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• Dakotas buffalo trail tour traces story of American

  11-06-2017 23:59 via krqe.com
  
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — From historical details of Native Americans’ final great wild buffalo hunts to tales of the animal’s rescue from near extinction, a new self-guided tour across 10 sites in the western Dakotas tells the story of the last stand of the American bison, the national mammal.
  The trail, which is accompanied by the tour book “Buffalo Trails in the Dakota Buttes” oriented toward history and nature enthusiasts, officially opens June 11. Starting in Hetting
  
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• Michael Jordan's 1984 Olympic shoes auctioned off for record $190K

  11-06-2017 23:55
  
  A pair of Michael Jordan's game-worn shoes from the 1984 Olympics sold for a record at auction.
  
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• US conducts 'precision airstrikes' in Somalia under expanded authority

  11-06-2017 23:36
  
  The new authority gives more power to the United States Africa Command to carry out "precision airstrikes" in support of African Union and Somali troops.
  
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• Trump makes surprise appearance at wedding reception

  11-06-2017 23:04
  
  A New Jersey couple have welcomed a surprise guest at their wedding reception: President Donald Trump.
  
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• Reports: Uber considering leave for CEO

  11-06-2017 22:57
  
  Top Uber officials could meet Sunday, reportedly to talk about CEO Travis Kalanick.
  
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• Biker rights group: Drivers need to pay more attention

  11-06-2017 22:49
  
  2017 has been a deadly year for motorcyclists so far, with 16 people having died -- equal to all of last year.
  
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• UMass professor gets $1M grant to study bee health

  11-06-2017 22:47
  
  Federal agricultural officials say honeybee and bumblebee populations have suffered serious losses for a number of reasons over the past 30 years. But research could help change that.
  
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• Small plane crashes into car parked at church; pilot injured

  11-06-2017 22:32
  
  Polk County Fire Rescue said the plane went down during a Sunday service.
  
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• New National WWII Museum exhibit looks at fight on homefront

  11-06-2017 22:11 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rusted fragment of the battleship USS Arizona sunk at Pearl Harbor, a woman’s munitions plant uniform and ration books all tell the complex story of life on the homefront in a new exhibit at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
  “Salute to the Home Front,” which opens Saturday, explores the bitter fight about entering the war, racial and gender prejudice, and the development of the atomic bomb.
  Museum President and CEO Nick Mueller said mos
  
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• Car crashes into Delray Beach arcade, 7 injured

  11-06-2017 22:09
  
  Five of the injured people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries..
  
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• Ex-officer with 16-year sentence released after about 4 years

  11-06-2017 22:08
  
  He cut his time down due to good behavior and completion of vocational and other programs, among other factors.
  
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• LGBT rights rallies held across US: Michigan teens say 'Make America Gay Again'

  11-06-2017 21:40
  
  The centerpiece event, the Equality March in Washington, has been endorsed by every major national advocacy group working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
  
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• Republicans urge Trump to release tapes

  11-06-2017 21:36
  
  Fallout from former FBI James Comey's testimony last week escalated Sunday as legislators pressed President Donald Trump to come clean about whether he has tapes of private conversations with Comey.
  
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• Perfect 10: Nadal routs Wawrinka for record 10th French Open

  11-06-2017 21:20
  
  Rafael Nadal won his record 10th French Open title by dominating 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in the final Sunday.
  
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• Returning to the Smokies 6 months after a deadly wildfire

  11-06-2017 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  GATLINBURG, Tennessee (AP) — When Dolly Parton dreamed up the idea of an amusement park in East Tennessee, she said it would be “a fantasy city. a Smoky Mountain Fairyland.”
  Over the next three decades, Dollywood became the state’s biggest ticketed attraction, with nearly 2.5 million visitors annually. Tourism in Pigeon Forge, where Dollywood is located, regularly brings in $1 billion a year in revenue. Nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a massive draw, too, wi
  
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• 'Wonder Woman' outperforms other DC superhero movie releases

  11-06-2017 20:07
  
  'Wonder Woman' pulled in $23.8 million on Saturday.
  
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• Google to teach school kids about online safety, etiquette

  11-06-2017 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google is spearheading an educational campaign to teach pre-teen children how to protect themselves from scams, predators and other trouble.
  The program announced Tuesday is called “Be Internet Awesome.” Google coordinated the curriculum with several online safety groups, including the Family Online Safety Institute, the Internet Keep Safe Coalition and Connect Safely.
  The lessons are tailored for kids ranging from eight to 12 years old, a time when
  
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• Abercrombie and Fitch criticized for Pride Month tweet

  11-06-2017 19:50
  
  Abercrombie and Fitch attempted to celebrate the LGBTQ community with a tweet, which received backlash from social media users.
  
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• UK says Trump trip invite still stands after report of delay

  11-06-2017 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The British prime minister’s office says the state visit invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump still stands, after a newspaper reported that Trump wants to postpone the trip.
  The Guardian reported Sunday that Trump told Prime Minister Theresa May that he doesn’t want to come if there will be protests — a likely prospect. The newspaper cited an unnamed Downing St. aide in the room.
  May’s office declined to comment on “private phone conversatio
  
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• UK prime minister appoints Cabinet after election drubbing

  11-06-2017 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa May has named a Cabinet to lead her Conservative minority government after last week’s humbling election result. Some of the key players:
  Prime Minister — Theresa May
  First Secretary of State — Damian Green
  Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury) — Philip Hammond
  Chief Secretary to the Treasury — Liz Truss
  Foreign Secretary — Boris Johnson
  Home Secretary — Amber Rudd
  Exiting the European Union — David Davis
  
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• The Latest: Near-final results show Macron’s party winning

  11-06-2017 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the first round of France’s parliamentary election (all times local):
  11:45 p.m.
  Near-final results from France’s first-round parliamentary elections showed President Emmanuel Macron’s new movement winning by a large margin and set to land a huge majority in the final-round vote.
  With 94 percent of votes counted, the Interior Ministry said Macron’s Republic on the Move! party won 28 percent of votes.
  The conservative Republicans had 16 per
  
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• The Latest: Low turnout in French parliamentary election

  11-06-2017 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the first round of France’s parliamentary election (all times local):
  6:25 p.m.
  The low turnout rate in the first round of France’s parliamentary election suggests a sharp drop-off in interest among voters after the May election of President Emmanuel Macron.
  Under France’s election rules, low voter turnout could also see fewer candidates make it through the second round next Sunday.
  By late afternoon, just 41 percent of registered voters on the
  
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• The Latest: French far-left leader decries low voter turnout

  11-06-2017 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the first round of France’s parliamentary election (all times local):
  10 p.m.
  French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has decried the low participation rate in the first round of parliamentary elections, saying it shows France’s volatile political situation.
  Melenchon says that the fact that about 50 percent of voters didn’t go to the polls means “there is no majority in this country” to support French President Emmanuel Macron&rsq
  
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• Ever wanted to live in 2 nations at once? Here’s your chance

  11-06-2017 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  BEEBE PLAIN, Vt. (AP) — For sale: A 1782 fixer-upper with thick granite walls, 1950s decor, and armed 24-hour security provided by both Canada and the United States of America.
  The almost 7,000-square-foot house, cut into five currently vacant apartments, is on a lot of less than a quarter-acre that, along with the building itself, straddles the border between Beebe Plain, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec.
  Selling a home in two countries is proving to be a challenge for the couple who owns i
  
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• Opening Ceremony show features live fight scene, Rza music

  11-06-2017 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fight broke out at the Opening Ceremony fashion show Friday night, but it was all part of the plan.
  A model tripped during the runway show and shoved another before an all-out brawl unfolded, choreographed by stuntwoman Zoe Bell and set to a live score by Wu-Tang Clan beatmaster The RZA.
  Designer Humberto Leon said the collection, with its bright hues and rope accents, was inspired by the American Southwest.
  The fashion show at L.A. Live, however, was pure Los Angeles.
  
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• Services to mark 1 year since 49 killed in Orlando gay club

  11-06-2017 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Church bells will toll throughout the Orlando area as residents reflect on the 49 patrons killed during a massacre at the gay nightclub Pulse in the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.
  Starting in the early hours Monday, and continuing almost 24 hours later, survivors, victims’ families, city officials and central Florida residents will remember the victims with four services.
  The first service is closed to the public, and it’s being held at the nig
  
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• Republicans urge Trump on tapes; Sessions to testify Tues

  11-06-2017 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fellow Republicans pressed President Donald Trump on Sunday to come clean about whether he has tapes of private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey and provide them to Congress if he does — or possibly face a subpoena, as a Senate investigation into collusion with Russia or obstruction of justice extended to a Trump Cabinet member.
  It was a sign of escalating fallout from riveting testimony from Comey last week of undue pressure from Trump, which drew
  
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• Police: Suspects in Manchester bombing freed without charge

  11-06-2017 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — All the suspects arrested over last month’s Manchester concert bombing have been released without charge, British police said Sunday, acknowledging that detectives are still not sure whether the attacker had accomplices.
  Salman Abedi, a Briton of Libyan heritage, detonated a knapsack bomb as crowds were leaving an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, killing 22 people and himself.
  Shortly after the attack, police said they had rounded up members of Abedi’s network. Bu
  
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• Attorney General Sessions next up for Capitol Hill scrutiny

  11-06-2017 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is in for sharp questioning by senators Tuesday on the extent of his contacts with Russian officials during the presidential campaign and of his involvement in the firing of FBI chief James Comey.
  Whether that hearing will be public or closed is not known.
  Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said Sunday “there’s a real question of the propriety” of Sessions’ involvement in Comey’s dismissal, because Sessions had stepped asi
  
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• Pollsters project Macron on course to dominate parliament

  11-06-2017 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s party was on course Sunday to win a crushing parliamentary majority that will clear a path for his promised program of far-reaching reforms, according to projections from the first round of legislative elections marked by widespread voter apathy and another black eye for traditional parties that monopolized power for decades.
  Pollsters’ projected that as many as one-third of votes went to Macron’s camp in the first stage of
  
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• Macron’s takeover of French politics is all but complete

  11-06-2017 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Macron’s takeover of French politics is all but complete. The newly elected French leader’s gamble that voters wanted to throw out old faces and try something new is paying off in full — first by giving him the presidency and, on Sunday, the crucial first step toward securing the legislative power to deliver on his pledge of far-reaching change.
  As when voters turned the previously unelected Macron into France’s youngest president last month, S
  
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• Interracial couples still face strife 50 years after Loving

  11-06-2017 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years after Mildred and Richard Loving’s landmark legal challenge shattered the laws against interracial marriage in the U.S., some couples of different races still talk of facing discrimination, disapproval and sometimes outright hostility from their fellow Americans.
  Although the racist laws against mixed marriages are gone, several interracial couples said in interviews they still get nasty looks, insults and sometimes even violence when people find out abo
  
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• French leader Macron faces test in parliamentary elections

  11-06-2017 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French voters stayed away from the polls in large numbers Sunday in the first round of a legislative election expected to deliver a comfortable majority for newly elected President Emmanuel Macron to make good on his promises of far-reaching change for France.
  The turnout rate was 41 percent by late afternoon, according to the Interior Ministry. That was down from 48 percent in the first round of the last parliamentary elections in 2012.
  The voter apathy suggested a sharp drop
  
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• 50 years after Loving: Interracial couples still face strife

  11-06-2017 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years after Mildred and Richard Loving’s landmark legal challenge shattered the laws against interracial marriage in the U.S., some couples of different races still talk of facing discrimination, disapproval and sometimes outright hostility from their fellow Americans.
  Although the racist laws against mixed marriages are gone, several interracial couples said in interviews they still get nasty looks, insults and sometimes even violence when people find out abo
  
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• 50 years after Loving, 1 in 6 new couples are racially mixed

  11-06-2017 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years after Mildred and Richard Loving’s landmark legal challenge shattered the laws against interracial marriage in the U.S., some couples of different races still talk of facing discrimination, disapproval and sometimes outright hostility from their fellow Americans.
  Although the racist laws against mixed marriages are gone, several interracial couples said in interviews they still get nasty looks, insults and sometimes even violence when people find out abo
  
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• NM pharmacists can now prescribe contraceptives

  11-06-2017 19:21
  
  The New Mexico Pharmacy Board has adopted a new regulation that allows pharmacists for the first time to write prescriptions for hormonal contraceptives, meaning a woman won't need to visit a physician in most cases to obtain birth control.
  
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• Police arrest escaped inmate from South Dakota in Albuquerque

  11-06-2017 19:14
  
  Officials from the U.S. Marshals Service said on Saturday night that they, along with detectives from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, arrested an inmate on the run from South Dakota.
  
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• Albuquerque Police investigate body found in parking lot

  11-06-2017 19:05
  
  Disturbing scene left intersection and businesses closed until late this morning
  
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• White House denies report Trump will delay visit to UK

  11-06-2017 18:55
  
  A senior Trump administration source denied that the subject ever came up when Trump and May spoke on Friday.
  
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• Madrid green-lights traffic signals with women, gay couples

  11-06-2017 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Madrid is gearing up to host an international LGBT pride celebration by installing “inclusive” and “gender equal” traffic signals across the city.
  Figures of women or girls, identified by skirts and ponytails, started going up on Monday at intersections that previously featured the familiar figure of a man in mid-stride to let pedestrians know when to cross.
  Other walk/don’t walk signs are designed to show couples — some same-sex and some o
  
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• How to avoid, treat summer illnesses

  11-06-2017 18:24
  
  Summer heat can take a toll on your body - here's how to stay healthy and safe.
  
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• How safe is online banking?

  11-06-2017 18:19
  
  62 percent of Americans bank online, but is their financial data safe?
  
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• Berlin museum reclaims artifact looted during World War II

  11-06-2017 17:53
  
  During World War II, Berlin’s Ägyptisches Museum lost a number of important ancient works to looters.
  
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• Speedbump the tortoise proven escape artist

  11-06-2017 17:45
  
  Speedbump the tortoise is somewhat of an escape artist. His owner says unless he learns to fly, he won’t be escaping anytime soon.
  
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• London attack: Police release photos of fake explosive belts

  11-06-2017 17:34
  
  The three men rammed into pedestrians on London Bridge on June 3 before going on a stabbing rampage.
  
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• Holly Holm looks to end losing streak overseas

  11-06-2017 17:17
  
  Former world boxing and UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm is looking to end her three-fight losing streak Sunday when she faces Bethe Correia in an event in Singapore.
  
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• Byron Morton's Sunday Forecast

  11-06-2017 17:11
  
  Byron Morton's Sunday Forecast
  
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• Trump’s tweeted typo covfefe becoming vanity license plates

  11-06-2017 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s mysterious tweeted typo covfefe is coming soon to a license plate near you.
  The Maine Department of Motor Vehicles confirms someone claimed COVFEFE for a personalized license plate just hours after the Republican president’s now-infamous tweet at 12:06 a.m. Wednesday. Local media report it’s also happening in other states, including Nebraska and North Carolina.
  The word took social media by storm after the president tweeted a
  
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• Pro-LGBT rights marches and rallies take place across US

  11-06-2017 16:49
  
  The centerpiece event, the Equality March in Washington, has been endorsed by every major national advocacy group working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
  
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• Eating French fries may lead to higher risk of death, study says

  11-06-2017 16:31
  
  People who ate fried potato products twice a week doubled their risk of death.
  
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