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• Eastern New Mexico airport to get federal funds

  16-07-2017 23:51
  
  The Portales Municipal Airport has been awarded a federal grant of nearly $432,000 that will allow for the construction of two 12,000-gallon fuel tanks.
  
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• Family-friend says Clovis boy who contracted cholera from pond has died

  16-07-2017 23:17 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – A family-friend says the 12-year-old Clovis boy who contracted cholera after swimming in a park pond on the Fourth of July, has died.
  Gevion Lewis was swimming in the Hillcrest Park pond two weeks ago when he went under, swallowing a lot of water.
  Lewis was rushed to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, where it was later learned he was infected with cholera from bacteria in the pond.
  A family-friend of Lewis initially created a Go Fund Me account to help the family with med
  
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• Pot-seeking tourists look to Nevada to keep supply flowing

  16-07-2017 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Tourists looking to buy newly legal pot in Las Vegas and other Nevada cities are counting on the state to make changes as overwhelming demand has started emptying shelves.
  Regulators planned to vote Thursday on emergency rules that would speed up licensing for pot distributors, a sticking point that has launched a legal battle and is threatening the flow of supplies after dozens of retailers started selling recreational marijuana on July 1.
  Nevada’s law is un
  
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• $1 million in marijuana found in brand new Ford Fusions

  16-07-2017 23:01
  
  The cars were manufactured at a Ford plant in Mexico and shipped by rail into a CSX yard in Ohio.
  
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• Two killed in plane crash

  16-07-2017 22:45
  
  One of the deceased was reportedly a stunt pilot who had performed at the Amelia Earhart Festival the night before the crash, authorities said.
  
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• One for the web: New spider species named for 'Harry Potter' arachnid

  16-07-2017 22:11
  
  Researchers from the University of Tehran discovered the spider during a search for butterflies.
  
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• New partnership makes it easier to prove Pilgrim ancestry

  16-07-2017 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The number of people trying to determine whether they are descended from a Mayflower passenger is surging as the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in the New World approaches in 2020.
  Now, a partnership announced Thursday between the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants is making it easier to figure out.
  The Boston-based genealogical society is digitizing and indexing authenticated Mayflo
  
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• 5 ways to avoid overpaying on your car loan

  16-07-2017 20:55 via krqe.com
  
  When people go car shopping, they usually focus on the vehicle they want — not the loan that will pay for it. But good financing is the bedrock of a solid car deal, and missteps could cost you thousands.
  “Once you shake hands with the car salesman, you are not done,” says Oren Weintraub, president of Authority Auto in Tarzana, California. As a car-buying concierge, Weintraub identifies cars for clients and negotiates the deals. Getting the sales contract — and all the fin
  
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• Trump lawyer says nothing illegal in son's Russia meeting

  16-07-2017 20:53
  
  Donald Trump's lawyer says there was nothing illegal in Donald Trump, Jr.'s Russia meeting.
  
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• Tim Burton reveals cast for live-action 'Dumbo' film

  16-07-2017 20:32
  
  Director Tim Burton has revealed the cast for his live-action 'Dumbo' film.
  
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• At least 7 dead, 3 missing in Arizona flash flooding

  16-07-2017 19:50
  
  At least 7 people dead are dead and 3 missing after flash flooding in Arizona.
  
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• Spacecraft reveals beauty of solar system’s biggest storm

  16-07-2017 19:15 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter is revealing the up-close beauty of our solar system’s biggest planetary storm.
  Juno flew directly over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot on Monday, passing an amazingly close 5,600 miles (9,000 kilometers) above the monster storm. The images snapped by JunoCam were beamed back Tuesday and posted online Wednesday. Then members of the public — so-called citizen scientists — were encouraged to enhance the raw image
  
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• Man fakes arrest to propose to girlfriend

  16-07-2017 19:00
  
  A man faked his own arrest to propose to his girlfriend.
  
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• Massive downpour creates waterfall in backyard

  16-07-2017 18:40
  
  Heavy rain over the weekend created a massive waterfall in one woman's backyard.
  
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• What ‘Thrones’ fans already know: Ravens can see ahead

  16-07-2017 18:13 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — More than 170 years after Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional raven croaked, “Nevermore,” scientists are reporting that real-life ravens think about the future.
  In a series of tests, ravens showed signs of a general planning ability that previously had been documented only in people and great apes. Even monkeys have failed to show it.
  It’s not like you could ask a raven to arrange your wedding: Ravens showed they could plan by setting aside a tool that they
  
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• Top scientists sue Salk Institute for gender discrimination

  16-07-2017 18:08 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two top scientists are suing their employer, the Salk Institute, alleging that they and other women have suffered long-term gender discrimination at the renowned California research center.
  Vicki Lundblad and Katherine Jones allege in their lawsuit filed this week that the institute has long been an “old boys club,” the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/2sVVQwo ). The suit describes “a culture where women are paid less, not promoted
  
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• Hamas says target Israelis after Jerusalem site attack

  16-07-2017 18:07 via krqe.com
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers on Saturday called on Palestinians to attack Israeli forces in Jerusalem after a sacred site was closed following a deadly assault there.
  Hamas described the closure of the site — known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount — in a statement as a “religious war” and Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum called on the Palestinian “uprising” to target the Israeli army and We
  
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• Texas ‘bathroom bill’ may shape 2018 GOP primary campaigns

  16-07-2017 18:06 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Though “bathroom bills” targeting transgender people fizzled in deep-red states across the U.S., the issue is still white hot in Texas, where the Legislature is heading into special session prepared to revive it and conservative groups are vowing revenge on Republican lawmakers who don’t approve it.
  Whether Texas eventually enacts a law requiring transgender people to use public restrooms according to their birth-certificate gender, the issue is loomi
  
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• Italy wildfires force evacuations, cause disruption

  16-07-2017 18:06 via krqe.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities have evacuated two campgrounds in Tuscany as wildfires cause disruption across central and southern Italy.
  Mayor Luigi Bellumori of the Tuscan town of Capalbio told ANSA that the campgrounds were evacuated Sunday as a precaution as winds changed the course of the blaze near the border with the Lazio region.
  Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent wh
  
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• Visitation up at Italian museums after reforms

  16-07-2017 18:05 via krqe.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italy’s Culture Ministry says the number of visitors to Italian museums continues to rise two years after reforms that included opening top museum positions to foreigners for the first time.
  The ministry said Sunday that the number of museum visitors rose by 7 percent to more than 23 million in the first half of the year, more than 2 million more than the same period last year.
  Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said the reforms, which also granted more autonomy, had bo
  
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• White House planning ‘Made in America’ week

  16-07-2017 17:58 via krqe.com
  
  PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) — Plagued by daily revelations related to the escalating Russia investigations, the White House is dubbing the coming week “Made in America week” as it tries to focus on issues that matter to the president’s base.
  Speaking to reporters at a hotel near President Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, White House director of media affairs Helen Aguirre Ferre said Sunday that the White House will be hosting a “M
  
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• Macron decries France’s Nazi past during Netanyahu visit

  16-07-2017 17:58 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced France’s collaboration in the Holocaust, lashing out Sunday at those who negate or minimize the country’s role in sending tens of thousands of Jews to their deaths.
  After he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a Holocaust commemoration, Macron also appealed for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Worried that Netanyahu is backing away from commitment to a two-state solution, Macron assailed Jewish s
  
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• Illinois has budget but no school funding plan

  16-07-2017 17:57 via krqe.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has its belated state budget, but the state Capitol’s next flashpoint in the political struggle over finances is about how to fund public education with just weeks before the first day of school.
  The spending plan lawmakers enacted this month over Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes includes a $350 million boost for education. The budget with the boost for schools ended a two-year stalemate, the nation’s longest since at least the Great
  
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• PNM restores power to over 14,000 customers

  16-07-2017 17:51
  
  Cause of outage is being investigated
  
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• 'War for the Planet of the Apes' roars past 'Spider-Man'

  16-07-2017 17:34
  
  'War for the Planet of the Apes' pulled in more than 'Spider-Man' at the box office this weekend.
  
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• Sinkhole stops growing after swallowing 2 houses in Florida

  16-07-2017 17:24 via krqe.com
  
  LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. (AP) — A sinkhole that swallowed a boat and destroyed two homes had stopped growing and officials said Saturday they would monitor it over the weekend before determining when cleanup can begin.
  The hole has been stagnant since Friday afternoon, said Kevin Guthrie, Pasco County’s assistant administrator for public safety. He confirmed that the hole, which is 250 feet (76 meters) wide and 50 feet (15 meters) deep, is the largest in three decades in the county,
  
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• Self-fueling boat sets off from Paris on 6-year world trip

  16-07-2017 17:24 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — A boat that fuels itself is setting off around the world from Paris on a six-year journey that its designers hope will serves as a model for emissions-free energy networks of the future.
  Energy Observer will use its solar panels, wind turbines and a hydrogen fuel cell system to power its trip. The 5 million-euro ($5.25 million) boat heads off Saturday from Paris toward the Atlantic.
  The futuristic-looking 30.5-meter (100-foot) boat will rely on sun or wind during the day and t
  
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• Brazil court dismisses Ryan Lochte false report case

  16-07-2017 17:24 via krqe.com
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian court has dismissed the criminal case against U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, who had been charged with filing a false robbery report during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
  The court confirmed in a statement this week that it tossed out the case after determining that Lochte’s robbery claim made to NBC did not constitute the filing of a fake report, a crime punishable in Brazil by up to 18 months in prison.
  “We are pleased that the court has finally
  
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• NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

  16-07-2017 17:23 via krqe.com
  
  A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts:
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  NOT REAL: Trump Jr.: “My Russian Meetings Prove I’m A Real American That Knows How To Create Opportunities And Fake Advantages”
  THE FACTS: Hoax site politicot.com published a lengthy defense attributed to Donald Trump Jr. of his meeting with
  
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• Astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolls out the red carpet for Mars

  16-07-2017 17:22 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center.
  Aldrin, 87, commemorated the upcoming anniversary of the 1969 mission to the moon under a historic Saturn V rocket and raised more than $190,000 for his nonprofit space education foundation, ShareSpace Foundation . Aldrin believes people will be able to land on Mars by 2040, a go
  
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• Turkish opposition: Govt blocks full probe into failed coup

  16-07-2017 17:21 via krqe.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party says the government is blocking a full investigation into last summer’s failed coup attempt and using the state of emergency imposed in its wake to hide the truth.
  Bulent Tezcan, the spokesman of the Republican People’s Party or CHP, said the government was using the commemorations for the anniversary of the failed July 15, 2016, coup to “write a fabricated history.”
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresse
  
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• The Latest: Macron calls for new Israeli-Palestinian talks

  16-07-2017 17:21 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the Israeli prime minister’s visit to France (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  French President Emmanuel Macron has called for new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to create two independent states.
  After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris, Macron said that “everything should be done so that negotiations restart” with the aim of reaching a two-state solution, as the international community has long sought.
  Macron also conde
  
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• Jordan court to rule Monday in killings of 3 US troops

  16-07-2017 17:21 via krqe.com
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A military court is expected to rule Monday in the murder trial of a Jordanian soldier accused of killing three U.S. military trainers in a shooting spree at a Jordanian air base.
  The high-profile case had caused some friction between allies Jordan and the United States. Jordan initially suggested the U.S. troops triggered the shooting by disobeying gate procedures, a claim that was disputed by the U.S. and later withdrawn.
  The defendant, 1st Sgt. Marik al-Tuwayha, ple
  
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• Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants to seek settlement money

  16-07-2017 17:20 via krqe.com
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Descendants of hundreds of black men who were left untreated for syphilis during an infamous government study want a judge to give them any money remaining from a $9 million legal settlement over the program.
  The head of an organization for descendants of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study said the money could help fund college scholarships the group provides, and members would like to develop a memorial garden dedicated to the men.
  Some of the funds also could go to a cou
  
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• McConnell delays vote on health care after McCain surgery

  16-07-2017 17:20 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to delay consideration of health care legislation in the Senate, after Sen. John McCain’s announced absence following surgery left Republicans short of votes on their marquee legislation.
  McConnell’s decision amounted to another setback for GOP efforts, promoted by President Donald Trump, to repeal and replace “Obamacare” after years of promises. McConnell issued his statement late Saturday not long after McC
  
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• Disney Parks name Star Wars lands Galaxy’s Edge

  16-07-2017 17:20 via krqe.com
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney Parks isn’t letting Han Solo or Luke Skywalker save the day at their new Star Wars-themed lands.
  “When you step in to the world, you’re the hero,” Chris Beatty, Disney Imagineer and executive director of the new expansions said.
  Beatty was just one of many Disney representatives who spoke Saturday on the new Star Wars-themed lands at the Disney fan expo D23 in Anaheim, California.
  Bob Chapek, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman, led
  
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• Venezuelan opposition hopes for big turnout in protest vote

  16-07-2017 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Chanting “freedom!” and waving their country’s tri-color flag, thousands of Venezuelans lined up across the country on Sunday to vote in a symbolic rejection of President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution, a proposal that’s escalating tensions in a nation stricken by widespread shortages and more than 100 days of anti-government protests.
  In what appeared to be smaller numbers in many parts of the capital, government s
  
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• Teen charged in London acid attacks as UK plans crackdown

  16-07-2017 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a teenager with a spate of London acid attacks, as authorities considered whether tougher sentences would curb a spike in assaults with corrosive liquids.
  The Metropolitan Police force said late Saturday that a 16-year-old boy faces 15 charges, including grievous bodily harm. The boy, who can’t be named because of his age, was arrested after five moped riders were sprayed with a corrosive substance during a 90-minute period last week.
  One man
  
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• Macron: My charm offensive may soften Trump’s climate stance

  16-07-2017 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says his glamorous Paris charm offensive on Donald Trump was carefully calculated — and may have changed the U.S. president’s mind about climate change.
  Macron defended his outreach to Trump, whose “America first” policies have elicited worry and disdain in Europe.
  “Our countries are friends, so we should be too,” Macron said in an interview Sunday in the Journal du dimanche newspaper.
  After a tense, white-kn
  
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• Roger Federer wins 8th Wimbledon title

  16-07-2017 17:02
  
  Roger Federer won his 8th Wimbledon title on Sunday.
  
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• 70-year-old YouTube hit redefining beauty in South Korea

  16-07-2017 16:05 via krqe.com
  
  YONGIN, South Korea (AP) — One of South Korea’s hottest YouTube stars is a 70-year-old grandmother whose cool, undaunted style and hilarity are a breath of fresh air in a social media universe that exalts youth and perfect looks.
  Park Makrye’s videos are all about showing off her wrinkles and her elderly life in the raw. Young South Koreans find her so funny and adorable that big companies like Samsung Electronics and Lotte are banking on her popularity.
  Despite her new life as
  
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• Power restored after outages affect thousands in Rio Rancho

  16-07-2017 15:59 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE)– PNM reported two outages in Rio Rancho that affected thousands Sunday morning.
  They say nearly 5,000 customers were affected in the area of State Road 44 and Hwy 528.
  Also, almost 10,000 customers were out of power between Abrazo Rd NE and Southern Blvd SE.
  The cause of the outage is under investigation.
  All power has since been restored.
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• Recall Rundown: Everything pulled from shelves last week

  16-07-2017 15:49
  
  From hot dogs to tires, here's what was recalled from July 9 to 15.
  
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• 8 facts you may not know about Wimbledon

  16-07-2017 15:42
  
  Here are 8 facts you may not know about Wimbledon.
  
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• New Mexico could receive federal funds for drug court programs

  16-07-2017 15:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico could receive up to $1.7 million in federal funding over the next several years to help support drug court treatment programs.
  The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
  Such programs combine the sanctioning power of courts with treatment services to reduce further criminal justice involvement.
  Officials say they also promote recovery for people with substance
  
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• New Mexico jail director charged with marijuana possession

  16-07-2017 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico jail director is accused of purchasing marijuana from undercover sources on four separate occasions this year.
  The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/2teGPd8 ) 54-year-old Dona Ana County Detention Center Director Christopher Barela was placed on leave Friday after being charged with four counts of possession of marijuana.
  The misdemeanor drug charges come more than a year and a half after Barela was arrested by sheriff’s detectives on fra
  
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• Jodie Esquibel is ready to win a world title

  16-07-2017 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQU, N.M.  (KRQE)- Jodie Esquibel is a New Mexico native and trains out of Jackson Wink Academy. She currently holds a professional record of 6-2 and is coming off of a victory in March. Esquibel is now training for an Invicta title fight in late August.
  Esquibel will be fighting Livia Renata Souza for the Invicta FC Strawweight title on August 29th as the co-main event of Invicta FC 25. The fight will be shown on UFC Fight Pass.
  Souza holds a 10-1 professional record, and Esquibel k
  
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• Day 1 results from Women’s City Golf Championships

  16-07-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  (KRQE)-  Day 1 of this year’s Women’s City Golf Championships wrapped up at Santa Ana Golf Course. The conditions were great at the course and that led to some good first round scores. Here is a look at the top of the field after day 1:
  1  Emma Mesta-Garcia, Ruidoso, N.M.  70, 2-under
  2  Brenda Dominguez, El Paso, Texas  71, 1-under
  3  Stephanie Blount, Albuquerque, N.M.  72, even
  4  Shannelle Tafoya, Santo Domingo Puebl
  
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• Should airports scan customers' faces before they board international flights?

  16-07-2017 14:24
  
  Should airports scan customers' faces before they board international flights?
  
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• Funnel cloud touches down amidst storm

  16-07-2017 13:33
  
  Watch: A funnel cloud touches down amidst a storm.
  
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