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• New Mexico rebuffs White House request for voter information

  01-07-2017 23:48 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top election regulator is refusing most of a request to provide voter information to a White House commission that is investigating unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election.
  Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse-Oliver announced Friday that she will never release personally identifiable information for New Mexico voters that is protected by law, including social security numbers and dates of birth.
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• Homeless man hailed for saving life still living in woods

  01-07-2017 23:47
  
  James Pocock reportedly saved a truck driver's life and received thousands of dollars in help afterward. But his journey to get out of homelessness still continues.
  
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• Number of people using Facebook reaches 2 billion

  01-07-2017 23:37 via krqe.com
  
  MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook is reaching another milestone, announcing that it now has more than 2 billion users.
  CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the new marker was reached early Tuesday and in a Facebook post said that he’s proud of the role his company is playing in connecting people around the world.
  Facebook says more than 175 million people declare they “love” something on the site daily and an average of more than 800 million people hit Facebook’s like button.
  
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• London’s fire symptomatic of larger safety issues globally

  01-07-2017 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The deaths of 79 people in a London apartment tower have triggered emergency inspections, evacuations and soul searching among British officials who failed to prevent the tragedy.
  But fire-safety experts say governments and builders around the world should take notice, because the fire at Grenfell Tower is just the latest in a string of deadly blazes that demonstrate how building regulations have failed to keep up with changing materials and cuts in inspections and oversight
  
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• Some shoppers fret when companies take over favorite brands

  01-07-2017 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Some shoppers are fretting about big companies they don’t like taking over their favorite brands.
  The latest: Amazon’s move to purchase Whole Foods has spurred worries about a decline in quality and ethical standards, or that the store will become like other supermarkets. Walmart’s purchase of clothing labels ModCloth and Bonobos has some shoppers anxious that the world’s largest retailer will cheapen the quality of the clothes, or they’re vowi
  
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• Science Says: Hot dogs minus added nitrites may be no better

  01-07-2017 22:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Backyard cooks looking to grill this summer have another option: hot dogs without “added nitrites.”
  Are they any healthier?
  Oscar Mayer is touting its new hot dog recipe that uses nitrite derived from celery juice instead of artificial sodium nitrite, which is used to preserve the pinkish colors of processed meats and prevents botulism. Kraft Heinz, which owns Oscar Mayer, says sodium nitrite is among the artificial ingredients it has removed from the product to
  
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• Endangered Hawaiian monk seal gives birth on Waikiki beach

  01-07-2017 22:39 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — An endangered Hawaiian monk seal has given birth on a Waikiki beach — the first such birth in at least several decades.
  The seal was born late Wednesday or early Thursday, said Angela Amlin, coordinator for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Program.
  Mother and pup attracted dozens of onlookers as they rolled around on the sand. Volunteers kept people at a safe distance behind a rope barrier.
  The mother, known as RH58 and nicknamed Rocky, has lived on and around Oahu sin
  
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• Hundreds of thousands rally for LGBT rights in Madrid

  01-07-2017 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people marched Saturday in a global gay pride demonstration in Madrid under tight security, and a parade of 52 floats took the festivities through the Spanish capital and into the night.
  The rally was led by all of Spain’s major political parties, both left and right, who carried a large banner that read “For LGBT Rights All Over the World.” Behind them came a slow-moving mass of people decked out in rainbow flags and colorful outfit
  
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• Feeling blue? Crayola seeks help naming its new crayon

  01-07-2017 22:27 via krqe.com
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Crayola has the blues — five, to be exact.
  The iconic crayon maker left it to fans to come up with a name for a new blue crayon replacing the recently retired color dandelion.
  After receiving nearly 90,000 submissions, Crayola narrowed it down to five names for the crayon based on a pigment discovered in 2009.
  The choices are: Dreams Come Blue, Bluetiful, Blue Moon Bliss, Reach for the Stars, and Star Spangled Blue.
  Scientists at Oregon State University accidentall
  
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• 28 wounded during Arkansas nightclub shooting

  01-07-2017 22:27
  
  All victims are expected to survive, and authorities believe the incident stemmed from a dispute among concertgoers.
  
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• Ukraine: Russian security services were behind cyberattack

  01-07-2017 22:25 via krqe.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine accused the Russian security services Saturday of planning and launching a massive cyberattack that locked up computers across the world.
  The Ukrainian security agency, known as the SBU, alleged in a statement that similarities between the malicious software and previous attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure revealed the work of Russian intelligence services.
  The SBU added the attackers appeared uninterested in making a profit from the ransomware program and were more f
  
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• Long lines greet Nevada’s legal recreational marijuana buys

  01-07-2017 22:02 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than 100 people were in line at one Las Vegas-area dispensary Saturday morning as Nevada became the latest state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes.
  Kristin Deneal got in line outside the pot shop at 5:45 a.m., after a different store that opened at midnight closed before she could make a purchase. She brought a folding chair and sat by the door, striking conversations with the security guard and others as the line continued
  
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• Pope removes German cardinal as sex abuse crisis catches up

  01-07-2017 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis sacked the head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases Saturday, just days after he released another top Vatican cardinal to return home to stand trial for alleged sexual assault.
  The developments underscored how the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis has caught up with Francis, threatening to tarnish his legacy over a series of questionable appointments, decisions and oversights in his four-year papacy.
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• Congressional shooter's widow wants attention to end

  01-07-2017 22:00
  
  The widow of the man who wounded five people in a GOP baseball practice has shared her plans for her husband's remains and hopes the measures will bring closure.
  
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• 28 injured after gunfire erupts at Little Rock nightclub

  01-07-2017 21:58 via krqe.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Clubgoers screamed and scrambled for cover as dozens of gunshots rang out during a rap concert in downtown Little Rock early Saturday, leaving 28 people injured from an 11-second melee that police quickly said was not related to terrorism.
  All of the victims were expected to survive the shooting at the Power Ultra Lounge, about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the state Capitol building. Police believe the gunfire erupted amid a dispute among clubgo
  
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• Trump on states rebuffing voter fraud probe: 'What are they trying to hide?'

  01-07-2017 21:34
  
  One governor says "this commission was set up as a pretext to validate Donald Trump's alternative election facts."
  
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• Liz Weston: Black marks fall off credit reports in July

  01-07-2017 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  Starting July 1, the credit scores of up to 14 million people could begin to rise as credit reports are scrubbed of nearly all civil judgments and many tax liens.
  Consumer advocates hail the data’s deletion as a long-overdue victory for people whose scores were unfairly dinged by inaccurate information. Others worry the changes could inflate the scores of risky borrowers and have a catastrophic impact on lenders.
  People shouldn’t expect an immediate jump in their scores, however.
  On
  
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• Police crack down on drunken driving over holiday weekend

  01-07-2017 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities will be out in force during the holiday weekend as part of an ongoing effort to crack down on drunken driving.
  State Police and other law enforcement agencies also will be conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout the month of July.
  Department of Public Safety Secretary Scott Weaver says people should celebrate the Fourth of July, but there’s no excuse for getting behind the wheel if they’re intoxicated.
  The warnin
  
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• Ag survey finds planted land in New Mexico is up slightly

  01-07-2017 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials say the number of planted acres in New Mexico is up slightly from last year.
  Results of the annual agricultural survey were released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The survey shows corn, winter wheat, cotton and other crops cover 914,000 acres (369,882 hectares) in New Mexico, up 1 percent from the previous year.
  Corn producers planted 140,000 acres (56,655 hectar
  
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• GOP senators to McConnell: Cancel August recess

  01-07-2017 19:34
  
  Lawmakers say they need more time to make progress on their legislative agenda.
  
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• Man says telepathy lead to break-in

  01-07-2017 19:18
  
  Isaac Mascarenas claims he was trying to rescue someone using his telepathy
  
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• NASA wants to throw DART at an asteroid

  01-07-2017 19:13
  
  A new mission is seen as "a critical step in demonstrating we can protect our planet from a future asteroid impact."
  
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• Trail honoring freedom fighter Harriet Tubman gains notice

  01-07-2017 18:56 via krqe.com
  
  PRESTON, Md. (AP) — As Harriet Tubman’s role in the fight against slavery gains new appreciation in the nation and world, a historic trail in Maryland has been getting more attention.
  A new $21 million visitor’s center for the 125-mile Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway opened in March, not far from her Maryland birthplace. Plans to put Tubman on the $20 bill have received prominent attention. This year, the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution’s new
  
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• 25 wounded in Arkansas nightclub shooting

  01-07-2017 18:40
  
  All victims are expected to survive, and authorities believe the incident stemmed from a dispute among concertgoers.
  
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• Mick Jagger: Newspaper editorial 'got me out of jail'

  01-07-2017 18:32
  
  The Rolling Stones frontman could have done some time 50 years ago.
  
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• Giant baby shower for military moms held at Fenway Park

  01-07-2017 17:55
  
  More than 20 military moms attended the event at Fenway.
  
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• Study finds pay for public college presidents up 5.3 percent

  01-07-2017 17:45 via krqe.com
  
  Presidents of U.S. public colleges and universities saw their earnings climb by 5.3 percent last year, with several of them topping $1 million, according to an annual survey.
  The Chronicle of Higher Education’s study of more than 150 college presidents found that their average annual pay increased in fiscal year 2016 to $501,000.
  Among the top earners were eight public university presidents whose total compensation exceeded $1 million, up from five the year before, the study found. Most of
  
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• Trump renews personal attacks on television hosts

  01-07-2017 16:30
  
  The president insulted Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski but said they're "not bad people."
  
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• 17 injured in Arkansas nightclub shooting

  01-07-2017 16:25
  
  Authorities believe the incident stemmed from a dispute and is not terror-related.
  
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• 14th annual Pork and Brew kicks off Saturday

  01-07-2017 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – People can kick off the July 4th weekend with some of the best barbecue and beer from around the region.
  Visitors at the 14th annual Pork and Brew can experience live music and activities for the kids.
  However, the barbecue competition has been canceled this year.
  The three-day festival runs through Monday at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.
  General Admission: $6; Active Military w/ID $4; 65+ $4; Kids 4-12 $4; Kids 3 & Under; Free.
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• Large study links key pesticide to weakened honeybee hives

  01-07-2017 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A common and much-criticized pesticide dramatically weakens already vulnerable honeybee hives, according to a new massive field study in three European countries.
  For more than a decade, the populations of honeybees and other key pollinators have been on the decline, and scientists have been trying to figure out what’s behind the drop, mostly looking at a combination of factors that include disease, parasites, poor diet and pesticides. Other studies, mostly lab
  
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• Trump administration backs away from Obama overtime rule for now

  01-07-2017 15:55
  
  There are new developments in the long battle over who should make additional money when putting in extra hours.
  
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• Our northern neighbor is celebrating its national holiday

  01-07-2017 15:52
  
  The Fourth of July is on the way, but Canada is already partying this weekend.
  
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• Tourists, locals buy Nevada’s legal recreational marijuana

  01-07-2017 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourists and locals alike were among the more than 100 people waiting in line at one Las Vegas-area dispensary Saturday as Nevada became the latest state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes.
  Minnesota resident Edgar Rosas Lorenzo on Saturday flew with his family to Sin City for a wedding. But even before he checked in to his hotel, he stopped at a dispensary on the Las Vegas Strip.
  Lorenzo, 21, said he learned of the legalization of recreati
  
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• Police: Doc hunted ex-colleague before shooting rampage

  01-07-2017 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A portrait of an angry doctor seeking revenge on the medical professionals he believed turned their backs on him emerged Saturday as a New York hospital began to recover from his assault-weapon rampage that left one doctor dead, another critically injured and four staff members and a patient wounded.
  Dr. Henry Bello aired his complaints against his former workplace in an email purportedly sent to the New York Daily News about two hours before he returned to Bronx Lebanon Ho
  
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• Nevada launches sales of legal recreational marijuana

  01-07-2017 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada became the fifth state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes, opening a market early Saturday that is eventually expected to outpace any other in the nation thanks to the millions of tourists who flock to Las Vegas.
  People began purchasing marijuana shortly after midnight, just months after voters approved legalization in November and marking the fastest turnaround from the ballot box to retail sales in the country.
  Hundreds of people l
  
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• Little Rock police: 25 people shot at nightclub

  01-07-2017 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police say 25 people were shot after gunfire rang out Saturday at a rap show at a downtown Little Rock nightclub, prompting pleas from top leaders to curb the growing violence in Arkansas’ capital city.
  Police said the shooting at Power Ultra Lounge was the result of a dispute among clubgoers and not an active shooter or terror-related incident. Little Rock police said Saturday that 25 people were shot and three others suffered unrelated injuries. All were ex
  
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• Little Rock police: 17 injured after nightclub shooting

  01-07-2017 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police said 17 people were hurt in a shooting early Saturday after a dispute at a downtown Little Rock nightclub. The city’s police chief said officers suspect multiple people fired weapons but that the incident was not terror related.
  The shooting happened at the Power Ultra Lounge, a club in a two-story building downtown about 1 mile (1.61 kilometer) east of the state Capitol. Police cordoned off the block as crime-scene technicians gathered evidence from i
  
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• Doctor who shot 7 at NYC hospital had made threats to kill

  01-07-2017 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It took two years, but Dr. Henry Bello made good on his threats.
  After he was forced to resign as a family medicine doctor amid sexual harassment allegations, he told colleagues he would be back to kill them.
  On Friday, Bello returned to Bronx Lebanon Hospital with an AM-15 assault rifle tucked under his white lab coat and opened fire in his old department, killing one doctor and critically wounding six other people at the hospital, according to law enforcement officials.
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• Doc’s target not there, he opened fire anyway, police say

  01-07-2017 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor angry that his career was derailed at a New York City hospital toted an assault rifle past security in search of a colleague he was going to hold responsible. When that person wasn’t there, he opened fire anyway, killing a doctor who was only there covering a shift as a favor, authorities said Saturday.
  The new details of Dr. Henry Bello’s rampage emerged along with an email rant against colleagues he blamed for forcing him to resign from Bronx Lebanon
  
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• 5 of 6 wounded in New York hospital now in stable condition

  01-07-2017 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Only one of six people wounded in a shooting rampage at a New York City hospital remained in critical condition Saturday.
  Bronx Lebanon Hospital vice president Errol C. Schneer said the improvement of the five others now listed in stable condition is a testament to how “heroically” staff responded to save lives when a doctor forced to resign as a family medicine physician returned with an AM-15 assault rifle tucked under his white lab coat and opened fire in his
  
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• Police: All 17 victims alive in Arkansas nightclub shooting

  01-07-2017 14:36
  
  Authorities believe the incident stemmed from a dispute and is not terror-related.
  
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• Arcade employees set up special day for boy with autism, his sister

  01-07-2017 14:30
  
  After their first trip had to be cut short, the family had a blast with some help.
  
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• Joe Paterno's estate drops lawsuit against NCAA

  01-07-2017 13:50
  
  The family of the late college football coach whose legacy was diminished by the Sandusky scandal originally called the suit a "search for truth."
  
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• Measure would require new war authorization from Congress

  01-07-2017 13:25
  
  A congresswoman wants a debate on a 2001 authorization that she says allows for a "blank check" for war.
  
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• Adele shares her devastation at canceling weekend shows

  01-07-2017 13:11
  
  Doctors advised the Grammy-winning singer not to go through with the performances.
  
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• Newborn baby found abandoned on doorstep

  01-07-2017 11:26
  
  Authorities are searching for the child's mother
  
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• Man aims to cheer people up, one hug, high-five at a time

  01-07-2017 10:27
  
  David Sylvester just wants to cheer people up.
  
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• Nevada becomes fifth state to launch sales of legal recreational marijuana

  01-07-2017 09:48
  
  Nevada has become the fifth state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes
  
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• Flex your bicep to support America’s troops on Independence Day

  01-07-2017 09:39
  
  The USO wants to give the military members free tickets to America's gun show.
  
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