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• Piece of Albuquerque history uncovered by ART construction crews

  01-05-2017 23:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A piece of history was recently unearthed during Albuquerque Rapid Transit construction and will soon be headed for a museum.
  Construction crews found tracks from the historic Albuquerque Trolley while ripping up parts of Central Avenue.
  The trolley was originally horse drawn but later became electric and ran through the heart of Albuquerque. It ceased service in 1927.
  The tracks are now headed to the Wheels Museum in Albuquerque.
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• Officers cleared in death of knife-wielding New Mexico man

  01-05-2017 23:27 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — Officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man in northwest New Mexico who police say was armed with two knives have been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
  The Gallup Independent reports Deputy District Attorney Earl Rhoads found the Gallup officers justified in their use of force against 29-year-old Alvin Sylversmythe. Rhoads informed police Chief Phillip Hart that the officers won’t face criminal charges in a letter released Friday.
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• Shooter sought after paramedic, civilian shot in Dallas

  01-05-2017 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Authorities were scouring a Dallas neighborhood for a suspect Monday after a paramedic was shot and critically wounded while helping a shooting victim.
  Emergency responders were treating a civilian who had been shot around 11:30 a.m. in a neighborhood east of downtown when another person approached, opened fired and critically injured the paramedic, according to a statement from the city.
  Officials believe the suspect is still in the vicinity. No details have been released ab
  
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• Dallas mayor: Body of suspected shooter found in home

  01-05-2017 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and critically injuring a paramedic who was tending to a shooting victim on Monday has been found dead in a Dallas home, authorities said.
  Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said during a news conference that a police robot found two bodies in a home, including that of the suspected gunman, as authorities scoured a neighborhood east of downtown following the shooting. The mayor said the threat to the neighborhood is now over.
  Rawlings said the paramedic wa
  
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• Updated: National BBQ show to feature Peppers in ABQ

  01-05-2017 23:08
  
  Shannon Ambrosio wanted to become a chef.    So he traveled from Brooklyn, N.Y. to th ...
  
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• ABQ pay gap among smallest in U.S.

  01-05-2017 23:04
  
  Albuquerque is listed among the top 20 cities for having the smallest gender pay gap, according to a recent study. The study by Adobo, an economics and housing research firm, ranked Albuquerque No. 14 among the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, with women earning 83.8 percent of men’s pay. The median income for men in […]
  
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• New management takes over New Mexico-based national lab

  01-05-2017 22:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of a new management team in charge of New Mexico-based Sandia National Laboratories says the mission of the sprawling weapons and research facility will continue to be national security along with the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
  Director Stephen Younger discussed the lab’s future during a news conference Monday that marked the takeover of the lab by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, a subsidiary of Honeywell Internatio
  
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• White House promotes latest health care bill

  01-05-2017 22:51 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is promoting a new health care proposal that the president insists will lower premiums and guarantee insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, even though some medical groups say they aren’t so sure.
  Gary Cohn, chairman of Trump’s economic council, said the overhaul appears to have enough votes to pass. “This is going to be a great week,” Cohn told “CBS This Morning.” ”We’re going to get the
  
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• Activists stage May Day/Trump protest at Metro Court

  01-05-2017 22:39
  
  Standing in a mock jail cell in front of Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, a group of protestors ...
  
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• PNM earnings quadruple in first quarter

  01-05-2017 21:51
  
  Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s net earnings rose four-fold in the first quarter of 2017, from $4.1 million in the same period last year to $16.5 million this year. The increase largely reflects a 10 percent rate hike for average residential customers that took effect last October, combined with lower plant outage costs during […]
  
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• Updated: Attacker kills 1, wounds 3 in stabbings at Texas university

  01-05-2017 21:43
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — An attacker with a machete-like knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded at least three others Monday on the University of Texas campus, and authorities said a suspect was in custody. There was no immediate word from police about a possible motive. Student Rachel Prichett said she was standing in line at […]
  
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• Attacker kills 1, wounds 3 in stabbings at Texas university

  01-05-2017 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An attacker with a machete-like knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded at least three others Monday on the University of Texas campus, and authorities said a suspect was in custody.
  Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that one person died at the scene near a gym. The others were taken to the hospital with potentially serious wounds. There were reports of additional patients with non-life-threatening injuries, the agency said.
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• Quake near Canada border jolts Yukon, southeast Alaska

  01-05-2017 20:07 via krqe.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A major earthquake in northwest British Columbia shook up communities in nearby Alaska and Yukon Territory but caused no apparent damage.
  Kathryn Carl, a teacher in the Alaska village of Klukwan about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the epicenter, said the magnitude 6.2 quake shook her awake at 4:30 a.m. Carl thought her 80-pound Karelian bear dog had jumped on the bed.
  “She was sitting there,” Carl said. “She knew about it before we did.”
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• Quake near Canada border jolts southeast Alaska communities

  01-05-2017 20:07 via krqe.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A major earthquake in northwest British Columbia shook up communities in nearby Alaska but caused no apparent damage.
  Kathryn Carl, a teacher in the Alaska village of Klukwan about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the epicenter, said the magnitude 6.2 quake shook her awake at 4:30 a.m. Carl thought her 80-pound Karelian bear dog had jumped on the bed.
  “She was sitting there,” Carl said. “She knew about it before we did.”
  A series of aftershocks
  
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• Appeals court won’t reconsider net neutrality ruling

  01-05-2017 20:06 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court said Monday it won’t reconsider its ruling to uphold the government’s “net neutrality” rules that require internet providers to treat all online traffic equally.
  The decision means the rules favored by consumer groups but despised by telecom companies will remain in place for now. But the Trump administration has already signaled that it intends to scrap the Obama-era policy.
  A divided three-judge panel ruled last year to pr
  
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• Parents of late Navajo girl continue Amber Alert push

  01-05-2017 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  LOWER FRUITLAND, N.M. (AP) – The parents of an 11-year-old girl abducted and killed in a remote part of the Navajo Nation are continuing their push for a tribal Amber Alert system.
  The Daily Times of Farmington, New Mexico, reports the parents of Ashlynne Mike recently spoke at an event to mark the anniversary of their daughter’s death and called on the adoption of a Navajo Nation Amber Alert system.
  Officials say in May 2016 Ashlynne Mike was lured into a man’s van near her sc
  
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• Texas foundation gives $2.5M to New Mexico State University

  01-05-2017 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico State University is getting a $2.5 million gift from a Texas foundation to help kick off the university’s multiyear $125 million fundraising campaign.
  Officials say the gift from the El Paso-based Hunt Family Foundation is a commitment over six years to benefit Arrowhead Center, NMSU’s entrepreneurship, and innovation hub.
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• Environmental group warns against foot race in bear country

  01-05-2017 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Environmentalists are criticizing the decision to repeat a backcountry trail race after a long-distance runner was attacked by a bear last year at a National Park Service preserve in northern New Mexico.
  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility on Monday said the National Park Service is downplaying the threat of interactions between wildlife and participants in a 50-mile race on May 20 at the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
  A mother bear with three cubs wa
  
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• Power outage forces Corrales Elementary School to close early

  01-05-2017 18:50 via krqe.com
  
  CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – Students at Corrales Elementary School will be released early Monday due to a power outage that is affecting the school’s water supply.
  School officials say parents will need to pick up their children as soon as possible. Parents must bring an ID to pick up their children. Students will remain in class with their teachers until they are picked up.
  Officials say parents with proper ID can go straight to their child’s classroom.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexi
  
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• Ohio governor delays 9 executions as court fight continues

  01-05-2017 18:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John Kasich on Monday delayed nine executions as a court fight continues over the constitutionality of the state’s lethal injection process, including a contested sedative used in problematic executions in at least three states. Kasich’s announcement postponed next month’s execution of child killer Ronald Phillips until July and pushed back eight […]
  
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• Updated: Mets place Syndergaard on DL with partial tear of lat muscle

  01-05-2017 18:39
  
  ATLANTA — The New York Mets placed ace right-hander Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day disabled list on Monday after a MRI revealed a partial tear of his right lat muscle. The Mets said there is no timetable for Syndergaard’s return. Syndergaard left his start Sunday against Washington in pain, a development that came only a […]
  
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• DA: Tossing ex-NFL star’s murder conviction seen as reward

  01-05-2017 18:39
  
  BOSTON — Prosecutors have asked a judge to reject a request by attorneys for ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez to dismiss his murder conviction. In court documents filed Monday, prosecutors argue that dismissing the conviction would reward Hernandez for his “conscious, deliberate and voluntary act” of committing suicide. Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder in Lloyd’s […]
  
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• Detroit Zoo reopens, monitors uninvited coyote on premises

  01-05-2017 18:32
  
  A wild coyote has decided to go where some other wild things are - the Detroit Zoo. The Detroit Free…
  
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• SpaceX launches top-secret spy satellite for US government

  01-05-2017 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a top-secret spy satellite for the U.S. government Monday morning and then successfully landed the booster for recycling.
  The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from its NASA-leased pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  It was SpaceX’s first mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. No details were divulged about the newly launched NRO satellite. Instead, SpaceX focused its webcast on the successful touchdown of the first-stage boo
  
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• Updated: Reports: Fox News owner joins race to buy Tribune media

  01-05-2017 17:57
  
  NEW YORK — Fox News owner 21st Century Fox and a New York investment firm are in talks to buy TV station operator Tribune Media, according to several reports. A successful bid would keep Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., another TV station operator that is also reportedly pursuing the company, from snatching up Tribune. Blackstone, a […]
  
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• ‘Fixer Upper’ star Chip Gaines speaks out about $1M lawsuit

  01-05-2017 17:49 via krqe.com
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — HGTV star Chip Gaines is speaking out on Twitter about a lawsuit filed against him by his former business partners.
  Gaines is being sued in state court in Texas for $1 million by his former partners in a real estate company. They say he bought them out before telling them that HGTV had decided to broadcast his “Fixer Upper” show nationally.
  Gaines spoke out on Twitter Saturday , writing that no one called or emailed him about the issue, adding “‘f
  
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• Trump quotes about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War

  01-05-2017 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking to The Washington Examiner reporter Salena Zito last week, President Trump made some puzzling claims about President Andrew Jackson, who died 16 years before the outbreak of the Civil War. The interview was set to air Monday on “Main Street Meets the Beltway” on Sirius XM radio, which posted an excerpt on Twitter. The exchange:
  TRUMP: They said my campaign is most like, my campaign and win was most like Andrew Jackson with his campaign. And I said, &l
  
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• Trump administration to roll back some school meal standards

  01-05-2017 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ready to roll back some nutrition standards for federally subsidized school meals, reversing elements of first lady Michelle Obama’s healthy eating initiative.
  In his first major act in the Cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is planning an announcement Monday afternoon at an elementary school in the Washington suburb of Leesburg, Virginia. The Agriculture Department said ahead of the announcement that a new rule would provide &ld
  
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• No cut in salt, fewer grains: Gov’t eases school meal rules

  01-05-2017 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Schools won’t have to cut more salt from meals just yet and some will be able to serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.
  The move by the Trump administration partially rolls back rules championed by former first lady Michelle Obama as part of her healthy eating initiative.
  As his first major action in office, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the department will delay an upcoming requirement to lower the
  
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• Hey kids, salt stays and grains go in school meals

  01-05-2017 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Schools won’t have to cut more salt from meals just yet and some will be able to serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.
  The move by President Donald Trump’s Agriculture Department partially rolls back rules championed by former first lady Michelle Obama as part of her healthy eating initiative. Separately, the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it would delay — for one year — Obama
  
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• Supreme Court says cities can sue banks under US housing law

  01-05-2017 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities may sue banks under the federal anti-discrimination in housing law, but said those lawsuits must tie claims about predatory lending practices among minority customers directly to declines in property taxes.
  The justices’ 5-3 ruling partly validated a novel approach by Miami and other cities to try to hold banks accountable under the federal Fair Housing Act for the wave of foreclosures during the housing crisis a decade ago
  
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• Supreme Court says cities can sue banks under anti-bias law

  01-05-2017 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities may sue banks under the federal anti-discrimination in housing law, but said those lawsuits must tie claims about predatory lending practices among minority customers directly to declines in property taxes.
  The justices’ 5-3 ruling partly validated a novel approach by Miami and other cities to try to hold banks accountable under the federal Fair Housing Act for the wave of foreclosures during the housing crisis a decade ago
  
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• May Day marked with defiant rallies for worker rights

  01-05-2017 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers and activists marked May Day on Monday with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions. Some countries celebrate International Workers’ Day with a public holiday, though others restrict activities, which can lead to confrontations.
  Some of the events around the world:
  TURKEY:
  Police in Istanbul detained more than 70 people who tried to march to iconic Taksim Square in defiance of a ban on holding May Day events there. The square was decl
  
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• Defiant rallies for worker rights mark May Day around world

  01-05-2017 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers and activists marked May Day around the world Monday with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions.
  Police detained 70 people in Istanbul as they tried to march. Garment workers in Cambodia defied a government ban to demand higher wages, and businesses in Puerto Rico were boarded up as the U.S. territory braced for a huge strike over austerity measures. In Paris, police fired tear gas and used clubs on rowdy protesters at a march that includ
  
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• UN rights chief ‘watching the US very closely’ under Trump

  01-05-2017 15:52 via krqe.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief says his office is “watching the United States very closely” under President Donald Trump.
  U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein warned last year that Trump’s election could be dangerous for the world.
  Speaking to reporters in Geneva on Monday, Zeid said he’d noticed a “change in some of the rhetoric” since Trump assumed office and expressed hope that the president’s
  
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• UN rights chief ‘watching the US very carefully’ under Trump

  01-05-2017 15:52 via krqe.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief says his office is “watching the United States very carefully” under President Donald Trump, even as it watches whether possible U.S. budgetary cuts could affect his agency’s ability to monitor crimes like torture, rape and killings worldwide.
  The comments Monday from U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein came in his first meeting in months with the U.N. press corps in Geneva, where he laid
  
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• 2nd company shuts oil, gas wells after fatal Colorado blast

  01-05-2017 15:52 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — A second petroleum company said it would shut down and inspect wells after a fatal house explosion near a gas well in Colorado, although investigators have not said whether the well was the cause.
  Great Western Oil & Gas Co. said it would check 61 of its wells and hoped all would be shut down by Thursday. It did not say where the wells were, and a company spokesman did not immediately return a call Friday seeking comment.
  It comes after Anadarko Petroleum announced Wednes
  
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• Symphonic concert at the Zoo for Mother’s Day

  01-05-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A melodic tradition will soon be performed for Moms and music-lovers alike on Mother’s Day.
  The 44th Annual Mother’s Day Concert featuring the New Mexico Philharmonic is about to get underway at the ABQ BioPark.  The event is open to the public and the price is included with regular Zoo admission. Slated for Sunday, May 14, doors open at 10 a.m., and the New Mexico Philharmonic starts at 2 p.m.  Guests are invited to bring blanket
  
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• Local event celebrates academic achievements of at-risk youth

  01-05-2017 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  A ceremony will soon take place to recognize aged-out foster care youths who are achieving academic success in the community.
  The Junior League of Albuquerque is hosting the annual event “Celebrate Your Success” to honor at-risk youths who are achieving academic success through vocational education, high school diploma, GED, or college degree. The celebration will take place on Saturday, May 6, at 11 a.m. at Martineztown Park.
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• Afro-Mexican communities highlight upcoming Mexico tour

  01-05-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A tour is being planned to explore the historical and current relevance of African culture in Mexico.
  Origenes  Afro is hosting an African Presence in Mexico Tour this Summer, a guided journey through the history and culture of people of African descent in the State of Veracruz, Mexico. Through informative immersion, this tour is a unique opportunity for people who are interested in learning a very different side of Mexican history.
  The tour will invol
  
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• Adoption event offers low-cost opportunity to find a furever friend

  01-05-2017 15:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An annual adoption event is being held to help members of the community find a variety of furry companions for only $5.
  The City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department is hosting the Cinco de Amigos Adoption Special.  For a mere $5, cats and dogs of every kind, guinea pigs, rabbits, and fishes will all be available for adoption. The fee includes spay/neuter, all vaccinations, and a microchip. The special will be held on Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7
  
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• May 1 Morning Rush: House expected to vote on proposed budget

  01-05-2017 14:59 via krqe.com
  
  Five Facts
  1. The House is expected to vote on the full budget this week before sending it to the Senate for approval before Friday night’s deadline. After congressional leaders reached a tentative deal late Sunday night. This will keep the government running through September. This is huge for New Mexico which relies heavily on federal funding with our numerous labs, military institutes and federally funded programs. Lawmakers have until Friday, May 5 to pass it. One thing missing from th
  
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• New park being built to honor late APD officer

  01-05-2017 14:52
  
  An Albuquerque police officer was murdered in the line of duty over 30 years ago. On Sunday, ground was broken to honor him in a very special way.
  
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• Updated: US consumer spending flat for second month in March

  01-05-2017 14:38
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers cut back sharply in spending on durable goods such as autos in March, leaving overall spending unchanged for a second straight month. The slowdown in consumer activity was a major reason overall economic growth slowed so sharply over the winter. Consumer spending was unchanged in March after also being flat in […]
  
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• Local artist paints downtown Albuquerque sidewalks

  01-05-2017 14:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you stop by an Albuquerque coffee house you may see a friendly face of a bird painted on the sidewalk of a mystery artist.
  Workers at Deep Space Coffee downtown later learned the chalk-paint bird was the work of a local artist who they say was not being paid.
  KRQE News 13 crews captured similar works outside other downtown coffee spots including Zendo and Java Joe’s.
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• No shutdown: $1.1 trillion agreement shows Democrats’ clout

  01-05-2017 14:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Erasing the threat of a disruptive government shutdown, the White House and Congress endorsed a $1.1 trillion spending bill Monday to carry the nation through September, an agreement underscoring that Democrats retain considerable clout in Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency.
  Negotiators released the 1,665-page bill after Republicans dropped numerous demands on the environment, Obama-era financial regulations and abortion in marathon sessions over the weekend. The b
  
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• Lawmakers settle on $1T plan to avoid US gov’t shutdown

  01-05-2017 14:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Monday unveiled a huge $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund most government operations through September but would deny President Donald Trump money for a border wall and rejects his proposed cuts to popular domestic programs.
  The 1,665-page bill agreed to on Sunday is the product of weeks of negotiations. It was made public in the predawn hours Monday and is tentatively scheduled for a House vote on Wednesday.
  The catchall spending bill would be th
  
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• Trial set to begin for man accused of terrorizing Albuquerque neighborhood

  01-05-2017 13:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of shooting up his own neighborhood is set to begin his jury trial Monday morning. Derek Foote was arrested last July accused of shooting several homes near Tramway and Copper two nights in a row.
  Among the homes hit was one with a couple and a new baby. They say they huddled in the bathtub for safety.
  Foote’s trial is expected to take four days and begins at 8:30 a.m.
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• Dozens of New Mexico high schools receive national recognition

  01-05-2017 13:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thirty-seven New Mexico high schools are receiving national attention for their performance in the classroom. They made U.S. News’ 2017 list of best high schools which looks at reading and math proficiency and student graduation rates at more than 22,000 public high schools across the country.
  The Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science and the Academy for Technology and the Classics each received top honors – earning gold medals.
  Los Alamos, La Cue
  
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• Police: Race not factor in San Diego pool party shooting

  01-05-2017 13:40 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A gunman despondent over a recent breakup opened fire at a poolside birthday party and phoned his ex-girlfriend as he kept shooting strangers, killing one woman and injuring six other partygoers before he was killed by officers, police said Monday.
  Peter Selis, 49, sat on a pool chair during most of the rampage, calmly shooting guests at the party with a .45-caliber handgun. The victims were black and Latino and Selis was white, but police don’t think race played a f
  
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