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• Some Democratic governors form group to uphold Paris pact

  01-06-2017 23:51
  
  A group of Democratic governors say President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement will encourage states to do more to fight climate change.
  
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• Sen. Udall blasts President Trump over Paris Climate Accord decision

  01-06-2017 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s Democratic leaders are blasting President Trump over his decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord.
  The international agreement is aimed at slowing climate change by reducing carbon emissions. The president announced the withdrawal Thursday, saying it kills U.S. jobs.
  At a luncheon Thursday, New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall called the move “one of the worst decisions that’s ever been made.” He said dropping out could be devast
  
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• Albuquerque Police Department graduates new cadets

  01-06-2017 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More Albuquerque police officers are about to hit the streets.
  Twenty-four officers graduated Thursday as part of the 117th Cadet Class.
  The Albuquerque Police Department has been working for years to fill its ranks to 1,000 officers. As of Thursday, APD has reached 861.
  The chief said he feels they have found the best of the best, including Jasara Endres, one of the few females to graduate.
  “My father is retired APD, my mom is an Albuquerque police officer
  
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• Trump announces withdrawal from Paris climate accord

  01-06-2017 23:15
  
  President Trump announced the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the Paris Agreement

  01-06-2017 23:14
  
  The pact promises to make an assessment of progress in 2018, with further reviews every five years.
  
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• 16-year-old father charged with homicide, accused of suffocating his baby

  01-06-2017 23:10
  
  Allegheny County police say 16-year-old De-Jon Johnson is suspected of suffocating his baby son during an overnight visit and has been arrested on an adult charge of criminal homicide.
  
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• Sheriff’s office: Come claim your lost meth!

  01-06-2017 22:54
  
  Anyone missing their meth?
  
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• Missing 3-year-old found in Rio Arriba County

  01-06-2017 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) –  The search for 3-year-old Trinity Ortiz is now over.
  The young girl was taken by her biological mother, 33-year-old Destiney Wilkerson, Wednesday.
  Rio Arriba Sheriff’s Office located Wilkerson and Ortiz Thursday.
  They are both now in police custody.
  An alert was not issued because parental abduction does not meet Amber Alert criteria.
   
   
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News Tagged: Missing and Endangered Persons
  
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• One female, two males transported to hospital from overnight crash

  01-06-2017 21:22
  
  Police say several people were taken to the hospital after an accident at Kathryn Avenue and San Mateo Boulevard closed that intersection for several hours overnight.
  
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• New Mexico MVD says computer systems back up

  01-06-2017 21:15
  
  The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division says its computer systems are working again.
  
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• Sweet little boy getting service dog through Make A Wish

  01-06-2017 21:02
  
  Adrian Mazerolle will be getting a service dog to help him with his condition.
  
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• ISIS spokesman claims responsibility for Resorts World Manila attack

  01-06-2017 21:00
  
  Police, fire trucks and SWAT teams were seen in the area at about 1:30 a.m. local time Friday.
  
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• Trump says US will abandon global climate accord

  01-06-2017 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad. He said the U.S. would try to negotiate re-entry on better terms.
  “As of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the nonbinding Paris accord,” Trump said during a White House Rose Garden announcement. Suggesting renegotiat
  
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• Jessica Chastain calls out Cannes for its 'disturbing' lack of female representation in film

  01-06-2017 20:57
  
  “I do hope that when we include more female storytellers we will have more of the women that I recognize in my day-to-day life, one’s that are proactive, have their own agency, don’t just react to the men around them."
  
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• Watch Live: Trump expected to announce withdrawal from Paris climate accord

  01-06-2017 20:53
  
  President Trump is expected to announce the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
  
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• Transgender teen wins fight to use bathroom of choice

  01-06-2017 20:40
  
  Ashton Whitaker claimed he was denied access to male-designated restrooms at Tremper High School.
  
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• New Mexico Dem gets calls to resign over support for bloody Trump video

  01-06-2017 20:38
  
  A New Mexico public education commissioner is expressing support on social media for a bloody, beheaded image of President Trump.
  
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• Walmart begins testing home delivery by its employees

  01-06-2017 20:35
  
  Walmart announced Thursday it will have its employees deliver orders directly to customers' homes, on a trial basis.
  
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• Cooler heads prevail: A different Mr. Met back at ballpark

  01-06-2017 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The ever-smiling Mr. Met mascot is back at Citi Field, a day after the person inside the big-headed costume was caught on video making an obscene gesture to a fan.
  The Mets said a different person was doing Mr. Met duty for Thursday’s game against Milwaukee. The mascot was at his spot before the game, posing for pictures, signing autographs and high-fiving fans young and old.
  The Mets apologized after Wednesday night’s incident during a 7-1 loss to the Brewers,
  
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• Resources and treatment options for drug & alcohol addiction in New Mexico

  01-06-2017 20:21
  
  See information for Resources and Treatment for Opioid Addiction.
  
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• Clock ticks down for health insurance changes in New Mexico

  01-06-2017 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Regulators on Thursday opened a 10-day period for health insurance companies to submit new rates or bow out of New Mexico’s state-run exchange.
  Though the rates have not been disclosed, people shopping for insurance under the Affordable Care Act could see higher prices and fewer choices next year, as key federal insurance subsidies and enforcement provisions are left in political limbo.
  Here are some things to know about New Mexico’s evolving insurance mar
  
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• Man sentenced for beating, stabbing homeless man could face more time

  01-06-2017 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man involved in a brutal crime against a homeless man was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison but prosecutors aren’t done yet. They’re looking to tack another 20 years onto his sentence.
  Anderson Humphrey, 34, was convicted of three felonies for this crime and that’s how the judge sentenced him but state attorneys say he deserves a lot more time, based on his criminal history.
  Humphrey was convicted, in February, of aggravated battery w
  
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• Man carrying infant on motorcycle causing a stir on social media

  01-06-2017 20:09
  
  Anthony Braddick Welsh was arrested Tuesday afternoon at his home.
  
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• Judge rejects challenge to Albuquerque's minimum wage law

  01-06-2017 20:09
  
  A challenge to Albuquerque's voter-approved 2012 law setting a minimum wage for New Mexico's most populous city has been rejected by a judge.
  
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• Painting your house this color could increase its value

  01-06-2017 20:05
  
  Certain hues will increase the value of your home.
  
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• Family event offers free butterfly education

  01-06-2017 20:02
  
  This weekend, New Mexico families have a chance to spend time together and learn something at an official Butterfly Education and Awareness Day Event.
  
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• Police carry drug kits to save K-9s from opioid overdoses

  01-06-2017 19:34
  
  Even just a small amount of powdered fentanyl can sicken police officers, so dogs are even more at risk.
  
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• Jennifer Garner is not happy about her People magazine cover

  01-06-2017 19:31
  
  Jennifer Garner may be smiling on the cover of this week's People magazine, but she is anything but happy about it.
  
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• Feeling insulted, Mexican businessman to market ‘Trump’ toilet paper

  01-06-2017 19:28
  
  Corporate lawyer Antonio Battaglia is introducing “Trump” brand toilet paper, marketed under the slogans “Softness without borders” and “This is the wall that, yes, we will pay for.”
  
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• Public Education Commissioner under fire after Facebook post

  01-06-2017 19:26
  
  A New Mexico public education commissioner is expressing support on social media for a bloody, beheaded image of President Trump.
  
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• Baltimore teen wins national chess championship

  01-06-2017 19:19
  
  Cahree Myrick, 13, wins seven straight games to capture title.
  
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• Deadly crashes involving teens on the rise

  01-06-2017 19:07
  
  A new report from AAA shows deadly crashes involving teenagers are up 10 percent.
  
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• Ariana Grande's Manchester charity concert sells out in 6 minutes

  01-06-2017 19:01
  
  All proceeds from the event will go the Red Cross Manchester Emergency Fund, helping victims of the May 22 concert attack that killed 22 and injured 59.
  
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• Saving souls, saving lives: Churches train how to provide opioid overdose antidote

  01-06-2017 18:55
  
  The opioid epidemic is changing the status quo, from how hospitals treat patients to how pharmacies fill prescriptions. Even the churches who open their doors are learning how to deal with an overdose.
  
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• Vietnam veteran walks miles every day to his wife

  01-06-2017 18:52
  
  James Wright says he’ll walk to his wife everyday, rain or shine.
  
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• Senators asked Comey to investigate AG Jeff Sessions for possible perjury

  01-06-2017 18:48
  
  A pair of Democratic senators asked then-FBI Director James Comey to investigate Attorney General Jeff Sessions, amid concerns that he may have had an additional meeting with the Russian ambassador the US, Sergey Kislyak, according to letters obtained by CNN Thursday.
  
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• Suspects in recent Albuquerque homicides arrested

  01-06-2017 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  Yoan Pena SantiestebanALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police have arrested two suspects who are linked to three homicides.
  According to New Mexico State Police, Yoan Pena Santiesteban, 34, and Gloria Chaves, 26, were arrested in a stole white Nissan Versa Tuesday near Santa Rosa.
  Santiesteban was arrested by Bernalillo County Deputies on fraud charges for using a stolen credit card that belonged to homicide victim Matthew Severinghaus, who was killed in a northeast Al
  
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• State Police: Teen killed when dump truck rolls over him

  01-06-2017 17:19
  
  Authorities say a 15-year-old boy working on a dump truck was fatally injured when it rolled over him in northern New Mexico.
  
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• Finals of National Spelling Bee begin with 40 elite spellers

  01-06-2017 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best of the best at the Scripps National Spelling Bee have begun the unforgiving final day of the competition.
  Forty spellers sat on stage at the beginning of Thursday’s final round. The field of 291 spellers was narrowed by a written test on Tuesday and spelling on stage on Wednesday. Among those who didn’t make the cut because of the test was 6-year-old Edith Fuller, the youngest speller in the history of the bee.
  Spellers are competing for a trophy
  
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• Duke City Fair owner faces negligence allegation in other fair operation

  01-06-2017 16:15
  
  KOB reported Tuesday that the Duke City Fair is supposed to be a "go" at the Balloon Fiesta Park next week. It didn't happen last year, because it was pulled at the last minute.
  
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• New photos show aftermath of fiery crash that killed family

  01-06-2017 16:11
  
  Police release new photos of a devastating crash that killed a family of four, and the driver of a second vehicle
  
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• Happy Birthday, Oscar! Sesame Street's favorite grouch is older than you think

  01-06-2017 16:01
  
  One of America's favorite 'Sesame Street' characters celebrates another year.
  
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• World's largest plane rolled out

  01-06-2017 15:59
  
  Stratolaunch, which is designed to release rockets that will carry satellites into space, has a 385-foot wingspan, stands 50 feet tall and can carry more than 500,000 pounds of cargo.
  
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• College student in shock after discovering hidden camera in bathroom

  01-06-2017 15:59
  
  A University of Oklahoma student is still in shock after learning that someone had been spying on her using a hidden camera.
  
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• Rainbow lightning? Bolt strikes through rainbow in night sky

  01-06-2017 15:45
  
  Check out this awesome video from Nashua. Viewer Kelli caught video of a lightning bolt striking right through a nighttime rainbow!
  
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• AFD: Carlisle apartment fire human-caused

  01-06-2017 15:42
  
  The Albuquerque Fire Department says a fire Tuesday at an apartment complex that destroyed twounits and damaged two others was human-caused.
  
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• APD investigated over handling of incident involving of Martens incident

  01-06-2017 15:27
  
  Two spokesmen for the Albuquerque Police Department are part of a separate investigation, involving the Victoria Martens case.
  
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• North Carolina school district hopes to poach Oklahoma teachers

  01-06-2017 15:25
  
  Teachers can make about $43,000 per year as starting salary in Tar Heel State
  
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• Several hospitalized after overnight crash

  01-06-2017 15:24
  
  Several people were taken to the hospital after a serious crash in SE Albuquerque.
  
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• NATO and partners hold land, sea exercises in eastern Europe

  01-06-2017 15:20 via krqe.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of troops from NATO and its partner nations are training on land and sea in central and eastern Europe Thursday, in two major exercises that aim to demonstrate their cooperation and rapid response capabilities at a time when the region feels threatened by Russia’s activities.
  Some 4,000 U.S. and European troops from 14 nations took part in the annual Baltic Operations Navy exercise that opened Thursday in Poland’s Baltic Sea port of Szczecin. The
  
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