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• Updated: Syria violence kills 4, wounds child despite safe zones

  06-05-2017 22:54
  
  BEIRUT — Violence left at least four opposition fighters dead and a child wounded in central and southern Syria Saturday despite relative calm prevailing across the war-ravaged country after a deal to set up “de-escalation zones” in mostly opposition-held areas went into effect, opposition activists and government media outlets said. The casualties were the first […]
  
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• Updated: Can Republicans sell their health-care plans to a skeptical public?

  06-05-2017 22:34
  
  It took a monumental effort by Republicans to sell one another on the health-care bill that narrowly passed the House on Thursday. It could take an even bigger effort to sell it to the public. When the bill finally got through the House, President Donald Trump and House Republicans staged a victory party in the […]
  
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• New Mexico county pauses man camps after resident push back

  06-05-2017 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – Some residents in southeastern New Mexico are concerned that things could be changing for their otherwise quiet neighborhoods as the latest encampment designed to house transient workers from the oil and gas boom nears development.
  The Current-Argus reports Eddy County officials agreed to a three-month hold on the so-called man camp Tuesday. The move was influenced by hundreds of La Huerta residents who voiced their opposition to the camps at the meeting and presented
  
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• Soggy Kentucky Derby day doesn’t dampen party for some fans

  06-05-2017 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Danielle Bunker’s flowery hat dropped and rain dripped from her pink poncho as she settled into the waterlogged Churchill Downs infield, but she wasn’t going to let the gloomy weather dampen her Kentucky Derby bachelorette party.
  “It’s all in the experience,” Bunker, 28, said Saturday as she munched on a pretzel and prepared for a daylong party with nine friends who set up lawn chairs near the giant video board. “We’re b
  
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• Updated: Texas adoption agencies could ban Jews, gays, Muslims

  06-05-2017 22:03
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Parents seeking to adopt children in Texas could soon be rejected by state-funded or private agencies with religious objections to them being Jewish, Muslim, gay, single, or interfaith couples, under a proposal in the Republican-controlled Legislature. Five other states have passed similar laws protecting faith-based adoption organizations that refuse to place children […]
  
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• Tanzania police say 35 killed as bus with students crashes

  06-05-2017 21:30 via krqe.com
  
  DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — At least 35 people were killed, most of them young children, after a bus carrying students lost control and crashed in northern Tanzania, police said Saturday.
  The bus had been carrying the students from a primary school in Arusha for an examination, Arusha Region Police Commander Charles Mkumbo said. It skidded off the road near the Mlera river in Meatu district and plunged into a gully.
  Officials said the dead included 32 young students, two teachers and a bus dri
  
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• Slain Kansas boy’s ‘nana’ wants tougher home school rules

  06-05-2017 20:16
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. — When Adrian Jones was murdered, the 7-year-old boy was supposed to be getting schooled at his Kansas home by the mother and stepfather who have since admitted to killing him. Authorities aren’t sure how long he had been dead when his remains were finally found, and they believe he was subjected to […]
  
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• The Latest: Divisidero wins 3rd straight Derby prelude race

  06-05-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
  6:05 p.m.
  Divisidero always rises to the occasion on Kentucky Derby day.
  The 5-year-old completed a unique hat trick Saturday — winning a turf race on three consecutive Derby undercards.
  At 3, he captured the American Turf. This time, he scored a repeat win in the $500,000 Turf Classic, edging past pacesetter Beach Patrol in the final strides.
  Divisidero saves his best efforts for the biggest day at Churchill
  
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• The Latest: Celebs at Kentucky Derby include Sambora, Couric

  06-05-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
  2:55 p.m.
  The red carpet at the Kentucky Derby annually attracts a barrage of reality TV stars, athletes, media figures and other celebrities.
  “Goodfellas” actor Paul Sorvino got the biggest applause this year as he serenaded the media crowd at Churchill Downs with a rendition of “My Old Kentucky Home” in his best operatic voice. He got a high-five from a fan and a kiss from his wife.
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• The Latest: Arklow wins $300K turf race at Churchill Downs

  06-05-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
  4:25 p.m.
  A switch to turf turned Arklow into a stakes winner.
  The colt trained by Brad Cox is 2 for 2 since shifting to turf after losing all five of his races on dirt. He posted one-length upset in the $300,000 American Turf for 3-year-olds on Saturday at Churchill Downs in a race leading up to the Kentucky Derby.
  Hall of Famer Mike Smith was aboard as Arklow rallied six-wide in the stretch to beat Good Samaritan.
  
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• The Latest: Always Dreaming wins Kentucky Derby in slop

  06-05-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the Kentucky Derby (all times local):
  7:05 p.m.
  Always Dreaming has won the 143rd Kentucky Derby, pulling away from Lookin at Lee in the slop.
  Race officials confirmed the win for Always Dreaming minutes after he crossed the finish line first at Churchill Downs. The win gives trainer Todd Pletcher his second Derby win.
  Battle of Midway finished third in the 20-horse field.
  Always Dreaming covered the 1 1/4-mile track in 2:03.59.
  Always Dreaming overtook
  
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• In Mosul, hunger grows amid slow advances against IS

  06-05-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Aliyah Hussein and the 25 family members sheltering with her in Mosul’s western Mahatta neighborhood are surviving by picking wild greens growing in a park near their home. Hussein mixes the vegetables with small amounts of rice and tomato paste to make a thin soup that is often her family’s only meal.
  Her cousin Zuhair Abdul Karim said on a recent day that even with the wild greens, the food ran out.
  “I swear to God, we are hungry. (The Islamic State g
  
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• French watchdog: Macron data mixed in with fake news in leak

  06-05-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s election campaign commission said Saturday “a significant amount of data” has been leaked on social networks following a hacking attack on centrist Emmanuel Macron’s presidential campaign.
  The attack came 36 hours before the nation votes Sunday in a crucial presidential runoff between Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Voting already began Saturday in France’s overseas territories and embassies abroad.
  The election commission m
  
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• French cybersecurity agency to probe Macron hacking attack

  06-05-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s election campaign commission said Saturday “a significant amount of data” — and some fake information — has been leaked on social networks following a hacking attack on centrist Emmanuel Macron’s presidential campaign. It urged citizens not to relay the data on social media to protect the integrity of the French vote.
  France’s government cybersecurity agency will investigate the attack, according to a government official who s
  
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• A new type of deal to reduce violence in Syria

  06-05-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Russian plan to create safe zones in Syria, which came into effect Saturday, is the latest in a string of efforts to ease the country’s horrendous violence. After past failures, this deal provides for the first time a mechanism to observe the cease-fire: Russian, Iranian and Turkish troops are to monitor compliance on the ground.
  But there are also worrisome flaws that could doom the deal to the same fate as its predecessors.
  Key details remain vague — like wh
  
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• The whole gumbo: Notes from lovers of New Orleans’ Jazz Fest

  06-05-2017 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For seven days, the blare of trombones, tubas, washboards, guitars and soul-stirring vocals washes over this city as artists perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Jazz Fest features an assortment of well-known out-of-town artists such as Stevie Wonder and Maroon 5 as well as the zydeco, jazz and blues music Louisiana is known for. This year The Associated Press talked with festival-goers, musicians and vendors to find out why they come to the festival
  
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• Fraternity, 18 members charged in Penn State student’s death

  06-05-2017 19:05 via krqe.com
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Eighteen Penn State fraternity brothers have been charged with crimes ranging up to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a pledge who authorities say repeatedly fell down a flight of stairs after he and others were made to run a gantlet of drinking stations guzzling vodka, beer and wine.
  Beta Theta Pi members resisted getting help for 19-year-old Timothy Piazza, causing him to suffer for hours and possibly making his injuries worse, a prosecutor said Friday in an
  
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• Updated: 1 inmate arrested after overnight jail escape; 2nd still on the loose

  06-05-2017 18:49
  
  The man accused in the stolen van crash that left a 14-year-old girl and her mother dead earlier this year escaped from the Sandoval County Detention Center Friday night and was still on the loose Saturday. Authorities say Paul Garcia, 25, escaped with another inmate, 21-year-old Blake McPherson, through a hole in the detention center’s […]
  
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• Breaking: 1 inmate arrested after overnight jail escape; 2nd still on the loose

  06-05-2017 18:49
  
  One inmate was arrested and another is still on the loose after an overnight jail break from the Sandoval County Detention Center, according to county officials. Sandoval County spokesman Sidney Hill said Albuquerque police arrested one of the escapees, 21-year-old Blake McPherson, in the northeast part of the city around 10:30 a.m. Authorities believe McPherson […]
  
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• Updated: Kentucky Derby day begins in cold and wet conditions

  06-05-2017 18:19
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three races are in the books leading up to the Kentucky Derby, where cold and wet weather has forced spectators to bundle up and use colorful hats for function rather than fashion at Churchill Downs. A third straight day of rain has dampened fans gathered Saturday under the Twin Spires in 48-degree […]
  
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• Sandoval County Detention Center says 2 inmates escaped overnight

  06-05-2017 17:30
  
  The Sandoval County Detention Center (SCDC) is reporting that two inmates escaped overnight.
  
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• Updated: Protections for 27 national monuments may be curtailed, cut

  06-05-2017 16:49
  
  WASHINGTON — Twenty-seven national monuments, mostly in the West, face the curtailing or elimination of protections put in place over the past two decades by presidents from both parties, the Interior Department said. President Donald Trump ordered the review last month, saying protections imposed by his three immediate predecessors amounted to “a massive federal land […]
  
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• Updated: Police officer free on bond in teen’s suburban Dallas death

  06-05-2017 15:52
  
  DALLAS — A white Texas police officer who fired into a car of teenagers leaving an unruly party, killing a black 15-year-old passenger, faces a murder charge, authorities say. Roy Oliver turned himself in Friday night, just hours after the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest in the April 29 death […]
  
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• Updated: Dems convinced health bill jeopardizes GOP’s monopoly in DC

  06-05-2017 15:50
  
  ATLANTA — It’s “Trumpcare” now, and Republicans have to answer for it. After dozens of symbolic votes, House Republicans finally pushed through a bill to gut Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, with President Donald Trump hailing the replacement as “a great plan” that has “really brought the Republican Party together.” Democrats are giddy about what […]
  
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• Updated: Trump team’s curious query tripped concerns about Flynn

  06-05-2017 14:50
  
  WASHINGTON — In late November, a member of Donald Trump’s transition team approached national security officials in the Obama White House with a curious request: Could the incoming team get a copy of the classified CIA profile on Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the United States? Marshall Billingslea, a former Pentagon and NATO official, wanted […]
  
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• Updated: Curious Trump team query now seen as Russia warning sign

  06-05-2017 14:50
  
  WASHINGTON — In late November, a member of Donald Trump’s transition team approached national security officials in the Obama White House with a curious request: Could the incoming team get a copy of the classified CIA profile on Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the United States? Marshall Billingslea, a former Pentagon and NATO official, wanted […]
  
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• Updated: In Mosul, hunger grows amid slow advances against IS

  06-05-2017 14:47
  
  MOSUL, Iraq — Aliyah Hussein and the 25 family members sheltering with her in Mosul’s western Mahatta neighborhood are surviving by picking wild greens growing in a park near their home. Hussein mixes the vegetables with small amounts of rice and tomato paste to make a thin soup that is often her family’s only meal. […]
  
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• Metro shops celebrate Free Comic Book Day

  06-05-2017 14:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Comic book fans of all kinds have a reason to celebrate this weekend. Saturday is Free Comic Book Day.
  It’s the biggest event in the comic book industry where millions of comics are given away at participating comic book shops across the country.
  Comic book shops in Albuquerque are also taking part.
  New Mexico’s Comic Club is having an event at Don’s Paperback Books on San Mateo that includes prizes for fans.
  That event begins at 10 a.m.
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• Updated: French watchdog: large amount of Macron data leaked

  06-05-2017 14:24
  
  PARIS — France’s election campaign commission says “a significant amount of data” has been leaked on social networks following a hacking attack allegedly suffered by centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, 36 hours before the nation votes Sunday in the crucial runoff against Marine Le Pen. The commission said Saturday that leaked data apparently came from […]
  
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• Updated: Kentucky Derby lacks dominant runner, chance of early rain

  06-05-2017 14:13
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Todd Pletcher will saddle three horses in the Kentucky Derby, a race that features no clear favorite and a chance of early rain. The 20-horse field for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby lacks a dominant runner. Classic Empire is the 4-1 pre-race choice. Two horses, Always Dreaming and McCraken, are the co-second choices at […]
  
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• Two inmates escape Sandoval County Detention Center

  06-05-2017 13:48 via krqe.com
  
  SANDOVAL COUNTY, NM (KRQE) – Sandoval County Detention Center officials say they’re on the look out for two escaped inmates.
  They say one of them is Paul Garcia, the man facing murder charges for his role in the stolen van crash that killed an Albuquerque mother and daughter.
  Deputies say they’re also looking for Blake McPherson.
  Deputies say they believe the two men are together.
  McPherson was in jail for theft and weapons charges.
  They were last seen around 7 p.m. Friday nig
  
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• Two inmates escape from Sandoval County Detention Center

  06-05-2017 13:48 via krqe.com
  
  SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department says two inmates escaped from the Sandoval County Detention Center Friday night.
  According to the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department, one of the escaped inmates is Paul Garcia, the man facing murder charges for his role in the stolen van crash that killed an Albuquerque mother and daughter.
  Deputies say they’re also looking for Blake McPherson, who they say was in jail for theft and weapons re
  
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• One of two inmates captured after escape from Sandoval County Detention Center

  06-05-2017 13:48 via krqe.com
  
  SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department says two inmates escaped from the Sandoval County Detention Center Friday night.
  According to the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department, one of the escaped inmates is Paul Garcia, the man facing murder charges for his role in the stolen van crash that killed an Albuquerque mother and daughter.
  Blake McPherson, who deputies say was in jail for auto theft and weapons-related charges also escaped from the
  
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• Derby 2017: 5 horses to watch in 143rd Kentucky Derby

  06-05-2017 10:47 via krqe.com
  
  The Kentucky Derby is up for grabs.
  The starting gate will once again be full with 20 horses vying to wear the garland of red roses.
  Most of the 3-year-olds will be running 1 1/4 miles for the first time on Saturday. Besides the distance, the traffic-choked conditions typically eliminate half the field in the opening quarter-mile.
  Here are five horses to watch:
  ALWAYS DREAMING
  Appears to be coming into his own after impressive five-length win in Florida Derby. Always Dreaming has the potential t
  
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• State is wrong to take school district reserve funds

  06-05-2017 08:02
  
  We have been told innumerable times that New Mexico must recruit companies that will offer good jobs ...
  
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• Spring runoff spurs calls for caution along Rio Grande

  06-05-2017 08:02
  
  River waters 'running fast and deep'
  
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• Paradise in bloom

  06-05-2017 08:02
  
  Paradise Hills has gotten a bit more fun and flowery.On Sunday, the community gathered ...
  
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• McTeacher’s Night benefits local schools

  06-05-2017 08:02
  
  Isotopes mascot Orbit will be at May 9 event
  
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• Construction begins on park for fallen officer

  06-05-2017 08:02
  
  Ofc. Shawn McWethy was killed in 1986
  
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• State Baseball Friday

  06-05-2017 07:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state’s only nationally ranked high school baseball team started their best of three opening round playoff series with a win.
  The 17th ranked and top seed La Cueva Bears got a two run shot from Ryan Johnson in the bottom half of the first inning and it held for the entire game. The Bears dropped the 16 seed Onate Knights 2-0. Bears pitcher Jonathan Stroman struck out six in the shutout victory. The Bears and Knights will play game two Saturday at 10 a.m
  
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• The runs are plenty between the Lobos and Air Force

  06-05-2017 07:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Mountain West leading University of New Mexico Lobos returned to conference play Friday night by starting a three game series against the Air Force Falcons. The start was not what the Lobos envisioned as they fell in game one 18-14.
  The Lobos took a 14-13 lead into the 9th inning only to watch the Falcons score five runs to take the lead. The Falcons had 20 hits to go with their 18 runs. The Lobos had 18 hits. Reigning Mountain West Player of the Year Carl St
  
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• Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Four

  06-05-2017 06:37 via krqe.com
  
  A franchise legend stole the show in 2017. Drew Pearson soaked up the hate from Eagle fans while announcing the Cowboys’ second round pick. The Silver Star Nation Post-Draft special takes a look at the Cowboys’ picks and weighs in on what they think they will bring to the team.
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  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part One »
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  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Three »File
  
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• Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Three

  06-05-2017 06:35 via krqe.com
  
  In 2016 offensive players were the headline for the Cowboys but in 2017 the team only brought in two. The Silver Star Nation Post-Draft special takes a look at the Cowboys’ picks and weighs in on what they think they will bring to the team.
  Watch more Silver Star Nation:
  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part One »
  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Two »
  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Four »Filed under: Silver Star Nation, Sports
  
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• Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Two

  06-05-2017 06:33 via krqe.com
  
  The Cowboys lost a lot of key players in their secondary. With that in mind, the Cowboys brought in four new defensive backs. The Silver Star Nation Post-Draft special takes a look at the Cowboys’ picks and weighs in on what they think they will bring to the team.
  Watch more Silver Star Nation:
  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part One »
  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Three »
  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Four »Filed under:
  
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• Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part One

  06-05-2017 06:31 via krqe.com
  
  The 2017 Draft gave the Cowboys the chance to fill some holes and bring in some fresh talent. It was pretty clear what the Cowboys needed, defense! Of their nine picks, seven were defensive players. The Silver Star Nation Post-Draft special takes a look at the Cowboys’ picks and weighs in on what they think they will bring to the team.
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  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Two »
  Silver Star Nation: Post-Draft Special Part Three »
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• Cinco de Mayo celebrations take place around Albuquerque

  06-05-2017 06:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There are a lot of celebrations happening for Cinco de Mayo, including an event at the South Broadway Cultural Center.
  Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War in 1862.
  For this celebration there was music, dancing by the Ballet Folkorico Fiesta Mexicana and a presentation on the history of Cinco de Mayo.
  Others celebrated Cinco de Mayo with some flamenco dancing an
  
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• Man who was nailed to tree in Albuquerque Bosque tells his story

  06-05-2017 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He says he’s not a criminal and he believes he was targeted.
  Days after police officers found a man with his hands nailed to a tree in Albuquerque’s Bosque, the victim at the center of the ordeal is telling his story about what happened, and why he thinks it happened to him.
  “I’m scared because… nobody believes me,” the man said.
  While his story might seem unreal, the man – who asked KRQE News 13 to protect his identity
  
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• Albuquerque man accused of possessing child porn

  06-05-2017 05:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is accused of possessing child pornography. Authorities say his home computer and cell phone had disturbing and illegal images of children.
  Mark Vallejos, 38, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child and intent to distribute child pornography. A search warrant was served Thursday at his apartment near Montgomery and Morris.
  According to the criminal complaint, he acknowledged he previously downloaded a series of child porn images and
  
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• Updated: In long-feared twist, online leak rattles French campaign

  06-05-2017 03:50
  
  PARIS — Many feared this was coming. For months pundits and journalists worried over the possibility that a strategically timed leak could destabilize France’s election, a replay of the obsessively covered disclosures that some Americans blame for scuppering Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign and many others fear are sapping popular faith in Western democracy. […]
  
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• Albuquerque donut shop creates Cinco de Mayo themed treats

  06-05-2017 03:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Friday is Cinco de Mayo, and Albuquerque’s Rebel Donut is out with some special sweets in honor of the day, including one that might be a little controversial.
  Rebel’s owner said they were inspired by a Facebook post that said if you voted for the wall you shouldn’t be celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
  The crew at Rebel through it would be a clever way to communicate through a donut.
  “That’s a very big part of the spirit of Rebel, and what
  
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