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• Multi-state crime suspect indicted for murder in Mississippi

  04-05-2017 23:16
  
  A man accused of crimes in three states has been indicted on murder and other charges in Mississippi's Rankin County. After his alleged actions in Mississippi, Alex Deaton is accused of carjacking a couple in New Mexico and shooting a convenience store clerk in Kansas
  
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• Police activity shuts down Zuni Road between Grove, San Pablo

  04-05-2017 22:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has said Zuni Road is shut down between Grove and San Pablo due to police activity.
  No further information is available at this time.
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   Zuni between Grove and San Pablo is shut down due to police activity
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) May 4, 2017
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• Ex-Temple Civic Theatre worker gets 2 years for $1.3M theft

  04-05-2017 21:51
  
  WACO, Texas — Prosecutors say an ex-business manager for a nonprofit Central Texas arts group must serve two years in federal prison for stealing $1.3 million from the volunteers-led organization. Aileen Denise Snyder was sentenced Wednesday in Waco. Snyder must also repay $470,000 for what investigators say involved nearly 700 unauthorized ATM withdrawals from a […]
  
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• $3M painting sliced up by disguised man in Aspen

  04-05-2017 21:51
  
  ASPEN, Colo. — Police are searching for a man who entered an art gallery in Aspen and sliced up a nearly $3 million painting. The Aspen Times reports (http://bit.ly/2qJK1rD ) the man had entered Opera Gallery Tuesday wearing a disguise. He then ran toward the painting and sliced it twice with either a knife or […]
  
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• Surprise: Despite dire forecasts, bond funds are doing fine

  04-05-2017 21:36
  
  NEW YORK — Surprise: Bond funds are doing just fine. After turning in their worst quarterly performance in years, bond funds were supposed to keep struggling as the calendar flipped to 2017. Managers were busy early this year making sure expectations were properly low for bond funds, even after billions of dollars left them in […]
  
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• US judge won’t let El Chapo out of solitary confinement

  04-05-2017 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge has rejected a bid by Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to get out of solitary confinement.
  Guzman’s lawyers had asked Judge Brian Cogan to order him released from an ultrahigh-security wing of a New York jail that’s housed terrorism and mob suspects. They also wanted the judge to ease restrictions on his communications with the outside world.
  The judge ruled Thursday in favor of prosecutors who had argued that the strict
  
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• Senate sends $1.1T spending bill to Trump

  04-05-2017 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has delivered to President Donald Trump the first significant legislation of his presidency, a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that would keep the government running through September — putting off, for now, battles over Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall and his promised military buildup.
  The lopsided, 79-18 Senate vote sends the huge bill to the White House in plenty of time to avert a midnight Friday shutdown deadline.
  Negotiators on the bill
  
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• House OKs GOP healthcare bill

  04-05-2017 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Relieved Republicans have pushed their prized health care bill through the House. The mostly party-line 217-213 vote advances a bill that addresses their longtime pledge to erase the 2010 Obama health care law.
  Thursday’s vote sends the measure to the Senate. Many senators consider the House bill too harsh and it’s expected to undergo substantial changes.
  The House measure collapsed in March due to opposition by conservative and moderate GOP lawmakers. House l
  
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• House OKs GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal

  04-05-2017 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Relieved Republicans muscled their health care bill through the House Thursday, taking their biggest step toward dismantling the Obama health care overhaul since Donald Trump took office. They won passage only after overcoming their own divisions that nearly sank the measure six weeks ago.
  Beaten but unbowed, Democrats insisted Republicans will pay at election time for repealing major provisions of the law. They sang the pop song “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye&rdqu
  
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• Political spending on Santa Fe soda tax exceeds other cities – $163 per vote

  04-05-2017 20:19
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Political groups spent at least $163 per vote to sway the outcome of a soda tax proposal that New Mexico’s capital city resoundingly rejected, eclipsing the costs of recent campaigns in other cities and raising the financial stakes in efforts to tax sweetened beverages nationwide. Soda tax advocates shifted their attention […]
  
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• Updated: Calorie counts still come to some menus, despite rule delay

  04-05-2017 20:17
  
  NEW YORK — Calorie counts are popping up on some restaurant menus and for prepared foods at supermarkets, whether you want to see them or not. A federal regulation requiring food sellers to post the nutrition numbers by Friday was postponed again this week until next year, after years of delays amid opposition from pizza […]
  
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• Former UNM Ski Coach speaks out on decision to cut team

  04-05-2017 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The former coach of the University of New Mexico ski team spoke out on KKOB radio Thursday morning, in an effort to save the team. Coach George Brooks criticized the school and specifically Athletic Director Paul Krebs.
  Brooks says the sudden announcement to cut the team was badly handled and that the team should have been notified of the possibility months in advance. Instead, the last-minute decision came too late for students to transfer to other schools.
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• Updated: Taiwan-born Navy officer pleading guilty, but not to spying

  04-05-2017 19:54
  
  NORFOLK, Va. — A Taiwan-born Navy officer accused of espionage struck a deal with the U.S. government and agreed Thursday to plead guilty to several charges, but not to spying involving China or Taiwan. Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin is pleading guilty to mishandling classified information, communicating national defense information, failing to report foreign contacts […]
  
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• Colorado governor approves public records mediation

  04-05-2017 19:50
  
  DENVER — Colorado has a new law encouraging citizens and state agencies to resolve public records disputes outside court. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill into law Thursday. It offers mediation as an option when a citizen wants to challenge a government agency’s denial of his or her request for public records. Under Colorado’s Open […]
  
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• Updated: Rocky’s muse: Boxer who inspired Stallone gets his moment

  04-05-2017 19:43
  
  BAYONNE, N.J. — Forty-two years after he stepped into the ring against Muhammad Ali as a 40-to-1 underdog, Chuck Wepner’s business card still has a picture of the moment when he knocked down the champ. For the New Jersey boxer, it gave him brief hope that he could win. For Ali, it led him to […]
  
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• In latest airline video, Delta boots family from flight

  04-05-2017 19:42
  
  DALLAS — A California family says they were forced off a Delta plane and threatened with jail after refusing to give up one of their children’s seats on a crowded flight. A video of the April 23 incident was uploaded to Facebook Wednesday and adds to the list of recent encounters on airlines that went […]
  
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• Updated: Spurs’ Tony Parker out for rest of playoffs with quad injury

  04-05-2017 19:34
  
  One of Gregg Popovich’s top priorities in the final weeks of the regular season was making sure the San Antonio Spurs got veteran point guard Tony Parker healthy and in rhythm for the playoff push. More than seeding or home-court advantage, Popovich said, the Spurs needed Parker in order to stay competitive against the other […]
  
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• New ENDWI ad released before Cinco de Mayo weekend

  04-05-2017 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, a message for would-be drunk drivers.
  The state’s “ENDWI” campaign released a new ad Thursday, called “Reality: Arraignment.”
  The ad focuses on what it’s like for a drunk-driving defendant to appear in court, highlighting feelings of helplessness and remorse.
  Gov. Susana Martinez is also expected to announce plans for a Cinco de Mayo blitz, with state police checkpoints aiming to catch drunk
  
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• Trump to weaken IRS rule against church political activity

  04-05-2017 17:55 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking to further weaken enforcement of an IRS rule barring churches and tax-exempt groups from endorsing political candidates, in a long-anticipated executive order on religious freedom that has disappointed some of his supporters.
  As he marks the National Day of Prayer at the White House Thursday, Trump is planning to sign an executive order asking the IRS to use “maximum enforcement discretion” over the regulation, known as Johnso
  
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• Customer fatally shoots man who killed sports bar manager in Texas

  04-05-2017 17:41
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — A police spokesman says a customer at a North Texas sports bar who fatally shot a man who had just shot to death the restaurant’s manager wanted to “prevent further loss of life.” Officials say 48-year-old James Jones walked into Zona Caliente sports bar in Arlington on Wednesday evening and fatally shot […]
  
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• Updated: Senator says flyers often treated like ‘self-loading cargo’

  04-05-2017 17:26
  
  WASHINGTON — A senator says he thinks the airline industry has become anti-competitive and is hurting the flying public. Florida Sen. Bill Nelson says air travelers often tell him they “feel like they’re being treated as self-loading cargo rather than as valued consumers.” Nelson is the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation […]
  
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• Fire, explosions rip thru waste factory in Spain, 30 injured

  04-05-2017 17:20
  
  MADRID — A fire and several explosions ripped through an industrial waste treatment factory Thursday in a town near Madrid, sending 30 people to the hospital for treatment and forcing the immediate evacuation of nearby schools and offices, officials said. The fire at the Requimsa factory in Arganda del Rey sent a dense column of […]
  
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• Local entrepreneurs honor 'Star Wars' on May the Fourth

  04-05-2017 17:19
  
  Erica Zucco looks athow local 'Star Wars' fans are celebrating May the Fourth, including a themed happy hour bylocal entrepreneurs to share business lessons inspired by the franchise.
  
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• Updated: Police uncover no evidence of racism in San Diego shootings

  04-05-2017 17:18
  
  SAN DIEGO — No evidence has been found that a deadly shooting rampage at a pool party with mostly black victims was racially-motivated, San Diego police said. Assistant Chief Brian Ahearn said investigators have interviewed party guests and family members, associates and the ex-girlfriend of gunman Peter Selis. Police also searched his apartment, social media […]
  
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• Updated: Video Game Hall of Fame adds ‘Halo: Combat Evolved,’ 3 more

  04-05-2017 17:12
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Attention Halo Nation, “Halo: Combat Evolved” is in the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The science fiction shooter game that enthralled a legion of fans after its 2001 launch with the Xbox system is one of four games to be inducted into the hall Thursday. “Donkey Kong,” “Pokemon Red and Green” […]
  
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• Brad Pitt poses for GQ photo shoot at White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns

  04-05-2017 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Brad Pitt has apparently been spending some time in New Mexico.
  According to GQ Magazine, the actor and photographer Ryan McGinley traveled to White Sands and Carlsbad Caverns for his photo shoot for an article.
  GQ Magazine says Pitt requested the “lunar dunes of White Sands National Monument.”
  Pitt said he has never seen anything like it, calling it an odd, beautiful place.
  McGinley also had previous experience shooting at Carlsbad Caverns, which bro
  
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• Child hit by school bus in northwest Albuquerque

  04-05-2017 16:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Police are responding to a crash where a child was struck by a school bus near Coors and Irving Thursday morning.
  A 10-year-old boy ran in front of the bus and was hit.
  He was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
  According to Officer Simon Drobik the boy has a couple of broken bones.
  Alcohol does not seem to be a factor.APD responding to motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian at 9380 Coors NW
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) May 4,
  
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• Child hit by school bus

  04-05-2017 16:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Police are responding to a crash where a child was struck by a school bus near Coors and Irving Thursday morning.
  The child was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
  Injuries at this time are unknown.
  Alcohol does not seem to be a factor.APD responding to motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian at 9380 Coors NW
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) May 4, 2017
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• Albuquerque boy in hospital after being hit by school bus

  04-05-2017 16:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have said it appears a school bus driver was not at fault for an accident Thursday morning that seriously injured a child.
  It happened Thursday at about 7:30 a.m. in a neighborhood near Coors Boulevard and Paseo Del Norte.
  Police said the bus had just picked up kids and was driving away when the 10-year-old ran out in front of the bus. Witnesses said he became entangled in the tire.
  “Unfortunately, broken bones. Will be fine. Taken to the hospital, p
  
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• Russia, Iran, Turkey sign on ‘de-escalation zones’ in Syria

  04-05-2017 15:44 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey, Iran and Russia have signed an agreement calling for the setting up of four “de-escalation zones” in war-torn Syria in the latest attempt to reduce violence in the Arab country.
  But as officials from the three countries backing rival sides in the conflict signed the agreement on Thursday at the Syria cease-fire talks in Kazakhstan, some members of the Syrian opposition delegation shouted in protest and walked out of the conference room in Astana, the Kazak
  
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• Home invasion suspect rejects plea deal

  04-05-2017 15:35
  
  A home invasion suspect could have taken a plea deal that would have put him in jail for six years and potentially out on good time in just three. But Wednesday in court, he told the judge he didn't want it.
  
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• DA's office concerned about child abuse suspect's release

  04-05-2017 15:30
  
  Prosecutors are expressing concern about a suspect in a terrible child abuse case being allowed out of jail.
  
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• APD investigates two overnight shootings

  04-05-2017 15:15
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a pair of overnight shootings.
  
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• Local fundraiser for pre-term babies gets underway

  04-05-2017 15:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local fundraising event to help babies with medical issues is about to get participants moving.
  The March of Dimes’ March for Babies is the highest grossing fundraising event for the March of Dimes in Albuquerque, and the popular event will be held again on Saturday, May 6, at Johnson Field on the UNM Campus. Registration is at 10:00 a.m. and the walk starts at 11:30 a.m. Proceeds from the event are intended to benefit advances in prenatal and postpartum
  
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• Local theater portrays an historical icon with science and humor

  04-05-2017 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One local theater production will attempt to illustrate the perspective of an iconic scientific mind through humor, introspection and violin.
  The year is 1946, the Bomb has been dropped, the world has forever changed and Albert Einstein has invited the audience over to his home to set the record straight about his life. The audience is invited for an evening of humor, science and violin in the one-man production, Einstein: A Stage Portrait, which will be performe
  
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• Fighting fat is easier with a new kitchen tool

  04-05-2017 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Maintaining a healthy lifestyle could be as easy as changing out a baking mat.
  The Pyramid baking mat could contribute to a leaner lifestyle, as well as an easier cooking experience.  The silicone, the food-grade mat can be used in the oven instead of aluminum foil and cooks both sides evenly, while also doubling as a trivet and pot holder.  The unique shape of the mat causes the grease to fall down and away from food, eliminating excess fat that would o
  
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• Community members give the town of Bernalillo a facelift

  04-05-2017 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –One local town is getting it’s spring cleaning underway, with the help of its citizens.
  In association with ‘Keep America Beautiful”, the Town of Bernalillo is participating in a spring clean-up and beautification event.  Everyone from middle school students to the Mayor is participating in the benevolent behavior by picking up trash and weeds, removing graffiti, and planting trees. The Sandoval County Landfill will also provide a FREE 1/2 d
  
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• Charitable event helps local firefighters battle cancer

  04-05-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Poker, music, and prizes will be featured at an upcoming fundraising event to help local firefighters in need.
  The Trauma Hawks will be hosting a charitable poker run and raffle on Saturday, May 13 to benefit three Albuquerque Firefighters and their families battling cancer.  The all-day Hawks for Heroes event will also feature music, refreshments, and commemorative t-shirts.  Motorcycles enter for $20 each, and the event is open to all vehicles. Registr
  
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• US unemployment benefits drop 19,000 to 238,000

  04-05-2017 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week after two weeks of small gains.
  THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department says weekly jobless claims dropped by 19,000 to 238,000, the lowest level in three weeks. The less volatile four-week average edged up by 750 to 243,000. Overall, 1.96 million Americans are collecting unemployment benefits, down 8.1 percent from a year ago.
  THE TAKEAWAY: Jobless claims are a proxy for layoffs. They have come in below 300,000 for 113
  
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• New: Report: Heather Wilson Air Force nomination hits snag

  04-05-2017 14:47
  
  A Democratic senator has put the brakes on former New Mexico Rep. Heather Wilson’s nomination to become U.S. Air Force secretary, according to a report in Defense News. Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, told the military trade publication this week that legislators need to “work through” questions about Wilson’s nomination before […]
  
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• Updated: US unemployment benefits drop 19,000 to 238,000

  04-05-2017 14:41
  
  WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week after two weeks of small gains. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department says weekly jobless claims dropped by 19,000 to 238,000, the lowest level in three weeks. The less volatile four-week average edged up by 750 to 243,000. Overall, 1.96 million Americans are collecting unemployment benefits, […]
  
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• Updated: US trade deficit narrows in March

  04-05-2017 14:37
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in March to the lowest level since October as both exports and imports fell. But the politically sensitive trade gap with China rose. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap in goods and services slipped to $43.7 billion, down from $43.8 billion in February. Exports dropped 0.9 […]
  
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• NMSU Tough Enough To Wear Pink ends after 10 years

  04-05-2017 14:36
  
  LAS CRUCES – The 10-year run of NMSU Aggies Are Tough Enough To Weak Pink is over. “More than $4.5 million dollars raised from 2007 to 2016. Thank you for 10 pink years,” says the final postscript at pinkaggie.com. Organizers of the annual event — the biggest Pink fundraising campaign in the nation — said […]
  
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• Updated: The Vault holds the cards as Gibraltar weighs Brexit effect

  04-05-2017 14:34
  
  LISBON, Portugal — Deep inside the Rock of Gibraltar is a room known as The Vault. Dug by the British army in World War Two, the room now houses servers that power the websites of dozens of international online gambling companies. Those companies were lured to this speck of British territory on Spain’s southern tip […]
  
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• May 4th Morning Rush: House expected to vote on the latest plan to replace Obamacare

  04-05-2017 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  1. Healthcare is taking center stage in Washington D.C. again. This time the House is expected to vote on the latest Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Wednesday night the House majority leader expressed confidence the measure has at least 216 “yes” votes to pass. After meeting with President Trump at least two moderates lawmakers switched from a no to a yes. House Democrats blasted the decision to vote saying it’s being rushed and hasn’t had a full review b
  
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• Trump to meet Australian PM on 1st presidential trip to NYC

  04-05-2017 13:47 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will aim to move past the rocky start to their working relationship when they meet for the first time and commemorate the 75th anniversary of an important World War II naval battle.
  Trump and Turnbull were meeting Thursday in New York City, a trip that will also mark Trump’s first visit home since he left in January to be sworn in as president. Trump’s homecoming was expected to be unfriendl
  
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• Police: Man shot with multiple gunshot wounds

  04-05-2017 13:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are investigating a shooting near Gibson and Yale.
  Police were called to the area after they got a call that a man had been shot.
  Witnesses KRQE News 13 spoke to tell us they heard several gunshots before police arrived.
  When police arrived they found a man with several gunshot wounds.
  He was taken to the hospital where he is stable.
  The seriousness of the injuries is not known.
  So far no arrest has been made but police say they’re looking for a
  
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• Comey defends Clinton choice; says he had limited options

  04-05-2017 13:37 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey told Congress that revealing the reopening of the Hillary Clinton email probe just before Election Day came down to a painful, complicated choice between “really bad” and “catastrophic” options. He said he’d felt “mildly nauseous” to think he might have tipped the election outcome but in hindsight would change nothing.
  “I would make the same decision,” Comey declared during a lengthy hearing We
  
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• Britain’s Prince Philip, 95, to retire from royal duties

  04-05-2017 13:35 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip, the consort known for his constant support of his wife Queen Elizabeth II as well as for his occasional gaffes, will retire from royal duties this fall, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.
  Philip, 95, made the decision himself with the full support of the queen, the palace said in a statement. The royal, known as the Duke of Edinburgh, has suffered from heart disease and other ailments in recent years but has nonetheless maintained a vigorous public schedule.
  He s
  
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• Worker who fell to his death from tower was Ohio man

  04-05-2017 13:33 via krqe.com
  
  MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have identified who fell to his death while working on a cell tower in Meridian as an Ohio man.
  Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler identified the worker as 39-year-old Kris Edward Runyon. His hometown wasn’t immediately available.
  The Meridian Star reports that the fatal fall happened Tuesday evening in the east Mississippi city.
  Cobler said Runyon was wearing his safety harness and equipment designed to prevent such a fall.
  Cobler said Runyon
  
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