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• Michael Phelps to race shark tonight

  23-07-2017 23:57
  
  The showdown begins tonight.
  
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• Woman arrested for punching driver inside his vehicle, police say

  23-07-2017 23:39
  
  A 27-year-old woman faces battery charges after police say she punched cars and tried to punch those inside.
  
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• Snooty, oldest Florida manatee in captivity, dies at 69

  23-07-2017 23:20
  
  Snooty had previously been in good health, eating about 80 pounds of lettuce and vegetables every day.
  
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• Man beats odds of catching blue lobster, donates to science

  23-07-2017 23:10 via krqe.com
  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire lobsterman has joined an elite club after catching a rare blue lobster.
  The Portsmouth Herald reports Greg Ward initially thought he had snagged an albino lobster when he examined his catch off the coast Monday where New Hampshire borders Maine. The Rye lobsterman quickly realized his hard-shell lobster was a unique blue and cream color.
  The oft-cited odds of catching a blue lobster are 1 in 2 million. But no one knows for sure.
  Ward says the lobster
  
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• World’s plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep

  23-07-2017 22:05 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Industry has made more than 9.1 billion tons of plastic since 1950 and there’s enough left over to bury Manhattan under more than two miles of trash, according to a new cradle-to-grave global study.
  Plastics don’t break down like other man-made materials, so three-quarters of the stuff ends up as waste in landfills, littered on land and floating in oceans, lakes and rivers, according to the research reported in Wednesday’s journal Science Advances&n
  
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• Brain scans may change care for some people with memory loss

  23-07-2017 21:23 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Does it really take an expensive brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer’s? Not everybody needs one but new research suggests that for a surprising number of patients whose memory problems are hard to pin down, PET scans may lead to changes in treatment.
  The findings, reported Wednesday, mark a first peek at a huge study under way to help determine if Medicare should start paying for specialized PET scans that find a hallmark of Alzheimer’s — a sticky plaque ca
  
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• That stinks! Man seeking dropped phone falls in trash chute

  23-07-2017 21:18
  
  Did he use the phone he apparently dropped to call 911?
  
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• Man found with gunshot wound near I-25 entrance ramp

  23-07-2017 21:10
  
  Police say the victim was located inside of a truck
  
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• Alexa, turn up my Kenmore AC; Sears cuts a deal with Amazon

  23-07-2017 20:22 via krqe.com
  HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Sears will begin selling its appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa.
  The announcement Thursday sent shares of Sears soaring almost 11 percent. The tie-up with the internet behemoth could give shares of the storied retailer one of its biggest one-day percentage gains ever.
  Sears, which also owns Kmart, said that its Kenmore Smart appliances will be fully integrated with Amazon’s Al
  
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• Jordan Spieth wins British Open for third career major championship

  23-07-2017 19:55
  
  Jordan Spieth wins British Open for third career major championship.
  
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• Chris Froome wins fourth Tour de France title in five years

  23-07-2017 19:29
  
  Chris Froome wins fourth Tour de France title in five years.
  
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• This social media network is the worst for cyberbullying

  23-07-2017 19:14
  
  Can you guess which social media network is the worst for cyberbullying?
  
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• Killing of Cecil’s son highlights peril facing African lions

  23-07-2017 18:22 via krqe.com
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — First there was Cecil, a Zimbabwean lion whose 2015 killing by an American hunter ignited international outrage. Now Cecil’s son Xanda has been killed in the same area, bringing fresh scrutiny on the “trophy” hunting of a species whose numbers in the African wild have plummeted.
  Some conservation groups denounced 6-year-old Xanda’s reportedly legal killing, saying commercial hunting bans and robust wildlife tourism in countries such as Kenya and
  
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• Divided UK, inconclusive election could put brakes on Brexit

  23-07-2017 17:58 via krqe.com
  LONDON (AP) — Lucy Harris thinks Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is a dream come true. Nick Hopkinson thinks it’s a nightmare.
  The two Britons — a “leave” supporter and a “remainer” — represent the great divide in a country that stepped into the unknown just over a year ago, when British voters decided by 52 percent to 48 percent to end more than four decades of EU membership.
  They are also as uncertain as the rest of the count
  
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• German runaway girl who converted to Islam is found in Iraq

  23-07-2017 17:53 via krqe.com
  BERLIN (AP) — A German girl who ran away from home after converting to Islam has been found as Iraqi forces liberated the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State extremists, German and Iraqi officials said Saturday. She is reported to be in good health and will be interrogated next week by Iraqi officials.
  The 16-year-old teenager, only identified as Linda W. in line with German privacy laws, is getting consular assistance from the German Embassy in Iraq, prosecutor Lorenz Haase said fro
  
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• Civil rights icon leads march through San Diego Comic-Con

  23-07-2017 17:53
  
  Civil rights icon John Lewis led a march through Comic-Con on Saturday.
  
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• Uber’s airport service in Madrid under attack from town hall

  23-07-2017 17:52 via krqe.com
  MADRID (AP) — The city of Madrid has asked Spain’s anti-trust watchdog to investigate whether Uber’s new airport transport service violates fair competition laws.
  Uber, the San Francisco-headquartered mobile ride-hailing service, offers rides from 15-29 euros ($17-$34) from Madrid’s airport to the city center. The fare for taxis is set at 30 euros ($35).
  In a statement Saturday evening, Madrid’s city hall says “(Uber’s) tariffs may violate several articl
  
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• Pope calls for “moderation” after Jerusalem shrine violence

  23-07-2017 17:52 via krqe.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has appealed for moderation after recent killings at a Jerusalem holy site.
  Francis told faithful Sunday in St. Peter’s Square that he was following “with trepidation the grave tensions and violence” unleashed at a contested shrine. Last week Arab gunmen, shooting from the shrine, killed two Israeli policemen, three Palestinians were killed in street clashes and a Palestinian fatally stabbed three members of an Israeli family.
  Francis said
  
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• Trump still doesn't accept intelligence conclusion on Russia, says White House comm director

  23-07-2017 17:43
  
  Anthony Scaramucci suggests Trump does not yet accept the conclusion of the intelligence community.
  
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• Researchers in Cambodia find nest of rare riverine bird

  23-07-2017 17:23 via krqe.com
  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Wildlife researchers in Cambodia have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot, one of the world’s most endangered birds, raising hopes of its continuing survival.
  The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society said Thursday its scientists, along with conservationists from Cambodia’s Environment Ministry and residents along the Memay river in the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary, discovered the only confirmed breeding location in Cambodia f
  
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• Mexico judge orders corruption trial for ex-Gov. Duarte

  23-07-2017 17:15 via krqe.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say an ex-governor accused of corruption and other crimes has been ordered to stand trial.
  The Attorney General’s Office said late Saturday that a judge ruled that Javier Duarte be tried on charges of organized crime and money laundering. He also faces other state charges.
  Duarte fled to Guatemala after resigning as governor of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, one of Mexico’s most populous, amid mounting allegations of corruption. He was
  
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• BBC women want wide gender pay gap fixed now, not in 3 years

  23-07-2017 17:15 via krqe.com
  LONDON (AP) — Some of the BBC’s most prominent female journalists and TV presenters are banding together to demand that the broadcaster fix its wide gender pay gap immediately rather than in several years as management has proposed.
  TV personalities including Clare Balding, Victoria Derbyshire and others wrote an open letter Sunday to the BBC’s top manager saying that plans to resolve the company’s gender pay gap by 2020 must be accelerated.They pointed out that the Equal
  
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• Lawmakers herald agreement on sweeping Russia sanctions bill

  23-07-2017 17:14 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats announced Saturday they had reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria.
  Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 House Democrat, said lawmakers had settled lingering issues with the bill, which also includes stiff economic penalties against Iran and North Korea. The sanctions targeting Russia, however, have dra
  
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• Israeli security Cabinet meets to review policy at shrine

  23-07-2017 17:13 via krqe.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s security Cabinet met Sunday to review a decision to install metal detectors at a contested Jerusalem holy site, following a week of escalating tensions with the Muslim world, mass prayer protests and Israeli-Palestinian violence.
  The ministers met amid mounting controversy at home, with some critics saying the government had acted without sufficiently considering the repercussions of introducing new security measures at the Holy Land’s most sensitive s
  
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• Israel installs new security cameras at Jerusalem holy site

  23-07-2017 17:13 via krqe.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering “alternatives” to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off a weekend of violence and raised tensions in the region.
  Israel set up the new security measures last week after Arab gunmen opened fire from the shrine, killing two Israeli policemen. It said they were a necessary measure to prevent more attac
  
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• Amid flaring tensions, Israel installs cameras at holy site

  23-07-2017 17:13 via krqe.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel set up new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site as officials consider alternatives to recently installed metal detectors that set off a weekend of violence and prompted the Palestinian president to declare a severing of ties.
  Israel set up the metal detectors last week after Arab gunmen opened fire from the shrine, killing two Israeli policemen.
  It said they were a necessary measure to prevent more attacks and were deployed rout
  
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• No butts about it: tiger and goat cohabitate

  23-07-2017 17:12 via krqe.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — A neglectful mother whose partner’s unusual lifestyle became a sensation has taken over her mate’s home with an odd companion of her own.
  This isn’t lurid reality TV. It’s tigers and goats in Russia’s Far East.
  In 2015, a goat was placed in a tiger’s compound in a wildlife park near Vladivostok with the expectation that he would be eaten. But the two appeared to become friends, becoming a popular topic on social media.
  They broke up two mon
  
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• Tony Snell pays UNM Basketball team a visit on Saturday

  23-07-2017 17:02 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- Former Lobo stand out and now Milwaukee Buck, Tony Snell was in town on Saturday afternoon and took time to talk with the UNM Basketball team. “You know I am here to support this new team, I am here to motivate them for next season. Get them ready for next season”, said Tony Snell.
  Snell was happy to be back in Albuquerque, and believes that once you are a Lobo you are always a Lobo. He had the chance to tour his old stomping grounds and in the process gave this n
  
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• Acting chief justice for Navajo Nation to resign over health

  23-07-2017 17:02 via krqe.com
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) – The acting chief justice for the Navajo Nation is stepping down.
  The Daily Times of Farmington, New Mexico, reports the Navajo Nation Judicial Branch recently announced Allen Sloan is resigning at the end of July.
  Sloan told the Daily Times that health concerns prompted his retirement.
  Sloan, who is originally from Coalmine Canyon, Arizona, has worked with the branch for 28 years. He has been acting chief justice since July 2015.
  Sloan’s retirement leaves Asso
  
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• The Latest: US attorney calls immigrant smugglers “ruthless”

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Latest on several people found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in a Walmart parking lot in Texas (all times local):
  9:45 a.m.
  San Antonio-based U.S. Attorney Richard Durbin Jr. says those responsible for the deaths of eight people inside a sweltering tractor-trailer truck outside a San Antonio Walmart store are “ruthless human smugglers indifferent to the well-being of their fragile cargo.”
  Durbin says those inside the truck were helpless in the pun
  
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• The Latest: DHS takes over deadly immigrant smuggling case

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Latest on several people found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in a Walmart parking lot in Texas (all times local):
  1:10 p.m.
  Authorities say 30 people have been taken to the hospital after they were found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with in the parking lot of a San Antonio Walmart. Eight others died in what police are calling “a human trafficking crime.”
  Twenty are said to be in extremely critical or serious condition, many sufferin
  
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• The Latest: Death toll in immigrant smuggling case hits 10

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Latest on several people found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in a Walmart parking lot in Texas (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  A U.S. official says the death toll from people found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a San Antonio Walmart has risen to 10.
  Thomas Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told The Associated Press that two people died in a hospital. Eight dead bodies were found in the truck.
  
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• The Latest: Charges expected Monday in Texas truck deaths

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Latest on several people found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in a Walmart parking lot in Texas (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  Federal authorities say charges will be filed against a Florida man in connection to the deaths of nine people found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer outside a San Antonio Walmart.
  U.S. Attorney Richard Durbin Jr. released a statement Sunday saying 60-year-old James Mathew Bradley Jr. of Clearwater, Florida, is in federal custody
  
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• Police: 8 dead in truck, 20 dire in immigrant smuggling case

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities called to a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio overnight found eight people dead and 20 others in dire condition in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer, in what police are calling a horrific case of immigrant smuggling.
  The truck’s driver was arrested and all 28 survivors were taken to hospitals, where 20 were in extremely critical or serious condition, authorities said. Eight others were being treated for lesser injuries, including heat stroke and
  
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• Major California wildfire slows as residents try to recover

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Valdez was back at work Saturday at a hardware store, days after his home and those of his neighbors were incinerated in a gigantic wildfire that swept through a rural area of California near Yosemite National Park.
  “This is a hardware store in a small town. There are people out there who depend upon us to get power, to get water, to get their equipment fixed,” said Valdez, a clerk at Coast Hardware Do It Best in Mariposa. “They’re getting s
  
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• Isotopes drop their 2nd straight in Salt Lake 4-3

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE)- The Isotopes dropped their 2nd straight in Salt Lake on Saturday night in an extra inning heart breaker. A walk-off home run by Kaleb Cowart of the Bees in the 10th inning Saturday sealed the 4-3 victory.
  The Isotopes are now four games back of the Bees in the Pacific Southern Division and are tied for second place with El Paso, at now 50-50 on the year.
  The Topes will have 2 more games on the road before returning home on Tuesday to start an 8 game home stand.
  Filed und
  
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• Ben Affleck to fans: I’m still Batman, despite rumors

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ben Affleck is still Batman. The actor shot down rumors that he would be hanging up his cape for the stand-alone Batman film, even though he recently ceded directing responsibilities.
  Speaking to a crowd of about 6,500 fans at San Diego Comic-Con, Affleck unequivocally assured the crowd that he is still starring in “The Batman.”
  On Friday, the trade publication The Hollywood Reporter published a report that Warner Bros. was working on plans to “usher out
  
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• Actor John Heard, of ‘Home Alone’ movies, dies at 71

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Actor John Heard, whose many roles included the father in the “Home Alone” series and a corrupt detective in “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 71.
  Heard was found dead Friday in a hotel in Palo Alto, California, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s office said Saturday.
  An investigation which includes a toxicology test is underway to determine the cause of death, but so far there is no evidence of foul play, the office said.
  TMZ reported th
  
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• 9 die in immigrant-smuggling attempt in sweltering truck

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — At least nine people died after being crammed into a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Walmart in the midsummer Texas heat, authorities said Sunday in what they described as an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong.
  The driver was arrested, and nearly 20 others rescued from the rig were hospitalized in dire condition, many with extreme dehydration and heatstroke, officials said.
  “We’re looking at a human-trafficking crime,” said San Ant
  
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• 8 found dead in sweltering truck in immigrant smuggling case

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities called to a Walmart parking lot found eight people dead and 20 others in dire condition in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer, victims of what police said Sunday was an immigrant-smuggling operation gone wrong.
  The driver was arrested, officials said.
  It was just the latest smuggling-by-truck attempt to end in tragedy. In one of the deadliest cases on record in the U.S., 19 immigrants locked inside a stifling rig died in Victoria, Texas, in 2003.
  This t
  
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• 10 die in immigrant-smuggling attempt in sweltering truck

  23-07-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — At least 10 people died after being crammed into the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Walmart in the midsummer Texas heat, authorities said Sunday in what they described as an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong.
  The driver was arrested, and nearly 20 others rescued from the rig were hospitalized in dire condition, many with extreme dehydration and heatstroke, officials said.
  Authorities were called to the parking lot late Saturday night or
  
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• West Gate All-Stars head to Waco, TX, on Wednesday

  23-07-2017 17:00 via krqe.com
   
  ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE)- The West Gate Softball All-Star team the Majors State Championship last week, and are for the 2nd consecutive year are heading to the Waco, Texas, Regional.
  The team will leave on Wednesday for Waco and is searching for donations for their travel expenses. Here is the link to that GoFundMe account. https://www.gofundme.com/2017westgatelittleleague
  To also get the recap of their State Title victory go to this LINK. http://krqe.com/2017/07/16/west-gate-little-league
  
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• Rookie from New Jersey wins World Series of Poker, $8.1M

  23-07-2017 17:00 via krqe.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A New Jersey man with a degree in accounting is this year’s World Series of Poker champion.
  Scott Blumstein won the series’ marquee no-limit Texas Hold ’em main event early Sunday in Las Vegas surrounded by dozens of supporters including relatives and college friends. He is now more than $8.1 million richer after eliminating Pennsylvania’s Daniel Ott on the 246th hand of the final table, more than 60 hands with just the two of them with bricks of bi
  
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• Civil rights icon leads march through California Comic-Con

  23-07-2017 17:00 via krqe.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Civil rights leader John Lewis led a march through Comic-Con on Saturday.
  About 1,000 people joined the Georgia Democrat on a march through the crowded San Diego Convention Center following a panel discussion about his trilogy of graphic novels, “March.”
  Some chanted “No justice, no peace” as the group wound its way past costumed characters and mystified conventioneers. Those who recognized the congressman stopped to greet him and shake his hand. On
  
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• Book about Nelson Mandela’s medical treatment stirs dispute

  23-07-2017 17:00 via krqe.com
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new book by a former South African military doctor that documents Nelson Mandela’s medical treatments before his 2013 death violates doctor-patient confidentiality, according to some relatives of the anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate.
  But the retired doctor, Vejay Ramlakan, said in an interview this weekend on the eNCA news channel that the Mandela family had requested that the book be written. While Ramlakan declined to say which family members had given
  
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• Recall Rundown: Everything pulled from shelves July 16-22

  23-07-2017 16:38
  
  Here are all the products that were recalled last week.
  
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• Shark Week 2017: Michael Phelps race, ‘Sharktacular 2017’ starts Sunday

  23-07-2017 16:18
  
  Yes, Michael Phelps is planning to race a great white shark.
  
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• Nearly 1 of 5 Americans struggle with substance abuse, mental illness

  23-07-2017 16:05
  
  Nearly 1 of 5 Americans struggle with substance abuse or mental illness. Have you been affected by either of these issues?
  
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• Lifestyle changes to stave off Alzheimer’s? Hints, no proof

  23-07-2017 15:27 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — There are no proven ways to stave off Alzheimer’s, but a new report raises the prospect that avoiding nine key risks starting in childhood just might delay or even prevent about a third of dementia cases around the world.
  How? It has to do with lifestyle factors that may make the brain more vulnerable to problems with memory and thinking as we get older. They’re such risks as not getting enough education early in life, high blood pressure and obesity in middle
  
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• 'Mercy Survivors' battle for a cure for breast cancer in triathlon

  23-07-2017 14:21
  
  Three women who call themselves the 'Mercy Survivors' are battling for a cure for breast cancer by participating in a triathlon.
  
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