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• One woman is $4K richer after giving up seat on Delta flight

  14-09-2017 23:56
  
  Being asked to get off a plane because the flight is overbooked is never an ideal scenario. But for the right price, one woman was willing to compromise.
  
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• UFC strips Jones, reinstates Cormier as 205-pound champion

  14-09-2017 23:50
  
  Jones has a lengthy history of misbehavior.
  
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• McDonald's cashier charged with trying to kill newborn in toilet

  14-09-2017 23:29
  
  She was charged with attempted murder after her newborn survived.
  
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• Trump's comments on hurricanes lead to climate change debate

  14-09-2017 23:28
  
  People are both supporting and criticizing the president for his stance on climate change after hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
  
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  14-09-2017 23:26
  
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• 11-year-old who offered to mow the White House lawn will get his wish

  14-09-2017 23:19
  
  In August, Frank wrote a letter to President Trump offering his services. On Friday, he will help cut the grass in the Rose Garden.
  
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• Victims not identified in fatal crashes that snarled traffic

  14-09-2017 23:09
  
  Alcohol was not a factor in either crashes, police said. Police have not released any information on the victim’s identities.
  
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• Santa Fe City Council denies waiver needed to open Total Wine

  14-09-2017 23:07 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Total Wine will not be opening a store in Santa Fe — at least not at this point.
  The chain wanted to occupy the old Staples near Cerrillos and Zafarano Drive, but sparked opposition from a nearby church. The Praise Tabernacle Freedom Church argues that the store would be within a 300-foot radius of their property and therefore not allowed.
  The owners of Total Wine argue the portion of the church’s property being referred to is an unused dirt lot.
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• Motel 6 says employees won't call immigration on guests

  14-09-2017 23:04
  
  The news that Motel 6 workers in Phoenix were tipping off ICE agents thrust the chain into the national immigration debate.
  
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• Company transforms old sweaters into new winter wear

  14-09-2017 23:01
  
  Jack & Mary Designs re-purposes old sweaters
  
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• Pet owners who abandoned animals during Irma will face felony charges

  14-09-2017 22:33
  
  "We will find you, and we will prosecute you."
  
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• New yoga class incorporates cats

  14-09-2017 22:26
  
  The Humane Society of Harford County is offering a 6-week cat yoga class.
  
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• Rare white giraffes have been spotted in Kenya

  14-09-2017 22:23
  
  Just when you thought nature couldn't get any more amazing, this footage emerges.
  
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• 'Little People, Big World''s Audrey Roloff just gave birth to her first child

  14-09-2017 21:58
  
  Congratulations to the happy family!
  
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• Hawk that Escaped Hurricane Harvey in a Taxi Released Back Into the Wild

  14-09-2017 21:58
  
  A Texas cab driver says this hawk swooped into his vehicle, perched herself in the front seat and refused to leave just before Hurricane Harvey hit the state.
  
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• 2017 New Mexico State Fair Quiz

  14-09-2017 21:30 via krqe.com
  The 2017 New Mexico State Fair is coming to an end. There is only one more weekend left. Take our quiz and test your knowledge on this fun filled event.
  (App Users Click Here to Take Quiz)Take Our Survey
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• New Mexico State University innovation hub gets $1M gift

  14-09-2017 21:25 via krqe.com
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico State University’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub is getting a major financial boost.
  The school announced Wednesday during the opening ceremonies of the Domenici Public Policy Conference that the Arrowhead Center is the recipient of a $1 million gift from Paul and Alejandra de la Vega Foster.
  The money will be used to drive collaboration between the center and partners throughout the region, which includes southern New Mexico, Texas and Mexico
  
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• New Mexico university sending team to Texas to provide help

  14-09-2017 21:23 via krqe.com
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) – A state university in New Mexico is sending a 40-member team of faculty, students and staff to Texas to help in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
  The team is led by Beth Massaro, a social work professor who says “there’s been a tremendous response” from within the university.
  Massaro says the team will travel Sept. 27 to the coastal community of Rockport, Texas, to volunteer at donation centers, help with cleanup efforts and other provide other aid.
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• Mayor of Grants helps high school ROTC team by cutting his hair

  14-09-2017 21:20 via krqe.com
  GRANTS, N.M. (KRQE) – Grants Mayor Martin Hicks may get a new look and support the Grants High School ROTC team all at the same time.
  According to a post on the Grants Police Department Facebook page, it’s been almost 40 years since Mayor Martin Hicks has had a “buzz cut.”
  Now in order to raise funds for the Grants High School ROTC team, Mayor Hicks is willing to cut off possibly all of his hair.
  When a total of $500 is donated to the team, Mayor Hicks will receive a
  
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• Trump says GOP leaders ‘on board’ in immigration talks

  14-09-2017 21:17 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was “fairly close” to a deal with congressional leaders to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living illegally in America and declared that Republican leaders were “very much on board.”
  But Trump, speaking to reporters before surveying hurricane damage in Florida, pushed back against Democratic leaders who claimed there was a deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival
  
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• New Mexico senators push for annual reports on lab safety

  14-09-2017 20:12 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s U.S. senators are pushing for language to be included in a major defense spending bill that they say would bolster safety at national laboratories in the state.
  Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have proposed that the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board report to Congress each year on what additional resources are needed to ensure that operations at Sandia and Los Alamos labs are safe.
  The independent oversight panel found earlier this year
  
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• State Personnel Office holds rapid hire event Friday

  14-09-2017 20:03 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state is hiring now that the economy is looking up.
  The State Personnel Office has announced a rapid hire event.
  Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the State Personnel Office in Santa Fe.
  Nine state agencies will be there interviewing for human resource positions based in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
  Agencies like CYFD, Department of Health and the New Mexico DOT are expected to be there.
  Right now New Mexico employs about 18,000 people at agencies overse
  
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• 20 real restaurants made famous by movies nd TV

  14-09-2017 19:05
  
  Hungry movie buffs—add these spots to your bucket list!
  
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• Treasury: Mnuchin requested plane for secure communications

  14-09-2017 19:02 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Thursday that a concern about secure communications is what prompted Secretary Steven Mnuchin to inquire about using a government plane for his European honeymoon in August.
  In a statement, the department said the request for a government plane was withdrawn because a “secure communications option was identified” without the use of a government plane.
  Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton were married in June in a ceremony conducted b
  
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• House backs $1.2T spending bill with more money for military

  14-09-2017 19:00 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House on Thursday passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion spending bill that provides billions more dollars for the military while sparing medical research and popular community development programs from deep cuts sought by President Donald Trump.
  The vote was 211-198 for the massive measure that wrapped the 12 annual spending bills into one in advance of the end of the budget year on Sept. 30. Even though the Senate still must act, the government will keep ope
  
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• President Trump praises rapid response to Irma in Florida

  14-09-2017 18:58
  
  The president said his administration is trying to keep residents "as happy as we can under the circumstances."
  
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• Woman reunited with class ring 5 years after it fell into drain at car wash

  14-09-2017 18:57
  
  "The little diamond is still there. Yeah, it's a miracle."
  
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• Santa Fe approves ban on traveling wild, exotic animal acts

  14-09-2017 18:50
  
  Santa Fe will no longer allow wild and exotic animal acts due to an approved amendment to the city's animal welfare ordinance.
  
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• Soldiers injured in explosion at Fort Bragg

  14-09-2017 18:42
  
  The training exercise blast injured an unknown amount of special ops soldiers at the Army base.
  
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• Special operations forces injured in explosion at Fort Bragg

  14-09-2017 18:41 via krqe.com
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An explosion during a training exercise injured a number of U.S. special operations forces at Fort Bragg on Thursday.
  The soldiers were taken to the Army base’s Womack Army Medical Center for treatment, said Lt. Col. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command, which is based at Fort Bragg.
  Bockholt didn’t yet know the number of soldiers injured or the extent of those injuries. He also coul
  
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• 8 special operations forces injured in Fort Bragg training

  14-09-2017 18:41 via krqe.com
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Eight U.S. special operations forces were injured Thursday during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, according to an Army spokesman.
  The soldiers were taken to the Womack Army Medical Center on base for treatment, said Lt. Col. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command, which is based at Fort Bragg.
  Bockholt didn’t know the extent of the soldiers’ injuries.
  Initial reports said the injuries ha
  
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• Two fatal crashes snarl morning traffic

  14-09-2017 18:36
  
  Two fatal crashes closed roads and snarled morning traffic Thursday.
  
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• Student uses fake ESPN ID badge to get on sidelines

  14-09-2017 17:55
  
  Some Photoshop knowledge was all this Clemson student needed to get one of the best seats in the house.
  
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• US jobless benefit applications fell by 14,000 last week

  14-09-2017 17:14 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits declined slightly last week but still remained elevated as hurricane disruptions impacted layoffs for a second week.
  THE NUMBERS: Applications for jobless benefits dropped by 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 284,000 last week after surging to 298,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The previous week’s increase of 62,000 had pushed claims to the highest level in two years.
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• The people have decided: Crayola announces name of new blue hue

  14-09-2017 17:14
  
  Dreams Come Blue, Blue Moon Bliss, Reach for the Stars and Star Spangled Blue all came up short.
  
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• Cibola HS holds supply drive for Texas high school

  14-09-2017 17:02
  
  Many New Mexicans are finding ways to help after Hurricane Harvey, as parts of Texas are still nowhere near back to normal. One Albuquerque school with several connections to the storm-stricken area is stepping up with a school supply drive.
  
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• President Trump making visit to hurricane-ravaged Florida

  14-09-2017 16:14
  
  The president will meet with those affected by Hurricane Irma and learn about relief efforts.
  
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• Greece sells railway company to Italian state operator

  14-09-2017 16:04 via krqe.com
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has agreed to sell its railways company to Italy’s own state-owned operator for 45 million euros ($54 million) as part of its privatization drive.
  The country’s Asset Development Fund said Thursday that the sale of TrainOSE to Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane completed a four-year process. Greece has pledged to carry out an ambitious privatization program as part of its international bailout, under which it has received billions of euros in emergency l
  
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• President Trump: 'Fairly close' on DACA deal, pushes for 'massive border security'

  14-09-2017 16:02
  
  President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning that "no deal" was made on DACA, contrary to reports.
  
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• Selena Gomez: 'I had a kidney transplant due to my Lupus'

  14-09-2017 15:58
  
  The singer opened up about her friend, Francia Raisa, giving her the "ultimate gift" of a kidney.
  
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• Man says he's not racist after hanging 'Slaves 4 Sale' sign outside home

  14-09-2017 15:44
  
  He says he's trying to make a point, while his neighbors are feeling "hurt."
  
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• Two fatal accidents snarl morning traffic

  14-09-2017 15:35
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department is currently working two fatal accidents that is having a major impact on the morning commute.
  
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• Political leaders pay tribute to Pete Domenici

  14-09-2017 15:13
  
  New Mexico's political leadership from both sides of the aisle paid tribute to former Sen. Pete Domenici and his legacy.
  
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• Local theater addresses awkward ’70s parties gone hilariously wrong

  14-09-2017 15:11 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Local theater addresses the topic of awkward ’70s parties gone hilariously wrong.
  Thespians Colleen Neary McClure and Tim Crofton pop by KRQE in full party gear and props in hand to promote their new local play.
  Abigail’s Party tells the story of London suburbanites Beverly and Laurence who are entertaining their new neighbors, Angela and Tony, as well as Susan, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party to which Susan has been dis-invited. Ov
  
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• Poke bowl sushi shop makes fast, eco-friendly fish dishes

  14-09-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Local restaurant Hello Poke makes fast, sustainably-sourced fish entrees.
  Hello Poke provides sustainably-sourced fish — a rare,  and potentially exclusive option — in the realm of Albuquerque sushi restaurants.
  Their sushi is served in the fast and easy poke bowl format for health conscious — or simply fresh food-loving locals. Their goal is to use “a small footprint,” meaning the restaurant provides eco-friendly cups and bowls
  
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• Films by and about Latinos showcased at annual ¡Cine Magnífico! festival

  14-09-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — ¡Cine Magnífico!’ Festival returns for another culturally-rich film experience celebrating the Latin community.
  This years’ screenings will take place at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, UNM and the Guild Cinema. Central themes include immigration, children’s film, as well as New Mexico films. This year’s festival features films from Spain, Cuba, Argentina, Honduras, Chile, México, Venezuela, Brazil and USA.
  
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• Local group aims to improve quality of life through Adult Literacy program

  14-09-2017 15:07 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Adult Literacy gives individuals the power to lift themselves out of poverty and provide a better life for their families. The nationally-recognized group, ‘Reading Works’ is championing the movement locally.
  Reading Works is a nonprofit that provides free tutoring in reading, writing, math, digital literacy and English as a Second Language. The small organization has only two employees and up to 115 volunteer tutors. They serve 200 adults a year. The
  
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• Pete Domenici, New Mexico's longest-serving senator, dies at 85

  14-09-2017 14:50
  
  Former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici died Wednesday morning, The Republican Party of New Mexico confirmed to KOB. He was 85.
  
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• September 14th Morning Rush: State mourns death of longest serving New Mexico U.S. Senator Pete Domenici

  14-09-2017 14:45 via krqe.com
  1. The state is mourning the death of New Mexico’s longest serving senator, Pete Domenici. He died at the age of 85 at UNM Hospital Wednesday where he had been recovering from abdominal surgery. Hours later he was honored on the Senate floor in Washington D.C. Domenici served 36 years in the U.S. Senate. A rosary is planned at Our Lady of Fatima in Albuquerque for Friday and his funeral is set for Saturday. Domenici survived by his wife and eight children.
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• Wild, exotic animal acts banned from Santa Fe

  14-09-2017 14:12 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Wild and exotic animal acts will no longer be allowed in Santa Fe.
  According to the Albuquerque Journal, Santa Fe City Council and mayor voted 8-1 Wednesday night to approve an amendment to the city’s animal welfare ordinance.
  The ordinance will now prevent the animal acts within the city limits.
  Circuses will not be banned but any act using elephants, tigers and bears that perform for entertainment will be.
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