Albuquerque news

• Sunport Ambassador Program celebrates milestone

  03-05-2017 23:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A program at the Albuquerque International Sunport celebrated a milestone Wednesday.
  The Airport Ambassadors program was created five years ago by Mayor R.J. Berry after he saw a similar program in Phoenix.
  Wednesday, the mayor recognized the ambassadors for all they do.
  “I just want to tell you as ambassadors, you are that value added.  You are that extra something that makes the flying experience an exceptional thing,” Mayor Berry said.
  In 2012
  
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• National Day of Prayer event to be held on Civic Plaza

  03-05-2017 22:14
  
  The National Day of Prayer is coming to Civic Plaza on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Attempted carjacking victim in officer involved shooting speaks out

  03-05-2017 22:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have identified the suspected burglar who was shot by officers and injured Tuesday afternoon.
  Now, a woman who was in the middle of the chaos is sharing her story of that suspect’s attempt to carjack her and make his getaway.
  “I can’t stop thinking about it,” said Carolyn Palma, “It’s just, he could have killed me.”
  Palma says Tuesday afternoon she was sitting inside her car waiting to pick up her 12-year
  
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• Albuquerque police identify suspect in officer-involved shooting

  03-05-2017 22:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police have identified the suspect who was injured in an officer-involved shooting on Tuesday.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says 24-year-old Jacob Pacheco is suspected of burglarizing a home near San Mateo and Grand while the owner was watching remotely on surveillance cameras. That homeowner called police with a description of the bad guy.
  When police arrived, they say Pacheco made a run for it.
  Police say during that chase P
  
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• ABQ BioPark Zoo announces three pregnant giraffes

  03-05-2017 21:27
  
  Last month, more than 1 million people tuned in to watch April the giraffe give birth to a baby boy in upstate New York. Now, the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo is getting ready for three times that excitement.
  
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• Updated: Tony Romo to try qualifying for US Open

  03-05-2017 21:25
  
  ALEDO, Texas — Tony Romo’s next pursuit of a championship will be in golf. And it’s a long shot. A month after the Dallas Cowboys quarterback retired, Romo is among nearly 9,500 players who signed up for the U.S. Open. He plays an 18-hole local qualifier Monday at Split Rail Links and Golf Club about […]
  
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• Shulkin says he’s considering closing 1,100 VA facilities

  03-05-2017 21:25
  
  WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says his department is seeking to close perhaps more than 1,100 VA facilities nationwide as it develops plans to allow more veterans to receive medical care in the private sector. At a House hearing Wednesday, Shulkin said the VA had identified more than 430 vacant buildings and 735 […]
  
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• After three years of seeking justice, rape survivor shares her story

  03-05-2017 21:06
  
  Editor's note: This story contains mature subject matter and may not be suitable for all readers. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- After a brutal rape that left Briana Chavez in the ICU for two weeks, she thought her attacker would be brought to justice quickly and her severe injuries would be enough proof to secure a slam-dunk case. Briana was wrong.Law enforcement failed her. Then the Second Judicial District Attorney failed her.It’s almost as if she was victimized over and over.
  
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• SUV in Aaron Hernandez trial pulled from auction website

  03-05-2017 20:50 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The SUV prosecutors say Aaron Hernandez was in when the ex-NFL star killed two men is no longer up for auction.
  Westford Auto Sales owner Buddy Clair tells The Boston Globe that eBay pulled the ad on Tuesday night. Clair was handling the sale of the Toyota 4-Runner on behalf of the owner, a car dealer who leased the vehicle to Hernandez as part of a promotional agreement.
  Prosecutors had alleged Hernandez was in the SUV’s passenger seat in 2012 when he shot at the men&r
  
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• FBI chief says he had to tell Congress of Clinton email news

  03-05-2017 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from Democrats, FBI Director James Comey insisted during repeated questions Wednesday he was consistent in disclosing information about an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails before Election Day while keeping quiet about a probe into possible contacts between Russia and the Donald Trump’s campaign.
  Comey, in his most impassioned public defense of how he handled the case, also said it made him feel “mildly nauseous” to think his a
  
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• Las Cruces police: Shooting of man apparently was accidental

  03-05-2017 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Las Cruces police say it appears that a shooting in which a man inside a parked vehicle was wounded was accidental.
  According to police, a 19-year-old man who is a friend of the 20-year-old man who was shot was handling a .22-caliber rifle when it accidentally discharged Tuesday night while they were in Young Park.
  The 20-year-old was wounded in the back and reported in stable condition.
  Police say the 19-year-old called 911 and was cooperative with police
  
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• APS employee charged with rape of second student

  03-05-2017 20:06
  
  An educational assistant at Rio Grande High School has been charged with a second count of criminal sexual penetration of a minor a week after another former student alleged he had had sex with him multiple times. Four days after 36-year-old Luis Chavez was arrested – and the day after the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said five more […]
  
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• DA creates new program to help Bernalillo County victims

  03-05-2017 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The District Attorney’s office has a new program to help victims in Bernalillo County.
  District Attorney Raul Torrez created the Victims Service Alliance which is comprised of victims, victim advocates, and the District Attorney.
  The plan is to work together and help victims with their cases from inside the DA’s Office.
  “They’ll have an opportunity to serve, they’ll have an opportunity to help victims of violent crimes and peop
  
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• Mayoral candidate Padilla doesn’t qualify for ballot

  03-05-2017 19:58
  
  Mayoral candidate Stella Padilla has fallen 171 signatures short in her quest to get her name on the Oct. 3 ballot, leaving nine candidates in the running for Albuquerque’s top elected office. Padilla, a retired Old Town resident, submitted 2,829 signatures from registered Albuquerque voters, according to the final tally published on the City Clerk’s […]
  
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• DA announces new crime victim services collaboration

  03-05-2017 19:58
  
  The District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday announced a new program to help connect victims of crime with community resources and volunteers who can help them navigate the criminal justice system. Newly elected Raúl Torrez said the Victims Services Alliance also will work to help crime victims understand what to expect out of the judicial process, […]
  
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• Police: 2 dead in suspected murder-suicide at Texas college

  03-05-2017 19:16 via krqe.com
  
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Two people died Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide at a Texas community college, prompting an active-shooter alert that instructed students and employees to barricade themselves in rooms. It was the second deadly attack on a Texas campus this week.
  Irving police spokesman James McLellan said it doesn’t appear anyone else was hurt in the shooting at North Lake College, a two-year public school in suburban Dallas. The college said classes will not resume until
  
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• Brain Break: Cinco de Mayo Trivia

  03-05-2017 18:45 via krqe.com
  
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  Filed under: Brain Break, Interactives, News Tagged: KRQE Extra: Quizzes
  
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• Kentucky Derby Odds

  03-05-2017 17:53
  
  Kentucky Derby Odds By The Associated Press Field for Saturday’s 143nd Kentucky Derby, with post position, horse’s name, jockey’s name and opening odds: 1. Lookin At Lee Corey Lanerie 20-1 2. Thunder Snow Christophe Soumillon 20-1 3. Fast and Accurate Channing Hill 50-1 4. Untrapped Ricardo Santana, Jr. 30-1 5. Always Dreaming John Velazquez 5-1 […]
  
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• Updated: Classic Empire is early 5-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby

  03-05-2017 17:52
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Classic Empire has been made the early 5-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with just four of the 20 horses listed at single digits. The colt will break from the No. 14 post on Saturday. Just two horses have won the Derby out of there. The last was Carry Back in 1961. […]
  
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• Top Texas court reduces killer’s death sentence to life

  03-05-2017 17:43
  
  HOUSTON — A man on death row for killing a sheriff’s deputy during a 1983 bank robbery near San Antonio has had his sentence reduced to life in prison by the state’s highest criminal court. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals says 55-year-old Pedro Solis Sosa’s intellectual disabilities make him ineligible for execution. Sosa’s trial […]
  
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• Updated: Zeke and Dak on top again in NFL player merchandising

  03-05-2017 17:35
  
  Here’s more proof that the 2016 season was a superb one for rookies: Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott topped NFL player merchandise and products sales. The Dallas Cowboys running back who led the league in rushing and the quarterback who was the Offensive Rookie of the Year represent the first time two rookies led the […]
  
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• Trump asks Congress to extend school choice programs

  03-05-2017 17:34
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asking Congress to work with him to extend school choice programs. Trump says “every child has a right to fulfill their potential.” He praised a school voucher program in Washington, D.C., that allows low-income students to use federal funds to attend private schools. Trump called on Congress to give […]
  
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• WikiLeaks’ Assange seeks lifting of Swedish detention order

  03-05-2017 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has resubmitted a request for a Stockholm court to drop a detention order relating to a possible sex crime in Sweden seven years ago.
  Per E. Samuelsson says Assange wants to travel to Ecuador to seek political asylum because he fears otherwise he could be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges.
  Samuelsson said Wednesday the U.S. has made clear it wants Assange. Last month, President Donald Tru
  
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• Trump to meet with lawmakers on plan to revive health bill

  03-05-2017 16:47 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump planned to meet Wednesday with lawmakers who authored a plan aimed at preventing another collapse of the Republican health care bill. House Speaker Paul Ryan praised the proposal and said the GOP was getting “extremely close” to finally being able to pass the stalled legislation.
  The White House meeting and Ryan’s optimism comes with House leaders short of votes for their drive to repeal much of President Barack Obama’s healt
  
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• House to vote on health care bill Thursday

  03-05-2017 16:47 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote Thursday on the GOP’s long-sought legislation to repeal and replace portions of former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, Republican leaders announced on Wednesday. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy confidently predicted success after a day of wrangling votes and personal arm-twisting by President Donald Trump.
  After an earlier failure when Republican leaders were forced to pull the bill for lack of votes, the decision to move
  
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• Border Patrol casts agent recruiting net at fairs, rodeos

  03-05-2017 16:41 via krqe.com
  
  FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — The beer was flowing and music was blaring in the middle of the Arizona desert when Ric Kindle approached a group of Border Patrol agents and customs officers out to recruit new hires.
  This was no average job fair. This was Country Thunder, one of the nation’s largest country music festivals, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection set up a booth in front of a pop-up casino and near the merchandise tent as part of an effort to recruit thousands of new agents a
  
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• Dreamstyle Remodeling to announce naming rights for UNM athletic facilities

  03-05-2017 16:27
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-- A press conference will be held today at 11 a.m. regarding the naming rights for multiple UNM Athletics facilities by Dreamstyle Remodeling.
  
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• Facebook to hire 3,000 to review videos of crime and suicide

  03-05-2017 16:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says it will hire another 3,000 people to review videos of crime and suicides following murders shown live.
  That’s on top of the 4,500 people Facebook already has for such reviews.
  The announcement comes from CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a blog post-Wednesday.
  Facebook has been criticized recently for not doing enough to prevent videos — such as a murder in Cleveland, a killing of a baby in Thailand — from spreading on its service.
  Videos and posts that
  
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• Latest Justice Department report on APD expresses concerns

  03-05-2017 15:11
  
  After working more than two and a half years to reform itself, the Albuquerque Police Department still has some work to do, the Department of Justice says. The DOJ's monitoring team continues to express deep concerns over some hot button issues like use of force. The latest report covered progress made between August 2016 and January of this year.
  
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• Springtime events in the Duke City

  03-05-2017 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –This week in Albuquerque is filled with music, family fun and magic.
  Here’s a list of some of the events happening all over the city:
  The Rail Yards Market is celebrating the cuisine, culture, and art of New Mexico by featuring everything local. Shop for regional food, art, music, and more every Sunday through the end of October, from 10 am to 2 pm.
  Shattering box office records across the globe, The Illusionists – Live from Broadway is a performance w
  
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• Suspect injured in officer-involved shooting, APD says

  03-05-2017 15:09
  
  A Tuesday afternoon shooting involving Albuquerque Police Department officers left a suspect hospitalized, an APD spokesperson said.
  
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• Vintage cars, tractors, and hayrides to be featured at family-friendly event

  03-05-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Tractors, vintage engines and food carts are gearing up for a day of family fun.
  The Corrales Tractor Club is hosting its 12th Annual Running of the Tractors, complete with classic engines on display, food carts, and hayrides. There will be approximately 30 Vintage tractors and as many as 100 classic cars on view for kids of all ages, as well as fun farming activities and more.The event will kick off on Saturday, May 6, at 8:30 am and run until 4 pm at the Corrale
  
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• A black-tie fundraiser is planned to honor survivors and help fight cancer

  03-05-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –An annual gala will soon celebrate the survivors of cancer while raising money to fight the disease.
  The Lobos vs. Cancer Gala is celebrating their tenth year of fighting cancer in New Mexico. As in past years, this year’s gala will bring New Mexicans from all over the state together to celebrate cancer survivors, honor memories, and raise money for cancer research and patient care at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center.The formal event is planned for Saturd
  
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• US firm in Iraq ignores smuggling, security risks for F-16s

  03-05-2017 14:41 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An American company that was paid nearly $700 million to secure an Iraqi base for F-16 fighter jets turned a blind eye to alcohol smuggling, theft, security violations, and allegations of sex trafficking — then terminated investigators who uncovered wrongdoing, an Associated Press investigation has found.
  Documents and interviews with two former internal investigators and a half-dozen former or current Sallyport Global staff describe schemes at Iraq’s Balad Ai
  
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• May 3 Morning Rush: Santa Fe votes no to soda tax

  03-05-2017 14:36 via krqe.com
  
  1. The fight over the controversial soda tax is over. Santa Fe will not see a tax on sugary drinks after a possible record turnout by voters Tuesday. The new numbers Wednesday morning show nearly 20,000 voters hit the polls either through early voting or in Tuesday’s special Election Day. About 58 percent of Santa Fe voters said no to the tax and about 42 percent voted yes. If the proposed tax would have passed it was set to help fund Pre-K education for lower income kids.
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• EU Brexit chief warns time running out for talks

  03-05-2017 13:56 via krqe.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s point man on Brexit urged Britain to work tirelessly to conclude negotiations on leaving the bloc, warning Wednesday that time is running out to seal a deal by 2019.
  Unveiling his mandate for the talks on Britain’s departure, Michel Barnier said that in the coming months he will focus on tackling three issues: The future of some five million citizens affected by the move; London’s financial debts, which could climb to as much as 100 bi
  
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• Santa Fe leaders speak out about ‘no’ vote for soda tax

  03-05-2017 13:49 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE)- Leaders are speaking out about a “no” vote for the soda tax.
  Close to 20,000 Santa Fe residents turned out to weigh in. About 58-percent of them voted against the tax, which would have tacked on two cents to every ounce of a sugary beverage to pay for early childhood education. While, 42-percent voted for it.
  This was one hot-button issue for Santa Feans.
  The turnout said it all– more voters than the 2014 mayoral race and the last special electi
  
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• Dozens trapped as Iran coal mine explosion kills at least 2

  03-05-2017 13:47 via krqe.com
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A large explosion struck a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday, trapping dozens of miners and killing at least two, state media reported.
  Ambulances, helicopters and other rescue vehicles raced to the scene in Iran’s northern Golestan province as authorities worked to determine the scale of the emergency.
  The IRNA news agency quoted Golestan provincial emergency management department head Sadeq Ali Moghadam as saying that 40 to 50 people are believed to be tra
  
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• Hidden military documents back in hands of rightful owner

  03-05-2017 13:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE)- It’s a story KRQE first brought to you Monday morning. A local man finds military documents from the 1940’s hidden behind a painting bought at an Albuquerque goodwill.
  Now, those documents are back in the hands of their rightful owner. Worth Lea is the daughter of Colonel Edgar Scattergood the local man named in the documents.
  She had no idea they even existed. After hearing KRQE’s story and meeting the man with her father’s precious memories, she
  
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• Government-wide spending bill headed for a House vote

  03-05-2017 13:21 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A government-wide spending bill that President Donald Trump seemed to criticize Tuesday morning but now calls “a clear win for the American people” is headed for a House vote.
  The House is scheduled to vote on the bipartisan $1.1 trillion measure Wednesday afternoon. It is a product of weeks of Capitol Hill negotiations in which top Democrats like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi successfully blocked Trump’s most controversial proposals, including a do
  
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• Abbas stops funding Gaza electricity to pressure Hamas

  03-05-2017 13:10 via krqe.com
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The West Bank-based government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will stop paying for electricity in the power-starved Gaza Strip and “dry up” the flow of funds to the territory’s Hamas rulers, a senior official said Wednesday.
  Hamas accused the Abbas government of irresponsible behavior and warned that the announced cuts would be disastrous for Gaza’s 2 million residents.
  Abbas and Hamas have led rival governments since the Islamic m
  
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• Trump, Putin look to work together on Syria

  03-05-2017 13:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled improving prospects for cooperation in Syria in what the White House called a “very good” phone discussion that included a focus on setting up safe zones in the war-torn nation.
  The Kremlin said the leaders also agreed in Tuesday’s call to try to set up their first in-person meeting in July, on the sidelines of an international summit in Germany. The White House later confirmed that inf
  
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• Police officer who shot and killed Texas teen is fired

  03-05-2017 12:52 via krqe.com
  
  BALCH SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Police in suburban Dallas fired the officer Tuesday who shot and killed a black 15-year-old boy riding in a vehicle leaving a chaotic house party, taking the swift action sought by the teenager’s family and protesters who link the case to other deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement.
  The Balch Springs, Texas, officer, identified as Roy Oliver, was terminated for violating department policies in the shooting death of Jordan Edwards, pol
  
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• Police say Chicago officers shot and wounded were targeted

  03-05-2017 12:50 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded late Tuesday when two vehicles pulled up alongside their car and someone started firing indiscriminately in what authorities believe was a targeted attack.
  One officer was shot in the arm and hip and the other in the back, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson visited them at Stroger Hospital and said both were alert and expected to recover.
  “We believe that the officers were
  
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• Two Santa Fe schools prepare to stay open

  03-05-2017 12:46 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two Santa Fe schools are preparing to stay open after the district looked into the idea of closing them amid budget cuts.
  That’s according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
  Tuesday night the Santa Fe school board voted four-to-one to not shut down E.J. Martinez and Nava elementary schools for now.
  KRQE News 13 first told you last month the district was considering the idea while the state faces a financial crisis.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican also says the board w
  
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• Updated: Sheriff: 'Hungry' burglar ate cheese sandwich, dill pickle

  03-05-2017 12:35
  
  Deputies in South Carolina have arrested a man who they say broke into his neighbor's house and made a sandwich.…
  
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• Updated: Global stocks decline amid Fed meeting, European data

  03-05-2017 11:57
  
  BEIJING — Global stocks declined Wednesday ahead of a meeting of U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers and as investors digested solid growth figures from the eurozone. Markets in Japan and Hong Kong were closed for a holiday. KEEPING SCORE: London’s FTSE 100 retreated 0.3 percent to 7,231 and France’s CAC 40 lost 0.3 percent to 5,290. […]
  
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• Updated: Eurozone economy outpaced the US in Q1

  03-05-2017 11:05
  
  LONDON — The eurozone, for so long a weak pillar of the global economy, outpaced the United States in the first quarter of the year. Official figures released Wednesday show that the single currency bloc expanded by a solid, if unspectacular, quarterly rate of 0.5 percent in the first three months of the year. The […]
  
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• Updated: Boston sports struggle with perception built on racist past

  03-05-2017 10:52
  
  When Red Sox fans hurled the N-word toward Orioles outfielder Adam Jones in Fenway Park, it was a reminder of Boston’s racial legacy — particularly around its sports teams. Boston’s reputation as a racist sports town developed through decades of barriers broken and maintained, intertwined with broader struggles for progress along with today’s climate of […]
  
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• Updated: UK Brexit chief rejects 100 billion-euro Brexit bill

  03-05-2017 10:28
  
  LONDON — The British government minister charged with overseeing the country’s withdrawal from the European Union has rejected the notion that Britain will be forced to pay a 100 billion-euro ($109 billion) Brexit bill. David Davis told television station ITV that the EU was not able to arbitrarily set a figure and that the final […]
  
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