A famous pirate is portrayed in a local youth theater production

  27-04-2017 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Rollicking adventure on the high seas promises excitement for Duke City theater buffs.
  Some young actors are gearing up to present Silver’s Secrets, a story about infamous hooligan Long John Silver and his ambitious offspring. The production will be live on Saturday, May 6, for shows at both 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at the Sandia Prep School Black Box Theater. Tickets for the adventurous presentation are $6 pre-sale and $8 at the door. All ages are welcome.
  
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• Prominent powwow set to begin in wake of pipeline protests

  27-04-2017 15:06
  
  One of North America's most prominent powwows is set to begin in New Mexico in the wake of pipeline protests in North Dakota that became a historic display of Native American solidarity.
  
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• Local magazine highlights culinary achievements and more

  27-04-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Duke City eateries are breaking the mold and the newest fan favorites are being featured in a local magazine.
  The May issue of Albuquerque The Magazine will feature both ground-breaking restaurants and breweries that are making waves around town, as part of their 11th Annual Hot Plate Awards. The monthly periodical also showcases human interest stories such as the local Greek community, Albuquerque’s most Eligible Singles, and the MMA.
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• Family seeking answers after fatal six-car pileup

  27-04-2017 15:02
  
  It has been almost 10 days with almost no answers for a family that lost a relative in a six-car crash. The family expressed concern that this tragedy was overshadowed by another horrible crash that happened at almost the same exact time. As a woman rear-ended a white car, causing four others to crash at Central and Wyoming on April 17, an APD officer collided into a family a few miles away.
  
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• US unemployment claims tick up but remain at low level

  27-04-2017 14:55 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but applications remained at a low level that suggests most workers enjoy job security.
  THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department says weekly jobless claims rose by 14,000 to 257,000, the highest level in almost a month. The less volatile four-week average slipped by 500 to 242,250, lowest since late February.
  Overall, 1.99 million Americans are collecting unemployment benefits, down more than 7 percent from a year ago.
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• April 27 Morning Rush: Middle school sports programs to continue at Albuquerque Public Schools

  27-04-2017 14:46 via krqe.com
  
  1. The Albuquerque Public Schools say middle school sports will exist for the upcoming year. The district’s original plan was to cut the programs citing budget concerns. But not anymore. KRQE News 13 is still waiting to hear how the district will make it happen. APS says the athletic department is working on a new plan and it may affect equipment, uniforms and schedules. There is also talk of charging admission for competitions or looking for sponsorships. APS also said the cut would have
  
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• Trump to sign order creating accountability office at VA

  27-04-2017 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order creating an accountability and whistleblower protection office at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Trump, who made improving veterans’ care a prominent issue as he campaigned for office, was issuing the order Thursday while visiting the VA. It will create a new Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection in the department. The eventual head of the office will report directly to VA Secretary Da
  
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• Santa Fe pay increase for employees

  27-04-2017 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe city employees will see a pay increase after the council approved the city budget Wednesday night.
  The state grapples with a budget shortfall and Santa Fe is boasting a surplus of $1.2 million in their general fund.Not only does their security mean pay raises, but it also amounts to new investments to the tune of more than $3 million.
  Read the full proposed Santa Fe budget plan»
  The city manager recommends a number of measures described as proact
  
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• Stolen church statue found in Santa Fe gallery

  27-04-2017 13:46 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A stolen sculpture, found by a Santa Fe gallery, is in the hands of the feds.
  The gallery’s lawyer says the U.S government would give no guarantee that it would be returned to its rightful owner in Mexico.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports a homeland security agent saw the Santa Rosa de Lima statue at the John Schaefer’s Peyton Wright gallery.
  He then told the gallery owners that was stolen from a Mexican church.
  The gallery immediately turned it ove
  
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• Report: 15 Russian soldiers missing after ship collision

  27-04-2017 13:42 via krqe.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish media reports say 15 Russian soldiers are missing after their warship collided with a freighter off Istanbul, in the Black Sea.
  Private television station NTV says 45 other soldiers were rescued after the accident Thursday.
  NTV says rescue boats and helicopters have been dispatched to the area.
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• Babysitter connected to infants death held in jail until trial

  27-04-2017 13:32 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The babysitter allegedly connected to a baby found dead at a Santa Fe motel will remain locked up until trial according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
  In March, police say the baby had injuries consistent with being choked and shaken or thrown on a bed.
  25-year old Rachel Smith admitted to being on heroin while babysitting at the Thunderbird Inn.
  According to a court document filed Wednesday, a district court ruled Smith will be held until trial saying she’
  
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• Arkansas prepares to conclude aggressive execution schedule

  27-04-2017 13:19 via krqe.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will reach the end of an aggressive execution schedule Thursday as it prepares for a fourth lethal injection in a week after initially planning twice as many over an 11-day period.
  Kenneth Williams, 38, is set to die for killing a former deputy warden following an escape. Each of several stay requests has been rejected or overturned, and it will take a court order to prevent his execution at 7 p.m. Thursday.
  “The Arkansas Supreme Court has denied all
  
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• Man guilty of fatal DWI crash expected to be sentenced

  27-04-2017 13:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A drunk driver who caused a deadly crash is expected in court for sentencing.
  Anselmo Diaz pleaded guilty to the August 2015 crash that killed his friend, who was a passenger in his car.
  Diaz was kicked out of Sandia Casino right before.
  His attorney says he would not have left on his own and was too drunk to make the decision to drive.
  He’s due for sentencing at 2 p.m. for homicide by vehicle.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, News
  
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• White House backs off as lawmakers work to avert shutdown

  27-04-2017 13:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are nearing agreement on sweeping spending legislation to keep the lights on in government, after the White House backed off a threat to withhold payments that help lower-income Americans pay their medical bills.
  It was the latest concession by the White House, which had earlier dropped a demand for money for President Donald Trump’s border wall. Even with Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, the Trump administration is
  
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• 2 police wounded in shooting on French island of Reunion

  27-04-2017 12:58 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — A man suspected of links to radical Islam shot two police officers on the French island of Reunion as they tried to arrest him Thursday, officials said. The incident is under investigation by national counterterrorism prosecutors.
  The two officers, from a special national police intervention force, were shot in the town of Saint-Benoit de la Reunion while trying to arrest “a dangerous individual,” according to a statement by the regional administration for the Indi
  
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• United raising limit on payments to bumped flyers to $10,000

  27-04-2017 12:51 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — United Airlines says it will raise the limit — to $10,000 — on payments to customers who give up seats on oversold flights and will increase training for employees as it deals with fallout from the video of a passenger being violently dragged from his seat.
  United is also vowing to reduce, but not eliminate, overbooking — the selling of more tickets than there are seats on the plane.
  The airline made the promises Thursday as it released a report detaili
  
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• Suspect barricaded in home after Delaware officer killed

  27-04-2017 12:47 via krqe.com
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Del. (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing a Delaware state trooper outside a convenience store remained barricaded early Thursday inside his house, where he fired shots at officers as they tried to negotiate a peaceful surrender, police said.
  Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, 32, was shot several times about 12:10 p.m. Wednesday after he approached a vehicle in the parking lot of a Wawa convenience store near Bear.
  State police superintendent Col. Nathaniel McQueen said the ve
  
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• White House: Trump will not immediately bolt NAFTA

  27-04-2017 12:42 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he will not immediately pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, just hours after administration officials said he was considering a draft executive order to do just that.
  The White House made the surprise announcement in a read-out of calls between Trump, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  “President Trump agreed not to ter
  
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• Local coffee shop looking to change the specialty coffee movement

  27-04-2017 12:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the coffee industry in Albuquerque continues to grow, so is one local coffee company. Their latest venture includes renovating a portion of a large warehouse space into a new roasting facility and coffee shop with a unique twist.
  Villa Myriam is looking to change the specialty coffee movement.
  Soon a large warehouse building on Commercial Avenue NE will look a lot different, taking a page out of a brewery’s book. With large viewing glass windows, custome
  
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• Updated: United raising limit on payments to bumped flyers to $10,000

  27-04-2017 11:29
  
  DALLAS — United Airlines says it will raise the limit — to $10,000 — on payments to customers who give up seats on oversold flights and will increase training for employees as it deals with fallout from the video of a passenger being violently dragged from his seat. United is also vowing to reduce, but […]
  
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